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TTTT STTXTIW nTJTT.nYT A Y PflPTT -VT t --tty n -j j, j. -.... x, . VA lillj ASt tf-. g 1 1 mmm MISTAKES OF MILE RUNNERS ARECITED Trainer Hayward Tells Aspir ants Legs Are Not Every thing for Success. BODY NEEDS DEVELOPMENT T-ong, Easy Stride on Ball or Foot Kecommended, With Every Muscle Doing Its Part Champion's ATay Pointed Out. BT WILLIAM C. HATWAKD. Director of Athletics. University of Oregon. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, April 11. (Special.) The mile run is considered the blue ribbon event of the distance races and one, if not hardest of them all to run properly. The run ner, like the halfmner, must have en durance as well as speed. In order to cultivate the stay that is necessary to make a successful miler a great deal of cross-country work must be under gone during the Winter months, com bined with gym work to develop the nhoulders, back and abdominal mus cles. The heart and lungs are being developed while taking cross-country work. The mistake that many of the young milers make is that of paying too much attention to their leg development and depending entirely upon them to gain speed. This, the one important fac tor of distance running; be sure that your upper body is strong enough to carry you through your race. Do not be too anxious and expect to be at your best the first year. Be satisfied with a little improvement and at the same time lay the foundation for the future. It is very essential that the beginner acquire an easy form of running, for in a hard race like the mile an easy stride is bound to be of assistance. Every muscle must do its share. I-odr Stride of Advantage. The knees do not need to be raised as high as in the shorter races, but the stride must be smoother, yet springy and even. The longer the stride the greater the advantage to the lunner, but he must at all times re member not to over stride in an at tempt to gain ground. The runner must run on the balls of his foot, not flat footed; the body carried a little for ward with the arms swinging easily. at the sides. It is of great importance to be a good judge of pace, by this 1 mean that the runner should be able to do a quarter in a certain time so as to know just how fast to run, and at the same time to be able to finish strong. The correct method is to run each quarter as near as possible to the cal culated time and this rests entirely upon the condition, strength and speed of the runner. Johnny ConnefC. when, he made the world s amateur record on August 28. 1895, ran the first 440 in 59 seconds the half in-2.06. the three-quarters in 3.15 1-5 .and the mile in 4.15 3-5. This record stood for 19 years and was broken May 31, 1913. by John Paul Jones, of Cornell. He did the first quarter in 61 4-5. the half in 2.09 2-6. the three-quarters in 3.16 1-5 and the mile in 4.14 2-5. I mention these two runners as a means of comparison. ConnefC ran his fastest in the first quar ter and his slowest in the third. Jones made his last Quarter the fastest and the second the slowest. This is the part of mile running where judging of pace plays an impor tant role; one must know himself, his strength and his ability, in order to figure out which one of these quarters to run the fastest. It Is the natural thing to run strong when fresh and thus make a good half mile, but always bear in mind that it is a mile that you are running and save your strength to finish with. School Boy la Advised. For the schoolboy who wishes to do the mile in 4.40 the following times will tit most cases. Run the first quar ter in 6G, the second in 70. the third in T4 and the last in 70. Jn order to do this the mller should be able to do the half in 2.05 and then when called upon to do 2.16 for the half the rest of the race will be comparatively easy. The question has often been asked: What type of athlete is best adapted for distance running? The majority of distance men are rangy and light, with the exception of J. Daly, who is 6 feet and 1 inch in height and weighs 184 pounds; Jones is 5 feet 10'. and weighs 140; Tabor 5 feet 9 and wreighs 130; Kolehmainen. the great Finn ath lete, is 5 feet 7 and weighs 135: Jack son. England, who won the 15o0-meter race at the last Olympic games, is 5 feet 7Vi inches and weighs onlv 128 pounds. The above figures will an swer the question, although a larger man will sometimes make a fast miler if he has strength enough to carry his weight. . In training the runner must never underestimate the value of sprinting, but do a great deal of it along with the regular distance work for endur ance. It was in the first quarter of the mile that Jones broke the world's amateur record for the event. His feet are placed straight down with the track, an important fact developing the long, loose stride. It would be impos sible to use the swinging stride if the toes were placed either in or out. X Set Rule Laid Down. The amount of work to do in pre paring for this event depends a great deal on the runner; there is no set rule to be put down, as what would benefit one would probably overwork or un derwork another. I do not favor the plan which some coaches follow, and that is the giving the athletes the same amount of training; it generally overtrains several to benefit one. It is much better to undertrain a man than to work him so hard that he be comes stale and has that ,-all-in" or exhausted feeling. The difference be tween exhausted and tired should be understood. Training should be a pleasure and a pastime and just as soon as it becomes work a step should be made, for at this point it is injuring instead of helping tne athlete. The work is tearing down the system faster than nature can build it up. The following rule will fit most cases: Monday, run a mile with the first 440 at good speed, jog the balance and sprint the last 100. After a rest . take a few short sprints of 60 or 70 yards and then finish with a slow S80. Tuesday, a 660 at racing speed, jog an other half mile and then a few short sprints. . Wednesday, several slsort sprints, jog a three-quarter mile and do a fast 440. Thursday, a mile and a half with the first 660 at racing speed, jog balance, sprinting: the last 100 yards. Friday, short sprints. 660 at mile pace, rest and then jog a three-quarters. Sat urday. If a meet is to be held, elimi nate the 660 and three-quarters jog on Friday. Two-Mlle SiiKlcetion Made. In the two-mile race and all those above this distance, endurance becomes the one essential and speed Is practi cally of no importance. The same stride and arm swing are used in this race as in the mile, but as it is too great a distance for the schoolboy to run and the training too hard. I am in favor of eliminating it from the list of events. In most cases the man who runs the mile enters the two-mile also, and thus the burden is always thrust upon the already tired athlete. How ever, there would be no objection to the schoolboy doing this work as a means of preliminary training. My next article will deal with shot- iiuiung and dlscus-throv.ing. CHEHALI3 DEFEATS OLYMPIA High Schools Battle In 4 -to-2 Garni i Good Ffom Start. CHEHALIS, Wash., April 11 (Spe cial. Chehalis High School defeated Olympia High in the opening ball gaim of the season at Millett Field today. GOULD KEEPS TITLE WINNING PITCHER TO GET THIS CLP. I ill ' i f ri i ililPftpSi! I i , im, 7- & J a Gun C. Moner Trophy. At a special meeting of the Gus C. Most r Booster Club a committee was appointed to se lect a solid silver cup to be pre sented by the club to the win ning pitcher of the opening Pa cific Coast League game3 In Portland Tuesday between the Beavers and Arthur Devlin's Oaks. Higginbotham. who won the opening game for Portland with Sacramento, has already been se lected as moundsman for the Beavers, but Devlin- has not an nounced the Oakland pitcher. The Gus C. Moser Booster Club is making the presentation in the hope that the opening-day hoodoo may be shattered for all time, and that Hlg will keep the cup in Portland. 4 to 2. The game was good from start to finish. Only by the hardest kind of luck did the visitors lose chances to win the game twice, with men enough on bases to turn the tide. The splendid playing of the locals in these pinches saved the day. Prewitt. Chehalis second baseman, starred, mak ing a double play and an assist that counted a third man out. Springer and Sargent were the battery for Olympia; Hansen. H. Lafollette and Fiscus tor Chehalis. Preceding the game there was a big automobile parade, headed by the band from the State Training School. . Open and National Court Ten nis Champion Wins. Again. SANDS LOSES THREE SETS Challenger Plays Hard and Consist ent Game, bnt Is Xo Match for I.aurel-Bearer, Who Has Been Supreme Since 1905. NEW YORK, April 11. Jay Gould, -he world's open and National court rennis champion, successfully defended today his American title In the chal lenge round of the annual tournament. He defeated Charles i-Z. Sands, of this Jity. at the New Tork Racquet and Tennis Club, in three straight sets by the scores. 6-0. 6-0. 6-2. ' Although Sands. the challenger, played a hard and consistent game, he was no match for the champion, who won by 18 games to 2 and SI aces to 33. Sands was the National champion in 1905. but lost to Gould the following year and the latter has successfully defended the title each succeeding year. LONDON", April 11. Walter Kinsella, the New York court tennis professional, defeated today Cecil ("Punch") Fairs, former world's professional court tennis champion, in a match at Prince's Club by three sets to two. The score was, 6-3. 3-6, 6-4, 3-6. 6-1. BOV, 19, AVIXS GOLF TITLE Carlton Wright Takes Southern Cali fornia Amateur Honors. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 11 Carl ton Wright, a 19-year-old high school boy. is the amateur golf champion of Southern California. He won the title this afternoon by defeating Morris Phillips, of Redlands, two up and one to play, on the links of the San Gabriel Valley Country Club. After playing an uphill game to the 13th hole, he finished the first round two up. ' ASHLAND M Alt A1HOX DECIDED Blcgel Takes Five-Mile Event In Little Over C Minutes. ASHLAND. Or.. April 11. (Special.) The marathon races of the Roys' Vo cational Club were run over again to day. In the Senior event Milton Blegel won the five-mile spurt in a trifle over 32 mlniftes. Bob Spencer led from the start, but collapsed on the home stretch. The trophy is a silver cup awarded by the Shriners. Leith Abbott won the junior race and Amos Chapman car ried off the honors of the Colts. Hanks Ball Season Opens Today. BANKS. Or.. April 11. (Special.) The opening game of the baseball sea son will be played tomorrow, when the Banks nine will meet the Imperial All Stars, of Portland, on the local diamond. In a practice game last Sunday Banks defeated Verboort 11 to 1. Banks is out to make a record this season and has some good material. Reucli Official Raseball Guides contain everything you want to know about baeeball. Price 10 cents. Honey nian Hardware Company. Adv. Probably the one quality that a man's proudest of is his good judgment. Naturally he wants his clothes to reflect that characteristic in every particular clothes that will appeal to his and other men's ideas of what's fitting and becoming in men's apparel. That is why you will find so many men of this caliber doing their Spring clothes buying at this Live Store. The clothes we're' show ing are distinctly clothes of good judgment made with good judg ment and selected with good judgment KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES In fact, a good many of our busy customers who haven't the time to post themselves in the constant changes of men's fashions, relv almost entirely upon our good judgment in the selection of their wardrobes. The fact that they do this is only another proof of their good judg ment. Spring suits at prices that good judgment approves, $20 to $35. Half-Minute . Store Talks The other day one of our customers remarked that, before coming here, he had looked all over town, and that we had the greatest variety of new Spring patterns and the best assortment of styles of any store in Portland. We're inclined to believe this customer is right. Certainly we've taken a great deal of care to have just the clothes that men and young men demand. Boys' Suits in smart new Norfolks of all-wool serges, cheviots and eassi mere8 ; many with two pair of knickers. Splendid values at $6.00 up. New Spring shirts, underwear, neck wear, jrloves. hats and the other needs af well-dressed men are here in won derful variety. . I Succeeding A. B. Steinbach & Co. Gus Kuhn, Pres Morrison At Fourth Copyright 1914 koppcabaacr Ralatoa Shoes tor Mea. S. A n. Stampe Glna. IT ABILITY LAUDED Panama Fair May Get New Northwest Swimmers. NORMAN ROSS GOING, TOO Murray, Who Will Kntcr Spokane's .Eastcx Day Kvent, Also Among Those Who Will Try Tor World's Honors in Waters. Further than 'deciding the Northwest champions, the Multnomah Club Pacific- Northwest Amateur Association meet on Friday nicht also decided the probable entries in the Panama-Pacific meet at San Francisco next vear. Instructor Cody is confident "that Clair Talt. now diving- champion, has an assortment and the ability to make a clean dive, enouirh to give him a NEW TITLE HOLDERS OF THE PACIFIC NOP.THWEST AMATEUR ASSOCIATION SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS . if i Vv '-' fTl ' - -IVs. "':'':. 'V5' V, , -iK : -J j."si M - .-si ... --i '--v.ui N.C-. - vj U - Nrv- fe. ; t : ; -.-.,..-: I place in a meet in which the stars of the Pacific would compete. Taifs execution of original dives is but one of the points which would win favor for him. His maneuvering in the more simpler ones also was praiseworthy. - Norman Ross, new 100, 220 and 600 yard champion. Is another who will be sent south uy the Winged M. While the Northwest has no official record for the 500-yarjl swim, that is, previous to Ross' mark Friday ntgrht. there is little doubt that lie did break any comparative distance records. A generous estimate of his time between the 440 and the 600-yard would Indi cate that he did the 440 in about rive seconds better than the previous rec ord. Ross also clipped his own mark for the 20-yard swim. He established a mark of 3:01 last year and this year he did the distance in a fraction over 2:41. Ross is now fully grown, and Jack Cody thinks he still is far from the zenith. Each swim shows him faster, and. though he is somewhat slower than the California swimmers, by the time 1915 gets here Portland may have a Coast champion. Frank Kiernan. the winner of the 100-yard junior race, is a new devel opment and another who bears watch ing. The way that boy swam away with his event was startling. Kiernan Is young and it is expected that In a year or two he. too. will be a cham . plon. McMurray'a time for the SO was like wise good, and the short distance man is another who will be shipped to San Francisco. McMurray left for Spo kane yesterday, where he will enter the annual Kaster day swim of the Spokane River, staged by the Spokane Athletic Club. Dr. George Alnslie. O. R. Ball. J. l Hart- man. J. O. Hoyt. Robert J. Hrook. K. M. K"iuom and Ur. G. Orle JefTeraon. $2000 PCItSK IS DKXVKK OFFER Plan Fixed to Swure Fastest Pacers Against Braden Direct. DKXVER. Colo.. April II. (Special.) In an effort to secure the fastesT pacers In the country to compete against Braden Direct. 2:01Vi, th Col orado born-and-bred, pacing champion, as a 2, 3 or 4-year-old, President Read, of the Denver Fair and Racing Asso ciation, which is to conduct a 19-day mixed race at Overland Park. Denver, Colo., June 13 to July 4. inclustve. has hung up a 12000 stake for the free-for-all pace. This is the largest stake ever offered for a race in the Rocky Mountain re gion. Incidentally. It is rxpertod that the track pacing record, established by Chehalis In th- '90s, will be lowered. In past set sons Eurfee. le Rvder,. Foote. Clark and similar high-class harness stables from Californ'a and the Northwest annually stopped over In Denver on their way to the grand circuit. The offering of"$9000 in purses for trotters Is expected to prove an in ducement to attract Western horses to make the stop at Denver ajrain this Summer. There are at present In California a half dozen pacers capable of giving Braden Direct a great race. The horses eligible to the free-for-all. which Is certain to attract National attention, are: Joe Patchen II. 2:0314: Ueat Jr., 2:03',;: King Daphne. 2:04 t ; Don Pron to. 2:02; Jim Logan, 2:03Vi. and Colum bia Fire. 2:04 U. American drills are much used In India for melt borlnn. Knr rieep artenlan weila American tnols and methods are considered mm reprenlln the lat-M ideal. AUTOMOBILE CLUB M EX NAMED Complete List of Workers Announced by President of Organization-. The complete list of committeemen of the Portland Automobile Club w&a announced yesterday by President Cle mens. Several new ones have been placed on the list. One of them is a commit tee on automobile protection. Another is a special committee on the Rex Tigrard road. This consists of KUiott K. Corbett. Holt . Wilson. Frank C. Ring's and Jesse Kdwards. The directors and officers and tbe committees of the Portland Automobile Club for the year 1914: Directors W. J. Clemen. George W. Ftapleion. W. M. Ook. James K. Apptftby, H. I Keats. A. U KIh, Frank E. Watkins tod J. B. Yeon. Officers W. J. Clemens, president; Oorr W. Hiapleton. vice-president ; James K. Appleby, secretary; Waiter M. Cook, treas urer, and Cieoree M. Chambers, assistant sec retary. Committees House. Jxmes E. Appleby. M. C. Dickinson and A. K. Speoht; highways and street. Richard F. McComb, T. I. Hot ter snd John H. Hull: public sfetv. H. p. Coffin. W. F McKinney and J. H. Dundore. legislation. W. C Bristol, J. l. Abbott and C. A. Hheppard; entertainment. Frank E. Watkins. Ueore V. Kleiser and John H. Plairemann: touring;, Frank Robertson. P. Qubka and V. II. Moser; contest, H. I. Keats. H. M. Covey and V. S. Dulm.ce; spe cisl Kex-Tlgard road. Elliott Corbett. Holt Wilson. Frank C. RIkrs and Jese Edwards; orKanlrutlou and affiliation of Oregon good road clubs, T. I. 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