THE 5 SUNDAY" OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAT iSSfr
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DETROIT SEHTI
, OF AMERICAN CUI
Clubs Glad Averages Will Be
Evened Somewhat.
YANKEE LEAD IS FEARED
St. Louis and New York Also Are
Said to Have Neared Tie, to
Detriment of Interest.
r BY GEORGE! CHAXTWTCIC
(Copyright. 1S2S. by The OrwonJain.)
NEW YORK, May 20-(SpeclaJ.)
Detroit Is the sensation of the Amer
ican league. More than that, the
Tigers for the moment are the sensa
tion of both leagues.
White champions and others were
content to win the majority of their
frames, the Tigers have not been con
tent to lose any games. There Is an
uiswer to Detroit's progress. '
Joy Is not concealed In certain
clubs of the American league that
Detroit Is "bustin. things wide open.
Even the president of the American
league beamed when he saw part of
it happen. There is a reason.
With Cleveland not living up to
expectations for the moment and
Washington not able to get started,
there were fears in the American
league circuit that the contest would
eplndle out in one of two ways.
Tank Lead Feared.
Either the Yanks would get a lead
which would drown interest In the
mlilpond of public approval by July
or St. Louis and New York would
book up in a neck-and-neck race
which would build up crowds to sky
scraper heights in New York and St.
Louis, but leave the other cities at
the bungalow level.
President Johnson saw Detroit play
when he was visiting in New York.
The Tigers defeated the Yankees
twice while the president looked
them over. "I think they've got a
good team," he said; "Don't you think
the Yankees lack a little pep?
Before the season began the De
troit club was described as a team
of swatters who will be hit and could
hit, but would not win much because
there were no pitchers on the team
to put up a good defense or even hold
their own.
There were moments in the early
epring when it seemed- as If the De
troit horoscope had been correctly
read in th prevailing stars. But the
etars have shifted and Detroit is not
travelling on a permanent horoscope.
It has moved up from last place In
the race by its own ability. No mat
ter what may happen, the team hs
Ehown that it is to be feared.
Batting Is Good.
The Tigers can bat. There Is no
doubt of it, and they will be likely
to continue to bat. Hellmann isn't up
where he will be when the season Is
over. Ha is not hitting as well as
he did in 1921, but the chances are
that he will be batting the ball at a
high altitude whan the others In the
league have ceased to travel with
speed.
Young Clark, thrown in at second
Ibase, has hit as he did in the tri
state league last year, and that means
better than .300. Rigney. is not the
showiest shortstop in the American
league, but from day to day Cobb is
getting better defense at short than
he did last year.
The outfield 13 steady, sanguine and
stubborn. It hits well and plays ball
with a forward motion, and not on
the defense. There are faster out
fielders than some of those of Detroit,
but none more solid In basebalL
Catcher Is Star.
Bassler, behind the bat, is forcing
bis way to the front as one of the
great catchers of the league.
But where Cobb has been fortunate
is in his pitchers. See what his un
known twirlers have been able to do.
titoner has won three times and lost
none. Pillette has won four and lost
one. Olsen has won one and lost one.
Johnson has been in more than once
and has won a game. Oldham and
Ehmke, two oldtimers, have been the
losers. The triumph in pitching has
been a triumph for the kids. If the
old fellows get started, Detroit will
look all the better, provided the
young fellows keep at It.
SPEED DEMONS COMING FOR MEET NEXT WEEK. - - -...' .. "ft
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Munnrans
EXPECTED IN RAGES
Daddies' Club Has Rose City
Speedway Fixed Up.
WORK GIVEN DISABLED
RALPH HEPBURN, LOS ANGELES, STAND-BY OP INDIAN TEAM, TUNING UP.
TILDEH STILL CHAMPION
AMATEUR TITLE NOT CLOUDED
BY RECENT DEFEAT.
Tennis Star Unable to Lose Rank
In Casual Matches Played
With Johnston.
Some persons have the erroneous
idea that because William Johnston
twice within a week defeated "Wll
helm, the latter has lost his title
of world tennis champion. The win
ning and losing of titles In amateur
sports is different from the profes
sional sports.
Every time Jack Dempsey, Benny
Leonard or any other professional
boxing champion dons the gloves hij
title Is in jeopardy, and if he loses
the match he loses the title. ' This
applies to practically all lines' of
sport in which professionals engage.
It is altogether different In ama
teur Bports. Boxing, track, tennis,
swimming, golf or any other ama
teur sport, has a edflnite date
set for the championship " match,
whether national, sectional, state
or city, and the winner holds his
title and according to the amateur
laws Is considered the champion un
til the same event 12 months later.
To "lift" an amateur title the cham
pion must be beaten in the specified
title contest. -.He or she may lose i
dozen times during the year in tour
naments, dual meets or special events,
hut still remain amateur champion.
The public, however, forgets this
and when an amateur title holder is
beaten many think the . title has
passed from the holder to the victor.
Tilden is the world's tennis cham
pion. He won the title in 1920 and
successfully defended it in 1921 in
England. This year he will not go to
England, so wlll lose his title, not by
defeat,but by default. That Johnston
of California twice defeated htm
makes no difference, and by no means
can the latter be considered the world
champion.
No amateur title Is open to chal
lenge as a professional title is. The
amateur winning a title is entitled to
his honors for one year and amateur
rules in all sports will not permit of
a challenge "for the title" or let a
holder accept such a challenge.
Sacco to Appear on Harbor.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 20. (Spe
cial.) Jimmy Sacco, . Boston light
weight boxer, will arrive here May
27 for his six-round bout May 29 in
Aberdeen Athletic club against Joe
Harrahan of Seattle. Harbor fans are
eager to see the Boston boyrin action,
following his victories over Bobby
Michaels and Joe Gorman. .
U. S. Golfers In British Event. .
American amateur golfers who are
to compete? In the British champion
ship, at Prestwlck May 22 to- 27 are
Edward Van Vleck of Garden City,
John C. Chapman and Reggie Lewis
of Greenwich, George Dixon of the
National; links and Donaldson Parson
of Youngstown, O.
Y.M.C.fl.SWIMMEflS LEAD
MEET HELD WITH NORTHWEST
ASSOCIATIONS.
Radio Events With Honolulu Lost
, by Portland, 23 to 17; Hard
i
', Season Is Finished.
SPORTS TAKE FIRST RANK AT
MYSTIC SHRINE CONVENTION
Paris. Not bad over there, but wish
I was back in San Francisco all the
time."
Motorcycle races are apparently
not the most popular in this part of
the world. A motorcycle race meet
ing was staged last Sunday at ban
Carlos as a benefit for the widows
and orphans fund of the motor traffic
officers of California. The crowd was
decidedly slim and it comes on. the
best of authority that the traffic of
ficers will have to dig up something
like $1000 to make up the deficit. It
will likely be a long time before they
venture into that sort of a deal again,
.
There were no local fight cards
this week, as the regularly established
clubs canceled their programmes in
deference to the benefit show at th$
Civic auditorium for the cenvention
fund of the disabled war veterans.
The veterans put on a society enow
la Ann Morgan of Madison Square
Garden fame. Mrs. B. C. Jackling
sponsored the event, which was
much in the nature of a society event
as a boxing show. For the first time
in years women were permitted to
see boxing in San Francisco and there
were many of them who took advarv
tage of the opportunity.
One of the biggest trapshootlng
events of the year will be held next
week at Sacramento on May 25, 26
and 27, when the California-Nevada
annual shoot is held in connection
with the "49ers celebration. A fine
programme has been arranged and
the managers of the shoot have been
assured a large attendance of the
finest shots in the west. It Is be
lieved ther$ will be a good repre
sentation from the northwest.
5 Professionals Already Booked
for Meet to Be Held Here :
Saturday and Sunday. - ;
Goodly Portion of $300,000 Raised for Week's Festivities Has Been
Given Over to Athletic Programme of Varied Interests
Swimming at the Portland T. M.
C. A is going along well and a hard
season has just been finished.
A radio swimming meet was re
cently held between the Honolulu and
Portland Y. M. C. A junior boys, the
Honolulu association w'nning by
ecore of 23 to 17. The time in all
events was close and the Portland
boys made a very good showing. The
Honolulu "Y" had two boys who
placed, while the Portland "Y" had
three. The events In this meet were
the 20-yard towing, 20-yard free style,
60-yard free style, 100-yard free style
end 200-yard free style.
A swimming meet with associations
In the Pacific northwest, including
Washington, Idaho, British Columbia
and Oregon, has just been completed.
The Portland association is leading
the field by a good margin. The Port
land Y. M. C. A. is responsible for this
meet and those in charge of the
swimming expect to make it an an
nual affair.
The Portland association has just
completed the national senior and
boys' pentathlon for the Y. M. C. As.
of America and finds that a large
gain over last year's scores has been
made. The scoring of points is made
according to the time the swimmer
takes for each event. In the senior
pentathlon there was a gain of 10,
364 po'nts, while in the boys' pentath
lon a gain of 2796 points was made.
The events in the boys' pentathlon
were: 20-yard towing, 25 yards on
back, under-water swim, 40-yard free
style and 200-yard free style. Events
in men s or senior pentatnion were:
25-yard towing, under-water swim.
60 yards on back, 75-yard free style
and 220-yard free style.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
AN FRANCISCO, May 20. (Spe
cial.) Never was the Importance
of sports better demonstrated
than In the prominence outdoor events
have been given for the Mystic Shrine
convention commencing June .13 and
continuing for. three days. A goodly
portion of the $300,000 raised for the
Shrine week festivities has been given
over to sports. Trophies are to be
purchased and a wide range of choice
will be offered.
For golfers, arrangements have
been made by which the San Fran
cisco Golf and Country club, the. Pre
sidio Golf club, Lakeside-Olympic and
the California Golf club will open
their courses to wearers of the red
fez and even waive greens fees.
Automobiles will be in attendance
at the civic auditorium headquarters
to transport golfers to the links and
back again.
For the trapshootersi the Shrine
committee has offered a handsome
trophy for the best five-man - team
representing any state. There are
plenty of crack shots among the
Shriners and it is believed the best
of them will jump at this opportunity.
Two forenoons will be given over
to the traps.
Harness races are to be held Tues
day, Juno 13, at Goldaa Gate Park
Stadium. Four harness events and
one running race are to be the fea
tures, with music from some of the
Shrine bands as added attraction.
For yachting and speed boat con
tests there will be Wednesday after
noon (June 14) off the Marina in
San Francisco bay. Speed boat con
tests will be staged early in the morn
ing, with the yacht racing commenc
ing at the noon hour.
Automobile races will also be
Wednesday at San Carlos, sandwiched
in, as it were, with airplane stunts,
if by some stretch of the imagination
you can call airplaning a sport.
Sutro baths will be opened to the
nobles and ladies of the Shrine Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, June
13, 14 and 15... On Thursday there i
will be an aquatic programme, with
swimming-races for boys and girls
and also fancy diving stunts. .
Portland baseball fans will recall
Jack O'Connell, who was an umpire
In the Coast league days of before
the fire, and even after that. Jack,
who was an umpire in the days of
the late Jim McDonald, died last
Wednesday and was buried on Fri
day. He was 47 years old. He left
a large circle of friends in this city.
O'Connell was born In San Fran
cisco and went to school with the
present fire chief, Tom Murphy. Jack
was a clever ball player and at one
time held down a second baseman's
berth on some of the old State league
teams.
Later he was appointed an umpire
by the then president. Eugene F.
Bert, an associate of Hank Harris.
O'Connell made good from the start
and -was one of the most popular in
dicator men of the circuit.
Upon retiring from the strenuous
life of an umpire, O'Connell accepted
a berth temporarily as a deputy state
fish and game warden. Later he
opened the Humboldt cafe on Mont
gomery street and when prohibition
came along purchased an interest in
a, truck agency. He is survived by
a widow, but there are no children.
v
Joe Benjamin seems to be "pining"
for the coast. A postal card from
England evidently mailed before the
party decided to return home said:
"Hello, Harry. Just a line from
dear old London. - Just back from
CALIFORNIA TITLES AT STAKE
State, Sectional, - County Tennis
Championships to Be Decided.
Y. M. C. A. JUNIOR SWIMMING TEAM.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. Cali
fornia state, sectional and county
tennis championships are to be fought
out this summer. It ist expected that
tennis players of national reputa
tion will compete, for several Cali
fornia men and women are ranked
among the country's finst ten.
The central California champion
ship will be contested at Sacramento
May ZY-30. There will be men's
singles, women's singles, men's
dcubles and women's doubles.
The Goldlen Gate Park courts In
San Francisco will be the scene of
the bay counties' championship ten
nis contests for men's singles and
doubles June 4.
The Pacific coast men's doubles
championship will be decided in a
tournament at Los Angeles July 1-4,
the winner to represent the Cali
fornia Lawn Tennis association in the
national doubles championship.
On Berkeley courts September
2-10, will be held California state
championship men's singles, women's
singles, junior singles and doubles,
men's doubles, women's doubles and
mixed doubles.
The "sput-sput-sputter" of motor
cycles with exhausts wide open as
they snap their compressed - vapors
through special ports will fill the air
around the Rose-City speedway with
machine-gun tattoo after today, for
the speed boys of the American rac
ing game will be on hand tuning up
their- bikes for the two-day race meet
next Saturday and Sunday. For ten
days the Daddies' club has had a crew ;
of veterans working the track, bank
ing. up the curves and tamping down
the straightaways, until the course
was pronounced in perfect condition
yesterday. This race meet, sanc
tioned by the Motorcycle and Allied
Trades' association, will be the only
one in Portland this year and the
new circuit arrangement of handling
the riders enables the Daddies' club to
offer an exceptional galaxy of stars.
It is doubtful if more favorable con
ditions have ever been the lot of an
organization staging a meet, for the
track Is exceptional and the entry
list already comprises the cream of
the race game with yet more to be
heard from.
Professional Stars Coming.
The professional racers, especially
those with world records, are now
routed about by the race-governing
body so they can take in more meets.
This is the reason that so many of
the real stars of the track will be
here next week.
In addition to the eight professional
events carded for each day there will
be a game of motorcycle polo as a
novelty and one amateur race. The
motorcycle polo innovation marks the
introduction of a sport exceedingly
popular in California. The teams are
five men to a side and the Daddies'
club has offered a handsome trophy
for the championship- of the north
west. ' ,
C. L. Potter of the Rose City club
will lead . his quintet against Joe
Scahatin's east s'de club five Satur
day and the winning team will meet
all comers Sunday. '
Twenty-five Riders Asuured. '
A partially completed list of en
tries announced yesterday at race
headquarters contained the following
names of professional racers:
James Davis, Columbus, Indian;
Ralph Hepburn, Los Angeles, Indian;
Fred Ludlow, Los Angeles, Harley;
Ray Wishaar, Milwaukee, Harley;
C. Vail, McMinnvillei Excelsior; Mike
McMorran, Eugene, Indian; Bert Wol
sifer, Portland, Ray-Day . Special;
Harvey Larsem Portland, Harley;
S. Spencer, Portland, Harley; George
Andrews, Portland East -Side Special;
William Davis, Eugene, Harley; Rob
ert Newman, Portland, Indian, and
Wells Bennett, Hollywood, Excelsior.!
Otto Walker of Oalclapd, one of the
stars of dirt-track- racing," has writ
ten foe an application blank, but his
entry has not arrived. Seattle inter
ests will have a team from the sound
and the tentative list at race head
quarters, in the professional class
alone, assures 25 riders. With the
amateurs and polo players the spec
tators undoubtedly will see 50 racers
In action at the two-day meet.
attempt the high hurdles. Much the
same action is used as in stepping
over or up on a curmng or step. The
front leg does not rise perfectly
straight, as so many of the present-day-hurdlers
try to make It' do. --It
bends at .the knee just as it leaves
the ground and performs.-a "regular
curve, .Instead of a stiff-legged step
over-' the barrier. SfcNow . comes- the
most Important part, of -the process.
As the front leg leaves the ground the
left arm shoots forward at full length
and the right arm goes forward about
half the distance. Many throw the
right, which Is the wrong arm; for
ward at full' length and by so doing
are thrown more' than ever off bal
ance. '
Now a few lines to explain the rea
son for this particular arm action.
When the front leg is thrown up over
the barrier. It tends to throw the
whole-body to the left and there must
be something to V counteract this
movement.' -Therefore, the opposite or
left arm is extended at full length.
pointing down over the hurdle in or
der to pull the upper part of the body
over. It-is for this last reason-that
th right arm is brought half way
forward alpo. . - ,
As the top of the hurdle is neared,
just as the back leg begins its snap-
over, the right arm is brought back
a little. In order to help make -the
back leg leave the ground' more
quickly. It is then brought forward
to its original position for an Instant,
and as the back leg passes the top of
the hurdle, is once more snapped baek
a bit and then forward for the drive
as the left leg swings forward for
the step to the next hurdle. The ac
tion of this arm is more or less of an
Indistinct double action, but is a great
help if one can master It. I would
advise, however, that a beginner pay
no attention to it until he has the left
arm working properly. Now for that
arm. ' '
As I have Bald before, it swings for
ward as the front leg leaves the
ground. Keep it low and do not let
it swing up high or it will' tend to
make you straighten up as you clear
the obstacle. This arm does not come
back until after the barrier Is cleared
it Is used just as it would be in run
ning, and when snapped back it comes
back by the side ana not stretched
out at full length. The arms should
ne kept In the running position at all
times. 1 mean by mat, do not use
them as if they were stabilizers. You
are not soaring; you are "stepping1
th- hurdles as fast as It can be done.
(Copyright, Ajax Syndicate, 1922.)
BARRIEAU MAY MEET BRITTON
Canadian Champion May Try lor
American's Crown. '
NEW YORK, May 20. There is
strong probability that Frank Barrl-
eau, Canadian welterweight cham
pion, Will get a chance at Jack Brit
ton's 'crown. It is stated here that
Toronto promoters are angling for
championship bout between Barrieau
and Britton for the latter part - of
May' and it Is very probable that ar
ticles will be signed shortly. Bar
rieau is considered a very strong con
tender and if he guarantees to make
the welterweight limit the bout is al
most assured. He put up a splendid
battle with the champion in Vancou
ver last June. .
GRAMMAR PUPILS
WILL VIE DN TRACK
Boys and Girls to Meet on
Multnomah Track May 31.
CITY DIVIDED IN SECTIONS
Meets ,to Pict Entrants of Each
School In Championship Event
to Be Held Next Week.
Hurdling Discussed for the
' Benefit of Beginners.
Earl Thomson Tells Abont Ies
Stretchlnjr nnd Action of Arms
in Topping Sticks.
Kansas City Buys Players. '
The' Kansas City American associa
tion baseball club has announced the
purchase of George Whitted, outfield
er of the Brooklyn club of the Na
tional league, and Russell Blackburn,
shortstop from a Milwaukee team. '
The cinnual Portland grammar
school track and field meet for boys
and girls will-be, held on Multnomah
field the afternoon of May 31.
Sectional meets to 'pick the en
trants of each school in the cham
pionship event will be held next
week, beginning Monday. It is left
up to each section to decide its own
date. The city has been divided into
the northeast section, central section
southeast section and west side sec
tion. The northwest section meet
will be held on the Jefferson high
school field, the central section meet
on Buckman field, the southeast sec
tion on Franklin high field and the
west side section on Multnomah field.
Eleven events will be contested at
each section meet.
After the sectional meets the fol
lowing teams and individuals from
each section will qualify for repre
sentation on Multnomah field May 31:
Tug of war Two best teams will qualify.
Boys' relays Three best teams will qual
ify. Girls' relay Four best teams will qualify.
Boys' hurdles First four Individuals will
duality.
Girls' hurdles First four individuals
will quality.
Girls' high jump (open) First four in-
eividuals will qualify.
Boys' high Jump (open) First four in
dividuals will qualify.
Girls' high Jump (under 4 feet 0 Inches)
First four individuals will qualify.
Boys' high Jump (under 4 feet inches)
First four Individuals will qualify.
Shot put First four will qualify (no
entry accepted under 26 feet).
Basket ball throw (girls) First three
will qualify (no entry, uader SO feet). '
Dashes will not be run in the try-outs
of sectional meets. Each school will be
permitted to be represented by one entry
for each event. These may be selected as
best suits the principals.
The leader and schools In each sec
tion follow: .
West side section, Multnomah Field. I...
D. RobertB, director Linnton, Wtllbridge,
Chapman, Davis, Couch, Ainsworth, At
kinson, Ladd, Shattuck, Failing, Holman,
Terwilliger, Fulton Park, Capitol Hill,
Multnomah.
Southeast side section Franklin high
field, R. R. Steele, director Sellwood,
Brooklyn, Clinton Kelly, Llewellyn, Cres
ton, Duniway, Arleta, Lents, tVoodmere,
Franklin primary, Woodstock, Stephens,
Hosford, Kellogg.
Central east side section, Buckman field.
C. A. Fry, director Buckman, Hawthorne,
Kerns, Montavilla, Mt.' Tabor. Glenhaven,
Hudson, - Glencoe, Gregory Heights, Hola
day, Irvington, Fernwood, Rose City Park,
Scott. Sunnyside.
Northeast side section,
field. W. A. Dickson.
Shaver. Albina Homestead, Beaoh. Thomp
son, Highland, Vernott, Kennedy, Wood
lawn, Kenton, Peninsula, Portsmouth, .
George, Sitton, Williams, Sabln, Alameda,
Beaumont, Ockley Green.
The list of events for the cham
pionship meet. May 31, follows:
Team events Tug of war, 12 men to
team ; track relay, four boys to team, 60
yards each, one-fourth lap.
1" leld events Twelve-pound shot put, no
entry accepted under -U feet: running
broad Jump (open); running high Jump
pupils under 4 feet 0 Inches: the open high
Jump starts from a height of 4 feet; those
under 4 feet 0 inches from a height of 3
feet 6 inches; running high jump (open).
Track events 70-vard hurdles, five
hurdles, 30 inches; distance from start to
first hurdle, 15 yards, distance between
hurdles, 30 yards, distance from last hurdle
to finish 15 yards, total 70 yards: 50-yard
dash, 4 feet 3 inches; 50-yard dash, 4 feet
S inches; 60-yard dash. 4 feet 8 inches;
50-yard dash, 5 feet; 75-yard dash. 6 feet
3 inches; 100-yard dash (open).
Team events Shuttle relay. 13 rirls to
team. 50 yards each.
Field events Throw basket ball, dis
tance, no entry accepted over 45 inches;
running high Jump, pupils under 4 feet 9
incnes; running high JumD (open): the
open high Jump starts from a height of
3 feet ti inches; those under 4 feet 9 inches
start- from a height of 3 feet
Track events 70-vard hurdles. five
hurdles. 22 Inches; 50-yard dash. 4 feet 3
Inches; 50-yard dash, 4 feet 6 Inches; 60
yard dash, 4 feet 9 inches; 50-yard dash,
5 feet; 00-yard dash. 6 feet S Inches; 60
yard dash (open).
CALIFORNIA SENDS MACHINES
TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Jefferson high
director Eliot.
Tommy Milton, Jimmy Murphy and
Erank Elliott Counted On
to Win in 500-Mllc.
LOS AXGELES, Cal.. May 20. (Spe
cial.) California hopes for 1922 in
ternational automobile racing honors
left Los Angeles for the east today
when the speed chariots to be driven
by Tommy Milton, Jimmy Murphy and
Frank Elliott were shipped to Indi
anapolis on a fast express train. The
machines will arrive in the gasoline
metropolis on Wednesday.
If brief workouts on the Beverly
Hills speedway and the opinions of
engineers and racing experts are to
be believed, the Pacific coast trio will
hav-i things much their own way in
the $100,000 International sweep
stakes for 500 miles on the Indian
apolis brick speedway Decoration day.
Murphy has already shown what his
car can do. In a race at Cotati re
cently the Los Angeles driver won
the big event of the day and set a
now world record. Then, in practice
at Beverly, he also hung up an un
official mark of better than two miles
a minute for two rounds of the dif
ficult board track.
Milton had only one chance to warm
up before shipping time. He was con
tent to take it comparatively easy, al
though in short dashes his car showed
fully as much speed as that of Mur
phy. Elliott also bad plenty of stuff
ill his workouts.
Street Is Suspended.
Gabby Street, manager of the Jop
lin. Mo., ball team, was suspended for
a period of five days and fined $25
by E. A. Daniels, president of the
Western League association, for re
fusing to put his men on the field
after a quarrel with a player of the
opposing team.
Instant Public Favor for New
LOS
ANGELES WOULD STAGE
CLASSIC IN 1024.
Annapolis Eight Is Going Great.
AftXAPOLIS, Md., May 20. The
navy'crew, intercollegiate champions
last year, is being doped in the east
as the crew to beat in the Pough
keepsle regatta. The navy eight
showed championship class in the re
cent race with Princeton and Har
vard on the Charles river, defeating
Princeton by a length, . .
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Chance Yet That Paris May Not
Be Able to Raise Enough Money
to Put Over Meet.
PASADENA, Cal., May 20. There is
a very strong feeling in the southern
part of the state that the 1924 Olym
pic games will be held in Los An
geles, despite the fact that they have
already been awarded to Paris.
The French capital is having a
great deal of difficulty in raising
the necesary funds for the classic
event, and the southern California
metropolis is the alternative site
under consideration.
If the money, which approximates
$1,500,000, is not pledged before the
end of this month, it is very likely
that - a definite decision will be
reached In favor of Los Angeles.
mere is no question about the sin
cerity of the Angeleno bid. and ten
tative pans are being made for the
staging of the games In the event
that the offer Is accepted.
A new $800,000 stadium Is construc
ted along such lines that it would be
a simple matter to accommodate the
athletes and - spectators who would
gather for these games.
vvilliam Garland of Los Angeles,
who Is a member of the Olympic com
mittee, is on his way to Paris in the
interests of the local people. If Paris
has not raised the money by June 1,
Garland will present the Los Angeles
offer, and it is very probable that it I
will meet with -the approval of the
committee.
The people In this section of the
state are very enthusiastic over the
prospect of the games being held
here, and every effort is being made
to realize this ambition. This would
be the first time that the Olympics
have been held in the United States
pince 1908, when they took place in
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r Boston Scout Named. ;
Mike Donlin, formerly of the New
York Giants,, will act as a scout for
the Boston Americans -this year. --
MINUTE MAN SIX
(Series 22)
BY EARL J. THOMPSON.
; ARTICLE 2.
N THE next two articles I will dis
cuss hurdling from the very be
ginning, with all the little details
so necessary to fast and perfect
hurdling, if there Is such a thing. I
shall gradually work through the
season and shall take the role of
trainer and talk as if the reader and
I were on the track together.
The first day a man is in a track
suit he probably will feel lively and
will, no doubt, want to do things that
shouldn't be done one the first day.
The whole of the first week should
be gone through with little work.
Running is much different from
walking. You are supposed to run
on your toes at all times and If you
go out and high lump and broad
Jump and after that, you won't be
able to walk for a week afterwards
without pain, which will cause a
great setback in your work.
iz me weatner is cold when you
go out the first day, be sure to have
a heavy sweat shirt and a pair of
drawers on over your track suit. This
is to prevent a chance of pulling or
straining a ligament or tendon. The
very midest running only should be
indulged in. Jog easily around the
track, going part way flatfooted an4
the Test of the way on your toes.
After a jog of a quarter mile or so,
stretch your legs by kicking in the
air above your head. If you are
thoroughly warmed up and have a
little sweat on your brow, you can
chance "striding," which simply
means lengthening out your stride,
but very little, not more than 40 or
60 yards at about half speed.
After having gone through two or
three such fifties, it is time to take a
leg stretching which all hurdlers
should do during the season as part
of their warming up exercise. Some
readers probably have seen a hurdler
in his warming-up process sit on the
ground In much the same fashion in
which he clears a hurdle, with the
right leg stretched forward (I will
use a right-footed hurdler.11 the way
through on all my examples) and the
left leg drawn up at the side to the
position it would be In If he were
just going over the top of the hurdle.
From that position he forces the body
forward as far'. as possible and then
back to an erect position, at the same
'time keeping the left arm stretched
forward and parallel with the front
leg, to prevent the upper part of the
body from leaning to the right side.
As a further development, grasp left
hand with the right, sailor grip, and
rotate left elbow about the left knee.
This exercise stretches the proper
muscles of both legs. After a few
weeks nf this you should be able to
sit perfectly erect while in that pos
ture. Remember, that is what a
hurdler should do. After about four
days of this preliminary exercise you
can begin to try climbing over a few
hurdles a day.
. The first and last thing to be re
membered is that the hurdle Is to be
stepped and not jumped, as so many
do. It Is a step in every sense of the
.word. Let a short man try it and he
will see why only a tall man should
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