Show SAT fAT LONG DISTANCE RUNNER UN I R TALliS ABOUT ll OUT OUTi i TH THE AMERICAN SPORT H fEW BW w YORK Sopt Sept 17 Alfred Alfred bb champion long bug distance run nin- ir r f the world says Jt t was m ray my 1 first appearance at ar ar a iUar r A. A A. A U. U championship at Trav Sand land Saturday and I must admit t committee on amateur ln tn this country know how to run on oft teat eat sot sat of games In n D England at our re regular cham cham- ships the officials and spectators aret are arelys t P. P lys a s speaking caking of the efficient manner manDer I Inch ich the championships s are con con- r led fed but iu in this respect do da not see I I I whore where we have it the least bit on nn the American committee The different events e wore nil all well contested and there was not the slightest f hitch in in nn any of af the events The can contests tests were cra of af especial interest to ta me for I was anxious anxious mx ious to ta see seo the thc real class of American athlete and I wanted to ta fi figuro ura the pros prospective chances of af the British athlete in the forthcoming Olympic games at London next year ear Judging lU from the hj high h of af performances that wre ATO ma made c by the tho man many athletes of af the Irish Athletic club it is evident that the old aId country will have o to buck up if she sho wants to ta uphold uphaM her prestige on tho the track and field Why tho the Small Crowd II What What in particular lar struck m my fancy as DS I entered the tho beautiful grounds of oaf tho the New York A. A C. C was the small I j crowd that attended tho the sports Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps tho the weather had something to ta do da with v th it but it seems at least there thero should have been double the number for far such a sot a-sot sot of sports At the championships championships champion champion- ships in England wet or ar fine fino there are tro always from fram to people peaple If there is is one th thing n however where the I championships at home have havo it on an tho the thoI American championships it is tho the system system tem of announcing the starters the nonstarters nonstarters non non- I starters and winners in tho the different events to ta the spectators I do rho believe o that if the American committee were to adopt tho the En English lish stylo it would be much more convenient to ta the spectators A At t home in all sports' sports meetings B we use tho the telegraph board That is is a largo e revolving stand similar to what might be seen at nt any horse race rac meeting meeting meet meet- in ing in this country and upon which the numbers of tho the starters the nonstarters nonstarters non non- starters and winners are arc placed At AU tho games ames hero here many times I could not nat catch tho the numbers of the tho different winners winners winners win win- ners and I noticed that many people peaple about me were constantly cri crying to the announcer to ta repeat Great Chances at Travers Island Travers island makes a most suitable suit auit- able site for a sports' sports meeting and anel inmany inmany in inmany many respects resembles the celebrated park track in Scotland which h is responsible for far so many British records The track was rather slow slaw for smart performances but I expected to ta see much faster time returned in the distance distance dis tance races In particular was the work of Sheppard Keatin Keating Hillman Sullivan Sulli van an and noticeable in in the tho track events and Sheridan McGrath and Allen in the tho field events All these athletes made a fine showing and could hold hald their own or defeat any other other oth oth- er athletes in the world In HIn sprints it was as easil easily seen that the American sprinter was much m fast faster r rout out of the holes than the British sprint sprint- er cr But on an the finish I noticed that many runners were inclined to go ga u up inthe in tho the air air and weaken a bit In En England land the sprinters are arc all fast finishers but slow bc- bc beginners |