THE SPORTING WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 16082, 6 April 1916, Page 7

THE SPORTING WORLD

[From Ogb London Correspondent.] February 2.

ATHLETICS.

The great value of expert coaching has often been demonstrated in the United States. One recalls the-many successes of lalo athletes and New York A.C, fliers when under the. care of the late Mike Murphy. Another example is the sequence of cross-country wins by the Cornell University runners, certainly due to the special study John F, • Moakeley has made of the game. Coaching in England is hot quite on the. same scale, but its benefits have been well demonstrated lately through the brilliant running of the Irish Guards cracks, fcomo of my readers may have heard of Harry Andrews, one of England’s very best professional trainers. Ho took hold of Alfred Shrubb when the Horsham atlilete was very raw,' and, his painstaking efforts did much to improve a splendid natural athlete entirely lacking in judgment or the temperament,to stay with a rival and trust his getting, the best oi the finish. Andrews tried hard ■' to iiisUl confidence into: Shrubb and make lijm run .with judgment instead'of dashing off and trying to increase'-'Tiis lead at every stride,, but, the '.'.record-breaker was ijlot the late Willie Day in that the lurtfter .he was in front’ tliT faster and neUer he ran. ' Andrews is well past mili-i agp, but lie was specially. euLUlod ■a! t.io ITliu’d Irish. Guards some ruo--1 hr, and lie is doing splendid work by anviKing the athletic soldiers how to keep it and fllso by massaga'treatment cf wcimaed men. .Under his‘.care. the Irish c;-;.c;ca -have, made wonderful .progress, a nivi; ur -the London district' on' Saturday ;e-usiiaating -Ibis fujly. v-Tho event was "vn r It course- jj£ about; six miles, and /viclioDs, Surrey A.0.. the ---"A, ..''l l -,: ... JntCrnatiiihal;: champion, tr.fi slgvterg;. be was naturally > :or ' ■ WMyn‘yr'inDer..' Long' ’ ,p i,',y!il'Small Arms Factory ■’ iy, . hardly suitable.. training, ' £ ‘- < ano ho-only got 'home by a Ay/°c V ln iS, sn - fTains;!! group of, Irish' race; however,- having -eight men ' hrst ten, their, score /six td count)' Hw “*. agajnst 75 by the Surrey ~ se '’’ , whilst Corporal Morap, ‘lrish: t’Uai as, was only—3sec-behind. Four other cracas from tlie baUaUgri were next, and " aR a rare triumph for expert coach-

—Provincial -Races!—

More wonderfid' fields turned out for northern races on Satin-day. Lancecorporal J. Halton, of the Sherwood For-i-SLt.g, secprcd another win, at Newcastle, wpere he headed a field of over. 600 run'lel;s hhe eoprse was a hit short of Halton covered in dOrmn Ssec, a matter of imin 21sec faster p ”. T- Minikin. Ist Northern O'custs, who followed him home. Darlington was the venpe of {he other event, a race of. five miles, which attracted over 500.military athletes. Pride ot place went to Captain Thompson. Forthumberlarid R.E., in 34min 2sec, but he only beat Lance-corporal Darlington, Durham L.I , by five, yards, whilst" five men finished within 13sec, whicli indicates tiie closeness of- tbi? struggle.

BILLIARDS.

The leading professional ■'billiard players naturally desire to make 'the game as attractive to the public as possible, consequently some of them do not look with favor on the losing hazard stroke so ablv wif od * £ y r t * !ra > v - of A ««*ralia. and >..nuth, of Darlington. Suggestions to re*,n r wu lnsin 5 hazard' play are frequent, and the question has received considerable attention ot late.. One"authoritv advocates that the shot, should only count two' same as when going off The white, v.hdst another , suggestion is that nniv 51 pom s m succession , shall be score,! bv the losing hazard stroke, —lnman and Reece.—

A meeting between Inman and Reece nas ieri to considerable progress behm made towards-another match between the pan. ■Lhey have agreed -to play 18.000 up, Reece, with. 1,000. points start, and Hint the stakes shall be £250 • a" side. ZT i ls f > ,.*? rees to Inman taking five Fjits of the gate receipts to his four. The opc_ point on , which they could pot Wo mi en ” S W - ;, - s u 'iHi.regard to the retd ec. .The men named tho editors of rival newspapers, and neither would give wav He rH P r ?nt ; - t '” rtlwr between the nva s, however, ended in We accepting the nominee of Inman.

—Tim Amateur -Championship.— t- v r an | nt - c ' ! ' yi| l of 16 years, Mr fi. H. has T *S an ’ "'on tlia amateur ehnmpion- „ ■ , « e great steadiness at \v‘ iC R RarticuJsrJy ■ when, beating I7 sh ■" h 55 l? oint « ««<! w. KU frnf -I Preliminary heats. ‘L fi T lC a°P- more secured, as he reached hw p,,, n t 5 . 2 000, when Serj, .aill-major G-. A. dleg-inbotton’.s score stood at 1,417. The -beefr:.break of the com petition was 185 by W. L. .Marsha, ll. ' oir Tr S '? s 302 tl.o final I'Mt. , lilts makes his fourth win. his iSf %}&**** bfi,JU seei'ired i„ lauo, 1895, ;pid 1300. —Fine Breaks.—

over V Ti, irt ' C ’ Ml Jr A,;cn -/F'g- BQQ) in. tho last heat .; London tournament was largely duo m IS m ,,e ,!V:,J V of 623 ««.KnVhi.v oveni. hj; .old Saturday afternoon., .Other good ef. loits towards the close were 284 and 340, m • ww ""r.‘« u* ««■ >■:*

. tevenson ami Jpmap.are haying a rare atmggie in the third of‘ tlmir... level nnu<.he.s, honor* having Keen divided in Lie other two between them, tips' season. Hdrb m" ,TiV- b: '- ik ° f 843 L nday. fn tad <>d 1,1,11 U> «’ very I , r nn J ll " 11111 responded witli an effon- ot _/84, and another of 41,1- the folio. mg day, and .as Stevenson was out < loudi, the champion was able to . ■ i ... S'3 SfiF"’’- 'r"'l ° f ll " ™i'-li' ■•■.■ ill:';,

ITUGHV FOOTBALL. Great interest centred in the Bm-bv ■ncM hj at the Frv.stal Palace on. Saturday bet oeu a, ,M,mh African ejde and tim -im l>; i - on ’!p'-t \*l* Mcchiiniral -Transport .•Lein Though the .South Africans ice nc lighter team, they showed more non the home side, ami their pawing ■ os also better, and evcntnailv tiny woii a Same by 21 points to 5 wrw Ve! .Ti.m h r TT.'' 6 i;er fixLmvs ■ u..- deuded on Saturday, a, imig'c «'fwo)9 side beating Inns 0 f Court 0 V 1.6 points to 12.’whilst Guru HoopToi lefeaLed the Motor Machine Gun »y ip points to 3. Plymouth v.as -,h-o tm.mo doing duly I’m- the Army and will? ffi S °] <,^ rs ' °ff the field nun a. lead of 16 points to 9.

Tin: turf

One.of the most important matters dis■:u«ed at the recant meeting of tlie Jockey Uub was regarding extra meeting durinir t.ie fiat racing season of 1916. -It was dk cir.od to ask the Government's sanction to lew other fixtures being arranged, other than those at Key market, and it is expected that tins will be given. R, hies been found possible, to carry throng]! National Hunt meetings without the helo M le .Wvays, and the same thing can bo < one in ac-gawi to flat racing. j>y using caro m selecting the venue. Another ohlectiop to racing has been removed by the introduction pp the Military Service’Rill wnich affects some of the slackers, tlnnmh I&T too many ar<e oxompt. c

BOXING.

ilany devotees of boxing wended their w.ay to tlie National Sporting Club on Monday niglit, the big attraction being tile Aj-rpunds matcli between ft. lieuUio of Scotland, ,»ud.Walk Farrell, of London, often termed the actor-boxer. Thev wero matched to box 20 rounds''for stakes and a purse amounting to £350. but much mate than tins was at issue, tho winner qualifying for a- match against Scrgg.ant J. Basham fox* 1 li<3 weltei'-welght championship. Reatti© held a slight advantage in weight, but both men appeared to be in excellent condition. Beattie fpi-oed the lighting from the start, and generally snoWed a little more speed. Farrell ffatteced his admirers in the sixth and ninth roundS) bpt the Scot gradually aserbfd

himedf, the Londoner going weak from fSw eighteenth, round. He stuck to his work, however, and lasted the 20 rounds, but there was no question-about Beattie’s win oi) points;