ALL THE NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT Edited by WILLIAM J. SLATTERY YACHTS AND MOTOR CRAFT INNUMERABLE WILL DOT BAY SECOND DAY IN OPENING EVENT OF THE SEASON ■■ ■'•.■' ■ .".■■' . .■" .v' ' •< '.■':.■ :x —■ 7 ? . Practically Every Yacht in the San Francisco Fleet Will Be Out for the Cruise Fan Francisco? Yacht club members and their friends had a hilarious time at the clubhouse at Sausalito yester day. Near/ V 400 guests attended the • opening - reception • and dance in .the afternoon, and in the evening 150. mem bers sat down to the opening dinner. The day's festivities were voted a big J> success, and today the amateur tars will be out for their first official sail : * tinder the leadership of Commodore R. PcU. ""' H *?^^^S *~ Commodore Pell will hoist his flag on J. R. Hanlfy's handsome schooner yacht Martha today. The commodore's own yacht, the Discovery, will also he out In charge of the "chip of the old block." Rod Pell. The Martha, flying the com lore'fl flag, will head the squadron of,yachts on the cruise"round the bay, the starting gun being timed to ex plode about 10:30. The various skippers will be given instructions from the Martha before -the set sailing time, and when the -•'hooks are weighed will fall in-line behind the commodore's flagship. Leav. ing the San Francisco clvb T anchorage at Sausalito the program is to sail across the bay to the Presidk) shoal buoy,* and from there the? whole fleet will cruise along the water front to the" ferry building. Practically every yacht in the San Francisco fleet will be'out for? today's cruise in squadron. Many yachts that formerly belonged to other* clubs 7 are how on the register of the San Fran cisco club, and these will take ; their initial sail today as members of this club. Among.these are? the Genesta.* Discovery, Ruby, the Ruby S and the Emma, • ; ' » .. r ■. > Special attention. will be paid to the 'fleet of schooner yachts that will be out with the San Franciscans.. The Martha, of course, will be there. ♦ Then the old Chispa will be 7 out, -with/its altered sail plan, the Caprice, the Ag gie, the flying Seafarer and the" new eastern yacht- Kdris will have Its first cluh sail today. * The Aeolian Yacht club is also sched uled to have Its opening sail in squad ron today. Early this morning the motor boats belonging to the club will tow the sail yachts out of the creek. Commodore George Jones will hoist his flag on the trim sloop Wave, and will issue orders 7to the skippers to head for -Belvedere. On arrival off the .Corinthian Yacht club house the opposition yacht club Will he officially saluted from the flag ship Wave, and from there the Aeo lian squadron will head for Sausalito, where the San Francisco Yacht club ■will be duly saluted as well. Leaving Sausalito the fleet -will head for the Sa n Francisco water front, and it is expected that the San r Francisco, club fleet will be passed and further salutes exchanged. . A The* Pacific Motor Boat club will have a cruise with their power boats today. Commodore Hawkins, in his cruiser and flagship La Ola. will head tie fleet of cruisers and.power boats. Others scheduled to participate in the erniser class are Dr. George? L. Bean's Virginia, that won the club cruiser race last year, the Leonore, Naiad, Lisa and Isabel.. r~ If the weather conditions permit the Pacific motor boat fleet will cross to Sausalito and join the San Francisco *»cht club fleet in the cruise along the San Francisco water front. If the sea is at all choppy this part 7 of: the pro gram will be eliminated, and 1 the fleet of motor boats will cruise round Belve dere and Tiburon. This has been de cided on owing to the large number of small boats that would be unable to cruise across the bay. X Yesterday the club held open house, which was largely attended. During the afternoon -a series of aquatic sports were pulled off, including : canoe races, tilting in canoes and an exhibi tion by C. H. Crocker's high power speed boat and M. B. Wallach'sf speed boat Glory. The day's festivities* were finished up with a dance in the even ing. The Eureka yacht Oreadeas, which arrived last week from the | iipcoast port to race the San Francisco Yacht club defender for the Challenge cup, is being put In order for the; big event. The boat will not be out for. Its first sail until next week, when it is ex pected that It will be in 7 shape for a trial over the course that the race is to be sailed over.^f^^^^^^ The Corinthian Yacht club' has an open date today. The majority of the yachts will be out : today, -probably, cruising round the bay to*witness the squadron cruises of the San Francisco and Aeolian yachts. , Former Commodore Dudley J. Keane and Captain George Martin of the Cali fornia Yacht club, 7 recently returned from a seven weeks' cruise in the arch ipelago regions of Tahiti. The local salts reports wonderful, cruising 7 in these southern waters, with a pictur esqueness that is 7altogether? different to anything to be found on§this coast. They kept a sharp look 7 out?for the schooner Commodore, which left ? here several weeks ago ; for the islands, \in charge of Louis Ward, also of the Aeo lians. The schooner .was-not; sighted, however, and it >? was surmised that Ward had : taken a more westerly course to get advantage of the trade winds. — " Santa Clara Nine Beats Nevada Rivals ■7. ■':■■ '■■-. ■:: ; - -' .. .... » ~ _- - .._--■-' .* .-.--. SANTA CLARA, May 3.—Santa Clara beat their rivals, Nevada,"easily .in? to day's contest for the intercollegiate championship between.these .two insti tutions. The twirling of Voight and Nino was too much for the Sagebrush nine. Ferris, the highly touted bearer for the Nevadans, was t bumpedJ reel From the outstart'there was never any doubt as to who would''win. . It was only a?; question of what the score would.be. The score: v . • •- • . j:. B. K. Nevada ."2 '■> 5 "7 Santa Mara ..........v; ....'. H*'*tl2 " 12 ' 3 Batteries—Ferris - and - Brighain; Voight, " Nino and Ratnage. . . , . FOOTBALL COACH INNOCENT 1 LEXINGTON. Ky:XMiy?3.— Riehar.l S. Webb, 1 former assistant football coach > and - Instructor tat the State university of: Kentucky,\ was acquitted J todayof the charge of arson Is connection with the burning, of , the of flee of: Prof. ; Paul t Anderson dean of » the engineering department of the uni- Terslty. SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN TODAYS OPENING OF THE YACHTING AND MOTOR BOAT SEASON ON THE BAY The schooner on the left is the Martha, which will be the flagship of the San Francisco Yacht club fleet. The other yacht is C. E. Miller's Yankee of the Corinthian fleet, which will be out for the first time today. Commodore Hawkins of the Pacific Motor Boat club is shown between the two yachts, and below the Yankee is the speedy cruising motor yacht Virginia, the champion of its class of the Pacific Motor Boat club, which also opens the season today. . . • j Ray Campbell Beats ) I Fighting Dick Hyland VANCOUVER, B. .Cm May 3.— Bay Campbell,; formerly of San Francisco, and ; a" boxer ; who has established quite a:. reputation over the abort? distance route In the northwest durins; the last few ; months, \ came to . the j front in leaps , and '.bounds?'today at *»teve«ton, when- lie j cleverly and • dearly V outpointed 7 the famous ' ••Fighting Dick"/ H; land/ a for mer world's title aspirant in the \ lightweight ranks,' in a 15 round ' bout, which 7proved . to; be > one ? of .' , the ? best •- ever '. witnessed ? around Vancouver.?;'lA'; left jab with a right ; cross that landed more often than . seemed toi be little doubt that he would win the world's f title. * His attacks'»were sharp, and 7 his .defense was practically perfect?*:?? His service was ', accurate and hisllightnihg] playing had the English champion 4 in distress «' at i: times.*,:;'.' 7X7c7 X Williams': played a,* little better to form in the second v game, but the American ran out X his 7 necessary 15 while the Englishman "could; only ac cumulate?' 8 points. , .- 77 In7the, third?? game both players? be-; gan to show the effects'; of the fast pace and the heat, the weather being, : the warmest of the year. X? 7 '7-7 ;? 7 BIG CATCHES OF TROUT (Special ; Dispatch to The Call) 7CHICO.! Mar 3.—The rout fishing- season,: that opened * yesterday 7 has i; thus 7 far been 8J a * record breaker for big r catches. Last 1 night and ' today, fishermen 'haves been i-oming to town J with re markable strings and J report the I fisTi in aboil dance".' to - all of - the. small streams and tribu taries to the Sacramento. In the foothills and mountains:: to' the 'ease, of Chico fis'iltig is better titan It ha. been for -0 ears. . d g BRAND NEW HOPE TO BOW TO FANS Kid Kenneth, the Conqueror of Kaufman, Meets Porky Flynn Friday Night Kid Kenneth, the latest 7 California heavy weight wonder, will make 7 his ■ Initial appearance in this city as j a I-boxer on next Friday) night, when he will appear ,at the Pavilion rink in a "four; round bout with? Porky* Flynn, I the IBoston heavy weight. * Kenneth Is? a product of the oil* fields near Taft. He j has had a number of fights in that sec -7 tion, and as a results of i a string of I clever victories,77 the local promoters have been: angling? for his services.7, 7 I?? HarryX Foley, who has refereedXa ! couple of?, Kenneth's fights,? declares | that he is a great prospect, and should |be given a fair chance, };7He c says \ that. i the Taft I man is; a true ) fighter,'- being I very; aggressive ;as [ well as I possessing plenty of ? hitting ability. '7 Foley creed the battle between Kenneth land) Al ; Kaufman,'.: in which ? the latter ? was knockedi out? In; seven rounds. '7 That I was Kenneth's best fight,*. but since | then he ~ has : won " several? bouts 7 by I knockouts. ■':'. ?' r '?"7 /'???/??•'?.".?? '. /7;?7?77 X XPorky.vFlynn?ls" a seasoned warrior, | having;met Sam Langford| Joe Jeanette and the best big; men in the heavy weight?; division.?.; : He - should ; prove /a suitable; opponent for "Kenneth." If ! the? latter' can ?"defeatX Flynn, 7he is surely ) line for some good matches in-. this section. vf?: Both fighters are I ;in training )f or) Friday.? night's bout. ** Vie Hansen, another fighter from the oil fields, will appear. He is v matched to box Jimmy /Howard; the Chicago middle weight. Hansen ; is ;a? very ca pable performer,?; having 7 won a num- I ber of ? goes at Taft and The men have agreed *to box at 160 ' pounds.'* Percy Cove and Freddie Couture. 126 pounders, will? clash: 7? Both are willing scrappers f and ?? figure ?? to* i, supply}; plenty of action. 7 Eddie 7 Miller will box Frankie Dolan, the 1 115 pound cham pion of; the Olympic club. . Dick Ken- ; dall * will? take j on "Freddie -Hammen ?of Oakland. _ * » J : \A There iis a special bout |on i the card which t should prove a' hummer. * Jimmy Fox, the crack 122 pounder, ? who has beaten nearly every?! boy "of? his weight in this section, will oppose Jimmy Car ■ roll, a)* one time contender - for the ■bantam?? weight championship. Some : month's % ago Carroll earned a decision over Fox, but the latter has improved greatly since- that time. JH3$&& .Joe ; Herrick and Tom Nikola meet in ;'aX return battle. Kid I Bertftlsen ; meets Mickey Hogan, and Bubbles Robinson and George Engle will :go on .in the curtain raiser. IS NEEDED BY a YANKEES AMKS,? la.. May 3.George Clark. w b* nitched part -v of ; last % season $ or,?< New 3 York* and % then was ifarmed! to 1 ? Rochester.? lias _, been \ ordered.?'to report to|the New iYorkfAmericans } immediately " Clark is ,at > present a student in the state agrl' J cultural i college s here. He a was | sent* a i contract by ; Rochester this year, but refused to | sign g and was « suspended. 3 lie is imf condition» to ) play,"/ as he has i been helping coach the college 1 baseball team.", He will "leave here tomorrow. -' • BROKE BROAD JUKI" RECORD EXETER, N. H.. May??; Captain H. T. Worthington kof ,1 Phillips-Exeter academy broke the world's Interscholastic record for the run ning 3 broad 5 jump at the annual meet with | the Harvard * freshmen 0 today. Worthington * ; leaped 23 feet 5% inches, three-eighths of an inch better thansthe 1 previous \ mark, : .made *by» E. T. Cook atr*-ChllHcotbe.*£o.. In 1906. Exeter woo. tbe meet' by a score of ,61 V_t *to 46%. ■ '-' A--. a __, + I . AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 1. Minneapolis 10. • ' ' .vmffl& Columbus s. Kansas City O Louisville 10, St. Paul 5- ~ .• mmm?.- ...-. - -* Varsity Athletes Buck Fierce Storm DES MOINES. la.. May v 3. — ! Contenting In fleld and track; events;ln'spite of a flood of ,rain, Ames defeated?. Ilrakc in "■ a 3 dual meet here today/- 77£_7to 4:' V». The 7 meet was *7 scheduled for • Amen, ' bnt that track was flooded early. Considering? conditions, unusual ;■ records were made, Stnhl, * Drake's "; 7 Indian 7? runner, running the quarter In /;: :51 1-5 and Dickenson of Ames . running the 220 yard dash in 7»22 4-5. Ames - made; few points ;in J the field,'? but swept ? the J rack events except In b the quarter. PASADENA GETS STATE SINGLES Tennis Championship Con test Transferred From San Francisco LOS ANGELES, May 3.—The state tennis f singles > championship? contest, ,left undecided when the Ojai tourna ment ?closed?last week, .will-be} played off at Pasadena next Saturday between William Johnston, the state champion, and' John '■ Strachan, •) one *of , t the"; state doubles champions. The two San Fran cisco cracks had intended to play the match 7 off ? at? Golden Gate park, but changed their minds when an invitation was sent to them by Pasadena." X 77? They will ? i be the principal attrac tion at the three day Pasadena tourna ment. Strachan will bring Griffin, his partner In the state doubles champion ship. Johnston!will be accompanied by '; Ella* Fottrell, his ,'doubles ?; partner/ Dolphin Special Features For Today .-V'; .... , -• : ■''■-*-.:-"■,"...:.' ;A ..--r t ... .... ;._■.-.:.,"- --.'■" j7 Members* of the Dolphin rowing club will hold their annual ladies' day and' club barge championship this \ morning, at- the«? clubhouse, foot U of Van Ness ! avenue. A special feature has been put on the program in the shape of a cutter race between a "crew* from the naval b reserve training ship Marble head and a crew from the Dolphin club. The Junior skiff championship of the club will be contested between Ringe man7 and 7 Rocca, these >! men ' having gone through the preliminary heats ' during the last two weeks without meeting a defeat. " Today they will row off for the championship honors of the club, over the mile and a half course. k$ The barge •£ championship will be rowed in, two heats.7.- -The > first heat will be between the Irish and Dutch crews .- and • the - second between the : French and Italian crews. The two winners will row *In * the final. 7 The crews 4 for: the various events follow: Cutter ' race—Marbelbead crew, McDonan, Kurts, Johnson. Abbott. Aratta. Ehrenfort, ) Polhl, Deans, Kupreck, Dnray,*s Bode. Dolphin crew— Harris. Descalso. M. Hagerdon,:& Dougherty,*; ißerges,«B»ldezonlX Johnson. Vicinl, Wlnand, ■ Mlnzemayer,i Conneff.V * > , sam&ffM ij Skiff I race if or j club "championship—Blllyl Binge man .vs.- Al ■, Rocea. * .- 'yta^f^t &3 Barge championship—lrish crew, Pat j Flynn bow, Tim O'Brien i 2. Dtonie I McCormlck 8.? All Sullivan B stroke. X Dutch crew—Zacharlaa bow. •Mtnsemeyerjfi "MiH-gertton H 8.%fAl js Hagerdon stroke. French I crewßertrand | bow, 7 Bordenas 2. Babe Berges 8. Cants!stroke,'.. Italian crew— o lovlnonai £, bow, Balderonnl ?3. Rocca ?3, Viciel stroke. , - -;£mm M'ALLISTER NOT EAGER TO FIGHT Sidesteps a Twenty Round Go With Petroskey, the 7 Husky Sailor ? -Bob? McAllister,..the':> Olympic,? club heavy weight, : declined a 'niceV offer yesterday to; box?? Sailor 7Petroskey7 20 rounds in June. Promoter Jim ■; Griffin, of I the Humboldt: club, offered the boys" the ?j June date, but McAllister :side stepped, ; declaring his preference for the * four round sport. Petroskey 1 was anxious .to ) meet McAllister and his representative, Har.-y Foley, said 7, that he would * gladly cut the purse to suit McAllister. If he was confident of his 1 ability to win) McAllister could have ? the entire purse if )he was declared the victor. ?;,? - 'Apparently McAllister is In search of another ; Paddy 7 LavinX :It ? is very doubtful- if. any of , the four round pro moters : will have? the 7. nerve ?to ? stage McAllister with another 7 dub, as U the American club, which put on McAllis ter and got well stung finan cially, it was discovered that McAllis ter might jbe a good card against some fellow who can fight, but against these tramp fighters who * drop I in.- for ? some carfare 7 money, ? he ? will •' not "draw. 777**- The 7 Olympic club man has been given some < nice boosting by the fans and ? the press, and it is up to him to make good. He can not get by on his 10; round - victory over Willie r Meehan, or his four round : decision over little Paddy Lavin. It is up to him to show\ the ? fans he can; fight. They' have the idea that he can, but he seems a bit afraid to prove it. X;? •*." 7"? 77 7 Petroskey* is the only; fighter 'of Mc- Allister's weight out here who is fig- f ured to possess any class. In a four round|bout?Petroskey; has never shown ! any great amount cf form. He seems to be best ? s in t bouts * over ? a'??distance of ground. ».. ' ' ' * % X s Promoter Griffin^has about given up hopes lof J: matching?? Petroskey I and Mc- Allister, and * he: is 'now •on 4 the ? trail of - Eddie i* McGoorty, * who is considered by the* fans as the best middle weight in America. He has« hopes of ! , matching Petroskey ? and ? McGoorty ? for ; his June date. ■ :.a ,^,; ;H .---'" * aa, * . - ...»;■;> '7 7 7 : -« - ; *;;-; iX Promoter, 7 Jim ,? ?Coffroth;7returned home. .- yesterday?;* from Sacramento, .Where 1 he? has? been busy trying to de feat y Senator f* 1 Brown's anti-fight : bill. The local '-promoter ? seems % confident that no drastic action will be taken? against f: the 3 sport. He declares 7? that' some of the 'ablest j men in the legisla ture are 1f or he sport, and are * making a*great fight for.it. j: Coffroth announced on 7?his ? arrival that the date of the ;}; Gunboat Smith- Jess Willard bout would be May 17, liv the afternoon, at his Eighth street arena. There was t some!; talk £ about a night contest, but after due considera tion the local ft promoter % thought Hit] would draw better in the afternoon. The bout Is an important one, as it means the development of the heavy weight challenger. The winner of jthe bout will likely be matched to meet Luther McCarty July .4., -Coffroth ;-has announced;,*; popular 7 prices 7. for tho Smith-Willard bout; $1, $2, $3 and $5 will be the prices charged. SEW TRACK RECORD M SALT LAKE f CITY. Utah. Ma/1 3.—The Uni versity g of 3_ Utah S team 9 defeated I tbe I Brig ham Young university | team * in | tbe * state 1 track i meet here t today. 67 to CO. Alma- Richards, the Olym pic i champion,*! made |as new state! record |of* 22 feet ; 10: Inches for broad ; jump. ♦ : ——♦■ ! I SOUTHERN LEAGUE X?7?77?f1 g ♦—- , , : ' -r— — ■ —- — fe Chattanooga \3, Nashville 12. Tea innings. - §g New i Orleans [4. Memphis !8. Ten ! Innings. - | Mobile 5, Montgomery 2. - -*3illi *; Birmingham 5, Atlanta 9 . - - ALL THE NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT * ~ ; . ' .■"" ■ :.... ■■■■ ■ • ■?"(■ ..' , '■■■.. . ■ ".: Edited by WILLIAM ]. SLATTERY a. 41 PREMIUM LIST OF KENNEL CLUB Shows Best List of Specials the Club Has Offered \ the Fancy 7 The San Francisco 7. Kennel club's premium list 7 for / the club's fifteenth" ! annual bench show, .billed for Dream land rink, May 29, 30 and 31, is now out and /ready?, for the . fanciers and breeders. ;?Copies? of the same/with entry blanks, can 'be had" at 583-585 Market street./ 454 ? Ninth ", street, Oak land, *or of; H. , Berrar, 67 -, East ■ Santa' Clara Btreet, * San Jose, ; where the club has established offices, arid where also dogs, can be entered. Entries will close on Monday, May 19. ? : ?;: 7- The ? Judging of -the ; various breeds and classes;will ■he as follows: - Hon. J. E.Webster/of St, Joseph, Mo., will judge Irish and all-fox terriers. A. F. Hochwalt : will judge all other breeds, and also J award the?" unclassified spe cials. 7?.. * :; •) : 7v? ■ ~.7 ??: . A fine array; of ? special prises Is- of fered in the > premium list. {* Besides a number of valuable trophies donated for'unclassified?' specials, there -is ; one or more trophies awarded for winning dogs in 7 every breed shown. ? j 77X The toy varieties will receive? many special prizes *i for both sexes—Pomer anians, spaniels, poodles, toy terriers, Chihuahuas/ Italian;greyhounds,? etc. lAi Prizes I are also offered i for the 5 best I braces, teams of four, of any breed, I best in miscellaneous : class. All these, I with the prize donations J and regular I special?; of various ; specialty'clubs and Individual kennels, go to make .up one of the best lists of, specials the club has offered for distribution among, the fancy.- ■ * •. « • • NEW , STATE COU.SOE RECOKDB >.' ■ CORVALIJS, ;.: Ore.. i May i 3.—Two I new , state college 1 records , were 1 established \ here today in j a field and:.track -meet between .three college teams and > the, Multnomah Amateur Athletic I clnb of Portland. McKensle. of . Oregon Agricultural . col lege established 5a 3 new rjaTeliD i record » with X 155 feet -'■ 2*4 inches I and | Reynolds of I the j same | team ran 880 yards in 2:11 1-6. The feature of the meet! was f the splendid work [of. GoreczUy of I Co lumbia ,"-; who, running > with..- a:. handicap ', of -' 15 yards in 'j. the '"*, last w relay .of* a*■ half £ mile 'i. race,' picked yip s the J distance and; won "t the ; race *f or; his club.? Result*— \ agricultural college, as 1-3; Multnomah Amatenr 'Athletic club,* 3? 1-3; Colum bia! university,"*; 20 1-3;' Pacific university. 5. 7 Norfolk Suits For ;' Young Men .- Norfolks are most popular with * young men this sea son. We s are well prepared with a most comprehen sive assortment of the newest styles and colorings in homespuns,- cheviots, tweeds; shepherd checks * and serges. Norfolks $15 to $25 \ Straw Hats, Tan Shoes, and Silk Hosiery*" Hastings Clothing Co. Post and Grant Avenue tf-.'f .-^v;:ii;^-:i i ' : .:-.'-'i:: ; ™i:-u;'-'K : : , ' , ':f-V^.--" i .'?-'iVi*?*'.' ! : r.-'.-:" -~"- 4 ""•■'. '■ " ■',' ••■ RUNNING FREAK BREAKS RECORD; TIES ANOTHER Remarkable Performance of A. Robinson, Practically Unknown in Track Athletics ;,: STATE X COLLEGE, La., May 3.-— ■-• ....-■• ..*-■■ .- ... <■ ■.; -. . ...... ■ . World's sprinting records were smashed in the ?interschqlastic. track' meet here yesterday'? by ? Robinson/ the /speedy schoolboy..?from Mercerburg academy)) In? the first heat of the 100 yard dash his time was 9 3-5 seconds/equaling tho world's track -record ■ for the distance in any. kind of .competition. In the final heat he ran in* 9 4-5, equaling the scho- lastic ■ record:.- for/the distance. His most remarkable performance, however, was in the 220 yard dash, when'thVstop* watches caught his time at 20 4-5 sec onds, two-fifths of a second aster.; than'? any X previous ?record. - *7:7 The track was carefully surveyed after the race and found to be full length. . - 7 ? iJAK Robinson, the? Lousiana State ? col lege boy who broke the 220 yard world's record by two-fifths of a sec ond yesterday and equaled ;the world's 100?* yard mark, ?.is : ; practically an un-, ,known quantity 7 in.- track athletics! throughout the country. His first at tempt to break t into? the limelight ;was; September/20,X1as t •? year, when ?; he won the 220 % yard v Junior? American ?; cham pionship at Pittsburg ln 22 2-5 seconds) as a member of the Boston A. A. team. This? season he was not heard from un til last Saturday- at the "Pennsylvania relay)" carnival, 7 when the ran the"?most sensational/relay lap of i the carnival, - doing the 440 yards in 48 3-5 second?, the fastest individual lap of the ? meet/) iv.His > work yesterday*stamps him as. a remarkable athlete—a freak. The svery fact that -a* man can run 'r220 yards in 20 4-5 seems beyond all comprehension,? yet f the dispatches ; state that ? the tim - / Ing, was accurate "and; the measurement ? of |the?? track ? absolutely2accurate. ? His time shows ;that he j ran the distance 12 yards Inside even /time, a most re-, markable feat. .77'- 7 )X Not only, In the 220 yard did he show his v speed, but in his; heat?of the- 100 yards; he stepped the ?distance' in ?9 3-5 seconds and the final in,9 4-5 The per formance in 'the* 100 yards is relatively? better than the 220. though the? times show a difference of !six7 yards ? inside even time between the two events. 7 The relative merit of the 100, however/?? comes from the fact that in this event athletes do not have the chance to get under way the same manner that, they have In the;longer distance/ The average ?man"; who -beats; even time in ; the 220 yards, |if the (time" was taken for an ? intermediate century, - would be found to be running the distance : in 9 3-5, and very probably much? better?? than j* that x \ time. Robinson yesterday,? probably ran A his; 100 i yards ? anywhere between 30 yards and 175 yards )?ih?9; seconds. He must have done something: round this figure at some.'period-of'the race to i haveaccomplished such? a r phe-7 nomenal mark as 20 4-5. X X 77He is 7 the logical? successor of Tel ; Meredith, the former * Mercerberg academy boy, and Is looked on in the east as Meredith's most dangerous'rival) for the quarter and ; the half. 7His per formance ; yesterday; now stamps : him : as! the most wonderful sprinter the world has ever? seen, and it may be that with proper care he will turn out to be th* freak who will run the century; in .; 9 secondsfflat and 7 the 220? yards in 20 seconds i flat. 7 These times seem ] incred- ? ible, but " the day i; is ;: coming ..? when A a natural born running freak will accom- ? plish the feat. 7 Perhaps he has already arrived in . Robinson. PRESIDENT WILL WITNESS PLAY ■•-. NEW YORK, May 3.—The president ofXthe);United)/ States arid diplomatic representatives of countries .which are competitors for the Davis International cup may be spectators of the play, be tween the American and Australian teams'] to decide ? which ' shall.' make * the ; trip to} England {for further play in th* trophy competition. R. D. Whennsfof the American international 'committee ) stated today;that ' President Wilson and l the § English, French, \ German?; and J Bel gian ambassadors ? had been invited, to witness the ?t matches 7 here in June. 7/vHX H. Hackett j and R. D. Little, the pair whom Americans 7 have ' hoped to see 7 round ■■• shape \ for the '; matches 1 against 5 the Australians, were defeated? today by G. F. Touchard and T. R. Pell in a tryout match,-6—-2.7 6 —3, 3—6, 2— 6, 4/7?:V-7' : X? • -'' -' -/?? ■- V .'-'X Little, despite i the fact that it was his first appearance of i the j season, . played \ well, although a bit unsteady at times. Altogether)* he surpassed - Hackett, 1. as the | latter had/ few 7 chances» from deep court. . Touchard was the 'bright; and shining player on his ; side of the net and I. the turn of J affairs was' due <. chiefly lto him. •- . ..- -