Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1905 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Arthur Duffey's Retirement. Arthur F. Duffey, champion sprinter of the world, will ruu no more. His reason for Retiring is that he is tired of the game. He feels that he has had his day and that he would rather retire when at the height of his fame than wait until defeat forces him out While abroad recently Duffey won two new championships and estab__ lished three w’orld’s records for short distance events. His best performance

was his victory over G. A. Widmas, the Australian 100 yard champion, who had not been defeated before in years. Duffey also took the measure of Macpherson of New Zealand. In speaking of his trip to New Zealand Duffey says that the runners there were started as horses are at the race tracks in this country. Every runner has to step into his partition with a barrier across his breast and when everybody is ready the starter snaps it May Sutton, fennia Champion. California is proud of Miss May Sutton’s success in the recent English tennis tournament, and during its progress the bulletin boards of the newspapers in Los Angeles and Pasadena were surrounded by interested throngs. Strange to say, in this Sutton family, which boasts of four girls, all of whom are tennis experts. Miss May, the greatest of them all, was a most unpromising beginner. When a child she seemed to be all •bands and feet,” so much so that her elder sister, who tried to coach her, gave up in despair. To her sister’s taunts May replied, “You will see the day when I will be the best tennis player in the world.” And she set out alone to work out her own salvation. Little by little her awkwardness wore off and she continued entering tournament after tournament until she was recognized as the best player In southern California. She was in the east last year, winning both the national and middle states titles without losing a set—a wonderful feat, which she eclipsed in England. Austral la'n Woman Swimmer. Miss Annette Kellerman, who has broken a number of swimming records in Australia, is accompanying her father on a visit to this country and England. She is fearless and a wonderful high diver. Pulliam Predicta. President Harry Pulliam predicts that this will be the last year of independent or so called outlaw leaguers.

ABTHUR DUFFEY.