The 100-UP Exercise

16 THE " 100-UP" EXERCISE mistake. In the :I\Iidland Cross-country Champion– ships he finished fifth; and in the National which followed he was a few yards behind G. A. Dunning. By the time the A.A.A. championships were due he had recovered some of his old form ; but did not enter for them, simply because, being the holder of the ! . 1, -1 and 10-miles, he claimed the right of free entry, which right the authoritie saw fit to dispute. The matter led to special investigation, when the right of championship holder to free entry wa acknowledged and e tablished by the formation of a new rule. George, meanwhile, had clone no training, but in the spirit of pure sportsmanship came forward to defend his titles, although he would have been quite justified in declining to do o. Of cour e, the untrained champion was bound to meet defeat in the l-mile by W. Birkett in 1 minute 58 seconds ; in the mile by \Y. nook in 4 minutes 25~ second ; and in the 4 miles by the same man in 20 minutes 37 econds. But George had the satisfaction later of meeting and beating his great opponent \\/. Snook ; firstly, at the outh London Harriers' ports in a !-mile level race, and then in a series of thr e races fixed up between them, winning the 1 and 2-miles and match, easily. Of George's wonderful performance in 1884, we have already spoken, and \Ve will not pass to the r a. on why he Turned Professional. The phenomenal success attending G orge's amateur clays brought about a heated paper controversy as