The 100-UP Exercise

18 THE "100--CP" EXERCISE to the respective merits of the performances put up by W. Cummings, of Paisley, and the subject of our sketch. Cummings was the professional distance champion of the day, and held the World's :Mile Record of 4 minutes 16; seconds, or more than 2 seconds better than the Amateur Record put up by George, and while the latter held the World's 10-mile Record of 51 minutes 20 seconds, and all the then amateur records between ! of a mile and 12 miles, Cummings' time for the 10 miles was slightly slower, although he held most of the professional records up to 12 miles. Everyone interested in athletics appeared to want to see a match between these two men, and George wrote to the A.A.A. for permission to run a serie of three races at 1, 4 and 10 miles with Cumming , suggesting that they, the A.A.A., should collect and take charge of all monies falling to his share from the gate receipts, etc., over the races until the conclu ion of the series, when the whole sum of money so obtained should be given in his name to a charity to be named by him. But the A.A.A., after holding several meetings, came to the conclusion that it was their duty not to grant the request. Now as George had won everything possible in the amat ur world, and was itching for a match with Cummings, he decided to throw over his amateur status. He, therefore, is ued a challenge through the Sporting Li/e to run a series of races at 1, 4 and 10 miles, for £100 a side for each contest. Cumming promr,Uy accepted, deposits were 1,0 t d with the