, 1876-03-26
ATHLETICS.

THE CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLUB.
This organization, which ia daily gaining il
popular estimation, comes now more promi
nentlJ before the people As having started at
interest in athletic sports in this city, az veil &.
football, which-sinca Haryards challenge Il
Canada has brought the gamo moro into no
tice-wiii, it is hoped. be more generally played
than it has been heretofore. The Club wal
started last fall. and the first match waa PLAYED
with tho Chicago Barge Club; but, as both aidea
wcre now at it, aud neither understood mach
about the rules, T. of-side, +" touching down II
ETC., it was rather mixed up affair. Another
match Thankss'vinsD Dsy with the boys Of q Wes:
Side College. proved victory for the Chicagos,
but they Ind hard work Of 1t. Practice was Kept
up regularly, End Christmas Day the loaders
chose Ai1ea, and had guile scientific game,
and it WIS certainly. tue hardest work for an
hands that had taken rlaco. WashinStor's
birthday the boys celebrated by gon. to
Evanston aud playing Il match aeain.1t
twenty OF the college boys; the Chicagos carxo
out ahead but 1s the collage boys had not played
before. and were not acquainted With the pules
it ~as not victory to trag about, except SO far
rs the good play OF all the neu both individual
ly and together. Tho college boys are prarricng
and when they return the match. wlic1 will
probably be before lo3g, theT should al least
give the home club harder rub thar thay had
the first time.
As Ills rather warm playing football in the
summer, the Club has decided to give thsir at
tontion to athletics during that time, arrd they
have already Cotton up programme with prizes
for series of games, to take placs May -.
Owing to the Baseball Club wanting to uae
their own grounds. the Football Club has been
obliged to giyo up the usa Of them for practice,
and 80 are at present out in the cold as fas as
grounds are concerned, though some Of thon
may be seen Of an evening trying 'spirt" Oh
Michigan avenue, which shows that they do not
mean to be loft behiud when the raocs come of
The Club are at present in treaty with Nr
Wentworth for his vacant block bounded br
Thirty-third aud Tbi1ty-fourth streets and
Michigan and Wabash avenues, and il they
secure it (they have the promise Of it On certain
condltlons) intend to lay quarter-mile running
tfack, 6ase-baIi diamond for amateur clubs,
football ground, and have it fenced, and good
dressing-rooms and grand stand erected
number of prominent business men. es we'll as
the young aspirants for athletic honors, are in
terested, and, as it is strictly All amateur
organization. and not to mako money, it ia to be
hoped that it vii be encouraged; md even at
present, though it may nos be generally known,
Chicago eau show as good Amsteur athletic tai
ent as any in the country.
In the games which are to taRe piaca in May,
it has been decided to give one prize for a 30
yards race for strangers, or those not belonging
agninst professionals those wishing to enter
for this race must be introduced by some
member Of the Club, and gentlemen who have
Eny aspiration for athletic fame should come
forward and enter, or join the Club and par
ticpato in all.
The Club are desrous If it can be arranged,
of taking trip next fall through Canada, play
ng the leading clubs there, then going to Doa-
.on and New Haven, to play Harvard and Yale,
Ind home By way Of Philadelphia, where it is
expected 1 ID they viii @ NEE; % an Eog!issb
he Secretary Of the Rugby Football Union, |
London. On sh1s subject, and as q good many |
,oatlng and athletic men are expected from En- |
yland to take part in the Centennial regatta and
:1nles. the arrangement Of such match would |
eein nowise difficult task Members Of tho !
Club will at the same time compete in the ath-
etic games OF the Eastorn clubs, and to show |
sorthy performances they must have tho neces- |
ary training which can onty bo had BY OBJ !
aiming grounds SO assto take regular exercise,
nd in this matte it is to bo hoped all inter-
ssed ia the fame OF Chicago and the West will
ontributs. With the growing interest now dis
1ayed in athletics and games Of this kind, it is
7ali to aee that Chicago is not behind, aud there
no doubt that she will Boon take good posi- |
ion in these sports. as abe already has in base
all, and is always reaoy to in my manly alnuse-
lent.
If one were to take the Detroit Free Press for i
uthority, it must appear that the wrestling
latch between Martin and Mclaughlin Thurs
ap evening. Way al EXTRAORDINARY 2QQ |
sther disgracefui affair. The paper in
nostion is intensely partisan, and walks
ITO everybody but Mclaughlin with
rieor that il refreshing in those ofrote days
he referee comes in for the weight Of tho
1use and is described iu the startling headlines
disgracefulv incompetent and prejudicod-"
hiking this for text. the Free Press proceeds to
ame ssid refereo - marvel OF stupidity" and
aay Of him that he is more Of fool
IAN knsye." Ipasuucl as the person re-
srod to-name Hornsby-has been for d few
onths resident Of Chicago, it might
.rhaps be expected that somebody hero should |
ka up the cudge1s in his behalf bus such is BY
means the intention Of THK TRIBUNE How
er, it would have been better for tire Free
ress to bare said OF Ho1naby that ho was thor
5hly incompetent to judge Of any sporting
atter, and left the question there. So far ns
is, the sporting mon Of Chicago would have
NJ with tho Detroit people.
RUNNING.
A match for 100-yaTd spin for $f00 Eaa baen
sde between Charles Duer aod George Bar !
IN, 1t will be- run at Dex.ez PARK On daJ |
ha hereafter announced
COOKING.
EXCURSION TO SArEar1LLR
Those gentlemen Of Chicago and vicinity who
"a a Hvelv ;nteraat in cocE.fphtinp sra dis | {