The evening world., 1889-04-02
EVILS OF THE TUG-OF-WAR.
THE REASON WHY TRAINERS HESITATE
To DENOUNCE 1T.
James Desverney Wants to Fight Frank
Moore-Wallacs Ross Coaching the Met
ropelitan EiEht-Hermss's Good Record
as Proaenitor-McCaGrey and Turner
Matched for Another Foot Race.

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DiliRent inquiry among experienced ath-
letic trainers reveals the fact that though
they have long been aware of the evils of the
tug-of-war, they have been unwilling to take
a positive stand against it for fear of making
themselves unpopular with the young ath-
letes. who like 1t best Of all sports. As the
trainers owe their positions to the athletes,
they have thus fur feared to jeopardize their
own popular ity by declaring against a popu-
lar sport. When two evenly matched teams
pull against each other the Ave minute
which 1t lasts annot be equalled, athleti-
cally, In intense excitement. If the =" drop"
is even, and neither side has gained n
half-inch. the partisans of both teams are
usually SO overcome by their interestedncss
as TO forget even to yell for n moment. Then
the eager voices of the anchors" break the
silence. Ready hcaye!" is their cry.
And - heaye" both sides do. Pandemoniun
now breaks loose. Party cries of encourage
ment urge on the contestants to still greater
efforts, If that were possible. They are al
ready pulling as if their lives were at stake.
The pluckier the man the harder he will pull.
He does not spare himself an iota. Every
ounce Of weight is devoted to the cause he
represents. Neither side gains, and the
teams struggles grow frantic as the time
AhAAAAN ftcA NAo go NNSAN
with the characteristic courage and nervous
energy which the American climate seems to
inspire. The result is they exert themselves
far above their natural strength, and conse-
quently they strain themselves.
James Desvernoy, of this city. is looking
for n chance to meet Frank X. Moore, the
lightweight of New Haven. in a finish fight.
He says he will fight either at catch weight
or at 1856 or 14O pounds, whichever suits
Moore best. Moore IL n DfOtOQp OF Frank
Marsden, rs Centre street. New Haven, aud
Desverney Is TO be found at Wellbrook's,
Ninety fourth street and Third avenue.
The Friendship Boat Clubs four which
will compete in the Harlem Regatta on
Decorat, ION Day, is made up in this way
Bow. ID. S. Durham 2. j. W. Fincke; 4. q.
w. Ormstrom stroke, b., +. Meyer. The
William Oliver has just completed, for the
club a double and a single gig, which will DO
added TO its already large fleet.
The Friendship, by the way, since its
reorganization after the Riglin regime. has
nine members. The membership is limited
to 100.
1t is predicted by the knowing ones that
the A~talantas, or rather the PASSAGES. who
have been recently absorbed by the former
Club, will defeat the champion Columbus.
The Metropolitan eight are putting in a
good deal of hard practice. They are coached
occasionally by Wallace Ross, who accom-
panies them in his single shell.
The Harlem Regatta ASSOCIATION holds a
meeting next Friday 70 complete orange
mcnts for the regatta. 1t takes place In the
Atalanta rooms. 574 Fifth avenue.
Notwithstanding athelete Queckberner's
Indignation and protests about the reinstate-
the games occur "Queck" viii cool down
ana enter with good grace.
The man who is looked Upon as the CON-
ing worlds champion broad jumper, V. T..
Southeastern, of the Olympic Club, San
feet 81 inches i'll hcighth and weighg $50
pounds. He has cleared % feet 59 inches.
but owing to the unevenness Of the ground
the leap was not allowed to go on record.
Prominent turfmen think Hermes. now at
the recently started breeding establishment
in Passaic, will develop into rs sterling q
projenitor of fast trotters as the immortal
Kentucky Prince. All Of his offspring, SO
far, have show groRt speed for their years.
American trotting is slowly. perhaps, but
surely gaining in popularity in England. A
new organization has been formed, and there
will be meetings at Alexandria Park through
out the Sumlner. A number of trotters will
be imported from America.
Indeed, the United States are supplying
the world generally with trotting horses.
Every year the number of trotters from these
shores increase. Our last notable deserter is
Prince Wilkes. who, having shaken the dust
of American tracks from his hoofs. will as
tonish tho Argentine Republic sports by his
performances.
offers special stakes to the amount of $2l 900.
to make competition interesting at the Grand
Curcuit Meeting, Aug. 60.
The appellstion international walking
match, which Billy O'Brien inaugurates in
Madison Square Garden May 5, is certainly
not a mere idle figure of rhetoric. Archie
Sinclair will bring back o raft Of formidable
" peds" from the other side. Among them
viii be the champion of Dublin and ditto Of
and Jimmie Albert will be sufficient to make
the contest o success.
Among the lady bicyclists who will COM
pete the following week are the champion,
Miss Lottie Stanley, and Miss Cakes and Miss
Won Blumen. who finished respectively Sec
ond and third in the last great bicycle tour.
ncy. Miss McShane and Miss Hart will also
take part. Miss Williams, who won the race
in progress last week at Omaha, will accept
Miss Stanley's challenge Of 81, 900.
Ed Turner, whom Dominick McCaffrey re.
Gently beat III a dash up Union Square, has
challenged Dom =" To run him 100 yards
over the same track, for n stake Of two
baskets of wine aud four boxes of p~erfectc
cigars. Both sprinters are in rigid framing
for the contest. which will occur shortly.
Recent advices from st, Louis received in
this city state that Hugh McManus, the we'll,
kno wn pugilist, of Rich Hill, Mobile, Ala.
il eager TO arrange n match with Ed Kelly oil
Mika DAILY To fcht according To Lnnlor