The evening world., 1890-06-05
HIRED AMATEURS MUST 60.
Athletes Awakening to the Necos-
sity of Purifying Sports,
Fate Ia Apparently Against Har-
wards Men OF Muscle,

THE professional sponge must go
from amateur athletics, " said a prominent
Harlem oarsman yesterday. He has been
for years n conspicuous member of one of
the most widely known boat clubs on
that river, having rowed and won many
races under its colors. Continuing. he
said Take. for instance. n certain
eight-onred crew which has been
making n big stir in the amateur
rowing world during the last
few years, Originally n majority
of the eight belonged TO u comparativoly
insignificant boat club. They achieved
enough success To attract general alter
ton. Then they were induced, by sub
stanial offers opening tho way to playing
the sponge act, to desert the small club
under whose colors they had won fame
and JOIN a larger and richer organization.
This latter club il today probably
the ~best-known rowing club i'll this conn.
try outside the colleges. This 'represpn.
tntive' eight las now rowed together
under this Clubs insignia for tho past
four years, and until this Spring were uni.
formly victorious. | am curious to know
what the Club will do with them now that
they seem TO be getting : STALE Having
paid the way for these eight men during
the past four years they may be gradually
dropped back into the places where they
properly belong, one at n tlmc. 80 ms not
to attract too much attention. They will
now, probably, have to rny their dues or
get out, and viii he del ,cntoly told as
much-R pretty thing to tell an oarslnan
who has any self respect"
A member of one Of the biggest athletic
clubs i'll the city spoke n follows concern
Ing the professional sponging act Look
Mt the cub | belong TO, for instance. Just
see the number of Englishmen we have
imported from England to race under
our colors. Why. we have some
Of the very best runners and general
athletes Of Great Britain enrolled IN our
ranks. You don't suppose these athletes
paid their own expenses hither, or that
they have ever paid II imitation fee or
dues, oranvo ttheire expenses. Notmuch.
L believe that even pocket money
comes under the head of expenses nowi u
days. So you see. these imported
quarters and with something III hand
withal. OF course. the same conditions
hold true with regard TO the domestic
: amateur athlete trade TINT apply to the
foreign importatiops. Mckinley ought
to put n Tux on foreign amateur athletes
in order 10 protect the home article. | tell
you, it's a great snap for the athletes.
Athletics at Harvard indeed seem to
have incurred the i'll will of Fate. Tho
many restrictions imposed by tho faculty
make her athletes struggle with great dis
advantages under the normal condition
of affairs. Now athletics at fair Har-
ward have received a terrible set. bnck by
the inane Stiffness of some child or chill
dren who, unfortunately for Har ward.
happened to be students there. These
contemplate sneaks spoiled II handsome
statue with red paint and coated the soft
sandstone steps of Memorial Hall with
the same stuff. This brilliant performance
was presumably in celebration of Hnr-
wards victories in winning the Inter
collegiate championship and the de-
feat of the Yale nine. But Just here
is a point which does not seem TO have
occurred in the printed reports of
students stu tsi : MANY Of the y sSrus r psi6as
about Cambridge have sufficient au-
tipathy to the Harvard students to
commit an act of this kind Ito get
even " for some fancied or actual wrong.
II seems incredible that any Harvard stu
dent could commit such AN imbecile act.
as all of them are men. in years mt any
rate, and this vandalism SAVIOR strongly
of hopeless puerility or else of malice.
The students should efface the stigma now
resting on them by employing detectives
to run down the culprits, no matter who
they may be.
Here are the events TO be contested at
the individual general athletic champion
ship of America next Tuesday at West
lG-pound shot, running high jump. 800
ward walk, throwing l6-pound hammer,
pole vault. l20-yard hurdle. throwing ST.
pound weight, running broad jump, l.mllo
run.
The Amateur Athletic Uuion will hold
its Eastern states championships. June
20. ut the grounds of the Staten Island
Athletic Club, The events will be: 100, go,
44O yard and three. mile runs, mile walk;
! 90 and 220 yard hurdle. running high
and broad jumps, pole vault, putting
sixteen pound shot, throwing sixteen
pound hammer, twO-mile bicycle race.
Gold, silver and bronze medals go to first.
second and third. The entrance fec Is ~
per man for each event.
Arthur Townsend and Orville Oddie.
the famous amateur experts, will cross
in the Fall nj the handicap amateur
billiard tournament for which Maurice
DAILY is preparing. The contest will take
place at Days Brooklyn rooms.
d. y. Black mas Deen elected captain OF
! rinceton's athletic team for the omlng
year, vice Walter C.. Dohm, who gradu
ates this month. Black distinguished
himself last Fall o n the Princeton foot
ball team, notably in the great Yale
Princeton match Thanksgiving Day.
Johnny Banks. the colored pugilist, re-
ceived n letter at the Police Gdzpte Office
yesterday from Pat Killen. the Duluth
Slasher. The latter wants Banks 10 go to
St. Paul TO fight the Black Pearl. and
agrees to back him and send on his eN-
penses if he desires togo. Banks accepted
Pat Killen's oher.