Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

Fields, think. will be released and Berger re.
| taired. l am informed thai tho latter is more
reliable than "Jocko" and Is improving. II he
! takes due care of himself he may become
prominent before the season Is out. or course
| Smith will be released, but there is some un'
certainty about the Others. There is strong
tained, and don't think the idea bad one
| Albert Is quite good general player, and he Is
always a frst-class substitute for any out
fielder that may be sick or injured. II Miller
will be kept and that Laroque will be re-
leased. AT any rate 1t is not likely that both
Maui and LaroQue will be retained.
A Sensible Alliance.
After considerable labor and anxiety the L.
A. w. and the A. U. U. have Joined hands. An
alliance between them has been formed and
all good amateur athletes will feel glad at the
result. In my way of thinking the effecting oi
the alliance has been one of the events Of the
week because it holds out a strong hope that
all these quarrels which of recent years have
threatened the stability of amateurism will be
done away with; at least they will be greatly
diminished. Both the l. A. w. and the A. U.
U. are strong organizations and am led TO be-
lieve free from that maundering and puritanic
teur organizations That there has been
a rivalry between them may be true but l be-
ileve that each organization has ever had the
welfare of amateur sports at heart and 1t seems
this desire that lead to the quarrel which pro.
duced the alliance in question. 1 refer to the
suspension of a number OF wheelmen some
time ago. That caused sensation in amateur
circles and taking everything into consideration
was not a bad move. But We need not again
discuss the "expense." What l want to draw
attention to is t,,s leading features of the all
lance. do this because we have in our midst
a member and q very fourishing member of
the A. U, U. Here are the conditions OF the
compact:
First-Au cycling events in the championship
other meetings of the A. A. u, or OF Its asso-
Citations or clubs, shall be given under the rules
of the l.. A. W.
. Second-Eyery cycIist shall be subject to test as
to his amateur standing exclusively by the eprovi-
sions of the constitution OF the l.. A. W. oennlng
amateur.
ThId-Charges against anv cyclist shall be
tried by the L A. w, except that cyciist a
member of an A. A. U. club shall be tried by q
committee OF three, one of whom shall be named
by the A. A. u, one by the l.. A. W.. and the
third member by the two chosen. provided the
copy of such charges, submit to the Racing
Board proof OF his A. A. u. membership anu
claim trial by by such committee; ubee,men
shall annually. or at such time and for snch
periods as it may deem advisable. appoint Sele-
gate who shall act with and constitute one OIL tine
BOARD of Governors of the A. A. u. ana snail
have \ vote upon all questions coming before said
board. ana a right to sit upon committees and
take part in all the actions thereofas fully mem-
bersvof the board elected from the several assoca
in & ei ng M AS as the deeSates from the North
American Turner Bund.
Fifth~These articles OF alliance shall be term
Unable by either party upon 30days' written notice
to the other In case of disag reement between the
L. A. W. and the A. A. U. upon anv point GOV.
to the Board OF Governors of the A. a: w.. in
cluding the members of the board appointed by
ciati n in the alliance with the A. A. U. and
having delegate upon the said board.
In witness whereof the Amateur Athletic Union,
BY its President and Secretary, thereunto duly
authorized and the League OF American Wheel
men, by the Chairman and Secretary of Its pint
committee. thereunto duly authorized, have duly
executed these articles.
Tho Local Shooting Tournament
As rule Pittsburgers never do things by
halves. They go the whole hog or none" And
if this is true about any class Of men In Allie
gheny county it is certainly true Of the trap
shooters. During the week they have had .
three-day tournament under the personal mar
agement OF Messrs. E. E. Shaner, Jim Crow
and F. F. Dawson. take exceeding pleasure
in stating that In all respects the tournament
was successful one. II the opinions Of those
who were there 60 for anything at all, then We
must conclude that 10 was the best ever held in
Pittsburg. There IL great pleasure in noting
this. because IL means that trap shooting is be-
coming moro popular here every year. 1t 10 not
many years since good trap-shooting contest
OF even one days duration was rare thing In
Pitisburg: but we have oue-day shoots every
week now, and very good ones they are, too. This
increased popularity has undoubtedly been
brought about by the energy shown by the
local gun clubs. and every encouragement
should be given to the latter by those who find
pleasure In gun shooting But 1t is also worthy
of note that while there. are more people
interested now in the sport IN question than
there used to be in and about Pittsburg there
is certainly much improved quality OF shoot
ing. There is every hope that next years
tournament will be the best in the history OF
gun shooting In Pittsburg.
The Homewood Races
Tomorrow week the entries for the Home
wood spring trotting meeting will close, and
before the month is out we will have chance
to go out to the track and see the contests of
trotters aud PAGERS once more. Secretary Nc
Cracken tells me that the prospects OF tie
meeting are OF the very best. OF course, q
statement of this kind is what VS. would all
under ordinary circumstances call "chest.
lty," that is, we would not expect the gen
ial Secretary to say anything else. But in this
instance Mr.. McCracken is stating exactly
what is true. The prospects of the meeting are
tbere will be about ie0 or l3O entries toretber
with the stable OF Is horses owned by the
Myrtle Peek Company. or course my readers
well know that as. far as the spring meeting is
concerned, Pittsburg is member of the
Southeastern circuit, which includes Philadel-
phia, Baltimore. Washington and Pittsburg.
The circuit opened on Tuesday at Baltimore
and there were four days of excellent racing.
The attendance was also large each day, and
that is certainly a very hopeful sign. This
week the racing will be at Belmont Park,
Philadelphia, and there are Ito entries for the
meeting. Pi;tsburg's meeting ought
to to-, be 9e ,,es even ,sa,rs DigGsr @ success
money being offered here, AID the proba biIity
is that there will be larger entries. Certainly
there will be good class Of horses here and
that will make the sport; but spring meetings,
ae a rula alu fu11 NJ ha
cause of the uncertainty of the horses so early
in the year. Already the stables at Homewood
are fully occupied by horses that are training
there, and there are several good gners among
the lot. The track never was in better shape,
and its condition shows that the officials
have spared no expense in getting it into
a condition that makes it one of the very best
in the country. 1t Is not too much to say that
the directors of the Driving Park Association
are showing deal of courage in giving Sc, 900
in purses. They deserve to be patronized and
well at that. The success of the spring meet
ing will make an extraordinary summer meet
ing certain, because If things come out right at
the early meeting some special inducements
will be offered for the following one ! un.
derstand that the association is almost entirely
free from debt. and that reasonable margin
on the right side at the spring rae . will about
even matters up. If this could be attained it
viii be grea' credit 10 those gentlemen who
have battled against bigotry and even tyranny
SO long. Let us try and make the meeting
success.
jackson and Corbett
The date of the jackson and Corbett glove
battle at San Francisco is approaching SO
rapidly that 1 must not hesitate much longer or
else will not get my say on the matter before
it is over. AS the day of contest gets nearer
the interest In it increases and it is increasing
at a very rapid rate. There are two or three
things that make the contest of more than
ordinary interest One is the fact that the
winner has to fight Slavin; another is that
neither Corbett nor jackson has been defeated
in America, and the third is that jackson is the
first really acknowledged good pugiist whom