Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

( fighting at that weight There has been q
better observance of the middle-weIght
limit, but generally speaking the whole
thing has been a farce. A man is either {
champion of his class or not; if he is, he
must not be heavier than the limits of that
class That's all there is about 1t.
1t is easy to understand how the limits OF
weight have been encroached on. Thii
latter day boxing with its clubs to make
money; scheming managers who only care
| about getting the publie's dollars, and dc
not care rap about the status of boxing
in short, the new conditions consequent on
this money making boxing business have
introduced q laxity about rules that ha.
made things ridiculous. Really, fail to
see why a man should be called champion
at all if he cannot get to legitimate weight.
II he cannot get to feather weight he ought
to be classed lightweight, and the same
in other classes. But Soall' means there
should be a fair and uniform system.
Local Baseball Matters.
Locally speaking, very few people have
anything to say about baseball When next
| April comes round there may be some evil
dence of the national games popularity
/ here, but at present there is hardly an indi-
cation of any kind that anybody cares a
pin about the game.
An interesting feature of the local club
is the power and authority there have been
! granted Mr., Buckenberger. A few DAYS
| ago 1T was stated in this paper that he is to
have full and absolute control of the team;
he has to shape and carry out the policy
of the club; no power is 10 be higher than
| his In short, Mr.. Buckenberger is to be
next year what Mr.. Temple has been this
year. of course there are people who
doubt this new arrangement, that is, they
believe that Mr.. Buckenberger will not be
allowed to 60 unfettered. This is mere con-
lecture. What we must accept as true for
the present is the statement of Mr.. Temple
himself, and he says that the new Presi-
dent is to be the only power in the club. It
remains to be seen whether or not this ar
rangement is to be continued.
In my way of thinking, the arrange
ment is a good one. II the club and Its
team cannot be run successfully under the
plan in question, it cannot be made sue
cess at all The fact that Mr.. Buckenber-
ger is ruling power of the club will
at all times have great influence on the
players. This is a very important consider
alton. The players have great respect for
their manager, and it is safe to say that
they will do everything in their power to
make the club a success on Mr.. Buckenber-
next year at this time we will have Ma
tional League and an American Associa-
tion. If this expectation is realized Mr..
Buckenberger will be in good position to
take good team into the National League.
A patron of the game asked me the other
day: "What will be the result if the clubs
start out by losing money next season?"
That is very vital question, and l venture
to say that as far as the local club is con-
cerned it will be very diastrous if the start
of is a losing one. There is difficulty now
in collecting assessments, and most as
suredly there will be much greater difficulty
in collecting them next May or June.
There is plenty of general baseball talk
Amid all this talk it is quite apparent that
there is a very strong opposition to the no.
tion OF making tie diamond bigger.
The Sale of Stamboul.
One of the big events of the week has
been the sale of Stamboul, the famous trot-
ting stallion. the sale was a disappoint-
ment to most of the people who take an in
terest in Irotting horses Some people had
expected that the horse would realize more
than 500, 900; q vast number of people
thought the price could not by any means
be below 5000 But only S41, 900 were
got for the horse and this caused something
like a sensation.
Many reasons are given for the low price
One is that the horje' records are not likely
to be published in the "Year Book" A
rumor of this kind was sure TO have some
effect, but not as much as some people claim.
The great csuse of the low price is the gen.
eral decline in prices for all kinds of trotting
stock. There is more stock now of a first
class kind than there is a demand for. The
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creasing every year. The public sales show
this, and Just as sure as the number is get
ting larger the prices are getting smaller.
There is not less interest in the trotting
horse now than there was a few years ago;
the truth is there is more interest than ever
But there are more horses; they have grown
in numbers more rapidly than the public
demand.
We mnstn't overlook the fact there is
also an increasing interest in the running
horse of this country. While public inter-
est in the trotter is greater thHn ever, it is
a fact that public interest in the runner is
not only increasing, but it is increasing at 4
more rapid rate than the interest in the
trottor.
Sill the price paid for stamboui was
cd one. 1t is not very long ago " hen the
price OF l,OJ0 for O trotting horse would
Lave startled the world. Now it is consid-
cred small 1t would seem that those extra
ordinary prices paid recently for trotters
have tended to work injury. They prompted
breeders TO roar more horses than ever and
a. u natural result they have overstocked
their business.
Proposed Sculllng Cham pionshIp Contest
1t has been definitely arranged to a race
early next year for the sculling champion
ship of the United States and Canada. We
have no champion now and the idea is to
have a contest in which all the leading
scullers in this country and Canada can
compete. The idea is a good one, although
there are one or two conditions that are not
of the best
The promoter of the contest states that
the winner will get trophy and lie must be
prepared to defend that trophy twice a
yenr if challenged. This is also all right,
but another Canadian makes the distance
five miles. That is just where the mistake
is made. Five miles is too far for a cham
pionship course. 1t gives the very powerful
men decided advantage. 1t has been the
custom here for years to deem three miles
the championship distance. While that
distance may have been q little short, to
add two miles to it is going much too far.
l suppose the trophy and stakes will be
roUeu tor in heats on the first occasion.
That means that the very best rover may
not win. say ''may not" because there are
always more or less chances to run in heat
races But the question must be settled and
the heat system is perhaps just as good as
any to settle it. The prospect for u good
race is q bright one.
The Champion Pigeon Shots.
One of the interesting sporting events of
the week has been the shooting con test be-
tween Me>srs. Fulford and Elliott. They
shot of their third match here Thursday,
and to say the least there was not the at
tendance of spectators that the contest war
ranted. Fulford and Elliott are great shots
and are gentlemen every inch OF them.
Elliott is an excellent marksman and has
one of the most effective and pretty STYLES