Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-24

| trained to indorse the prize package system
They all want the best talent in the market
| and IL they can't get that they want the neX'
best. The sentimental side of the game wa:
| chilled when the good, bad ana 1ndfnereni
/ we're all drawn from the same Dag. The
| plan that promised so much Tor the game In
| the minor leagues has been rejected by the
enthusiasts.
| sport Worth Encouraging.
There are Indications that swimming il
going to he more popular here this fall thar
| ever it has been in Pittsburg a few days
ago Secretary Page, of the Three AS, wa.
telling me that in all probability the asso.
citation he represents will promote series
of swimming contests next fall. Mr. Page
| is a strong believer in swimming as q very
| useful recreation, and there are thousands
who believe as he does
The Three AS would do we'll, indeed, to
| arrange q series of swimming races, and
arrange them so as to have the best SWIM
mers in the country here. Swimming IS a
sport is not half as popular in the United
| States as it should or as 1t could be. 1t is
one of the most entertaining OF sports, and
I know of none more useful And we
| have some excellent swimmers in Pittsburg,
and we would have more of the excellent
class than we have if the sport was to re.
ceive little more public recognition. 1t
is likely that Messrs Flower and G. T. Tay-
lor will be representatives of the Three AS
in the fall contests. They are really good per-
formers, but, dear me, we should have more
than two good men in city like Pittsburg
Manager Goodwin, of the natatorium, has
turned out manv tolerably fair swimmers,
but he will be able, dare say. to give us
quite number of first raters II the sport
was more popular and was better patronlZed
L 1af rrxy
out the idea of Secretary Page and have q
fall swimming contest on large scale. L
have faith in the public helping the venture.
Few Words About Amateur Rowing.
The defeat of the English amateur scull-
ers lately by Ooms, the German, has caused
everybody interested in rowing to be con-
siderably surprised. The Englishmen have
held the amateur sculling supremacy so long
that it was thought almost impossible to
down them. In 1890, when the United
States sent Mr. Protta to England to try
and gain laurels, he was SO badly beaten by
Mr.. Kennedy, who was in turn badly beaten
by others, that all of US thought the English
amateurs invincible. And the German and
French have ALWAYS made such miserable
show against the Englishmen, both in sim
giles, doubles and fours, that nobody ever
dreamt of Germany sending man to down
every body at Henley.
But sure enough Ooms, of Germany, has
laid them all low, and l don't think he won,
because the standard of English sculling
was much poorer than usual While do
not think he met as good rowers as Guy
Nickalls and Gardiner were in 1890, I am
inclined to think that he would have held
his own with them. This is mere conjecture,
/ admit, but Ooms won his races so easily
that We must give Germany the credit of
having great sculler at last Mr.. Ken
nedy, who defeated Protta two years ago in
England, is rowing vet and in as good form
as ever. He was beaten by Vivian Nickalls,
who was easily beaten by the German. This
kind of form makes Germany out to be far
ahead of the United States in amateur scull-
ing because it does not seem as it there is a
better sculler than Protta was among our
amateurs now.
While talking of amateur sculling let me
remark that there is a very good oppor-
tunity for the Three AS to make their Or
ganization prominent. There are sure to be
many young men in this very populous
locality who would blossom into really
irst-class amateur sculiers. AS far as 1 am
aware Albert Denmarsh and NJ. Pickett. of
Bellaire, are eligible for the amateur class,
and they are tolerably fair rowers and very
young. II Pickett has improved any since
1 saw him row, he will be a very hard man
for any amateur sculler to beat. Indeed,
see no reason why a sculler like Pickett
couldn't be gotten into form to defeat any
amateur sculler 1 know Of If a thor
oughly representative amateur rowing club
was organized in this city depend upon it
success would be the result. There is the
material for good scullers, and certainly We
have the tutors to mold the material.
BicyclIsts and international Courtesies.
During the last few days question of
very great Importance to bicyclists in par
ticuIar and to all sport-loving people in
general has been brought to the 'front.' I
refer to the question of allowing foreigners
to compete for American bicycle, amateur
of course, championships. At present this
is not allowed, although the English permit
land and take all the championships they
can; in fact Zimmerman has secured two or
three English championships this year.
Well, the National Cyclists Union wants
the L. A. W. to return the compliment,
and if there was ever fairer request than
that, 1 would like to know of it. In dis
cussing the question Western writer very
wisely says:
As a simple and courteous act of reciproc-
ity, it would seem no more than fair that the
saa,csn so Sas 9otbsreS @ in Their chamnon.
shins and taken the honor and eIorv which
go with them, and every American wheel
man is singularly proud of the fact. Now,
what is the matter with the league h Deing & as
it5Ie iaaiss tion wii he necessary in orer
to accommodate the covetous Britains, but
as this year is year when legislation of all
sorts is being enacted for the furtherance of
the sport, and. come TO think OF 1t. the rules
intarnati6ne, contests Snrinn the Wnrd.
Fair season next wear. it would seem as if it