Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
his doing his best, depend upon it he will
be a useful man on the team.
The Strong Men.

his doing his best, depend upon it he will
be useful man on the team.
The Strong Men.
Our places of amusement are furnishing
j us with the most of our sporting events just
now. During the week just ended we have
/ had the strong fellows Cyclops and San
dove, and this week we are to have the
rare thing ot BARRIERS contest. But have
only few words to say relative to the per-
formances and feats of the strong men. The
wonderful feats of strong people have been
! the rage in England for quite while, and
the rage more or less still exists. While
there is something to admire in these won
derful performances, am free to admit
that there is not much of an instructive
| kind connected with them
watched Cyclops very closely. Wblie
there is undoubtedly deal OF art in his
| feats, there is unquestionably an extraordi-
nary amount of strength. L am not ready
| to believe that he was here in any way to
deceive, because there was nothing to show
! that he did not do what he claimed ne
would do. What he did do here makes him
very remarkable man, even though there
may be more art connected with his efforts
than any of us imagine.
Harry Hutchens' Challenge.
Doubtless everybody interested in foot
racing will take a deal Of interest in the
challenge issued by Harry Hutchens, the
famous English sprlnter. Hutchens offers
to run Collins series of three races, viz:
90, 100 and 1j0 yards respectively. If there
was nothing more to make this challenge
interesting and important the fact of
Hutchens' long career does He certainly
has been remarkable man on the cinder
track and has maintained quality of speed
that is extraordinary longer than any other
man j know of. He won Sheffield handi-
cap IA years ago and ever since has been
among the foremost sprinters in the world.
His challenge to Collins, assuming every
thing is all right, means that his hackers
think him champion STILL
Were Hutchens as good now as he was
only few years ago he could beat Collins
beyond the shadow of a doubt at any dis
tance from one yard to 800 yards. Those
who know anything about sprinting well
know that Hutchens was and may still be
from 100 to 800 yards that we have ever
known. have seen him gain six or seven
yards on tolerably good runners in some
thing like the last 25 of race. IF he is
anything like what he used to be he is
superior to Collins, though the latter is a
good runner.
But the series of three races does not
seem very attractive. We can all remem-
Der how George and Myers worked this
'series" business, and so did George and
Cummings. Already Hutchens, to say
nothing of Collins, has been before the pub
lie in questionable light, viz, in his races
with Ghent The series of races then may
mean nothing more than a joint effort to
secure gate money. L would not be sur
prised, if such was the case.
Tho propo.ed FoothaJt Corxsef
For some time past the members of the
P1ttsburg football team have been trying to
secure game with the best team in the
West. 1t had been thought that the This
ties of Chicago were the best lot, but it now
turns out that they are not, as the team of
the Chicago Football Club came to the front
and showed how they have right to first |
honors This being so the Pittsburg kick !
ers have signifed their willingness to meet |
the Chicago team in Pittsburg on Washing
tons Birthday and it is likely that the |
Chicagoans will be here
Whether or not it can be fairly claimed |
that the contest will be for bona fde honors,
it certainly cannot be doubted that the con- |
There is throughout the country a
great diversity of opinion as
to where the best team of foot
ball players, Association rules, are. 1t is
only by getting teams from East and West |
to compete against each other that we will |
get to know where the best lot are to be
found. 1t NAV also be that after few
contests have taken place Well discover
that the American Canadian team recently
in England are not the best association we |
have 1 trust the contest will go on and |
that the weather will be fine. If it is, there I
ought TO be large attendance.
About the Cricket Prospects.
Speaking of Association football reminds
me that the time for cricketers to begin and
formulate their plans for the Year has come.
For quite while back many local admirers
If the old game have been talking about the
great things that are to be done during the
coming season. If there is anything to be
lone at all, it is time commencement was
made. Many of the cricketers are associa-
ion football players, and as the football
season except one or two games is done,
here is nothing to prevent their getting
ogether and discussing the matter as soon
Is possible.
One of the great drawbacks to the success
If cricket playing in and about Pittsburg
las ever been the lack of enthusiasm among
he players themselves. If the cricketers
would just watch the energy and enthusi-
Ism displayed by the promoters of our
amateur baseball leagues they would see
worthy of emulation. Taking
into consideration cricket play
ng in Western Pennsylvania ought to 90
,etter this year than it has ever done be-
ore. There are more PLAYERS and more
,lubs, and there are other teams in Eastern
Ohio. Now that the subject has been in
reduced, it will be very foolish to allow it
% be put to one side by default. It is worth
lealing with. PRINGLE