The evening world., 1894-03-31
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Chairman Raymond on the Wis
dom Of Glasses A and B Scheme.
Regiment A. AS
Spring Games.

In reply to the criticism to which the
l.. A. W. has been subjected since 1t
adopted the classes A and B scheme and
not coming right out for professionalism.
as the y. &. L., of England. did. Chair
man Raymond, OF the Racing Board.
gives it as his opinion that the end of
the present racing season will show the
wisdom of the l.. A. w. and n lack of
that commodity on the part of the n. G.
l. The l.. A. w, argues Mr.. Raymond.
by adopting the class rule Is feeling its
way: II is cautious, while the n. G. u.
has burned its bridges behind It.
Suppose, for instance, the class rule
does not work-although MIR. Raymond
has no fear of that. Well, then II can
simply be done away with. and all
the riders in both classes, having al
ways been amateurs. can consistently
be restored to the same standing they
held before classes A and h were
adopted. But tho English have made
their riders either amateur or profession
ais. The cash prizes will tempt nearly
all, If not all, OF the best men to be-
come professionals. A company Is put
ting up the prizes this year, but If the
scheme Is not successful. who Will fur
where will all the professionals be? out
in the cold. and being out and out pro-
fessionals they can't very well be re-
stored to the amateur ranks. Then the
n. &. u. VIII be In n bad way for good
riders. That is Mr.. Raymond's Grgu-
ment.
The Spring games ofthe Twenty-secon1
Regiment Athletic Association to be held
April u, at the armory. SiXty,seventh
and SiXty-eiEhth streets and Western
Boulevard commencing at O'Clock L.
NJ. promises to be the best athletic meet
OF entries is larger than ever before and
includes such well-known athletes as
Fred G. Puffer. y. j, a. c.. champion
George Sands. N y A. G.. champion
ciation; e. w. Gof. n. J. "A, G.. cham;
States; f. W. Hjertsberg. n. j. A. G..
champion two-mile steeple-chaser; Joe
Judge the flyer of the Riverside Wheel
foo%s nma oey ysrd run s yard 9 eiens novds
| run, 220-yard hurdle, 44O-yard run. $50
yard novice run, Ss0-yard run, one mile
run. two-mile bicycle race, potato race,
| events will be handicaps except the novice
| races
A Cambridge MassD despatch says an
effort is being made to arrange an inter
collegiate team race. The New Jersey
Athletic Club has sent invitations to
| liaryard.. Yale. Princeton and the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania for such race.
to he held in June; Harvard will prob
ably accept the invitation. Races of this
nature were held at Bergen Point last
year and were exceedingly interesting.
tractive than an individual contest. and
college contests more interesting than
any other kind. Harvard seems to be
the leader In this branch OF sport.
| William b. Curtis C"Father Bnl') has
| this to say Of the recent A. A. IT, box
ing championships The boxers were "A
sorry lot, and not even the much adver-
tised wonder from baltimore exhibited
her such former champions as Williams
and De Baum. and Crysler and Nc
| Glinchey and McAulffe. and compare
and swingers and sluggers and pushers
and pawers, 1t would seem that scientific
boxing is lost art"
Col; John Hopkins, hacker OF Dan
Creedon says. regap ing Bob Fitzsim-
| that after the latter's match with Dick
Moore, II Fitzsimmmons will deposit $500
forfeit, Col. Hopkins will cover the
money and match Creedon to fight Fitz-
simmons for $4,000 u side.
| Denver Ed" Smith has received let
ter from ]. J. Quinn, his hacker stating
he has succeeded In getting 1900 in
| Pittsburg to post "A forfeit for a match
between Smith and Goddard
Several changes in the Harvard 'Varsi-
ty ball team have been made. Hopgood
| and Stevenson were tried at first and
| Deans at second. The initial game of
the season will be played to-day between
the first and second teams.
|
| The final bouts of the Prospect A. C.
| boxing tournament will be held at Wo-
kal's Assembly Rooms, Long Island
| City, tonight.
Billy Vernon will box Al Mccormick
at Miners Bowery Theatre tonight.
| At the Eighth Avenue Theatre Stanton
Abbott will meet Mike Breslin and
Tommy McCabe.
The preliminary baseball games at
the Polo Grounds should be called Mt 3
| O'clock