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

In reply to the criticism to which the
l.. a. w. has been subjected since IL
adopted the classes A and B scheme n
not coming right out for professionalism.
as the N. G. L.. of England, did, Chair
man Raymond, of the Racing Board,
gives 1t 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..
u. The l.. A. w, argues MIR. Raymond.
by adopting the class rule IL feeling It's
way; II is cautious. while the N. q. u.
has burned Its bridges behind 1t.
Suppose, for instance. the class rule
does not work-although Ny. Raymond
has no fear of that. Well, then II can
simply be done way 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 Ii were
adopted. But the English have made
their riders either amateur or profession
ais. The cash prizes will tempt nearly
all, II not all, OF the best men to be-
come professionals. A company Is put
ting up the prizes this year, but II the
scheme Is not successful. who will fur
nish the prizes another year? Then
where Will all the professionals be? out
fessionals, they cant very well be re-
stored to the amateur ranks. Then the
N. c.. u. will he In a bad way for good
riders. That is Mr.. Raymond's arBu-
ment.
The Spring games ofthe Twenty-second
Regiment Athletic Association to be held
April u. at the armory. sixty,seventh
and SiXty-eighth streets and Western
boulevard, commencing at 5 o'clock =.
| NJ. promises to be the best athletic meet
Ing ever held by the regiment. The list
of entries is larger than ever before and
Fred c. Puffer, \. j. A. c.. champion
George Sands, N: Y, A. C., champion
citation; b. w. GofT, N. j. 4. G., cham
plon all around athlete of the United
States; Il. w. Hjertsberg, N; ]. a. G,
Judge, the flyer OF the Riverside Wheel
men, and others, The list of events is
as follows: 7O-yard run. 22O-yard novice
run, 22o-yard hurdle, AC.-yard run, $50
run, two-mile bicycle race, potato race,
scratch. and obstacle race, scratch. Ali
events will be handicaps except the novice
races.
A Cambridge Mass.) despatch says an
effort Is being made to arrange ar inter-
collegiate team race. The New Jersey
Athletic, Club has sent invitations to
versity Of Pennsylvania for such a race.
to be held In June. Harvard will prob
ably accept the invitation. Races OF this
nature were held at Bergen Point last
A team struggle is always more at.
tractive than an individual contest, and
college contests more interesting than
the leader in this branch of sport.
William B. Curtis C"Father BilI') has
this to say OF the recent A. A. u. box.
ing championships: THE boxers were a
sorry lot, and not even the much adver,
first-class form. When we remem.
Der, such former champions as Williams
and De Baum. and Crysler. and Nc.
them with this years crop of thumpers
and swingers and %sluggers and pushers
and pawers, 1t would seem that scientific
boxing Is a lost art"
Col; John Hopkins, hacker of Dan
Creedon say", ~regar'ing Bob Fitzsim-
mons's reiterated challenge to Creedon,
that after the ~latter's match with Dick
Moore, II Fitzsimmmons will deposit $500
money and match Creedon to fight Fitz.
simmons for 400 0 a side.
Denver Ed Smith has received a let.
ter from ]. j. Quinn, his hacker. stating
he has succeeded in getting $1,000 In
Pittsburg to post a forfeit for n match
between Smith and Goddard.
Several changes in the Harvard 'Varsi.
ty ball team have been made. Hopgood
and Stevenson We're 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 ant
Tommy McCabe.
The preliminary baseball games a
the Polo Grounds should be called at
O'Clock.