The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
SPORTING NEWS.
Why Amateur Athletics
Are Dead.
An Association of Home-Mad Clubs
Should Rule the Pacific-Dixon
and Critic to Fight.

The Pacific Athletic Association OF the ANA
! teur Athletic Union has grown tired of beinl
continually under The thumb of the union, anC
| 1t is by no means improbable now that at a nea
date The officers of The Pacific Association viii
conclud- 10 sever connection with the power:
that be In athletics beyond the Rockies. A!
stated in The CALL many times, The Pacific
Coast is so far distant from the headquarters Of
the union that there is little il any good accru.
ing from membership in the union. The East
ern athletes. aud more particularly The New
Workers. never entertain for moment an idea
of sending a team OF athletes 10 the Pacific
Coast TO compete a championships held here
and when good and reasonable offer wa:
made by the Pacific Association 10 the secretary
of the union to have team composed of good
men Journey TO the West, nothing short OF 6
small fortune was demanded by the union tC
meet such an undertaking.
Again, when the Pacific Association volun-
teered 10 send few m n from here for the
purpose OF competing In East IN champion
ships the union would not consider such a
hing as defraying half the travelling expenses
incurred by the western team. In fact, The
union was OF The opinion that the WesI should
be only too gratted that its represent atives
would have an opportunity of measuring
strides with Eastern champion sprnters.
California did send TWO good men to the East,
but unfortunately the first man, Robert Haley
was aiken sick when the games were being
held, and, as result, the West was, so ia
speak, I6II Out IN Tie COIQ. Haley, however.
demonstrated TO he S cretary OF the union be-
fore leaving for home that he was when In con-
dltion good man TO race with the best Of com.
pany.
The next athlete to wear Western eolors was
Victor Scbiffprstein. He, as majority of local
amateur athletes are aware, was pocketed in
every race he ran. but n vertheless he proved
and very e0ncluSlVely. too, that he could under
fair ruling defeat the best sprinte the East
could produce.
To cite further evidence OF the absurdity OF
IN ainf I'M tI,a
rulings Of the union, reference can be made 10
the manner in which bona fde records have
been received by the managers of the union,
who at all times regarded them with the keen
est suspicion.
Now The union is growing because the Olynl-
pic Club Is conducting boxing entertainments
IN way that Is not, IN he words of Secretary
sullivan. according TO rule. There are at pres
enI large number of amateur athletic cIu BIS
on this coast that could handsOmel conduct
their own affairs without having any string Al
acbed and the sooner Pacific Coast Amateur
Association. independent OF The unions
ultlmatum, is organized the better IL will be for
the Interests OF amateur athletic sport on this
coast
George Dixon and Young Critic have been
matched 10 box tWenty-thTee rounds at catch
weights before the Seaside Athletic Club of
Coney Island on January 10. The winner Is TO
take the entire net receipts and each man Is to
deposit $500 as guarantee that he will be on
hand at The appointed time. contest between
such famous men as Dixon and Critic should
Certainly draw large crowd the pugists
are, without qur stion, The mo st polished boxers
III the profession. Ii Is doubtful, however, If
the Australian can be induced to train prop
erly. In good condition he will certainly sur
prise the c0lored wonder.
The Manhattan Chess Club of New York has
challenged the British CHI SIS Club of London
England. for match betwr en- five members of
each club, 10 be played by cable on date TO be
agreed upon aud under such rules and regula-
tl0ns as shall be mutually satisfactory. In
closed IN he letter was the following code OF
rules under which the Manhattan Club pro-
poses 10 play the cable-match on five boards
aud IN one sitting:
First-The teams to consist of five members
from each club, and active members OF the two
eligible as contestants,
second-Tbe rules Of the sixth American chess
modlhed by these rules.
hour. On
Fourth-No consultation, reference to books or
manu-, erlpts nor analyziug of the game to be per-
mitted while the match is III progress
flfth-, och club TO be entitled to a representa.
tive TO be present during the play.
Slxth-Play to begin at P. M, New York time
seventh ermAn notation of the moves TO be
used, on account OF cable expenses.
tighth-A trophy to the value of not less than
S100 to be presented by the losing club TO the
winning club within sixty days after the match
is decided.
The New York press will stand the expense
OF cabling The moves.
Mrs. Langtry, Ihrough the death OF the
Duchess OF Montrose, becomes the sole lazy
owner of racehorses In England, saws an Eng.
lsh paper. Her stud consists at present OF
twenty horses In training, among them such
celebrated animals as Milford, chestnut horse
ot wonderful symmetry and winner OF $4,000
~ one ason in stakes; Nobleman, a grand
Drown horse, winner OF several Guns: Mont pen.
sler and others. Her trainer, Sam Pickering
taxes The greatest interest in his fair employ
ID rby and the Oaks "Mr. Jersey'sn colors
ale lawn, with turquoise hoops and cap