The herald., 1894-04-08

mile team race. The Los Angeles wheel
men are expected to get away with the
tonore.
Wrangling over bicycle road racing
may soon be stopped by the League OF
American Wheelmen. There has been
trouble between the bicycers of the land
trying to evAde or interpret in a con-
venient manner the new racing rules 80
as to perpetuate the road race. A road
race is Of small concern that does not
offer few $3.50 bicycles for prizes. The
Pollman race has grown to such size
that l5 or more high grade wheels are
given each year to the winners Of credit
able positions at the finish. and the
riders who enter have come to look with
scorn upon medals, trunk checks" or
anything else in which "glory" is made
TO do service for acual value.
Now comes up the problem of how the
wheelmen are to get around the claseiti-
cations of A and b as laid down by the
national assembly at the Louisville
meeting last month. Glass riders can
not compete for prize oil value of over
$50, and it is expressly forbidden that
riders of the two classes shall ride in the
same race without special sanction
from headquarters. The sanction might
be obtained, but the aristocrats, who
have become accustomed to valuable
prizes, cannot possibly come down to"
500 souvenir.
Tne league, it is predicted, will settle
the question by permitting both classes
to enter, and to have the road racing
rules refer to contesting for money or
against professionals only.
THE WRESTLING MATCH.
Sebastian Miller, the strong man, and
Henri w. Wenzel, a professional wrest-
ler, met with the sporting editor OF the
HERALD yesterday and signed contract
for wrestling match to be given next
Saturday, the place not yet selected. A
forfeit Of $50 a side was put up. The
winner will take rs per cent OF the gate
receipts and the loser 25 per cent. The
first bout will be Greco Roman; second,
catch-as- catch-can and third, the style
to be designated by the wrestler winning
either of the first two falls in the quick
est time. fall will constitute the
placing of both shoulders on the mat for
period of two seconds. John Grimm
Ia stakeholder. The match promiseE to
be an exciting one.
Jack Carkeek, the wrestler. has ar
rived in San Francigco, but instead of
making some sporting resort his head
quarters, will usually be found aroupd
the Young Mems Christian association
or some church. He is there to wrestle
with wickedness. Carkeek is not a bit
sporty now, although his muscular frame
is quite impressive to the eye. He has
retired from the mat and ring, and be-
come AN evangelist. He finds it harder
to down Gin than many wrestler he has
struggled with. He will give his ex-
periences at church gatherings while
there.
Sandow, the strong man, is also in San
Francisco giving exhibitions.
Sparring and wrestling are about dead
at Harvard college. At a recent meet.
ing OF the Harvard Athletic association
it was voted not to hold the scheduled
second winter meeting. This was the
occasion at which all the sparring and
wrestling events in the past have taken
place, but this year it was found inn
possible to raise any interest whatever
in the sports.
The declining popularity OF sparring
and wreatling has been viewed with favor
by a strong student sentiment, and their
death will not cause great regret. In
justice to the few men who did enter the
several events, some informal opportu-
nifty will be given for themto contest for
the prizes which would have been offered.
1t is not improbable, h0wever, that even
this will fail, through the indifference OF
the contestants.
THE CoRBETT.JACKsoN FIGHT.
Peter Jackson, champion heavyweight
pugilist of England and Australia, i
anxious to know whether Jim Corbett,
champion OF America, means to meet
him in the ring. Jackson is in fine
shape, and by June could be ready to
enter the ring and put up the fight OF
his life. ~ don't exactly understand
Corbett," said Peter the other day in
Chicago. "We signed articles to fight
to finish in June, and now, few
weeks before the time set, he is making
preparations to jump to Europe. He
evidently knows what his plans are,
but | am blessed if know where |
stand. Inever said that / would hound
Corbett. Ii he will only come out and
satisfied. II he will say that he will not
fight me. we'll and good. That will end
the matter and | will not follow him up
with other challenges. l simply want
to know what l am about.
"There is only one man between him
and the worlds championship. which he
is 80 anxious to claim. That is myself.
He asserts that he can whip me in few
rounds, twenty at the most, | believe.
Then why don't he settle the matter and
win clear title to the honor which he
covets? am working and my manager
does not know how to proceed as to the
booking of dates. If Corbett should sud-
denly declare his readiness to fight at
the time specified we would have to cam
eel at least two weeks dates, and this
could not be done without entailing con-
siderable cost.
II am taking exercise every dav and
am now in fairly good shape. This fight,
If it is brought off, will be my last, win
or lose. If Corbett is unwilling to meet
me to finish, which is hard to believe,
then l will consent to meet him in
twenty-round go, no knockout no deci-
sion. But finish light is of all things
preferable. Corbett will sail for England
April II. Before he leaves he owes it to
me and the public which supports him
to make a plain statement as to his
plans. If he will not return to fight in
June let him say so. In any event he
ought to state the time when he will
meet me. am not growing younger
and am going backward perhaps q bit,
but | think am good for one champion
ship battle yet. 1t is in order for the
champion to put himself on record. A
few words one way or the other will set
tie the business"
ANGLING RESORTS.
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