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

In reply TO the criticism to which the
l.. A. w. has been subjected since It
adopted the classes A and b scheme and
not coming right out for professionalism.
as the N. c. 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 lack OF
that commodity on the part OF the n. C.
u. The l.. A. W., argues Mr.. Raymond.
by adopting the class rule is feeling It's
way: II Is cautious, while the n. c. U.
has burned its bridges behind It.
Suppose, for instance, the class rule
does not work-although Mr.. 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 d 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
SCnef1e Is not successful VINO VIII 1uF-
| nish the prizes another year? Then
where will all the professionals be? Out
in the cold. and being out and out pro-
fessionals, they can't very well be re-
N, G. U: will be in n bad way for good
riders. That Is Mr.. Raymond's argu-
ment.
The Spring games ofthe Twenty second
Regiment Athletic Association to be held
ADrll II nj the armOTy. SIXty-aeyenth
and Sixty eighth streets and Western
boulevard, commencing at o'clock p.
N, promises to be the best athletie e. meet !, t.
Of entries Is larger than ever before and
includes such well-known athletes as
Fred c. Puffer, n J.: A. C.. champion
George Sands. n; Y, a. G., champion
citation; L. w. Con. n. j. a, C.. cham,
e,on all srcSnd thlsss of the United
| champion two-mile steeple-chaser; Joe
Judge, the flyer Of the Riverside Wheel
men, and others. The list Of events is
run, 22o-yard hurdle. 4io-yard run. $50
yard novice run, 8S0-yard run, one mile
| run, two-mile bicycle race potato race,
| scratch and obstacle race. scratch All
events will be handicaps except the novice
races.
a Cambridge (Mass.) despatch says an
| EFFORT is being made to arrange an inter-
collegiate h,hestiu r team race: The New Jersey
Harvard, Yale, Princeton and the Uni
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
year. and were exceedingly interesting.
team struggle Is always more at.
traetive than an individual contest, and
any other kind: Harvard seems to be
the leader In this branch of sport.
William r. Curtis C"Father Bin) has
| this to say OF the recent A. A. U. box
sorry lot. and not even the much adyer;
first-class form. When we remem,
Der such former champions as Williams
Glinchey and McAuliffe, and compare
them with this years crop OF thumpers
| and swingers and sluggers and pushers
and PAYERS. i would seem that scientific
Creedon says, regap Ing Bob Fitzsim-
mons's reiterated challenge to Creedon,
that after the latter's match with Dick
forfeit. Col. Hopkins viii cover the the
money and match Creedon to fight Fitz-
simmons for 10000 a side.
Denver Ed" Smith has received a let
ter from ]. ]. 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 Al
the Polo Grounds should be called at
| o'clock.