The herald., 1894-07-22
SPORT IN FOREIGN FIELDS,
Interesting Gossip About the
Latest Athletics.
A Dissertation on the Effects Of the
National Game.
Notos About Cyclists. Pugilists, Horsss,
Wrostlers and Coming Events
In the Sporting
World.

: NO people spend as much for smuee
ments of ali kinds, sport in every line
public exhibitions of every class, gooG
bad and Indifferent, as the Americana
There are millions of dollars expende
by the American people, directly and in
directly, every month. Asia rule, thes
are really OF q character to do thos
good who engage in them in a rationa
way. 1t can be asserted with truth tina
baseball in all its different effects ha
done more to improve the physical con
dition of the American people than al
the doctoring they undergo. A people
who spend as much time as possible il
outdoor exercise cannot be otherwise
than vigorous physically and mentally
Frank Richter hits the nail on tn,
head when, in commenting on the ex
listing abuses of kicking and dirty ball
playing 10 the league arena, he Gays:
III the club owners would take the
initiative in enforcing decorum upon
their players, upon pain of fue OF
suspension, instead of shifting the
burden and onus upon the umpire.
the problem OF order at ball games
would be solved at once. But the ma
jority of magnates and managers, while
openly hypocritically deploring dirty
ball-paying, secretly wink at it and
rather enjoy it, especially if their par
ticular club secures advantage from it.
! The players all know this, and 30 do
the umpires; hence the former pre-
sumo upon it. while the latter weaken
in their intent and desire to strictly
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preserving order on the field and
decorum among the players is devel-
! oped upon the clubs, who represent
direct authority, power and responsible
ity, instead of the irresponsible umpire,
then. and not till then, will the evils
complained of cease, or at least be miti-
gated"
AMONG THE CYCLISTS.
A new method OF fixing the pedal to
the shoe when racing has been intro
duced in England. On one side of the
shoe sole is inserted brass slot, into
which stud fixed to the side plate of
the pedal fits. When the foot is on the
pedal it is firmly held, while it is claim
ed that in CAGE OF a spill the foot and
pedal would becoms Immediately disen-
gagged
In Copenhagen, Denmark, a blind
man end deaf and dumb man have or
dered tandem, and wellknown law
yer with wooden leg has successfully
learned to ride an ordinary safety, a
sort OF hook arrangement having been
attached Tor the support of the wooden
leg.
pr88 pMHbaahitHnsston ddanatsh. "1t ia
sell will grant the permission in few
days to Postmaster Hssing of Chicago to
grant the necessary money for equipplng
a few OF his letter carriers with bicycles.
The money used is to be q loan to the
men, finally to be returned to the gov
eminent in ipstallmenss.
HORSE GOSSIP.
A local horseman has several promis-
ing youngsters. One of them he has
named Cabbage and another What Ma
Says. The reason he assigns for such
queer names is that cabbage always
comes in head and what ma says goes.
1t begins to look as if the tie-up in the
east will help the California circuit, as
many of the owners and trainers now
stranded away from home will be glad to
pack up and hurry back as soon as trains
commence to run. II such a result does
follow, there will be high class OF horses
seen on the state circuit.
The strike is having disastrous effect
on sports in general and hOrse-racing in
particular. The tie-up in the east has
made it impossible to ship horses from
one racing point to another and many
stables are laid up in idleness aud allow
ing golden opportunities of making few
dollars to slip by.
From Montana comes the news that
the state circuit has been declared off
on account of the strike, as it is impos-
sible to get horses to the racing centers.
The news was wired to town yesterday
and struck Ticket Scalper Ottinger a
body blow, as that thrifty gentleman
has stable of trotters somewhere near
Butte in the hands of Tommy Heating.
''Yust tink OF de expense" was all the
dealer in cheap rates could say.
ABOUT THE PUGILIsTs.
The eastern papers, which have got
out OF the railroad tie-up. bring interest
ing gossip about the pugilists in the
east. Billy Murphy. the Australian. ie
stirring up Boston by announcing that
he will not leave town, but will open
tailor shop and live with them always,
just varying his stitching and ironing by
occasionally going into the ring. He has
posted forfeit to fight either Dixon or
Young Critic. Johnny Griffin, who is
to be dentist. is also willing to post
pone his entrance into the profession
long enough TO box Dixon.
The New Orleans papers are devoting
columns towards booming a match be-
tween Fitzsimmons and Corbett. They
leave jackson out of consideration al
together, and run long articles tending
to show what an easy time the lanky
Australian would have with the Amsri-
can.
While mill between the two men
would be of interest it would not in any
way settle the pugiliatic championship,
as Fitzsimmons admits Jackson is his
superior. There is only one match
that Corbett can consistently make,
and that is with jackson. II he is
caught trying to do business with Bob,
the shout will Immediately be heard
that he is afraid to go against Peter.
The New Orleans clubs have adopted
new rule which prohibits the
matching of negroes with whites.
1t does not 60 go far. however. 40 to bar
blacks fighting in their gymnasium, ss
brunette matches between darkeya are
allowed.
Why should a club draw the color
line, and prohibit whites and blacks
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