The herald., 1894-06-17
COMING SPORTING EVENTS,
Gossip of Cycling, Pugilism and
I Horse Racing.
Jackson Has Given Up All Hope of
Meeting Corbett.
England Excited Over the Proposed
YaIe-Oxford Contest-Change In
California Bicycle Rules,
Sporting Notes.

mans fancy still lightly turns to
thoughts of love, but actually and for
prose purposes it turns to baseball,
cycling, horse racing and other out Of
: door sports. 1t might have added that
the same mysterious influence that
/ sends the life-giving sap upwards into
the trees and brings leaves, buds and
| blossoms out from their winter hiding
places, awakens to more active move
ments the sluggish blood Of human be-
ings and makes everybody wish to get
out of the narrow confines OF brick
walls into the free, fresh, uncircum-
scribed do mains of nature. The old as
we'll as the young feel this impulse, but
the latter have e surplus capital OF
strength and spirits that must find
vent in exercise requiring skill and
bodily activity.
Oxygen and exercise are as important
factors in national greatness as universi-
ties and colleges. The vast quantities
of exercise which Englishmen have
been in the habit OF taking from time
immemorial, have had as much to do
with England's greatness as any other
cause. 1t has not been a triumph OF
mind over matter, but of matter and
mind com bined. Every good thing is
liable to abuse. and go are all of the out.
of-door recreations which begin with the
advent OF warm weather. There ia such
a timing as taking toe. much exercise and
devoting more time and money to sports
than one has right to devote.
CHANGE IN BICYCLE RULES.
The California cycling board has
adopted number of changes in it's rules.
One bars all unattached riders from
competing in games of regular clubs,
and the other does away with what is
known as Glass A. The resolution pro-
hibiting such classification ia as follows:
THAT this is the sense OF the associa-
tion that Glass A races be abolished at
all subsequent race meets, and that
racing men be restrained by their clubs
from entering race meets whore such
events are given. and that q copy OF this
resolution be forwarded to each aseocia.
tion club. And in the same connection
the following amendment to the bylaws
was duly proposed, and will be consid-
cred at the next regular meeting: That
any club of the association desiring to
give q race meet or any bicycle event
must obtain the sanction OF a majority
of the executive committee of this asso-
citation, as well as procuring a sanction
from the League of American Wheel
men, and the executive committee shall
refuse to grant such sanction for any
race meet where it is the intention to
hold Glass A races. Any person COM
peting in any open event not go sane
toned to be debarred from competing in
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pices of this association. Any person so
debarred can only be reinstated by a
majority vote at a regular meeting OF the
board of governors"
The passage of the above amendment
to the rules is hard blow to wheelmen
who engage in races more as profession
ais than amateurs.
BICYCLE NOTES.
The emperor of Japan mas become in
terested in the bicy Gle. A track will
soon be opened in Yokohama and the
emperor will preside. Prizes valued at
$4,000 arc promised.
The municipal authorities In Paris
give the purse for the Grand Prix to be
raced for in August. Tne purse is worth
$40 900. Zimmerman will be one of
the riders.
The last word from Zimmerman is
that he is in good condition and satis-
fed with the results of his training. He
takes 10 mile spins with Banker and
Crooks along the Partisan roads.
PUGILIsM IN BOSTON.
Three really important licensed match.
es are on the cards for settlement in
Boston in the near future. The first is
the Dixon and Kentucky Rosebud con-
test on the 29th inst, the second the
Fitzsimmons and Choynski affair. on
the 18th, and the third the Walcott-
Harris contest, a date for which ia yet
to be agreed upon.
Each of these events should prove
more than ordinarily interesting. In
the first named Dixon will attempt to
prove that Edgsrton's knock down blow
at Philadelphia was a fluke. and will
proceed to give Walter chance to dream
OF his 'sweet Kentucky home," iflpossi-
BILE. Fitzsimmons will attempt to anni-
hilate Choynski and his claims to high
honor, while Wslcott will attempt to
thump Harris as Mike was never thump-
ed before. Meanwhile Edgerton will
be aiming to lower Dixon's colors,
Choynski will strive to put Long Bob
into momentary unconsciousness, and
Harris will be giving Walcott the best
the Bowery produces.
WHAT JACKSON SAYS.
Peter Jackson has given up all hope of
forcing Corbett to fight. The other day
in San Francisco the colored champion
reviewed the situation to group of
friends. II don't think I'll get a
MATCH" he said, las Corbett is not in
clined to fight. He is now starring and
making money fast. He knows that he
would have no easy thing with me and
will not take chance by giving me an
opportunity to battle for the champion
ship"
Solly Smith is in the east still trying
to get match with Dixon or Plimmer
at 115 pounds.
Billy Ahearn is training under Denny
Butler at Corbett's' hotel for his fight
with Paddy MCCARTHY, which takes
place on June 28th. Jack Grant is train
ing Mccarthy.
ENGLAND is EXCITED. E1&&
News comes from England to the
effect that the coming dual games be-
tween Yale and Oxford athletes is Great
ing great deal of interest. The
Englishmen are doing everything to
make the affair great success and the
indications are that their efforts will
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