Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-09

travelling expenses of their athletes. This
is all wrong, and in direct opposition to the
true amateur spirit. But let him who is
without guilt throw the first stone and we
Englishmen should be the last to attack
evils So much less rank than our own.
g" Our whole system Is rotten, and
the infection is now spreading beyond the
athletes and the clubs. and defiling our gov
erning bodies. Our cyclists ciamor for and
almost carry the introduction of class B.
our foot ball authorities allow payment to
players for loss of time, commonly known
as broken time but which speedily and I'M
avoidably degenerates into regular salaries
for the star players, and our athletics.
swimmers and cyclists have Just now been
In joint session and proposed an amateur
definition which reads well enough by it
self. but is saddled with a string Of nom
sensical explanations and exceptions which
make a farce of the whole business and
practically throw down the fence between
amateurs and professionals.
l think l would be in bounds in
stating that majority of all our competing
athletics outside of London and the nj
versities are owned and kept by tenth-class
betting men, who have regular stables of
athletes just as they do of horses furnish
these athletes with bed and board, cloth
ing, rubbers and trainers, just as they do
for their horses, and run them to win or
lose as best suits their book. just as they
do their horses, but have more trouble with
them than they do with their horses, be-
cause the athletes can talk, lie and steal
accomplishments as yet unknown among
horses.
80 1t is a common occurrence at the
ordinary athletic meeting to see betting
men going through the dressing tents ask
ing the prominent runners in the next race
If they are on the job and the runners,
instead of knocking the man down for such
an insult, answer him yes or no. and per-
haps ask him How much am 1 on in your
books if l try?'
80 When I was running 1 once heard
a most heartrending conversation between
fanf
Each of them had orders from his owner
to finish behind the other; each knew that
he would lose his job if he beat the other,
and lose his owners money, and each beg
ged and prayed the other to save him from
ruin.
80 When 1 was in the states, two
years ago. l attended all the sports 1 saw
advertised, and never saw any open betting
1t must be unknown with you, for / see you
have no law against it. Here it is a public
nuisance, and the A. A. A. has a strict
law against it, but this law is laughed at
everywhere. and enforced only at a few
meetings. We Englishmen must have our
hit on anything We fancy-man, boat or
beast-and you can't legislate down any
practice which Is supported by popular
sentiment. But betting should be conduct
ed decently and quietly at amateur sports,
and this is just what it is not at half the
meetings in England.' ."
To Hear Dunraven's Charges.
The feeling aroused here and in England
by the charges of unfair play, made by
Lord Dunraven against the Defender syndi-
cate, has caused their investigation to as-
sumo an international aspect. The special
committee of the New York Yacht Club
having the matter In hand. consisting of
w. c. Whitney, G. L. Rives and j. Pier
pont Morgan. has shown it's appreciation of
the gravity of the task intrusted 20 it. and
at the same time, its determination to rea ch
decision which spo-tsircn on both sides of
the Atlantic should accept as conclusive.
by adding to its number Edward j. Phelps
formerly minister to England. and Capt
Alfred I. Mahan of the United States navy
Lord Dunraven is expected to sail on the
18th.
Fitzsimmons Did Not Sign.
w. *. Wheelock yesterday saw Martin
Julian at Houston, Texas, manager of Bob
FitZsmmons. and tried to induce him to
sign articles for the meeting with Peter
Maher. Julian positively refused to sign.
objecting 20 the date, February A. and to
the size of the purse hung up, wanting
SO OOQ.
Philadelphia Whist Players Win.
The Philadelphia Whist Club four de-
feated the Baltimore team Saturday night
by seven tricks. The contest was for the
American Whist League trophy, which the
Baltimore four won two weeks ago from
the Hamilton team of Philadelphia The
tinental of New York will clay on Satur-
day next for it's possession.
Tomorrow Alexander Island Entrfe.
First race, f1ve-eighths MILE selling-Fly-
away, 105; Red Cross, 105; Artillery, 1O5;
Duke of Fief, 1902; Minnie s., 1G2; Pomona
Belle 1872; Fannie Beverly, 1O2; Helen H.,
1902: DR.. Helmuth, 1922 Frank D., 1O2; Flor
inor, 1902; Marguerite II, 1902: Blondy's Vic
tim, 1O2; La Puentis. 1872; Tolosa. 1O2.
Second race, six and ope-fou-th furlongs
selling-Drumstick, no; Monitoress, 1O7;
Windgale 1O7; Jews Harp. 1O7; Brogan, 1O7;
Too Much johnson. 107; Nobby, 1O7; Vice.
toski, 40.
Third race, four and one-half furlongs,
selling, two-year-olds-St Lawrence /, 10S;
Nantucket, los; Devola. 105; Perfidy 1O5;
Hopeful, 1O5; Torresdale, 103 Sir William
1903; Rapids 100; Ida May 100; Charma 100.
Fourth race, one nile-Prather, 115; King
Paul, us; Chswick, 115; Bronston, 1O2;
TaEcred, 1902
Fifth race. half mile. selling-Jersey, 100;
Columbus, 122; Forest, 100; Berwyn, 122;
Sonora, 122; Fagin, 122; The Clown, III;
Irish Lass, III; Miss Elizabeth, 80; Bolster
Gus, 80; Pembroke, 80; Mile L., 90.
Sixth race, six and half furlongs, SELL
ing-Solitaire. 1O7; Johnny, 104; His Grace
1O2; Dillon j., 1902; Lewiston, 90; Siberia
"a; Belgravia. "a; Buccaneer, 81; Walcott.
1O4
State Labor Commissioner w. G. Bird Of
Kansas. charged with extortion in office