The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-04
Events in the Local Field De-
scribed by "Sun. hine."
TRAINING FOR THE REGATTA
Comments on Baseball and Cricket
of General Interest-Sugges-
tiOns for Future Contests.

AS bicycling is such popular sport
and so much is said and written about
Class b men, It is to be hoped that the
L. A. A. Will lis.en ito public opinion and
make the classes amateur and profession
al, and then the public. would certainly
know where they are at as any one hav-
ing amateur sport at heart must know
that Glass b men are purely professional,
The recent jockeying in the races has
opened THE eyes of all managers and now
in every flrsi.-class meet o. time limit
is fixed which is "a disgrace to amateur
sports, and while they are legislating they
might just as well stop the practice Of
having a pacemaker. If bicycle men can
have some one Ito pace Them, why not
in running, boatracing, and other promi-
nent sponss? The idea originated in herse
racing as NJ is carried on In some parts
Of the country now, chiefly in hurdle and
steep,echhSing. One man will enter two
horses, one to cut the pace and bring the
opponents down at the hurdles, but
thanks to popular opinion, where the
races are carried on for sport, any jockey
getting far in the LEAD and having to
slack up ho allow one of its stable COM
panions to win, would be disqualified
probably for ltfe. Where an amateur
should start TO win and win without
the aid of coachers, pacemakers, ETC.,
When he has the above he is bordering
on professionalism.
Manager Gibson, of the "a. f. c. ath-
letc team, is rusillng footrat""s, weight
throwers, jumpers, ETC., and expects ito
take strong Eeam TO Portland for the
fall games.
The "A. f, c. has won many tug of war
contests, why not challenge the SIultnO-
NAH and Portland clubs, tlhe event to
take place during the regatta? 1t would
occupy two evenings, and cause lots of
excitement.
When the new grounds are psned the
boys can use them during the winter
months especially If THE intercollegiate
members get up a team, and there is no
reason why they should not, as the club
has good material to select from.
The professional footrace during the re-
gasta should be worth going many miles
to see as hear Henderson, Tyne, and
Tom Foster will try conclusions. The
local man, Foster, will no doubt be the
favorlte with the historians in betting.
The band of q pieces which the regatta
committee has engaged will keep things
| lively in the shape of music and will be
| the faYOTlte wins, etc., etc.
| The hose teams are out early in the
mornings pracucing for the August races
, as they do not dntend to be anywhere
| but first ait the finish.
! AT the tennis court great interest Is
being taken Especially amongst the Ia
dles) in the coming contest between the
| Kinzle Broithers and w. o. Wilkinson and
! r. C. f., Astbury. Club yells with few
| little screums will no doubt keep the play
ers up to the mark. Such contests en-
| thuse and add greatly TO the popularity
of the game.
Harry Cribbs yacht will be launched
early this week. and she will have a rival,
as Joe Lelithers will launch one this week.
Both yachts have lots of enthusiastic ad-
! mirers, who think the local boats designed
competitors. This MO doubt is the be-
| ginning of a yachting club that will bold
| boats that can go abroad and try con-
| cluslons with Hhe cracks of San Francisco
| and Victoria, b. c.
The local crickebers, though defeated
by the Multnomah Club, do not feel dis
comaged. On the contrary, they feel
| more determined to win the next games.
| They were very much handicapped by
| having TO leave three of their best men
some of them being indisposed, and lack
| of fielding practice was the chief cause
| Of losing the game. OF all pure amateur
games cricket Is foremost as i is played
regardless of large gate receipts, and you
never hear of players having their ex-
penses paid and dues l0ept up by the club
| for individual players, The game comes
| first-the receipts are a secondary consid-
Grafton. Neither do you hear of the UNI
pire being mobbed, in fact, they are in
variably wined and dined after the game
The national baseball league is becom-
| inv very interesting as the season pro-
crosses. There being only 81 points be-
tween the first teams. Boston, who held
the lead for long time, having dropped
TO sixth place. Cleveland leads ait present
by p points with PlttsIburg second.
SUNSHINE"