Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-10
Sports and Pastimes
England Va. America olympic Games at Athens
Cycle Chot-Ogdon Road
Races. Etc

Within inc next tlA Nbeks hIHeIl-
cans will bu IN n position to give Eng
land an object lesson In ooutteey and
gen.!smanly behavior, " not In athls-
&c ,uysrlorily also. within the last
rev months two college teams have
crossed the "horfiHg pond' rom our
shores TO try conclusions with Picked
amateurs from Johuny Bulps do
main, and although they could
not plagnrizs CWssr's famous
ppueoh and cay, "yeni, vidi, vicl,'
siil they made very ciediihbI"
showing Tor youngsters comparatively
new TO the business. Th1re vas no
complaint Mt lack Of entertaining
and good fellowship on The part Of
those who undertook 10 entertain To-"
American boys, quite the revsfsei uui
when II came to the actual contest 10
the presence OF the general Gub'io who
paid their hob" to zee those blafs'ei
H'Amerlcans get knocked h'eudwny'j
why It was different The Cornell
bows especially had not been olu ntei
up to Rooi old English "lsir llfy'
audience much less to the Bfi,ish cad
when he IN out tor a holiday. They
were surprised to ray the least oi 10.
aud Americans IN general ielt IN
suited. We are not used e. such demon
sttatIons out here. II IL strictly EHglith
you know. But such scenes are Oh
common occurrence IN the tight little
isls where medical students storm the
singe and wreck buildlng NJ they dll
In Convent Garden rnenter few
yeafa ago. Ana many n football game
ouda 40 In free fgnt whit the
referee makes the nearest railway
station cr0es lots. All OF tue above
starting In what the BfitlHhor calls
"chafiing." Woe bstide any unioflu'
nate individual be he American,
English, jew or Tartar VINO stfOlls
into any public place Of amuscmont
wearing any out Of the way garment
or conspicuous hat, life soon loses ~
charm for hun under the fire from the
cockney gallery.
What will practically boa contest
between The United States and Eng
land will take place next month Ia the
form OF an athletic contest between
the London Athletic club aud tue
New York Athletic club, which Will
bring together nearly all OF the famous
,priniers and athletes from both cOun'
lfiee. This contest N scheduled to take
place In Now YORK sometime N Set.
TENDER. According 10 eastern ex'
changes the n. Y. A, &. have already
strengthened their team 10y securing
Comet, tho long distance runner.
Burke, OF Boston, the middle diAtAnco
man, and Stage, Of Clevelad, the well
known Splinter. II IL claimed by some
that the latter will bo protested ~
being no amateur, but n professional.
Ii would DO unfortunate n such were
the cAsy, and I'll lovers OF fair play
would sooner SEE Stage lett out entirely
than TO give the visitors a chance Ia
enter n protest.
rhe next event OF an intornRtiOnn
misunderstanding out Of course tn,
much.discusBed yacht raet-giil b,
the meeting OF Cambridge university
England, and Yale, upon American
soil, for nm intercollegiate contest Octo'
Der 9th. After much correspondence,
Cambridge have nj last consented to
come over TO America and try cOnclu'
siOns with Yale, thus being the HIsi
English university team that has ever
visited America. Yale wished to have
220 yards iaph amongst the events
OF the meet but have compromised
no will run 800 yards instead,
both tho Yale Va Cambridge, nut tht
London A, &. VII New York A. g.
meets Will he watched with ktenesi
interest from devOtces OF sport ON both
sides Of the water.
Hut what promises to be TIA star
meet OF the age-pTovidcd Il II sn.
gineerod properly-is the grand inter
national athletic contest, open 10 th,
world, which will take place Mt the
historic city Of Athens next April, 9TH
to 10Th incllsiVe-if We are permitted
to look ahead that far. IL II proposes
10 have revival Of the GTerian games
that were held In Greeot's pslmy day
together with n s9w OF the modeTu
sports thrown Ia In the way OF spice
and where In Gays Of yUro doughty
youths and warriors struggled for y
wreath OF poTlshablo parsley, vii
struggle today frantic youths clad ~
startling bathing suits, on strange stce
streds which they Will rtOpel with
their sHndslless feet, Tor gaudy bauUlei
In the way VI diamond toga buttOns
etc. Should old DiOgeuea come uu
with his lantern ami hrci ientally gu
hmOug,t tho class A AMI u men there
WON'T be any danger Of his eStiuguieh
Ing his light ON, no, none whatever
The following letter, clipped from IA,
American HhetiHidf, makes ore thiut
tuat ito Hellenic Information q ympi,
games " III be u notable event IN tIt
sporting world 1895;
ATuKSs, July ", 1895.
Editor he american Hhefimou;
DEAR SIR-Nour kind letter has jus
beOu handed to US, and We consider our
selves very much pleased, ~ well a- HAT
tered, for tho interest you show ia uu
forth coming olympic games, / isWid0ly
known, aud par lculWly no cNory sports
mrn, that tho revived olympic game,
somewhat modurnizud hhyo boon ur
gained by tho International Athletic
Congress In Paris last year The gnmr
viii come OF AZ A heu, uoNt yuar u4u
ing from April on 20 the 10Th, The rs
pOnses are met by voluntary CUuliIUu
lions of tho Hellenic race. Perhaps I
viii interest YOU to know hat our follow
country man, MIR Avoru-, ot Alexandra
has sent u- 60, 900 drchmA- tor the TO-
building u no uugiun, Stadium D
OF course, ~ all presonI athletic sport
urO included Ia lac games, bicycling vii
take q prominent place Iu tne same, uul
program contains tho following race.
l. 1uOl motors ON race RAGS without
Ingumnkcr, -, 10000 meters Du rae,
track, VIII out pluumlhursi q, 100 kilO
metros uU ruoi TRACES, with phr. makers
N...U o. DO.