The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-12
SPORTING WORLD.


amount of comment and criticism from
all quarters, even where the new chairman
Is well known. That the racing board
should thwart the wishes Of those having
the L. A.W meet In hand II hard 10 under
stand, the more so hs In sd doing IL IL IN
JuriDg the championships OF the league.
which are the biggest events In the annual
racing program OF the Il. A. w.
IL has always been customary TO hold
tho big championships nc the annual meet,
una In order that no possible mishap
could come TO the racing men, and SO that
they might be In the very best Of coEdi-
tion, it has been tho practice OF previous
chairmen OF the leagues racing board TO
give the men at least several days before
the big event I'm which TO recuperate
Howard Raymond whose name will
always 10 remem berod by wheelmen In
connection with racing board matters.
always refused to sanction any meet q full
week before the national gathering. a
precedent that was lived up TO by the next
occupant OF the chairmnnsbip, Mr Gideon,
who has perhaps done more for cycle rae
ing than any man In she league.
with the example set by two men who
baye positively made cycle racing what
10 Is today. the racing board las taken 1t
upon itself To change the order OF things
and so JeoparSiize the chances OF the L.. A.
w. championships as TO allow OF q minor
meeting positively the day before the open
ing OF the national meet in philadelphia.
That there Is reason for such line OF
action is self evident but the reason. no
matter what It is, should not te allowed
to influence any official OF the l.. A. W.
racing board. AZ first sight there appears
90 be nothing but political pull hack Of
such move, the plea of the growth OF
cycle racing as advanced by the chairman
as an excuse for allowing sanction on
the day prior To the league meet. being
altogether funny" Those well yersod
In the recent political IN uddle at Albany
can readily understand how easy IL would
be 60 get the wires pulled. Yea. even for
sanction the day before the Ia. A. w. meet.
Boxing bouts arc scheduled for the
present week as follows:
Monday-Harry Peterson VS.. THE
Pick, y 20 rounds; Jerry Barnett VS. Jack
Hamilton, IL rounds. and Eddie Berne VS..
Jimmy German, IL rounds, Empire A. o.,
Troy.
Billy Duke vs. Charley Gchring at the
Eureka A. 9. Baltimore. Owen Ioigler vs..
Young Critic, six rounds, Quaker City
A. c., Philadelphia. Eugene Bezenah IS.
Pete Lacy. 25 rounds, Dayton, %. Nike
McManus vs. Larry Beckncr, 20 rounds.
Dan Sullivan VS.. George koss 10 rounds.
and Jim Wallace VS.. Charley Moore 10
rounds. Smith Beach "A. g., Staten
Island.
Friday-Gus Rubin VS.. Jim .Icffrios, ~
rounds. Olympic A. g., San Francisco.
Saturdny-Bobby Dobbs VS. Joe Cans. 20
rounds, Scranton.
1t Is reported that the racing men are
banding together more or less TO cut the
national meet races at Philadelphia
Many say that they will not be present
and others say that they will go the last
day only. What the racing men object to
is the lack OF sufficient races with rash up
TO make the meet "a successful venture for
them. They will favor other meets
where the coin of the realm may be Sc
cured There are admittedly only few
who have any showing in the champion
ships and they will be present The others
would take chance in the championships
had they the other races in which To
compete.
Philadelphia made grevous error in
cutting the program SO short that races
for cash could not be placed on the pro-
gram. There Is still time for "A change
and for the success of the league meet
something should be done. The racing is
usually the best part Of a league meet
and large entry list Is feature every
season. Gold, silver and bronze medals
do not form a very great attraction for
the racing man who is paying his own
expenses and who has slight show TO win
honors anyway.
Jack McAuliffe has surprised his friends
by making match with Jack Burke 10
take place at the new club In New
Orleans Aug for 5000 purse. IL was
supposed that McAuliffe had quit the
ring for good, as 1t Is only few months
ago he publicly announced his retirement
His friends congratulated him upon his
decision, as they were satisfied that If he
would remain in the arena he would
surely be beaten, Ii was thought that no
had reached the stage where IL would
be impossible To get him In condition 90
make hard battle He evidently thinks,
however. that even IL not in good shape
oil xyi1 fhpnnuh tNit
Burke, and he will get good stake
Burke is not better than third class
lightweight and if McAulitfe will only
get himself half right" he can win
. handily.
Kid Baldwin the once famous catcher
OF the Cincinnati red stockings, died ut
Longeville insane asylum yesterday.
Elmer G. Davis of Baltimore is rejoic-
ing He succeeded in breaking the Amer
lean 2i-hour bicycle road record which
was held by Henry Smith, also of Balti-
more Davis covered 3l6 miles in the "a
hours ending at O'Clock yesterday after
noon, which is just two miles more than
Smiths record breaking performance of
May last over the same course
Although breaking the 2i-hour record,
Davis did not succeed in getting any of
the smaller records that have teen made
by Smith. Davis riding of the last 100
ton OF nervous energy. lie is 20 years
old and weighs 100 pounds
In few days the second season Of small
boat racing will 10 inauguratcd at New
port Not only will there be the 30
footers which made their initial appear
ance last year, but also races by the Yale
feet or several of them. These boats are
owned by the younger members of the
summer colony, all students at Yale Col
lcge.
These boats. which at Yale are called
half -raters, are really in n class Of their
own, being 81 feet inches over all and
10 feet on the water line. Ihoy have "A
sail area of 325 square feet, and aro queer.
looking craft. In sailing them the mem-
bcrs OF the crew lie down on the deck,
there being no cockpit Ii Is very likely
that the races Of both classes will bo held
on the same days, starting from separate
guns, the starting point being Brenton's s
cove.
The names Of the 30.footers and their
nwnara arc ne followst Nnnuaro III