The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26


given cut an interview in which he says,
II am receiving assurances FROM every
division OF the loyalty OF all associations
toward the League OF American Wheel
men. our relations with the Canadian
wheelmen are parcticaarly cordial and the
assurances | am receiving from athletic
and kindred organizations all over tho
country are particularly gratifying The
League OF American wheclmcn is in alb
solute control of the situation today. as
J look at II, The outlaws will make a
struggle for while, suppose but within
= comparatively short time wo shall hear
nothing more from them.
but the cause OF the league is not cen
tered entirely on racing by any means.
We are getting our touring department
into perfect shape and | think that this
will prove TO be ono Of tho best things
that has ever been done for wheeling We
shall work In unison With the touring as
sociations In England and on the CON
tinent the touring committees Will prac-
tically cover the entire civilized world,
Our touring arrangements with Canada
have proved to be perfectly satisfactory
and We Will now spread to the other side
OF tho Atlantic ocean. League work is
making ine progress throughout the coun-
Try.
With n superiority In ulevcrncss, quick
ness and ring generalship which WAS app
parent from the FIRST round Kid Mccoy
over Joe choynski at the end of the TWEEN
tieth round before the National Athletic
club in Mechanics pavilion Friday night,
It was a very pretty fight, hu; It was al
| most entirely in favor of the younger man.
Mccoy won and won easily. lie had the
night in his hands aud at any one OF hts
half dozen palpable opportunities he
could have administered knockout blow.
But again and again he failed to follow
NJ bis advantage and CboynSN was con
sldered lucky to be- able 10 stay The
twenty rounds In the fifth round Joe was
apparently going under the furious rain
OF McCoys blows. but was saved by tho
gong and after the brief respite, rallied
and fought his uphill eight. But he did not
seem to like the game; McCoy's stomach
OloNE were not 10 MS ilhlnS anu ne NllStu
pitifully under the frequent punishment
which he received. on the other hand, Joe
could not reach the Kid effectively, tho
latter was entirely too clever for him 10
getting away. When Joe did land, IL was
frequently on McCoys small hard head
and the blows did more damage to Joe's
hand than to the objective point,
Blddy McPhce will serve as captain OF
the Cincinnati Reds this season lie was
the choice of the players. and unanimously
chosen to the position, Buck Ewing Frank
Bancroft aud McPhee form trio Of
baseball generals that should land the
Reds we'll toward the top this year.
The Louisville Colonels will depart for
their Southern training grounds Sunday
night. Cunningham and lSttrdge will not
20 with the team, but will join It later on.
Kittridge Is coaching the Holy Cross coll
lege boys and Cunningham is performing
IN like capacity for the college boys at
Richmond, Ky.
sookaleSis did not 90 with the Cleveland
team TO Hot Springs. He has signed
Cleveland contract, and expects 10 play
this season, but Tebeau considered It a
useless expense to take him to the train
ing camp unless his promise to be good
Is more faithfully kept than similar assur-
ances have been in the past. soX says he
will 20 In gymnasium and surprise
Patsy" when the team comes back 20
Cleveland. II he does he may be sure OF
comfortable berth the entire season n
Sporting Life,
Tommy Tracey, the clever welterws.Thi
who is now In San Francisco, has branohed
forth rs a race horse owner having lust
purchased tho selling platerG Montallade
and The Wooer. Al Smith viii handle tho
horses for Tracey, who ID stll In the tigh
ing game. Tracey is looking FOR a match
with the winner OF tho Smith Green battle
to be fought in Frisco early next month
Tracey defeated Fred Mueller the Pacific
coast wolterweight champion the other
night.