Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

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legislatures would probably have come
around TO the view that II is possible to
regulate boxing by law so that only
the science and none OF the bad fea-
lures OF the sport shall be evident.
The recent Jenrles-s harkey encounter
and others like II have shown, however
that the hoped for result has not been
attained. and now, owing to the short
sightedness OF the men in control II is
very likely that the Horton law VIII be
repealed at the next meeting Of the
state legislature, or. II not repealed,
viii be so modified that the sport VIII
be practically killed
Two well known pugllsts have re-
Gently broken down, though from alto
gether different causes. KID" Mccoy,
the clever middlewelght. came down
with heavy cold which developed fe-
yer and other complications while
training for his encounter with Peter
Maher. This illness Of Mccoy was not
altogether surprise 10 those who are
followers OF DONlns.
once before, soon after being knocked
out by Tom sharkey, the kid broke
down In the same manner. He declared
at that time that he would not tight
again for year. While II Is not be-
lleyed that Mccoy's retirement viii be
permanent. still II Is doubtful II he VIII
ever be in as good physical condition as
that which he has previously enjoyed,
Mccoy never was very robust and his
great success has been mainly due TO
his wonderful boxing ability combined
with his marvellous quickness and the
stiffness Of his leg work.
Another fighter who win apparently
never again engage in a contest In the
ring is the former lightweight cham
pion, kid" Layigne. Ever since he
wac knocked out by George McFadden
he has been trying TO drown his sor-
rows In the flowing bowl, with the In
eyitable result,
Several matches were arranged for
him, his manager and friends hoping
by this means 10 induce him 10 train,
thinking that possibly the hard work
preliminary 20 an encounter would oc-
cupy his mind and that he would come
around all right, All Of these matches
had TO be postponed, however, as he
still continued In his misguided course,
so that now 1t Ia feared that his consti-
tuition Ia lrretrlevably impaired.
The calamity bowler Is ever TO the
fore, and he has been making his wall
more persistent In regard TO cycling
than In connection with any other sport,
According TO him the whole business
is going 10 the dogs, He predicts among
other things that the manufacturers are
bound to lose every cent they own, and
a lot more In the same style In regard
TO the racing contingent.
II cannot be denied that the past rae
Ing season has been disappointment
in many ways But that was owing to
the fight between two rival organiza-
tons, each Of which aimed TO control
the sport. This will all be changed by
next season. and the racers will be hap
Ply once more Still the past season
was not without its lessons. More than
$4,000 was distributed among the pro-
fessionals by the National Cycling ss-
ISOLATION, and II that amount Of money
was earned In a season when II was
universally admitted that affairs were
all at skies and sevens II surely argues
well for the sport next summer. when
II is TO be hoped that conditions will all
be favorable.
But, apart from the racing end OF
the game, while the hurrah period Of
the bicycle business is undoubtedly !
past figures are at hand that the ca
lamity monger can hardly get around. |
Two hundred thousand more wheels |
were turned out by the manufacturers !
this year than last. Now, being strictly |
business men. these makers are not |
building wheels unless they can sell |
them, so we can feel pretty confident
that more wheels were sold this year
than In 1898.
The new concern known as the BIZ
cycle trust has given out some figures
which show that our trade with foreign
In the bicycle line Is grow
ing fast and even now the export Of
bicycles exceeds in value that OF any
other manufactured article. and sur
passes even the value Of all agricultural
implements.
In this day OF the automobile, when II
would seem that the days Of the horse
In cities are well nigh numbered, the
new boom In the market for trotters is
extremely significant The recent sale
Of high bred harness horses In New
York, following the very successful
horse show, proves that a really good
horse lie more valuable now than II ever
has been and that our horsemen are
willing 10 pay big money TO get the
best. With the Improvement OF roads
and the building Of speedways and 9TH
er places where horses can be driven
1t speed II Is likely that the prices CIV
en- for well known and fast animals
viii so even higher.
The prospects for return set Of
games between the athletes Of Cam
bridge and Oxford on the one hand and
and Yale on the other now
seem very bright. II Is said that the
at the British universities
will give their consent for the athletes
70 go into residence week or ten days
,arlier than usual for the summer term
10 enable them TO take part in the
yames. There Is rule In the British