Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-15

FE<HE long looked for Olympic games
In connection With the Paris expo
sition are now close at hand. They
were scheduled to begin on Sunday,
July 10, but owing to the representations
of Mr.. a. G. Spalding, the American di-
rector of sports, the events in which our
athletes have entered will not be held
until the following day.
- large number of American athletes
are now in France getting over their
sea legs. Prominent among them are
the teams from Princeton, PennSylva-
mia, Chicago, Georgetown ana the New
York A. G. Among the athletes who
have entered individually may be men
toned Dave Hall of Brown university
and John Bray, the crack distance run
ner of Williams college.
AS probably n fourth of the athletes
who have entered for the various track
and field events hail from America, it
is only to he expected that IL fair share
OF the events will be won by our repre-
sentatives especially as several of the
Americans are world heaters at their
specialties. With Flanagan and Shell
don of the New York Athletic club and
McCracken of Pennsylvania in the
weight events, our boys should have
practically scoop in the hammer
throwing and weight competitions.
The coming bout between Frank
Irnc. the lightweight champion, and
Terry McCiovern. who holds the title
in the featherweight division, is making
lots OF talk. According to the articles
of agreement. Erne must whip McGov-
ern before the ten rounds OF the en-
counter are over or lose the purse,
which is said to be GO per cent of the
gate receipts. The pair will clash on
July 1G Mt rs pounds, time of weighing
in to be at the ringsidc. The sports
think Erne is foolish in making the
match, for at 12S pounds lie will be de-
cidedly weak. Some people, indeed, 80
80 far as to declare that instead of
the lightweight stopping his opponent
within the limit the chances are that
McGovern will put Erne TO sleep before
ten rounds have elapsed
The affair is TO take place In Madison
Square Garden, New York, and will in
augurate the opening of the new Twen-
tieth Century a. C. in that city.
Terry McGovern's manager seems to
believe in coming money while the sun
shines, for lie is making lots of en-.
EaScments for his protcge. AS most
of Teiry's fights so far have not been
OF long duration ana have not given
him more exercise than he would get
I'm his gymnasium training. it is probab bic
that this continuous performance busi-
ness won't inture him. But IL Terry
should come up against n difficult prop
osition in the near future in the person
of some hard hitter who will give him a
good pummelnC before succumbint, TO
the onslaught of the lad from Gowanus
IL is possible that McGovern would soon
find this business of meeting fighters
between meals SO TO speak, little
too arduouS.
The cycle racing season so far has
certainly been very successful The
riders have shown such speed in the
early part OF the season as in former
years was not attained until nearly the
end of the summer. Several records
have already gone by the board. and 1t
is probable that more Will be oclipsed
before the month is over. Match races
and motor paced events have been the
principal features OF the various meets
While several of the leaders have
shown splendid form. the champion of
1900 is not yet recruitment. The nier
who is to wear the title has n hard
fight ahead of him before he can claim
the laureis. The forthcoming l. A. w