The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20

ana Keller OF brooklyn third, Two points
behind Deiahanty.
A summary of this years eastern cycle
racing shows the season to have been
one of the most Prosperous Tor many
and nearly all the race meet favorites
have come out with balance on the
right side. Twenty-Five thousand dollars
was given in salaries TO the favored
twenty-five riders who secured employ
menU on the racing team of the A. Il. =.
The same amornT was paid motormen
and steersmen in the middle distance and
motor races. The five leading middle
distance riders-Michael, Stinson, Elkes,
Nelson and Walthour-won over 5000
, in prize money The five leading sprint
and Northumberland to content them
selves with sum slightly. exceeding Sle,-
CO. II is also stated that very few tracks
have been failures and where they nave
been il has generally been through lack
of knowledge of the game by the pro-
moters-
The general opinion among Young Cor
belts friends Is that he acted wisely IN
! turning down the offer to fight Terry
/ McGovern at Hartford. The Denver lad
is aware of the fact that he has not yet
/ reached the McGoVern standard. and
J rather than go down to inglorious defeat
before the Brooklyn Whiriwind he has
! concluded to wait and take on a few OF
/ Dave Sullivan, Art Sims, Marty McCue,
/ Benny Yanger and few others he will
! be in line for a fight with Terry At
/ present he has not the experience to
stand off man Of McGovern's ability.
w. A. Fixes, father of Harry Elkes.
| has posted with J. J. Donovan in Boston
$3.50 as part forfeit of $1,000 for a series Of
least $500 a Side. He is willing to make
the match on any indoor track next
spring and viii give or take $500 for ex-
penses in the event of his challenge being
accepted by a European rider.
Harvard's freshman teams invariably
I 1af ha vale while
| the record of both 'varsities shows that
the majority of games have been won by
the Ellis. 1t is evidently due to the sys-
TEN used by the coaches in the two in
stitutions. Yale's generals care little Tor
team work Tor the Iresnles t team; WIZ" NE
| branch of the coaching system. New
Ravens authorities are anxious to teach
the freshman the ground work, rather
than to develop team play, so that ne Is
more familiar with his own position Wnen
he makes the varsity later on, Walter
Camps followers claim that they may
lose the freshman contests in this way,
but that the material for the VARSITY
learns more about the rudiments OF the
game and becomes more acquainted with
Individual requirements.
For the first time in the history of foot
ball an attempt has been made by east
ern enthusiasts to bring about a grld,
iron contest between the eastern and
western championship elevens. Western
football has so far found little recognt-
ton in the exclusive east, although Wis
| cousin. Chicago and Michigan have in
yaded eastern football territory. True,
the western elevens have never won a
game from an eastern team. but this was
only natural. the long and tedious trip
was a big disadvantage to the invaders;
Furthermore, the games were scheduled
when il was impossible for any western
team TO be in top form" If Chicago
had PLAYED any eastern team at the end
of the 1899 season. or If the Badgers could
meet any of the big elevens from the
| other side OF the Aileghanies today. the
! eastern supremacy would be sorely tried.
While advocating championship con-
test the eastern critics doubt its posi-
| bilitv. as the plan would compel the east
| ern teams to play more than three Big
| games But it can easily be seen that
. | only the east would be affected by the
plan as western elevens are accustomed
, / to PLAYING four or five big games. How
ever there is no doubt in the minds OF
: / the followers of the game that the time
| has arrived when comparisons on paper
| between the east and west has become
, ridiculous. Only actual contests can de
eide the claim for greater merit.
kid" Mccoy arrived from England
last week. and his appearance gave TIT
few sports who heard OF IL a uuiet jolt
saws a special from Boston Along witt
/ him was Louis Parker. a well known an(
prominent London business man. who j
going to stand close to kid iron
now on.