New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
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NEWS AND VIEWS OF SPORT
REVIVAL. OF INTEREST IN OUTDOOR
RECREATION-FORAIO OF THE ANA
TEUR ENGLISH GOLF CHAM
PION-GENERAL NOTES.

That the average American is giving more at
tention sports. pastimes and outdoor recreation
was apparent to close observers long before the
crowds OF Memorial Day brought the fact forcibly
10 the attention OF non-beevers. There are men
of supposedlv sound minds who maintain that
much exercise Is not good for the average human
being and man well known in hnanclal cir
cles remarked when friend asked him now ne
retained such robust health at his advanced age:
Because I never took any exercise In my hte-
But in the great army Of Americans, both yonng
and cid and especially In that class sometimes
referred to in the prime of life are 10 pe
found thousands who just beginning 10 ap-
preciate healthful outdoor recreation and sports.
Golf and the bicycle have done much to prlng
about the conditions they exist. To witness
that wondrous programme Of sports presented l"
general public last THURSDAY It Is rSIa2rK9'De
baseball rowing. cycling. track and road track
and field athletics golf and lacrosse the QptpouTins
of enthusiasts carl' cos IL, crCzyis of
Some people are 't the opt"n ~ F b,t ne FACT
that the lnsea souahle weather had kept many
people in town who would otherwise have been in
reason for the great outpourinS was h|,auSe @ tiu
weather had kept man people indoors they
YER fr5nil To Ei gy @p oIdnS r and gloomy
and that the SKIES Threatened ram ram AT any ny m,e t
in nearly every branch Of sports.
The troubles Of tho New-York Baseball Club in
the question Of umpires have caused considerable
srec,,lation among baseball mon and the result
will be watched with interest all over the country
Frocdn,ans refusal 70 allow Nash TO otiicate after
that official had instructed To report at the
Polo Grounds and fulfil his duties is bound 10
cause more or less friction among the club own
ers Of tho major baseball association. Frecdmans
additional threat that his team viii not play away
from home at any grounds where Nash Is sched-
MED 70 urarire means simply that II the rules
lived uu 20 the New-York club VIII be compelled
TO forfeit several games on its Western trip. But
there are those who believe that tho owner Of the
local club VIII hc able 10 have his way in the end
sn;plv because the other club owners do not think
it wise TO fight him. The officials Of the Chicago
and some other clubs say that thoy Will not sub
nit 10 dictation rom New-York. but il IS cx-
pected that they Will back down, as they have
done in the past when they meet tho real issue
6ge4man as 8 a. s95n {T,sa John 10 NIT 4 Brush and a
G. Mills did before him. Whether he VII. do so IS
who control the different clubs in The National
League II Freedman succeeds in having MS way
,ae ,STe bsI Iu' ,n.r Its y.r f. young is voted
@ more ~ !ua4 atc y6,s hores;r and worth have
American League with hand Of iron. ard has
protected the umpires and. punished refractory
plal ers II he persists ~ tn3S ro-lrS, y ~ o,H H
have the confidence OF tho public and compel the
rrora art1,al s,orterna,shn shown in the new than
in the old league 81 far this season
The easy victory of Jack" O'Rrien. the Ameri-
can light htyeight over George Crisp. the English
heavyweight In England recently would indicate
that the heavyweiEhts across the Atlantic are
not the formidable fellows their friends seem 20
think While O'Rrion has done good work In his
class in this country. he is not entitled TO the
championship of that class. ORrlen and Crisp
were 10 have fought twenty rounds, but the Eng
lishman was put 10 sleep in the eleventh round Of
the encounter. OBrien outuointed his rival all
the way and it was the opinion that he could have
ended the battle earlier had hc desired. ORrien
weighed Ia pounds and Crisp about l15. The lively
cf-.I he
men. O'Brior time and again dancing ont OF harms
way when his more bulky opponent looked dam
gerous IN England they think that O i'r!cn IS a
better man with his fists than tho Harlem Coffee
Cooler who did poorly IN this country and won
SO many battles IL ENGLAND.
The owners Of automobiles ave having their
troubles in different districts and the rights of the
roads they get they have TO fight for. In Brook
Ign the Automobile Club OF Long Island has volun-
teercd TO keep the West Driveway In Prospect
Park and The arraugemeQt has been satisfactory.
The Automobile Club OF America has found II
necessary fight for about every concession It's
members have received from Park CommS SSioner
Clausen. Out in San Francisco the Park Depart
allows the owners Of hOrscIesS vehicles 20
only certain thorOughfares leading 20 the
parks. on the Coast each Owner OF automobile
is compelled give a demonstration his
ability to handle his machine before il IS con-
sdercd safe for him 10 5e abroad in his vehicle.
This permit must be carried, 50 that II can be
hibited whenever required.
The remarkable success OF H II. Hilton who won
the amateur golf championship of England for the
second time. has done much upset orthodox
theories as 10 golHng form. IIItons style is not