The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06
PRINCE HENRY'S
ATHLETIC CEMENT
Strained Olympic Relations
viii Be Patched at Berlin's
Summer Tournament.
LORD L0NSDALE PREFERS
BOXING TO OTHER SPORTS
Politicians Use Race Tracks to
Cover Up Other Election
Faults.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.
y Leased Wire to The Tribune.

by Leased wire to The Tribune,
LONDON, Feb. 5.-InternationaI ath-
letic relations, which have been strained
since the last Olympic meet in this city,
will be cemented again In the spring II
certain plans. approved by Prince Henry
of Prussia, Lord Lonsdale OF England
and August Belmont OF America, are
carried out, In view of tho decadence
of the Olympic meets, It has been well
suggested, and in some quarters the sug-
Sestlon has been acted upon, OF holding
an international athletic meeting In
connection with the German Internation-
al exposition, TO be held during June,
July and August in Berlin Although the
plan was first broached some weeks ago,
nothing was done until later, and now
arrangements have proceeded so far as
event.
Lord Lonsdale. although more keenly
interested in pugilism than the athletic
hitting that the great countries OF the
world should be more closely linked in
sports than they are, / am glad to hear
mat Battling Nelson wants to annex one
OF the belts which is now held. but aside
IRON that 1t would promote a friendli-
ness which does not now prevail. | am
In favor of closer relations in sports
among the nations OF the earth in both
athletics and pugillsm."
There has been much talk OF legsla-
ton against race-track betting in Eng
land That talk is rubbish because. In
some instances. the tracks arc owned by
towns and the taxes of the residents OF
those towns are greatly lessened through
the revenue derived from the race tracks
II is true that an issue was made OF the
question in the recent campaign but
viii wager n shilling that you cannot
name a single thing which was not an
issue In the general elections The Ma
ional Sporting league, the Turf Guardian
society and the allied branches of the
;Aamalgamated Sports committee sent out
literature TO each candidate for parlIa-
ment, Let me whisper: that race-track-
betting issue was mere cover for some
other things in that election.
The pari-mutuel has in the last
twelve months turned ever at Long
champ the sum of $4,000 900. according
TO word received from my Paris corre-
spondent today At st. Cloud 50 600 600
and Malsons Latlette. SIT. 500. 900: at LIE
Tremblay, s., 1000, 900: and at Auteull. sI2.-
100000 This shows the prosperity In
French racing would say that there
is more money wagered at French race
cources than at any other In the world
Strange TO say, the most OF the betting
class, and in face OF this condition re-
cent statistics published by the French
government show the French people
individually and collectively, TO be among
the richest In the world. What's the
secret?
Are big purses hurting the pugilistic
DIunCn OF sport. should say that they
are not hurting II fraction as much as
the moving picture game is hurting It.
Gladiator. very able writer on a
London sporting paper, says;
The big purses OF the past two years
are doing no good TO the sport of box
Ing. and the spirit OF commerciallsm
which has sprung. up Is sweeping away
all OF the best OF the good old British
game OF flsticuffs. This Is an American
and like other things which
nave come from America. 1t is disastrous
to our English standards OF fighting
The honor OF winning a championship
Is lost sight OF in the scramble for
money. Sacrifices are made for purses
which bur, not only the men. but the
sport. Today the all-pervading question
is: How much am / 10 get?' The dif-
flculty Is that American sportsmen have
too much money They are plungers
and the amount which they spend and
give away in purses is dlsproportionate.
Nelson, like Tommy Burns has no Gle
ment OF true sport In his makeup. He
Is after the money, and does not care
whit who knows II nor how much he
hurts legitimate and honorable boxing"
Jockey c. Aylin. who has hitherto rid