| Show O OOOO o 00 O 0 0 00 00 0 N IN 0 T 00 0 T T J 10 o 0 0 0 00 o Thu rho THE I Ili 0 00 u o 0 0 o opo 00 po janius 0 0 n 00 00 00 o Out 0 W 0 Major 11 0 00 00 00 tool 1001 0 OF 0 lor burs 04 00 o 0 0 0 00 00 For Cycling 0 0 00 Ao 00 o 0 SPORT TO 0 O o 0 0 I t III Amateur Athletic union has haB T been very generally criticised d because be cause ot of its I apparent apathy with regard to sending a 4 representative team of AmerIcan athletes athlete to contend In the Olympian games cames at the Paris next summer ummer Now as n a matter I ot of tl t the A A U bas baa gone into Inlo this I matter wry very thoroughly and Instead of at i being dilatory hl has b been en working faith tully fully In behalf ot of our athletes When J I of at the A A U In this connection I I should really refer reter to a committee ot of I three men who ho have conducted the whole business I When the first ot of the revived reed Olympian plan pian games were held some lame years ago lit at Athens It was agreed that tech each country should have one representative whO should hould look out to fore the interests of at his hll own on land It was Val also alia decided that each of 01 them should have hae the power to appoint a committee to help j him In settling all matters in rEgard to 1 sending a team to represent his count coun country try in future games amIs The American representative ie Pro Sloane ot of Columbia university I lie has bOil asked two men Ca Caspar par Whitney and James R E Sullivan known over lover the whole United States In athletic I circles circle to help Mm him The French tad nd wu was put In charge ot of Baron Daron who was thoroughly reliable and well able to manage the big business of running the games lIe He I I t s I however has hili been superseded and the authorities themselves have havo taken charge ot of the tho a affair trill r Now the three men on the American have a well rounded grounded suspicion that when the sports lake tako place aie from will 11 bo be found competing under assumed names and that the exposition managers will no If serious trio effort to confine the competition tion to lena bona tide fide amateurs Coarse Coule the they have havo written to the tho Amer AmerIcan American Ican commissioner r Mr Ir Peck on an the subject and nOlI have hae also made some lame aug nl as to how they would like to have hae the entries scrutinized so as to keep the pros pro out The American suggestion are that each country shall Ihan guarantee the tho lima ama amateur standing ot of Its entries For In instance stance that the tho shall have hae letters from Secretary Herbert ot of the English Amateur Athletic association declaring that they are puree puru that the tho Americana shall be guaranteed by the A A U or the Intercollegiate A A and the French Austrians Aus Italians and others otherl In like manner by bythe bythe the governing ama body of their reo re countries If some such luch plan na as the tha foregoing Is not adopted Mr Sullivan says StaS that the Olympian games will surely be n a scan scandal dal and that every wery event will simply resolve itself lt Into an opportunity for Cor some creels professional to win a prize and his confreres to win n a pot of money monel In the pis ls and side bets which are sure to bt a feature The committee has decided that It if Mr lr Peck cannot give 1110 them assurances that the games gamell will be properly controlled they will send letters to each ot of the col coi colleges leges legee and clubs who are known to be arranging to send end teams to Paris next summer These will enter Into II a full tull explanation ot of the facts taets ot of the cOle case and ami warn them that all the athletes who enter the games are liable to ox ex expulsion tram from the A A U on their to re return turn if H they are aro found to have hao com competed pet i ed while abroad with It Is to be hoped for tor the good of at the sport that our commissioner will be beable beable able to get the Frenchmen to listen to reason Amateur athletic are arc In a 11 avery very ery healthy state on this aide ot of the water just now and It our athletes go Abroad and win a good many ot of the prizes all as the they assuredly would do they will be treated conquering as hew he heroes roes on their return and track and Held eld sports will enjoy n big boom Never has there thero been such lIuch II a season for tor Indoor athletics OB as the present win winter winter ter Basket ball has spread rapidly water ater polo I is fast gaining the favor It deserves Indoor baseball is III being quick quickly ly Iy learned and appreciated b by the ath athletic letic club pOll position Ion I is tight right on the topmost wave ot of pOPularity and In Intact tact fact every evelY sport port is III receiVing attention This Thill is a thing especially as It ItIs Itis Is well known that when a 11 great deal ot of attention I is paid to athletics and training In general genero during the winter season there are always a better show how showing howIng Ing and greater In the um sum summet ummer met mer merThe The rowing clubs club are lue probably doing a al much work a all nay class In tion of at the coming events Every or organization that has any kInd of at A crew will want to have It sent ent to Paris Faris to compete In the International events event These b by the wa way will not bo be at feinted d In any manner b by the tho mix up I 1 have hae just spoken ot of In regard to the Olympian games game The National Mao elation ot of AmAteur Oar Oarsmen men has com complete complete control of rowing matters and the J A A U rules do not touch them The They work together to It a great extent however For example It the A A U an athlete ho bo le II at the same time put on the black list of the N A AA AA A 0 and vice versa vera a aThe The tact fact that the national regatta will be held on the Harlem river New NewYork NewYork York city this year O has aroused a good deal ot of because Ills It h so 80 long since the tho metropolitan clubs have en entertained their bre brethren hren Then too the course h a good one without a 11 turn Jt If the tho report that the bocker A J C will merge the member members ship of at all 1111 the clubs In the metropolitan district with its Ita own le Is true rowIng matters will 11 receive recelO II a great impetus as the K A C III ie rich and can do for tor the sport much that the little clubs have havo been hitherto unable to accomplish i I i I I I One ot of the boxers ot of the tho heavyweight class who I ii coming to front with large and ever oer Increasing strides le II Gus OUa Ruhlin There is II little doubt that he would be much farther Carther advanced along the pugilistic ladder of at tame fame were It not so the rest of at the fighters to In his hla class seem to be afraid to meet trim him One cannot go to a big bigi fight In whIch one of the tho more prominent nent heavyweights takes part that Dilly Billy Madden will not bo be found nt at the ring ringside ringside side ready to Issue a challenge to the winner on behalf of his hll When Madden wee lal touring the count coun country tr try some lame two or three years ago with Steve ODonnell Q a Ius busty young oung giant asked for tor a show against the boxer Madden put them together for tor a ten round bout and the newcomer won lon lonI Madden Gladden liked his hIlt looks and took him up The young oung tell fellow ow was Gun GUll Ruhlin and hll subsequent record has opinion During the po past t two years earl Ruhlin has learned d a great deal and le II now tnt fact and fairly clever While not as AI eden tine a 81 some of the other big fellows hi his great greal sIze strength aggressiveness and hitting power more than make up for this shortcoming Besides he le Is fast talt improving le II game rame to the core and le Is Isable leable able to stand a vast nt amount ot of punish punishment ment Unlike the majority ot of his con contemporaries temporaries he ke his hll mouth shut and lets letl his manager do the necessary palavering The tact fact that nil all the top keep leep out ot of way 11 le II pretty good evl vl dente of tilt ability Now ow that cycle racing situation I is cleared up and the sport la II once more onA on a oersted baste e cited led In the th r game are r d to the tt are t two lea or tb ree men 1 Thet on t Iho r red tracks la In IC n bt tilt Ir cause caule ot of their 16 thinks N CA f A and refusal to ranks to I h The mOlt enact aJor Taylor the th 0 cots It b tor lor has all along ben Colored taCt tC Tr Ta TaIt herent and thought an L A t Ra i would beat that orth out the N c t berg bers ot of the A The Union hINt g e consists of et r pie lilli have red d never nOer anon Q them because him bins to sic tide i fa when hen tb they y hed 18 o months h hed at ed but Treat n he ha Soon BOOn af aft Ward sward Some Romo ot of the member t ot of reinstating him bin rs If are he be ear bOlf la 10 f far h finn fines There are aro thle tIll I is J 11 who II he the secret ot of the dIslike a 1 t the part of th of Tart OI t found in their a nn r s a of 01 r lIy Ity all as t a speed hll Eh a nearly all Ter T y afraid tu to tnt meet a teat It la is to be hIll him Alm In e i h he will be t allowed tf t i 1 will enhance Interest tI U ash ashwill set In Ih the Two other men hu bock back fines and dues dL 1 h re YO Q contest this season ore I It and Nat Bullet DutlEr u ii t n tim rims t Duffie announced that It hr b i lil neatly retired d That when the sa outlook was not bl bt It he bo should t r as dr Join the tho N C A la r hr h car at get ro ID during the ra 11 COming eUrn n than t r had In several y years lIr larh out racing has not end I ard h sit t fellow tellow riders rider and the Int t I I s k 1 la IB not so general though It If ht to compete the tI same course is I him as to the tho other two opy t t LEO |
