view raw text
SUGGESTS ORGANIZATION OF SPORTSMEN. The most extraordinary part of the sporting situation in Chicago seems to be that although nine men out of ten you meet are in favor of boxing and racing, yet there aeeaui to be no concerted action on their pait to insist upon their rights as free men to have those sports which they love so well brought to lit",- again. In Canada both boxing and racing an flourishing— la fact, the racing game has aever been s,, strong there as it is now. and it seems ridiculous that all sports should be condemned on one side of a lake and be allowed to flourish on the oth; i- side. I should think the time has now come when a properly orgaaiaed league should be formed 1"! the protection or maintenance uf sports, and if those v, no are really sport lovers would only band together and make it part of the political platform it would soon hoc, .pie an important question, — Marquis of Qeeeaahury la Chicago Tribune.
