Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1892, Page 8

YOUNG MEN OF BRAWN Freparing for Athletic Championship Sports. THE NEXT A. A. BALL SEASON. Columbias Who Are Ambitious to Row on the Crew Sehedule of the C. A. C. Ball Nine— Proposed [ntercollegiate Meeting Near Philaie!pbia—Soutbern Tennis Association. HE SPARRERS, wrestlers and fencers have had their inning and the gymnasts have ceased their tumbling; the athletes are making Preparation for the spring and cummer Columbia Athle five men inactive train- ing, and when the spring championship EIRUT. DASHIELL. Dashiell, the first lieutenant of athletics and one of the best all-around men in the club, will have complete control over all outdoor games. Ee is a good manager, and experience has @emonstrated his ebility in this line. He is quite an athlete bimself and holds the pole- Wauliieg record for the District. The cltd gs determined to keep up its excel- Jeat record of tue water, and aiready there for the intermediate ita, which is to be coration day, under ices of the Athietic Cinb of the Schuy Kill Navy. The crew training is Ralph Le Richard Campbell, jis Merritt, H jr. Henry Selden, E. B. OCleary, odiove, D. L. Shoumaker and George BALL NINE. There are any number oi candidates for the Dall nine and Captain Wells Las them all in training. He says that Le will give every man @ show before finally selecting tean Mr. C.G. Van Hook will manaze the team. ‘There are several new players of well-known bility who willbe found with the Columbias this year, bat at prevent their names are eld. The following the team: Corn | ments will be mace agreeable toall the colleges, championships. At the | Ciub } there are fully twenty- | hela in goin otha one of the Inrgest a4 it dest near ianheim. 1s ls probable, large ber of entries would be made, that would take at least two days to decide the dit ferent ‘and one of the members of the committee estimated that the attendance would ite between 40,000 and 50,000 people. tters have been received from many of the ieges and all indorse the movement onthu- i ennsylvania as- as does promises to send o team utgers say they will posi- Columbia says it ise and Lafayette and tively be represented. move in the right direction and Lehigh, Penn- sylvania College and Dickinson have sent en- couraging letters. [°"The® program ss now outlined will include running, fumping. i riding, throwing hammer, pole vaulting, crosse, tennis, &c.’ It is designed shall be given up to day's events to include the base ball tting ahi Be batt, te? day con The rules governing the contest will be those | of the Intercollegiate Association. The arrange- d_ itis suggested that the colleges appoint auxiliary committees to act in conjunction with the A. C. 8. N. committee. The decoration of the grounds will be quite & fenture, it being proposed to erect marques. for each Coliege, the respective colors to be dis- played. This will do away with the dressing room which is generally used. The entries must all be from the colleges. The A. C. S. N. will give all the prizes, in the shape of medals and cups for points, and pos- banners for the teams. special meeting was held at the Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy on Thursday night in Philadelphia for the parpose of making ar- rangements for the proposed meeting. The commitvee which has the affair under manage- ment is_as follows: Eugene Greber, chairman; Capt. H. McMillan, Charles J. MeCleary, W. 8. Sheard, W. SW. Kirky, R. W. Lloyd and Kob- ert Chapman. Tavita were seut out to twenty-two collezes, follows: Dartmouth, Amherst. Williams,’ Harvard, sylvan: Yale, Trinity, Wesleyan, Columbia, Stevens, Rutgers, Fordham, Cornell, Princeton, State Coilege, Dickinson, Swarthmore, Haverford, Lebigh, Lafayette, Bucknell and Johns Hop- kus.’ Of the above athletic associations Prince- ton has promised to send a contingent of be- tween fifty and sixty athletes, while the follow- TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP, May 15 at Washington Claimed by the South- ern Association. A meeting of the executive committee of the United States National Lawn Tennis Associa- tion will be held at the Hoffman House; New York, on Thursday evening, Mareb 17. Clubs wishing dates for their tournament should send spplications at once, so that they may be acted upon by the committee at this meeting and be published with the fixtures for 1892. ‘The accompanying list shows the applications for dates which have so far been received by the secretary: Maguolia Springs, Fla., March 15, 16, 17. St. Augustine, Fla, March 22, 23, 24. Tampa Bay, Fla., March 29, 30, 31. piautheru states championship, Washington, . May 15. Hudson River L. T. Association, Yonkers, N. Y., June 21 to 25. Ladies’ championship and mixed doubles, Philadelphia, June 2i. ‘Tioga Athletic Association (open), men’s singles and doubles, Philadelphia, June 28, 29, 30. Orange L, L Club (open), Orange, N. J. 3. jontatoga Athletic Association, Saratoga, uly 19. 3 Dickix of Virginia, May ay 14 on pleted the local @ampionship season lier revorts that he ix getting excellent centro) of ibe ball and will pitch in his best form this summer. He is practiciug daily at Hyatteriile. ‘Eddy Walsh will play with the Y. this season. He will occupy center gar His is practicing duily with the Georgetown team. ASOTHER LaDiEs’ DaY. On Tuesday next the club will give another Of those popular indies’ uevs, at which there will be a decided innovation. In lieu of an athletic ertertainment there will be a grand Tauaicale,under the wanageweut of Mr. Howard Burr. Among other art be club's from Baiti- Inb will re aning will 1» the well-known Vio~ ier. Hal g his new topical song, ib Sanath will s “Just My Lack,” aud his new sentimental compositions. entitled. “Home of My Child- y” and “dhe Cos Where Was Lorn.” aTLaw ISION OF THE TNION. ill be @ meeting of the Atlantie ai- Vivion of the A. AU. March 16 and 17 at the Colambia Athletic Club house to arrange a miner outloor seas that both the ¥. M.C. A. have outdoor sports in ad it is not improbable that Wash- im have the auntal meet of the ington wi Amateur Ath.cuc Union. AMATFUR BA: BALL. ‘The A. A. U. Arranges « Schedule and Formu- lates Kuies. The base ball committee of the Amatenr Athletic Union has prepared its report on the ametens base ball championship for 1893. Beveral changes have beeu male im the rules, nd in the future st will be impossible to have’ eazy conilietastowhen ard where the final Games shall be played. The conditions of the Face are as foLow 1. Batrive of base ball teats, composed of ef any ainateur ath! the A.A. U., amateurs, member U. ap toand ine Bast be accompanied by a fee of FH). 2 When the entries have closed the & A UL. base bali committee will pre- pare schedules. The pre games | will be played during Ma; ad Ju 1898. Such schedules to Le arranged if posei- bie (2) yw York city and vicinity. Philadeipbis, (3) at Be feat 1 Gy at Dotoit, G) at Clevewnd and ittee may determine. two team entries will be re- cerved to insure # schedule of gawes in a given Fach entry Locality. 4 Teams winning the Boston, New York, Philade Waslongton series will play phia and W 5 jonday, August 13, ending Saturday ease of Fein or interfere Played or the foile eluded. Eoston and cing to be played im all. mies to be declared the wisuer of the series. be Winners of the Philadelphia-Washington Series aud New York-Bortow serics will play off for the final, or eastern champioushi week commencing September 3 and Bsptember 10, and in case of rain or er euce the cho'ce of opening gumes to be decided &s above. & Teams winning the Detroit-Cleveland series will play off for the fius or westera ehampiousbip the week commencing Septem- ber 5 and ending September 10. @ Darirg tie week commencing October B end enuimg Cctoler 3 a series for ie championship of the United States will ix played, to courist of five game one city and two in uh Bames to be decided on the grounds oF Clab winning the tum. In case of raiu or avoidable interference the games to be played ou the following days, Sundays cacluded. COLLEGE ATHLETICs. (All the Chempions to Compete ia all Kinds of Sports in Philadelphia in May. A field tournament for American colleges ecly bas been projected by the athletic elub of » and an | nee to be | t s, Sundays ex-} off dur- | Suze Vacitie states fifth annual open singles, San Rafael, Cal., July 4. States third annual open doubles, San P Rafael, Cal, eae 9. Paciti ies’ singles, San Rafael, Cal., September 9. Knickerbocker T. Club (open), New York city, September 15, 16. 17. THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. The only event in local tennis circles of any consequence during the past woek was the an- nual meeting of the Southern Lawn Tennis As- sociation. Judging, however, from the attend- ance it was not regarded as an event of any great importance. The fact is that the south- ern association is merely an organization of local clubs. This is no fault of those interested in tennis and especially in this association. Efforts have been made to widen the scope of the association and to cover the wide territory which is asagned to it, but they have been in vain. During the four or five years that this asso- ciation bas been in existence it has been found impossible to bring into active membership the elubs which now flourish throughout Maryland, Virginia and the other states further south At present there are only ten clubs be- longing to the association. Of this number six ure located im this city, three in Baltimore and one in Wimington, Del. The latter club was not represented at the annual meeting. Two of the baltimore clubs bad delegates present, and only three of the Washington clubs, THE DELEGATES. The delegates present were as follows: Wash- ington—Chas. L. McCawley, S. B. Sheibley and Osear Woodward of Bachelor's Club; BE. B. urown, Racquet Club; Newton Simons, Co- lumbia Athletic Club. Baltimore—A. H. 8. Post, Baltimore Cricket Club; Eugene Greenway avd W. G. Wetherill, of the Towson Club. DISCOURAGING APATHY. Those most interested fecl discouraged over the continued apathy in regard to the associa- tion and it is the desire to make a final effort to arouse ome interest among the tennis players in this region. The association has now been admitted to membership in the Natioual Association and the usual open tournament wiil be held here about the oth of May, at the same time prizes wil be offered which will be open only to Dis- trict players. It is not expected that an association tourna- ment will be beld this spring, and it is doubt- ful whether another tournament under the auspices of the Southern Association will ever be beld here. This loss, as far as District players are concerned, will be made up by the open tournament held under the authority of ue National Association, which has now be- come one of the fixed events in tennis in this city. Still there is no doubs that it would be advantage if «tournament could be beid yearly. which would be open only to the players in this section of the country, and by stumulating @ healthy rivalry mereaso the in- terest in this pastime OFFICERS ELECTED. Tue election of officers of the Southern As- sociation resulted as follows: President, Jobn 2». Davidson; vice president, A. H. 8. Post of Ualtimore; seoretary and treasurer, 8.B. Sheib- ley; executive committee, Eugene Greenway, Baltimore; Robert B. Brown. Chas. L. Me- ‘awiey and Thos. P. Borden. The report of the treasurer showed that the finances of the club were in good condition, ance in the treasury being $103. The right & Ditson ball was again adopted. es Were made in the constitu- tion and by-iaws of the association, The most important change was in the seetion which de- i -sanamateur. It was made to conform with the definition adopted by the@National Association, which describes an amateur as one who does net play tennis for gate money or receives eny fees or emoluments for teach- ing tennis or makes tennis » business. A. A. U. Wrestling Championship. The undecided competitions for first place in the 125-pound class and second prize in the | 139-pound clase, A. A. U. wrestling champion- ships, were settled on Monday night in the ‘ York Athietic Club. F. jewark, and F. Weiss, ospect A. C., Brooklyn, were the contestants | tu the 125-pound clase Weiss won in Tm. 4a. | eyer, Mt pounds, and G. Botbner, 136 Pounds, wet w the 135-yound class They bad egreed to wrestle before weighed Breyer foreed the work ai iin Sue Ite, Going « Little Too Far. Harry McMillan has the captaincy of the Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, his the meeting of the board of governors. The the Sebuyikill Navy. It is proposed to bring together aii the champion athletes in each clase lan, Charles J. MeCleary, Winfield S. Sheard, Robert Chapman, R. W. Lloyd and W. 8. W. ‘Kirby asa committee to make all the necesaary The ngements hay -ogressed so far that ts have pr be ‘aio to ay that the tournament will be recent “elub smoke” entertainment is the bone of contention, the board of governors disap- Proving yome things that were permitted that night, The cock fighting and 1 between colored men were objectionable: Rocao-Cor rigan mateh was permitted ta go altogether too far.— Philadephia Heourd. o——____. Hooven's lerge mill was shut down at Norris- town, Pa., Wednesday for an indefinite thrown out of work. Mr. said that the mili had been closed on account of over-production, aad he could not state when: they would resume A MONTH FOR PRACTICE The New Nationals Play Their First Game Today, SEEKING TEAM WORE. ‘Tommy Dowd Inu Danny Richardson's Shoes— Ladies’ Day at National Park—Good Players Taking Smaller Salaries—Current Notes of the Game. ASHINGTON'S BALL nine plays its first game of the season this after- noon st Savannah. A dispatch to Tae Stan yesterday announced the safe arrival at that City of the players who steamed out of Balti- more harbor on the Decatur H. Miller on Tuesday. It was a relief to the base ball enthusiasts to learn of their arrival, for the recent gales have spread the wrecks of vessels on many shores, and Hatteras isa nasty customer in s gale. The Nationalg will have two weeks of practice be- fore they return. A fine game will not be sought so much as acquaintance with each other's work. Team work will be the disider- atnm. But twoof the nine have played to- gether before. Hardie Richardson and Rad- ford were associated on the Boston club, but Larkin, Dowd, Hoy, Wood, Duffee and McGuire have not played together before. It is no small task to get harmonious work from such an aggregation. What makes it the more diffi- cult is that Danny Richardson, who had been selected to captain the team, has not turned up and may not. But Manager Barnie ugder- stands the club's weakness and will at once go to work to remedy it. Fortunately he has in- Migent and tractable men to deal with, and it is expected that vast strides will be made in the direction of harmonious team work by » month from today, when the season opens, Prosident Temple of the Pittsburg clab may be a kicker of considerable strength as regards the Lyons case, but the combined strength of the other members of the big league was too mueh for him and he has gracefully subsided. Considerable funny talk was indulged in at President Temple's expense, the word “crank’ enjoying considerable prominence, but i come to pasa that upon a personal acquaint- ance Temple has turned out to bea level- headed fellow and capable of holding his_own in any company. It now transpires that Presi- dont Temple is the only president,so far as heard from, that has advocated a ‘ladies’ day,” and the Pittsburg clab is the only member of the big organization that will admit ladies free the coming season on a certain day of the week. To Mr. Temple all huts are tipped. ‘Ladies’ day” has become almost a gala dey. The fair sex, besides being a magnet to draw many of the siern gex to the groun inspire the players and make an otherwise dul-looking Grand stand radiant with. the ty of their faces and the sunshine of their smiles. The local management might do worse than set apart a day for the benefit of the Indios, keeping up ® time-honored custom in closes on October 1. The first division of games enas July 13, and consists of eighty- six games. The second has fifty-four games. In the firet division Toledo o ns in Columbus, Milwaukee in Indiangy t. Paulin Omaha and Minneapolis in kansas City. Labor day and Decoration day dates are booked in the east, Fourth of July in the West and Sunday games are scheduld in city on the circuit with the exception of Indianapclie. Making Up the New York Team. A special dispatch from Cincinnati says: “Manager Powers of the New York team ar- rived here this evening from Indianapolis, where, after a leng talk, he suceeded in induc- ing Amos Rusie to sign a contract at a reduced salary. Manager Powers met Lyons and Boyle here and tomorrow he will have a talk with Second Baseman Mack, iormeriy of the Orioles, who lives in Newport, Ky., across the river from this city. Itis possible that Mack will be engaged to take Richardson's place on the New York team. Buck Ewing and Fuller will return from Hot Springs Monday. They, in con Caos with Lyons, Boyle and Mack, ack is signed, will leave next Saturday for Rich- mond, Va., wh he New Yorks will do their practicing. Powers also made a call on Jolin Ewing. who is under coutract to piteh for the New York club. ‘ihere ix not much prospect that Ewing will pitea this veusou, as ¢ is Very ill with cousumption, ‘The Brooklyus won the game yesterday at Gainesville, Fls., im the first two innings by hard hitting, earning seven of the nine runs, making ten hits, two for home runs. The Phil- lies started off well, scoriug four runs on two bases on balls, a muffed fiy, a safe hit by Hail- man and two bases by Delehanty. In the fourth Delebanty came home ou bis hit over lett field fence. In the seventh Hamilton scored a home over the right field fence. ‘the weather was fre, clear and calm. Brooklyn, 14; Philadel- phia, 7. Earned runs, Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 9% Two base ‘hits, Delehanty, Hart, Hom runs, Hamilton, Delehanty,’ Browthers Burns 2. Bases stolen, Hallman, Allen. Struck out, Allen, Esper 2, Ward, Hart, Grifin. First base on errors, Philadeipnia 3, Brooklyn 1. First base on called bails, Hamilton 2, Clem- ents, Mulvey, Allen, D: , Burns, O'Brien. Hit by pitched ball, Stein. Passed bails, Dailey | 2 Time, 150. Umpires, Reilly and Kinslow. Movements of the Ball Playe ‘Thomas Corcoran, the skort stoi signed ® April | der Abe will in Comi than $500 worth to have yet SSSR Sces se" |PUGILISM As 17 Is. ue ‘Weyhing has not The Cincinnati club ie incorporated in Ken- tacky, = ——- and New Yorksin New Galvin fs not eaying much these days, working lke a frofon i come foundution for the beliat that erry Werden, Jac! Grooksand Van Dyke get inte s discussion desperation ‘You set up @ shout for Ina game s fow days at Hot Springs “Buck Ewing played right field. and Be suse ceeded in throwing aman out at first base— distance not stated—whereupon be sat down and wrote Manager Powers that hie arm i¢ as as ever, Jerry Denny is drinking noth! but waters) a 0 be ad ‘The new schedule of the Catifornin Base Ball soe for the coming season has been made. It will consist of 168 games to be played by each clab during 9 season of eight months, be- ginning March 26 and ending November 27. President Hart of the Chicago club says that the great trouble in the Pfeffer case is the fact that Louisville does not want Pfeffer. Gen. Dixwell will accompany the Bostons on their ine a t has signed George A. Decker, Frai Carroll, William J. Murray, Jacob Weill, A.C. MeVicker. Charles Jones, F, Sharp, E. T, Ernest Gregg and Eugene Moriarity. Four hits were made off Ehret by a Now Orleans amateur team Monday. Tom Brown has given up his position in New- ton’s billiard rooms, Boston, and is getting into trim for the ball season. _ The 25-cent seats at Pittsburg will be erected in deep center fieid and will seat 1,000 people. ‘The matter will be definitely settled in « day or two. directors are anxious to afford the patrons of the club every convenience and comfort possible. pamela oCneerane i THE LONDON TOURNAMENT. Problems, Games, Solutions and Solvers— Notes. The master’s tourney in London is now well under way and has reached the fourth round of the eleven to be played. The veteran Bird and Lasker, the Berlin phenomenon, are leading with three wins each, closely followed by Van Vliet, an American by birth, with 234. Next comes a strong favorite for first place, James Mason of London, and the other contestants in the following order: Fenton, Lee, Loman, Mortimer, Locock, Jasnogrodsky, Rumboll and a old Gossip last of Ri We give below » ine game scored by Van Vliet against Bird. PROBLEM No. 98 (TOURNEY Xo. 11). (Composed for The Evening Star.) contract with the Brooklyn Buse Ball Club Thursda; ‘the club. “Lom” Brown was signed by Manager Chap- man Yesterday to play with Louisvilio this sea 80 ‘Ho will start south at once and join ill be trouble with Pfeffer over salary. “Pteffer wants ¥6,000, which is just $2,000 more than we can’ aiford to pay President Stucky of the Louisvilles. ) more than he received in Chicago, -e drew $2,500 salary, with a guarantes of £1,000 on the score card privilege, while we Washington and gaining many friends by their action. The league in general will no doubt follow President Temple's action before the season opens. The following contains lots of food for re- flection: “AN John ery strong base ball team has been formed by Irwin, and will most likeiy locate in South Bos- Mianaxer’ MeGuuuigie has been waxed to take sent. Its pe ‘and Dau ‘The players’ lines will be cast in hard places indeed the coming season. The above organ- ization contains s manager that previously itcher—Crane—that , and an outand drew #8.500 « season, a drew from 4,500 to @5, play in ei eastern associations for rather wait and take chances on players of their ability being wanted later in the season. From indications #t appearsas,if their decision is a wise one. The St. Louis club has been great many to occupy a tail-end position at the end of the season. With Gleason in the box no club in the big league bas a license to defeat them. The club will no doubtoccupy the same i bali that the old Iudianapolis Glasscock’s presence no doubt creates this impression. ‘That club could handle the New Yorks, the Eostons and Chi- cagos with the greatest ease, and then come tow weaker club and consider iteelf lucky if they secured one out of three. The St. Louis club at the end of each of the short seasons will be found hovering around the last of the first and the first of the last six clubs. icked out by a Director Scanlon is, without a donbt, one of the best judges of base ball ability that there is in the country. He knows all the ins and outs of the game, from a player's point of observa- tion as well as from the directors’ box. He is ticularly severe on a player that does not Keep himoclt in condition during the playing season and equally as lenient toward » young player who exerts himeelfto the utmost for the benefit of hisclub. At present ‘lommy Dowd occupies a large corner of the genial di- rector’s heart, A short time ago Mr. Scanlon, in speaking of players m gencral, brought up ‘Tommy Dowd and appeared to be content over the outcome of the Hichard:on affair. He said: “Last year Dowd was experiencing his first sea son ina big organization. He put up agreatgame until badiy hurt. ‘This seasou be will have ex- perience on his sideand by next season will have ripened fully, and, I believe, will be the equal of any second baseman in the country. ‘The boy is plucky to the core and his action at the end of last season increased hundred-fold my re- gard for him. It was at that time when every Player in the land was lying back for fabuious salaries. ‘Tommy came into my room here and said> ‘Mr. Seanion, I like Washington; I've been well treated here and want to play with Jos next season. Til ign for the same mone have received during the past season and I'll warrant you my game will be an improvement. Iknow I’ didn’t show up very well toward the close, but I was not fevling any too good and the general play of the club was not of a kind to encourage # young player.’ Those words captured me andI sigued him. He knew how bad the club was off financially and simply used a little common sense in talking business th me. Dowd isa comer and I don't think Richardson's shoes will be found any too large for biu to fill during tue coming season.” ‘The New Kastern League. ‘The Eastern Association has decided to com- pose its circuit of Rochester, Buffalo, Ehnira and Binghamton in the west, and Syracuse, ‘Troy, Albany and Philadelphia in the east. New Haven and Providence wanted franchises, and had associations all formed to go into the jeague, but they were frozen out by Elmira und Binghamton. “There were two greatly dis- gusted mea among the passengers on an early east-bound train out of Rochester on Thursday. ‘They were Manager Burnham of Providence Manager Shannon of New Haven. They ited about the hotel all night to hear the ision on their applications and were muci put out at the decision, claiming that they were Unfairly treated, having been promised fran. e The league will meet again at Albuay April 5 to adopt a sch edule Rated of New Orleans, Mobile, Atlanta, Macon, ‘ttancoga, Montgomery, Memphis and Bir- mingbam. ‘The seasou will open about April 1d Hard Hitting ia the South. A tle game of nine innings was played by the Tegular Phillies at Gainesville, Fia., Thursday, teen hite were made the “six” off T! offer to pay him $4,000 flat, with no conditions.” Brown's contract calls for $3,500. ‘Manager Powers has left for Indianapolis. He means to get Rusie's signature to a New York contract before he returns. Burnham and Shannon have the consolation that they will have a chance to get into the new New England league which is about to be formed. James Mutrie is well pleased with the pros- pect of Elmira as a base ball towM He will manage’the Elmira. Joe Hornung will cuptain the Buifalo clul yhen Jimmy Ryan turned up in Chicago s few days ago be had with him in a tank a live shark that he says he capiured with a hook and line while down in Florida. Arthur Irwin is spoken of as the manager of the new Athletics of Philadelphia, Dan Murphy has been signed tocatch for the New Yorks. Murphy is # steady, reliable catcher, with an excellent minor le He caught for the Providence and last yeur. jorty Fuller, who will play short for the w Yorks, takes a run every morning and Jays ball every afternoon at the Hot Springs. Wilmot claims that he will play great ball thie season, as he has recovered his health entirely and feels good and strong. Under those con- ditions he will be a valuable man, ‘The Lafayette College nine will play George- town University in this city on April 14andthe C. A. C, nine on the 15th. Repairs costing 3,000 will be made to the grand stand at Louisville, and there will be such a stand as the cranks never saw before. ‘fhe Chicago management han signed Walter L. Lawrence, an intivider. He is given a good reputation by Kyan, who says he isa heavy batter. Joseph (Hed) Mack has signed a contract to cover second base for the New Xorky next sea- re probably manage and gue record. Toy teams There is some trouble about Breckenridge, Corbett and several other players of the Llinois League who had been reserved by that organi- gation, but afterward signed Western League contracts. Presilent Williams says the men will not be surrendered, as the reserve rule was knocked out by the indianapolis combina- thon. Manager Buckeuberger of the Pittsburgs says regarding Denny: “If Denny will sign ato reasonable figure we will have him aud play him at third. “If he comes here we will play Farrell in left ficid, but wedo not y that mean to release Corknill. We will keep ti it may be necessary to use Farrell man. Pete Browning has left for Hot Springs. He said that from there he would go to California, where be bas an offer to play with Carroll's teaw. A vigorous fight will be made in the Ken- tucky legislature against the bill to prevent Sunday ball playing, and it is thought that it will be defeatad, yet it will require hard work, as the farming districis are weil represented and their education is not far enough advanced to appreciate Sabbath bail playing. Pittsburg is the first club to find fault with the schedule. Brodie has not as yet signed a St, Louis con- tract. There isa hitch about the wary. The Athletic club is capitalized at $60,000. Ben Siibe, Al. Reach's partner, holds big Diock of the stock. Work is going briskly along at the Pittsburg grounds, and if the weather keeps favorable the park will soon be in splendid coudition, Charley King, who is to pitch tor che New York team, weighs 204 pounds and wauts to get down to about 180 before he leaves Pittsburg for New York ou the 19th instant, With the exception of Miller, all the Pitts: burg players ut Lome are in excellent cond tion, Word has been received irom Farrell, and he will be on hand ca the 29h or 30th instant at the latest. W. E. Parrott (Jigrs), third besoman, who had signed to play with’ the Chicago associa- tion tlab has sigued a contra Western ue. ‘There are now sixty men in line, Pitcher Haddock maintains that he will not lay bailatail this season unless Prevident Byvus aosedes to lis term aud be dose’ ena seem to mind in the least ‘she tareat of the Brooklyn magnate to withdraw the present offer unless he signs, Lierbauer has settled down, and every one rho hug sec lim insists that hes in excellent shape alrendy. He is strictly temperate and docecas thal he will plug the guntel te at season. St. Louis already promises Hutchinson and Gleason as the rival ‘box artists for opening day ut Sportsmans Park. King hel went east on the Pennsylvania lim- ited. He says that Cincinnati has in Morgan Murphy s catcher in the land, bar none. — Times Siar. ‘There is some foundation for the belief that when Capt, Jack Glasscock, Perry W. Jack Crooks and Yau Dyke’ get inte a dis- cussion Von Der Ahe will in desperation set up shout for Comiskey.—New York Sun, Golden—the Phillies’ young, blood under study for Gret—is hitting the ballin Florida, He ma two games. z horn- resignation to take effect April 9, the date of | 10'S pitching. ‘Ihe “eight” hit Carsey for seventeen bits im the seven innings he pitched. K high wind prevelied during iheguee de- qgitntech—14, 14, 8, 2, 8, 14, 0, 9, 6, 3, 10, 10— ‘White to piay and mate in two (2) moves. SOLUTIONS AND SOLVERS. No. 9 (Tourney No. Key te BG sblem ey Q. The ottevapted solution by Kt-Bb ch.. sent in by vev= eral so vers, Is stopped by check troi after K-K6. Fi tz . 8. 6. Dun ) Otto jest; E. M. Borlett, (439): E.Aug. $70). Elon Behrend (4-17), RH. Ez: ‘0. 92 (Tourney No. 6). Key is P- eeteintg Coa, igo tach materiel for striction ». EM. x Mo.sted, GAME No. 45. From the London tournament. RIVIERE OPENING. (a) Mr, Bird iy very partial to this move whether iy forattaci oF defensc, layed close openines, it EoNowed up with care. (0) Hi : Boveity aud We think a bad one, the source: dam AiMcaltion. (e) very good. Bisck can't take the bnyent because of white’: isces Diack bas no sutisiactory answer to i then 30. F-QU followed ty F-Qr or B-it? ir a ‘white must ani ‘NOTES. Mr. Steinitz has returned to New York. He is naturally very fatigued with his recent great exertions in an enervating climate, but a pears to be in good health. Mr. Tschigorin Will probably remain for a short time in Havana before returning to St. Petersburg. The Baltimore Chess Association is just com- mencing another of its lively handicaps with eleven entrants, by the redoubtabie Pollock in class A. Hagerstown experts are forming a chess club. Always center, a formal club has er before been organized in Maryland's northern metropolis, but we do not doubt its success. We have received from its editor (George Walcott, jr., of Boston) the first copy of the American Chess Monthly, an attractively gotten up twenty-one page magazine devoted exclu- sively to chess. It contains # variety of prob- lems of a high order of merit, several fine games, copiously annotated by Burille, some Interesting chess news, and is altogether a very valuable number. G. Locke Curtis won first prize in the Ohio Chess Association congress. His score was Sig S36, just one point ahead of the next com- petitor, Mr. W. C. Cochran of Cincinnati A. B. Hodges was victor in the New York tourney against thirty-three contestants. iin Naw Jersey S. Lissuer took Arst place from thirty-two strong players. =. The formal lenge of the New Orleans Chess, Checker and Whist Club for a telegraph team mat has been accepted by the Man- hattans and March 19 selected as the day for play. The teams will number ten ench aud the time limit will be fifteen moves per hour. Mr. F. M. Teed will officiate as umpire in New York and Mr. Chas. McConnell in New Orieans. oo ‘The Syracuse Pool Tourney. On Tuesday and Thursdays during? the na- tional pool tourney four series are played. On other deys only two. The series on Thursday wrnuaac”f "418 74°SS 8 18 28 378 2B Scratches—Stewart, 1; Sherman. 2. Rima) 998058 $88 ‘Seratches—Powers, 1; — Cy OE Wi \d Werner came erteienisers sores a shot, complaining of stiffness. Score; Wer- ner, 100; Manning, 35. ‘The fourth series = as follows: Clear- Boner. waking ingle runs far, pocketing Forty tals in he Stet three frames second series was between Manning and Kuntach. The play was loose and uni Manning winsing at 100 to 86. Score: a> OF7% & 3, 0, 6 10.16, 19, 12,18, 0,1, 6 Stree, 15, 18, 16, 9, 6,0, 9, 9, 2,6, 14, Soratches—D’Oro, 2; Sherman, 1. Second game— senennent, 1, 14, 8, 18,1, 15, @, 9, 12, 5, 5, The “Manly Art” Viewed by One Not an Enthusiast. SEEN AT THE RECENT FIGHT. Critical Account of the Recent Fitzlimmone- Maher Fight in New Orleans—Scenes Char- acteristic of Such Occasions—The Effects of Such Exhibitions and Thetr Valuein Phys- feal Cultare, ——__ Correspondence of ‘The Evening Star. New Onteavs, March 8, 1892 MA CLOSE POSITION I WITNESSED the fight between Fitzsimmons and Maher last night. Inasmuch as the customary news- Paper reports of such affairs are of ® conven- tional style, perhaps a statement from anorice of the arena, the men, the battle and the result may prove interesting. The amphitheater is of wood, much likes circus, and it was brile liantly lighted with electric lamps. The ring, if.@ square pen may be called a ring, is 24x24 feet, with eight posts about it, which are well to pre- vent injury should one of the combatants be thrown against them. Roven through these posts are two ropes, one about two feet from the ground, the other about five feet. Outside of this pen is an inclosure surrounded with barbed wire, so that excited spectators could not enter the ring unless they clambered over it, There were present about 7,800 spectators, but the roof over the building was partially opened so that good ventilation was secured and tho air within was not oppressive. It was indeed rather cool and all who bad overcoats sat in them. ‘WHO WERE THERE. It was. motley crowd, representing nearly all classes and conditions—iawyers, bankers, merchants, gamblers, barkeepers and bar owners, clerks, siudents, planters, horseme Physicians, artists, c., fe. Two or thr Vashingtonians were among the throng. Taz Stax correspondent shook hands with a cele- brated novelist, who said that he was ashamed tobe there, but he was studying character. Perhaps, from the days of Sodom and Gomor- tah down to those of New Orleans, there was never gathered more downright horrible wick- edness than was there, and it was enough to make blood run cold to see three young, pretty but abandoned women, dressed as men, belcn- ing obscenity and profanity and wagering money over the brutal result. PRELIMINARY NONSENSE. ‘The preliminary nonsense was an address by ‘one of the club as to the exercises and a warn- ing to all to keep order; that applause was al- lowable, but the loud mention of the name of either contestant would result in the offender's immediate ejectment. Then old Tom Allen was introduced as the a beavy- weight of the world. He bowed to the ap- Pistie that was showered upon him. Then litchell and Upham doned the gloves for a bout of three rounds. This was utter nonsense, as the merest novice could see that Mitchell Piayed with his man, tapping him lightly now and then to illustrate his astonishing skill and activity. He wss so light on his feet, although a heavy man, that he scemed to dance on air. Then Siavin and juelin, a local celebrity, boxed three round: was mere foolishness, but those who Wi it and who should know praised Vaquelin highly and thought be did very well. Then Slavin and Mitchell, with gloves, boxed two rounds in a friendly spirit, showing great skill and activity, THE STARS APPEAR. Finally,'at about 9 o'clock, the fighters, Fitz- simmons and Maher, appcared. But little time was wasted in preliminaries then; the men were curefuily instructed as to the rules and they were stripped and gloved. There was loud call for their weight andthe suuster of ceremonies said that Fitzsimmons weighed 165 Pounds and Maher 178. As they sat in their corners for a few minutes ere the gong sounded it was noticed that they ved each other keculy and knew there was to be heavy work before them. Neither of them bad ever been defeated, although each bad fought many times. Among a multitude of people confined within ® small space, even though they be seemingly aiet, there is s subdued hum which the ear like the sound of breakers when are at a distance from the shore, but when the gong sounded for the men to toe the mark there was a silence which fell upon the specta- tors as though every oue of the onlookers had been petrified. Asthe men walked rapidly to- ward each other all eyes turned upon them. ‘THE FIGHTEUS COMPARED. They were magnificent specimens of physi- cal humanity, but were you to look from east to west you couid not find two men more dif- erent in appearance, action or style. Fitzsi moxs is knock-kneed, long, lanky, a blonde with high color and a red spot on each cheek, Which tells of trouble to come some of these days. He is built all awry. His color, his shape, bis waik, his voice, lis chest, loins, back and general appearance say consumption sooner orlaier. He isa tan who would be rejected atonce by an army surgeon and would be Picked out by any experienced physician as a victim of scroiuia or tuberculosis. His present superb physical condition illustrates the skill of his trainers and shows what a monumentcan be built on an insecure foundation. Maher, in his build, looked as though he might live a century; splendidly developed about his chest, shoulders, hips and legs he stood upon his feet like an athleteand balanced himself in au easy position with bis left arm well advanced and his right drawn across his chest, Itwasseen at once that he was slower than his opponent, that his reach was shorter ‘and that he lacked activity. There wasa want of confidence iu his bearing, said to be pro- duced by his belie that he would be defeated, as he was fighting on ash Wednesday. 4 ViGoRoUs oPEsixa. ‘They sparred for = few seconds snd then they flew together like thunderbolts, and rap, Tap, Tap was heard as Fitzsimmons’ heavy glove struck Maher in the face and nearly knocked him down, but a tremendous upper eut from Maher made Fitzsimmons sicken and reel Against the ropes. He would have fallen had be not caught them. He shook himself to- gether and slid from further punishment just 4s the gong sounded to end the first round. ‘As the men walked to their seats they wore both very groggy, aud no wonder, as the fight- ing had beenterritic and sickening. ‘The upper eut which Fitzsimmons bad received wo: Maher tried to Ww Oy edvant roved that his brain was clear. It may ap) ia thie round both men narrowly escaped de- it ‘The gong again sounded and the men came ase MAUER WEAKENS FROM Loss OF BLOOD. They each showed the effects of the hard fighting. Before a blow was struck Maber was seen to be bleeding copiously from the mouth— so freely indeed that he was weakening every moment. No matter how big and strong # man is he must weaken when his life blood 1s trick- ling away from him, and Maber’s seconds had Deen unable to stop the flow betwoen the rounds. They fanned him, rubbed him down, har &c., but still = crimson : FF § 35223 Hi: E f i f I i hd : i cer H i id ii 3 i i F i E and said: “Ob, my Ged we get out of here or I shall dic. I am sick at heart | 3 and sick at stomach and unless I can get away EARLY trom here I believe 11! love my mind. A move damuable, revolting spectacie I never saw vor | imiieuictggled throngh the festering mass of | Pleasant Weather Gave Wheelmen an Opportunity. humanity into the Vineet alr of heaven to his SOCIAL MEETINGS OF CLUBS. SPRING RIDES. carriage and hotel. MABER'S REACH TOO SHORT. Maher tried to do something and landed » light blow on Fitz'echest. He then tried to land on the bead,but Fitz with a smile ducked, and in the rally drove three tremendous jabs into Maber's face, which made him blecd still Sled to his corner be appeared. to. be. very wal is corner Lie aj vers “groggy. " Ground Broken for the Club House of the Columbians Near MU. Pleasant—Preparations for the L. A. W. Meet—A Scheme te Prevent Theft of Bicylee—Timely Notes. When the gong sounded for round four bis seconds had freshened Lim up wonderfully and he appeared strong in spite of his punishment. As the men came together Maher tried to lead, but he was short and did not reach Fitz's breast and Fitz jabbed him in the mouth re- | Ppeatediy 1t was now clear to all that, barring accidents, Maher would be defi by far the larger and stronger m: . but he wae shorter armed than Fitz; be b: less judgment, science and agility; bis expe ience was more limited and his generalsh allat fault. Fitz cthibited remarkable ac and judgment. He was as limber as an ecl \d dove and squirmed about the ring in au ay but eargest fashion, never losing bis beud aud smiling half the time. It was noticed that he did not use bis right hand a dozen times during the contest. He ‘appeared to be holding it in reserve for the finish. It is useless to tire Tae Stan's readers with a minute account of all the rounds. The press all over the land has given them. can be ammed up: Fitz was too quick for his oppo- BiRt and Yoo long limbed ior Muber to reach im. Maher mado a game fight; he could not | Bit bis man, but he fought plackily for twelve | made, Monday bloody rounds. His backers believed that it | “jh Proved « he could get in three or four of his temmandons enjoyable smoker ot # or body blows be would knock Fitz | -_ qHlow tis and danced about the man in such | musical program wen ertamgea’ Heck emeher Way that Maher said he was fighting @ shadow | "0" tnd could not fade iva by So sh senda oman oor During the las: round be told Fitz to knock | "“Y i ‘i. was broken for the Columbis Club him out and be done with it, becanse he could | , CTO™™ - not bithim. He manfully said after tie fight | POwSe at Mount Pleasant this week, and weather that Ins opponent was the better man and could whip him any way and any day, with gloves or naked dsts. MORE LIKE DEVIL THAN MAN. The remarkable and astonishing way that Fite dodged, slipped and wriggied about the ring was amazing, not only to his opponent, but to all the spectators. He was as supple a an eel and as quick as a flash of lightuing. FTER A WEEK OF rain, snow and windy weather last Sunday turned ont te be a pleas aut day and scores of bicyolste took edvss- tage of 1. The Osn- duft road was im exeel- lent condition, anddur- ® called run for Cabin Joba that day, anda number of members turned out. One ran was made in the morning, amd inter im the day ‘another party made the trip. | The first moonlight run of the season was & ™may be completed be- A. W. meet next snmmer. The Cycle Euchre Club, composed cbiefly of Nomads. was entertained on Monday night at the residence of Miss Dorris, on Capitol Hill. Mass Grace C. Keefer won the lady's prize for the largest number of games, while Mra Clark secured the first point favor. The gentlemen's “io | poizes were won by Messe Washburn and ie anning. ean jump backward five or ix fect and ae dodge across tie inclosure go quickly that the ae ee ee eyectn seancely fellow him, in enviresest The local committees in charge of arrange- individual up in the gallery with a kodak e deavored to catch him, but said he could not, although he had caught a fox hunter on the full run. He almost doubted the man being human, but thought he must Le devil. After the twelfth round and Maker had given | up the fight Fitz went over to his corn duced a tlask, took a drink with him, « band cordially and then received the con: lations of bis own friends and backers. who had won money from Maber's ba taunted the end the vast And who were there? As to the principale, | ments for the L. A.W. moet are busily engaged making the necessary preparations, and the work already done assures success. Lei the Baance com received subscripdons amoun nid he bopes be turn in £3,000 to defray the expenses of the meet. Bicycle thieves have hada harvest in this city daring whe past few mont Since July of last year forty-three whecls have been stolen, { which thirty have been recovered, leaving thirteen still missing. ers and vulgar way | A A local rider, ») the winner was an ignorant blacksmith, the | the other dee’ et loser a day laborer in a brewery. And who | said he th else were there? ht that something There were some gentlemen | to afford tue wheclmen more protection. He there no doubt, but the most of the foul as-| jivored a tax on biewe @1 oF loss 0 year, semblage were ‘either gamblers or worse, the when the tax is paid let the District pute very refuse of ail large cities, the abou. large number oa the wi and jet it be place. Make it an offense to rides is not taxcd, «0 that should the be number and then ride the wheel wen the factory mum | ber ou the bicycle would reveal the name of | the owner. He said that if such tax wore im- | posed and the money expended on the District hangers-on of who live well in a mysterious iasluon and dress gaudily, though never known to work. 1 gentry flashed their jewelry and yeliow a: monds under the electrics applauded two brutes as good people applaud action by Booth or Jefferson or speech by Blaine or Daniel, | Pons he th nym pooner tart dn yrs FOR PELT, NOT SPORT. ‘The utter and contemplated libel thatall this brutality is a manly art is too monstrous not to be seen by all men. Theidea advanced that such PiRotices and exhibitions tend to the puiysicel etterment of the people is @ lie as huge as Olympus, ‘ihe writer is a man of two score and ten, who went to sea in his early days, who pulid trigger three years during the war, seeu the wickedness of I’. has visited Seven Dia all the reeking siums in other o | trom lakes to gulf here, but be can truly sadly sny thathe wever beard more outras prolanity, or more filthy obscenity, and that he never saw more cowardly brutality than hi saw and heard at this shindy in tiie modern SONE LONG RIDER. A number of rely rides are being arranged for the coming season, the principal one being from Chicago to New York. The routeselected is as follows: Chicago to Perrys (twelve miles south of Toledo), via Porter, Otis, La Porte, | South Bend. Goshen, Waters Perrys to Fre- ‘bas | mont. Bellevue to Norwalk, Norwalk toKlyria. Puffalo to Green's Cor- fece oo average riders who will bie in covering portions of the route 5 secured. The only ride between Chicago and New York city of New Orleans. ‘That the people bere | of which we have a record was that of Charles coudemu these exhibitions is true, and that the | Meilson, who, as « sentative of hand of the law will throttie thet some of tie Chicago” Inter-Oorant left Chicage these days is true, too. The lottery is towering | June 12, 189, and reached New York to its downtall, and it was iong work touu- ja: 3:40” a. an. June 27 days, dermine the structure. After it shail have | twenty-three hours. His total mileage was failen and become « thing of the past these | 1.158 miles, an average of seventy-seven miles prize fighis wall be stamped out nere. ~—C.—| per day, and his route was via Detroit, Canada fud Magara Fails WORKING FOR G00D ROADS. Throngh the efforts of the L. A. W. to secure ‘ood roads, by sending out copies of Good other literature on tue subject, they aroused the farmers and legislative that many improve- |mentsare tobe made during the coming ece- json. Among the many improvements talked | of ure the tuilowing a — the re, never eles, badly PR j gs Mo., will have vitrified brick om wndicapped in weight from competini roadway sch tert a Gitieeyy Hedles, Hewsins, Sorzen | Streator, I, will have brick paving on Maia aud Higgint. The pian now is to have to otr erat, wate ag follows: juniors, inter-} Evansville, Ind., is paving streets end alleys mediates, seniors and championships. —— oor tan Soh saniaibeh bs cambin ai nei Senecio ay . - NATURAL MUSHKOOM CAVERNS, | ti0\* Wor all vorts of Tae tate Ow Why Not Utilize the Mammoth Cave and | *%! cobble stone pay o- Se ee Green Guta be Runayhere cay pe bane “My suggestion to the effect that the Wash-| "Whatcom, Wash., 18 voting on the iseuanee of ington tunnel might be profitably utilized for | €400.000 bonds for a system of wagon roads. growing mushrooms in could be extended very | The = ns * authorized @100,000 much,” said Dr. Thomas Taylor, microscopist | To! | er eanbng (ag or of the Department of Agriculture, to Sraw| strong eifort to itaitate Union county im tie writer. “In England and Scotland the arches | good roads. beneath railway spans are commonly used by | E- K. Alathews of New Britain, Pa, deat tne ardeners for the purpose of cultivating mush- woes of ie nag mo pd =. Boyles Fooms, and any such spaces in engineering | (Qyany eM ont Durapie structures in the United States should be made "4 useful for the prosecution of that industry. We have many great nataral caverns in this WHEELED ovER 12.000 aeLxs. Capt. PF. H. Welch of the Wissahickon wheel- gountry, like the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, which could be most profitably employed ix meu of Philadelphia distingaished himself daz similar manner in imitation of the mushrou ing the weason of 1891 by riding ‘he enormous * | distance of miles. He rode every month growers of France. As I said the other day in | Curing tho year. iis, smallest ran, being 217 my letter to the Commissioners of the District, y. one cave at Mery, in France, produces 8.000 miles for January and his iargest 2.028 in During the year Weich made thirty-two cen- pounds of mushrooms daily, worth at retail work prices as many doliara. ‘The industry is under tury runs. “His greatest week's as 616 mules, and his longest day's score was 175 miles. government supervision, and is regularly in- spected like mines. THE METROPOLITAN CLUBS. About twenty-five itatives of New “So promising an agricultural industry, “4 a which it is possible to carry on below ground, York, Brooklyn aud Jersey clubs metas New York February 25 and completed the tem- is surely well worthy of encouragement. Con- sidering the vast extent of the Mammoth Cave, | mega 2 inter-club organization. Another meet y and other mighty cavities | ug Will be held March 25. Meantime eonsth in theearth’s crust on this contizent, the would seem to be almost no limit to the possi- ble protiuctiveness of such spaces when utilized for mushroom culture. The great advantage afforded by caves is @ uniform temperature, with entire absence of draughts, this being “& most important and essential condition in the Propagation of mushrooms. Why, you will Sften Sind mushrooms growing wider snow, simply because snow is @ poor conductor and does not carry away the heat from the ground. It is for the eame reason that violets frequently m beneat “One sees at all hours on Pennsylvania ave- nue and other streets in men going about with big iron scoops and gatheris freshly dropped horse New Class for Seullers. There is a strong feeling in favor of forming | another class of senior oarsmer: who have won | their intermediate race. This move will be «| good thing for amateur seullers in Philadel- | Pittsburg aud other towns. In these sec- | CFR tu Miss G: M. G of Fort Wayne is showing the indies of Jackson, Stich, some thing of cycling. fist of appointments for his new committees, Since bis election to office be bas, a Fey se an lected prominent men from the various room grower wo it such ana portant offices. terial should be for st to the very thing | “signs to Sl the lan — course of « few do} * will ba of Collister have been The 7 ve @ crop De ve Gelicious mushrooms for your family and pour | Ong colette eed ion Brookiyn friends. Yet this sort of clean and fresh me- | Chetiman; the Chicago member iss well-known nure ia very difficult and expensite for the | fecing musbroom growers to procure. ss ‘On the ‘mprovement commitics “Horee manure, under proper conditions, | jean B. Potter of has been selected Will itself produce mushrooms spontaneously. | ys chairman. W. M. Boineof Rhode island Usuaily it contains natural spawn, because the | will serve with Mr. Potter. Messrs J. 8 Dean ‘animais swallow the seeds or spores of mush- | 5¢ Boston and Charles Cossume of Fooms in she grass which they eat. People| sie have been om the and think that it ise raise mush- | brivileges co: Mr. Dean is Wnetebad ot a “<o ces nt cxpeiations snmmulittn eit: believe that he could hase pny ey Dailding eighty foot pur-| bus ae chairman and George ot a large | Louisville. ‘The membership committes will be Pisecne, calling’ ‘Another compased of George ©. Fennell of Eliesboth, Gentleman of making | chairman; Howard L. Perkins of Mhode ‘006 or two te | and M.A of Cincinnati. ‘The legislative norance hed When ove commities include James R. Dana of lew day the kitchen | informed | York as George A. Perkine of him with horror “tall of | chusetts, C. 8. of Kanees aad a teadstools.’* ‘Shinkle of Ohio. . ‘abe | will exsume cbeiemanshiy of Gos pray board is yette be wo come the west , 7