The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-13

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two miles, with turn; the gig and barge
races to be one mile straightaway. The
Committee also reported badges for the
winners aggregating $500.
High carnival was held the other night
at the room of one of our aquatic members,
and quite number of gentlemen were
present Joking. music and singing made
Old Time fly, and during the evening Capt.
Ed. Wegelin sang the following version OF
"The Pirates of Penzance:"
When our enterprisng Banks gets to rowin'
Gets to rowin'-
And the other strokes begin to all behind,
-fall behind
Then the heavy oarsmen of this city will be wishin'
Will be wishin'-
That the Aquatics hadn't got tnis man to sign
Man to sign.
James G. Taylor, the well-known Tyne
Side oarsman and formerly bowman of
EngiaHd's champion four-oared crew, who
arrived in this country about four months
ago, is now running cozy saloons called
'The Aquatic" at No. Is Smithtield street,
Pittsburg Pa. He proposes getting up a
handicap race there in about two months,
aud may succeed in putting new life into
rowing matters in that section.
The Executive Committee of the N. A.
A. o. held meeting in Philadelphia on the
evening of March 9th. Orville Remington
of the Narragansett Club, of Providence,
r. l., occupied the chair, and L. r. Saunier
of the Triton B. G.. of Newark, N. j., was
Secretary. A resolution was adopted rec
ommending the expulsion from the Associ-
alton of any club issuing or accepting a
challenge to row in a professional race.
After H. W. Garfield had informed the
meeting that the prospects for entries f,r
the college race from Columbia, Cornell,
Wesleyan. Bowdoin and several other col
leges are encouraging, while it was certain
that Harvard at least would not send a
crew, it was decided to include an eight
cared race in the programme. 1t was like
wise resolved that in each class two
or more entries will be required to in
sure a race and that the regatta
committee should have power to refuse
return passes to oarsmen whose sole OBJ
ject in entering was, in the opinion of the
committee, to procure free passes to the re-
gatta. Upon motion of William Allen, Of
the Detroit Navy, seconded by B. l.. Keys
of the Undine B. G. of Philadelphia, 1t was,
after some discussion and the assurance by
Mr.. Keys that the course would be resur.
veyed, former inaccuracies corrected and
every thing connected with the event made
satisfactory, resolved that the next annual
regatta should be held on the schuylkill
River, on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, July 9TH, 9Th and 9th. TIE following
gentlemen were chosen as members OF the
Reaatta Committee: l.. II. Saunler, J. K
Stevens and B. L. Keys
Baseball.
The Cleveland Club talk of Dunlap fo1
Captain.
The Buffalo nine have not yet decided or
Captain.
The Bostons will play picked nine April
1st, Massachusetts, Fast Day.
Esterbrook of last years Jersey Citys is
anxious to be tried as the change-catcher
of the Buffalos.
The League have made contracts will
one hotel in each League city to accom-
modate all visiting clubs.
The Nationals of Washington expect Wis
its during the season from all the League
clubs, with the possible exception Of tn
Bostons.
Peters, it is said, will "stand guard" a
short-stop for Providence this season, an
thus the long-vexed question as to the sue
cessor of George Wright is at last settled.
The New Orleans Picayune is apprehen
sive concerning the business future of th
country. There are now thirty-three pro
fessional base-b Il players in Philadelphia
without employment
Little interest is manifested in baseball
at Harvard, according to the Crimson, onl,
twelve men aretrving for the nine, and i
is proposed to form system of class nine
and play for the championship SO as t
awaken new interest.
A meeting will be held at the Wander
biit House in Syracuse, March 18th, fo
the purpose of organizing an Inter-cOIieg
ate base ball association among the college
in New York State. Delegates from Coz
nell, Union. Rochester, Hamilton. Syrs
cuse and Hobart will be present.-[R Roche
ter Express.
The report of the meeting of the Jud
ciary Committee of the base ball associatio
at Springfield, which appeared in til
papers yesterday was calculated to conve
a false impression. Yale's position is NJ
changed in the slightest by the action take
} by the convention after the Yale del
gates left. The question is, shall Ricl
mond play or not The conventi d
cided that Richmond should be debarre
from PLAYING as soon as he had playe
with professional team. But Richmon
will not join the Worcesters until the CO
, lege season is over, SO that Brown will
: able to bring her full nine against IL
! other colleges. This is just what Yale
: opposed to, and consequently her action
=. perfectly justifiable, and no games WI
!. probably be played with Brown, though |
3 doubt the latter college will challeng
! Yale.-[New Haven Comm Union.
THE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP The Jad
ciary Committee of the College Nation
e Association met at Springfield on Marc
' 9th, five clubs being represented in tt
/ making-up of the schedule of champio
, ship games, viz, Harvard, Princeto
Brown University, Dartmouth and Al
herst. Yale dec to enter the lists {
, the ground that the Association at their D
) cemDer convention gave Richmond. tt
i Worcester Clubs professional pitcher, IL
' right to pitch in the Browns team, in vi
i lation of the old amateur rule. The va
' Clubs resignation was accepted. The su
! sequent action Of the delegates Of the f
. clubs represented at the meeting on Satu
day. however. was such as to remove ii
: cauae of Yale's prOper retirement from ii