The evening world., 1889-11-23

NhA hA'" W N"h ANAN hah"N
Billiard Tournament The seasons
Leader in the Manhattan Athletic Club
semitic Planning for n Zig Rowing RE-
RutIu NcNt Year.
Mcssrs. George I. Slosson, J. II. Hciser,
William Sexton and Maurice DAILY met MIR.
Trocschcr. of the brunswick Bake Co.lender
Company yesterday, and formally signifcd their
intention to compctc in the coming great inter-
national billiard tournament.
MIR. Troescher says that all plans will be per-
fccted the first week in December. The only
hitch at present il the uncertainty as to what
foreigners will compete. This will be known
Dec. l. when the entries close. TIL Company
has agents on the other side of the Atlantic
securing Europe for the most expert manipu-
lators of the cue.
The Manhattan Bicycle Clubs Thanksgiving
Day races are attracting a good deal OF interest.
In the teii-mile handicap are entered, +. g..
Kcanc, II. c. Newton, j. u. Counor, d. II.
Thistle, L. j. Keane. F. l., Washburn, q. A..
Iitchnlt. II. l.. Mcfarland, +. II. Howlnnds, s.
Friedburger. J. w. Shcehan, C.. A.. Sheehan,
j. g. Belts, Alex. Nathan, ]. w. Traeger, TIP.
nelln' Paul Migand, A. l.. Stevens A. Cardoza'
The same men. with the addition Of 7. II.
|. N. and i. josephthsI, j. II. Ford. L. Allen
and X. IL. tishel are down for the two-miIe
event.
Gold medals to frat and silver medals to sec
ond place will be given in each event, and a
han9some s%carf-pin, i; offered by the ladies
auxiliary OF the Club to third maj in the ten
miles. A special medal il also offered in the
zane event for the man making the best net
time.
The hand;cars will not be made public until
the men, are placed on their marks. The ilr?t
race VII ,he started at 70 N. The course il
over the Ionkers-Kingsbridge road.
The Dauntless Boat Club will send a delega-
ton 10 attend the Manhattan Bicycle Clubs
road races in u tally-ho.
The members handicap pool tournament will
be commenced at the New orb Bicycle Club
one already under way.
j., D. Conner, F. J.; Washburn and r. l..
Mcfarland compose the Manhattan Bicycle
Clubs lacing COMMITTEE for Thanksgiving Day.
A large delegation of the American Athletic
f hinS wsI and SiS sandy Ills Of Long Island T II
giving lay. This will be the Clubs big paper
chase of the year.
sailor Brown is considerable of a f%avorite
with Tic betting men N his coming tstic con-
test with Billy Gabig, the Hhiladelph a heavy
weight.
Charley Judge, elatel by his successes in
''standiug of" Joe Fowler lately, now wants to
meet "Nwipes, the Newsboy, y i'll a finish match
for a stake of not less than $50.
j. Mcagher and j. Driscoll are to walk against
each other at Worcester Dec. . for $1,000 a
side.
Tonight will mark an interesting event in the
athletc history of A. b.. george. DIR. Crawford
will present him with Il beautiful gold watch for
having scored more points this season than any
other member Of the Manhattan Athletic Club.
He rolled up "a: J. {: DeyGreaMx ~ ,ecopd,
credit.
Tbnra Ia n nrohn kilitJ- that Jnnk 0ninn and
Charley Mccarthy will come. together in the
24-foot ring. Both men are in for a go at each
other.
Negotiations are on foot to hold a great inter-
national sinRle-hcull regatta at Seattle. WASH.
men will offer a si5. 900 purse. Teemer, Han
Ian, Gaudaur, O'Connor. Searle and Masterson
have been invited to compete.
1t will DO college boy, against soldier boy at
New Haven Feb. 10. The Yale Athletic Asso-
ciation and the Second Regiment, of Connecti-
cut, will give a Joint set of games on that date,
Ill which all amateurs are invited to compete.
The many oarsmen about New York have hit
upon Just the exercise to keep their muscles in
trim. They have taken to bowling en- mdSSe.
The Columbia College ,inter-class football
championship games will begin next Friday,
when the Freshmen and Sophomores and the
Juniors and Seniors. play against each other.
This is a, most excellent method of developing
good football material.
During the Winter active measures will be
taken to form a new rowing association, which
shall comprise all the clubs in the vicinity OF
New York. The advantages OF such an organi-
ton are manifest.
Several amateur boxers whose amateur stand
ing is questioned in certain quarters will be on
observation-disclosures of anxiety to-day. The Board
ais.