The daily critic., 1890-09-22
SPORTING GOSSIP.
GEORGE HOSNER DEFEATS WALLACE
ROSS in A CLOSE CONTEST.
Tho CoIumbias Lose tho Final Game
and the Eastern Amateur cham
ptonshtp- p-Inabtiity TO bat
and bad Fielding the
ruusc

I tonshln-inahtttY TO Bat
and bad Fielding the
cause.
George Hosmcr. the oarsman now
[ travelling with the Dark Secret Com.
pany, defeated Wallace Ross, the we'll
known sculler, In a match race of two
miles, for 500 a side at River View
yesterday. The race was close one.
Hosmer only winning by about ten feet.
nd there were those who thought ami
said the two oarsmcn made 70 purroselv
close. Neither appeared very much
distressed at the finish, and as uo time
was announced 10 Is presumed that
neither eNerted himself very much
One eNuberant spectator. who ken,
Time with his own watch. announced 60
20 be lO4O. As this Is several minutes
less than the record, the course must
have been short, or the timckeeper for.
got to attend TO his duties.
There was a large crowd present. and
In order to allow an 10 witness the race.
a course. half.milu straightawav. was
laid out which gave three turns. Mr..
Clinton Smithson Of the Potomac Boat
h.NNAN Ih.NAA US lNlhAfNH NINl NlIeAIa. II'Na
nOlds and O'Meara as Judges for Hos.
mcr and Ross respectively.
II was nearly 3 o'clock when the men
received the signal to 20. Both caught
the water at the word, and from the
start TO the half mile buoy, Ross had
slight advantage. He lost it on the
baCkstretch, however. for Uosmer
turned the mile flag a half.lenuth
ahead. Between the mile and mile.
and.a half Ross overlook his opponent.
and when the last buoy was turned had
q narrow lead Suuaring away for
home the two men quickcned their
stroke and Hosmor went between the
flags q winner by about ten feet. AT
no time during the race did either man
have over boat length lead over the
other, and Il was as pretty a race as one
desired TO see.
Whatever chances the Columbia
Athletic nine had TO play the Detroit
Club for the championship of the
Amateur Athletic Union were lost on
Saturday, when the New Jersey Ath.
lotlc Club took the local team into
camp to the tune OF to .. and won
the deciding game for the Etstern
championship. The game was an In.
tgTesting one, but the local men could
not bit Currie's deceptive delivery. and
they punched their errors In the sixth
inning, when the Jerseyilcs made 8
runs. Prior to that time the score was
tied, but the Columbias could not over
cone the long lead Walsh pitched d
coed game. only two runs being made
oil bis delivery, although be was
baltCd quite freely
The track aud field sports of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
bC held at It's grounds. New Jersey
avenue and NJ streets, to-day at I.3O
o'clock Admission will be by tickets
that can only be procured from mem.
lcts and for which there Is no charte.
Mr. j. w. Crossley will be referee, b
II. Warner and W X Butler, Judges:
+. Il, Walker and w. f. Macarthur,
scorers J. W. Sims, starter.
The following are the entries for the
events:
one hundred yards dash-II. q spitz, II.
ID, + Long, q. F. Hall, J. ". Young. q.
J. llardiug, q. Z. Hon, W. e. Prrntlss.
Walter Luvelass, NJ, Graham, q. h. Hough,
W. IL. MiddlehrUOk, j, + Costello, Max
schmidt, q. NJ. Denham, w. +. Buell. A.
W. 1tlIlui T. >. luhlt uui r. =, SlHElp
Two hundred and twenty yard hurdle
II, ID, h. Long, q. p. Hall j. ". Yung, 4.
J.. llarding, +. Cross F.. Z. Hon, ~. O.
Pa uutiss, Walter LOvelass, G. r. HOugh,
W. II. MiddlCbrook, j. T.. Costello, W. h.
Buell. A NJ. Catlin, z. 5. Doyle, r. j..
slagle T.. Morsell
Half mile ace-lI d, +. Long, q. F.
llalli j. N. Young, T. Cross f. L.. H0G,
W. 4. iTcutiss, Walter LOyelass, q. n.
HOugh, W. MiddlebrOoE, j. r. Costello,
W. +. Buell., r. s. DOYLE r. .. slagle, r.
MOrsell aud G. J. Gulick.
Running high iump-H. -. F. Long @.
+. Hall, +. i. Hon, " G.. Prentiss, Walter
LOyelass, e. r. Hough, W. n. Middle
brook, j. +. Costello, W. +. Buell. aud r.
j. Slagle
Running broad iump-C. r. Hall, G. G..
IlaTdiug Z. T. Hon, ". g. Prentiss, Wal
ter L0yelass, e. 4. Hough, " IL Middle
brook, }. r Costello, ". 4. Buell. aud r.
}. slaEle.
Pole yault-H. e. seltz, E.P. Hon
Walter LoYelass w. H. MiddIebr0uk, j..
T. Costello, W. ID. Buell., A. M. Catlin and
r. j. Slagle.
Putting twelve pound shot-H %. +.
Long, r. r. Hon, Walter L0yelass, G. r.
HOugh, w. IL MiddlebrOOk, j. +. Costello,
". +. Buell. and h. J. Slagle.
Throwing twelVe-pOuud hammeT--E. r.
Hon, Walter Loyelass, W. II Middle
brook, j. +. Costello, W. Z, Buell. and K.
j. ~IluIF