The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
The WORLD OF SPORT.
Latest Events on the Tutf Field. an
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Latest Events on the Tutf. Field. and
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This has been a Great year ior all sports
except baseball
Ior-e-racing like baseball is beins
greatly o,crloue.
Tue opening OF the football season is near
40 hand. From the present outlook the
laud-bdil viii De a iayOrlte pastlme during
the winter.
COLI promises 90 prove Il great rival ci
laWn-tcnnis IN Great Britain, though itha-
not set made "a biz in America. The best
American players have not yet tried d,
though English players are victims 10 IT.
fascination.
Almost every successful tennis player
does more or less training i'm order 10 Keep
In good condition for important matches.
Tennis is "a game In which the endurance L.
severely taxed. and many matches have
been won hy an inferior player simply he-
cause he was in better training thah he
opponent,
George Lee. Jack Largan. and George
ilO-mer. tine Well-knOWH profess lOnal oars
men, have signed articles to row "a three
cOrncred race Of three miles and turn ioi
"a pune Of 5000 and a stake OF $500. The
race VIII occur at iottcnyille, =. l. durine
the middle of this month. Lee is in.train-
ing on the Pa-saic in Newark. Largan on
tine Harlem river, and llOsmer a Boston Oh
me Charles river.
W. l.. scott was the largest winner al the
Monmouth Park meeting. His horse cap
ured SlS.gOO I'm stakes and purses. Green
q. Morris was second, with Si3.aOO, and Au-
gust Belmont third. with Njj. 100. Then fol-
low ID. -. Wther-. with S5j. 100; George
Hearst. 900. and =. :. Brown. Sl4393.
All track engagements made for ANteli
have been Cancelled. The owners OF the
champion met in Chicago recently ANA de-
c,4ed go throw lnn great young horse oui
IF training and return him l. Tine stud al
leue lIautc.
senator Arthur a. German. of Mart land.
Is probably tle most conspicuous leureD
bail PLAYER i'm existence to-day. His SALARY
IT'S "a ntcd States senator is $4,000 per an
num- Ia the closing days Of the siNiies
senator German guarded left field for the
old Nationals, ana also played llrsi-Oase.
He was general utility man, and coul'
play in almost amy position, from p.tch, !
% ri-hl-liclG.
4. thc close of the present season. the
honors 0t the largest winning horse and
mare En- the history OF the American turf
may change from Hanover and Miss Wood
ford % salvador and FirenIi. salvador e.
date has won $ll3.2so. only $. Ni less than
stands 90 thO credit o. Hanover, while
Tmeusi has won Sl02,alo 10 hiss Wood
ford. SllS.1JO. 10 own two horses that
combined have won S3i5.3OG in stakes and
purses aud that are still carrying the
cOlors 10 The front, D, at least some gratili-
cation % Millionaire llag2in. and just re-
ward for his liberal expenditure IN horse
ilesh.
There is every probability that an inter
national billiard tournament viii Dee held IN
New York in october or November, ~
which the star players Of New York aud
Europe will compete. The Brunswick
Balkc-C aieGder Company Is doing every
thing possible to have th. tourney take place
by inducing the French and English players
come over Offering % pay their expenses.
and putting W for competition 5000 trophy
10 represent the championship OF the world.
The conditions Of the Tournament are thai
each player shall pay an cntr9nce tee Of
500, and that ibe game PLAYED
shall be- the i0uriceu-inoh balk line,
eight hundred points up all scratch.
The winner OF the tourney will receive all
thcentrance fees and receipts Of The house,
less expenses and the championship trophy.
me latter will not become his absolute prop
erty until lie has beaten all challenges
during period OF TWO !esrs, Schaeier and
Slosson have already put up 5000 each, and
have sigpitied their intention OF competing.
Ives. The young player, who did such good
WORK in The recent tournament, viii also
enter, IL " SAID,