Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

degrees, caused the ice on the river to be in q
dangerous condition at Newburgh. N. Y, yes
terday, and the ice on the lakes to be thoroughly
watersoaked and spongy. The national skating
races were therefore postponed until Friday
morning.
1t was at first contemplated holding them on
the river at a point near Cornwall. in the
shadow Of Old Storm King, but the water on
the ice was two inches deep and the attempt
Was abandoned, the New York skaters going
home at o'clock. 1t is probable that unless
sudden cold snap sets in the ice on the river
will not last many days longer and that the
races, If they do come off. must be on the SUBJ
urban lakes
Joe Donoghue arrived home yesterday morn
ing with four gold trophies won at Montreal
Saturday. While in Canada he was given the
honor of an initiation in the Snow Shoe Club,
the ceremony consisting OF being tossed in a
blanket by score Of stalwart youths.
President Young's Latest Bulletin.
The following has been issued by President
Young: Contracts for 1s92-With Brooklyn,
John NJ. Ward, William Joyce, Daniel Brouth-
ers, c. F. Daley. With Cincinnati, E. D. Burke.
With st. Louis, John F. O'Brien. William Nc
Gill has been assigned to the Cincinnati club
by the committee.
Special: A speeial (schedule) meeting Of the
NdtlOual League anu Ametlcan AssOclatlOn OF
p. B. b. clubs will be held at the Fifth Avenue
HOTEL New York city, on Tuesday, March !, at
7:30 p. m. Col. Rogers has called meeting of
the national agreement committee for same
day and place at IL o'clock noon.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 23.-Billy Smith, the
gan in the twenty-fourth round before the
IA Last lohf for n
of $1.50O.
President Day Will Fight for Richardson.
President Day of the New Yorks is out with
the announcement that he will take the Rich
ardson case before the league meeting and
fight the matter to a finish. Mr.. Day is quoted
as saying that he will make the contest on the
ground that by reason of the option clause in
Richardson's contract he was practically under
contract with the New York Club on December
and that the agreement was that all players I'M
der contract with a club on December should
remain with that club. Mr.. Day. therefore.
claims that the committee on players had no
right to award Richardson to Washington.
There Is a very general impression that such
q move as that contemplated by President Day
will be useless expenditure Of energy, as
league officials all over the country have an
nounced that they will not listen to any pro-
posal looking to the overturniug of the COM
mittee's assignments. The reason is as The
STAR pointed out a number OF days ago, that
we're one case reopened a score Of others would
spring up, the result being that the league
would be thrown into a worse turmoil than was
the condition prior to the settlement.
Director Talcott and others in New York
seem to think that proposition to take one or
two players for Richardson would be consid-
cred by the Washington management. They
might as we'll relieve their minds at once of
such an impression, for no proposition for
Richardson's exchange will be considered for q
moment Mr.. Wagner does not intend to be-
gin his Washington experience with trading
his star players.