New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
WHAT THE ATHLETES ARE DOING.
NEW REGULATIONS OF THE A. A. U.-DATES FoH
TENNIS.

NEW REGULATIONS OF THE A. A. C.-DATES FoH
TENNIS.
The baseball committee OF the Amateur Athletic
Union james f. sullivan NewJerSey A. e.; fred'
K stearns Detroit \. C.: and Howard Perry, Column
Lin A. c. have just ISSUED circular containing tho
newly arranged conditions under which tie A A. u
championship will be contested for this season. Inc
uan is to divide up the into circuits for teams
from each OF the four Eastern Divisions Of the A A.
f. and arrange a schedule for each division. The
schedules will be made up for June, July and August
and the winning club in each series VIII receive
banner emblemac Of the sectional championship
final series of games for the amateur championship OK
me United states will be arranged by the committee
AZ the close the sectional schedules The entrance
fee has been reduced ts &c. and entries close on May
Is with j. f. Sullivan, secretary OF the A. \. l., Z.
Q. Box GIL, New-fork
The forty-eghth set Of games of the New York Nh-
letic Club will be held at Travers Island on saturday.
June H. The competitions upon the programme are:
Onemile run Handicap one-mile walk handlcap; two
mile safety bicycle handicap' AMI the following
scratch competitions: 1O0-yard dash; 300 yard DASH
40 yard run; half-mile rum 120yaId hurdle; no
ward hurdle; obstacle running high jump; stand
Ing high jump; running broad jump; standing broad
lump: throwing 1,-pound hammer: throwing 81,
pound weight, and putting l6pound shot. Gold medals
will be given fist men in each contest, silver 10
second and bronze 10 third. Entries close on June
with Augustus T. Dochrty. secretary. NolOi West
Fifty hftlrst.
IL is not surprising that cross-country running In
this city has not fourishcd been generously
patronized by the public Much of the interest in tho
recent championship race at Morris Park was lost by
The bungliug WAY in which the affair WAS handled.
Tho iunot race WIS announced bc started at 80
O'clock but IL WIS nearly 80 when the runners were
sent OF. Near The finish of the senior race inc
spectators were allowed TO Thong the track and
several of the runners intcrfced with. Another
di>agIeeable feature Of this meeting WAS The ln-
nnmSInble protests which were made against the
".
fused TO start. because he had been protested and
So s' by @T nnonndcd Had Dav run for the Prospect
liauicrs that club would probably have won me
fcur seconds. Day would probably have won the
Individual championship as we'll -
second annual spring tournament beginning on sat
urday, May II. when the mems singles will be begun
TT third s. and ri IT. Nicholas ave on May .
the ladies' singles will be PLAYED ON the courts Of ne
and Fifth-ave The other dates arranged are as fol.
lows June 4. mems doubles at the Ariel T. 9.
courts. one hundred ami thirty fifth st. and st. AIMS.
ave. June IL. ladies' doubles. at the Fifth Avenue
T. C. court, and June :. mixed doubles at the ArieI
tan Athletic +. &. has joined the Association and VIII
be represented in the mems contests. The tourna"
mcnt will be played on the English point system.
hnndcp ranging from Icach S nr Tss ' RI
r c. '.';' and W l. Rcey o, the Manhattan 4: T. G
spring regatta of the Harlem River Regata Assocl1
tion. to be held on May IL Crews Will be enters
from almost all OF the clubs in the Association ~
which there are now twelve. Gold medals viii be
given 70 the winning Crews in the junior eight ana
Junior our-oared shell races For the diamond SOULS,
Frederick Hawkins the Manhattan A. C's crack
sculer. Is training hard and will probably win Inc
Donachue brothers. the famous skaters or Newburs.
will represent the NJ A. G. In the doube-shell race
Perhaps the interest Is centred IN the junior
eight Dared shell race for which there Will be many
crews entered, while in the race Tor senior egnts
The Manhattan A. C.s old University OF Pennsylvana
eight and the famous chppe' crew OF TIE New-fo
A. G. will probably come together.