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Ives Refuses 10 PLAY in New York.

Frank c. Ives has formally accepted George
F. Slosson's challenge to play him for the
emblem and the championship Of the world at
fourteen-inch balk line and $500 side. The
young Napoleon has notified the donors OF the
trophy that he would accept Slosson's chal-
lenge. and stipulated that the match should be
played between May Is and Is, the exact date
to be fixed hereafter. Ives had left up forfeit
of $3.50 when he drew down his prize money
from the Schaefer match. He has refused all
offers to play in New York, and Slosson must
now face his young opponent in Chicago.
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BALL PLAYERS GOSSIP
The Nationals Will Play the New
Yorks Today.
WORK OF THE PAST WEEK.
Notea and Comments on the Whereabouts
and Condition OF the Mines Of the League
The Local Infield Compared With the
Others-PersonaI Points.

AY, WHAT DO YOU
think of Washing
ington's infield this
season? With Richard
son or Stricken on sec
ond the Washington's
infield will stand about
fourth on the list. We
know Dowd is a lulu.
but the company he is
in this season are lulus,
too. Say, have you no.
ticed that infield the
Brooklyns have put to-
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coat closet and come to the Young Nspoleon.'
And IN the metaphor Of the day the Young
Napoleon won't do . thing with sCbiilS
ieorSe' Slosson could no more win against
sne game Ives put mp on Saturday night than
ne could swallow the balls. Slosson will study
that score long and industriously to derive the
consolation that Ives won by run of luck or
s,I Of accidents. The secret Of how
Slosson manages to beat Schaefer at all was
,herein explained. Schaefer cannot stand a
hard drive, and when caught of he can play
as rotten a game o. he can at other times
play brilliant one.
when Slosson challenged the winner OF the
ocnaeier-lves match he did not dream that Ives
would be the man he would have to meet He
Iondiy hoped that Jake would not only beat the
youngster. but kill his pretensions TO cham-
plonship honors, and that himself and Jake
Souid go on seesawing in the old sweet way. II
ne thought there was possibility Of Ives bob
ping up he would have eaten his challenge
rainier than issue it. Now he will have to play
ives Siosson may beat the young fellow. but
ne VIII be accommodated with even money for
every dollar he wishes to wager upon himself. -
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Amateur RACQUET Champ,on.h,p,

An open tournament will be held in the court
of the Boston A. A. beginning April II, to de-
eide the amateur racquet championship of
America. A championship trophy has been
offered Jointly by the Boston A-&A. and the
Racquet and Tennis Club of New York, to be
competed for annually in Boston and New York
alternately. Entries close on April 5 with
Richard ID. Sears of the Boston A. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26

The North Dakota democratic convention
yesterday Endorsed Cleveland, but deemed II
wise not to positively instruct the delegates to
the convention.
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RUNS THR0' THE MUD.
Cyclists Take Advantage of Fair
Weather.
THE GUARANTEE FUND GROWS
kropossd Twsnty-Mile Road Race Between
tns Arlington and umbias-Track for
the League Races-No Change in Date of
Meet.

o l. l. o NG THE
snow came a brief pc
Rod of fair weather.
which was taken adyan-
tage OF by those who
are riders Of the bicy-
Gle, although the roads
out Of the city limits
have not been in first
class condition. The
road between George
town and Cabin John
bridge gets in good con-
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Golf is the national game of Scotland and
promises to be popular in this country. While
it is not SO fast and furious lawn tennis, it is
much more active ndinteresting than croouet
The course over which it is played is called
''golf links" and may extend from half mile to
two or three miles. The course consists of n
number of holes placed at irregular distances
from one another-sometimes fifty yards and
sometimes 500 yards--and the game consists of
driving little gutta percha balls. each about
two inches in diameter, around this course and
into the holes from the start of the course to
the finish. The winner is he who goes over the
course in the fewest number of strokes There
are about dozen clubs made for striking the
ball, the two chief ones being the driver and
putter. good PLAYER can drive a ball from
$50 to 2G0 yards. The putter is used when the
ball is near hole and delicate stroke is
needed to put it in. Each player has an at
tendant to carry his clubs and coach him in his
play. This important functionary is called a
cadie. The game can be played by two per-
sons. each for himself. or by four, two in part
nership against the other two. This is a game
of great antiquity, and its principal home now
is in the old university town Of St. Andrews, in
Scotland
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Professionalism I'm Crickae

There is very general feeling in England
that the more the professional element becomes
prominent in cricket the worse for the best in
terests Of the game. An article recently ap-
peared in Blackwood's Magazine that has been
the subject of considerable discussion among
the PLAYERS of the game. 1t is affirmed that
tho professional takes to cricket not SO much
for the game as from financial reasons His
object is not so much to win a match TO
keep up his wicket and increase his own aver
age. On one occasion lately Barlow took two
and one-half hours TO make five runs. while
Louis Hall remained in one hour and fifty min
utes without getting single run. Another de-
testable practice is the ignoring Of balls on the
of side for fear of being caught at cover point
or in the slips. In fact. cricket has become
somewhat mechanical, and compares unfavora-
bly, with the game played fifty years ago
Shrewsbury is one Of the worst offenders in
this respect
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Cycling Notes.


The necessary popularity Of the bicycle as
means Of rapid transit, says the Grand Rapids
Democrat. has led to q greater need of good
roads, and if an era of good roads is brought
about, the bicycle boys will have won victory
for to them more than to any other cause will
be due the change.
An estimate of the number Of club men in
England is as follows: London. PSI bicycle
clubs, total membership, $3.50; England outside
of London. S32 clubs. or Is, $40 men; Wales. %
clubs. 500 men; ireland, 112 clubs. 2,24O men;
total number of club men in England and
Wales. lis. 500.
The Century Cycling Club OF Syracuse, n
L., have secured one of the finest residences in
Syracuse as their future home. This Climb
has grown to its present proportions since
April 10. 1891. The club now have lbs MEM
beers, with prospects OF 80 applications for April
meeting. They are very active in l.. A. w.
matters. five Of their members being officers of
the league.
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AT a meeting of leading citizens Of Saratoga
the other night under the auspices of the
Saratoga Athletic Association, it was voted TO
accept the proposition made by President
Henry Whiting Garfield Of the National
Amateur Rowing Association regarding its hold
ing its next annual regatta on Saratoga Lake in
July next The proposition requires that
Saratoga shall raise about 90 900 10 meet the
necessary expenses attending the holding Of the
regatta President Bockes OF the athletic as
ISOLATION appointed Dr. +. V. Dewell, A. C.
Rich and Cornelius L. Durkie a committee to
arrange terms of railroad transportation Of the
crews, their boats, &c.
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Racing Rules Burlcsuued.

In last weeks Bearings there appeared bur-
lesque on the racing rules. The story read:
racing man with q couple of machines found.
when he landed at a suburban station, that
there was no one to meet him, and as the track
was about two miles distant he was in a guam
dairy as to how he should get himself and his
wheels there In time for the first race. Seeing
a young colored gentleman summing himself
on nelghborlng street corner he approached
him and the following conversation ensued:
See here, my boy. do you know how to ride
q bicycle?''
Does 1, Well / reckon! Use de cullered
champion"
Then You are just the one I am looking for.
Jump on one of these machines and ride it gu:
to the track with me and III give you a dollar
for your trouble"
''Gw way from me. white man! What yer
takes me fur! amt none of your common
professional trash, Use an amatoor. ain
gwlne to lose my amatoor station by takin'
money fur ridin.' Gimme a box of cigars fur
de job and Tllgo yer, and he did.
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The Coming Cycling Season.

The national racing board of the L. A. ".
will hold a meeting in New York city the first
week in April. Many changes will be made in
the existing rules. 1t is possible that one or
two more national championship races will be
created The championship events now con-
sist of a quarter. half and one mile safety;
quarter, half andlone mile ordinary, and one
mile tandem event. Racing men favor the
creation of a two-mile safety national cham
piOnship event
The idea of changing the date of the national
meeting of the League of American Wheelmen
from July until September will come up for
the consideration OF the executive committee
next month. but is not likely to be changed
When the l.. A. W. held its meet here in the
summer of 1854 every visitor was delighted
and not a complaint was made about the
heat.
nament at New Haven on Monday. June g.
immediately after the Connecticut meet the
Century Cycling Club of Syracuse will hold a
tournament. The Century Clubs meet will
take place in the same week as the New Haven
tournament From Syracuse the racing men
will go to Rochester, where a meet will be neld
under the auspices Of the Crescent Cycle Club
From Rochester the circuit will extend to Buff
falo where the Press Cycling Club will hold a
meet. After the Buffalo races the racing men
will go to Pennsylvania. In that state the
Scranton and York wheelmen will hold races
Three meetings will be held in New Jersey, but
no definite arrangements have been consum-
mated for the Jersey tournaments
State championship races will be allotted to
each club in the circuit No official dates have
as yet been determined upon for any of the
clubs excepting the Rome Cyclers who will
hold their meet on May 30. and the Riverside
Wheeimen of New York city, who will hold
tournament at the Manhattan Field on july g.
The Kings County Wheelmen are arranging
to hold their annual spring tournament in
June. The Manhattan Field and June Is are
looked upon az the likely place and date for
this event
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Changes I'm Foot Ball Rules.

The advisory committee of the Intercollegi-
ate Football Association has suggested three
important changes to be submitted at the an
nual meeting of the association in May. The
first was that if a catcher muffs the ball from a
punt OUT he shall be made to try again. II
he fails the second time the ball shall be given
to the opponents in the center of the field.
The second is that if genuine try for goal is
made and missed, the ball shall be placed in
the middle of the field. as though a goal had
been scored. The third governs the coaching
rules II the referee discovers an outsider
coaching he shall warn him once, and If he
commits the offense a second time he shau be
ordered outside the ropes.
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"What do you think of the Browns?''

NAT DO you think OF the BrOwnsE
The team selected is a good one. 1t 10 well
balanced. has good pitching material, and in
the general departments Of the game. in hit
ting. fielding and base running, it is strong. I
think we can soon get down to work, and IL the
weather will only moderate we will be in shape
to prepare for our big seasons work."
What do you think Of the prospects for the
season."
They're great. It ought to be the greatest
year for base ball on record. The two leading
organizations are now one, and st. Louis will
see all the Leading attractions in the business
this year. Then, again, making two champion
ship races will tend to stimulate the rivalry and
make matters all the more interesting all along
the line"
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Ladies' Cycling League Of Minneapolis.

The Ladies' Cycling League of Minneapolis
held its annual election of officers at the home
OF the Misses Snow Three members we're
added to the list. which makes a membership
of twenty-seven, and the ladies hope to double
the number this season. 1t was resolved to adj
init gentlemen as honorary members only.
The members are considering making it a
league club in the future and taking a century
run during 80. The officers elected we're as
follows: President Miss Bird Lucy; captain,
Mrs Florence NJ. Lewis; recording secretary
and treasurer, Miss Julia Guild: corresponding
secretary, Miss Antonette Choate; first leuten-
ant Miss Winnie Snow; second lieutenant, Miss
ElmOre.
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Notes Of the Turf.

The Washington contingent at Gravesend 10
almost ready for business, as two weeks work
with some strong gallops would put many Of
the horses in racing condition.
Green u. Morris 10 likely to cause small
owners to hesitate before making the trip to
Washington but the program will be arranged
SO that all classes will have chance to win
races.
The reports from the breeding establishments
in Kentucky arc far more cheerful than last
weeks reports The number which will be
foaled this year is likely to exceed the crop of
1881 by at least 200, which is a large increase.
Lord Marcus Beresford said at q dinner given
in London two weeks ago that in his opinion,
and he knew number Of others who agreed
with him, Iroquois was the best horse that he
had ever seen race in England, taking eyery-
thing into consideration, and that he would ship
a number OF mares to America to be bred 20
him.
The sad fate Of George Wood, who for war.
was the first jockey Of Austria and Hungary.
should be a warning to horsemen Geo Wood
won hundreds of races and was alvavs hand.
somely paid for his services, but souandsrsd
bis money with lavish hand. When bowed
down with the weight Of years and when he
could no longer train he lived on the charity of
his former employers and other benevolent
persons. He was found one night recently In
The street inVienna in an unconscious condi-
ton and died the following week. He said be-
AShc No oACo sAas NC uao NOT t48te0 1000 Tor
some days He was eighty three years old and
bis funeral expenses were betrayed BY the Brit
ish consulate.
Rex and King Mac both are rated q bread
winners and viii be carefully placed in the
races in which they are entered this year. Tom
Tough looks like his name. He was . good
winner last year in the west and Green b Nor
ris said number of times that he cousidered
him a bargain at q, 500.
Eleve. the well-known con Of Eolus and
Nanon. ID to be retired to the stud and viii be
shipped to Ashland, Va. where his owner, ].
J. Carroll, intends to breed candidates for the
four-mile selling races
- the gelding vintered splendidly and = such
an excellent doer in the stAbla. He he's taken
to his work kindly and d moro than likely 10
fulhii his owners good opinion of hin - sfair
handicap horse.
Judge Morrow iss candidate for ~ Drepk-
lyn handicap and raa fas>se 6ial ~ yoar
thaa aay ethse hssse saOaGsd uhfsA vs5AsA
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Will Not Permit "Luahlng,"

The officials OF the Pittsburg club are not as
we'll pleased with the work of the stay-at-
homes as they were some time ago. For .
number Of days rumors have been going the
rounds that certain players were not doing all
they should toget into proper condition. In
fact some of them were openly accused of in
dulging in the ardent to quite an extent and
negiecting their work. These stories travelled
straight to the directors, and they began the
investigation with the result that most Of them
we're confirmed.
In speaking of the matter Vice President
Kerr said: Manager Buckenberger has been
given positive instructions to have every man
season opens. OF course he cannot take men
by the collar and make them do their duty: but
one thing il certain, the man who Is not nit to
play ball when the season opens will miss some
of his pay unless he chances to be victim of
sickness or accident We have instructed Mr..
Buckenberger to keep u close watch on them
and the rule Of no condition no pay will be en-
forced O. sure q death and taxes"
The Recent Ivss-Schaefer Match.
An expert biiliardist has tho following to nav
about the Schaefer-Ives match:
''By the victory Ives has entered the inner
circle hitherto sacred to Schaefer, who has
held his position by right, and Slosson, who
has kept himself in the front by diplomacy, 70
uso q delicate term. Though he may mot
always be champion he will always be In the
head set Of the championship dance. He can
not be denied recognition any longer, and u
causes thrill Of genuine pleasure that Chilly
George viii have TO hang his hautsur II The
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The supreme court Of New Jersey has handed
down two decisions Of special interest to wheel
men. In one Of them wheelman when riding
on the sidewalk ran into and injured pedes-
TRAN. The court held tina; riding q bicycle
upon the sidewalk is Unlawful, the footway, the
law says. being reserved for pedestrians and
not vehicles The decision declares the bicycle
a vehicle and has no more right upon the
sidewalk than a horse or carriage. In the
other case . sheelman meets q team Of horses
when riding upon the public highway; the
animals become frightened, run away. smash
he carriage and inture the complainant. who
vas driving them The decision that BIZ
cycles have the same right on a highway as
teams and hence a wheelman Is not liable Cor
canages caused by frightened horses, unless
n 10 shown guilty Of negligence.
Concerning these decisions the League Bule
IA SAYS: 1T seems 10 rs that these decisions
sfs eminently just We have repeatedly warned
~ readers against the reprehensible practice
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Sports I'm General.

Capt. Hartwell Of the Yale crew made two
changes in the crew Monday. taking Gallaudet q
this city. son of DIR. Gallaudet, from No. and
placing him at stroke and taking Graves from
the second crew aud putting him at No. 5. Yale
men think that Gallaudet will be the perma-
nent stroke of the crew. He held that seat in
the boat during January. Since then How
land, Kinney and Ives have been given .
chance there. but Gallsudet seems 70 be the
best man for the place.
Frank Christian Ives. the young Napolsos
Of billiards" 10 what might be called an ALL
an expert on roller skates, Q fair jockey. an ex-
cellent bicycle rider and . wonderful billiard
player. He was born in Plsinheld. Mich, Oc-
tober so, 1866. His career q billiardist be-
gan only a few years ago, but he rose 90 rap
idly a. to cause great wonder. His style Of Play
10 similar TO that of Schaefer's ~
The Madison Square Garden Director have
offered Billiard Champion Frank Ives e16c for
expenses il he will play his game win siossoa
in New York city. In addition half OF the Gato
cent q he would be sure. with Slosson's guar
antse, of e5O0 whether be should win or lose.
Mr.. Josh Crane, IT,, the;champion pole vsultsg
Of the Boston A. A., who holds the club record
Of ten feet seven inches at that game, wlu give
exhibitions of fancy vaultin9 In Q circuA
Among the feats he contemplates attempting
Will be that Of vaulting over I've horses SIDE by
aide. vsulting over banners and through hoops
The 500 miles-in-the-day homing pigeon Nc
Graw has been purchased by }. H. Bell Of Phiia-
delphia. In al American flying only aino'
birds have made the distance Of 500 milss In
the day. OF these six remain Ned Danon q
Brookiyu, the first 10 have the record, vas lose
in 1880 In Q club race. Young Benny Of Boston
vas shot near home ana the Queen, the only
hen with the record, vas lately KILLED By cat
Ernest Roeber, the GrDco-Roman vrBase,
denounces the statement Of Thomas King, -
the eject that the match between Rosbsr and
Rohinst i fake" Roebsr says - can prove
70 evsrybody's satisfacsion tk,as IL match =
genuine one.
Zimnsrnan. ths American bicycle rider, =
having . pleasant trip in England. h t4-
tsnds 70 taks part In tie Ensosr tournansu< .
Asboa eroan3a nirninghan. vixen ~ N
moos 0nmond. ~ Brifish ehaDytsa. ~
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Sangurne Jack GIasscock.

Capt Jack Glasscock, who will pilot the st.
Louis Browns during the season of 1892, ar
rived in St. Louis early this week, looking
better than he ever did in his long and success
full service on the diamond.
Il have been spending the past winter at
home in Wheeling" said he to reporter who
saw him at Sportsmnn's Park, .'and i feel first
rate after two months regular practice in gym
nasium work. lam reducsd considerably to INV
former weight, and am ready to jump in TO
play ct any moment
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A Big Opening Day At Pittsburg.

Everything that can be done is being done by
the management of the Pittsburg base ball club
to have great opening day when the st. Louis
Browns play there. All the railroads have been
asked to run excursion trains from nearby
towns on the occasion Of the opening event.
This request will likely be granted, as the pa
irons OF the great national game residing at
Wheeling, East Liverpool, Beaver, Youngstown
and other places will have a chance to see the
contest at cheap rates.
Manager Buckenberger, during a converse
ton, said: 'Ali the players training at home
are in excellent condition aud are working
hard. Bierbauer. Miller, Calvin and Swart-
wood are all right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26

The Nomads had two social gatherings thi
week Monday night the Euchre Club met a
the residence Of Miss Davis on 5th street north
east and spent an enjoyable evening. Tn
game favors we're Won by Miss Grace Keefe
and Mr. George VI Msshburn. while the poin
prizes were won by Miss Mae Gullford and Mr.
n C. Harper Wednesday evening Miss Ma
Altemus entertained the members Of the clul
q her home on 9Th street at a game Of progres
sivs angling. the first time the club has Eve
enjoyed such a game The first prizes wer
von by Capt Manning and Miss ida Finney
The BOBBY prize was won by Mr.. Guzman.