Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-01
PRINCEToN's ATHLETES.
Interest in the Exhibition They win GIVE
Next Week Here.

A"s~Hcst an Ahc LAlfDftlon Ihey VIII Give
Next Week Here.
The exhibition Of the Princeton athletic team,
which will take place in the gymnasium of che
Columbia Athletic Club on next Tuesday even
irg, promises to be a great success not only on
account of the excellent performance 10 be
giveG, but because of the interest which the
public is taking in il. Princetonians in the
city have taken charge Of the arrangement, and
the affair Will be one OF the first Of the post.
lenten social events.
The team is spoken o. in the press where they
have given former exhibitions as being one OF
the best amateur teams ever performing in pub
lie and their exhibition is compared favorably
with professionals. There is nothing in the
exhibition which would offend any one, and 10
is perfectly proper performance for ladies to
witness. In Philadelphia the ladies OF the
highest social circles lave set their seal Of sp-
proval on the exhibition TO De given there aud
their names appear as pstronesses.
Baseball Notes.
The Georgetown University team Thursday
defeated Columbia College by 10 to S. Fitz-
gerald and Sullivan were the battery for
Georgetown.
Lsrkin, Meakin and Sullivan arrived Thur.
Jack Stivetts, the big base ball pitcher. has
signed with Boston
Alien. weighing and Hamilton have fallen int
line with the philadelphis management
Five OF the Phlllies last seasons players are
still holding out They are Clements, Cross,
CarSey. Mailman and Delahautv, but the only
one with whom the CLUB is likely TO experiences
any serious difficulty is Carsey.
The first game OF base ball in New York this
season WAS begun AZ the polo grounds Wednes-
day, but was called on account OF rain as the
end OF the fourth inning. The score then was:
New lora, IA: Jaspers. .
Brouthers has notified the Brooklyn man.
ageIneUs thai he will be on haad Monday. Cor
coran hash been heard from and Dan Rich
srdson is still holding off
c. NJ. Smith has been engaged 10 manage the
CinShamton club.
Catcher McMahon has signed . New York
contract.
Manager Hanlon has wired from Savannah
making an offer for Morgan Murphy, Gunsou
and Stricken. but no deal is likely to be made.
Capt Arson has left for Chattanooga 10 JOIN
the Colts. The captain enters the field weigh
ing upward OF 220 pounds. when get back, |"
he said. Il will be twenty pounds lighter than
am al the present" who will win the cham
pionship:" was asked why, Chicago, Of
course; who else?"
Hoy and Radford arrived Yesterday after
noon. The former went out TO the Yale game.
Mike Kelly calls the early practice games
"Reuben games" The Mashingtons play
swarthmore College on Monday.
Nash has signed with Boston, leaving only
Duffy and Mccarthy outside. They are ex-
pected TO sign today.
The Chattanooga nine gave Anson's men
their third defeat Yesterday, the score being Il
TO L. But Arson doesn't care for a little thing
like that. He is testing his new Colts.
Baltimore defeated Savannah 3 TO 2. After
the game McGraw and Manning INDUCED in .
scrap.
Two thousand persons saw the Giants defeat
Princeton yesterday by to-
walbrodt Plays Phiiadelphians.
A. walbrodt. the German chess expert. began
his engagement at the Franklin Chess Club in
Philadelphia Thursday. In the afternoon hs
played against J. p. Morgan. defendings Dutch
opening which be won after thirty-two moves. n
the evening he drew against Weight. who played
q French defense, after twenty-seven movee
A Championship BELT for Dixon.
Thomas oRourke. hacker Of George Dixon,
the feather-weight champion Of the world, has
claimed the Police Gazetts festher-wsight
championship belt He agreed TO put mp the
necessary security and match Dixon to fight
any man in the world according 20 the rules
governing the trophy. The belt will be pre-
sented TO Dixon tonight
College Athletes I'm Conference.
A conference between Representatives Of the
athletic associations Of Cornell and Pennsyl.
vania universities was begun at noon yestes-
dav in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.
The object Of the conference 10 70 arrange fes
spring games between these universities on the
plan OF other annual intercollegiate contests.
1t 10 expected that this spring games will be
held at Philadelphia on May 20. The Cornell
representatives are Capt. c. q. Shaw. "a; ".
+. Belknap, 's5, and y. Z. ID. Darling s.
The Editor Fired Instead Of Rstracting.
News comes Of the shooting and fatal wound.
ing Of 3. L. Jenkins, . convict guard -
Wefurnpka h. Tvlar a<cH~xn ~aisox ~