The evening world., 1893-12-18
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Billiard Tournament Now Needed
to Decide the Championship.
a Pretty Fight Expected in the n.
Y. A. e. Annual Meeting.

No sporting event In years has stirred
up n greater amount OF propnrtionate
discussion han last weeks billiard tour
ney. and It's echoes will be heard here
abou:s for some time. Beginning Jan,
lar conditions will be played. 20 that
when billiard lovers are not talking of
the tournament Just passed they will be
figuring on the probable outcome OF the
one to come. Several interesting ques-
lions are now being agitated, as "A re-
suit Of last weeks play. One IL, When
will there be n tournament to decide
tie championship. there being ITO chain
pion at present.
Speaking OF his matter, President
Bensinger, of the Il. Il. e. Co. says:
"A championship tournament In bound
to come. 4 new emblem would have to
be put up and the French experts Invited
TO play" George Slosson says: Count
in II there Is n tournament for the
championship" Schaefer would doubt
less be willing. but Ives Is n thorn in
the sides OF the makers. lie says: II
won't consent to play for a cham
pionship unless some reputable news
paper or sporting nan offers a trophy;
INopbiN VIA wv Nv ~ "'''
a table | must. play. on
Frank Ives In doing a. good deal .of
talking just now. about, playing Schaetcr
for $1,000 II side. balk line, with the
You can play. the anchor as well as
Jake, why wouldn't YOU play him with
the anchor inT' he was asked.
somebody watching the table all the
time to see that 1t wasn't touched when
We weren't playing was his answer.
Things have come to a pretty pass whSn
must be guarded to insure. fair. play.
BY md by we may have defeated play
ers charging that there. was poison, IN
their food or soap on their cue tips. But
It really looks as II the anchor must go.
1t requires u skill and exquis-
tie touch to play 1t as Schaefer did. also
keen eyesight and great physical control,
but the public thinks It m~onotonons, ana
the public wish is the foremost consid-
Grafton.
The many friends Of Mr.; Walter G.
Schuyler In the New York hthletic Ciuo,
President OF the Mercury Foot o%rganiza-
ton, and In case he IL not named Tor
the Presidency by the Nominating Com.
mittee, the indications are that there VIII
he a pretty fight at the annual election
next month. There Is no little opposition
to Oliver Belmont, the present incumbent.
Mr.. Belmont, II Is said. admits that ne
llu Hpl ElNt wv tkltiiNiDh " ~ >''e
the past year that he might have. and
1t liz also said that he favors the nomina,-
ton now of Vice-President Barlow $.
Weeks. with a possible view or getting
The communication sent out by Mr..
Schuyler's friends asks members TO con
slider the ACCESSIBILITY OF submitting the
name Of a CAPABLE. active. worthy and
tried member for the office of President -
The Seventh Regiment element in the
club will doubtless make a strong fight
for Mr.. Schuyler: Things nave been mo-,
A. c. that some sort OF excitement was
needed for the Clubs good.
A Chicago despatch says:
"A very healthy Kick VIII make Itself
the League OF American Wheelmen
meets in Feb. and acts on the decision of
the Racing Board to not accept any rec
ords that were made with the assistance
of a horse as pace-maker. 1t Is Itdicu-
lous, this barring out horse-paced rec
ords.' said Capt. Root. Of the Chicago
cycling Club. What we want to see Is
lust how fast a bicycle can be ridden:
records should not be accepted. that is,
as long as the Board recognizes paced
records as the standard
Col. John Hopkins despalrs OF ever
getting Bob Fitzsimmons to face his man,
ting Ted P%ritchard to this country to
box the Australian. He expects to have
a purse Offered either by the Duval Attn
lethic Club, of Jacksonville, or the Olymp-
ic,of New Orleans. II will accept a 5000
purse for the match said he, land bet
81, 500 to 81, 900 with Pritchard. ] will also
allow Pritchard $500 for expenses in case
the club doesn't do So"
John S. johnson has given UP his pro-
posed trip to Sweden. lie says he will
skate in the National Championship, but
will not skate at Manhattan Field.
Jake Gaudaur has challenged any oars
man in America for a single-scull race
for 81, 900 to 81, 500 a side.
The Athletic Council Of Cornell has
unanimously elected w. F.. Atkinson, '95.
of Brooklyn, manager OF the Cornell