The evening world., 1893-12-11
ATHLETIC PRIZES WITHHELD.
Scorers in the Seventh Regiment
Games Charged with Error,
The Three Cornercd Billiard Match
Notwithstanding Notes.

Col. Daniel Appleton. as referee of the
Seventh Regiments games last Saturday
night, IL not AT all satisfied with the
manner in which the two-miic and one
mile safety bicycle races were run He
has called u meeting OF the officials of
the games for tomorrow night at the
armory, when the bicycle races will be
especially investigated.
In the two-mile race. W. r. Pike, at
los yards, won in the alleged time of
6m. IS. W. Armstrong; at lOJ yards, was
second, ana l. Ketcham, the scratch
man, was third. During the race W. u.
Edwards. Company +, had made an en-.
tire lap to the good, and was ahead Of
all competitors, and ketcham, at the fin
ish, claimed second place, declaring that
the only man ahead of him was Ed
wards, and that the scorers had made IL
mistake in overlooking the latter. Ed
wards protested the decision of the
Judges and claimed first place.
In the mile race Edwards. at the 90
yard mark. won In minutes s seconds
Armstrong, at % yards. was second, and
ilke, at the 55-yard mark, was third.
Edwards beat Armstrong and Pike out
over 100 yards. After this finish Col.
Appleton, as referee, came to the con-
clusion that there must have been an
error in the previous race. and he there.
fore forbade the bestowal of the prizes
until after to-morrow's meeting. Col.
Arplaton's action was based on the
grounds that the time, q minutes 3 sec
onds, for the two-mile race was not
borne out by Pixies Efforts in the mile
race. All the seventies athletes are
watching the affair closely.
Even the bookmakers are interested In
the big three billiard tournament which
l.n fna NJ
cert Hall tonight. They have not made
any books on 1t yet, but they have been
figuring out the odds they would lay ii
books were made. 1t seems to be tbs
that Ives and Schaefer have an ever
chance, and that Slosson Is the outsider
although any betting that has been don't
has been confined chiefly to mind wagers
think that Sosson will be the surprise
of the tournament. There is no. doub
that he has shown better form in prac
ICE than for several years past. Blu
| this is also true OF Ives and Schaefer
The Student hasn't shown any such re
mar kably long runs In his preparatory
but he has been very steady, playing 9
careful and consistent game. Slosson i
a game fellow. and, like Schaefer, !.
never beaten until the game, Is finished
| Both are apt to he cooler than Ives II
the face of adversely.
Each of the trio is confident, Ives, per
haps, more so than the others. II,
| thinks NignauX's record average of Il
will be smashed. and that he will be tn,
one to 40 the trick. Schaefcr says there
is no limit to the odds against such {
thing Or OF 1ves's record of 45S beint
beaten. sosson called on s iihi, las
| Wizard will rectprocate by playing a
SlOsson's room this afternoon. Slossor
and Ives open the ball tonight.
English sporting papers just received
on this side contain full accounts of tn.
! tve-mile race between Sid Thomas and &
I Pearce. two of England's best distanc'
goers, at the County Cricket Grounds
| Northampton. recently. About 1900 peo
pie saw the race.
Thomas as was generally expected, Gu
out the work, but no matter how fas: h
went. Pearce kept at his heels. and 4
no part of the first four miles did tn
gap exceed two yards. At times Thoma
spurted, but Pearce was always wit
him. in the third mile Pearce for tn
first time got in front. but It was oni
later, again acted as pioneer. ., Time 70 70
fourth Pearce did not settle down seri
ously until the last lap was entered
three yards. This lasted for fifty yards
when Thomas, struggling most pluckily
again led Pearcc, however. was no
to be denied, and gap of six yards, sool
!
! style, Pearce reached the tape fifteei
| yards in I, ont of his opponent. Tn
| time for the fourth mile was Elm. l5s.
and the fifth. 26m. % 3-4s.
Jack Sheehan says Kid" Hogan woul
| like to meet Danny Mcbride at II
pounds for a purse before the DIVA
Athletic Club. He thinks it would max
good preliminary to the Corbett
| Mitchell contest
The list OF events for the Twelftl
| Regiment games tomorrow night Is
| Safeguards run, halfmile novice run
| three-quarter mile run, one mile walk
40-yard run, obstacle race. heay
marching order race and two-mil
bicycle race.
Capt, Davis has called for candidate
! for the Varsity crew to go into training
The Yale football management say
there Is no reason to criticise the Uni
versity Athletic Club Committee 10
burning the tickets after the Thanks
giving game
Honest John Kelly has been selecte
to referee the COrbett Mitchell contest.
A Constant Reader.-Nale beat Prince
ton at the Polo Grounds June II last b.
! a score of II to Z.