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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
Acorn Athletes. secur. New ouarter..

Tho destruction Of the Acorn Athletic Associations
mammoth hons and gymnasium on Fifth avenue near
Union street. brooklyn. last month. has. contrary to
anticipation. been n source OF bringing q very great
boom to the association. President NJ. A. Cunning and
his associates at once took hold of the house idea and
alterations have been made In the training house
corner OF Fifty-sixth street and Second avenue. Bay
Ridge. that makes tho plant very convenient. Twenty.
i've feet has been added to the main floor, o we'll
equipped stage and platform TOR athletic and theatrical
performances built. and Two billiard And pool tables
placed in the plant. as well As q reading room and
library established. and much new apparatus added to
the gymnasium. making the plant one OF the most cosy
and well ntted M in The city.
The Special Site Committee appointed at tho meeting
he'd directly after the fire have about decided to lcaso
n very lne, large, double house N Ninth street. nsar
Sixth avenue. which Is surrounded by grounds which
can be laid out simultaneously with tennis courts and
bowling alleys. locker rooms. lavatory. ami committee
rooms. can he constructed sdvantage0usly on tlIs
plant. and the upper portion. will be used tor Stewards
quarters and w gymnasium. The club viii lease the plant
for o long term OF years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
IAN OTIS yIEWs
ommo Sense Utterasees OF the Next Pres
ident of the New York CInh.

foent OF the New York Club.
The annual meeting OF the New York Base
ball Club will be held at Jersey City next
thursday afternoon. and action will be taken
toward putting the team In readiness for work
next spring. Tho bonds recently decided
upon are now about ready for the subscribers.
and as soon as the shckels begin to Cow into
the club treasury affairs will move at q lively
rate. In baseball. as in all other human pur-
suits. the long green tends to accelerate the
speed OF the female equine.
1t is now practically settled that Postm aster
cornelius C. Van Colt will be elected to the
Presidency OF the club. The only thing that
sto2d IN the way vas his consent. and. like
garSi 49, no Is wi,lin, When questioned in re-
while nothing definite on the question can
t r. sa TO ;ia 1Ir w sss re- rsss o9Ps ,h 1its ! have "a, IHt had .M
club along. and. d It i. theiyy DESIRE Il tRat III ts Ike
'pss &&2hsit'G New T Yorg gr1 nseSs. f iD ;ss. what New
York must have II It is desired to Keep the
game alive in this city, is 9 strong and repre-
age; Give this ,ciiy, a team that can d sSeeess.
brooklyn, fhiiadeiphis. and chicago lea. oo' and
baseball In this city. and. as q direct con:
regard New York as the eorner s stone e' Of the
the ipsmainae mor be: I SSnsidGr baseball the
adapted to the wants OF the American peonllns,
In their amusements they want somethinG
exciting. that goes with q dash. and does not
requirements. and in addition is a clean. hon.
est sport. Therefore j can see no reason why
and I shall be very much surprised IL n.at
season. Is not q very prosperous one."
Mr VAN Colt is q thorough enthusiast on the
nationni game. He was a member Of tho old
Mutual Baseball Club, and although he never
played the game. he has always taken an 40.
hood plan was started. John Ward and the
other organizers. asserted that they were
packed up by solid business men. This was
were disclosed. when the movement took on q
more serious, aspect. Foremost in the list Of
brotherhood hackers were tho names Of G. c,
Van Colt, and f. A. McAlpin, and they carried
great weight. Mr.. Van Colt Is a man Of means
Postmaster he was a Fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. and
politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
Those A. A. u. Medals.

Tho somewhat fsrcica! climax to the latest annual
competition for the "au round excellence msdals~
offered by the A.. A. L.. Is regarded by the athletes ass
discouraging indication Of the work to be expected il
the coming season.
Even big Jem Mitchell. the mighty hammer
thrower OF the Now York A. c.. 10 beginning to
contemplate with some alarm the premonitory
symptoms OF n scarcity OF medals In the near
future. When Jem glanced through TIE Sun yesterday
morning no reused himself from the dangerous ieis.
ue Of . midwtnter forenoon on. Travers Island and
called attention TO tho fact that he was entitled to two
OF tho rrst prizes, for which there seemed TO DO .
that att hss should transmit his his nppiiea,isn nht by : mSiI h'm II
Mitchell smtodies in his letter a few o, the observe
lions this rebun inspired. the document should prove
ond to Mitchell in the individual excellence class. had
. nS; fS Se snss Of Z the s'' e ! Tnt Mh teSr ha Hdsf Sssa i.,u. y;
but had though the COMMITTEES appointed for the pur.
pose fully competent to compute The scores ana make
The members of tn. Standing mi on con-
Curtis. Chairman. A, u: arlweII and julius Harder.
Their duties are defined as follows. IN rule Is Of the
The Amateur Athletic Union shall ench year award
prizes for individual excellence. . . . Points to be
scored and Rggre gated from Jan. ! to Dec. 81. Inclusive,
Feb; l Of the folio wing year"
Hjertberg referred 10 this rlle and said, There 10 no
me to prGye ! won; The scoring. If 1t was properly
An old.time athletic Official said: The whole mat.
ter seems to be a pnibbie unworthy OF officers or the A.
think IL can be legally made at all under tho rule. W
course. the Board Can amend tho rule to meet the un.
be awarded - r n on saturday, Feb IL That is the
sdssInaGa q vi liz n a; bal !; s :. m s ,S%ss }n,s : 4us ,ns iSlI
on the subject should prove interesting.
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At tho Handban Courts.

Matters are waxing exceedingly warm at the Brook.
iyn Clubs Court IS the day for starting tho tournament
approaches That there WHY be many surprises is svi.
dent. For instance. Robert Malcolm and Tom Holmes
rule A. prime rAvorites. with Billy schmidt . close
third. Casey 10 worry sweet on schmithy. bu, he will not
wager that the German student win win tho tourna.
mont. He Is very willing to invest that the young lad
will defeat any man in tho contest, and will put up any
part Of 500 that Schmidt Will beat Holmes in the nrss
game OF the tournament on next club day"
Ex.Aldsrman Dunno takes kindly 20 John McEvoy,
the powerful lad OF BaiprOphy. Unfortunately, Mo.
Eyoy has been laid up with a strained tendon. Hs
told q sun reporter yesterday. however, that he would
wager from u NJ 10 slOo mat he would beat Malcolm.
or any man IN the tournament, the first game Of any
match that he was drawn for, CASEY has already bsen
colin will beat him IN her scht dn!cd game.
There were many singular results at tho BROOKLYN
Clubs court yesterday. As n starter Tom Lyman. n IL
to ! shot III the tournament, beat jim Malcolm by a
score Of 2l-1S, 2O-2l. and lilo Then Billy Schmidt
and Lyman defeated X, Malcolm and FranE Prendor.
CAST four straight gamcs, the scores being Ala
Els. 2i-i5. 2l-ld The latter pair were Big iavoS
itsA, but they were outplayel from the start. The bis-
ge.t thing Of the day Was rrendergasls knock-oat ~
lyman. The former went into the fray full of con.
ndsnce Lynsn simply said Boys know thatIm
was Tho result: Lyman. II, II: Prendergast, 8. ID.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
Riversido Yachtsmen 70 Meet.

The Nomination Committee OF tho Riverside Yacht
Club have placed tho following ticket in the ne!d: For
George I. Tyson; Vice Commodore. Fred.
erick Beltz; Roar Commodore. Henry F. crosby: secre-
tsry. John q. Porter: Treasurer. Joseph E. Peck:
MeHsurer, Z. Frank LOCKWOOD: Regatta Committee
I. II. Burtis. c. L Wilson. and J. A. Ohtwell: Trustee
e. D. Hurlbut. II. q. Doremua, c. F. Pierce. W. A.
Hamilton, W, $. Bagg. A. II. Brush. George G. Tyson.
Rear Commod 1rs c. T. Pierce Fill offer the following
amendment to chapter Y. section l.'or the bylaws:
To strike out the words mot owners Of yachts" and
add to the section: IF a member OF tho Regatta Com.
mittes 10 owner of a yacht competing In n regatta, he
Ratta" Also to addi "The Regatta COMMITTEES may
secure Judges. II they 50 desire. who are not members
OF the club"
In March. through tho liberality OF Commodore
Tyson. the club will make extensive improvements
and additions to its present club house at Riverside.
When the alterations are completed their plant viii bs
second to none on the Sound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
FATORITES' DAP At GLOUCESTER.
Only Ono First Choice Beaten at Duke
Thompson's Course Yesterday.

Only One First Choice Beaten at DIXIE
Thompson's Course Yesterday.
GLOUCESTER. Feb. HACKERS Of favorites
were In great form this afternoon. five Of the
six races being won by the first choices. The
feature OF the sport was the finish in the
fourth race. Vendetta winning By a nose from
F%ernwooa, who was only a head in advance Of
Summaries follow:
First Raee-Fiye furlongs. Moiie y, 1oS 2 to l
i;Ssp,sin- $ssn;i otOi. and Black Knight sS'soI
second RaesssiS and a quarter furlons. elenm.r:
$$s :;:s = ' e S #; Is. S Fl, ! to ~ + sn q r! III ! 'ER %S:'la iA;' g
n rSslSs E ss:: SSiisnd %Is:'e rs. IS S' 10 5rs ass, 9 s. Go 70
t. !? a / G,sinsD; 70 T. 70 b !; SIa:p'n 10 'e q :, L IND xN ai G.f Hsiii 70 Si, TO
it!oi aiso ran Time LAZY -, 49,, w,'
6 ss% rs ssi IL fs,i. iis ] !, i !, e Il. i; 'f ish F;I Iii; H. Fis'a'f:f
Filth K.es..Ftiss fa5ions.: Arr TIiz.essl, %, even
SS ss. ! 10 ! ! sss = LslIsh. sos )" !. and SsdsS L. 8 to on !.
'l si. ifn R.e aaf; ain saa op.:s.l. tprlons., As.eepd.r,
(! ~ I: iss q %so : : a' sSr g; s . IF f%'tss! go @ DO; .
third; a y n 20 TO nd Il I nS, Mitchell " 4 to !: No y.
Jim. 3 to l. and Maggie. 80 to l. also ran. Time. 100.
Following are entries for to-day's races:
A1 T,5ss F 49, : SI,r.. and 49,, 6 he oem a1t on' io, n; %.;Ss:.
1 Hosic'iIa s. H.r Co. 81: Lady Wersssr. o.. 1o. "A'a''
IA, s:s'S % sIt st ~: ~: &$sss51; III af Us: 'f RsSis HOOD si'i icS: Ia
= St ,S S?!, Hs *; y; ; "a : ;5 Sss' -; aS E Ss : a;cs: !: as;
era; iSs: Daring. ": telephone. "a: cri.pin. q:
TidE Ksss-sIx and . quarter tu5!ons.; ccmfo.ss:
A. 1oo los sSS'1f@ Ogd Sian s.anl. sS'i lon; re sS:' le S.A'''n' 1905 Amos
r. s,ssh r. Rt YS { a.. .1S Z q TSs! s. fss!1 I5a: 1ass sf. 1884, 1879;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
GOSSIP ABOUT THE 8ANDICAPa.
Very Little Kissi,e at the Imposts-some
Opinions.

Opipionr.
with very few exceptions. the weights for
the great handicaps published yesterday meet
with tho approval OF turfmen ana sportsmen,
and from present indications the betting will
be very heavy when the future books are
opened.
One Of the first men seen yesterday by The
Bun reporter was Green B. Morris Of Graves
end. who was on his way to Washington. Mr..
Morris won the Brooklyn Handicap last year
with Judge Morrow. after q pretty race with
Pessara and Russell through the home
stretch. The Judge is in the Brooklyn
again this year. his impost being 1l6
pounds. q pound less than he In asked to carry
for the Suburban. and the same owner has
Strathmeath at 116 In the Brooklyn. as against
1lS for the Suburban. Mr.. Morris has the
reputation Of being q kicker as regards handi-
caps. but q smile played over his face yester-
day when asked how the weights suited him.
I'm finding no fault" was his quiet reply.
and then. by way Of a banter. he remarked.
nm, going to run frat and second for the
Brookiyn Jockey Club. was present at the time.
this shot vas DIRECTED st him. 49,. - -
pI S1%Hm1y .sSbSpSsanln and th Mpsi.o taat nl tarssiad
be great contests. but he would not 60 on rec
ord as f~avoring any PARTICULAR horse. "a Mo-
chance for the Brooklyn. and. while he would
say nothing directly: he is evidently sweet on
Ae snapper Garrison g. riS Eoa saii that no had given tho
S ws,shss 70 20 p siSs' sw siHds as y:ffti m and Sps sSu idr n sa
SrooSFiyn. though. as Nj. DAILY has nothing en-
tered." was. the Jockeys, parting comment as
the Hoffman House. A clever Spectator who
asked to have his name kept secret thinks the
B.ooEIyI all sS OEsF save Sas,e ua the to sthSo s no:t for Or
condition. He figures that old Lohgs,reet
cannot lie. wound UT in time. and takes 1t for
Sronted Lit, that rS,d Toh iar t hhse gsae Of VII XII ,i hsve 1 the
year the public could sec nothing for months
ahead for the Br2oklyn but Longstreet, and
ante.post books and on tho day OF the race.
David Gideon and his friends are jubilant over
His Highness getting. into the Suburban at
or more. Jimmy Rowe would not commit him
handicaps were clever pieces OF work In his
Some persons hin that Mr.. Lawrence over.
looked Demuth completely. as with 100
pounds up he will take a lot Of beating with a
start. This is a good race horse. although at
times prone to sulk. but when In the humor
he can run fast and run any distance; He has
class performer that has been out in recent
years.. and he Ia apparently as sound as q dol
lar: There is a wide difference Of opinion re-
and Wills some rank Don Aionso as a tip..
tGGpE e Eta, and o, easily n dvs I hSoItnads a.. bMSas th ian
colt elf Ga a coS Sfaers ihi and tina That q q. " RS Jshns o,s
Sir Walter, and Lady Violet can handle him.
or course G. W. johnson is an unknown guam
tity In the East. but Western turfmen say no 10
From this time forward there will be lively
discussion REGARDING the weights Declare
half a dozen reliable books and a dozen that
arc unreliable will be opened for business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
New York Yacht Racing Association An.
nual Meeting.

The New York Yacht Racing Association, which 10
composed Of twenty OF the leading yacht clubs around
New York. held their annual meeting last evening at
street.
Commodore Prime OF the Yonkers Corinthian Yacht
Club presided. and George Parkhiil OF the Columbian
Yacht Club acted as Secretary. Commodore Prime,
who has held the once of President over since the rs
ISOLATION was organized. declined to run for ofHce again.
and Commodore b. Y. sutton OF the Brooklyn Yacht
tlub. one OF the best known yAchtsm en- in the vicinity
OF New York. was elected In his stead. Commodore SUIT
boats or her inches in these waters. He 10 now build.
ing asixty'foot schooner from designs OF II. J. Gielov,
winch Is expected TO beat any boat OF her size Rnoat.
The Dinner reported progress. and said
they expected to have at least $50 yachtsmen present
on Feb. ~. at o'Neil's. when the association holds their
annual dinner.
occurring a steamboat Tor tho annual regatta OF the
association on Labor Day.
The npplicRtions for membership OF the Shrewsbury
Yacht C!ub OF Red hank. M, the Bayonne City Yacht
o. Greenville, N. j.. were. received by the Executive
commit e. who reported f~avorably. and they were all
duly elected to membership.
Tho protest IN Class 4. IN the last regatta Of the asso-
citation. was withdrawn. and the report OF tho Regatta
Committee sustained. The Commodor OF the Pavonia
Yacht Club announced last evening that the ann aal
longing to the ASSOCIATION, would be held on June 20.
The following officers Of the Association were elected
Tor the en.u.ng year: President. Commodore B. y.
Sutton OF tho Brooklyn Yacht Club; Vice. President
Secretary. George Parkhil Of the Columbia Yacht
Club; Treasurer. u. X. McMnrray. Staten Island Ath-
!etlo Club: Executive, Committee. Daniel o'Re,lly.
BROOKLYN Yacht n,i, cins: Charles Beysns Workers ooIinth:
Club, c. E. l. Hinrichs. Cauars!e Yacht Club: Charles
schade Of the Newark Yacht Club.
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The annual series OF handicap athletic competitions
among the young lads Of the Eastern District Branch
OF the Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association
were continued Tuesday evening At the gymnasium on
south Eighth stree. under the direction Of PhysicAi
Director d. h. Balsey. Tho y. N. q A. Penthaion SIS
tenn OF handicaps, as usual in these contests. prevailed.
and some oseeilen, work was accomplished, these be-
ing the results:
p~uItup...Won by +; HeskinI John II MeDivitt SEQ
ond. and NJ. FornAg thtri.
standing BROAD Juup liandicAp-wcn by John Nnls
with u leap oi = feet ~ inches. with I. j. Haskins SEQ
ond. and Charies II. bnxel third.
stsnding, hign kics. andicap-Won by Frank n.
stArk.. with Is i,et u inches, with Charles II. Bogsl
and y. Heinrrich tieI for second llare,
The standing % the leaders up to date is as folio vs.,
f. laslius. 1901 POINTS,, fr ns II. starke, vv5 pointA,
and John X MCDiyltI. VS2 points.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
Tom WILLIAMS and Bmy Smith Matched for
$1,000.

Judge R. '. Newton of the Consy Island Club Ar
ranged q match between Tom williams. the l<opound
champion OF Australia. ana Billy Smith OF Boston. at
the Plis Gasas ONCE yesterday. williams. with his
trainer. was on hand. and the match WAS arranged in
. busine sslike way, IS the famous Australian cham
Pion readily agreed TO ali the propositions made by
smith The night 10 to take place on April IL in the
consy Island Club for . purse OF y. 900 The men are
day Of nghting After Williams had signed the articles
Jldys newton lett for Albany. He said IL WAS . pleas.
ue TO do business with boxers who are In earnest and
ready to Gxat. and Yil:' afn. was one OF them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
wHIrR (LAsKKR,-rouR rigCEa
NOTES BY z. s K

LAY Strong play.
%. These movements are bold. but It is very doubtful
whether they are sound
.tcl Forcing exchanges with BIB 8 would be better:
tho better game.
tdl This is u mistake: 90 50 seems to be more solid.
,te) Again . mistake. Or 5 ought to have been
played here,
IL 20. z < Q p: 81. B Z KI B 4 B: 70. RIB 6 wins
the piece at ali events.
o. More jndic,ous play would have been not to e1.
change rocks.
t) The losing move. K-B , would have drawn.
The match between Lasker and Golmayo
the Same conditions was arranged between
Lasker and A. Nasluez. the champion OF
Mexico The German. opened the first gam
With one OF Louis Paulsen's variations in the
Vienna game. Eventually he obtain ed q for
midab!e attack against the adverse king. and.
after his thirty.sevent move. there were littlS
chances OF, black escaping defeat Vasquez.
however. who did not feel we'll. asked for an
adjournment. to which Lasker consented.
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gEcosD GAM

Union ...... ..73 l47 2l6 2sa 357 424 500 572 o2s Ios
Cosm' polit'n Il li2 1856 2U4 332 4l6 %s4 57o s<9 ia
umpires-H. /. Day and c. y. Trafton scorsrs-H. q.
Norman and T. Aosher.
Tho series Of games in tho Young Mems Christian
stroet teams resulted as follows,
uRsr CANE
Institute-Hoog. 1875; shiman; Isl; Bogenaehnstdas
IA. W.dekln. 1871; Dormagen, l7S. Total, 72A,
Twentythird Street-Ruekert, 1876 Cox. l2o, Homer,
1855; Eiche. 1856; King. l7%. Total. 72S.
SECOND GAME.
Institute-Hooe. 1I5; shiman. l37: Bogsnschneidsr
Twsnty.Ihiri street-RueEert. 40: Cox, iaS: Honsr
l2S; Eichc. 100: king. l3o Total. 600
ORANGE, Feb. 1.-The Orange and West End Athlstio
clubs broke even in two gamer In the Morris and Essex
League series rolled on the latter's alleys on Nondsy
Night. The scores;
orange-Irving. 1&5; X storrs, 17s; Herring. lol.
p. Timpson, 49,; c. storrs, l%7. Total, 76d.
sl Ss:' i hasT rnstsr.. IT, tHy' 9 9ssai.. d tsa' Ae'A''n''' 1907
SECOND cAEL
urange-Irying $50; R. s,oris. l79; Herring. 40, I.
TinIson, lo4; Q. storrs, lhI. Total. 6S4.
West EndIRtker. i8o; McChesney, 100; Dana l7Os
Browe. lsi; Pnstsr. Ia. Total. 727.
The. games in carruthsrs tournament las. night 70
suited:
P~econio-Hickok. 1852; EAgleton. 1852; Rigs, Isb;
NArshalL 1877: Eaglston, ITO. Total. 7S6.
v srSossilysn . LsnsR;.. lts ,sd sh, la,, l 81 sh.rfsy. isi;
SECOND GAaE.
Psconic- Hick ock. 1874: J EAgleton. Ibl; Rigs Ibs,
Aarshau, l6b: EAgleton. 1879 Total iS8-
Ciermont-C. q. Smith. lbs: OAtmxn. lSS: Mont
1876; ". Smith. l27: Rannistsr, i6a Total. 72s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
T-ournanent at the Mammalian Che.. Club

Tho annual handicap tournament at the Manhattan
Chess Club Is progressing fairly. ofthe original seven.
teen entries four have withdrawn. and. according to
the tournament rules. their games were cancelled.
Major HAnham and Eugene DelmAr are the chief sur.
fsrers thereby. the former having won four games. the
for nothing.
The event Of the nrst round of the tourney was the
meeting between Hanhsm and Delmar, The former
played an irregular opening. in tho course, OF which
Delmnr got tho best Of the argument. winning rnally
The sco.e OF the Leaders, in the tournament up to date
In aa follows;
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The Winners at Hawthorne.

CHICAGO. Feb. lone f~avorite. two second
choices. and two outsiders won at Hawthorne
to-day. Summaries:
First Race-Four and a half furlongs. kalamazoo won,
Bevts second. Sea Foam third Time. O a5g4l,
second, Palmetto third. Time. l:hl.
tion second. Prince third, Time. i 8ih'
Fourth ksse-sif r9ricngs. Rookery won. Prophet
Fifth RAce-Five furlongs. Maggie Lsbus won.
Blanehe's Last second. Santa hsgo third. Time. ! ;05N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
CURLING Fol THE MITCHELL MEDAL
Tho Crack Clubs Begin the Big Match
in the Hoboken Rink.

Scotia's knights OF the stono and broom
Joined with their American "brithers" yester-
day in q grand contest for the Mitchell cham
pionship curling modal. The curriers' changed
their base Of operations from Conservatory
Lake at Central Park to the closed rink OF the
New York Thistle Curling Club at HoboksB.
Although they had not tho surroundings Of
nature to inspire them in their play.
the stones were sent to the tee with
the same accuracy which characterized
the playing tn the North and South Scotland
match. The players entered the rink early in
the morning and began to send the stones
down the ice at 10 o'clock. and afternoon
found them still curling: and as the shadows
OF evening were cast ovor the ice. the lights
we're put in service and the devotees Of Scot
lands game curled on.
The days play brought out some remark
ably skilfui playing. and the skips evidently
used their knowledge OF how best to play a
shot to the greatest advantage. The men
were out to level all records, The Mitchell
lonkers, club held 1t from the year before.
This medal was presented by Alexander Mitch
eli, the late Milwaukee millionaire. in Decem.
Der, 1884. 1t is OF solid gold studded with dia-
monds. pearls. and turquoise with q curling
scene In relief. 1t cost nearly 5000. The con-
test for 1t was therefore naturally very strong.
Fourteen clubs were entered, but three
New York and the Newarks. defaulted. The
clubs play each two Kinks Of four men ea0h.
The players are all picked curriers'.
The Kinks and scores were Us follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
Baseball GOSSIP,

LAWRENCE. Mas. Fab. 1.-"Patsy" Donovan, for
burgh team next season. He has been ordered to re-
Iort ~ Snar,es.on. b ~, on March a. Donovan Is en-
nnsium.
PIrIssuRGu. Feb. lat a meeting Of the local base
ball directors yesterday, Director L. k Brown rendered
his resignation as director. and treasurer. It was re-
~gTetfuliy accepted. ". W Kerr was appointed TO sue.
coed MI. Brown. After the meeting, Secretary Scandrst
said: Il feel confident that We Will have u good team
and o good season."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
leaders in the tournament up to date
O'Brien Aue- big Game.

RED BANK. Feb l-stsphtn o'Brien OF New York
and a member OF the Xavier Athletic club. has written
Secretary James b. Weaver OF the North Shrewsbury
Ice Yacht Club announcing his desire to skate a 100
mile race. and wants tho club to give the race. oBrien
In ~. letter s1y,: II want 70 skate 100 miles either
against Joseph Donoghue or II D~Onoghue VIII not skate
! wtl skate 100 miles against any two amateurs IN
New jersey. they each to skate hfty miles; or II no one
Will enter J Will skate against the record"
Inc North shrewsbury club wil act upon the prop
osition IN a day or 40. The ice 10 In no condition for
anything At present. for the little HAVING has made 1t
rough. and IL viii take . hard warm rain and another
freeze to get IL In condition.