The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-30
ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORT.

Among other athletic attractions at the
Worlds fair, great polo tournament is contem-
plated.
Coursing is one of the most popular sports In
California just now, and the meets are drawing
large crowds
The president OF the National Association of
Amateur 0arsmen is Harry Garfield, a son Of
the murdered president
The number of candidates for the University
OF pennsylvania crew is TO be cut down to
twenty-four during the first week in February.
The Seattle Athletic Club expects to hold its
first smoker on next Thursday evening. There
VIII be exhibitions of fencing, sparring and
other branches of athletics.
Yale has given notice to the effect that she
will not enter a crew in an international regatta
at Chicago next summer. Invitations have
been sent 10 the English universities.
The Chicago Athletic Association, which has
charge OF the Worlds fair amateur athletic
meeting. proposes to make it the greatest event
OF the kind this country has ever seen.
Portland has the champion of the Pacific
Northwest at hammer throwing in Alva l.
Stephens, member of the Multnomah Athletic
Club, who holds record of so feet 1917 inches
John Roberts, jr.. the English billiard cham
pion, viii! probably visit this country in May or
June. In case he comes a match may be made
between him and Champion Ives at the English
game.
Tho receipts OF the Amateur Athletic Union
boxing and wrestling Championships held at
the Academy of Music. Philadelphia, on Janu-
airy Z, were 1851 The expenses were less than
s1,5Oo. leaving profit OF over $1,000
L. Ramsdell, who played with the Princeton
baseball team last season. has left Princeton for
the University of Pennsylvania He announces
that he Will not take part in baseball this sea
son, but will 90 IN for sprinting and jumping
The shoot between Churchill aud W. A.
Hardy for the challenge cup of the Seattle Rod
and Gun Club which was fixed for yesterday at
West Seattle, did not take pace on account of
the snow storm 1t may be shot off next sun
day.
There is talk of an international profess ional
rowing regatta at the Worlds fair to bring to-
gether the best men OF Australia, England,
Canada and the United States. Richard X
Fox has offered TO donate cup worth s., 800 as
Il trophy in the single Scull event
There are over thirty candidates for the CO.
lumbia college freshman crew this year who
are already in training. Most of them are rather
light in build aud are hardly up to the average
of candidates COR this crew. The candidates for
the Varsity crew have begun training under
Walter b. Peet.
Franklin G. Appley, OF the Pawtucke. Boat
Club, has placed an order for aluminium rae
ing she'll with ID. J. Galanaugh. The plans con.
template hull of aluminium and a Goth deck.
This she'll viii be one-twentieth of an inch
thick, and the whole rigging should weigh but
thirty pounds.
The suspension OF the Manhattan Club Chron-
ifle. Of which I. L. Connect, the famous long
distance runner, was business manager, nearly
caused his retirement from athletics, and the
officers of the club have been considerably wor-
ried over the probable loss of his services. A
position has been found for him, however, SO he
will compete this year.
The grounds, club house and paraphcrnal ALA
OF the Staten Island Athletic Club are 10 be sold
at auction TO satisfy q mortgage of $4,000, held
by Eberaard Faber The members say that the
baseball team last season was too expensive and
ran the club into debt. The probabilities are
that Mr.. Faber will be the purchaser. In that
event ne Will lease the grounds to the old organ
iza,ion and the club will remain in existence.
Waters. the Eastern boa,builder has not a
very high opinion of the new Aluminium shells,
and attempts TO ridicule the claim Of Galauaugb
that he can build an eightoased shell not to
weigh over 10 pounds complete. The lightest
eight-oarci shell made by Waters was the boat
used by Yale last season, which weighed 2o7lz
pounds, while Harvard had one of the same
make and weight. Waters has agreed TO build
Cornell paper boat which will be faster than
any aluminium boat that Galanaugh makes. In
case he fails, Waters says he will adopt the
aluminium boat for the future.
Great preparations are being made for the re-
ception Of wheelmen al the Worlds fair. The
National Columbian United Wheelmens As.o-
ciation was recently organized in Chicago with
capita. stock Of 100000. aud is now building
fine club house near one OF the main entrances
OF the fair grounds. A. the club 10 to be
uonal one II Is Ces,rous that every club and
each individual whee man in every city be-
come members, The price of membership tick.
cts is s. >. snd entities visiting wheeImen TO all
the nrlTi.CEes OF the cub. 4 spt.lieat for
mem bershp must be accompanied by the
money, and seni In David Vernon care of Conn
merciai National Baak, Chicago He will hold
in trust all money Until the building is COM
pleted Each applicant is required 70 give as
reference tie name Of amember of the League
OF American Wheeiuen, or OF reputable citi-
zen III his vicinity.