The evening world., 1893-12-19
SPORTING news AND GOSSIP.
Comparison Of Yale and Har-
wards Baseball Nine Material,
W. +. Lutycns's Good Mill Perform
ance in England.

iiiINdlu. tGlt a"u IliiNtNVh oN'''NNS
are Just now resting. but after the hoii-
days the long season Of fitting candi-
dates for the nine, crew and athletic
team will begin in earnest. on paper
1t looks as II the New Lavcn university
would rave things pretty nearly its own
way on the baseball diamond.
To begin with. Yale will nave the pow
crful assistance of Carter, the attenu-
sted pitcher. whose speed and curves
have always been such a terror to college
batsmcn, and, indeed. even the profess
SIGNALS have great respect for the pitch
ing OF this young Brooklynite. On the
other hand. Harvard loses the services
Of Jack Highlands. who pitched her to
victory last season. even against the
mighty Carter. Harvard also loses
" ~Slugger" Mason. who caught Highlands
last year. Third Bnseman Abbott. Sulli-
van, the hard hitting shortstop. and
Capt. rockingham are ineligible, owing
to the four-year rule, and Firstbaseman
be seen Harvard has TO And an entire
new .infield. In the outtield Frank Hal
lowell. the best of the college centretield-
ers,, is gone. Cook and Upton are the
nucleus from which Harvard must build
up u team.
Capt. Cook has a gigantic task on his
though he has soine promising material.
Andy Highlands and Wiggin, both sub
stitute pitchers last year, are the most
likely candidates for pitcher. but neither
or Jack Highlands. Hapgood,, '9i;. Ste
venson and Gouterman, OF football fame
Lowell, "a; Hayes, 'S6; Whittemore, rs
good promise. None OF. these, however,
barring Cook. is a good hitter, so that,
while a good fielding nine may be got
ten together. it looks as If it would be
The Yale team will be headed by Capt;
Case, a fine left fielder; hard hitter and
fast base runner, Or last years team
Inhelders Stephenson, Rustin, Arbuth;
not and Hedges. Outfelders Bigelow and
Speer are available. The team has two
excellent csndidates fGr Sa,eness P Sost
well-known performers on the. gridiron
Between the Blue and the Crimson tn,
odds at present look all in favor of the
Blue.
Followers OF amateur athletics In THU
country will take much interest In &C
counts of the big inter-club competition
in ENGLAND recently. betwsen the h Lon
clubs, which have just reached this SIDE
This is one of the important athletic
fixtures of the year. and It brought on
SINE unusually fine performances, o
which the most sensational was probabl!
that of w. Il. Luytens, the Cambridge
runner. on a path which was not at II
best. in chilly weather. the Cantab did
mile In 40 Is.
Great things are expected of Lutyen
in consequence of this performance. !
is believed that, with favorable condi
record of AIS %, which the Englishmel
consider the mile amateur record. sine
they begrudge Tommy Connect credit 70
h fas T ;Sis ssm@srl % Tber In Is 81 Great res at de air
Bacon %ns'I the champion amateur mile,
fSn, tG9 sensr W. &, on ed thts S1 brsa selie IL
worsted before either of them.
1t will probably be from four to 81
weeks before Billy Sexton, who gave II
will be H.. the street again. The "Ol
Comanche' will be paid In full for hi
services as referee of the billiard tourne
ias, It So: II s4iss Maurice C. fpaiiy %lcarne
OF Spinks's challenge last night he said
Il will play Spinks's,, hacker cushion
caroms for $500 4 side" spinks's backe
Vivian Nickalls. a young Englishman
at present in this country, and who wa
No. . In last years oxford eight. Is, try
take place next Summer. He thinks /
would be a "cinc1" for oxford.
New York is the most likely place 70
the A. A.. L. boxing and wrestling cham
pionships. although Chicago is in tn
field and may get them.
We have to go away from home I
hear the news. According to a l-ondoI
sporting paper ''one of Princeton's team
was killed In the Thanksgiving game an
Capt. Hinkey was fatally injured
This despatch comes from San Fran
cisco: wilbur J. Edwards, of San Jose
broke the worlds bicycle record for a.
eighth of n mile yesterday. making 1t |
1876 seconds, or 10 under the ime mad
by Bliss at Nashville"
Edward Weston, the pedestrian. VIII
is said to be walking to Albany as an ad
vertisement for some kin of oats
started on his journey last night.
Treasurer Talcott. of the New Yor
BASEBALL Club. was offered Cy Young's re
, lease for half the capital stock OF tn
> club. II may be easily worked sal
MIR. Taicott. but not to that extent
, The $40. 900 form of King Micha'
| ]. Kelly is seen daily on upper BroaC
way these days.