The evening world., 1893-12-11
THE WORLD. MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER II, 1893
ATHLETIC PRIZES WITHHELD.
Scorers in the Seventh Regiment
Games Charged with Error,
The Three ornered Billiard Match
Notwithstanding Notes.

Col. Daniel Appleton, as referee OF the
seventh Regiments games last Saturday
, night, Is not at all satisfied with the
manner In which the two-mile and one
mile safety bicycle races were run. He
has called 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. X. pike. at
| los yards, won in the alleged time of
om' 81. W. Armstrong. ut los yards, was
second, and l. Ketcham, the scratch
man, was third During the race w. ID.
Edwards, Company f. 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
mistake in overlooking the latter. Ed
wards protested the decision of the
Judges and claimed first place
IN the mile race Edwards, at the So
armstrong, at 20 yards. was second and
IKE. at the 55-yard mark, was third,
Edwards beat Armstrong and Pike out
oyer ioo yards. After this finish Col.
appleton, as referee, came to the con-
cluslon 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.
Appleton's action was based on the
grounds that the time, { minutes 3 sec
onds, for the two-mile race was not
borne borne out by Pixies efforts IN the mile
race. All the seventies athletes are
watching the affair closely.
Even the bookmakers are interested in
begins at Madison Square Garden Con
cert Hall tonight. They have not made
any books on 1t yet, but they have been
hgurlng out the odds they would lay II
general opinion of the betting fraternity
that Ives and Schaefer have an even
chance. and that Sosson is thu, outsider
has been confined chiefly to mind wagers
There are not a few. however, who
think that Slosson Will be the surprise
Of the tournament. There Is no doubt
that he has shown better form in prac.
tice than for several years past RE-,
this is also true of Ives and Schaefer
The Student hasn't shown any such re.
work as the Wizard or the Napoleon
but he has been very steady, playing a
careful and consistent game, Slosson Is
a game fellow, and, like Schaefer, is
Both are apt to be cooler than Ives In
the face Of adversely.
Each Of the trio is confident. Ives. per
| thinks Vignaux's record average of II
will be smashed, and that che will be the
one to DO the trick. Schaefer says there
is no limit to the odds against such a
beaten. Slosson called on Schaefer last
night at the Coleman House. The
Wizard will reciprocate by playing al
Slosson's room this afternoon. Slosson
and Ives open the ball tonight.
|
English sporting papers just received
! on this side contain full accounts of the
five-mile race between Sid Thomas and c.
Pearce, two OF England's best distance
goers, at the County Cricket Grounds
/ pie saw the race.
Thomas. as was generally expected. GU
out the work, but no matter how fast III
no part Of the first four miles did tn,
gap exceed two yards. At times Thoma
spurted, but Pearce was always will
him. In the third flo mile pedrce for tn
later, again acted as pioneer. Time fol
the third nile was i5m. a las. In thu
when he shot to the front and led b,
three yards. This lasted for fifty, yards
when Thomas struggling most pluckily
again led. Pearce, however, was no,
, to be denied, and a gap of six yards soor
separated them, and, going on in brilliant
style, Pearce reached the tape fifteen
| ydiuo III oht VI oPPohSIt' 4 Ie
time for the fourth mile was 2lm. los.
and the fifth, 26m. % 3-4s.
Jack Sheehan says kid" Hogan would
like to meet Danny Mcbride at II,
pounds for a purse before the Duval
Athletic Club. He thinks 1t would make
a good preliminary to the Corbett
| Mitchell contest.
The list of events for the Twelfth
Regiment games tomorrow night Is
Safeguards run, half-mile novice run
three-quarter mile run, one mile walk
440-yard run, obstacle race, heavy
marching order race and a two-milt
| bicycle race.
Capt. Davis has called for candidates
| for the Varsity crew to go into training
The Yale football management says
| there Is no reason to criticise the Uni.
| versity Athletic Club Committee fol
burning the tickets after the Thanks
giving game.
Honest" John Kelly has been selected
| to referee the Corbett-Mitchell contest.
|
A Constant Reader-Yale beat Prince.
! ton at the Polo Grounds June II last by
| score of IA to Z.