The evening world., 1894-02-23
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Reasons Why Yale Will Not Play
Ball with the New Yorks.
The Gymnastic Competitions at East
Orange.

Manager John Ward. OF the New York
Baseball Club, does not hold a very high
opinion Of the reasoning ability Of the
Yale baseball management. The Yale
team has declined to arrange exhibition
games with tho New Yorks this year.
The following reasons were given by the
collesians for their course. First. that
as the professionals didn't try their best
games with them were generally unsat-
isfactoiy, second. as these exhibition
games come early, the ground Is covered
with frost when they are played: third,
games played in New York are democrat
izing; fourth. but few Yale alumni are
Interested in the games, as shown by the
msagre attendance last year.
The New Yorks beat Yale last year by
a score OF ID to 2, with the great Car
ter In the box. and that score is pretty
good evidence, Ward thinks, that the
New Yorks, tried, and most people will
agree with him. The frost-in-the:ground
reason is equally n~onsensical. Yale has
a game arranged with Brooklyn for
April 16, and If II IL any more frosty at
the Polo Grounds than at Eastern Parr
It out. but then Carter lives in Brook
Ign. IL games in New York are demon
alizing. Ward says It's just as well the
contaminate the professionals. As 10
the meagre attendance. Yale played In
bad weather here last. and on one occa-
sion disappointed a crowd by not put
ting In an appearance
The annual championship Eymnastic
competitions of the Amateur Athletic
Of she Tsrs ne'4 at H the ti fnn's E sa,'d 64:
tests were: DR.. W. L. Savage. New
York; Julius Harder, North american
Orange A.: c. The first event was the
rope climbing contests. Sanford, who
has held the championship. for. three
wars ine Mem d from a T"? i feet the to a Is fest,
consequently SanfQrd's time Of Z 3-5s. cs-
tablishes a record. The second prize
was won by William schaible: l.. Sharp
There were eleven entries In the horl.
zontal bar contest. The winner Of the
hrst prize was Carl Bayer. New York
Second V9 priza, G Gns SsSTed N 80 s,t points Tu1u
xerein, 401;4 points; third prize. c,
Berndt, Anchor A.. c.. Jersey city. 81 -
points; h. Bascht. fourth, and John
a fine exhibition. The decision Of the
Judges was as follows; william Haas
points; George ste!r," pastime <. G. New
York. second, Ss "a points; F, T. Wright
New Jersey A.. c., third, 81 "a; August
Kelly. National Turn Verein. Newark
IOuftH, ~ - Joints, SHuTies TIbui, wa
tional Turn Verein, Newark, fifth, 80 l..
points; =. steir. Pastime A. c.. 30 u
points.
Next came the flying rings, in which
Champion Bob Stoll made his appearance
with the announcement that he was
going to retire on his laurels. Firsi
prize was won by the champion, Rober,
Stoll, N. Y. A. C.,iol-4 points; SECOND
prize, e. Permit, Anchor A. c., Jersey
City, IS IL points; third prize, Is. San
ford, New Jersey A.. c., 81 "a points
William Schaible, Newark Turn Verein
was fourth, 90 points, The results on th'
parallel bars were as follows: FRS
prize, Emil. Buehier, Newark Turn Ne
rein, ~ points; second prize, Gus Ali
Newark Turn Verein. ii points. Til,
club %winging contests resulted as fol
lows: First prize. j.. ID. Harris, PastlIn'
A. c., New York. lS3 Ia points: seconC
prize, ]. II. Dougherty, Xavier. A.. g.
Now York. l2s ~ points: third prize
Fred Metz. jr,, Newark Turn Nereln, ~
points.
There will be bowling contests for tn
benefit OF ~Brooklyn's poor at Tra!nor't
Alleys. Gates and Reid avenues, tonight
G. w Haines.-Yes See "The Evening
Worlds" 9 O'Clock Edition of yesterday
p.. r....u rrbo,. .,.o. ,o,,rn.