The evening world., 1894-03-22
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Fencing Contest Between Yale,
Harvard and Columbia.
Tho Joint Athletic Games Next
Thursday.

Although little has been written about
the Yale e-Harvard-Columbia fencing con-
test to be held in this city this Spring,
the event Is, nevertheless, creating
much interest in college and fencing
circles. Representatives of the three
colleges will meet In this city saturday
night to make final arrangAin ants. The
tournament will probably take place at
the Racquet and Tennis Club, in West
Forty-third street. The Racquet Club
has signined its willingness to put up
trophy to become the property of the
team winning It three times, so 1t is
likely this event will become fixture.
Each college will be represented by a
team Of three men in this competition.
and each contestan will fence with all
Of his opponents. making six bouts for
each man.
The rules which the collegians have
agreed upon will be quite different
from those which govern the competi-
tions of the Amateur Fencers League.
The A. +. l.. rules are not considered
by the college men as calculated to
bring out a high enough order OF fenc-
ing. so they will adopt the French
system. which is considered better In
every way A jury of five men, in
stead of three, will Judge the bouts. In
the French system there is no percent
age, and form counts more than any
thing else: Each bout will be OF five
minutes duration, and not over when
one fencer scores five points, which is
the A. F. l.. system.
The Joint athletic games of the Pas
Regiment. to be held at the. armory
March 30. give promise OF being. first
rate competitions A number Of the
training for the events Columbia Col
lege, which is leaving no stone unturned
to develop a. GOOD oia, ATHLETIC o team this
best men to take part.
smull, chataln,. BLUR and Lawson are
entered in the ,6o,yard run; Beekman.
ley. Bacon and Leech in the three-quar-
ters: Kirby and Uppercue in the novice
half.mile run. and Johnstone end Fish
in the novice walk. Columbia ought to
win few prizes with this team,
Eugene Gianninl, director Of athletics
OF the New York A. c., has been up TO
New Haven coaching Hckok. the young
Yae giant, in putting the shot. Hickok
rules adopted by the intercollegiate Ath-
letic ASSOCIATION for throwing the ham
ell to coach him in hammer throwing.
Gannini thinks Hickok will do G25 feet
with the hammer under the new rules.
Cyclist, that Johnson. or Johnson's
mouthpiece, brags much less about his
undenably fine skating performances
than about the more or less misty cycling
feats of his late career. Evidently the
ing up"
The following, schedule has been
A t.:
4tsis'c cub sshaylkiiii, Nsyy; Ph,lads,pn,a
Fails; April IS. Morris Guard Athlstic Assoeis.
ton Atlantis CITY May c"s 30 PtsS%5s
SItSaa;Rsis I June S i ed y. SsfdHsI M,snias %";
d.pSa .SS AHs H. 'as Excelsior Athletic club sdraa
ton Sept l. Rank Clerks Athletic Association,
Philadelphia: PttsburE Athletic Club.
Peculiar matches and fancy record
rides are still the rage among cyclists in
France. A father and son tandem race
was held over there recently, and a
woman rider viii try to establish fem
tersburg.
There is said to be no truth In the, re-
port that Pete Prunty, the A. A. y: box
Ing championships announcer, taking a
hint from Demosthenes, filled his mouth
with pebbles and declaimed to the wild
ocean waves.
A series of fighting novels. by BILLY
Boxer, the Referee" the pen name of
a writer on pugilism who signs "Erl,"
has been Issued. They tell OF the Incl
dents. real and imaginary, and loves
and hates. OF such well-known knights
OF the boxing glove as Jack McAuliffe,
Jack Dempsey Billy Plimmer, Johnnie
Van Heest, Billy Madden, Mike Leonard.
Danny Mcbride and others.
Pat Powers drifted into town from
a swing around the New England cir
cult last night. He thinks too much
fuss is being made over Catcher Far
rell, and that baseball cranks will ex-
pect too much Of him and perhaps be
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