The evening world., 1894-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

Willie Day has settled down TO get himself
In condition for his eisht-mile record race which
IL to take place May 30. at the New Jersey A. c.
games. The Athletic Committee tried hard TO get
Conner or Orton to run the nye-mile champion
Of America. but did not succeed. Connen has re-
tired. and II is doubtful II the little Irish wonder
viii ever be seen on the track again. orton
was very anxious to meet Day. but his trainers
would not allow him to enter such a long race, as
he Is training for the half and mile at the Inter
collegiate championship mcstlnsSst least mat y,
handled by one Of tn most expert trainers In the
country. and many of the bows think he is playing
a very foxy trick on Day-that Is. he hopes to.
Some say that on N" quiet Orton has been going
over n mile. and that when the clerk calls ne
names On on May 80, bay will hnd Orton by hts
side ready to give him the race OF his life. That
Orton can 20 the distance every one must admit
that saw how easily he won the two. mile %steeple.
chanc At the last 4. A. L. championship, which
WINS held at Bergen Point. Day was n competitor
In the race, and on the wa, back to the train or
ton promised faithfully that he would run Aham..
pion Day May 30. II may be a nice piece OF blum
to get Willie nay to let m In his training u Il
Is. Orton Is reckoning without his hos. Tor pay
is keeping himself In fine shape. and would IKE
nothing better than to have Orton change his
Days eliminates are also on the lookout FOR
two other visitors. as It leaked out only a few
DAYS ago that a well known patron Of sport mas
sent to the other sid" Tor sid Thomas and lacon,
England's champion runners, II the tip is true
there viii he some distance running in America
this year that will be very interesting. Cham.
pion bay is lr rare form, and u he does not
get too fine. he should easily break his own
record Of I'm. AGA. on Monday last he ran a
private trial and. II Is said, that he Clipped a
few seconds OIL. At the University OF Penn
syIyania games yesterday Orton ran a mile In
tho excellent time Of t23 3-5. and Is said to
have something left when he finished.
Chairman Currie. Of the New Jersey A. c. base
ball team. has arranged a game with the team
from the New York Law School for the after
noon Of May 30. on the team from the New
York Law School are several ex-college players.
Chairman Currle expects to win the game Just
the rame.
: Secretary Wood has called a meeting OF the
onard OF Managers. NJ tho Metropolitan Associa-
tion. a. A. T.. for Friday May 20. The meeting
will he held at the AstOr House. commencing at )
p. NJ, for the transaction Of business.
At a meeting Of Yale University last evening
George T. Adee. OF barlow -on- the Sound, n. Y.
was unanimously elected President OF the Yale
Navy for next year. Richard Armstrong. Of
Hampton, Va, 'e5, Sheffield Scientific School. was
unanimously elected Vice President, and J.. q. II
Nc L;dour. Of Washington. n, c., was elected
Secretary AdCc Is a son Of George Adee, the
we'll lawyer OF this city. He and Arm
strong PLAYED back Of the line on the foot
ball eleven last year.
The event Of the bicycle meet at Atlanta, Ca.
yesterday. was the defeat Of Taylor, Of Boston.
and Johnson. Of Syracuse. ~. Y. by Z. c. Raid.
OF Buffalo. johnson ohst'nRtelv refused TO help
act the pace for this race, which was one mile.
open, but was unable to catch Bald.