The evening world., 1894-02-22
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Forty-Second Regiment A. A, to
Hold Games This Spring.
Pennsylvania's Faculty Adopts
Stringent Athletic Rules.

At 4 recent meeting OF the Twenty-sec-
ond Regiment Athletic Association It
was decided to make application to the
metropolitan Association. A. A.. L., for
membership. 1t vas also decided to give
a set OF closed games In the early Spring,
with the following events 7O-yard handi-
cap 22O-yard novice run. 4+O-yard handi-
: cap, half-mile handicap. one-mils handi-
cap obstacle race. scratch; two-mile
bicycle race, handicap; half-mlle novice
run and potato race. scratch.
officers of the Association have been
elected for the ensuing year. as follows:
President, Major Beach; Vice-President,
Capt. C.. c. Cassidy; Treasurer, Lieut..
w. B. Hotchkin: Secretary, George NJ.
Sands: Corresponding Secretary, Orderly
Sergt. II. X. Zust; Marshal, Sergt. f.
sherwood, In the matter of athletics
among the regiments n suggestion has
been made that the various regimental
athletic associations in n about New
York combine and give a championship
meeting In connection with the Metropol-
itan Association.
Such n meeting should prove a success,
as 1t would doubtless stir up much inter
in the Metropolitan Association. There
has been such a lot of boxing this season
that, a big athletic meet such as this
Sh be ought to prove a WELCOME
comes OF the suggestion.
III signs are to be trusted there is to be
a general tightenlng Of the lines about
ALLOW boxing contests; President Eliot,
Of Harvard. Is in favor OF greatly %curtail-
Ing intercollegiate contests, and now
Faculty adopting stringent rules for the
government of athletics at that institu-
ton of learning. The rules in brief are
No student shall be eligible for competition who
sources; a student must be- a Sona.sde member
OF the University. taking a full years course.
and must have been in college a year Il he
limit OF college representation Individually or as
a team member; a certificate Of physical ntness
Is required; students are limited to one athletic
team a year. unless special permission is obtained
from the faculty; the election OF captains shall
be subject to the Joint approval OF the faculty and
athletic association; each captain must submit a
schedule OF the tours set aside for practice to
thu deans Of the various departments Of the Uni
versity.
All this seems to indicate that Penn
%sylvania has fallen in line for the purif-
cation of COLLEGE athletics.
Young Critic. the Australian pugilist,
Free Bread Fund benefit Saturday night
and Manager Howard .Hackett has &C
Septed the offer; Australian Billy
murphy wants 10 poN AT tne SNOW, anu
tween him and Critic. The auction sale
Of box seats will be held at the ST.
James Hotel at go this afternoon.
The National Amateur Skating Asso.
cia ton will make another effort to pull
off the championships. The events will
be held at Manhattan Field tomorrow
afternoon II ice can be had; If not they
will be postponed until a favorable time.
On Saturday afternoon johnson and
others will skate against time.
The final series OF the American Anna.
teur Bowling Union tournament was con.
tinued at Montgomery's alleys. In New
ark, last night. The competing clubs
were New Jersey, New York and Ivan
hoe. Each of the teams won one game
and at the end Of the nights worh
honors were even.