New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-20
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
THE GIANTS NAY Go TO SAN ANTONIO.
TEXAS. FOR PRELIMINARY WORK.
A SPEEDY HALF-MILE BICYCLE TRACK UNDER
DISCUSSION NOTES on OTHER MATTERS

A SPEEDY HALF-MILE BICYCLE TRACK UNDER
DIsCTssIoN-NoTE oN OTHER MATTERS
or INTEREST TO ATHLETES.
George : Davis the newly elected cap,an-man-
agsr OF the New-Yorx Baseball club. in the
city yesterday and he talks in the most confident
manner about next season. we'll as about the
New-York team. Davis VIII return 10 his home
at Cohors to spend the holidays. but he VIII re-
turn to the city cary In January and remain
here until the local PAYERS start South early IN
March.
Il am in favor OF a Southern trip by all means.
said he "for | think that three or four weeks Of
hard work in the South will do the players a
world Of good ! like San Antonio. Texas, Tor
several reasons. 1t Is smaller town and Tor
that reason II might be better for training pur-
poses. not many theatres and places OF amuse-
to keep the boys out late at night. Then
again. the weather there Is pretty sure to be
good for outdoor work in March. | was in New
orleans last spring. and 1t rained nearly al the
time | was there. We could make better arrange
fnents about games at New -Orleans and II We did
run into rain belt would h. all right
About new players for our team" We don't
need many. I still OF the opinion that
either stafford or Murphy can play good game AT
second base. | have one player In view. and h" IS
II good one. but he Is an ouiheler. shall Try 10
arrange all the college games 1t the POO Grounds
for Apri that | can. and would like to have one Or
two games each with Yale. Harvard. Princeton and
the University OF Pennsylvania.
The National Board. composed OF g II. BNrne.
y r.. Young ana \. ~ So1en. will meet at ;he Fifth
Avenue Hotel to-day ana settle the controversy over
i;arni, ana Pfe.fer who -''-'. idol ''.-
al the November meeting for their connection with
Il so-callrd American Association. EX-Manag-r Bar
ME Viii b. present to pird. ,.-c. ".l 4'.,..-r
VIII pres-n, case in writing II the two men are
reinstat4I ana such a result seems probable the
last will he heard. in al probability Of the mile
baseball Wa. g. H. Byrne. when seen last night.
declined to give any opinion upon the probable result
Of the conference.
There +. tax ~ building half-mi.- bicycle track
in this nrighborhood which the projectors hope to
make the fastest on record Manhattan Field and
Morris Park arr mentioned a places 'or the ird'h.
Unless IN. Polo Grounds and Manhattan Field are
thrown INTO one II wouil be impossible to 20 1-t'ur'
haf-ne track ~ Harlem
The Middle States Regatta Association VIII hold an
important meeting at th- Marlborough Hotel nest
Tuesday The effort 10 establish uniform lass fcA-
ton for oar-.nen VIII b., the most dhcnlt problem
for the deicgatcs to solve.
James Whitrlv president Of the New York AiA-
letic club is the probable future president Of thu
club He "a not only thu choice 81 the Nominating
Committee. bat % the majority % the members a.
we'll
Christmas IN Jolly styl, this year ire. van b-
set up AT the clubhouse and presents VIII De dl--
tributed among the members. "a
The University OF 'hl'aeo iootOal 'rh'n ~
Chicago FOR IN. Pacnc Coast yesterday. II Is The
first trip made by football team across the
Rocky Mountains.
Gohn : Johnson has discarded his bicycle for the
present and he IL IN. amateur champion sknirr
he will be heard from during he next ~" w"rKs
thinks OF turning professional AMI challenging any
man IN the world u skate