The evening world., 1894-01-09
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Changes to Be Proposed at the
Annual Meeting of Oarsmen,
Yale Baseball Candidates to Begin
Practice This Week.

At the annual meeting OF the National
Association OF Amateur Oarsmcn, 10 be
held at the G!lscy House next Saturday
night. u proposed amendment will be dis
cussed. and which, If adopted, will greatly
change the meaning OF the words junior.
intermediate and senior. as applied to
oarsnen. At present an oarsmnn Is n
junior until he has rowed a race in the
intermediate class, when he becomes an
intermediate. When ne rows IN the senior
class he becomes IA senior.
The amendmett would have II that n
junior does not become an intermediate
until he has won a race IN the inter-
mediate class. or an intermediate become
a senior until he has won in the senior
class. or. in other words. n man can row
in a class above him all season II he
wants to. and not be in that class until
he wins a race. This amendment Will
doubtless meet with great opposition. Its
opposers say II Is manirestly unfair. They
argue that a junior may row In races in
| the senior class. never winning any. OF
them, yet improving his form all the time
until he is as good do or hhe ne 49, u as ih e
handsome prize Is offered for competi-
ton In the junior class. He is stu q
Junior. not having won a race out slae OF
his class-but a senior in form and ex-
perience- and It is an easy matter Tor
him to beat the other juniors. owing 10
the superior advantages he has had.
ia better in every respect. When a man
rows with a certain class he belongs III
that class. Complications and no end OF
scheming they say s Would arg, 6i,sr Inn, hne
portant matters will be discussed ana
on the whole the meeting promises to be
unusually interesting.
Capt. George Case will call the candi,
dates for the Yale Baseball team to-
gether for practice in the cage the latter
part of the week. A new Dase,sliding
mattress has been constructed. and
be practised for a month. Each candi.
date for the pitchers posltion WI, ne
required to pitch to several candidate
for the nine about half an hour a uay,
candidates daily at the beginning OF theii
training, but most of their. work VIII be
lone in the cage instead OF on the gym
nasium floor. Carter, last years pitcher
will not join the team in practice ~
the beginning If the Eastern trip. IL
is of slender build and last year. was
oyerworked. This season he VII DC
ovcrtrained. The management is look
ing a%nxiously for a pitcher to relieve car
ter during the season. AZ yet Iruaean
last years Freshman twlrler. Is the on
formidable candidate for the position OF
change pitcher.
Following is a list of the men WI,
National Skating CHAMPIONSHIPS at Re!
5. Curtis, n: y; 4. &; Judges al III, tn,
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht club; Gus G. Wal
ton: 4: <: jordan, n, Y. 4. q, Or. Ed
ward Field. n; S. L. Y, C.; field Judges
n. s. T.. Y, G; W H. Raynora y; VA
G.; Joseph LiSdhSeim, 4. 4; us s. Al R;ob Ea
: Y. A. c Thomas Patton, y: \; 5. A;
S, J Montgomery n. S. ]. J. e. cier'
nSort5n, 4. " ThroeEmoTton, n. S; j
Y. c.: John Boyd, n. A.. S. A.; starter
w. II. Robertson, n; A. 3. a. .,,
u ten to FEATHER Bill" Curtis asking per
mission to hold the 25-mile, one-haif M
and lON-yard races at M~inneapoiis;, lA'
permission will probably be granted
1t the first meeting in January Of tn
Kings County Wheelmen, the Club vii
probably authorize the purchase OF tn
Site, selected by the committee and APP
proved by the club, for its rev clgb
building 40 feet by, at least Is feet
and has based it's calculations on suci
a building. Subscriptions have been com
ing in very fast. and with a few hundred
dollars more the new clubhouse is
certainty.
President Mason, of the Duval Ath
let!c Club. has issued a statement to tn
public. In 1t he assures the public tina
The Corbett- Mitchell contest will surel!
take place as advertised, and that ticket
can be purchased in all confidence. !
is said that Gov: Mitchell has cknow
the contest. Sporting men are the, Will
wondering as TIC which side is playini
. There seems to be nothing but none!
in Colorado, for an offer of 5000 Is nov
reported from Silver Plume.
, George Reynolds, the pugilist, write
= to The Evening World as follows:
E see thai Mike Leonard Is offering s25 to an
. one in his class that stays four rounds wit
him at Miners Bowery Theatre this week.
will accept his offer and meet him any niGh
he proposes for nothing, or VIII take his u
n and give It to the benefit OF the poor In the Thtr