The evening world., 1894-01-11
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Healthy Views Of Mr.. Weeks, New
President Of the N. Y. A. @.
Testimonial to Billy Madden Should
BE a Success.

NOW tnat the embers of the New
York Athletic Club know who will be Its
oficials for the year, the appointment
of committees is the next thing of in
terest. This will be done by the Board Of
Governors next Tuesday evening. The
makeup of the Athletic Committee prob
ably attracts the greatest interest. The
athletes of the New York A. c. were not
altogether pleased with the Athletic Com
mittee OF last year. one of them recently
SAID that Committee was lacking in eX-
ecutive ability, and did not achieve as
good results with the athletic %appropria-
ton as did the Committee for the pre-
ceding year.
On the subject of athletics. Mr.. Bar
tow S. Weeks. the newly elected Pres
dent of the Club, has some healthy
views which, IL they can be brought
into use, should make the Mercury Foot
athletes more prominent In athletic con-
tests. 1T is my belief" says Mr.. Weeks,
that a big club like the New Yorks
should smaller clubs by hav-
ing, tnelr athletes compete In the smaller
CLUBS games more frequently. 1t would
nelp the performances of our own men,
TOO. 1T would be good for their nerves.
Actual competition is better than theo-
The athletes of the n. Y. A. C. have
not done as much competing at the less
important meets as they might have
o oSne' or G big shS sns fs 4 ISi evenly emily at ( , sSdG
many or the MEMBERS come from col
lege, where they mi have acquired up
p,sn notions, n perhaps fear CON
leteS who work from in the morning
until 6 in the evening. 1t might be better
Tor the sport II more democratic ideas
The indications are that the testi-
monial to Billy Madden, to be held at the
Windsor Theatre, the 2sth of this month,
VIII be a success. 1t ought to be-. Mad
ism than perhaps ~three-quarters Of the
sporting men In this country put to-
gether. as a glance at the list of the
names Of men ne has brought before the
MeAuiiffe' Kilirain. Goddard As"'9 Tom T1y
Ryan, Dawson. Slavin, Maher and Nc
four-round Knockout contest.
In spite of the good men he has handled
Madden cannot be said to be living on
the fat Of the land. But that is no
have come to him in large doses. But
you wouldn't know that, II you waited
for Madden to tell you. He Is a man of
over eng spit III P% milk" af Mis n9 est fnve az s shSSnlsd
be a success.
C. r. Culver. who trained Bicyclist
Walter Sanger last season, thinks that
with proper training the Milwaukee
coming season. "This talk about Sanger
not being able to ride next season on ac-
of taking on too much flesh this
or twenty pounds more or less is not
going to make any difference in one of
Sanger's constitution and build, and even
Il he does take on a big amount OF flesh
and a little longer time getting into con-
dition. That man is a world beaten, n
but for. his unfortunate fall at Chicago
we would have proved 1t last year..
Frank Lenz. the Allegheny cycler, now
on a tour around the world. writes from
India. where he is still plodding along,
that he yet has the deserts Of Persia
will be accomplished. He is enjoying
good health and is much pleased with
the treatment accorded him. He does
not write when he expects to finish his
trip, but 1t will not be before next Win
ter.
Great rivalry exists between the first
and second bowling. teams of the Bay
onne Rowing and Athletic Association.
the first of which was won by the first
team, was rolled on the Clubs alleys
in Bayonne, N. j.. The game resulted in
a win for the first team by the excellent
score of 1929 to 1.426. The contest was
umpired by Capt. ALI Smith, of the third
team.
The members of the University of
Pennsylvania baseball team will begin
their regular practice next Monday after
noon at O'Clock, under the supervision
OF Arthur Irwin. From the indications
at the present time the outlook for a
SUCCESSFUL season Is promising, as eight
or last years team will respond to the
call.
Adolph Norseng, the skater, is train
at Fishkill for his races at Man
seng's trainer called on Receiver Freed
man yesterday and told of n close call
the Dane had the other day while skat-
on a railroad pond near Fishkill.
Ice gave way and Norseng went
OF sight In fifteen feet OF water.
a hard struggle he was fished out
but very numb. He has about re-
covered now.
Harold Hagen, the Norwegian crack,
has written to Joe Donoghue saying he
will leave Europe this month for this
IL there is any chance of get
Ing on a race with Donoghue. The lat
Ter has already signiied his willingness
10 skate Hagen the latter part OF the
season.
Now that the anchor nurse seems to be
thing Of the past and a new game has