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

Willie Day has settled down to get himself
in condition for his eight record race which
Ia to take place May 30. at the New Jersey A. G.
gamea The Athletic Committee tried hard to get
Connen Orton to run the hve-mile champion
Of America but did not succeed. conner has re-
tired and It is doubtful II the little Irish wonder
Will ever be the track again. Orton
was very anxious to meet Day. but his trainers
would not allow him to enter such long race as
he In training for the half and mile at the Inter
colleg late championship mecting-at least that Ia
what they say at Philadelphia. san. he is beinE
handled by one Of tn most expert trainers In the
country. and many OF the boys think he is playing
a very foxy trick on Day-that is he hopes to-.
Some say that on the quiet Orton has been going
over mile. and that when the clerk calls The
names on on May 30, Day will hnd Orton by his
side ready to give him the race Of his life That
Orion can Eo the distance every one must admit
that saw how easily he won tho two-mle stceplc.
chase nt the last A. A. 4. championship, which
was held at Bergen Point. Day competitor
In the race and on the way back to the train or
ton promised faithfully that he would run cham.
pion Day May 30 1t may be nice piece OF hun
to get Willie Day TO let up In his training. II II
Is Or,on Ia reckoning without his host for Day
Ia keeping himself in nne shape, aud would Ike
nothing better than to have orton change MS
mind.
Days eliminates are also on the lookout for
two other visitors as II leaked out only teS
to the other side for Si Thomas and Bacon,
Ensland,a champion runners, II the ZIP Is true
this year that will be very interesting Cham.
pion bay is In form. and II he does not
get too fine he should easily break his own
record OF lim 3ss On Monday last he ran
private trial and II is said, that he clipped a
few seconds on. Al the University Of Penn
sylvaniA games yesterday Orton ran mile In
the excellent time Of 423 as. and Is said tC
have something left when he finished
Chairman Curric. OF the New Jersey A. G. 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 several ex-coiege player.
Chairman Currie expects to win the game jus
the same.
Secretary Wood has called a meeting OF tn,
oBard OF Managers. Of the Metropolitan Associa
tion. A. A. u. for Friday May rs The meetin,
will he held at the Astor House. commencing at
p. NJ, for the transaction of business.
Al a meeting OF Yale University last evenin,
| George T. Adee. OF Barlow on the Sound. N. Y.
| was unanimously elected President OF the Yal,
Navy for next year Richard Armstrong, o
Hampton. Va, '95. Shefied Scientific School. wal
| unan lmousy elected Vice President, and J. @. II
DE L.dour. OF Washington, D. C.. was eiecte'
| Secretary Adee Ia Of George Adee, th
| well-known 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, Ga.
| yesterday, was the defeat Of Taylor, Of Boston
| and johnson, OF Syracuse. n. Y, by E. c. Bald
| OF Buffalo. johnson obstnately refused to hel
| set the pace for this race. which was one mile
| open, but was unable to catch Bald.