The evening world., 1894-01-09
SPORT|NG NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Changes to Be Proposed at the
Annual Meeting Of 0arsmen.
Yale Baseball Candidates to Begin
Practice This Week.

At the annual meeting OF the National
Association OF Amateur oarsmen. to be
held at the Gilsey House next Saturday
night, a proposed amendment will be dis
cussed. and which. II adopted, will greatly
change the meaning OF the words Junior,
intermediate and senior. as applied to
oarsmen. At present an oarsman Is a
Junior until he has rowed a race In the
intermediate class, when he becomes an
intermediate. When he rows in the senior
class he becomes a senior.
The amendment would rave II that a
Junior does not become an intermediate
until he has won a race in the inter-
mediate class. or a n 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 manifestly 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, or nearly so. as the
| senior oarsmen. Then he waits until a
handsome prize Is offered Tor comp,eti-
| Junior. not having won a race out side OF
his class-but a senior In form ana ex-
perience- and 1t Is an easy matter Tor
him to beat the other juniors, owing to
the superior advantages he has had.
The present rule. Its supporters argue,
Is better in every respect. When a man
rows with a certain class he, belongs IN
scheming they say would arise u me
proposed change Is adopted. Other I'm,
| portant matters will be discussed, ana
on the whole the meeting promises to be
| ,,npsial1v iptprpatinR
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 base,slidinS
Stages system Of headlong diving VIII
be practised for q month. Each candi-
date for the pitchers position VII De
for the nine about half ap hour a day.
Some light gymnastics will be given the
candidates daily at the beginning or their
training. but most of their. work Will be
done in the cage instead OF on the gym
nasium floor. Carter. last years pitcher,
will not join the team in practice TIL
the beginning of the Eastern trip re
overworked. This season he VIII be
overturned. The management Is look
.ng anXiously for a pitcher to relieve Car
ter during the season. As yet Trudeau.
last years Freshman twirler, is the only
formidable candidate for the position OF
change pitcher.
Following is a list of the men who
have been selected to o~fiiclate at the
National skating, championships at Red
BANK Jan. o. % and q: Referee; W.
b; curtis tom Nj ID e. nj Mol @ I n No rps
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club: Gus G. Wal
ton. National Amateur skating AssoG ca
ward Field. n: S. L. Y. c.; field Judges,
Chas. Abbott, n; A. 8. A.; J. B., Weaver
y. y. s ios !; y; f fiiniS M; n. 4. 4. +. N H.. T. Ed a;
Stoll, Chas. Reed and Wendell Baker. n.
Y. A. c; Thomas Patton; y; A; s. A.!
Of eon ms Sc. z. i: Burd. N: S. ~. G;
morton, e. w. Throckmorton, N. $, l.
" ii ii; fSas sSna' N; A.. $. 4: '4'',
Tom Eek. Johnson's trainer. has writ
! ten to Father Bill Curtis asking per
and iCo-yard races at Minneapolis: The
permission will probably be granted.
At the first meeting in January Of the
Kings County Wheelmen, the Club Will
probably a Ut Sr re-. the cop pnTffase an 05 a ahe
house. The committee is in favor Of a
building 40 feet by at Least . % feet;
| dIl Il bsl'tt l 80 $780,
a building. subscriptions ave been com
ing in very fast, and with a few hundred
dollars mole the new clubhouse IL a
certainty.
President Mason, of the Duval Ath-
letlc Club, has issued a statement to the
public. In It he assures the public that
the Corbett- Mitchell contest will surely
take place as advertised. and that tickets
can be purchased in all confidence. II
Is said that Gov. Mitchell has acknowl-
edged privately hat he cannot prevent
the contest. Sporting men are the while
wondering as to which side Is playing
,.ie bluff game.
There seems to b. nothing but money
in Colorado, for an offer of SEQ. 900 Is now
reported from Silver Plume.
George Reynolds. the pugilist, writes
to THE Evening World' as follows:
sec thai Mkt Leonard Is offering SIS to any
one In his class that stays four rounds with
him ct Miners Bowery Theatre this week.
will accept his offer and meet him any night
he proposes for nothing. or ! Will take his 32i