The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-12
SPORTING CHIT CHAT.

At the annual meeting of the Athletic
association Of the University of Penn
sylvania held Tuesday night the treas
urer's report for the fiscal year Sep
tember 30, 1894. to September 30, 1895.
showed a balance on hand in cash of
$l,184.96 on September 30, 1894, and a
deficit Of $12,121.77. These figures mean
that while foot ball is a winning sport
from a financial point of view the other
expenses entailed by base ball. rowing
and track athletics are SO heavy that
sports are not a means of income to
college. The receipts from all sources
during the year mentioned were $685.
S26.37. The expenditures were 500, ,936.48.
leaving balance on hand September
80, 1895, of $l,074.S5. Unpaid bills to the
extent OF $4,000 left deficit in the
treasury at the beginning Of this fiscal
year of $3.0iS.50. The present foot ball
season has nctted gross return Of
$4S,6GS.O2 less guarantees and percent
ages paid OF $12.4i7.S5. netting a gross
receipt to Pennsylvania of $3G.250.17.
The expenditures for the season have
amounted to $13,571.S5, which deducted
from the gross receipts makes net
profit of $22,6S5.32. The detailed re-
port is as follows: Deducting the de-
felt of $3,04S.50 at the beginning Of the
fiscal year from the profits of the foot
ball season the present year leaves an
amount on hand of nearly $4,000, to
support other branches of sport at
Pennsylvania during the remainder Of
the present school year.
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The members of the Harvard foot
ball team have treated the West Point
cadets to a surprise. They have re-
turned the $3.50 given them by the
cadets for the game played at West
Point this fall. The cadets are never
permitted to leave the academy to
play with college or other teams, and 1t
Is customary for them to pay the eX-
penses Of visiting teams. When the
Harvard men went to West Point and
played the cadets this year they dis
covered that no fee was charged to
witness the game. They also learned
that the cadets and officers of the post
We're obliged to defray out of their own
earnings for outfits and bringing COM
peting teams to West Point. When the
I'arvard boys returned to Cambridge
they talked the matter over and at the
end of the season returned the entire
amount which had been given them
by the cadets. The West Pointers, not
to be outdone as gentlemen and
thOroughbreds, now propose TO expend
the returned money in the purchase of
beautiful silver trophy commemora-
tive of the game and present it to the
Harvard boys.
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The action of the racing board of the
League of American Wheelmen, in ad-
vising race promoting clubs to with
hold all prizes won by the Glass b
racing men Titus, Cabanne and MUIR
ply, until the board should decide
whether their standing made them ELI
gible to accept the prizes won by them
while racing, under a temporary REIN
statement is going to cause tournament
clubs much trouble. Cabanne, who
announced his intention of bringing
the case to the courts, has sent a COM
munication to all the clubs who hold
prizes won by him in which he says:
II want to notify you that | will hold
you legally responsible for prizes won
by me and held by you. If delivered to
anybody else. In the courts of justice
of the United States hearsay evidence
Is not taken and this Is all there Is
against me in this case. / do not want
to serve you with an injunction suit
and do not wish to incur your enmity.
You will please hold these prizes as
have asked, or take the consequences
Of law suit"
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In the winter of 1867 Australia Is
to have another invasion of American
ball players, similar to the trip taken
by the teams under the management
Of AL Spalding several years ago. At
the head Of the management OF the
tour will be James Fl. Manning man.
ager of the Kansas City base ball club,
and Frank Selee, manager of the Bos-
ton National league team.
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The total winning of the Unity Glass
II men during the past season was
M1, ,126, an average of $3.50 per man.
Bald was the heaviest winner, with
$6,915 to his credit, while Butler was
the lightest, at $500.
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John Sheridan, of the Western league
steff Of umpires, has received an offer
to join Uncle Nick Young's official fam
lily, and he will accept.
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About the first of the year Parson
Davies will take Joe Choyinski, Jimmy
Barry and Tommy Ryan to England.
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Captain Glori announces thot Horace
Leeds, of Atlantic City, is ready to box
any light weight in the country.