The evening times., 1895-12-18
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

meDt could induce the chief to reconsider
his decision.
GENERAL. SPORTING GOSSIP.
A dispatch from New York says: The
yachtsmen who sailed on Defender during
her races last summer arc very busy these
days. Designer Nat HerreshOff, Managing
Owner C. o. Iseln, and his friends, w. But
Ter Duncan, Herber. G. Leeds, and Woodbury.
Kane, and Capt. Hank Hafr are lea wing no
stone untarned III their efforts't To form q
chain OF evidence which will t1Enock LORD
Dunraven's charges into sniithereens
Nat Herreshoff came down from Bristol
yesterday to discuss the matter win MT.
Iselin. The latter summoned Mr.. Leeds.
Hcrreshoff's testimony Will probably be
very important. He will he able to show
how silly Lord Dunraven's charges are by
a simple statement. As his lOrdship Is "a
yacht designer HerreshOff should have no
trouble In making him understand his
figures.
The Investigating committee has post
poned the date of the first hearing from
December 27 In order that Lord Dunraven
may be present. He sails from Liverpool
tomorrow on the steamship TeutoDic. His
yachting friend, Arthur Glennie, will prob
ably accompany him. ltisgenerally thought
that Gicnnie is responsible for Dunraven's
charges.
He was continually making insinuations
while the yachts were in dry dock at Erie
Basu, and OH more than one occasion was
called down by the dry dock officials for
hiuting that something ''crouked was go
ing on on board Defender.
He was considered ''genuine sports
man. up to the time of the first race, Dut
after that his manner changed, and he be-
came uubearable to Americans.
Can't Haff has been up at Deer Island,
Me-, getting affidavits IRON members OF
Defenders crew.
The columns OF English cycling journals
are brimful of comment upon late in
yention in the way or a bike by an Eng
lishman. The new wheel is termed NEah-
tam" and according TO all accounts is Il
big little thing, which can never prove
popular instrument. Just to see II Amer
lcans will take TO the Bantam" Il lew or
them will be shipped 10 this side, hut al
ready the New York press has dropped The
Britishcrs the wholesome advice 10 keep
them away The people of the country
where the new style OF wheel has originated
do not like il themselves. 1t is q, scribed
us Il curious-iookiDg machine With Two
little wheels, and constructed so that the
! rider is perchcd high in the air. No fast
| time can be attained on the "Bantim,
nor is such thing as pleasure riding pos
| sibe, for the reason that just the moment
| the feet leave the pedals it comes to a stop.
| Then again, owing 10 the size OF the wheels,
| IL is l1fiCult to pull through an ordinary
rut, of go easily over frosty roads.
| With Harvard athletics there has long
! been an idea abroad that the mcn with q
pull" had q better show for team than
| a man without one. In regard to this. IN
! connection with the crews, Mr.. watson,
| the Harvard crew coach, and j. X. Bui-
| lard. captain of the varsity crew, have
issued the following manifestos:
Having heard that there is an impress
| sion prevalent among the students of Har-
! ward University that in order to make the
I varsity or class crews. 1t is necessary 10
be a member Of some prominent society or
| club. or to come from Boston or vicinity, we
wish emphatically to contradict such re-
ports or impression, and now to assure all
Fellows VINO wish to row that they Will DE
given full and fair trial. whether or not
| they are society or club men, and irrespeet-
i've of where they come from. Every one
| who is able is heartily requested to report
| to the captain at the Carey Building ON
| January 4, 1896, at 4 p. m."
In referring to the desire OF some short
| sighted nagnates 10 oppress the smaller
| league cities John B. Foster says" War VIII
| result which will sweep away the profits
| merit exists TO the argument which is the
| base of the plan Of equal division of receipts.
| One nine cannot play ball with itself. The
/ fact that all mines should be helped and en-
| couraged is well demonstrated by the further
| knowledge that the strong mines draw better
| for their opponents than those which are
weak. Docs New York make more money
| when Louisville plays there than when
| Cleveland plays? That of itself should con-
| vince the most skeptical critic of the wisdom
| of equal division and share and share alike
! 1t is Cleveland's object. under these condi-
| tions to try and keep It's team to high
| standard. 1t is LOuisville's purpose TO try
| to improve as much g possible in order to
| do equally well as other cities In the
| league"
A number Of the most prominent amateur
| billiard experts will compete in the inter-
| club handicap, fOurteen-inch balk line bill.
| lard tournament. which will begin on Janu.
| airy IS at Days Academy. New York In
| addition to the silver loving cup which has
| been offered for competition, there will be
| three other prizes.
The entries are j. B. Stark, Manhattan
Club, winner of the last inter-city club tour
| namcnt: DR.. A. r. Ranney, Union Lea que
| Club; DIR. Miller, and Fred Oakes, New York
| AInetic Club; r. foggcnburg, Liederkranz
| Club; Edward Gardner, Passaic Club; Frank
| Kecney, Oxford Club, Brooklyn; Arthur
| Townsend, ST. Joseph's Lyceun; William A.
Barnard, NJ Montauk Club, Brooklyn, and DIR.
H. B. Jennings, Crescent Athletic Club,
| Brooklyn.
The scratch men will play three hundred
| points and the limit of the han0icaps will be
about one hundred and fifty. Admission
| during the tourney will he by invitation only.
The worlds skating fixtures are as fol-
/ ,t,s.r fbaY mi ions eli
| at Hamburg, Germany; January o, cham
| pionsilips OF Germany and Austria, at Darn
| stadt; January and 6, national races, at
Prague, Bohemia; January IL, races at
| Berlin, Prussia: January IL, races at
Frankfort-on-Maiu; January 1S and 10,
| championships OF Europe, at Hamburg; Jam
nary 22 to 80, National Amateur Skating
| Associations annual championship meeting,
at ST. Paul, Mimi, under the management
| of the winter carnival committee: January
| 80, races at Berlin, Prussia; February Z
aud 8, worlds championship. at st. Peters
| burg, Russia. -frisa.
The Brooklyn Club has eighteen players
| under contract or reservation. Z. H.
| Byrne its president, says the team will
| go South to train about the last of Feb
| ruary, probably to Lynchburg, Macon or
| Charlotte, and will remain at one place
| for six weeks. He will waive the clubs
right TO open at Eastern Park this sea-
| son. which will give to the New Yorks
| opening day again at the Polo Grounds.
| Louisville does not seem 10 want Dick
! Buckley, and will probably take the cash
| offer OF $500. Dick will probably be re-
| leased il he cannot be sold or exchanged
/ to any other club. He would make good
man to work in young pitchers IL State