Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-08

Sdlu. Inere Is a great deal of difference
In man lighting man who wants 10 fight
back and going after a man who knows
mat all ne has TO do is to keep away for
a short period of time. OF course / do not
lor moment place myself on par with
Corbett. so far as science Is concerned
but l am positive that he will never punch
me out in four rounds.
PRACTICING AT POUGHkEEpsIE.
Three of the UnIversity Crews VIII
he There This Evening.
POEGHkEEPSlE. n. Y, June S.-Under
towering skies, but on water smooth as
glass. the Columbia Varsity and freshmen
| crews took their first practice spin this
morning. The varsity crew left the float
sitting in their shell in the same order in
which they have been rowing for several
weeks. and which will probably be the
makeup of the crew in the race. Coach
Putnam was alongside them in his launch
which arrived from New York during the
night Standing in the bow of the boat,
Putnam lectured the crew until they had
drifted with the flood tide for a quarter of
mile. then he gave them the order to
row, and the varsity pulled up the river,
leeping close to the east shore. The fresh
men rowed down the river. Coach Stur-
Gis, who pulled in pair-oared gig desired
to work them against the tide to give pow
er to their stroke.
Inc tNiNtrSlly OF pennsylvania crews
were late i'll getting out this morning, and
at ii o'clock neither of the eigh had left
the boathouse. The shells and Other para
phern.lia of the Harvard crews arrived
here this morning.
The launch Johnny Harvard was taken
up the Hudson by rail and placed in the
river there. going the rest of the way by
its own steam,
When the Harvard crews arrive here in
the Albany day boat this afternoon. they
will be transported to their quarters at
Crum Elbow by the ferry annex Queen
City.
ITHACA, NY. June S.-The Cornell
crews have been out on the water long
CROUCH TO determine the competition which
has been carried on so vigorously since the
men went into training last January. The
o&rsmen have worked hard and attended
faithfully to their practice, and. under the
supervision of Charles f. Courtney. they
have developed rapidly, that the most
conservative judges believe that fine
crew as ever sat in Cornell boat will go
to PaughkeepSie June l6 TO row for the
carnelian and white The men who will
represent Cornell nearly all oarsmen
| of experience many of them having rowed
on the freshman Fights, and some having
participated in previous varsity races.
Two Local Candidates.
Candidates for places on the executive
beard of the National Association of Ana
teur Oarsmen are beginning to make can
terms of four members expire in August.
At the annual meeting at Saratoga their
places will be filled. The men are Waiter
Simpson and James r. Doyle of Boston,
President Charles Catln of Chicago and
Oscar p. Schmidt of Washington. Under
the rules. candidates must send their names
to the secretary at least thirty days before
| the annual meeting. They must be nom
mated and seconded by officers of at least
two clubs. Secretary Fred. Fortmeyer is
row busy notifying the boat clubs through
out the country of these vacancies The
four men at present members OF the Soar1
have been renominated. With the excep-
ton of Schmidt. the reelection OF the
others is assured. Schmidt represents me
District of Columbia, and Is being opposed
by Claude r. Zappone, who was defeated
by Schmidt by narrow margin three
years ago.
Stanbury Drowned.
LONDON, June S-The Star says that
Stanbury, the oarsman. was drowned while
rracticing skulling on the Thames, near
1iammerSmith.
SpnrrinE.
Young Critic of Australia and William
! Ernst of Brooklyn fought a draw of twelve
rounds al catchweightS in williamsburg
n. Y. Saturday night. Critic was the
cleverer, but Ernst gave him good fight
| The draw ended upon the men being on their
feet at the close.
| Thomas Sharpey of the navy who Knocked
| out James Williams at Salt Lake Wednes-
| Gay. has deposited $500 forfeit to meet Jas
| J. Corbett in four-round GO
At Memphis, Tenn, Saturday, William
| ODonuell of St Paul defeated Johnson
Lawson, 1.-The terrible Swede," in a twenty
round set-to.
At Tuxedo. N. Y, Saturday the Tuxedo
TI,,l, lafa tal ln
| golf game. Score: Tuxedo, 10; St Andrews,
month from today the amateur and
| open championship of the United States
| will be held at ShinneCock Hills. 1t prom
| ises to be the greatest gathering of golfers
ever seen in America.
Four Western Records Broken.
| Four western collegiate records were
| broken at Chicago IN the annual champion
| ship meeting. The mile walk was won by
| L. Bunnell (MinneSota) in 1.:i1la; former
| record. 49, ?. II. Burton Gnnesota) broke
| the mile bicycle race record of 2.46, riding
| it in 2.37 % making the distance in the
second trial heat in 30. H. b. Cragin. tr
| record of 4.1G 20 by going the distance in
| 4.l', and H. F. Cochems WISCONSIN, put the
| shot - feet 212 inches; former record, IS
feet inches.
Rowing.
The events for the Peoples regatta in
| Philadelphia July 4, which is held yearly
under the auspices Of the Schuylkll navy,
| are follows: Senior single shells. Junior
single shells. senior double shells, junior
| double shells, pair-oared shells, junior four
| cared shells. senior four-oared Shells senior
eight-oared shells and junior eight-oared
| shells.
| The following aquatic events have so far
been arranged for this season.
| June f3-DauntiesS Rowing Club regatta:
| West Philadelphia Boat Club ,egatta.
| June 1S-University of Wisconsin-Yale
| University freshmen, eight-oared match.
| Lake SaitonStall, Conn.
June 20-Schuylkill Navy regatta at Phil
| adelphia.
| June n - Columbia Cornell Harvard Uni.
Versty of Pennsylvania. eight-oarad fresh
Man race, Hudson river, Poughkeepsie.