New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
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Cambridge. Mass. March 1.-The duplicate whist
tournamen, IS narrowed down TO four couplcs-J. w
Peck and f. ". Morrill,. r. c. Thwarts and C. b.
Whtmorc. !. +. Crosby and J. r Twombly. p H.
Dean and l.. E Bristol Each pair must play every
other pair for the best two or OF three matches
The winners of the tournament will play c. d. Booth
and W. T Dennison. winners OF the tournament
last year for the championship OF the university.
On Monday last the Harvard Union held JOINT
debate with the Trinity Club OF Boston on the
question: Resolved That we ndorse President
Clevelands Venezuelan Message" The Harvard
team won. The speakers were S. =. Delany, C.
erik anJ r. VI. Alden.
The subject for the debate between Harvard and
Yale will he: 'Rcsolved, That permanent court
os arbitration should he established ny the United
States and Great britain" Harvard has the
choice Of side
G. w. Wslcot. of the Boston Chess Club played
with the Harvard Chess Club Wednesday twelve
simultaneous matches winning eight. drawing two
and losing two. Ryder and Southland. Harvard's
representatives at the recent intercollegiate chess
tournament were the only ones to defeat him
The varsity baseball candidates have now been
working foi six weeks under the care Of the coach
Bond. and Captain Dean. When the candidates
first called out there were over one hundred
But they have gradually been weeded down to
about thlrty-five exclusive Of candidates for bat
terry positions. The most promising new men are
Ltchned and Thompson. L:tchhold has played on
the brooklyn Latin School team Thompson comes
from ST. Marks School. The OF the candidates
are men who have PLAYED either on their class
mines on the varsity squad As yet there has
been regular practice IN batting. \ few OF the
most promising candidates have had chance
mornings. At present there are ten men trying TOR
the pitchers position and for that OF catcher
Paine 9S. is the only one who has been "A sub
stitute the varsity He is speedy. but wild and
untrustworthy Haughton. 90. from GrOton school
and Clarkson. 80. from Cambridge Latin School are
OF the most promise
Scannen. the regular catcher. is not yet in train
* he
substitute catcher last year. Brown. '9~. last
years freshman catcher and POte. VI. :. are the
best men aside from Morton The list Of catchers
is much poorer than that OF pitchers. In the box
Harvard Will he stronger than last year
The handicap invitation games Will be held on
Holmes Field May g. The handicap contests will he
12Oyard huydcs 10 hurdles. 3ie H. high @ yards limit
penalty) 1jO-yard dash @ yards limit. 4i0-yard run
go yards limiO Ss0-yard (io yards limiD one
mile O20 yards limit; li6 2-Syard hurdles. I
hurdles. 2i2 II. high. 90 yards lmO: mile BIZ
cycle go yards limit; running hgh-tump ono
llm.O; running broad-jump e IT, limit; throwing
lG-pOund hammer. : II. run, ga II. limit; putting
l6-pound shot Is f. l.m!c pole vaul, Os in. limit
In addition TO the handicap contests there VIII
be special half-me. scratch, open 20 all amateurs
mile relay race. open TO all colleges iarvari
barred. and an interscholastic nile relay cham
pionshp Of the United States. Many OF the leading
college athletes Will enter