New-York tribune., 1896-12-27

nuisance on board ship ty inviting PEOPLE 10 play
.oniy game or two" for whom game. with
everlasting bliss prize. would have no Easel
nation at that time.
There has never been much indoor Ice POLO
plavinc a. this season This is undoubtedly due 10
IN. improved condition Of the skating Kinks SeN-
eral teams have been formed. and an interesting
contest took place AZ the Clermont Avenue Rink
Brooklyn a few evenings ago. The opposing teams
were com posed OF members Of the United states
Marine Corps from the Navy Yard. and the Brook
y 'The game OF handball is Old AMI was played long
hoforc baseball became the National game; buy II
has never been popular a. many otn'r INDOOR
sports There I. a silsnt pooni III titor @ oi ,r
professional baseball players who have chosen II
Handball C'lub is the esdns organization OF the
kind in the world. and The bail which IL has
nv rs COMMITTEES nave been recognized a. standard
wherever the game Is played
THE FIRST HANDBALL TOURNAMENT.
TIE first annual tournament for the handball
championship Of America will be played AT the
Jersey city Handball Court on January :. 1891 The
games will be open 10 all players in the United
States and Canada. and although II Will be the
first tournament eyer hed for amateur honOrs. It
i believed that the attendance will be large. The
referee will be Major John Carmody and George
Standing Will he the scorer.
If the men who wrote the last ST OF rules sor
Xey-york Teachers College ana So, the young
women trere PLAY the gam. they would recognize
Inc facr mat their ru.es and regulations are one
sided All through the various instruction to the
plavers the word man" is used and the game
was undoubtedly invented and played by mon Un;ii
the athlete women claimed heir share of sport I'm
ma iority Of basketball players re women There
Is probably indoor gam which presents finer
pic ture tnan Dasket-o1ii "nen the contestants are
women. end th" game must become popular
wherever it is known. Il is nor picturesque 10 the
Hclusion Of good exercise. and IL may even be yio
Mnt as may be- seen frori one Of the rules. which
says NO shouldering. holding, pushing. tripping
striking shall be allowed. . .
Tho various classes have formed teams and
freshman sophomor game has been PLAYED
Racquets and tennis have secured nrm hold on
the sport-oving population. number Of clubs are
these sports. and no other indoor sports hsNe been
able TO Gust them from he high place which they
have enjoyed for years.
WOMEN TAKE Up FENCING. TOO.
Fencing was always a favorte sport but the foils
were used by men only untl few years ago. when
teachers Of physical culture advocated fencing for
women with view to developing their muscles.
The exercise j., graceful 1t trains the fencer to be
alert and agile and is free from the violent style
which is obiec onabe 10 many women There are
number Of fencing classes n NeN.i ork ana IN
many of the social clubs fencing masters are en-
nioy ed 10 teach and coach those members who pre-
Ter the exercise to ga al Others ,..rr .,,,.,. s,,
where indoor athletics will end Tho old-fash-
oned gymnasium has been abandoned by great
many people for the specially clubs and every
son brings something new IN the line OF indoor
games. It al demonstrateH tnat thf % % %pso&pe & VINO VINO
do not want 10 get out or practice ana 20 Ddck-
ward. They want TO start n.xi season where y they
left of this year and in order 10 40 that they
must work. that IL why our athletic men and
mix sports win thet Winter amu'emehts;
team 10 go to rhicasS and Play game gar er', WIN i,o
/ believe that We shall soon be able 10 see crack
halls sufficiently large to accommodate the
players