St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23
same month, probably on the same
date. II negotiations pending with
New Orleans do not nlateriaiixe, Ever
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RACE EIZzLEp 0uT,
rhe LOO Mile Contest Given Up A


Fhe Loo Mile Contest Given Up Az
ssser Twenty Miles We've Covered.
On account Of the soft ice, the HOO
mile carnival skating race for 1.-THE
American championship, which was to
have been run yesterday at Aurora
park, hzzled out after twenty miles had
been spun off. There were only four
starters, Rudd and Nilsson, Of Min
neapol1s, and Sudheimer and McDan-
leis, OF st. Paul, the condition Of the
ICE encouraging the rest II soon be-
came apparent that there was no show
lof Sood time, and the race was &C
cofoihgiy again postponed, as were
the polo games and other exhibitions
ON the programme for Washington
birthday
1t will be strange if the polo clubs
co not engage in actual warfare before
long. In regard to the game of Fri
day night. which was declared a tie.
the Mascot team last night sent the
q b e the following statement:
II was decided by the referee after
80 minutes play that the Mascots were
the winners Considerable ilI-feeling
was shown by the Carnivals over this
decision, but there is no possible loop
noie Tor them to crawl out OF, as even
the spectators claim the Mascots are
the winners. But as the Carniyals do
not acknowledge their defeat, the Mas
cots are willing to play them at any
tlfne or any place agreed upon by the
respective captains. (After the car
hlVal tournament is over) But L
wish to state, in connection with this,
that the game be governed strictly by
polo rules, and not in the slaughter
mousse fashion that the CarnivaIs are
pleased to term polo''
There is more trouble between the
Cafnlvais and Submits. Capt. Gerber.
OF the latter team, replied to the Car
nlVais' statement last night as follows:
Ihey claim that the league was not
FORMED When Eddie Murphy organized
the Carniyals, and that the SUBMITS
reused TO accept the designations Of
Messrs. Kieffer and Newson and also
tnat the Carnival list of names was
hahded In to the secretary of the
1eague at the same time that the Sum
in1ts was, all Of which is not true. The
league was organized Jan. z, at the
Armory hall, when all clubs entered
ana bylaws and constitution were ac-
cePted. AT meeting Of Jan. Is, the
SCHEDULE was arranged and a list of
prayers was TO be entered by all clubs.
the agreement being that no player
could be entered by more than one
ciup. Every captain entered a list of
MS players that evening with the ex-
Geptioh OF Mr.. Pfeifer, of the Carnivals.
When asked for the names of his club
ne said he could not give them. as he
dld not know who the players would
De. ana still they claim that they
were organized before the league.
showed Mr.. Pfeifer the list of names
Wnlch l entered, including Messrs
hlefer and NeWson and he also knew
eiidt MI. Mcdonald was entered by the
Mascots, but said nothing about their
Pldylhs with his team. The CarniyaIs
never were expelled from the league
but resigned themselves. At a meet,
ing heid Sunday, Feb. 8, the names of
Messfs. K1effer, NeWson and Mcdonald
were brought up in the meeting as he
ing entered by two teams. Mr.. PREFER
representing the Carnivals, claimed
lhal Messrs. Kieffer and New
son never were members of the Sum-
mis- ms ana mat L had no right to enter
a ai,elii. II was only a question of what
ciup they belonged to. 1 had letters
from both Messrs. Kieffer and Newson,
ASKING Tor a resignation, dated Jan. Is
ana 10, or the day after the closing Of
the entries. The league thereupon de-
clded that they belonged to the sum
mlts. Immediately after that decision
Mr.. Prefer asked for the resignation
OF the Carniyals from the league. AS
70 the local teams being outclasSed nv
the Carnivals, L must admit that thew
are right as far as shiny goes. but
when it comes to clean polo playing YOU
VIII lind that it is the Carnivals and
not the local teams that are outclassed
UP to date L have never seen the Car
nlvals put up clean polo game nor
nave ever heard anybody else say
tnat they nave. We are not in the field
as professionals or gamblers hut
simply as amateurs and gentlemen
Nevertheless, I am ready to play the
Carnivals at any time either at shiny
or polo