New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27

THE TEAM RACE AT THE hNlDH>
The university team race. 10 De hei' III "
souare Garden on Saturday nigat IN co"hec'''"
,,,tn IN. interscholastlc games by the Ne" Man
h.,,.n Athletic Club should produce one OF inc
49,. r,ue racss seen In this vicinity IN long
,,us In the Pennsylvania team VIII De lou"o
such men as George ". orion. JARVIS anu ..'''e'
who won the intercollegiate haif-miie IN i'e' w
yether Wit, Overn Mechl.ng. Eoaush anu o'.e'"
Trainer Bryan reports that any one OF Tue "'' '1'
can do the mile within 4:p. and the fe"hsyNanis
team ia confident OF winning the contest On the
S.s.. h.nd lin Iathrop held some trial races at
,,ua an Monday and Grant succeeded In dong the
r,le IN 4:34 on a board track. while Newell, WILL
Jams and Blakemore were close 70 MN d. ,"s
finish This style OF racing IL somee"'hs ""en
has never been seen In this country before as "
is different from the ordinary relay races IN that
each man must run the full mile ana MS pace u
finishing will count for mis- team
The track at the Garden will be entirely OF o'rt'
moro than twenty feet wide, and the past per-
formance OF those entered is sure to warrant 'ne
best races seen indoors this season lie bos.on
athletes particularly anxious 20 maHs w. orS
showing In their initial appearance IN newborn
and those who attend the games VIII DC SUI. -
a programme OF great interest from 'ne ''
to the nnlsh
INTERNATIONAL BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
Maurice DAILY announced yesterday that all A.
rangements for the New-York tournament OF inc
international players Albert GARNER. JACOB scnae-
fer and Frank c. Ives. had been completes. Inc
tournament will open on Monday evening IN the
Madison Square Garden Concert Hall. at O'Clock.
the contestants being Albert GARNER, champion OK
Belgium and Jacob Schaefer the wizard. MT.
DAILY the protector OF the tournament, mas secured
the competitors In the recent Interciuo Amateur
Tournament In this city referees In the several
games Of the tourney. 1t is probable that j. Byron
Stark or Frank Keeney. OF the Oxford Cluo' VIII act
during the first game
Tonight Mr.. Daily VIII go 10 Boston 70 confer
with Jacob Schaefer who Is practising for the tour
nament at Murphy's paror. in the "huo' AN's
conference is made necessary by the fact that the
three stars have found II impract!cab.e to chanss
the style Of game which they have adopted, VIZ
the ls-nch balk-ne for the reason that the short
ness OF the time between each Of the three tourna-
ments in this city. Chicago and Boston Leaves them
no opportunity to alter the style. The three coni-
pstitors 10 from New-York TO Boston, and then to
Chicago. .u, liz. ,,o,,a
AFFORD lovers of play ali the ener.anmen, .ney
desired. and It would blend little oalk-ine nursnS
with a great deal Of cushon-carrom play he sa,o
that the old time corner pay. which was 50 vaiuaoie
an attribute OF the l4-lnch game was rendered az
most Impossible by the widening OF the line 10 -
last Last night Mr: GARNER and Mr. DAILY played the
proved attractive and entertaining.
RULES TO GOVERN COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
Ann Arbor. Mich. March 26.-The Board OF Contro,
OF Athletics OF the University OF Michigan an
nounces to-day its acceptance OF the rules adopted
by the Western Conference at Chicago. governing
intercollegiate athletics. but makes two important
executions The first is refusal 70 acqu!esce In
the rule requiring a student from one college 10
have been In another university six months before
he can be a member of athletic team OF the sec
ond university. The Board says that II the rules
against professionalism ere strictly enforced sueh
rules are unnecessary. and prevent bona nde stu
dents participating in athletics II they change from
one university to another The second exception 10
In the rule barring after October all VINO have ever
coached for money The Board here accepts the
rule In general but refuses 10 apply II for the DIS
qualification OF those in the university who
have made money by coaching teams before Decem-
I her las