The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
REVIEW OF ALL Sports
Batch Of Bright Gossip Which Is
Of General laterest.
THE YALE TRIP TO HENLEY
Expeuss Fund 10 Slow in Growth Down
fail Of Another Big Athletic Club.
The Trap shooters Weak
ness for Cash.

ed on the subscriptions to the fund that
has been opened. The total amount
subscribed up to Thursday was only
5000. Happily this list is IN reality only
a small issue. The cash will be forth
coming. The proud, rich alumnus
throughout .he land would not allow
old Yale to stall in such venture.
The short course at Henley and the
rowing In heats will not handicap the
Yale boys to any serious extent. for,
while Yale for years has rowed over
the four-mile course at New London.
the undergraduates. withS'varsity crew
ambitions, that is, those who are fortu-
nate enough to make the class crews,
invariably get their first experience In
real race on the short course at New
Haven in the class races. As to the
system VI heats at Henley. Yale will
adapt herself thoroughly TO those condi-
tions long before they go aboard the
Berlin.
"Scaldy Pete" "Wart- faced Pete"
"One-eyed Connolly" and "Half-nosed
Hen" These are a few sobriquets OF
gentlemen now posing as exponents or
pastime which has many admirers from
all classes of the male persuasion.
There is method in giving these titles.
A good catch name Is easily remem-
bered. helps along to public attention,
and when the tip is passed around that
the "Wall-eyed Nipper" and Mutton
faced Coffee Cooler" will meet In the
ring on the dead quiet. there is hust-
ling on the part of many people to be
present. A sort of a fascination at
tends the cahasing of glove contests In
q barn. old ice house, etc. especially
when the police are not on. Scenes, in
cidents. etc, are encountered which
can be talked about for months after
ward. Some people dote on these
jaunts for the excitement in them.
The fox terrier is plucky. sagacious.
nice disDositloned little dog. which is
deservedly popular. He has SO many
good traits of character that his repu-
tatiOn Is growing yearly. In Canada
the dog Is so strongly fancied that there
are enough splendid specimens to ad-
nit Of an exclusive fox terrier show
One will be held III Toronto in May. 1t
will be q success, too, for the club has
good men at the head of affairs, who
first formed a guarantee fund SO that
the show would be on q sound basis
from the beginning. The fox terrier IS
the best liked dog of the day. and as the
entry list is expected to run up to $50
a large public patronage may fairly be
expected.
Evidently Jim Corbett's show is do
| ing good business. Jim wouldn't be
| so quiet II the conditions were other
| wise. He would be shooting out inter-
views berating FitZ. etc. And the same
might be said about Mr.. FitZsimmons.
| Robert didn't break into the papers all
| this week except In an unenviable way,
a case Of judgment against him for
debt.
There is hardly any use of arguing
| over the old controversy. 1t has 1eeen
| talked to pieces and there being no
arbitrator. the guilty man has not been
found. John Quinn. manager Of Peter
| Maher, speaking of recent criticisms
| against him for challenging Fitz said:
II observe somebody says that Corbett
must have bought us off. That's good
joke. ! think Peter Maher has q right
to give Corbett first chance at Fltz-
simmons. and then II Bob won't take
him on Peter has right to offer a bat.
tie. What II Fi.z did defeat Maher
twice? Money talks every time, and II
We are willing to put up the cash,
| Fitz should be agreeable to give him a
battle. | believe Sam Collver fought
Billy Edwards three times. Jim Mace
met Joe GOss more than once and
might give other cases in point. Some
Of these people who roast our chal-
lenges should put up little money.
That's the way for them to see II we
| mean business" '...
There is a singular habit atfiicting
most people who compete In pigeon
shoots. 1t Is to divide the cash the very
moment a tie results in competition
Not ten in hundred are anxious to &c
on with the event until one man has
triumphed. Men who claim to be thor
ough sportsmen and often declare they
only shoot for the sport are In the
front rank when the time comes for O
split up Of the cash. There are true
sportsmen who claim that this element
will eventually injure the pastime. The
Grand American Handicap gave a good
idea. Eight men each killed "a out OF
25 in the contest. There was silver
cup in addition to the cash. The money
was promptly divided then the eight
men in a half-hearted way shot off tbs
tie for the trophy. 1t didn't take lone
to decide this. Cash was what they
wanted. The trophy and its honor were
not worth much TO many of them
They couldn't realize on 1t. and there.
fore the actual finish of the event wa.
not what it should have been. Many
OF the winners We're gun trade shooters
Another extensive athletic club ha.
been stricken. 1t was formed with 9
boom handsome club house erected
etc All things fiourished for time
Then enthusiasm waned and difficultie!
came fast. The end was ten posting o.
a notice Of legal sale for debt on build
ing. The Athletic club Of the Schuyl
kill navy was q formidable organiza
ton two years ago. Its artistic emblem
of belt. etc. crossed by an oar blad,
was worn by many first, in all sorts O
competitions. The last has been seen.