Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-10
CHAMPION RACQUETERS.
The English and American Cracks
Watched.

The English and American Cracks
Watched.
George Standing, Americas professional
racquet champion. has signed the articles
or agreement for q series of matches with
Peter Latham, the English champion, and
they were forwarded to London for Lath-
ans signature.
The date OF the first match was fixed for
October 16 at the Princes Club. London,
at which club Latham Is employed. The
second match will be played in the New
YORK court early in December. The stakes
are probably the highest ever played for
at this game. namely, 5000 side for each
match, or total of $4,000. The articles
can Tor two matches, each match to be the
best four in seven games Should each
player win match a third will be PLAYED
either In New York or London, as the men
are to toss for the choice of the court in
which to decide the worlds championship
Eby Wins the Pool Match,
The concluding nights play for the pool
championship in New York between Her
man Stewart of Binghamton, N Y, holder
or the trophy emblematic of the honor. and
Grant Eby of Springfield was finished. with
the result in favor Of the latter by a score
of 600 to 5S3
Jerome r. Keogh of Scranton, Pa. has
challenged the winner of the Stewart-Eby
contest to play him game of continuous
pool for the championship of the world.
the medal representing the championship.
and money stake of $50 a side. Keogh
has deposited 500 as a guarantee
Worlds Hammer Throwing Records,
At the annual field day of the track ath-
letes Of st. Mary's College, at Oakland,
Cal, Tom Carol smashed two worlds pro-
fessional records in the hammer throw. He
tossed the sixteen-pound hammer 15S feet,
breaking his own worlds record by five
feet, and threw the eight-pound hammer
2N3E feet, shatteEing the Worlds Record
for that event, also held by himself, by
nearly 81 feet.
Whist Notes.
Owing to the annual election at the c.
Bi. c.. Saturday night. the practice match
between that club and the c. A. c. was
postponed until Saturday, the 18TH The
|. match with the Baltimores, with twenty
players on side. will take place at the
c. Ri. c. club house on Saturday, the 2od
instant.
new whist club of ladies has been
formed, called the Capitol Whist Club, with
Mrs. Walls as president, Mrs. Seaton as
vice president and Mrs. Carpenter as treas
urer. They intend to join the new Woman's
cation for membership.
The Coming Race mt Annapolis.
c. NJ. Oddie. 80, of East Orange, N. j.,
has been elected captain of the Cornell
crew that is to race the Naval Academy
cadets. This is the second varsity crew,
which is to row with the Naval Academy
May 10. and is composed of the following
men: Stroke. Carter; No. Z, w. C. Dalzell;
.. Oddie (captain); 8. Odell; 4, King; 3,
Wakeman; 2. Bailey; bow. Stamford; cox
swain. Fisher; substitutes-Port, Bentley;
starboard. Raymond. They will leave for
Annapolis early this week. The crew is
now rowing in good form, showing plenty
OF life and snap Tuesday, in a race over
the three-mile course they distanced the
varsity crew by nearly four lengths, and
later in the week they defeated the var
sity crew over the Henley distance