The sun., 1897-12-31
MISCELLANY.

Arthur A. Chase. the middc-u distance
cycling champion Of England, is also
somewhat Of a Skater. lie has deposited
$3.50 to cover the money put up as fcr-
felt by Earl Reynolds, to race him a
series of three races for the skating
championship. The distances will be
one, five and ten miles, and the first race
will be run at the Ice Palace in this city;
the second in Buffalo, and the third in
Montreal. The dates for the races have
not been decided upon as yet.
George Siler offers these suggestions
about bag punching: Everybody who
punches The bag lets the ball hang about
on a line with his face. As a conse-
uuencc he is continually hammering
away at an object as hi gh as II mans
head and gets no training whatever for
the muscles, especially needed in body
blows, which are a great feature in every
fight. My idea is hat a man should let the
bag hang good deal lower part of the
time while he is boxing with it. There
and other muscles chat he gets in deliver
ing body blows in a match.'
The burning of the Chicago Coliseum
deprivcS the sporting public Of The largest
amphithcutrc in the country. The
building was so big that it was possible
to lay iour-ap track for athletic events
and Il six-ap banked track for wheel
races. 1t had becu the custom to play
some OF the big football games in the
building, and it is said that as many AZ
5000 persons saw the Carlisle Indians
play Il local team some time ago. The
Coliseum was tWic" he size Of the Madi~
son Square Garden.
Fred W. White. the champion roller
skater is ready to skate amy man in
America from one to five miles lur any
part OF SlOO lie is particularly anNiol
to meet some of the Chicago cracks.
Louis Scrv@tlS, the figure skating ex-
pert. will be the only American repre-
sentative at the worlds figure skating
championship to be held at the National
Skating Palace, London, on February Is.
Although Mr. Srrvat,lS has never won an
American championship he is an exceed
inyly good skater and is constantly inn
proving. lie will represent the Ma
tonal Amateur Skating Association Of
America while abroad.
The athletic association Of the Carlisle
Indian School has decided to ask f.. W.
Iljcnberg, the veteran runner Of this
city, to take charge Of the track team.
Mr.. IIjcrtbcrg vii visit Carlisle on Ianu~
AIRY 10 for the purpose of consulting With
the athletic conmittc.
Swart rtllmov is the latest college that
has announced that it will have Il new
Il, fan l.
students by next fall. The building
will also contain large swimming tank.
Jimmy Patterson, one OF the best
known sporting men in New York, is
dead. He was the owner and breeder Of
the first American-brvd bnll. dogs to win
first prize at Madison Square Garden.
His dog Ben captured first prize at the
Westminster Kennel Club shows in 1881,
1882, 1888, 1884, 1888 and 1856, and Bill, II
son Of Ben, won prizes in 1854, 1885 and
1856. lie was also a breeder of game
cocks and homing pigeons. lie was one
of the hackers Of Paddy Ryan when he
fought John l.. Sullivan.
W. +. lIatlcy, the shorslop billiard
player, formerly Of Chicago, made a run
of rs in an exhibition cushion carro,n
game The run was made on Il t xH
table, in the presence Of about fifty spec
tators The highest run ever made pre-
vie IL to this is 50. which was made by
Ives, and is the worlds record.
The following colleges have formed
Western intercollegiate Baseball League:
University Of Michigan, University oi
Chicago, University Of Illinois, l'nivcr~
sity OF Wisconsin and Northwestern Uni
vcrSitv. Mr. Keith. Of Michigan, was
elected president and l.. T.. Fischer, ot
Illinois. secretary. \ series OF three
games will hr played hWWrrn each oi
the colleges,
There are good prospects Of a >UNting
between the Princeton and University
of Pennsylvania football and baseball
teams next year, although several dit
irlrurcs remain to h2 palrIlld up,
The first seven strong men ON tho
TUFTS College lit were uruIhrrs ut ,tlc
VARSITY iouthaiI eleven CHS ta), a1g, the
upNJ three hHyc figured in ulI'"r hpaUrhv+
"l athletic sports.
". f. IlatIry the ~hot~lop hiij&rt
player mad" Il run Of - in an rNINhi-
ton cll~hipn carrum game at lNlWh.