The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-01
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Yale and Harvard are still jangling
about athletic matters. From Harvard
comes the report that there is little chance
OF a reconciliation, while az Yale they
deny that negotiations are of. The lat
ess trouble is over boat racing.
The people OF Canmore. b. &. are great
lovers Of baseball. and intend TO have a
crack team next summer. They have al
ready commenced negotiations with Bert
Nelson. Billy Bell Ike Rockeniield
Green, formerly OF the 5. A. C.. and Alon-
20 Leland.
The annual gymnastic championship
games OF the A. A. L. VIII be held under
the auspices OF the Knickerbocker Attn
letic Club March IS The events will be
as follows. Parallel bars. long horse.
side horse, swinging Indian clubs, rope
tai bar. flying rings. ail-round standing
apparatus championship.
Pop Arson, the great playing mana
ger OF the Chicagos. VIII give Thornton.
the S. A. {. left-hand twirler. another
chance next season 10 prove his ability
10 travel in top-notch company. The
writer saw Thornton in part of one game
last season. He had plenty of speed and
showed that he was troubled with stage
fright.
James Barbour who is well known In
pugdom circles IN Western Washington,
and who is now instructor of the Spokane
Alhlic Club. is booked for a fight with
"Billee" Scott, who Is also known in this
part Of the state. provided certain obsta-
cIes can be overcome. Scott desires TO use
tEo-ounce gloves, while Barbour insists
that the weight snail be five. Scott Is
said TO want small gloves because he Is
clever IN 1aboIng ana getting away. Bar
oour says he wants TO keep within the
law. Strange 10 say, each is confident of
victory.
According to the latest ruling by the
powers OF the \, A L.. none but mem
herS or the union can participate IN
championship games. This has caused a
big howl In New York city where the
New York Athletic Club is alI-powerful
President Bean. OF the Pacific Northwest
Association of the A. A. l.. said yester-
day afternoon mat he did not believe. as
a matter OF fact, that the New York
Athletic Clue athletes had any right to
compete, anyway, in the 4. A L. cham
pionship games. He thought that they
were allowed in simply owing TO lax
enforcement Of the rules.
George Dixon, who lost the worlds
featherweigat championship 10 Frank
Earne. OF Buffalo. be ore the Broadway
Athletic Clue in New York. last Noveul-
Der. has secured anOt her match with his
coEqueror. According 10 the articles OF
agreement they vii box twenty five rounds
a. II pounds. give or take Two pounds
ana weigh IN a the ring. A. the time Of
the Dixon EaEne 20 there was a general
division OF opinion as to the business of
the referees decision The New York
World said IL vas all right and the New
hofk sun Sall t0at Il was all wrong. No
one claimed a victory for Dixon. but they
commended that ne certainly deserved =
draw.
Scott Calhoun. who was prominent IN
athletic affairs ~ Stanford university.
while discussing the engagement OF Train
er John King. formerly OF the Nultno-
NAH Athletic Club. said that ne was sat-
lsnea King would do good work. IF
King was able 20 develop such men as
kerrigan, Morgan. Burnett and Coyne un-
der the difficulties that always beset an
he vii have plenty Of material 10 work
wita and IN addition ne clorhed with abb
soiute authority. Al Stanford King viii
not De compelled 10 ask hts men 10 do
SsEch nj such q thing. He VIII be tn the
position 10 tell Them What he wants done
and u they do not care 20 follow his in
structtons. there are others ready 20 step
into their shoes"