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The sun., 1897-03-15
CRICK EFT.
Only Four Clubs TO Play FOR the League Trophy
Crescent 4. a. withdraw.

The championship schedule OF the Metropoli-
tan District Cricket League viii be drawn up at
meeting Of tho Executive Committee tonight.
Tho Crescent A. &. has decided not to enter tho
contest this year. \ game between representa-
tive teams Of the league and the New York
Cricket Association will he arranged. After tho
championship schedule has been drawn up tho
four clubs will be open to arrange games with
other teams, and clubs desiring dates should ad-
dress the following secretaries:
New Jersey A C.-F. r. Kelly, I3 Danforth avenue,
Jersey City. j.
Staten isiand-R. Sc. O. Walker, Coffee Exchange.
ll8 Pearl street. New York city.
Administrations Fiannery, +. o. box 2ll. New
York city.
New York-Hcnry g. Sandal, 100 Greene street,
New York city.
Lohmann, the professional OF tho Staten Island
Cricket Club, Is now III the West Indies. He has
been engaged for another season.
The Metropolitan Cup, the emblem of the
tho club house OF the New Jersey A. c. at Bergen
Point. II was transferred recently from its
former resting place on Staten Island.
The Manhattan Cricket Club has reengaged
Huffman as professional He will enter upon
his duties on April 10. The club will have its
opening day on May !, when the annual club
match will be played.
In game played recently In South Australia,
T. w. Ninham, the last batsman, scored lOt
adding lao. His hits included two SIS and NJ
teen As.
The boys OF st. Austin's School, Staten Island,
have taken up cricket this year. and are arrang.
ing a schedule OF games for May and the first
week OF June.
The sun., 1897-03-15

Harry Swartz leads IN the Harlem Republics Cub
tournament with an average Of 1871, and Meyer 10
NJ tho TOP FOR the spare prize.
David N. Hoo OF the Twenty third Regiment, and
prominent member OF the Nautilus boat Club. woA
the high score prize las, Week OF tho md Bril-
gade tournament.
The Corteis ou Club or Fiathush is arranging for
championship tournament. Henry a. Meyer. who
once ran for Mayor OF BrOoEy Is me Hber OF the
committee delegated to purchase suitable trophy.
Negotiations are pending Tor series OF match
ganss between the Crescent a, e. OF brooklyn and
consist or twenty Glrn ana the games be
played on the respective CLUB alleys, the be-
Ing transmitted 10y telegraph.
Tho Carleton club bowlcr3 OF Brooklyn returned
last night from th"r boston trip. The BrooklynItas
lost three straight games to tho Melrose A. C. team
and the match by lJt point. The Carletons were
more successful against the Boston athletes, whom
they defeated by 2,Jo4 to 2.2as.
Nick Thyme of the Linden Groves won nrst Aysr.
axe prize or the Arlington national tournament OF
Brooklyn with record OF q. ". Il. Fis Ur OF the
Metropotans won second prize with los. The
toa, Monarch. and Linden Grove will take phase on
Monday, March ~.
II Is expected that the following tournaments will
be represented Ia the cham pionshIp series 10 bs
htld under the auspices or the United Rowling
Clubs American National. Uncle Sam, Bank Clerks.
Harlem League, Amateur Associatlon AriIugIon
brooklyn National, Annexed District, Gernania
und ShAughHessy's.
Parker OF the Aurora Grata Club Is making a hot
nRhl Tor nrst average prize OF the Brooklyn In,or
Guo tournament, aud is within sixteen points OF
record or l13 ~ 52. KitchiDg another Hanover
club bowler. is. third In tho race with III ICES
whle burlcIh uf the COiunUiun Club ia fourth win
Nv i"os' farAcF has cinchcd tho spare prize.
The sun., 1897-03-15
sam Wright Knocked Out.

Several hundred sports. the majority OF whom
night to resort Just on tho outskrts OF Long Isi
and City TO witness two prize nights with small
gloves. the nrst OF which - be limited '.so OF
ten rounds and the second q fnish night. The sport
came an abrupt termination Just when the eI.
element was at It's height In the eighth round OF
the nnish night. Some one-rushcd into tho hall and
announced the arrival OF the police, and in q mo.
ment all hands were tumbiing over one another In
an ero't TO get away.
All made good tneir escape. Including the prin.
cipas in the nish night. and the hall cleared IN
a fash. Some OF the scared sports took desperate
chances TO Avoid arrest by jumping from tho win.
dows OF the hail into the rear yarc. u distance OF
over ten feet.
After the excitement subsidized tho proprietor of
the estaUi ,hment pucked up enough courage TO In.
platoon OF police coming to raid the hall. the in.
vadiug force represented a crowd OF late arrivals
who nd received The Zip that a night was golE
IL was, however. too late TO attempt continue
the show. as the fighters were making record time
over the hits in the direction Of Long Island City.
SAM Wright. colored. and Dave R,ttenhouse, both
OF Now York. fought In the preliminary "go" at
lSS pounds. Both did some fast rsnting In tho
Early part Of the bout. but Wrisht began to tire
near the end and was knocAcd out by the white lad
In the eighth round.
The star event brought together Paddy Walsh of
Stanford aud Lew Wallace OF Jersey City at $50
pounds. Wash went right nt his niai. and before
tue third round hni him bleeding freely. Wallace
was ganlo .nh fought back desperately, making a
good rally In the sixth round. In which he had his
man nearly out. walsh. however. recuperated
wonderfully In. the next round. ana honors were
fairly even when.tho stampede set In.
The sun., 1897-03-15

Subscriber. Sew Haven.-Ftuslmmons has tho
longer reach.
Jerry Rcliy. the local feather weight. 10 open to
box any ll5 OF liS pound man.
Kid Mcfarland and owen ZIegler- will boz sig
rounds IN philadelphia tonight.
After George Dixon's match with Frank Erno the
coored lad will take n long rest.
Hugh FtEsimmons is prepared to accept James
Dugans challenge for return match.
Robert Z. Schiep. westneid. MAss.-sharsey did
not knock fitZ down at any stage or the ngnt.
Dickson Gibbons. trainer and manager OF John
Snee or BrookIyn. writes TO The Sun his man Is
open TO box any i05 or ios FOUNDER.
Late on Saturday night q match was arranged bs
tween Dave Sullivan ana Makey HAugh. the boys
viii box twenty rounds on March 20 at tho Polo
\. Z.
After soy smiths Victory over oscar Gardner
he told Nun reporter that he would go TO Englard
again some time next month. Solly declares that II
Pediar Palmer agrees to night him nc ~ POUNDS hn
VIII meet him before the National Sporting Club
smith Is a.so anxious TO night George Dixon or
Tommy White.
NEBRASKA CITY. Eeb.. March l4.-Billy Dacey who
claims to be lightweight champion OF the Pacino
coast, and John Bolts, eoored niddlc weig hit cham
pion or Nebraska fought six. round draw In thLi
city last night Dscsy was the aggressor from start
to nnish. and had much tho better OF the ''go ="
They fought for the gate receipts ana small side
CARSON. March IA representative OF the EN-.
pire A. q. or syracuse oday matched George Green
Young coruett." and Tommy Ryan. the weller
Aprii 27. should Green lose his fght with Smi' n
he will stili 90 against RSan ana n possible tho
winner OF this battle.
j. NJ. W.. New York; Jack Dempsey fought
George La Banone the nrst time At Larchmont L.
l., on March =. iosb. and won In thirteen rounds
Their second contest was decided at San Francisco
on Aug. 2T, lshp, La BAncnr won In thirty two
rounds, z. Bot Fitzsmmons and Dempsey met for
New Orleans. before the Olympic 4. O.. on Jan, "a
lovl. FltZ won Ia thirteen rounds.
The sun., 1897-03-15
B4SEB4TT.
The New Yorks VIII Leave for Lakewood This
Morning.

There was gathering OF ball players at the
Colonial Hotel in West l25th street yesterday
morning. Manager Joyce OF tho New Yorks
was the host on the occasion. Generally. Joyce
is in no hurry to leave his bed on Sunday morn
ings, but tho fact that the players would be on
hand caused the manager TO rise at an early
hour. Jake Beckley arrived in this city yester-
day morning. and he received q hearty welcome
from tho other men. All OF the New York play
ers with The exception Of Meckn and Van Halt
rem have reported for duty, and 1t is expected
that the abstntees will bC here this morning.
Ssuders, the Western pitcher, Is well.bult
fellow, and IL appearances 20 for anything he
should prove to be II valuable acquisition.
Mancgg Joyce CDls not manifest any surprise
that Ncckir and Van llaltren had not arrived.
Both men have long distance TO travel, the
latter from Oakland, Cal, and Meekin from New
ALBANY, Ind.
When ono of the players was asked whether
he would have preferred training in the south,
he answered that IL made little difference SO
long as he got in good condition.
This morning at 10 o'clock the players will re-
port nt tho office OF the club, and at l0:45
O'Clock they will leave, via tho New Jersey
Central Railroad, Tor Lakewood. Yesterdays
snowstorm did not seem to bother Manager
Joyce, who said II would not interfere with out
door practice at their training ground.
The sun., 1897-03-15
KoMEKUL KUs HOME AGAIN
a Pigeon Returns AFTER Mysterious Absenc.
OF over Year.


Komekul Kus, the curiously marked pigeon
owned by Louis A. Mehlcr of this city, has
achieved considerable notoricty. In September,
1895 he was sent TO the l00mile station for the
journey home, and was expected to timber up his
wings and to coach a lot OF youngsters In race
methods The babies returned in good timo. but
the indications were that someone took a fancy
to komekul Kus while in tho basket and that
the bird changed keepers II not owners.
, The pigeon arrived home one morning In st week
and had evidently boen prisoner, Komekul
kus was hatched early in 1892 from tho nest of
the blue splash Independence, Jr., and the dark
checked ParisCorinne bird Hope from the Hile
loft Rt Washington. From one nest came this
quCerly marked bird with white head, tail and
flights, and bright, red coat, and from the next,
its counterpart White Cap. Where the red
came from no ono could guess, but such mis-.
markings were not looked upon with favor.
Asa NounKstcr kOInukul kub was sent only TO
zoo miles. The next spring his Journeys for
record were from 9s miles 10 200 miles, and then
from High Point, n. O., 3S7 miles, from which
he returned the day OF start. Four days liter
the [. y. y. New York left Philadelphia Tor her
trial trip, and komCkul Kus, with another bird
Miss Herbert, went along, The pair were liber,
ated, brstllng with messages fast TO their tail
feathers, from beyond Boston, distance 800
miles. komekul kus returned next day, Miss
Herbert reporting "A day later.
\ week later tho two binds were sent to Abbey.
Ylie, ,. e., 800 miles southwest, From this only
KOmekul kus returned. Much work, IL is ex
ptctcu VIII be done by messenger pigeons this
summer, and komekul Kus will probably bo
among the Hrst to be engaged in it
The sun., 1897-03-15
" HIST.
New Jersey Defeats BrOokiyn - Albany Toe
strong for tho Narrasansetts.

Tho fourth match between the Now Jersey
Whist Association and tho Brooklyn Whist Club
was played at Brooklyn on Saturday night, and
was won by New Jersey by eleven tricks. This
is the fourth successive win for the Jorseymen
who always show better team work than the
Brooklynitcs, There were 10 players in tho
match, 80 on each side, and thirty hands were
played, one at each table. There was no move
meht or the players each pair having the same
adyorsaries all through the ma tch.
The high scores were made by Rowe and
Waite of Brooklyn, 10 Iius against Otis and
Lethbridgc; Wallace aud Foster OF New Jersey,
rOwsmith and SCuddrr VI New Jersey, = plus
against Edwards and Corey.
Albany, March li,-The match for the Amer
lean Whist League challenge trophy. between
the Albany Club. holders. and the NaTragansott
Whist club OF Providence, challenRers, was
played here yesterday, and result ed In a victory
Tor lhc Albany CLUB by u sCOr, OF twenty three
tricks 10 sixteen. The teams were:
Albany Club-E. L. Smith, II Lodge. C. II. Snow.
and D. MuhlfCdrr
Nsrragansett Whist Club-w II. Barney, Dr. r. T.
Rogers, A. a. Carpenter and J. A. George,
On next Saturday the champion four of the
Hamilton Club OF West Philadelphia will play
the Albany Club at Albany.
WEs9 PoIST, March l4.-The team OF the West
Point Army Mess successfully defended the
Hudson River Whist League trophy at INST the
NiddlotoWn team on Friday night, ThTty-slx
h .nds were played. Wott Point winning BY a
score of IA to l3 trick. The teams were:
West Puint-Lieut,.Col. Frieberyer, Dr. Muriock,
and Lieuts. Bethel and Davis
Middlstown-Charles and Frank Buckley, Thomson,
and Fellows
The sun., 1897-03-15
shooting fur the Moore Trophy.

The second annual competition for the Moore
trophy began on the Twenty ty.second Regiment
rife ranges on Saturday night. The conditions
are as follows: Open TO a team OF eighteen from
each companyI Boven shotu standing and seven
prone; to be shot in relays OF six men for three
consecutive Saturday nights, the team making
the best aggregate score to hold the trophy for
one year. and the same to become tho property
OF the company winning it three times, not
necessarily consecutive. Only iive out of the
ten, companies were represented on Saturday
OF such size
Company HIS six made total of 374, brenking
tho OLD armory record by nine points. Private
out OF possible 20, and Is therefore entitled 10
tho sharpshooter decoration. Summary OF the
Moore trophy contest follows:
The sun., 1897-03-15
Fixtures Tor tho First Round OF Tho Sun Tour
nament.

meeting of the bowlors who will participate
In THE SUN individual championship tourns-
ment was held at the Germania Assembly Rooms
yesterday afternoon. Two changes wero made
In the list of competitors. Fred Gerdes OF the
Lotus Bowling Club, brother OF the cham
pion bowler will replace Chesterfield, who was
dropped from the list for failing to either attend
the meeting or send word to Joe Thum. Amann
OF the Fidolia Bowling Club thought he would
have no chance OF making a good showing
against the, star player, and retired. John
Schiiling. who played as anchor" in the Spar.
tan team, was selected to MI the vacancy.
No changes were made In the rules and regu-
lations to COVER tho tournament, except that
each player will be allowed to postpone one
nights games provided that notice IS sent to
tho alleys twenty four hours before the sched-
uled games arc to be decided. The following
schedule was adopted for the first round Of
games:
March 25-Foege. Kahlsdorf and w.lckens.
March Bo--Rehm. W. Gerdes, and Fred IierdeA
April l-Rrili. CliAch. snd Walters.
April 5-Schultz, Ribbel, and Mcclellan.
April o-Arnold. Schilling. and Thyme.
The sun., 1897-03-15
NOTES.

The Lyceum wheemen OF this city have org anizsd
with the following oilicors; President, Arthur Il.
Captain. DANIEL MoriarFyi .Lisutcnants W. e. snep'
ard ana John sculy.
arranging TO hold an intercluo team road race In
September.
August Lehr. the German champion. will race In
Arrangenients arc being made for New Eng.
land racing circuit 10 open In boston next May.
A meeting of the Hobo.en division OF the Hudson
County GooI % BTad. As Asos!at''n n % WIN DO held on
The Pierce cycls Club Of Newark will hold serie,
The Manhattan pcyce Club Will hold meeting
to'night-at its club house. 2Oo West Birty
4 Sun reader asks that O. W. Rice. who wrote to
viii furnish him with MS address. Communicate
win Y. D, oshorn se7 West flrty..lxtn street.
President DAILY OF the Mantle whseimen OF Ter.
sey Clty has appointed the following committees to
serve Iurlng the eqIrTn. year; kaeing-h. Rohfs.
Hart. MemDcrship-F. Anderson, J. J. McCarty, II.
t4lnent-J waSiS., James @ Duane m nIFos; j. p Gn.s5'
Hayes, ana II. Hart,
Brooklyn bicycle CLUB. The annual eisotion OF the
ouD VIII be held ON April ID.
team viii begin training this week. harvard has
some promising rlners. VINO expect 10 be heard from
The dates Tor the Southern racing circuit have
been arranged as follows; April 2 and 8, Memual.;
Arrl aud q. Sashville; April 2 and H. Ch.Ifa'
i.n"gai April v ana ~, AtlantAi Arpn ~ and IS,
Jimmy Michael has declared his intention to try
to lower all records ON one TO 100 mil. TINS year
Rasmus Chairman or tho W bicycle committee
He Will be assisted In arranging FOR the comfort OF
the club riders AZ tho city house And At hay ridge
by W. 7. Wintringham. house al IOiuing the CLUB
house on Clinton street, Brooklyn. Will be used as a
bicycle store house.
Tne Cycle Club OF Brooklyn will hold q carnival Of
sports NJ The Arinory building to morrow night,
Ihe annual election OF oftiCers OF the HldSon
regular ticket reads; fSr P5esi-snt. FLOYD vaii hG
~ stoyer! Trustees, 2. y Mersees, @. T.. Biakesise
u. e. schnitzer, W. bchafer. and u. Nevins.
meeting of tho Associated Cycling Clubs OF Long
Island VIII bv held Tonight.
The sun., 1897-03-15
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Tho Prone. Veterans nnd Mali Cup Contests
ON the seventh's Ranges.

The rife shooting experts OF the Seventh Regi-
ment made some good scores on Saturday night,
on the armory ranges, when the Prone, Veterans
ana Mali Cup matches were decided. In the
promo match Private b. F. Goodspced OF Company
won, while Capt. Melville won the Veterans
match and Sergeant A. Stevens of Company +
the Mali Cup.
In the prone class match the conditions were
seven shots standing and seven prone all scores
having the same numerical value to constitute
a class. Tho Veterans match was open only to
members OF the Rife Club who are not active
members OF the regiment: five shots standing and
five promo. The Mali Cup match was open only
to members Of tho Veterans Association. seven
shots standing and seven prone; first prize,
the Veterans Cup, value $3.50; second prize,
valued AZ $40. TO the man, not All active member
OF the National Guard. who makes the best score
In the match; the cup to be held one year. or
until won three times by the same person. Sum.
maries follow:
The sun., 1897-03-15

An r~tsrestsns Yrfv.s. visv ~ wsii-x.sv.
wing Shots ana Anglers.


Although the public was excluded from the
sportsmen's Show yesterday at Madison Square
Garden there was quito gathering Of we'll
known wing shots and anglers and members Of
the Sportsmen's Association TO inspect at thoir
leisure all tho varied attractions. Many Of the
booth owners had carpenters and exhibitors at
work, and to-day every detail win DO In spick
and span order.
All the wild fowl will be in their pens on the
Twenty-sixth street balcony this morning. Most
Of these birds como from Haddington, the farm
of Timothy Troadwell Of East Williston, l.. l.
Besides partridges and quail and members OF the
grouse family there may be seen six snow geese,
four Canada geese, two Hutchings geese, two
blue geese two laughing geese, and ten Egyptian
geese. There will be a flock Of twenty-five black
brant, two wild black ducks, two white call
ducks. four Wild mallards, and five black Cay
uga ducks, whose name is derived from their
habitat, Lake Cayuga in the Empire State. This
exhibit of wild water fowl includes rare and ex-
pensive birds. and some OF them are probably
not duplicated anywhere in captivity.
Miss Crosby, the well.known angler. and her
escort OF guides at tho Maine camp. held quito
reception yesterday. for every old Rsngcley Lake
spects. The guides include one Indian and
young woman OF Spanish blood, although sho
most expert fly tyer known. Her skill in tying
out bits OF feathers and fun OF llfelikc limitations
OF all the winged insects that the Rangelcy Lakes
fish feed upon Is something OF q wonder.
A relic which attracted much attention in the
Loan and Trophy Exhibition was the g 'Dunston-
on-Tyne" four.oared sholl. IL was built by Cles-
per OF Nowcast le-on-Tyno In 1859 for the cole
brated Renforth crew, consisting OF Renforth,
Kelley, Taylor. and Winship, and was rowed oy
land. 1t was used in the match race between
this crew and the Paris crow OF St. Johns New
Brunswick, and during the contest James Ron:
forth, who was Englund's greatest oarsman and
stroke of the crew, In his extra excrtion
burst q blood vessel and died IN the boat.
Tho shell was taken TO Pittsburgh by
James Kelley and there sold 10 Dick Ris-
don. who at that time was hacker for the
Ward brothers. The boat was used by this crew,
consisting OF Ellis. Gil. Josh, and Hank, in the
great interna tional fouroared shell race for tho
worlds championship, held on Lake Saratoga In
September, 1873; and In which they Won a most
some thirty years old. 1t is owned at present by
the New Jersey A. &.
There will be hy-casting contests to-day at
$3.50 and $3.50 o'clock, and In the basement
ranges the revolver and rifle experts will engage
IN series OF competitions. Marksmcn are on
hand from all parts OF tho country to take part
in the shooting matches.
The sun., 1897-03-15
Odds and Ends or sports.

In tho draw for the annual competition for Tho
amateur championship ut tennis, held at the
queens Club, London, on March 1. Charles T.
Sands Is drawn against @. IL Il. Bone.
MosTcLAIn, March IA game OF Indoor hockey
was played last night In the Opera House b.tweon
the Mohtclair a. Z. second team ana a team from
the HiSh school. The latter won by goals TO IS.
NUTLEY. March ii.-Aunle Oakley or-tn,, plncc
AMI Harry Coldren OF KeadIng, tho char Ion
pigeon shot or bucks county, Pa, have been
side, on next Wednesday. at the Three Mile House
shooting grounds. near "radug.
so0DES. Utah, March l4.-0eorzo F, 3eiser OF this
city, formerly OF kAusas CITY. AMI well known as "A
promoter OF cooking mains, left for Carson yester
uAy win lhlFty nvo pure game COCKS where he VIII
meet liso number OF Jap birds from California
Tor SOW side. Inc match VIII bo continued for
.hree days, March 10. ~, and 10. The California
orus are sad - lie the property Of Chiaf OF Police
Sreeh OF sacramento, and Will be handled by John
Norton. also OF Sacramento. -
The sun., 1897-03-15

rhs Unions OF Canarso wish to arrange games
with all uniformed teams OF players averaging 10
years: out. .of.town cluUs offering suitable guArAn.
tee preferred. Address Fred IL. Campbell. o7<
Oates avenue. Brooklyn.
oIASuE, March l4.-lhc WRtsessing Baseball Club
has appointed Archibald Daley manager aun cap.
tain. Tho CLUB has secured grounds GA Charles
.trest, near the Watching Railroad. and will open
tne season about May l. Last year the WatsesSings
won twenty two games Out OF twenty-st ven.
PIrrsBURoH. March ii.-rre,:dent Powers OF tho
Interstate Baseball League announces that Mans.
ned o.. has been admitted TO ment srship In pilco
OF AKRON thus completing the circuit OF eight cities,
follows: Fort Wayne. Toledo. Msnsneld, Dayton.
Youngstown. sprnEneid. o.. Newcastle. Pa, aud
Wheeling. W. Va. The season Will open on April
81. A rule has been adopted nxiug u eavy penalty
Tor using Harmed" players.
The sun., 1897-03-15
One Biow knocks All tho Fight Out OF Paddy
O'yeilI,

The third subscription bouts Of the New York Out.
ing Club were held Oh Saturday might ~ tho club
house, Bath Beach. The curtain raiser was a ten.
round AFFAIR at ilO pounds between Willie Keere
aud Nike Gormau OF Brooklyn. Keefe forced the
Fighting from the start, but to the fourth round
German seemed to have the advantage In the
NTH round German showed signs OF weakening. and
In the six n round Eeefe managed knock him OUT
The next go" was between Jack Vance and Jack
Condor. Vance put his man out In the second
round. Tie next bo.t was ~ ten.rouI.d event AZ
ll5 pounds between Steve Mccarthy and Jimmy
Sullivan, both of this city. Tho men fought hard
and evenly until the seventh round. when sullivan
got ia couple. OF righthanders which settled the
ffair In his favor.
The nnai bout proved to be short II was between
Paddy O'Eeill OF ireland ana Tom Brady OF Coney
Island. They were pitted to fight ofteeu rounds At
ley pounds. Both appeared anxious for nght. but
with. .one hurricane blow Brady sent his
floor. oSeili refused 10 respond To tho call OF kef
cree Con McAuine. and BRADY received tho deoi.
non. The bout arranged for "Swipes the Newsboy'
to meet all comers dd not come OF. owing TO the
fact that the management was unable TO md any
one VINO could be pitted against him.