The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-22

Officers-Other Sporting Gossip.
Harry f. Field, of New York, arrived
| in Washington yesterday To make pre-
paratiOns for the Washington Horse
! Show, which is to be held in this city
| during the first week in May He saw
/ MIR. :. :. Rowland, president OF the
| Washington Jockey Club, and other.
| prominent men interested in such mat
| ters, and the show promises to be a
I great success. 1t viii be held in Con-
Nention Hall, and the horses and
coaches win be taken to the second
floor by means OF ineiines. Mr.. Field
has just returned from London. where
I he went as the representative OF the
American exhibitors at the coming in
ternational horse show to be held in
Crystal Palace next May. He has had
charge OF similar shows at Pittsburg,
Boston, Newport and Providence.
James j. CQrbett and Referee George
Siler met in Chicago yesterday in the
presence Of several newspaper men to
talk over their alleged differences. In
place Of blood only Lithia water flow
"a and the two disputants separated
with better understanding, To all APP
peardnceS, than has existed between
them for years.
When Corbett appeared, he extended
his hand ana said: How do You do,
George" Siler shook the extended
palm heartily, after which the two dis
cussed their differences for an hour and
a half. Corbett told Siler he had long
had an impression that he was partial
to FiJzsimmons and that he still held
that view. He denied that he had ever
accused the referee of any unfairneSs.
but believed still that the veteran was
an out and out Fitzsimmons man.
Siler called COrbett's attention to the
charges made by the Californian re-
Gently i'm st. Louis that he CSiler) had
held Corbett in the sixth round Of the
fight.
i never made such a statement" re-
piled Corbett. Il would be a fool to
say you held me when the Veriscope
pictures show the contrary" This was
the main point of dispute between the
two, and when il was explained there
was nothing left to argue about.
The fighter and the referee agreed to
meet alone. at which time the ex-
champion is to cite reasons why he be-
lieves Siler is a F'itZ man, and TO tell
him other things that he says have
come 10 his knowledge. Siler said he
defied any man to say that he tSiler)
had ever expressed an opinion as to the
merits OF Corbett or Fitzsimmons.
either before or since the Carson fight.
HarvaTd's attitude toward an Ameri-
can Henley and an open regatta next
spring has been undergoing marked
change since negotiations between Yale
and Cornell have been abandoned: and
Z &c .sx-fd1pF shat tho sentiment
Cambridge is against the formation of
such an organization Of the rowing
universities.
Harvard's general athletic policy at
present is one Of eXclusiVeness. The
dual track games with Pennsy have
been quietly dropped already. The
question Of emitting the Pennsylvania
football game next year has been dis
cussed.
1t would scarcely seem a natural
time for Harvard 10 enter into new
alliance with Cornell. Columbia and
Pennsylvania, especially as such an
alliance would compel Harvard to omit
the Yale race. The New London
course is not wide enough for a quad
rangular race. and Yale will never con-
sent to row at Poughkeepsie.
Since Cornell and Yale cannot agree.
one of HarVard's races will probably
have to be rowed at New London and
the other on the Hudson. This ar
rangement is not what Harvard likes,
and the sooner she can return TO the
old dual race with Yale the better she
viii like it.
This feeling is a great change from
that Of & week or ten days ago. but ii
is the way things stand just now, and
with Harvard's almost open sympathy
with Yale il is hardly probable that the
three universities viii be brought to-
gether on the Thames next June.
Columbia's reply to the invitation !
Of Cornell 10 join with her in forming |
an intercollegiate rowing association, |
was sent yesterday and is as follows:
Columbia has received a proposition |
looking TO the formation of an inter |
collegiate rowing association, and it is |
likely that she viii accept. Cornell. |
Columbia and Pennsylvania have had |
during the last few years a tacit un-
Outstanding to row, practically |
to an association. and for
that reason it viii not be necessary for 1
Columbia TO send any formal challenge
to Cornell this year 1t is understood
that there will be race, and it mere
~ remains TO decide the course and |
date. There viii be no trouble about
coming to an agreement on a course"
President Nick Young. of the Ma.
uoni League. IS having trouble with
the playing schedule for the coming
season. He has the problem before
him of scheduling 154 games and di-
viding the twelve League clubs into
four sections. In past years former
Secretary and NOW President c. H. Eb-
belts. of the Brooklyn club. has assist
ed the league president in arranging
The dates. Mr.. Young has struck so |
many snags that he has requested the
Brooklyn magnate 10 help him out. and
Mr.. Ebbetts viii come to Washington
shortly. SO that the schedule will be
'eady to present 10 the league meet
ng.
The stewards Of the Jockey Club |
leld a meeting yesterday afternoon at |
he office Of the club in New York and |
elected the following officers to serve
or the ensuing year: Chairman. Au-
q eal nj ~, 4