The times., 1898-01-16

on February 10. at these games, it is
more than likely that Bernie Wefers. the
King OF sprinters, will again meet Rush, the
( Princeton sprinter, who somehow or other
orOSe the tape ahead Of WereIs In the Ma di-
son Square games few weeks 60. Wefers
will be in the best kind OF shape for the
coming event, and he viii make his com
petitOr Rush sure enough JJ leg him out.
II is expected, too, u send a relay team
TO represent the blue and gray at these
games. The team has not Teen selected,
but it will be made up from the following
( fast ones: Walsh. Maloney; Fleming. Cody.
Owens Collins. Ruff, DeSsez, Devereaux
and MCA nerney.
Little Maloney. the sterling catcher Of
last years team. will this sea son devote
I great deal OF time to spIinting. IL hav-
/ ing heen demonstrated last year that he
>1s more than an ordinary amount Of
I speed. He has peculiar style, but II Is
I effective in covering ground.
Z There rs probability OF sending a team
/, 70 compete in the Knickerbocker Athletic
i-CIdb, New York, championship cToss-coun-
try run, to be held in A priI next. the date
for which mas not Yet bsen fixed. For such
an event almost as strong a team can De.
gotten OCU as for flat race.
AS soon the examinations fer the
week Of February 4 are over. tie eandi-
dates for the basketball team viii begin
their work of preparation in earnest. 50
that when the preliminary practice season
Is over and the team makeup decided
upon. the players will theI. begin tFainina.
IN earnest. There VIII be 50 many new
faces on the team that il is hard 70 even
/ attempt to predict who VIII compose ths.
nine. The mana cement has strong hopes
of getting out q very fast team for the
Campaign against the mines representing
the biz colleges. nearly all of whom are
coming here. Among the PLAYERS who
have siSHified an intention OF taking an
the contest FOR place on the team under
Capt Mccarthy are: MaIOney. O-ponneII.
Raedy, Walsh and Pachte pitchers Casey.
Do"nes, Dawson. Tracey. Fleming. E
byrne, Moran. Smith. Hafford. E. ana F.
Kelley j. Smith and Lamb
WORK on the grand stand will be pDsbed
apidiy forward SO that it viii be cons
pietely finished by March 10. In ts ext
peeteu that 1t viii he very attractive
structure, located in a more desirable mo-
sition' III the rear Of the backstop and
WIN nave seating Capacity Of about
1,1OO.
Trainer William Foley has a busy sea
soh before him this year, as the number
OF men who are anxious to take IN
outdoor athletics is unusually large. He
VIII have strong fields to select his track
and field teams from The varsity should
be especially strong in the intercollegiate
games a Mott Haven this spring.
The new bowling alleys are in constant
use, and the merry rattle Of the pins
and the laundering ToI OF the wooden
sphere fills in all the leisure time Of the
bowling students. the most OF whom
bowl moderately well. No exceptionally
strong scores have as Yet been recorded.
Among the bOwlers who are doing Well
are; Moore, Minahan, Walsh, Ceppi, and
Fitzpatrick. When the bowling strength
has been fully ascertaine d, the players
will be divided into teams and a tourney
to cover regular series Will be arranged
for the college championship. The double
shuffIebUard is proving an unusually at
tractive source Of amusement, and is
constantly taken up by the admirers Of
the game. 0. P. SCHMIDT.