New-York tribune., 1898-12-05
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

The Liederkranz intends to hold billiard tour
nament soon, in which the members OF the c'up
will be divided into classes. Poggenberg Is IN
class by himself. far rs the club membershlp IS
cnncorned and il is likely that the crack players
OF other clubs will be invited to compete Win hii'
PHILADELPHIA Is anxious to have the annual races
NJ the National Association Of Amateur Oarsmen
held there again next year. although the local
boat clubs lost 81 800 by the last meeting Prop
ably sixty thousand people Witnessed the races
from the banks Of the Schuylkil but they were
expenses Of the meeting. one thing which had
much to do with the loss caused by lasi yea year
tho National Association was tho indinert nee or
Nss of SOME he Of S"8s hese Su6s not Only
send entries to the meeting. bui they also barred
sT SHOWN yo Ishe b hs schak NaVy connu
there IS a strong probability thai Boston VIII get
the next annual regatta of the National Associa-
ton
T w Morley Of Lyndhucst. n. j.. IS matched
10 shoot a hundred-blrd contest with Aaron Doty,
young and promising trap shot Of Paterson. The
match will be for 800 side and 1t VIII be shot Oh
December IA.
The best live-brd score In the United States
this year was made last week by DR.. J. W. Smith,
of ST. Louis. in a match az Dupont Park IN IN that nat
city with Or. Knowlton Dr. smith killed w. Dut
one of them dropped dead out of bounds DR.
Knowton's score was 81
1t is estimated that more than one million BIZ
cycles were made in the United States in 1897 and
bcvcles were exported to the value OF &C. 2,iS7,
nearly a third of which went to England
There is much talk just now of baseball clubs
trading and selling players. Chicago. ii Is alleged
Is anxious to trade off Lange and Dahlcn for Kelly
and Jennings. OF Baltimore. Philadelphia is AFTER
Lange, Chicago's big centre-felder, but Manager
Shetslne denies that the club Will trade Delehanty
for i'm q
Gleason of this citys last years misft asg5ega- i
don dSn; IIu Har Of the Orphans would gladly trade
Thornton and Connor for him.
Fred r. Fortmeyer. Of this city secretary or the
National Association Of Amateur Oarsmen. has re-
ceived a letter from Guy Nichols. tho famous
English sculler. saying that American entries to
the Henley Regatta would be at all times welcome
as long they conformed to amateur rules as as
Edward H. Ten Eyck the American sculer. who
defeated all England but whose entry was refused
differ widely from those recognized by the National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen.
New officers Of the Valencia Boat Club. OF Ho-
boken. were elected last week. as follows: Presi-
dent Otto A. Lehman; vice-president. James A.
Speer secretary Henry Kan; captain Harry
Walker; lieutenant Walter Grempler,, Board & Gi
Gauze jr. The treasurer is appointed by the Board
Of Trustees on Joint ballot The cub Is IN pros;
mortgage the clubhouse will be paid off in
short time.
The Harvard Columbia dual lacrosse league has
decided 10 admit Cornell and form triple
alliance.
The annual meeting Of the Columbia University
Rowing Cllb will be held this afternoon, to choose
the officers and directors for, the coming year
The University Of Pennsylvania has taken up
fencing and Justin Bonnafons will be the in
structor In single stick foil and sabre.
j. ~ Mcclellan Of Des Mones. has sold the
great troting horse Pilatus record 203i2 to Louis
Vile parties for $4,000
Arrangements are being made for n bowling
tournament between all the prominent bowling
clubs In the Borough OF The Bronx. The tourna-
ment will be held at THE Alleys No. 2i5l Third
ave.
The boxing and wrestling championships Of the
Amateur Athletic Union will be held in this city
this year The last A. A. L. championships were
thing bu; successful Both Barlow S. Weeks: the
Sullivan. now presiding oicer Of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club are in favor of holding the cham
appointed TO mako the necessary arrangements
A rife and revolver club has been organized at
Harvard
Frank c. Ives saws that he will play no more
billiard matches with anybody until his health i'm
proves He contemplateS d trip to Denver ana
Mexico.
The seventh annual ball Of the Greenwich Wheel
men will be held Thursday night.
AT THE KNICKERBOCKER ATHLETIC CLUB.
The Swimming Committee OF the Knckerbocker
Athletic Club announces the following contests for
Tuesday evening IN December ON the 9th, 4i0-yard
race ana dive and swim under water. both handi-