The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-28
MISCELLANY.

1t is amusing to note the English idea
of amateur athletics in this country, says
Harry Beecher. Our cousins beyond
the big pond seem to consider that We
are in a deplorable state OF dishonesty,
and they are therefore adverse to having
any competition with our athletes. Ok
ford and Cambridge have refused to ac-
cept challenge of the Intercollegiate
Association. As is we'll known, this
organization represents the cream OF
amateur track athletics in America. The
British give as their excuse that the
amateur standard in this country has
not yet reached their idea Of perfection.
The letter of avoidance states that they
have read OF accounts that our amateur
athletes receive money for their efforts
in some occult way. The enormity of
summer mines are paid training tables
almost choke the fair minded Eng
lshman with choleric anger.
The Yale Track Athletic Association
has & valuable silver cup as memorial
to the late Charles Bill. of the class OF
'94. 1t is to be contested for annually
in foot ball, base ball and rowing by the
various classes of the university. The
cup will be kept in the trophy room, and
the class that wins the inter-class cham
pionship in two out OF three branches OF
sports will have its name engraved ON
the back. The purpose of the gift is to
develop greater interest among the dit
ferent classes in athletics.
Athletics at Yale arc booming. All
the candidates for the crew, baseball
nine and track teams are impatiently
waiting for an opportunity to get into
their steady outdoor training. The
snow is still on the campus, and it needs
considerable warm rain to clear it, but
Yale Field is clear, and in few days
the baseball candidates will be able to
use their gridiron for practice. The
regular diamond will not be ready until
April / The bicycle men will soon be
able to get on the roads for daily work,
and in fact the cage, tank and gym
nasirm will be deserted this spring
much earlier than in previous years.
McColloch, the great ice skater, never
denies himself in any way, his rule be-
ing to keep within temperate bounds i'll
ali things. He smokes from dozen
to fifteen cigars day, and never uses
llNIu''I III az lJIIi'. LIN 'aJNS INV Ni'ttAio>
his habits Of eating or seeping while
+ training for u race, and lie says that
athletes often weaken their systems and
destroy their health by fasting and over
work on too little food.
! It is expected that the big steam yacht
Maytlowor, which was recently sold by
| the managers Of he estate of Ogden
Goelet to the King Of Belgium will sail
for Southampton the early part of the
week. She has been specially fitted up
for the voyage She will be rcchristened
Clementine in honor Of King Leopod's
third daughter. The interior arrange
ments, which have been fully described
in TIE SvN, will not be changed.
The Registration Committe Of the
Amateur Athletic Union has rcinstated
a number OF players. The announce
ment was given out yesterday.
On Monday Yale will send several
athletes to compete ii the games OF Hos-
ton College. A feature will he the relay
freshmen team race with Harvard.
Yaes representatives will be chosen
from the following men: Ira Richards,
4. II. Richardson, G. Dudlv. W. d.
Brennan and {. n. Dupre.