The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-12

The second contest in the final round of tn,
all-around indoor athletic competition for tn,
Commodore David Banks cups was held Mt tn,
gymnasium of tho New York University. Sum
mary:
Pole vault-Arthur W. Smith. 90. 8 feet o inches
Frederick Macdonald 1900. S feet 8 inches; NJ. Della
mater. 1901. 8 feet g inches; Robert Elder. 90. 8 fee
IL inches; L. E. Hermann. '8s. 9 feet 8 inches.
sso.Yard RUM. E. Hermann. 's8. 2 minutes 1
$; Barron. 1900, 2 minutes 10 seconds; NJ. Delamater
minutes go seconds; r. Elder. 80. 2 minutes 81 SEQ
onds; L.. Robertson. 1900. g minutes 22 seconds
Fernaid. 1901, minutes es seconds; F. Macdonald
1900 minutes go seconds; II. 4. Carey, 1901. g min
seconds.
follows:
Fl Arthur T %,es Smith; ,0g 900 7ss III !. s :; nsrrm aapn:o oos, ~, az
S Sss; n. fsoe, 81 ~: ME pcI "a; Di car sS; i haG: : ssS H.. 3
donald. 1900, 536; L.. Robertson. 1900. ola; Alfred
Nathan, 1900. 4ss; H. Fernald. 1901, 1875.
The prizes will be silver cups to the first, sec
ond, and third, men, and medals to the fourth
PROVIDENCE. March 11.-For the first time in
the history of baseball at Brown University the
tice during the spring vacation. Practice has
been suspended during the coming week OF term
examinations, and their outdoor ,work, will be
Coach Fred Tenney OF the Boston League
team lei left w To-day, and his place viii Be-
there arc gratifying prospects for a strong nine
Mt Brown again this year. He expects the team
winter been laying especial emphasis ss on that
part of the work. Tenney is continent, further.
more, that the box will not be SO weak after ali.
Besides Sedgwick, the only experienced varsity
pitcher left In college, not less than six candi.
dates. and three OF them strong ones, have an.
CAMBRIDGE. March ll.-Baseball practice has
been in earnest on Soldiers Field this afternoon.
A nine picked from the varsity SQUAD defeated
varsity nine. ,Haughton was tried at second
base with good results: Foster. '9s. was put in
at first base. and Potc of the Medical School at
third. Laughlin was tried at shortstop. Later
TWO mines were formed out of the varsity squad,
one caPtained by Rand. 'Os. and tho other BY
condition of Soldiers Field is TOO soegy
Is fy yet {! @ permit Of good playing. JOSEPH,
prize cups to be competed for during the coming
season 6S ne yarions scrub baseball teams at
the Easter recess. The series will be under the
managemen OF Capt; Rand Of the varsity nine.
IL: 3; Hale 81, and :. !. Valentine, ,,95. The
but have never been OF practical value in devel-
opinR players, since their games. until last year,
had been played after the class games. Owing to
Mr.. Letters first offer of last year, and the fact
that tho scrub series were held before the class
games. great interest was shown and over
most successful season.
New HAVEN. March 1.-THE answer sent by
Soiu immEo tnihtrHIty, England, 10 inc lntercol-
legihte Track Athletic Association for an INFERNO
tionnl track meet has arrived. 1t Is in the hands
81 Isaac Newton Swift. manager of the Yale
track team and President of the Intercollegiate
athletic Association. A special meeting OF the
Executive Committee has been called to take
action on the answer. The session will be held
delegates will be /. \. swift, Yale, President:
B. c. Barring. Jr.. New York University, Secre,
tary: j, u. Winsor, Jr., University Of Ponnsyl.
yania; l.. z. McVitty, Princeton; J. T. Williams.
Columbia, and u. II. Hayes, Harvard. 1t can be-
stated on high authority Cambridge has de-
clined to meet the intercollegiate team.