The sun., 1898-02-03
MISCELLANY.

MISCELLANY.
The National amateur skating cham
pionships were again postponed at
Poughkeepse, n. Y, Yesterday, snow
covering the lake. McCullagh, the Cana
dian skater, is still on hand.
W. Let's. of Newark, n. j., is anxious
for another race with J. Donoghue at the
West Park Ice Palace, and has chal-
lenged for series of races for $3.50 a side.
Man'ger Bailingall viii probably offer a
purse for the races.
Few rooters know that Frank c. Ives,
the famous billiard player, once played
professional baseball. The young Ma
poleon' caught for the Lima, o., team
some years ago, and gave promise OF be-
coming star. He also attained consider
able success at billiards about this time,
and decided to forsake the diamond for
billiards.
Owing to the recent fall of snow, the
skating Championships, which were to
have been continued at Poughkeepsie
yesterday on Spring Lake, have been
postponed until Friday or Saturday.
At the close of play yesterday the
Englishmen, in the second innings OF
the match with the Australian crick-
eters, had scored 254 runs for seven
wickets down. In their first innings
they were all out for ia runs. The
Australians made 1928 runs in their first
innings.
The Board Of Directors OF the Athletic
Association of the University OF Penn
sylvania held a meeting at the tniver-
sity Club yesterday, and DR.. Carl Will
Jams was elected to succeed II. G. Adams
(resigned) as member OF the board.
The election of Howell and Sinkler as
captain and manager respectively OF the
crew, was ratified.
II. 0. Tallmadge, former secretary of
the United States Golf Association, has
written a letter to Philadelphia golfers
in which he states that he favors hold
ing the amateur and professional
national championships on consecutive
dates. Philadelphia wanted one OF the
meetings, but probable will be unable
to get it, as the st. Andrews links at
Mt. dope are almost certain to be &C.
lected.
Earl Reynolds, the champion profess
sional skater, has set worlds mark tor
100 yards at the Boulevard Rink in
Detroit. The best previous mark from
standing start was nine seconds, held ny
himself He cut the record to = 40,
seconds. Reynolds has accepted the,
challenge issued by John Nilsson, winner
of the worlds championship at Mont
real, and expects to arrange lnatch IN
few days.
At a meeting of the Pennsylvania
Barge Club, last night, twcnty-eight
new members were elected, among whom
were Edward llanan, Ted Eyck, the
champion amateur scullcr of the world,
and Othe" expert scullcrs.
Mclaughlin won his $40 last night by
defeating Champion George Slosson in a
game of eiyhtccninch balk line billiards.
SlOsson was at the 1870 mark when Nc
Laughlin ran out with well-played
cluster Of thirty-thrcc. >osson's best
runs were IS, 80 and 5O' while McI.augh-
Inns highest was IS. Slosson's average
was . 2l-52. NcLaughIin's, 2G-5l.
Neither man played in g cd form.
George W. Orton, "f the Quaker City
Hockey team, bad his Shnnldcr dislo-
Gated in Il practice game at ti4c lee Palace
on Monday afternoon.
+. &. Brown. Of Quoguc, \. Y, right
guard on Yates loot bail team, has been
chosen temporary captain OF lale's
Freshmen crew.
There is no condition OF affairs in this