Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-24

| Gungill, Wynn, Saunders. Yeilinger. john
son and Spence
In the meanwhile, the A. A. U. registrar
ton committee has asked for a conference
DR.. Luther Gulick of the A. A. L. basket
ball committee, Secretary ]. E. Sullivan
and John W. Kelly, jr., will meet the rep
rasentatives of the new organization Thurs
day night
Fitzpatrick Defeats Tincler.
Charles Fitzpatrick. the American runner,
beat George Tincler, the Irish runner. at
Rochdale, England, Saturday. in a half
mile race. the first of series of contests
between them. Fitzpatrick allowed Tfncler
to lead until they were 100 yards from
home, when he passed him and won by
three yards. His time was 1 minute 81 1-5
seconds. About 500 persons witnessed the
contest. which was for a purse of $500.
The odds were to on Fitzpatrick.
For Violating Track Rules.
The board of stewards Of the Jockey
Club, at New Orleans, promulgated the
following Saturday: For engaging In a per-
sonal ARRAY on the grounds of the club J.
]. Carroll and Bookmaker May are fined
500 each and for using offensive language
TO customers in violation of track rule II
j.. J. Carroll is fined $50 additional. The
ARRAY occurred Friday afternoon.
Eastern Amateurfsm Criticized.
Track Captain Everett j. Brown of the
University of California who has Just re-
turned from an eastern trip, taken In the
interests of the athletic association of his
college, asserts that the athletics Of some
OF the eastern colleges are not amateurs in
the true sense.
I'VE are far better right here in the
west" he said. "Amateurism is a mere
pretsnse in some of the big universities.
When told them our methods they laugh
ed and said they savored Of tine prep
school. met men from Yale who boasted
that they had not seen the college campus
during the foot ball season, and Princeton
was not far behind. Harvard is more like
California, and that Is why she does not
win. The Cambridge men are expected to
study. and at Pennsylvania you will find
the foot ball team recruiting all the way
from country blacksmith shops to the New
York police force.
Schaefer Defeats Ives.
George Sutton made sure Of third monsy
in the Chicago billiard tournament Satur-
day by defeating Cation in the afternoon,
260 to IS. At night the schedule Of the
tournament was completed, and Ives and
Schaefer tied for first and second money.
The Wizard was too much for the
Young Napoleon" and won the nights
game by a score of 400 to 37S. The finish
was heart-breaker, and only for an I'M
fortunate kiss, that caused the balls to line
up for Ives. the result would probably have
been reversed. as he was in good stroke
and had the balls in good position. The
cheering when Jake made his final shot
was deafening and was long continued.
Infantry Boys Great Game.
The W. L. 1. C. basket ball team showed
under the team representing Company c
of that organization Saturday night by
score of IS to 2. The Infantry boys put up
a great game, both in passing and in goal
throwing, and showed a steady improve
ment in signal play that will enable the
boys to make fine showing in front of
the next out-of-town team that visits this
good uphill game but the team was plain
ly outclassed.
Won by c. H. s., 30.
The class of 80. c. H. s., defeated the
Mount Peasants in a close and holly con-
tested game of basket ball at the w. L. l.
armory Saturday afternoon. For the class
CT 80, c. H. S., the excellent work of Ellis,
Blasdel and Ruess deserves mention.
Hazard and Hill also put up good game
for their team. The lineup:
Class 80, c. H. 8. Mount Pleasant.
Ellis. ........... R. F. ......... Hazard
Paschal (Capt)..... c. ............ James
Rupert. ........... r. c. .. Goetzinger
Wheeler. R. B. Churchill Capt.
Ruess, Clarke. L. b. ........ Hoffman,
The score: Glass 80, c. II. s., 3; NJ. P, .
Goals from field: Ellis, 2; Hazard. .; Rup-
pert, i. Umpires, Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Rob-
ertson.
Professionals May Join Road Club.
The Century Road Club of America has