The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-22
MISCELLANY.

TOD Sloan and "Phil'' DAILY, Jr., en-
gagged in a twenty-five bird match at
Elkwood Park Wednesday. Sloan and
DAILY each killed twenty -four birds. In
the shoot off DAILY won on the third
round. In a ten bird shoot Sloan won
by killing nine birds.
The men chosen to represent Bucknell
in the relay race between Franklin and
Marshall, Dickinson, Gettsburg and
Bucknell at Franklin Field on April 80
are Pearse, Reimer Sherwood Conover
and Morris.
Arrangements have been made between
Bucknell and State College for dual
contest in field and track athletics at the
latter place on either May ~ or June 3.
The following handicap events, open
to students'of the University of Penn
sylvania, will be held at Franklin Field
in connection with the relay races on
April 30; 100 and 22O-yard hurdle, one
mile walk, 15Oyard dash, running high
jump, running broad jump, pole vault,
throwing the hammer, putting the shot,
one-mile bicycle race.
Charles De B. Claiborne, manager OF
Georgctown's track team, has cancelled
the Pennsylvania Georgetown dual
games which were to have been held on
Franklin Field on May Z, owing to
scarcity of athletes,
The games with Georgetown being off,
there is talk of another set of handicap
games on Franklin Field for that date,
May.
The candidates for Cornell's relay
team, which is to compete against
Lafayette, Columbia, Lchigll and Penn
sylvania State representatives in the one
mile race, to be run off in Philadelphia
on April 30, under the auspices of the
University of Pennsylvania, arc working
exceptionally hard at present.
Track athletics at Columbia are now
in state of chaos, and Trainer Mack is
in despair The faculty has removed
Captain Hershfield and Graft, the crack
halfmilers, from the team for failing to
keep up in their college work, and sew
eral other star performers, who are
members Of military organizations expect
to be called out for the war with Spain.
Entries to the number of $50 have
been made for the opening spring games
of the Yale Athletic Assoc alton. Yale
men naturally make up the greater part
of the list, as the games will decide
which men will represent the New
Haven university in the dual Yale-Har-
ward games at Cambridge, on May "A.
The University of Pennsylvania cricket
team will open its season on Saturday
afternoon, playing the Linden team at
Camden. The eleven will be selected
from the following players: Dawson,
Jones, Green, Paul, Gileson, Austin,
Hooker, henry, Muller, Climenson,
Coca and Morice.
In connection with the relay races
scheduled to be held on April 80, the
following handicap events, open to
students of the University, will be con-
tested: 100 and 22O yards hurdle races,
one miles walk, $50 yards run, running
high jump, running broad jumb, pole
vault, throwing the hammer putting
the shot and one mile bicycle race.
Changeable weather, this
Miss Bessie Murray of this city, is tie
guest of Mrs. j. +. Carroll of Dover
On May 18th, the next trade excursion
to this city will be run.
Miss Harriet H. Goodwin OF Camden,
is visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Hattie Kelley of this city, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. John Barcus, at Pear
son.
Thomas Barker, who died at the Dela-
ware Hospital, will be buried at Many
unk.
Miss Nora v, Walther, OF this city, is
entertaining Miss Tillie Fullmer, Of
Philadelphia.
The following are the names Of the
seven knockabout yachts built for tie