The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
SPORT NOTES.

A. L. Wright a young student OF the
class of 1900, Brown University. and a mem
Dor ef Che New York Athletic club won
the Individual cross country championship
of Amtrlca Thanksgiving Day. He ran SIX
miles and iiye furongs through binding
snow and heavy mad in 0:3S;3. finishing
$50 yards ahead OF j. Bray, who was sec
ond. Thirty FIVE men, representing Yale,
Cornell University, New York A. c.. New
West Side A. c.. NAyier "A. c., and Pas
tiine A. c.. started In the race, and all
except five, WAC dropped cut early IN the
running, finished the distance.
TIE New York Journal announces that
Serlppy Joyce will be deposed and there
VIII be a new man in charge OF the New
York club The journal says: Though
no official announcement 10 h4ls effect has
been promulga,ed. and President Freedman
has declined to discuss tho question OF
JoSce's retirement. there are others inter-
csted in the cub who are not so reticeut
IN hazaId,ng a guess at the future. OF
course Scrappy is NOT Galking Tor pnblica-
Ilon at uEls stage III the game but IL he Is
as wiae rs he IL credled with beng he is
casting his weather eye outside Manhattan
borough for n Il ,amond engagement dur
ing ISa9 Another YEAR may and Scrappy
the head of a mlno league team and u re-
dnctlpn In his income will stu leave him
able to make good living us he receives
a fair amoant or interest ON what he has
carefully stored away during his haymak-
ing TINE
Who will be Joyce's successor Is a hard
Question 10 answer. but II is understood
dat several managers who have made
ma haI N a Wa<5'n
League have been approached. None of
thtm, apparently. has decided to transfer
operations TO the big town under such an
eXact.ng master as is Mr. Freedman, and
pos slbly no capable guardian of baseball
VIII risk his reputation In the complicated
effort 10 supply New York with a team of
winners.
1T is hinted that George Davis. who once
dried his luck In the dual role of manager
captain. may attempt uJe star part again.
Davis ought to make competent man for
the place, for on hia previous trial he Was
hedged in by restrictions that guaranteed
failure. Davis Is popular, clean ball
player and omn who thoroughly under
stands the game. IT might be that this
lime ho would simply act as captain, and be
relieved at any managerial duties.
Negotiations have been resumed for
match batween Dave Wallace, use cham
m1n feitherweight OF Great Britain, and
ice Bernstein and from indications II Is
probable that tina bout will come OF at the
i4epox club In January. The matter OF
sgie bet, which has kept the men apart,
has been settled and the Ienox club man
agemtn; has offered q purse for the match.
The only hitch Is the question OF expenses
for bringing the foreigner over,
AT FRS, Wallace would not agree to fight
unless ne WAS guaranteed a side bet Of
$4,000 liza finally accepted $1,000 offered by
Charlie Koran. but insisted that he be al
lowed 5000 expenses, II Is sad that.
Whether Wallace gets tho money or not no
VIII pay us a visgt during tho winter. pro-
v,ded, OF course. Wallace Is successful In
hts coming bout with Ben Jardan. which
takes pisce on December q.
Tommy Ryan has deciied TO give Dick
O,prlan q match before he takes on Dan
crsedan. and has sgued articles to meet
tfs Boltonan IN q twenty-round go In
Cleveland on December IL.