The sun., 1898-02-27
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
R,SEBAIL MAGNATES VIII CON-
rENE Al 81. LOUIS To-HORROW.

r.., Important ouSstieus Await nes,aisu-
athletes with fntersntional Aspirntienn
Mcrried-Trouti,s or tho A. A. u. Increas-
tng--HcrscmeD Anticipate Good sport.
The ewes ot ne baseball community are now
,ocus,c1 on 81. Louis, where the maRnates are
mastering for the annual spring meeting to-
morrow There Is volume Of important bust
ness t., ho handled. and tho result Of
tho deliberations on points that have
teen a subject OF controversy will be
,w,i,,i with widespread interest. Among
r,c first subjects that will be taken
a., veil, he tho adoption OF tho schedule and the
,,,psadc AZ ainst rowdy ball. Other matters to
No dealt with include tho appointment on the
I,oord nf Arbitration Of successor TO the late
Cborl,. Byrnc, the adoption Of amendments to
rlsyIng rules and the double umpire system.
Onco; the hrco1icst topcs about town ycster-
spy was the attitude OF the OXFORD University
A c. toward American college athletes, as out.
lined IN the publishod letter from President
Ionn ~ Frcmnutle How 'vs rsity men assem-
bed at the Filth Avenue U otel regarded it Is
told in another column, bit they were not the
only persons Gggricved. Outside athletes and
officials read tho sca.b ,ng rebuff with surprise.
The champions OF tho big clubs interpreted
portion Of IL as touching thom personally,
many having no Dyed themselves during the
winter recess nth the hopo that the national
champions vi England and America would meet
next season. This raises the point whether tho
English \ 4. \. would indorse or repudiate
frcuaMt , statement that the truost interests
Of ana rvs snort would not be served by
such u rrc'irgs between England and America.
Only i,rcu,,y tho English organization refused
twr,o.cd alliance with tho A. A. L.. but in
dOir 50 took most Of the sting away by explain
tx amt /, would make the Same reply to over
fA G. iroul any her quarter. as 1t was opposed to
t,nai,cs generally. Meanwhile the two associa.
,lon, ar prac igaiy unit on all points touching
iaratcur.sn, aHu neither has 50 far presumed
to grade the uthur's amateurs, but athletic
club men hero are worry Ing, nevertheless not
ftpn, lear OF uv,stication, but lest the thin end
ofthr wci.c asserted by Oxford might force
rcrerll Urrach. There will be some tempting
plums 70 bc had for the plucking at the English
chrmrousnlas next fully and some appreciative
. American athletes expect TO he in at the har-
vc-ilNg with inc OF our representative per.
formers on h4nC the meeting would be interna-
tnuI ~ tnr broadcast sense, AS The picked ath.
lc sci AUs.r lila, New Zealand. Scotland and
lrrH@a WI. .Gurc in the tournament.
Another cD' dars such rs yesterday will have
tie 'huIu' .@Ahgr : Ilsk!ng en- the local tracks
liz Lam IN sprirEtirle. Meanwhile, horses
located n the South and extreme West have
secure - tlE START IN lNG important matter
trGui' &. AMI those that may be brought on for
The 'Isy Eastern stakes should strip in fine
trm II thr .aaNEc Ut climate does not throw
The "tf igr The lurncy Bros. took time by the
fo elork ami lr,nstrrr"d their Eastern candi
.tcs from Paris. Ky, TO Gravesend soon enough
30 hocumu acClimatcd. other Western owners,
It is eNpcrtci. viii soon follow their example.
AM Local horscmen with penchant for early
Tacing Will then begin TO turn their attention to
nhc doing ua the hong Island ami Westcheeter
tracks. Followers OF the turf are looking for
Ta.l 10 syue rare sport this season. as all the
GUlrd IS above the average.
fhe troubles Of the A. A. L. Registration
Committee ave accommodating thick and fast,
but the veteran officials show no sign OF weak
erIug in the face vi tho storm they have stirred
UP, Tho majority of tho basketball players in
The Atlantic district are leaxued in open rebel.
Ion, but as that is more or less the ehronic
tOnl ton OF these minor Pennsylvanian
comolnsons the committee was content to
G Ts then m keen end noy ny, .ssso0 PlsssEs In In
rOre important sections is beginning to look
.hcrots aud so are the officials. Individual
Kicks were bad enough. but the real danger to
banner Of some organization whose protest will
carry weight. For this re eison grave signih-
rance attaches TO the proposed combination OF
the forces OF the Intercollegiate and 1nterscho-
iHsc \. As. The scholastic members are said 10
Re rpe for revolt, but still sufficiently under
discipline 10 be guided by their older and wiser
nsn,sn 0 frGadiy oe ofsGs rssons Her W,h sn ths
A. t. but il is stated that a sus.
pension under any rule not the inter
collegiate book will not debar man from the
Mott Haven" games or the bicycle races. A
pfomlie1t college man says that disqualified
tlon under mutual rule or for any absolute
breach o. amateur inv Will be respected and in
1GT,Ga' NU' that technical A. A. U. suspensions
VII fN'"no more weight with college legisla'
tors II faculty disqualification could be ex-
pectec tG have in open games.