The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-27
BIILIARDs.
Amateurs Resent the iaterrersrce OF the A. a.
u. In the Ceu,inG rrnndicap.

- ~ NhouUV u uJNGIhh Va ~ ehAe-
teur billiard players of the city are correct the
project Of the managers Of the A. A. U. to take
official control OF amateur billiard contests in
this city is not received in the spirit that 10 cal
culated to attain success or win the cooperation
Of the amateur stars. Opposition to the plan
has boon brought to q decided head by the on
cial announcement issued on Tuesday by the
committee that has in charge the registration
Of amateurs to tho effect that the players who
have entered the intercity amateur handicap
tournament booked to take place at Maurice
Days academy will be barred. II they compete,
from all participation in the championship tour
ney that the A. A. U. will hold in April at tho
Knickerbockcr A. c., and that consequently
they will lose their title TO rank as amateurs.
Tho reason for this extreme penalty as an
nounced Is that the interclub handicap tournn-
ment has not received the sanction Of the
The ukase of the committee has created q great
stir among, these amatenrs. and they talked
belongs to several German social clubs. said
that no amateur of standing would Justify the
cap tournament. This has been an annual
event, in which the championship has never
friendly but Interesting contest in the interest
OF billiards and separated entirely from rival
business interests. He further said that the
preliminary tourney the A. A. u. had arranged
to hold during tho recent Sportsmen's Show had
failed simply because the A. A. U. had started
u III ~ uiCIutDTlhi bplTlI.
Several OF the men entered in the DAILY handi.
cap announced yesterday that they would not
ney at ali unless hi;a the mn nngers Of tho latter or.
ganization withdraw from n position which they
declare was not in keeping with the gentle
tive amateur association. They insist upon
their right to play In the annual intercity han
menu msmS;c rsf In 's sIas t / IS en' Maurice Ss 6 SnG e was
nstonished ut the announcement of the A. A. U.
This tournament is held simply to give en-
t~ortainment to the boys. They organize II them
solves. II Is not designed to compete with any
am at . loss to understand how the Union can
disqunlify any player II he completes. That
that the organization would DO guilty Of injus.
tice when the best interests of a fine sport are
The handicap has been postponed until after
the Schaefer.Slosson match on Feb. 8.
Views OF J. x. Sullivan and Fred Fortmeyer
on the Disqualified water Polo Players.
The fact Of the Registration Committee Of the
Amateur Athletic Union having disqualified
the oarsmen who took part in a water polo
match held without A. A. U. sanction last Fri
day evening does not in any respect debar them
from taking part in any or all Of the rowing
regattas. There is no alliance between the A..
A. U. and the National Association Of Amateur
Oarsmen. and the former has no jurisdiction
NhatSNSI oNCE hiC lu EONiue Out
James L. Sullivan, Chairman OF the Registra-
tion Committee of the A. A. u. in speaking of
the matter to n reporter Of THE SUM-. said that
while tho had no control over row.
ing. it had over water polo and swimming, and
hay Wa ts for st iIlTadin snd This asn fed Rsn, wi, mon n sanction d3s,
qualified. In future. he said. those men would
be barred from all amateur sports which the A.
A. U. would continue to disqnalify ali
those who took part in the series of
Mr.. Sullivan was asked how this would affect
the members en- sng1 of the !, New ,nS H Hario 4; C. g.v who would
spring with these disqualified men. He replied
that the disqualification did not affect the row.
ing at all. but held good in all other branches of
Fred Fortmeyer, Secretary of the National
a reporter of THE SUN in regard to the matter.
that the action Of the A. U. would not have
the slightest effect upon the standing Of tho
men in question as oarsmen.
Jockey Sloan VIII Leave for the West To-Day.
Jockey Tod Sloan will leave here this morning
for San Francisco. He will stop off OF Cincin-
natl and st. Louis, and in fact wherever his
fancy suggests. Sloan has a decided advantage
over nearly all other jockeys in this respect. as
he puts on no flesh while taking the world easy.
nature. and he will pop into the saddle out West
at the first opportunity.
Sloan has had an interview with Tom Walsh,
who is training the Fleischmann string at the
Milestone farm, about half a mile from Bound
Brook. N. J. He was delighted with the facts
Walsh contded to him regarding the horses he
Trainer Walsh was in town on Tuesday it was
learned that the string he has in charge
numbers twenty-five head, including several
likely ones. for whom the late Mr.. Fleischmann
paid fancy prices at the kentucky sales shortly
before his death. All are in fine shape. and win
terinR so nicely that a fair percentage should
como to hand carly. They are we'll engaged
in stake events. especially in the East. and Sloan
will probably be kept busy in return for his con-
who will have second call on his services.
Racing mt New Orleans.