New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Dwight Davis. Of Harvard has been elected Te.i-
dent Of the intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton. The other officers are: Vice president Ray
Of Yale Leo Ware. Of Harvard. is the newly elect.
ed delegate TO the National convention.
Hugh Jennings. the clever player Of the Baltimore
baseball club. It Is said will study law this winter
Roy Thomas of the Orange Athletic Club will bs
a graduate of the University OF Pennsylvania.
In the recent williams-rndian game oNei. Of
VILLAINS is credited with NAL making p run OF io
w. c. Eustls, captain of the Meadow Brook polo
team. is going to Ireland shortly hunting
petition
About twenty candidates for the Cornell fresh
man crew have already begun training
Most Of the shells used by Cornell will hereafter
built Cornell under the personal supervision
OF Charles Courtney the trainer OF the college
men.
Fifteen teams have Joined the National Basket
ball League
Tim Sullivan. an old Fleetwood driver and trainer
is expected home from Liverpool. where he went
some time ago to establish a market for the sails
of American horses. The business venture did not
prove successful. Mr.. Sullivan used TO drive for
William RI. Clark and other prominent breeders.
The startling comes from the West that
football has been prohibited at Miami University.
oxford, Ohio.
Rutgers College believes that II will have good
track team next The new material will
include Elmendorf OF the Collegiate School OF this
city; Watkins from the Brooklyn Polytechnic; Ste
vens. OF Elizabeth. who all sprnters. and the
quarter nilers Brokaw. Ranney Ransom. Brink.
Hart. Conover and Gordon
President Powers Of the Interstate League ia OF
the opinion that the loss OF several fingers helps
baseball pitchers Smith Of the League s short
OF his digits yet he Is OF the best pitchers
The largest number Of runs made in a cham
pionship game in the season just closed made
by the Beaneaters in game at Boston with tho
Louisville Colonies. The number was twenty-four.
A homing pigeon belonging TO II Wright. Of Bal
timore. which was liberated at Mount Airy.
Ga three years ago. returned home day last
week. The distance from Mount Airy 10 Baltimore
IS $50 miles.
Breitenstein. the crack southpaw pitcher 81 ths
Cincinnati Reds, will winter at his home in ST.
Louis He is one Of the few pitchers who try 10
get themselves in shape before the season opens:
He will go to Hot Springs carly in the spring and
work hard for few weeks.
Although Anderson is not I'm the so class he 10
credited with leading the batsmen OF the League
in long hits He made 32 doubles. q triples and
home runs in the season Just closed
Under the direction Of Physical Director Harry
s Petit. NJ D.. of Adelphi Academy. Brooklyn
the final physical tests of the Adephi Academy
Athletic Association were decided yesterday morn
ing In the gymnasium Of the academy. a, 81 James
and Clifton places. Brooklyn a fine series OF m
door competitions terminated the tests. Edwin IS
butcher. NTH sub-collegiate grade. surpassed ms
previous efforts In the contests by four points 70
his big total achieved at the former competitions
while all the Young athletes showed clever form
IN their various specialties. over seventy young
Adephians participated in the contests which made
up the programme.
The entries for the tournament at the Ives Bill
lard Academy. Forty -second-st. and Broadway. be-
ginning Tomorrow include J. Byron Stark. Ferdl-
| nand Poggenburg. champion Of the German Leider-
kranz Society and DR.. l.. lie May. winner or last
years tournament at the Knickerbocker Atnletc
Club who Will play from scratch 300 points TOT the
first time The handicaps have all been completed
nament will open In the afternoon at o'clock WIZ
n game between Florian Tobias and W. j. Afnun'
The evening game will he between Ferdinand fos-
genburg and l.. \. Servatius
The Basket ball Committee OF the Kncker-
booker Athletic Club has arranged a good schedue
for is ba sket ball team for the coming season
and a few dates are now open. The team VIII Ply
most OF It's games In us own gymnasium 49,
season begins on November
Athletic club Is now forming classes for the COM
! Ing tournaments
The Knlckerbocker Athletic Club s"im"',.s
| Committee has ARA 1ged the following scheuue W
November: November /. O-yard handicap p'u"es
for distance: November 1oD-yard handicap w
/ 10 all amateurs: 2OO-yard novice scratch anu
/ ward breast stroke standing start for mssn feet
! only; November IL. a0-yard handicap an" scrs,ch
/ hurdle race November %. J-yard noNlVs' "a aiys
! and fancy diving: November % i+-yard All" Wv"
| and swim under water. .
The first team of the Herkmer Athletic 49,, 80
,,on viii lin. up against the Liberty footoau -
tomorrow Afternoon u Dexter Te3e