The Worcester spy., 1899-02-01

very different announcement from the
athletic authorities a Cambridge. On
account of lack of interest in cycling at
Harvard it has been decided to train no
Hall .Adafi had quite big task on his
hands last evening He agreed to throw
Dan Mcleod, the champion catch as
catch-can wrestler of the United States,
three. times within an hour. The Turk
says 1t was the worst proposition he has
struck with the possible exception of the
four-hour draw when he wrestled with
Youssuf, the Terrible Turk"
- A modest $4,000 is the retainer allowed
Tod Sloane, who will ride the horses Of
ford this year. That does not represent
his total salary-not by any means. Ii is
only part of what the crack Jockey viii
receive, for he receives extra fees for los
ing mounts and larger ones for winning
ones. The stable boy from Kokomo IS
surely In luck and in lots of it.
mysterious Billy Smith may not cross
HIS manager, on Monday, accepted the
offer of $500 made by the Olympic Club
oT san francisco for a 20-round bout with
| KID Lavigne.
They say that every sailor and marine
IN the Philadelphia navy yard had a sick
relative or a dying friend. or some other
sort OF an excuse to plead for Leave of alb
sence Monday afternoon and evening. A
good many got the desired privilege be-
Iore II dawned upon their superiors that it
was all because Sharkey was coming to
i
ratthng, roaring, reception TO the sailor
| pugilist. Tom, by the way, did as The
1 Spy predicted. He hadn't been in the
a,s. mshL long before he had scored a knock
Worcester will have an opportunity to
see me perennial Arlie Latham. once a
~. LOUIS Brown, play this season. Ar.
!nur irwin has signed Arlie TO cover-fIhe
initial bag for his Toronto team. But can
ne nold the clip? That's the question.
s,1aeli,g I1eIiIg chadwick, the veteran writer and
ffPPefSSIag fPe SIg autnority; has just presented to
IRe Manhattan Cricket Club of Brooklyn.
VI .,ib Whlch ne is member. trophy about
",Iion oa,,ttdl mover many interesting reminis-
65enGeSI, 6rnS,eI. II Is the cricket bat that he
1,a Uaousht over from England more than 80
years ago, and which was used in the
lrst game ever played by the club against
SSalother Sacl, e, 20 organization That was away
y That famous rowing organization. the
Bonemians. of New York has been for
some some time considering the purchase of a
A. S64uPie OF kerns eight-oared machines
a. atod. Ineetlng OF the club last week ii was
Gecided that there was not sufficient
iiiiuiley IN the treasury to warrant the out
bc,. 5sy. Ihey will be purchased next fall,
mary practice to the crew that will repre-
sem the Bohemians at the Paris exposi-
, Jim Jeffries did not have so good luck
boxing at Boston as his nredecessor Tom
9lldIkey Jeftries received a polite but
decidedly emphatic note from the police
dduIh4iltles dd Of the Hub that he would rem
der himself liable to fine and imprison-
ment If he attempted to carry out his
sG;nedule program and enter friendly spar
ring bouts with his brother Accordingly
d I1n IN autnlrers mad to satisfy themselves
his brother.
n. II. Benner is not only the strongest
~ iiati IL IN me freshman class at Yale but he
- lne strongest freshman that ever en-
aered the doors, of that institution. In the
44,hnual strength tests there Yesterday
he,ner recorded 1895 pounds
70 70 start It's crew candidates in training
me lthacans will go into the tank there
Gnqer Der Courtney's direction next Tuesday.
t,1y tOily Iour OF last years crew have re-
ITnrned to college there, They are King
heardsiey Bailey and Wakeman.