The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-25

The N. O.. A. ATsetine called for Monday
To-Day's Contests.

The N. q. A. Meeting called for Monday
To-Day's Contests.
The postponed annual meeting otthe N. 9. A.
will convene at the METROPOLITAN Club on Mon
day night at 8 .30o'clock. Definite action will be
taken on the proposed metropolitan district
championship and the general handicap
scheme. Henry D. Rollins will again be
elected President, and the other ofnclals re-
s|eS afIlcsS ediSsS on ' me Board e. a.; S q do% wer sqSo''o A.
Following up the suggestion made by Presi-
dent Thomas In his inaugural speech at the U.
s.. q. A. annual meeting on Thursday night, j.
c.. Ten Eyck said that. II possible to do 30. he
thought the Executive Committee should tako
By the different clubs in open ttonTnamepts;
He quoted the N. q. A. ruling that the nrst
prize in such tournaments sh9uld not exceed
belief that in many cases tie recommsnds:
was in earnest in this matter IN his
opinion; i must ,n1 specify the n Kind tS Of p5SiS : to
@ent Of the game and an increased rivalry
the prizes would increase as time, goes OF;
the, opinions Of the delegates, Ten .Eyck said
that he would move that In the future the
medals alone. The opinions brought out were
mostly against the proposed action. Daniel
EhssnS'{T or LED So fhS iSSR s6ss &. s sams s9 %Ss n 9 no
HS aid not, think. sithous6 he had played
s !, Heeb b1t4s qu rm1iSSlsa Il nt the q. !. GA. had
s sPIzG saf sSe RRdsT ass G %Smbsrs sho 10 5ei Give wsf IN
Vas ssi & II q, a 81 Dr. lf h; & . RSsbh% BIZ FL. S SsG
explained that the NJ. GA. Limitation had been
In The nature Of a snfSsstion only. bit that Il
m n%a Eae ' PresIde sa'S Thomas lkndeTssd his a I:
tion and added that the matter. Of the value Of
eEpression OF the IT, /, G. <. sentiment had
been ,brousht out. might. IN his opinion. be
Under the warm sun and southerly breezss
OF the past few days the snow has nearly
district and they are all in the usual
winter state, quite up to practice play. The
eosnditio @sf Tor there SSS'f Is hardly, any snow at ali
left are on the side hills and in the hazards.
The snow, has ALSO melted pretty well at the
Country Club viii resume iS weekly eighteen
hole, open handicaps today. and possibly g
similar S,,1 open event even viii be played Oath, at the Go1
rely on finding one competition on and prob
ably two.
NOTE.
- " VII 10 pCE Ill oh tbo y" " AihAD "a
the Riverside Yacht Club on March /. and 1t ig
expected that the clubhouse. bunkers, DO. will
be finished In time for the first spring playing.
A Chicago Club Offers S21 900 for FitE and
J~effries.
The fact that the time limit permitting the
clubs DESTROYS OF securing the contest between
Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Jeffries to file their
offers for the fight is fast drawing to a close.
has stirred up several OF the hstic matchmak-
ers throughout the country. Yesterday Dave
Holland. the local sporting man who has been
intrusted with the office OF receiving bids, was
the recipient Of an unsigned letter from some
hotel people in Chicago to the effect that the
Triangle Athletic Club of Chicago" would give
q purse OF $21. 000 for the mill. The communi-
cation. which was sent from Chicago. stated
that the club was q perfectly legitimate one.
situated. or at least. will be located, in the
neighborhood OF Sixty first street and Stony
Island avenue. The club promises to put
mill and also, agrees to pay the expenses of the
seconds and trainers Of the boxers. No money
came with the offer, According to the articles
must be. to make it binding. accompanied by
$500. This point was agreed upon by the light
ers so as to keep notoriety seekers from
match. When Hollands attention was called
to the absence Of the. necessary $500, he said:
Il think this is all right and that the people
to put up the entire purse ten days before the
fight ought, to convince those interested that
business only Is meant"
that a brewer will undertake to pull off the
$4,000 will be offered Tor the combat Holland
expects to receive such a bid with the neces-
sary $500 within the next few days.
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