The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-20

CeptlOn of Peter Maher, are now AT no
erty." The latest match in the/ranks Of
these men of muscle and ayoirdupois is
between Joe Choynski and Kid Mccoy.
They have signed articles for q. glove con-
test March =, under the auspices OF the
National Club of San Francisco.
Charley Dooley has patched up his
troubles with the Montreal Club, and will
handle the team again this season; Doc
ley announces several changes in his
team makeup, including the release of
Tom and Jimmie Bannon.
Juvenal of Philadelphia, justly consid-
cred one of the fastest amateur oarsmen
in this country, barring only Ned Ten
Eyck of this city. has been proposed for
membership in the Harlem, Boat Club.
Juvenal has been rowing lately under the
colors of the Pennsylvania Barge Club.
1t looks like great race in class ] of
the University of Pennsylvania relay. race
pionship Yale and Harvard will work to-
gether for the supremacy of the east,
against Michigan and Chicago, who will
represent the west.
A. l.. Wright has resigned his position
as captain of the Brown University track
team. D. G. Hall, who defeated Deedy at
the Holy Cross games a week ago last
Friday evening, has been selected to take
his place.
Dartmouth base ball candidates will
have a new coach this season. Fred Ten
tract to give the Hanover men few
points on the game, and he will enter
upon his duties this afternoon. He will
be with the team until the Boston Club
leaves for the south.
Boston cycle agents are now talking up
the scheme of cycle show, and an OBJ
ton has been secured on the Mechanics
hll1idTnp a ATfSf {V,p1
slve; The show will be for the benefit of
the Boston '99 meet, and will be managed
BY Charlie Quicker of the Charles River
Park and S. ]. Bryne, who was connected
with the recent successful sportsmens
show.
CornelHs rowing men are already max
ing arrangements for the big race at
Poughkeepsie. Manager Could of Cor
nell says he was unable to secure the
quarters occupied by the Harvard crew
in 1897, but he hopes to engage, within the
next two weeks, the place known as RED
Top, which is located at Crum Elbow,
on the west side of the Hudson, about
three miles above the city.
Despite all that Hanlon may say to the
contrary, he is anxious to secure the
services of Joe Corbett, who last year re-
fused point blank to pitch on the Orioles
for Tor the he money offered. Now Hanlon Of
10 play the season through. Looks as
though Joe had won his point.
Manager Haines of the Cornell track
team has announced that all arrange
ments have been completed for the dual
meet with Princeton at Elmira on May
~ AS Cornell won from Columbia last
year, and the latter defeated Princeton, a
close struggle is expected.
Joe Goddard and Gus Rubin have post
led their forfeits of $3.50 to box 20 rounds at
the LenoX Club on March Z.
Jim Jeffries, who recently received a big
offer from the matchmaker of the Arena
Athletic Club of Philadelphia to box Joe
Goddard the Australian heavyweight in
a slX-round bout, will not be allowed to
meet the Australian. When Julian and
Delaney signed articles for the match be-
tween Fftz and Jeffries, they inserted a
clause in the articles which stated that
neither fighter could take part in any box
ing contest other than with his sparring
partner previous to the bout. and that the
principal violating this clause would have
to forfeit the $3.50 which he had posted.