The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-30

weighs about the same as Greenleaf.
Flint, at No. 4, is another six-footer.
,BroWn, a. No. 5. is six feet three
inches. Allen. at No. 6. is over six feet
N1edecken is another six-footer, and
Williams. at stroke, is the only man in
the BOAT who is less than six feet. 1t is
crew of siX-footers in point of height,
and in point of weight proportionately
big. 1t is doubtful if Yale has ever had
an eight that averaged more in phys-
cal proportions than this crew. There
is no getting around the fact that it is
difficult to handle so many big men in
an eight-oared shell. They are not 50
quick as lighter men. and it is hard to
get out of them proportionate amount
OF propelling power.
Clarence E. Green, representing Jacob
Schaefer, deposited $3.50 with the Bruins
wick Balk- Collender company in Chi
cago, by way of binding the match pro-
posed last January by Green in behalf
or the Western expert, and compre-
hend1ng the playing of two games with
George F. Slosson, viz. at 1S-inch balk
line and at cushion caroms The $3.50
deposit is designed as the basis of a
stake of $500 a side on each game, ac-
cording to telegram from the B. b.
G. Co. to A. F. Troescher. Slosson sent
word that he would call upon him to
adjust details. At last it would seem
we are publicly to have professional
contest at caroms. 1t is already an
event, made so by it's rarity. 1t may
proves the resurrection of professional
billiards.
The new cup defender, according to
the best authorities, isn't going to be SO
very much larger than the old Defend
er. According to the latest descriptions
she will only be about seven feet longer
over all. a foot longer on the water line,
has about nine inches more beam and
about a foot more draught. The new
boats keel plate. stem and stern post
are of cast bronze the frames and deck
beams are of nickel steel, and the plat
ing is of Tobin bronze. The plating
above the water line is much thinner
than that below the water. The De-
tenders beams We're of aluminium. The
plating below the water line was Of
manganese bronze. and above the water
line aluminium. The new boat is of the
fin keel type, and is naturally an i'm
provement on the Defender. She Is
even more of a fin than the old boat
Herreshoff has placed the lead lower,
giving the body more rounded and
easier form. and by shortening the lead
keel should have boat quicker in stays
than the Defender although she was
very fast in whirling around.
for handicap match with Dan Nc
Leod and Farmer Burns The affair
will be pulled off in Chicago on May s.
The big Turk agrees to throw the two
wrestlers four times in two hours. He
will be allowed 10 minutes rest between
falls. All holds will go. The match is
to be for $1,000 side and rs per cent of
the gate receipts.
The form which Schaefer has attain
ed in his balk line practice is perfec-
ton itself. All the old-time delicacy of
touch which has made Schaefer the
greatest billiard player in the world
seems to return to him. In recent
practice he won the lead and led off
with run of 65. The greater part of
this run was made in the space between
the balk lines and the center of the ia
BILE. In the succeeding two innings,
which Jake consumed to complete his
$50 points, he played the line. and his
long and short drives were perfect Re-
| ports from New York are to the effect
| that Slosson is practicing daily in his
rooms with Ed Mclaughlin. He is
averaging 20 to rs, and Mclaughlin is
! showing an average of 10 in 60 points.