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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
Rowling Gnmes Tonight.

American NaIOnal-R,s cdalo, Empire and Central,
al Germanla Assembly Rooms alleys
Harlem Lcagur-IOImthltL, Premier and River.
dale at Thum kahlsduu = ALLEYS.
Columbia League OuriHthian, Village and Colum
blG. a. Nr Lluss iulE \ ALLEYS,
ATHLETIC League Roseyillo A. A, vs.. Jersey City
Club At EosuNlllC A, A.. Glrvs,
NOrth side lCaLle-MUrri Wheelncn, AriStOn
and Hooker. ut Pumps Allrv-.
Arlington NatIumai-l,uthHIn, MtuAhhtiA and Ed.
son, Mt the Arlington Hall alloys
Wlrgnnd' s-IOlumDit Hyperion ana Iallapoosa
at NirgHuds alley.
Lite Insurance League T. iuiIablc Life Assurance
Company Prudential Life Insurance COMPANY aud
Mutual LtG Insurance com any, at Ecid's ALLEYS.
Brooklyn Royal ArCunum lraSu, -bushwick COun'
Gil Fraternity Council aud Phladrlphus Council, nj
Tralnurs alleys.
Council, DE Long Council and Long Island Council
ut the Elephant Cuh nllclE.
Twenty sixth ward -- Eccentric Va. Atlantic at
Steinhu user y allcy~,
Murrs and Essex League Northern Republican
C!up ". Union County Nhcolmen, at Northern Re.
publican Cub Rll,Ns.
Bergen County l. dguc- Riverside w. Orltani f. c.
team No, ., ~ RtrCrsidr alleys.
Arcade n, All piiI-Orcgnu No I. Oregon No. . and
Krlkohla. at the Arcade alleys.
Archdioresan Union DEMONSTRATING No a. gt
Monica and Loo q. G., Cathedral Club, Columbus No.
. and Harlem Catholir club, at Rods alleys
New York Royal Arcanum League - Dofendam
Council, Knickcrbuckcr Council an COLLAR Council
at tho Tennis Club alleys.
Hudson County Ieagnc-Doolttle BretZel and
Oklahoma, At Hoeiiiin alleys
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Pa, scully. Peter Makers sphrring partner, would
Ike 10 make match with any good middleweight
Arrangements are under way for limited .roun |
bout between Champion Jim Jcnrles AMI Jack
Mccormack q he decided in Chicago.
Spike" sullivan has signed articles TO box Eddie
Darrell, cOlored, OF Australia twenty rounds ut the
Greenwood A. &, next Saturday night
ben Jordan said before no left for England on
Saturday that no wonld try to get on match with
pcdlar Palmer ~ soon as he arrived in London.
Jimmy Handler says that he was not in the
best of condition when he met Frank Mcconnell
recently in tbs CITY aud that he would like TO
face his cOnlueror agail.
charlie BANS has rlinchcd n match between
Tommy West and Doe Payne. 10 be decided be.
fore ths Greenwood \, q. on Dec ~. The pair will
meet for twenty rounds.
BILLY Van. manager Of Nike Truths OF BROOKLYN,
thtnks his prUt"gr capable OF beating any l22-
FOUNDER and IN u letter TO TN SUN offers To back
Truths against any one his weight tor $500 side.
Joe Bernstein in addition TO his go" with Kid
Broad has also signed articles to box Tommy Moran
Of Brooklyn, at tho Her Jules A. C. tomorrow night.
Tho affair will be for twenty-five rounds.
Preparations for tho monster benefit TO DO ten
dered To George Dixon to commemorate his retire
ment from the ring have almost been completed.
The affair VIII be held about two weeks after Dixon
contest with Terry NcGovern which takes place on
Jan. in this city.
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A'tcr a wcll-played game. IN which both
teams showed clever work. the Hockey Club o.
New York defeated Yale University at St.
Nicholas rink last night. nv score of too
Two changes were made III the Yale seven
that played against st. Nicholas last week.
Sturgiss took Brock place ~ point and Buck
waiter played instead Of Burke in the forward
line.
PRINCETON. Dec Dat n recent meeting OF
thu Intercoleglate Hockey Association com .
posed OF Yale. Columbia. Brown and Princeton.
the following srh"du 10 was arranged for the
games TO be PLAYED this season: Jan. a.
Princeton W. Columbia. in BROOKLYN: Jan. Is.
brown W. Princeton, Mt ST Nicholas Eina Jan.
~. Princeton ", Yale. at st. Nicholas Rink
Ian. -, Columbia vs. Brown. AT 81. Nicholas
link Feb. ~. Yale VI, Column bia. IN BROOKLYN
Fob. u, Princeton Va. Brown, ut st. Nicholas
Rink Feb. -. Columbia W. brown. at St Mich
olas Rink; March .. Yale W. Princeton. in
BROOKLYN: March 10. Yale W. Brown. AZ st.
Nicholas Rink March 20 Princeton vs. Colum
bia. at -. Nicholas Rink. About thirty candi
dates are IN training for the team At Prince
ton and the prospects Point toward u strong
representation.
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WALco1r KNOCKS DoBBs oUT.
"EnElishman" an Easy hark-stopped In
the SIXTH Round.

| Bobby Dobbs. the colored pugilist. formerly
DIST Paul. but now. according TO his own state
! mont. an EnRlishman." was knocked out In
the sixth round last night at the Broadway A.
c. by Joe Walcott the Boston welterweiRht.
/ Dotbs was no match for Walcott at any stage
and acted like man on the verge OF nervous
prostration. lie hit wacott perhaps six times
during the mill and was 6oored repeatedly. A
small crowd witnessed the encounter.
In ten-round preliminary at catch weights,
Whitley Lester Of Philadelphia defeated Billy
Moore OF Syracuse on points. the referee being
Charley White.
Walcott was q 2H to l favorite over Dobbs
The conditions were twenty. five rounds at / 40
pounds, straight Queensberry rules.
Dobbs was O head taller than his Antagonist
when they crossed arms. Walcott rushed the
moment the gong rang and planted left In
the pit OF the stomach. Dobbs fell against the
ropes and then sprawlod on all fours. The
crowd roarcd with laughter. and walcott
grinned as he rushed again. Dobbs looked
frightened. but he threw back desperate coun.
ters to the stomach and head. Wacott was
utter him like a whirlwind. however, and
Dobbs was holding when the bell rang.
Dobbs waited In his corner for Walcott's In
evitable rush when the second round began
Joe cut the right eye open with a vicious
swing and shot the left to tho jaw for a hard
clinch. Dobbs was all at sea and his awkward
ness made the spectators howl He slipped
down rs he was trying TO get away from an
mother fierce assault. Waicott hustled Tor a
Knockout and Dobbs tumbled down again in
Walcott's sides were shaking when he " sat
aH opened "a ths tRG %S s hook.
Doohs wrestled him 70 the ropes and hung, on
shS Jolt on the chin but tI BeSSs n IeapSd np
and waited Tor another attack which came
without Wiz, NJ delay Wacoi punched him steadily
his chair with wahhly lecS.
Walcott sent Dobbs's head rocking with a left
on the chin a. the fourth round opened Dobbs
s wScot scored san EpS 2 t9e
took count When he got up wa,cott nailed
again. Twice more Dobbs was Knocked down
with terrific body blows and when the gong
sounded he was in trouble
Do, mGe6 sJ net rush In the NTH with right
landed by him. Walcott came again with tho
left sailing INTO the stomach and then TO the
head. Dobbs used straight left and then held
IN the clnches until Joe lost his temper Wal
eott pounded the stomach then with such
force that Dooos was ready to drop when time
< number OF bets had been made that pobbs
would stay ten rounds. SO that when the sixth
began the .,EnGltshman" received some en-
the o poG sn yoa AND To h
@as6t, s SSs naa Ss DS T w sGS
grin: Joe went II then IKE fury and With a
clean out. the lntters head striking tho floor
with bang. There was no need TO count or
the seconds. 80 the referee, after carving
ner The time OF the round was Just two
minutes.
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The freshmen OF Columbia won tho hardest
fought cane spree the university has known
yesterday afternoon By bouts to !.
At o'clock tho gymnasium was filled with
bowling. yelling undorcl0s-men. who had
gathered In groups n an early hour to cheer
their representatives on the victory. When Dr.
". J. Savage Hnl q. BoJu1. the Referees
stepped on the twcnty-.ouI.iuot mat the !un-
toys began a series of "ar-sr.ltting yclls for
Tho freshmen. and I was, with The greatest
difficulty that W j. Mulkl"ham. ~. explained
that each round would occupy three minutes
with ono mupto interval between them. and
that each bout would b" to u finish
Tn" first - appear were Roland T.
Jackson. luOI. md Victor Earl, 1903
lightwcghts. Each man received an inner
aud mn outer grp on III" IOur.'oot cane
and when the whistle was blown both rushed
like wild bulls TO wrench III" stick from his OPP
prnent Ear won in the second round.
Tn" second tout Tor m!ddlcwcghtS was
ilorrcly fought between H. johnson, for the
sOphomor"s. and q. Town send. for the fresh
mon. The surhoTcr" won In the eleventh
round Then came III" hravvwclghts. H.
Duden. 1902 ami :. Allan. 1907 For seven
rounds tho result was In doubt, Then Dudcn,
who had practically won. was declared guilty
OF Il foul in klCEing his opponents face. aud
tho bout VIVA given To- Allen bv the re'nraC An
excited crowd entered the ring and trouble
was feared for while II was too dark to hold
the class tug oi-war.
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The team of the Barnard School will be q strong
one, Several OF last years champion team have rs'
Berkeley School will not he represented by a team
this year All the attention will BIO given to track
athletics.
Henry Fischer, room 4o5 90 Cortlandt street, Is
nov managing the seventy hr't Regiment Basket.
bail tear, and would Ike TO hear from outoftown
teams Offering suitable guarantee.
The Flushing High school team would like 10 ar.
range Eaues for Saturday 1yternq9ns, with teams
bourne. manager, 81 Ainity street. Flushing, L. I.
Tho Washington HetghtsY. VI. c.. A. lrst team
Tonia IKE to arass% KSIss . TM hrs h ave-.
Mitchell, go West 18th street.
Tho westchestcr County Wheelmen's basketball
team has tho following open dates and would liko
% hil them With hTst:clss, toams: Dec q? pee 2n,
Address 7. f. Cohen, manager 1903 Stevens avenue.
Mount Vernon. n. J.
The Bay Ridge Athletic club team has Dec. 20,
and all saturday evening. IN January open and will
guarantee .expenss. to t.Ams in New. York and
M.S fTT open as,Ss su' Of town for
Edmondt care b. X. A. C., SiStietL street and Third
avenue. Brooklyn.
gymnastHm OF The Greenpoint !. II. & A. The
fetrSis and the Olvnpics ~ the branch lined up IN
h% nS 10 The erd nastctcS tc ay aud tho
@ 1a snd % The ta t T s Sg Ia G
hnlr was hummer the homo players winning out
e S21 ,rG '"s H?a bod Ss H"i H. score wa"
Two notable victories were achieved on Monday in
tho regularly scheduled contests o: the Long Island
interschOlasuc Athletic LeaGue for the basketball
CLaInp0E,htp OF the league. At SchwalbAch's
Academy on tlatbush avenue, Rroukyn, the
Er0Smus Hall ana Brooklyu BOYS High school met.
When il was all over the Boys High had simply
smothrred the Erasmians, for the hnal tally stood
Erasmus Hall High school :; Brooklyn boys II gh,
~. Adclphi Araiemys Iulntctte won lively game
from the Pratt Institute hve on the Pratt court in
Grand avenue, Five times during the game tho
fcoe was tied, aud when the hna whistle blew the
score was X paints 70 ~ and the captains decided
10 play on the tie, which was done until one aido
sc6rci Capt Charles II. Raine or Adelphi threw tho
winning goal after fourteen minutes OF play.
NV HAYES, Dec. Manager W. !. Gillespie NJ
the Yale Basketball team to-day announced his OF.
cial schedule OF games for the season. II includes
plans for the longest trip ever taken by a. Amer,
| can Laokrthall team. Tho team VIII 90 West next
week as FIR Fond dI Lac Wis. The schedule
Conn; Dee. ii. bIidgeport Y, N; g. A.; at tHe
| lalu gymnasum Christmas trip, Dec. 20, Wash
| ington Light Infantry, at Washington, u. a.;
| Ice ~, Western University OF PennsylvRnls, al
! P.ttsburg, Pa. bee. ~, Company H. Second Regl
mont at Fond du Lac, Wls; Jan. =, Company H.
second Reg mCnt ut Fond du Lac, Wis Jan, D. Com
pany r., second Regiment, at Fond du La Wis
| IAN g. Indianapliis i. NJ. q. A.. at Indianapolis
| Ind; Jan <. Ohio State University; at Columbus
Ohio; Jan IL Drcadnaught A. g., at Nav York city
| Jan 20, Sixteenth Separate Company, at CatsEill
| n. y. Jan 90. Cornell, at NeNbnrIh. NJ Jan. ~
| Fourth Separate Company. at Eonkers' N y.
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Just as The Athletic Bowling League was about 10
began Its schedule ~ games, the Muuclair club di-
banded leaving break ia the circuit witch will DO
n"a III u few 1lys It II expected. A special meet.
NJ viii probably he called before the end OF tho
week. and in the meantime the Crescent A. e. or
some Other club will be selected t. MI tho vacancy,
An enthusiastic meeting of women boNlers WAS
hull on Monday afternoon Mt Arlington Hall, at
Gatcs ana Hostrand avenues. BrunSRn II ~ the
Intention az tho promoters To mass this the
most representative gnmruN tourney in i,rrntrr
Nrw York, aud they succeeded in bringing ngrth"r
delegates rom tn" following clubs; Lady Monarch,
Columbia, S"nRt" independents Lady Els. FrrUnd.
sch3ir, 'Lc-c'nt. Inter TINS, yIgiMnt, Lady
Fruhsnn tunrurdii Lexington, Clio. Monogram,
Kings ,uunty tul Lao" lil.mnrr. It was decided ~
nam" the organization "a" Ladies' Arlington tour:
uAmint. The ELIu's VIII he PLAY cd on IUrsdaN and
Thursday afternoons, Ad'iarturc was madr III the
'"ctun Of officers by selecting those ot the stern,
sex aud the were ,hrsrn, II" follows: President,
Harry McAulinc' We" President T. Mass Secretary.
James Connolly lr"asurrls lirrtILm and Noll, An.
other meeting will I've held next MuEdag afternoon
Tor the purpose OF considering other applications,
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n ICING.
A Field of Poor Actors Faces starter Fitr-
gerald at New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 5.--Thirteen Of the
worst actors over seen on the local trac, faced
Starter Fitzgerald in the third race. one mile
and seventy yards. u selling affair. this after
noon. Flkin, Deyo and McCleary were re-
sponsble for the delay Of fifty miRutes At the
post, but when the fiaZ did fall to an excellent
start. Deyu shot to tho front and led to tho
head Of the stretch. Here she seemed TO
falter and was passed by IaGrange. but saving
ground Oh the turn got the lead agnin at the
sixteenth pole and won by two lengths Bennc-
vile hud an easy time OF it in the handicap.
He spread caglcd his field and won as he
pleased. Just before the race Bonneville was
sold by J. II. Smith to Ex-Jockcys Ham and
John Lamley. The price paid was $4,000 lie
ran In the name Of W j. Roche. a relative Of
Lamlcy's.
Statira In the second race looked all over a
winner at the head OF tho stretch. but her sad
do slipped and Kuhn was COMPELLED to pull
up. Russell r., an outsider in the betting.
won. The first race was won IN gallon by
the favorite. imp. Mint Sauce. who beat
McCafrcrtys IIirntimc without effort.
Jockeys Sam Doggctt. Tony Hamilton, Joe
scherrer aud J. Slack arrived from the East
to-day. Summaries:
First Rncc-r htce.ycat. oiis and upward; six fur.
longs Imp. Mint sauce. ioi Frost, 8 10 . and OUT.
won, limtnc. io2 dnolanal; to place; second;
slt thri-tOpuer, ~ ilUlaidD, iNirI. lime l.li'l
Second Race Selling. two.y, IrOldr: one mic To-
Russell r., log uiansuu). To and : t. . woni
SADIE Burnham, lOa 'Gartc), TO piacc second;
s fiyhugh. iun Mitchell. third. Time, l:t3.l.
Third Race Sc Hing, threey"ar.olds aud upward;
one n3lr aud seventy yarls-DeyO, lul tMeddcr.
strand to and to I. won; i.aGranvc. 100
Uupeol 2 TO place second; Monk Wayman 10
Van Dusen third. Time, "a.
Fourth Har, Handicap; all AGES seven furlnngs
--BHnn"yillr, l2I tClawsun, to 2 and out won;
Moo, ~ Humiltunl, itp place, sry'nl, J. Lu
ellie. ~ lpomini. ~. third. Tine i:2sI
pm Rdcc--FouryeaT.olis aud upward: ono mills
AMI ACKNOWLEDGMENT o. 1ui tCunuinE1 nm ~ To 3
aud To- o. won. Donna Rita lui Nit, hell, t. .
Cor place. second, kismet, loI Flick. third Time,
14g.
The following ia the programme for to-mor-
morrow:
First Ra,--Scing seven furlongs-NekArns and
Dcbriic, 100, Tohc Payne. jam Gore n. and Diggs.
lu7; Waterhnusc and seattle. iOl.
Second RaccaSiN turl n.s--flnrzar, llS; Ran.
gee. 10; Tom uiluurc and Prince ~ N"ronia. IOd.
rad TIA Dinorri- littlr sin k' aua DSs 'lute, los,
Third Race-ilandcap strepiechgs": shor' course
-Phu bus l6', BoAnrrKcE, 40; IufHllg. lHI, rAku.
man. Ia. Marble. lao Fred. Perkins. IaI, Clifton
H., 100. ChceSg mite, l2S.
Fourth Race -HandirHp; ono mile and an eighth
Double Dummy, 100, Manliu-. lOl. l.acEmAu, 100:
Incemakcr ~. lackAnlpea, ~, Inlhi. "2.
n tn Rae Selling; one tnil"- WHlkcu-haw. 1lH:
Flkiu IL. B,n ftusf Adm'tur ger Vs. and Little
Reggie, lOT: BuIy Huu.o, 100, Frank Mcconnell,
Cll. Cassidy aud Village Pride. lU. kocnig aud
Uhlcrs, 100.
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Manhns.s, Bay Yacht Club Election.

The annual meeting OF the Manhasset Bay
Yacht Club was held last night at the Arena.
Reports made by the officers showed that the
club is in iourishing condition and that the
membership is growing fast. The election of
officers for the coming year resulted as follows
Commodore. Hazeu L.. Hoyt; Vice Commodore,
GcOrgs d. wilson. Rear Commodore, q. Rowland
Lcayitt: Secretary. Edward Mcclellan. Treasurer.
George A. Corry medEurer, Charles ID. Mower:
Boa rd Of Governors. James Francis, Joseph II. Uus.
mar aud Horatio II. Harper.
The members also had their annual clu b
dinner last nj ht and those yachtsLnen who had
won prizes at the club regattas were among the
guests and they were presented with The prizes
they had won. About one hundred sat down
TO dinner,
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YaIe's Athletic Expenses.

NEW HAVEN. Dec. 8 Walter Camr. Treasurer
OF the Yale Financial Union. winch controls
Yale's athletic finances. to-day made his re-
port for the year ending Sept. |. 1890. The
most interesting item In the report Is IN the
football statement. which shows that DR.. Hull.
who was trainer OF mbcrlains losing
eleven last season received but 800
for his ten weeks services. The re-
port OF the different Iepartments was:
Roceipts-FootbAll. Sao.3i7.2S: Baseball sI7. $50;
Crow. 5.s8i IS. Track, S2O4O+y Total s6S. 1870.
Expenditures = Football. Sis,2nl - Baseball
Sl2.bl1.Hb; Crew, Sl2.d.l.Ol. 1rArk. tI,Hsg,b2;
Field $500. Total, a5G,3s+ -.
THIS shows a deficit OF S,i+4 80. This defci,
Ia accounted for In the heavy expenses OF the
track team In their trip to England.
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Delaney Wanted to Nix It Up with Tommy
Ryan.

There wasa narrow escape from a rough
and tumble aght between Billy Delaney
trainer OF Jim Jefrrles. and Tommy
Ryan. the well-known welter-welght pugilist.
Ryan Ia pretty close TO Jefyries and
there has been bad blood between him and
Delaney in consequence The latter went to
the Broadway 4. &. last night and caught
sight Of Ryan In a box with Jack Jeflries
Ryan In unmistakatle terms. RYAN sneered
and Delaney tried to jump over into the box,
at the same time threatening all sorts OF
thlnGa. Just as they were about 70 mix II up.
MARTY McCue. the local featherweig ht. pulled
Delaney away. The latter remained In the
he could get his hands on him.
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Marcus DAILY own. How H,lI..

Marcus Daly turns out TO be the new owner
o. the noted trottnG stallion Bow Bclls. 2:lat.
whose sale hy May Ovcrton OF Nashville TO the
fa-g-Tipton Company for something like
$4,000 was reported last week The Mon
tUna hOrSCman'S private ear left hy"r on last
Saturday with six high-clnss trotting mares
purchased ~ tho recent Garden sale A. Chi
cngo Bow Bells and III" noted brood mare Rosy
Morn wer" added TO the collection and shipped
20 Days Bitter Roo, ranch. In the lot which
ENtacy. 2:ll.. bv Baron Wik"-: 1.aurel's.
..lil. by rrodiEsl: aud niractress. 2:l9. Nv
Director All OF thc1o mares are to lie placed
in the stud Rosy Morn is the dam 81 Boreal,
2:lL'. sir" NJ Borama. . ~ Shc Is a daugh-
ter ~ Alcantara. ~, and NoOntd- a:2Os. by
Harold. the sire OF Maud y.
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Yachting Notes.

Mrs. c. d. NJ. Cardeza's steam yacht Eleanor will
sail for Europe to-day.
Mrs. Robert Goelct's steam yacht Sahma. now
the Clyde, is To be hltcd this month for tho Med
iterranean.
The aOlatcr Isolde built by the Herreshons for
lho latG Heron Non Xedwin has been sold to ~
French yachtBman,
1he Emperor of Germany has offered q cup for
petition at the hel regatta in June, for yachts
not over thrty'two foet linear rating.
The members lof the crew OF Eugene Higgins =
steam yacht Narnna have been paid of. and the
yacht Is laid w on the river Colne. England.
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VIII Ewing Manage the New Yorks?

1t is rumorcd in baseball circles that Buck
Ewing. who has been managing tho Clncin-
nutis for sevcra! years past will be the man
ager 81 tho New Works n"Nt season Ewing
has been n failure in, tinrlnnnti. according 10
help ont the President OF the New York club
in Ills present prcdicamcnt, has recommended
Ewing. Il IS said, rs the one man able to build
engaged he will the ninth manager ON plOycd
since the club wls sold To- the present owner
DAY and Hocy make up Il list limited to four
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New HAVEN. Dec. 5.-Francis Gordon Brown.
Jr.. 1901. Of Flushing. L. l.. was this evening
unanimously elected Captain Of the Ynle foot
hall team for next year All the fifteen men
who played in tho Harvard and Princeton
games were present and voted. Browns cleo
ron was similar In many waysto that OF James
q. Rodgers. three years ago. as he Is also tbs
only man who is now eligible for the crew cap
taincy. he has decided as did Rodgers not to
row any moro but TO devote his entire attention
10 football,
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Old Penn viii Send mn Athletic Team
Abroad.

Tho athletic authorities OF the University OF
Pennsylvania have officially announced that
they have made arrangements 10 send team
tothe Oympinn GHmcs mt the Paris Exposition,
and also to tho Engi sh championship meet
Ing next summer. Tie idea il partly to get a
uhaucn to meet OIford and Cambridge. who
have hitherto lodged competition with tho
winners ~ the intercollegiate chnmpiunship
THIS object T. quito likely 10 hc defeated. how
ever. II the English universities decide To- come
to this country fora return match with Yale
and Harvard. Al any rate II il by no means
1tro that oxford and Cambridge wlll he repre-
snntcd 10y thor fun strength AZ either tho Paris
Exposition or tho English cham ions hip meet
ING. ~ they hav" little taste Tor hOnOTs to DO
won IN general contests,
Tho appcaraur" OF 4. &, KrainZlcin in compe-
ttion against the English champions will
undOubtcd $ 10 n feature OF the coming athletic
season. He should h0v" n practical walkoyrr
IN the hurdle race" but IN the Irish athletes, w.
j. NJ Ncwhuru aud l.. OCOnnor. he will
meet men worthy OF his best Efforts in tho
broad jump,
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LoUIsvILLE. Dec. 5-Tclcgrams received
here to-day from rttsburg state positively
tHn' Barney Dreyiuss has bought tho club Of
that ",'y. This being so, IL means that tho
-, o the Pittshuig and Louisville teams will
b" combined into ono to represent tho Smoky
cry, the others will go TO the formation OF n
club for this city in case it l., to bs continued
IN tn" League. otherwise they will be disposed
81 to the lost advantage. Mr.. Drcyfuss when
last seen denied that he has purchased the
f.it-burg club, but was rcticent as 10 tho
siuiu- OF the deal,
A. II secret meeting OF the club. held some
We ago. Pr slent Barney Drrl fuss resigned
ne presidency Of the cub and Harry &. Pull
liam was PROMPTLY chosen to succeed him. Tho
,n"MI has been kcpi 1uiet. and IL was, hoped
thni u would not leak out unit, after the League
W.''Irv, when. II II IL found necr.-
shy u COutn the Colonies In this
ri'y n"N, year, Mr. DreyIuss will probably be
r".."rlri president.
Nh, nr"yfuS- resigned tho presidency. II il
stated. III oricr 10 he In q position to negotiate
~ ID" purchase ~ tho Pit.sburg club IL was
!'hr"i that Il he conducted tho negotiations
VII" lrcsdCut Of the club he might forfeit
som, Of us rights under the natona! agree
lU,rn'. Al any rate Mr., Dreyfuss was advised
owns counsel To- resign, aud hr'dd so He was
nor "N"u u mcmhcr 81 the Board or Directors
Nt''l no election held lastni