Evening star., 1900-04-07
American Talent Wanted at the
Paris Show.
NOT One HAS BEEN YET Registered
France is Said to Be Somewhat
Anxious Over 1t.
TuERELLBE NO BALL GAMES


far more completely than much of the
French exhibit. despite misleading reports
L. IN" contrary-the eyes Of the exhibition
authorities will still be turned inquirirSly
L. America i'll search of tidings long d.
layrd with respect to important feature
of the show. In the matter of internation-
q! sports the French are more anxious to
hear from America than Americans are 10
hear from France There are fifteen hook
ey clubs in New York and Brooklyn alone.
and such an interest in the ancient game
that it supports four ice Kinks Modern
hockey has become a game of the wel-to-
do. and the American clubs would think
nothing of sending over teams to Paris
were they assured of meeting worthy an
tagnniSts. There has been correspondence
with Two or three Canadian and English
lacrosse clubs willing to play matches IN
Paris If the exhibition authorities offer en-
c"Uragemeut." Canadian lacrosse is sat
down to begin on July ~ All entries must
he made before June l.. For September
~ a hockey match is set down between
French and Belgian teams. while on Cc
tober there is to be another hockey match
between French and English teams. En-
tries for this series must he closed by M
gust 81. Excepting these. the pages of tIc
bulletin are pitffully bare for hockey and
lacrosse.
As it is with these noble sames-reIa I'd
as they are to royal golf-so it is with the
whole list of International sports. There is
not A single American entry. Yet Prime
ton. Harvard. Pennsylvania. Yale and t'a-
lumbia-to mention only these-are prom
ising themselves and the world to come
and see and conquer
Dates Well Arranged.
What the French have done so far has
been-with the French facility for program
drafting-to decree approximate dates for
golf. long and short paume (the old game
of tennis. not lawn tennis). bale ou tamis
tsieye ball. another old continental game.
peculiarly FRENCH. Canadian lacrosse. base
ball. bouleS. croquet, lawn tennis. crickst
hockey. association and Rugby foot ball and
q carefully drawn-up series of foot races,
professional and amateur.
In association foot ball there Is a match
between French and Swiss teams for Sep
fember lS. between French and Belgian
teams for September %: between French
and German teams for September 80. and
between French and English teams for Oc-
tober q Tn" entries for all other matches
must be uad- by August u, As team after
Team. from the United States. England.
Germany. Italy and the other countries
write asking for dates. through their ma
tiOnal COMMISSIONS at home or in France
th.' blanks will be filled in. the program
take their final form. In Rugby foot ball
there are already set down match games
Tor October II. II and ~ between French.
tiernan and English teams. Entries for
Rugby foot BAH must be made by Septenl-
Der l..
What Capt. Bob Thinks
I have been speaking with Captain Bob
Cook. 50 long trainer Of the Yale rowing
crew. and now enjoying the dignffed repoSe
"f a long vacation from sport and business
in the cultivation of his French Living in
western suburb of the capital convenient
I" the Bols dc Bnuiogne and the private
grounds OF many chic club. he sees a
great deal Of this kind of French sport
They have good stuff in them" he ad-
nijted They have beaten English teams.
tolieGla'e anu others. and been beaten in
their turn. They have something of the
american dash and audacity. while lacking
the English endurance" | fancied never
theiess- that Robert would place his money
on one of OUT American teams when time
Tor decisive action came. despite his new
born admiration for all things French
Now. take the Rugby team of the Lvcet
i-"ulS-iA-Grand. he continued THE match
III whlch they Won the decisive number
from the team Of the Lycee Janson in fht.
intercollegiate championship series of 1900
WIS conceived and executed spIendiilv
Five or six Of their players are as heavy as
eIphants This intercollegiate Champion
snip oi France answers in reality 10 our
university contests. Have YOU ever seen
t!I- h"5key team OF the Racing Club of
France at Work? Yes they play hockey As
our boys will discover II they come over.
ne Racing Club. rich concern. is A kind
OF way-up sporting alumni Of the combined
iyr"e teams Of the whole country rTbey-
I.',i Iiatt = m clubhouse and grounds In the
h"lS DE Bouionge. and entertain royallv''
Water Polo New to Paris.
Which peN at
least 10 Paris * ..,,-at.r nj, :. .
tered bv tho (,a-,Ia a. - VI 'a.v t'
cIt'h that has its seat out near the Porte
Mai!t"t- at the entrance to the Bois. In
T"hIty water foot bal! takes so much learn
1ng that the club engaged professional
swimmers To see them through their first
season. This sport demands seIf-control
aid hahltuaI decenGy in handling your op-
pHHents. otherwise the proportion Of ..fourd
drowned at the end Of each match yrnI,i,i
10 no int.
torial spectacIes Of ancient Rone Unv.
long II Is permissible to hold man under
water ana like niceties have yet to be de-
termined by international .pre.n1snt II mo
game IS to extend beyond the swimnir.,
baths of the Cercie de Paris and the tank
of the Combat Naval wheta the tam b,t
been doing exhibition plav To thf an.h,,-
Sisi>m Of girls in particular This is ~
Su!ute!y tht. only water snort I b.,a -
mentioned in connection win IN. ot,i,';ai
contests of the exposition /, III Ia -
SitAge II there were no swimming matches,
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