New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
GENERAL ATHLETIC NOTES.
INDOOR TENNIS, ICE HOCKEY. BILLIARDS
AND BOWLING.

The 18th Regiment Tennis Association will hold
an open indoor lawn tennis tournament In It's
arnory the week of Washington's Birthday. BY
special permission from the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association this tournament
Will be for the indoor championship of the United
States and a new series of annual championship
meetings will be begun with this tournament. Five
or six years ago the Newton WINTER Iennls Clup
its court at Newton Centre near Boston, but these
died out two years ago and the m{le W pS re-
Hackett and Allen, fIom Yale; Little, from
Princeton Grant from Columbia. and probably
two of the Harvard experts, are expected
to take part in the matches, while New-1ork VIII
be represented by Thurber, Bostwlck, Cragin and
Paret winner of last years All Corners tourna-
a 6 Fe Re the PEgsh Champion racquet
player. who is now living at TUXEDO 70 take part
as as Well we Is known 10 % . ''e''' ~
The Knckerbocker Athletic Club IS laying great
plans for its winter carnival of athletic sports,
which is scheduled for Saturday evening, February
10 special feature of this tournament will be
team relay race between runners from Harvard
Yale Princeton, Cornell, University Of Pennsyl-
vana and Columbia. The Blue and White will be
represented by a strong team, and its supporters
feel confident that it will make its college rivals
travel pretty fast to win A special basketball
game between the clubs crack team ard strong
opponent will also form part of the programme
this being rather novelty in M Madison bso
confined before to club gymnasiums.
The Union League and Montauk clubs of Brook
lyn rolled a special match last Thursday evening
on the formers alleys. Two games were rolled,
with five men to each team, and the home bowlers
won both. In the first game the Montauk men
were beaten by over hundred pins while in the
second the margin was less, At any rate, the odd
Visiting bowers were Somewhat thrown on their
ga by the asee s ofq their
low Houghton did the best york for the Union
Leaguers, rolling 1T and 1Ss
The opening game in the intercollegiate cham
pionship hockey series played Friday evening
at the St. Nicholas Rink between Yale and Prince
ton, and the strength of the Ellis was great sur
prise local lovers of Ice sports. While it was
generally known that Prnceton's team far
from strong, the was even more one sided
big Sn dsa sap for old Nassau Yales over
whelming victory brghtens her prospects wonder
fully for the intercollegiate championship, and she
is now expected to beat Harvard also in their
special match.
The Knickerbocker Athletic Clubs pool champion
ship tournament will begin at the clubhouse Feb
ruary 20, Already nearly score of experts have
entered for the games. and as there will be no
handicaps this showing is better than had been
expected. Each player will meet all of the others
in turn and the tournament will last for several
weeks A special match table will be set up in the
club care and the games Will be well advertised
among the members. Besides the usual prizes the
first four men in the order of the finish win be Sc
iected 10 represent the knckerbocker Athletic Club
! In Its interclub pool matches.
The Amateur Hockey Leagues championship
series is well under way. and the Crescent
Athletic Club and ST. Nicholas Skating Club teams
seem to have matters pretty much their own way
Each has three games straight. while all Of
the others have been beaten. Until the two come
mate but close fnish in the Championship strug-
gle Is confidently expected. The poor showing OF
league championship for the FIRST two seasons. has
been disappointment to the Mercury Foot sup
is follows: