Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-08

o1uHlN Ryan OF syracuse mas deposit
ed $1,000 with Louis Houseman of C--icago
as a forfeit for a match with anybody in
the world at 15S pounds, Kid Mccoy pre-
ferred. Ryan says he will not train Jeffries
for his match with Corbett
Commodore William A. Seaman's Harold
last years pennant winner of the South
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club. won that COW
eted honor again on Saturday from the
Leroy and Leota after an exciting finish
The Westchester Racing Association has
renewed lease with A. H. and D. Fl. Nor
ris for Norris Park for two years This
will insure racing al Norris Park for 1901
and 1902 1t is probable that the park will
be used for building lots.
AS an evidence of good faith the Genesee
Athletic Club of Utica. n. Y, will post n
guarantee of $1,000 Wednesday for the Cor
bett-Jeffries fight in March. The clubs
matchmaker, Timothy Hurst is in New
York endeavoring to land the big bout for
Utica. The club offers purse of $4,000.
At San Francisco Friday the police
stopped the bout between AL. Neil of that
city and Jack OBrien of Philadelphia in
the fifteenth round. Neil had the better Of
the bout up to that time, but O'Brien land
ed short-arm left jolt on Ners solar
plexus, causing him to stagger and drop on
his hands. The police captain feared a
Knockout. The referee declared the contest
a draw.
1t is feared that Foxhall Keene. the
American sportsman. who broke his collar
bone while hunting with the Quorn hounds
in England Friday has also sustained in
ternal injuries. Mr.. Keene telegraphed
from Melton Mowbray that he had put his
shoulder out and broken his collarbone, but
is progressing very favorably.
Yale closed its series of hockey games
with Western Pennsylvania clubs at Pitts
burg Saturday night by winning from
Pittsburg Athletic Club by the score of 5 to
4. At the end of the second half the score
stood to 3. In the ten minutes extended
time, Yale won because her team was in
better condition to stand the exceedingly
fast play.
Even with a Poe on its hockey team
Princeton was obliged to acknowledge de-
feat to the Naval Reserve team at the ST
Nicholas rink. in New York, Saturday
night. 1t was a close and exciting struggle,
the score being goals to 1. Gresham Poe
was one of the forwards. Besides him, Ed
wards and Romans, foot ball players of
note. were on the hockey team. Edwards
shot Princetons only goal.
The Audubon handicap. Saturdays stake
event at New Orleans furnished one of the
best contests of the meeting The first
four horses finished, less than necks apart
Verify was backed into favoritism, but had
rough journey all the way and was UNI
placed at the end. DR.. Vaughan got I'D
only in the final stride, and won The re-
vival of fuba Dam in the last race caused
some comment, as it was in strong contrast
to her recent performances.
Young Critic" made his temperance in
the ring Saturday plight at the Chicago
Athletic Club. His sopponent was Jack"
Lewis, local lightweight. The bout was
for six rounds, and Critic was given the de-
cision He had the better of the fight all
the way. In one of the earlier bouts of the
by James Driscoll and was unconscious for
severa! hours. AT midnight he had not re-
covered consciousness, despite the work of
the physician. Kroeter is from Blue Island
thirty miles from Chicago. and has been
hghtfng with fair success in local events
for two years Driscoll is also a local man
In an International match of RACQUET
doubles Saturday at the New York RACQUET
and Tennis Club Eustace H. Miles, amateur
racquet and tennis champion of England,
and Peter Latham of England, professional
racquet champion of the world. defeated
Quincy A. Shaw, jr., of the Boston Ath-
let1c Association, amateur racquet cham
pion of the United States and Canada, and
George Standing. professional champion of
America. The Englishmen scored four
games out of the five played the conditions
governing the match being the best four
out of seven. Miles. who is the amateur
court tennis player of America, and Thomas
Petit. the professional champion of Boston
were beaten in three straight sets Friday
by Latham and Alfred Tompkns.
Central Defeated y. NJ. C. A.
The basket ball team from the Central
High School had a walkover in the game
with the Y. M c. A. team Saturday night