The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-18

track, and so successful a race may
never be seen again, there being no
unfortunate incidents, such as falling
motor teams, to mar the evening.
William II. Grenfel, NJ. p, who is a
well-knOwn oarsman and member of
the Thames Conservancy Board, writes
to the London Times, announcing that
he has given notice to the stewards
of the Henley Royal Regatta of his in
tention to move d resolution to con-
fine the entries to the British Islands.
His principal reason, he says, is that
| the regatta was never intended for in
ternational contests and is not suited
to them.
Active preparations are being made
| by the Schuylkill Navy oarsmen for
the twenty ninth annual regatta of the
National Associa ton of Amateur Oars
men, which will be held on the Schuyl-
kill river on Friday and Saturday. 1t
| is probable that the intermediate eight
cared shell race will be rowed in heats.
| 1t was expected that the withdraw of
| the Metropolitan crew would change
| this, but it is now unlikely.
Baxter won the high jump in Birm-
| ingham athletic games on Saturday,
| and Duffy won the lO0-yard dash.
| Kraenzlein was beaten in the handi-
cap hurdle race, but won a special race
at l20 yards breaking the world s
record by one-fifth of second, with
| 10 20 seconds.
Thirty-four games have been played
| in the National League in which one
of the competing teams has failed to
| score. Chicago and Cincinnati have
each been shut out S times; New York
has failed to score times; Boston and
Brooklyn, 4; Philadelphia, 8; St. Louis,
>, and Pttshurg, !.
| pop" Elkes, on behalf of his son,
Harry Elkes. has issued challenge to
| ride Major Taylor a series of races as
| follows: Sprint, pursuit and paced.
| The sprint event would he at half
mile or one mile, to be followed by a
pursuit race, and then 25-mile con-
test behind the flying motor tandems.
Manager Collins certainly made a
great find when he signed Parent. The
| little fellow is all over the field at
once and the manner in which he
ncgotitates grOundcrs is pleasing to
witness. His throwing, too, is fast and
accurate.--W Washington Post
4. Il. George, the noted sprintcr, ana
at one time the mile champion Of
! America. will never again wear a rum
ming shoe. Word has just been receiv-
ed that he is suffering from hip disease,
caused by the laceration OF a Boer bul.
let at a battle near MaIek!ng.
Jack O'Brion has written 10 a friend
in this city that he will box Tom
Sharkcy if the latter visits England
O'Bron and Jim Corbett ave likely to
give some boxing exhibitions together
i'm England. Jack now weighs about
40 pounds,
Jimmy Handler, OF Newark, and
| Young Peter Jackson, of San FranclsCo
have been matched. and will face each
other on July 20. Twenty rounds Is th'
limit of this fighting tourney which
| will take place at the Eureka \. c., il
Baltimore.
| Chauncey Powers, of Decatur H.
who went to Europe with the team o
American trap shooters, is critically II
in London, according to a privat,
cablegram. His brother has started
for London
In the tennis tourney Monday, Lords
Day, f.. II. Miles beat j, h, Gribble
TO /. thus regaining possession of tn,
gold racquet.
Percy Mcintyre will box Bridgeport
Conn, boxer ten rounds as a prelimin
ary TO the Bonner WalCott fight ol
Friday night.
Catcher McManus, of Syracuse, re
fused TO join Montreal, giving out tha
he has received offers from two Ameri
, can League clubs.
Cincinnati wants Pitcher nohney, o
New York.
, Manager Duffy of the Milwaukee
r club says good players are scarce an