The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-13
NOTES IN GENERAL.

The officers of the Massachusetts divi-
sion, l.. A. w. held their annual meeting
at the office of Chief Consul George A.
readins Of reporfs Genrse w Nash
Quincy: Charles w. Pierce. Brighton, and
j. b. Seward. Revere. were elected finance
committee. George A. Perkins. Ellis l..
Rowland. A. Wolfson, A. w. Norcross.
John G. KerriseH,- -A-N. Robinson and
j. il. Seward were chosen delegates to tho
ma atonal assembly at Torrington,. Conn,
Feb. II.
Two swimming contests for the Ameri-
can championship took place "Wednesday
night at the Sportsmen's show. Philadel-
pha, Il. Carroll Schaeffer, national cham
pion, winning both and lowering the rec
ord for 500 yards. Schaeffer finished in
6m. 81 3-5s., the previous record being
I'm. "a Ass. Schaeffer won the 200-yard
race in 2m., "A 4-5s.
The Institute A. A basket ball team OF
Cambridge will play the Twenty-third
street team OF New York at Cambridge
Dec. 26. The institute team Will also
play the Maynard team at Cambridge
Tuesday evening.
A mass meeting of the Princeton UNDER
graduates was held recently in the old
gymnasium in the interests OF the new
gymna sium. Announcemesnnt- snt- W. was made Si
new building had been subscribed and
that ground would be broken for its erec-
ton within the next few days.
Buchanan Keith. who owned and man-
aged the Western league team In Omaha
for two years. has declined the offer of
President Hickey of an American iran ran
not think two teams viii pay In Omaha.
'Inder no circumstances will Yale
listen TO a proposition from Harvard TO
reduce the distance Of the annral varsity
eight-oared crew race at New London 70
three miles" said Capt. Phil Kunzlg OF
and Harvard row on the Thames next
June. it will be over a four-mile course
and under the usual conditions added
Capt. KunziG. The proposition referred
TO was a suggestion made by r.. G. Stor-
row. for two years head coach at Har-
ward, in a special article I'm the Harvard
Crimson yesterday. reviewing rowing at
tho Cambridge university.
Director Billings of the Boston National
League Baseball club says that the adj
mission fee next season will be put back
TO 50 cents. Last season. after the Amer
lean leaguers had about ruined the Ma
tional's business. the price was cut TO p
cents as a war measure, but that did not
do anv good, aud now the price will go
back. Billings also saws that Nichols VIII
surely play with Boston again next sea-
son.
Martin Henderson won from Harvey
Parker OF Brockton. Mass, In a wrestling
'The conditions were that Parker was TO
throw henderson in IS minutes, but he
failed to do SO.
Champion Lasker and II. Janowski. the
Partisan expert. the first OF whom has
taken up a permanent residence in Man
chester. have been playing \ series OF
exhibition games OF chess during the car
Ucr part of the week. Yesterday they
started "A match OF two games for a pure
given by the Manchester Chess club. the
arst of which was won by Lqsker, the
French champion resigninr after four
hours brilliant play. following an Evans
gambit opening.
At the 1Iniclkerbocker Athletic club IN
New York city w. &. Miller OF New York
lowered the worlds swimming record for
IS wards ~ - SOS. The former record
was "a f-6s, held by ". e. johnson Of the
Manhattan Athletic club. David Brat
tnn OF New York, ln plunging Tor dis-
t1nce. set q new mark at ssfi
The Princeton university hockey t.itn
succeeded in making tic gafne Out uf rs
match with ~. Nicholas lu thr latter b
rink last night the score standing az one
goal each