New-York tribune., 1901-08-12
NEWS AND VIEWS OF SPORT
sHARPsHOOTERs GETTING READY FOR
INTERNATIONAL MATCH - LOCAL
BALL TEAMS DOING POORLY.

THE competition for places the American
,,am OF rife shooters who will take part in the
.ontest for the Palma Continental Trophy which
a, onen 10 teams Of eight rihemen from all coun-
,-,es will take place on the ranges at Sea Girt
= on August % and "a. Sharpshooters from
III over the country daily practising on the
nges for the National Rife Associations tourna-
,snt which viii begin August 80 and extend
- septernber :. At the same time that the Ameri-
.r team will be chosen, the New-Jersey State
rtAe Associations team will also be selected 10
,ote mart in the international contest between
,earos representing the Ulster Rife Association OF
Toefast ireland. and the New-Jersey State Rifle
association. in a revival of the Creedmoor-Dolly
mount matches, the last OF which took place
twenty years ago.
Frgadier-General Bird W Spencer president OF
she National Rife Association OF America, is
watching the work Of all competitors on the ranges
closely. and from the men making the highest ag-
81 anelIst q and "a ten win be selected to make
~ a team Of eight. with two alternates. for the
rslra trOphy and international matches.
Fa' a. the close OF competition for places on the
team arrangements will be made by the National
expense 70 those selected
rho Cayuga Lake inlet at Ithaca. " Y. has
a,ring the present summer session OF Cornell Uni
,.rstv been occupied daily by a greater number
han usual of in single shells and other
l,oats Charles r Courtney, the Cornell coach, is
spending the summer in Ithaca as usual and gives
as much personal attention to the mems rowing as
they wish. He encourages single sculling In the
summer for not only does il produce keener COM
petition for the single sculing championship. the
trophy for which presented by Charles s. Francis.
& Towed for annually in October. but IL diminishes
tbe faults for their coach TO remedy in the autumn
value Of an oarsman keeping in training all the
wear This activity at Cornell is one OF several in
dications tnat the rowing season or 1902, Tor the
members of the Poughkeepse Association. at any
having lost the championship of the Poug ghkeepsie
viii desire TO regain il. Cornell Will want
70 hold IL. Columbia, apparently, Will have good
chance obtain it
The borough councils in England are being ap-
reaed 10 by the National Cyclists Union the
subject Of the excessive watering OF roads and
dangerous tTamlines. The union suggests more
frequent collection Of dust. the OF finer rose
in the watering cart pipes. the leaving dry Of
narrow strip either side for the passage OF
Wheelmen and the giving OF instructions to road
surveyors 10 keep A more watchful eye the
tramines. so that these latter should be always
@ s6e fsh bTi Wl'q R e Pespi 10 M the d county
surveyor pointed ont some years ago that it would
BE- much better TO leave the centre or crown Of
the road dry than the sides since any wind there
hand The dust accumulates az the sides Of the
road and water is more necessary there than any
where.
There is not much in the local baseball situation
AZ present 10 make the followers OF the two teams
psrtcuarlv enthusiastic Vet the attendance at the
games keeps up remarkably well The season has
shown in baseball. in other sports that this is
distinctly sporting" year. George Davis con
tnues manager on probation Of the New-York
club. but those who have watched the erratic
management Of the team for several years realize
thar Davs's head may dron in the basket AZ any
minute The has made record slide, but the
chances Of its going any lower seem remote. The
fault has not been with the pit chers so much as
with the poor hitting and erratc base running ana
fielding The team seems 10 lack balance. The
Brooklyn team continues in the first division. ana
that is about all. If Manager Hanlon expects 10
retain the pennant another year IN Brooklyn he
must il that defeats do not fall so regularly
10 his players. Several players on the Brooklyn
have played brilliantly all season Donovan
and Kitson have been pitching in ne form. hut the
same thing cannot be said of Hughes. from whom
much was expected
Canoeists from various parts Of the country
making their way 10 Gananoque, Ont. where
The American Canoe Association Is holding fits
tWentv-second annual meeting. In the next few
DAYS many arrivals expected.
Two scabbard fish Crare in these waters) were
sent 70 the New-York Aquarium recently-one
from Raritan and the other from Gravesend Bay.
Both fsh were dead when received. They were
for Identification and afterward turned over
the American Museum Of Natural History.
They plentiful in Southern waters, and are
known silver cells. sa bre fish, silver fish and cut
lass fish These fish were about two and half
feet long by TWO and a half inches wide