Evening star., 1901-11-18
ROWING,

Thames Rowing Club Rejects the Plan
to Exclude Foreigner.
The members Of the Thames Rowing Club
of London, at a meeting Saturday, rejected
by large majority the plea Of William H.
Grenfell. the well-known oarsnaan. in favor
of the exclusion of foreigners from the
Henley Royal regatta Although final de-
cision will not be taken until next Satur-
day, the action of the club is regarded as
virtually settling the matter
Baltimore Golfers Defeated Quakers.
The party Of Phi adelphia golfers that
went over to Baltimore Saturday to test the
skill of the Maryland clubmen at the
royal and ancient game returned the
same night fully satisfied and convinced.
In the interclub match between the Mary
land Club and the Philadelphia Club, which
took place Saturday on the Elkridge Ken
nels links the Baltimore team won by a
total of 50 holes. In the II individual
matches played Maryland won Z, halved 2
and lost g
The matches were SO holes. IS being
played in the morning and Is in the after
Mr.. ]. F. Bartlett and Mr.. A. P. Knapp,
both Of whom were pitted against crack
players of the Philadelphia team. Each
Mr.. W. R. K Taylor defeated his oppo-
nent 10 up, and a number of other big
scores were made.
Low Defeated Norton at Lakewood.
George c. Low. the Dyker Meadow pro-
fessionaI, defeated willie Norton at the
Lakewood. N. J., Golf Club Saturday in
close match over thirty nine holes The
match was for purse Of s100, made up by
members of the golf club of Lakewood A
large gallery followed the match Norton
held the honors throughout most Of the
game, but Low squared accounts at the
thirty-sixth hole and won by superb put
ting.
Saturdays Foot Boil Games.
At New Haven-Yale. IL; Princeton, o.
At New York-Cornell. "A; Columbia, o.
At Cambridge-Harvard, 27; Dartmouth,
At adelphia-Pennsylvania. 16; Car
Isle, IA.
Al Annapolfs-Naval Cadets, IT: Washing
ton and Jefferson, II.
At Ann Arbor-Michigan, q: Chicago, 0.
At Madison-Wisconsin. IS: Minnesota 0.
At Pittsburg-Homestead. 4S; Lafayette, 0.
Base BAH Notes.
Bill Everftt has decided to quit Denver.
and will captain the Millionaires at Colo
RADIO Springs next season.
Colonel Rogers Of Philadelphia has made
an offer to Outhelder Sharrott Of the Wor-
cester club.
Frank Bancroft Of the Cincinnatis looks
on the situation this way: IF Spalding is
advanced to the presidency I look for i'm
mediate peace or a cessation Of hostilities
in very short time
Fred Parent, the clever little shortstop
Of the Boston Americans, says he has re-
ceived contract from John 7. Brush
calling for $4,000. Parent says he has no
intention Of going back on his contract
with Charles w. Somers to play in Boston.
Il have signed with Boston, you know,
said he. land think Boston Is good enough
for me !"
Catcher Sullivan of the Chicago Ameri-
can league team says he did not see
player on his trip through the south with
the American tourists who was fast enough
for either of the big leagues. The south has
never been prolific In the matter of deveI-
oping frst-clasS men. But four such are in
fast company today from this section
Hahn, Dobbs, Lefty" Davis and Sam
Strang.
The celebrated Lajoie case is not yet at
an end. An appeal has just been taken by
the Philadelphia Ball Club dimited) of the
National League to the supreme court OF
Pennsylvania to review the record of the
lower court and to endeavor to have the
verdict of the latter court set aside re-
yersed. The supreme court will not sit in
Philadelphia until January, but a strenuous
effort will be put forth to convince the APP
pellate court to change the position taken
with regard to base ball contracts as as
snlned by the common pleas judges.
Undoubtedly Manager Collins of the Bos-
ton American team has succeeded in maxi
Ing inroads upon the National League team
OF the city OF culture. 1t would not be In
the least surprising IL Dineen had been
landed Nichols worked on Dineen while
on his way west. but In vain. Buckenber-
ger has also been unable to land him, and
Il is believed he has been landed by the
Americans. Clark GrId1th stated when IN
Boston that he would try to have the ban
lifted from Dineen- Collins has landed
other men who win strengthen the Boston
club. He says that there was no doubt the
club would present formidable front next
season.