Evening star., 1902-02-06
GOLF AT LAKEWOOD.
Big Handicap Arranged for Wash
inEtOn's Birthday.

Big Handicap Arranged for WASH
inEtOn's Birthday.
The Country Club Of Lakewood. n. J., has
arranged an eighteen-hole medal-play golf
handicap for Washingtons birthday. open
to members of all clubs in the L. S. G. A.
Should an entrant not be named on the NJ.
G. A. handicap list, he must submit a
statement of his club handicap certified to
by the captain or secretary. The handicap p
limit will be. eighteen strokes. There Will
be first and second net prizes and gross
score prize. Post entries will not be re-
ceived for they must be made in writing
and received by the secretary, Mr.. w. A.
Hamilton, at Lakewood. not later than u
o'clock on Friday evening, February IL
The women's committee of the club also
makes the following announcements:
Today-Open mixed foursome handicap.
Lincoln's birthday, February 12-Open
t'kfcker's' handicap.
Wednesday, February 19-Women's ham
dicap for members.
Friday February 2S-Open mixed four
some handicap.
All the events are eighteen-hole medal
play handfcaps, post entries.
Boxing Bout in Baltimore.
One Of the hardest-fought boxing bouts of
the year took place last night at Manhat-
tan Hall. Baltimore. under the management
Of the new Eutaw Athletic Club, which
drew fair-sized house.
The contestants were Buck" Alexander
and Lewis Rossing, weiterwefghts
The set-to was to have gone fifteen
rounds but Alexander put RoSsing out In
the ninth round. At the start 1t looked as
IL Alexander would win in less than four
rounds. Rossing was suffering from stage
fright and could not be induced to hit with
closed glove the first three rounds.
Base Ball Notes.
Roger Connor is still in the game in the
Connecticut League, but his slugging con-
temporary. Dan Brouthers, has dropped out
of sight.
Ed. Poole is worried over the report
started that he Is to be let out by Pitts
burg and either traded or sold He SAYS
he does not want to leave Pittsburg. He
Will get letter assuring him that there
Is no danger.
Tebeau says he has already signed nine
players for his Louisville team, Of whom
four played last year with the National
League. but has not made the names pub
lie, He believes American Association ball
will prove a success in Louisville.
William Kennedy, Roaring Bill" the
pitcher for whom Manager Hanlon of the
to play with Freedmans New YorKs.
Kennedy was not in good health last year
and did not do so well in the box.
The All-Cuban base ball team, composed
VI lie SUIT pldyeTS Ol the SuDaR RaIi0naf
League clubs of Cuba, will make tour
of the United States under the manage
ment of e. B. Lamar. Jr., manager of the
Cuban X-Giants. This All-Cuban team
viii leave Havana. Cuba, May "a. and play
their first game in this country May 80.
All the players are fine ieiders and good
batters, and the club that beats them will
have to play the best kind of ball. Mostly
all OF the players are at present playing
In the champion Havana team, the only
club In Cuba that won series of games
from the Cuban X-Giants in 1900, when
that club visited Havana, Cuba
Horace Fogel. the new manager of the
New York team. is said to be after several
crack college players to make up this
years Giants. Fogel declares that he has
the promise of three good men from coll
lege teams that viii make as good players
as Fultz. Flick. White or any of the cx-
college stars now making big records in
the National and American leagues Col
her. who did good work on the University
OF Pennsyiyania team last year. Is said to
be one of those who VIII wear New
York unfforW next season.
It is likely that Col. John l. Rogers OF