Evening star., 1902-01-22
TWO MATCHES IN A NIGHT.

TWO MATCHES IN NIGHI.
Pool Champion Sherman to Play Ex-
perts in Baltimore.
| From the Baltimore Sun today.
| Frank Sherman of Washington, now the
| worlds champion pool player, is matched
! to meet two asptrants for the title tonight.
| They are Thomas Wallace and Joseph
| Kirkland. Wallace is from New York He
| has beaten Charles Stubbs, Grant Eby and
| made a close finish in 2O0-ball game In
New York with the then Champion Clear
| water, who won by five balls.
Since this game, in 1897, Wallace has de-
| feated every man he has played with and
| is now confident that he can reach the top
| round of the ladder. His match with Cham
| pion Sherman is therefore made on even
| terms at 100 balls.
| Kirkland, the other man who is to meet
! Sherman, is known in Baltimore. A few
weeks ago he defeated Harry Taylor, cham
| pion of Pennsylvania. Kirkland had to
make run of 81 straight balls to win, but
| he did it neatly.
| Frederick A. Stewart was the recognized
| champion pool player Of Baltimore, but last
! winter he was beaten by Kirkland VINO
simply ran away from him, scoring 1o0 to
| 50 balls for Stewart. In two successive
| seasonsL1S9O and 1S31-Kirkland won the
| championship from all corners in the Dis
| these games, but Kirkland wanted him as
| a competitor and Sherman has agreed to
| meet him in Baltimore tonight-and FISK his
reputation. If Sherman fails to defeat Wall
4 lace and Kirkland. or either of them. to-
! night, he is to lose the match.
| The games Sherman is to play Is the first
at 100 balls-with either Wallace or Kirk
land He says he will win from both.
| Sherman Is today considered the world
I greatest expert at pool. Last winter Al1red
De Orc was the worlds champion A big
! tourney of the crack players was arranged
| and played in Boston Sherman won the
| championship. He defeated the other five
| and did not lose one game Those whom he
| defeated were De Orc, Clearwater, Eby,
| Stubs, Stopp and Long.
| Won California Championship.
Word has just come east that last week
the professional championship Of the South
| ern California Golf League was played. and
| the victor proved to be Alexander Smith OF
the Nassau Country Club Of Glen Cove,
L. I.
He made a new thirty-six-holes record
for the course Of 160 The competition was
held over the nine-hole course Of the Pasa-
dena Country Club
the open champion of the United States, did
not make much of a showing, finishing sew
enth on the list.
Mfddies' Field and Track Meet.
| A field and track meet has been arranged
to take place at Annapolis on May 10 be-
| tween teams representing the Naval Acad-
| emy and the 7th Regiment Of New York
The cadets base ball team will also meet
| the guardsmen on that day.
Harvard and Yale Disagree.
1t is understood at Cambridge. Mass, that
| the proposed plans for another five years
agreement between Harvard and Yale are
not progressing smoothly. The unofficial
| story is as follows:
| Harvard has proposed to Yale a five
| mittee to decide all questions of eligibility.
but Yale is unwilling to accept TINS. fale
wishes a five years agreement with eacu
college playing under It's own n.ad;n1 auies ,hat
| YaIe's eligibility rules may be entirely
changed in the next f1ve years under her
present system Of Undergraduate controi
| Of athletics.
Harvard does not think it fair to bind
herself to an agreement by which Yale
could play men who would not be eligible
at Harvard. Tue cases OF CRourke OF
the Yale foot bail team, and Spraker Of
| the track team, are cited on this point. 1t
seems possible that q yearly agreement
may be made unless Yale should consent
| orally considered at Harvard to be per-
fectly fair and for the best interests Of
sports.
Fits More Frightened Than Hurt.
Bob Fitzsimmons fell down short fight
! Of steps yesterday morning at the Or
pheum Theater, Brooklyn. The occurrence
led to a report that Fitxsimmons had been
seriously injured and was under physi-
clans care.
Last night Fitzsimmons said that while
the experience Of failing down staira in the
dark made him groggy for while he had
been but slightly injured by the fall.
There - nothing the matter with me
excepting q bruise on my left leg" said
| Fttx. II was more frightened than hurt
II went to the Orpheum to see Percy
Williams In regard to getting backing for
| q match with Jim Jeffries. My interview
| with Mr.. Williams was perfectly satis-
| factory. In q few days will issue state
ment In answer to the many long distance
challenges Jenries has hurled at me- In
tend to let the public know exactly how /
stand In regard to making q match to dent
Jehries. I am sure can convince every-
| body am on the level"
"Pa." DaIy's Heavy Loss.
/ w. C. Pal DAILY lost on sunday lase,
from pulmonary disease. his two Asss