The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-06
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

! Yale's spring football practice is at an
! end. In hopes of developing several pun
! tiers prize is to be offered the candidate
/ who does the best work in this line of ;he
| game. The contest for the prize viii be
held some time next week.
/ f. H. Robertson, president Of the United
/ States Golf Association, said in New York
on Saturday that he believed no radical
/ opposition would be offered to the changes
at the special meeting TO be held on May
/ 10 The stated object of the meeting is to
discuss the new bylaws proposed by the
executive committee and to adopt them
fer the coming championship Walter ]
Travis has already declared his opposi-
ton to the plan of pairing for the first
match play round and believes it will be
voted down.
Swift, 2:15A, and Sally Simpson, 2:I15z,
renewed their struggle for supremacy on
the New York Speedway Sunday, and
nearly 10000 spectators witnessed three Of
the fastest, closest brushes Of the season.
Final victory fell TO Swift the true going
trotter, driven by John F. CockeriIl pres
ident OF the Road Drivers Association,
but David Lamar's big bay mare made him
step to his limit.
Austin Rice viii likely be substituted in
Dave SuIlivan's place against Young Cor
bett at Denver on May % If Sullivan will
not 60 on
scioto, the tvvo-year-old sister Of the
famous running mare Imp, has been sold
10 s Brown, the Pittsburg horsemau,
for 81, 600 Sciot9 has never seen start
er's flag, but is d colt of wonderful prom
ise
Jim Parr will now challenge Dan Nc
Leod To straight wrestling match
Tommy Sullivan. OF Chicago. has posted
500 forfeit for match with Young Cor
bett.
Speed is to be the only test of virtue in
the airship races at St Louis Aereo-
plane may lace with dirigible balloon and
the big against the small. but the machine
that passes the goal first viii De the win
ner.
c. ". Williams, GaIesburg, Ill, sold to
J. H. BonneH. Grand Rapids. Mich. the
brown yearling colt by Belsire, 2:1S; dam,
Rose Dewey. by Baron wilkes The
price was 81 600. Nj Bonnen also bought
at Patchen Wilkes farm two yearling
trotters. the get OF the great stallion On
ward. Mr. BonneI is a new man in the
trotting business
Manager IL E Mulvey. of the Salt
Lake Athletic Club. is trying to arrange
a match between Tommy Ryan and Kid
Mccoy. Ryan has received a telegram
from Manager MuIvcy, asking if ne was
willing to meet Mccoy, and he wired back
{ r. 4-T--
+ oidtiue rival on any reasonable terms.
The Revere cycle track will be opened
for training IN about week. 1t is in fine
shape. The management is planning sew
eTal good races, and promises to secure
some of the best men in the game this
year
According to Sammy suIklns, Who was
at Vafsburg recently, the Spooner pace
followers are not travelling fast. They
have not yet done better than las, he
says. If this is so, they had better re-
main away from Boston until they can
show more speed, If they expect to win
prizes.
( The English Lawn Tennis Association
/ has challenged the United States Nation
al Lawn Tennis Association for an in
! ternatonaI contest for the Davis chaI-
{ lenge trophy, now held in this country.
/ a date is being arranged
Nothing indicates the superb condition
+ OF Bobby WaItEour, Of the Columbia rae
/ ing team, more clearly than his defeat Of
two riders at Atlanta recently The
blonde SoutheTner permitted George Lean
der and Howard Freeman to relay ten
+ mile contest, yet he defeated the coupled
riders by almost a mile, lowering the
worlds indoor record to 1901 en- route,