The Washington times., 1902-02-09
TOPICS FOR DVOTEES OF THE TUR ATHLETICS AND KINDRED AFFAIRS

others in years, he has gone too far bacI;
to ever hope for championship hopors
! again.
c. W. Post. of Battle Creek Mich. has
! submitted novel proposition to Sir
| Thomas Lipton designed to further test
| the merits OF Shamrock II and Columbia
| in competition. and to similarly try out
yachts challenging for and defending the
| Americas Cup. The plan. as outlined in
| a letter, forwarded to Sir Thomas. pro-
vided for an exchange of crews and a race
| for a cup which Mr. Post offered to do
nate, to be known as the Iachtsman
| Cup. Mr. Post offered Sir Thomas $4,000
| for a charter OF Shamrock ".
The followers of Yale and Pennsylvania
| are keenly disappointed that these two
| institutions were unable to patch up their
| differences and arrange series or base
ball games. Their inability to come TO
some satisfactory decision is proof that
neither has the highest ideals OF true
sportsmanship. There is much urgent
need OF a reform in college politics as IN
national or State politics.
Twelve events have been scheduled for
the annual intercollegiate and interscho-
lastic athletic carnival. to be held at the
Academy of Music on February q. ana
the programme promises some interesting
sport. The open events are as follows:
Intercolle egiate-t0-yard dash, handicap.
straightaways 440-yard run, handicap;
SS0-yard run, handicap. and one-mile run,
ha Idicap. Observation-Disclosures dash,
handicap, strafghtaway; 220-yard dash,
handicap; 440-yard run, handicap;
SSO-yard run, handicap; one-mile run,
handicap. and goal kicking contest
Billy Madden. manager for Denver
Ed Martin. the colored heavyweight.
made the following statement yesterday:
II want to stop this argument between
Jeffries and Fitzsmmons. These fighters
are haggling over the percentage each
will receive II Jeffries wants to fight L
will match Martin against him. winner
to take all. And l will bet 81, 900 on the
side that Martin will win. Is this not
fair proposition? Jeffries may not look
upon Martin as a drawing card Here
he is mistaken. Martin has won several
fights on the Pacific Coast. and out there
they think he can beat any man in the
world. l will bet 81 900 that he is
drawing card. My man bars nobo 1y."
Secretary McCully announced yesterday
the early closing purses which Will be
contested for at the meeting of the New
York Trotting Association at Brighton
Beach Race Track, August IL to 16 He
names five events for which prizes aggre-
eating $50, 900 will be given. The first is
the Bonner Memorial, 2:12 class, trotting
for purse of 100000. horses to be named
August 1 that were eligible March
l; the Hiram Woodruff. 2:20 class,
trotting, $1,000; the John II. Shuts,
for four-ye -olds, 2:25 class. trot-
ting, $1,000; the Metropolitan, 2:10
class, pacing. $4,000; the Brighton,
2:10 class. pacing, $1,000. horses to be
named August 1 that were eligible March
j. The entries close on March /, and the
Brighton system of resiring a horse to the
stable which fails to win one out Of three
heats will be adhered to.
A decided novelty in the sporting line
was held Saturday afternoon at Denver.
East Cocalico Township. Pa. being a wild
horse chase. The animal a mustang of
the most vicious type. was recently re-
ceived from a Western ranch. and a
party of sportsinen purchased it and held
the chase, which took place in large
field. The animal was released at
o'clock. and for nearly three hours
furnished sport beside which a wolf
hunt would have been tame. A crowd of
several thousand people witnessed the
affair, and when first released the mus
tang made straight for the crowd. seat