Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-22
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STRAY BITS or SPORT.
Arrangements Complete for Interna-
 tional Handball.

tional Handball.
 Arrangements are now complete for Lne international handball match be tween IWoh1ll of Ireland and Bgan of jersey Oity. Phil Casey has been se- decIed as referee, and all the money, Sl'OOO Q side, is up. The match will pegln at Z o'clock sharp on Tuesday, ana seven games will be played, the remaining siii 1lilrg eight to take place at Two hln home court. TWohfll is confident oT deTeat1ng Hagan and friends of his are around with wads of money to back the Oorkonian.
 A feW new wrinkles in basketball nave been introduced by the National Basketban league. Free throws on fouls have been eliminated. For two fouls committed by one team the ref cree shall allow one point to the oppos- ing side In case of a tie after the forty minutes play an additional ten minutes shall be allowed. The goal nest will in furture be placed at reg uiation length of eighteen inches.
 At the West of Scotland sports re- gently T. R. Nicolson of the Kyles A. D. made new Scotch record at throw Ing the hammer. His throw was 149 feet 10 inches, against the old record or l45 feet inches, by T. F. Kiely in the international match of 1901.
 The track and field championship of Ireland under the Irish Amateur Ath- letic association rules, was held on May 90 at BallsbTfdge, Dublin. All of last years champions competed and there was a goodly number of new as- pirants, some of whom were successful TveA1c +fY1Sr H~ !, | . l.- seat. D. Carey of Dublin, who has been champion over high hurdles for the last five years, fell when leading over the last hurdle, and the winner turned up in F. Harding, who is nephew of the famous Davin family of athletes. The unexpected occurred in the four miles when J. J. DaIy the champion, met defeat by Muldoon of the Haddington Harriers, Dublin. The Haddington runner won by only six inches and the time was 21 minutes 2-5 seconds, which, for grass course, was ereditabIe. The veteran athlete, T. F. Kfely of Carrick-on Suir. placed the hammer to his credit for the ninth time with moderate throw of 133 feet inches. The Leahy brothers of Charleville won both the high and long jump with tame performances. and D.. Murray won the 1OO-yard run easily. R. ". Wadsley, the English quarter mile and 220-yard champion, is back in 1 London again and will be a competitor l in his favorite events at the national championship on July 4 Tn the fall ] of last year Wads1ey went to California l to learn something of the fruit busi- ness. but 1t Is believed at the request of his father came home to defend his title of champion. Wadsley besides being a first-class man for the quarter l is a good sprinter to boot and may be looked to give Duffy a good race in the l 1O0-yard.
 Colonel Pope has signa1ized his re- entry intoAthe bicycle manufacturing field by engaging a team of dozen of Americas fastest racing cyclists to fol low the National Cycling associations grand circuit for 1903, These riders will compete at all meets on the circuit. which starts immediately after July A. \ One team will be made up of Tver Lawson of Salt Lake City, w. S. Fenn of Bristol E. F. Root of Boston and George c. Schreiber of New York city l Another will be Floyd A. Mcfarland of San Jose, Gal, J. Frank Calvin of Hartford Flyod Krebs of Newark, winner with Leander of the last six day team race in Madison Square Gar den, and John King of Newark, and the third will consist of James B. Bowler I of Chicago. Walter Bardgett of Buffalo
 and the Bedell Brothers of Lynbrook, 1 r 4e