New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-18
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
INTEREST IN AUTO SHOWS.
Hockey Comment-Athletic Games
Soon To Be Heh-Cricket.

the most favorable circumstances. The attendance
was larger than at any previous show on the OPEN
ing night. Every inch OF standing room about the
numerous booths occupied, and the deepest
kind Of interest was shown by every one. The
show is the largest and best Of its kind ever held
in the big building and every foot Of space In the
amphitheatre, balcony basement and restaurant
was occupied by exhibitors. Besides the snow at
the Garden, another on a smaller scale. was
opened Saturday at Herald Square Exhlpltlon
Hall This is the first time in the history OF auto
MODELLING that two shows have been held IN TINS
city the same time The show at the Garden
Will continue throughout the week. 1t viii be
opened at 10 o'clock this morning. The Herald
Square show lasts for two weeks. The Automool4e
Club OF America viii hold its annual dinner at the
Waldorf-Ast oria on Saturday evening. Those who
Will be seated the speakers table are as follows;
Winthrop E. Scarritt president Of the club; SEN
etor 4. c. Lattimer. of South Carolina; Congress-
man Walter P. Brownlow, or Tennessee Governor
Franklin Murphy Of New-Jersey. Coi'Eel John
Jacob Astor. Gage Z. Tarbeu. Sinean ~, Colo
mel Albert a Pope, James B. Dill. f>rry rogers
Winthrop, State Senator Henry NJ. Sccvel OF New
Jersey; Alberto Duont, the aerof;aut; state
Engineer Edward "A. Bond. Martin Dodge, director
Of the United States Office of Public Road INQUIRIES;
NJ. o. Eldridge, assistant director OF the United
States ONCE of Public Road Inquiries: William II.
Hotchkiss president Of the New-York State Auto
mobile Association; Frederick G. Bourne Senator
Gallinger OF New Hampshire. and Justice Gaskill.
The following are meetings and dinners to be held
this week: Recommendation Motor League
convention, concert hail. 10 a. m. and New-York
Automobile Trade Club smoker Hotel Navarro.
II p. N. Wednesday-American Motor League con-
vention New-York State Automobile Association
convention Automobile Club. D. m; Association
OF Licensed Automobile Manufacturers luncheon
! p. m; Association Of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers' meeting Of board of managers, 2SO P. H.
and Hyatt second annual dinner. Breton Hall. $50
p. m Thursday-American Motor League conven-
ton. National Association OF Automobile Manu-
facturers' annual meeting, p m and Mud
larks' dinner. concert hail. 10 ?. m. Friday
American Motor League convention and National
Association OF Automobile Manufacturers dinner
Cafe Martin.
Yale's hockey team beat Columbia IN Saturday
nights game principally through good luck 1t
while the local seven had only the
fee in the first half that Yale made two OF her
goals The New-Hayen boys did all their scoring
in this half. and played the defensive in the
second half. when the Columbia men made des-
perate effort to win and gave pretty exhibition
OF aggressive team work II II had not been for
the rough work done by the Columbia men. which
made it necessary for the referee TO rule few
OF them out OF the game for q time. the score
might have been different The team 70 show, up
League series IS the Crescsn. Athletic Club seven
Hockey Club of New-York at the Ciermont Avenue
RINK on thursday evening. This victory. however,
Riaying with few Of is regular men. The Wane
Te sey arr are ied With the Cresse4ts for t place
team which Is made up Of such material. on
Wanderers met the Brooklyn Skating CUB and and
the game ended IN tie after an extra period OF
had had gS9a tndiV tdEh , Play team YORK ae4g
by not shooting accurately.
The Spanish War Veterans Athletic Association
Will hold its first annual athletic games at the 22d
Regiment Armory March g. Prizes have been
offered in the various contests by Senators Hanna
Plat, Proctor, Depew, Lodge and AIger: Colonel |
John Jacob Astor. General Robert Shaw Oliver
General George L Gillespie. Mayor Mcclellan
General Crozier. Congressman Hearst, Elihu Root
Admiral Dewey Major General CorbIn and P II
AIcCaTen. The relay races made I'D Of teams or
five men. each man TO two laps are as fol-
lows one-mile. intercollegiate; one-nie athletic
club. handicap; one-mile. Church League. handi-
cap; one-rnile, Young Mems Christian Association
handicap. The open contests are as follows: Sew
DASH handicap. 22O-yard hurdle race,
3oo-yard run. handicap: 6cO-yald run.
handicap limit 20 yards toe - 0ne bahsiT ram
putting the l6-pound shot, handicap and the one
tests that viii be open onl9 to spansh Wa9 Vet-
Grams and Military Athletic League members are
cap: 17s-yard sack race. handicap one-miie relay
race. handicap; wall scaling contest and tug-of-
war contest
The boys who attend private schools will have !
chance to show their abilities as runners on the
occasion OF the indoor relay to be held by
the Columbia Athletic Association on January 80
at the Garden. as the management has included
In the programme relay race for private schools |
Many well known prep" schools Of New-York |
and its vicinity and many from out of town are |
expected TO enter teams in the race, including
Brown School, of Philadelphia holder Of the REQ
ORD Of minutes. q As seconds for the mile reiay
nersch eaipons PTa5 i fns9.ats. Law IeTk
rencey1lle School; st. FTancs Xavier School Bar
record holders, Brown Prep" think they will be |
9e with ea consng Of 1s fn s record tSn
New-York opponents are confident that in a race |
%eh 'e1H'' % -' '-'A 'i'' VIII NOT Nn0" up So
The second annual mfdwinter carnival of indoor |
athletic sports under the Joint auspices of the |
Brooklyn Central Branch OF the Young Mems |
Christian ASSOCIATE ton and the 18th Regiment will |
% held at the armory February Is. The meet of
asst year. which had over six hundred entries and
n this OCCASION. If is expected Relay races viii be
leading feature. and some hotly contested sport
American Association wiz t. Is expected 3D., enter
cam against the NewtSTk Aaa dSo Su rs, me
me mile for eight men each 70 run one lap Buffalo
Association championship.
TIA intercollegiate Cricket Association at its
recent annual meeting arranged its schedule for the
coming season BY unanimous vote Cornell was |
admitted 10 membership so that the league now in
,ludes the following colleges: Pennsylvania. Cor
hell Harvard and Haverford. The schedule Is; |
Nay g. Cornell and Haverford. at ithaca; May lS ,
and Pennsylvania, at Haverford; May 20
and Harvard at Harvard; May p, Har, |
ard and Pennsylvania, at Harvard May q. Cornell |
md Pennsylvania, at ithaca, ana May o. N0ihei
md Harvard. at Harvard.
George slosson. OF this CITY, has challenged Louis
yure of Paris a match game Of billiards In oax
Inc or cushion carerns. or both. In one or nve |
lights play TO take place IN this city in beorpary
ma the prospects are bright for public exhibition
hat win remind oldtirners of the exciting contests