New-York tribune., 1904-10-03
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
4rmy-Nauy Eligibility RuIes-Sm
Thomas and His Critics.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.

AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.
The Navy Athtsasc Association has settled it's
aiTerences with the army association in regard TO
eligibility rules. and has prepared its programme
for the football season. winding up with the cham
riorship game Of the Army and Navy Franklin
TYeld Philadelphia. Saturday. November 26
The agreement made is to continue for three years
s,d in substance is as follows: The championship
ro-1e IS 70 Je played each year on tho Saturday
f,,loptag Thanksgiving Day: no cadet OF midshlp-
man is 10 represent his academy IN any inter
academy contest who has heretofore represented
his academy IN similar contests for a period oc
four years nor IS a cadet midshipmal who has
been regular member Of tse first team Of one OF
4hs FORTY colleges named below to ~ a member OF
,ha team OF such institution ard Of his academy
n any inter-academy football contest for mere
than Sour seasons il the aggregate. The following
IS the list Of colleges referred Amherst Brown.
PuokneU. Columbia. Cornell. Dartmouth Lafay-
ette University of Pennsylvania. Princeton. Har-
xard Yale Michigan Minnesota. Carlisle. Lehigh,
Chicago, Pennsylvania State Wisconsin. Nebraska,
Haskell, Wesleyan. Kansas. Exeter. Andover.
Northwestern. Iowa. N7tre Dame. Virginia Uuiyer
e-, Vanderbilt. North Carolina, Sewanee. South
Carolina. Georgetown. Missouri. Williams Syra-
cuse. LewisburS VA. california, Leland Stanford
ard Illinois A player Is considered as member
al the fret team of one q these who under the
rules Of his Institution is entitled 70 wear its
anitis'
Ya,ftsrnen here are loath 10 believe the state
roents published in 'Thc Yachtsmau.' of London,
nat British yachtsmea do NOT wish 70 see Sir
Thomas Upton challenge again for the America
Gun IF that is the case. they ask, Why does not
some other man send a challenge. They have had
every opportunity 10 do but they have preferred
10 Jet Sir Thomas Upton make three attempts Be
cause these trials have been unsuccessful the
paper declares that "ais policy of pleasing the
Ereat Republic on The other side Of the Atlantic
fas led him 20 displrage the work and brains ot
mon who have served him trul-, and he has eN-
pressed his belief that We have no designer who
can compare With Nat Herreshof." The truth IS
not rleasant 10 hear AT an times, and perhaps
that is where the shoe pinches- 40 one interested
sn yachting on either side Of the Atlantic doubts
that ATr Fife and Nj Watson Were literally paid
sor designing the Shanroc ks; neither do they doubt
shat these men produced The best boats they were
capable OF. II either OF tine Shamrocks had Won
she America Cup. there would not have been
word Of criticism concerning him or his methods
He is now accused Of having in his attempts 10 win
the Cup only desire TO advertise himself ana
IL business. while at Tile same tine the names
Of two or three prospective chanengers are men
aioned who are also IN trade, and against whom
the same cry Of advertising might be raised As
matter of fact, there few yachtsnen in Great
Britain who are able 10 challenge who are not di-
rectly or indirectly connected with business enter
prisas which an International Cup race would
advertise
The Nen-Torl1 Athletic club games at Travers
Island on Saturday formed Of the most success
III SETS held this season. Close finishes Were pIen-
fffuI. and the entry Ist well flied Many of
the contests had 70 be run in heats Few well
known athletes that were the card failed 10 ap-
pear. j. J. CIapp. of Yale. however. among
The missing. one Of the largest crowds that ever
attended an athletic meet welcomed the competi-
tors. and the games on without hitch.
Harry /. Hillman, jr.. OF the Mercury Foot club,
gnate the meet memorable by setting new worlds
record ia the quarterInile hurdle I'm spite Of the
heavy wind
The Giants played in their poorest form last week
and won few 0f their games. To those who have
seen them play in earlier part OF the season Il
looked as though they put no interest 70 their
work calls of LIS too bad YOU the cham
Iionship.' were frequent and days that double
headers were played many spectators LEFT the
grounds after the hrsr game. The IIighlanders are
again in second place by a few points. and are
working hard TO win the championship They are
u 49, 5gstoA mere ItAl %yeh IA StIlts al LoGI I
decide the Championship.
Rases AZ short distances and under a new plan
are scheduled for the automobile be held a
the Brighton Beach track on Saturday. October %.
Decidedly novel is the idea ~ price handicap for
fhe Sea Breeze Cup. II is open 10 all machines sell
i1g 800 less and a car viii get "A yard
handicap for each dollar that less than the
G019 mark. Machines that sell for 81 900 viii be
scratch. while an $500 machine viii be given 20
yards start The distance Will he q mile There
Will he n mile dash for touring for the Coney
fhree passengers, and the operator must crank the
machine after the word CO. Is given. 20 settle
The question the best amateur driver there
vii be twO-TniIe race for the amateur champion
6lp cup, but cars must he driven by their owners.
The International Cup Will Doe renewed with heats
a. three miles and a ive-inile fi.aI The i've mile
handicap open 20 al VIII have the Brighton Cup
q prize Entries close October Il with Alfred
Reeves. No 10 Nassau-st
Clarence r. Green, Of the Moutauk Billiard
Academy Fulton-st-. Brooklyn. is arranging
amateur pool tournament for the championship Of
fe city, and has obtained three entries in George
koWenlloE en-. al Young and C. u. Robinson.
4--ine bI9ohlyn players. valuable challenge
tioIeil VIII DO The first prize with special personal
prizes for second and third men and for high runs.
- entries Oi The leading pool players in greater
-NeW-4 oFk are. expected. and this is 10 be a
scratch contest. al playing l0J or l25 points the
sa@tter o. ascertaining who Is the champion VIII be
While TIE tussle between the giant wrestler
shsd' Link and Maryland. the l.5D0-pound Here
tTa bun wi he the main feature Of the carnival
~ sport ~ The I'D Regiment Armory on Saturday
pL,ls tne baseball game between the female
tieeklyn Stars ard The I'D Regiment should prove
-'eFesting.
representatives, OF Princeton, Yale. Harvard,
Pennsylvania, Columbia. Cornell swarthmore and
aFerford meet on the courts u the Merton Cricket
tiub az Hsvsrford Penn. to-day IN the twenty
soa-th annual tournament OF the intercollegiate
tHn@n Tennis Association. Matches viii be the
gsst tEc in three sets, except IN the finals. which
VA be best three out OF FIVE. r. =. Dew hurst the
Present iafcrcoieciate charnpion VIII again repre-
eetit Pcnn6EiKaL.a IN the singles. Clapp and Coz
s.on, OF Yale. champions in the doubles. have teen
graduated.
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TODAY.
EAcINc-At Morris park . r m. St. fouls ard Worth
LAggN intercollegiate chaupi9nshus al Me-ou