The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-15
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
MEETING or EASTERN LEAGUE
IS POSTPONED.

Harrisburg and Wilmington Have Small
Chances % supplanting Montreal and
ROcheuer-COnell MAY Lose Thanks
swing nay Game With 4. cf y.
p. T. Powers, president Of the Eastern
League, says that the meeting which
was 70 have been held this week has been
postponed for about ten days. Powers
declares that harrisburg and Wllmin -ton
have small chances OF supplantlnE Mon
treal and Rochester respectively In tho
circuit and says that In his opinion oil OF last
years teams will begin the race as usual
next month. Up In Rochester they say that
when the Eastern League meeting conYenes
Powers will be asked TO resign by several
persons who have been after his scalp for
some time But Powers says he Is not at all
alarmed and that II anybody wants him to
pull up stakes he will do so willingly.
Willie Kecler, the New York Americans
star right fielder. who with Jack Chesbro
has been coaching the Harvard team for
several weeks, arrived from Cambridge
yesterday. and will go South 10 join his fellow
ball players tomorrow. Keeler says that
Harvard will have q strong ball team this
year. az there are few vacancies 70 be filled
and there ls a wealth Of new material Ches-
bro. who has the Crimson pitchers 10 bis care,
will not go South before Saturday. Both
Keeler and Chesbro are ready 10 play ball
now as moments notice
Pennsylvania may not meet Cornell in the
usual Thanksgiving Day football game
this year, II IL this fact which has held up
the GU Gker's football schedule for such a
long time. Cornell has refused 70 enter a
crew In the race for college junior eights in
the American Henley TO be rowed on the
schuylkll on May p. a. the Ithacans will
row Junior race with Harvard at Lake Cay
uRA on that date. Two years ago Cornell
failed 20 send an entry 70 the junior crew
race on the schuylkil. notwithstanding the
fact that Pennsylv the year previous had
roved at Ithaca II was then said that this
lack OF courtesy. might result In the breaking
on OF athletic relations with Cornell, but
nothing came Of IL. and Pennsylvania again
Towed on Lake Cayuga last year, second
IL In too hard, and the outcome may be that
Pennsylvania will alter the football schedule.
substituting another eleven for Cornell on
Thanksgiving Day Cornelrs athletics are
the, annual football game with PePnsylv%n3lia,
authorities Intend 20 make the most Of this
fact, Should Pennsylvania drop Cornell
would probably receive the Thanksgiving
Day date which would be a matter OF profit
for the red men.
Charley Dwyer. who owned Africandsr
two years ago, has arrived in New Orleans |
from California. Young Dryer attended /
the Los Angeles meeting the greater part |
OF the winter but for the past few weeks |
When he left here last fall he had disposed !
OF all his interests in his former racing sta |
PSn ana IN Spg Of she b ha' hs pS
nershlp in stable this year, the young man
has received no authentic information TO |
this effect except hat he has read In the /
newspapers He win come East in a few
days TO make preparations for the coming
season.
Hard luck seems to cling 70 the family
last -" year Mara rS' had lis colSrbone broken
recently announced that he was ready, for
who is an apprentice in the stable Of Father
Bill DAILY Yesterday little Mara while
Boulevard was thrown heavily and had
leg broken in two places He was dragged
for some distance.
As result Of dissensions in the ranks Of
the Western Jockey Club. the special meet
been declared on II Is said That the inten-
ton OF the Crescent City. Jockey Club to
day has caused a peck OF trouble and that
the Memphis track will soon openly declare !
ton.
The following entries have been received
for the Metropolitan Handicap; Marjoram.
s5nt s Ca fst2ns Bohemia Beldane
Lad, 5: Knight Errant. :; Sir. Brllar' ): Mar
tlnnas. s. Kehailan, 8, Bedouin. s. Joaquin. 4:
EG iie En- . DSs erry f aysSGnsy idbs ss
Hsdse, q Golds@iib 3 6TIVoRaes Risht Eo' :
Colonial CHI, 3, BAKER Matters. :: Hermis, q:
Stalwart, a. 81 Bellane, g. Tanya. 3, Artful,
Dolly spanker. 4; Montreson, T. Leonldas, 1.
II Chase makes good as first baseman for
IA Ianlei a. WI nIchasd
an interest in the Grand Rapids club and
wants 70 manage the team. Clark Grifith
has sent him contract for a salary that is
slightly In excess Of the one be received here
last season. Griffith says that Camel will
or not at all and that he win not be traded
under any circumstances. This means that
Camel, he manages the Grand Rapids
bench, but viii have TO sit IN the grand stand, I
last year m was permitted 70 umpire many
such contests for sums ranging from s25
20 500 game. IN that way Camel picked
When it comes down to actual cases Camel
win hardly refuse to come here when. he
up. Playing baseball for a salary and back
ing ball club with small bank roll are two
very different propositions.
The candidates for the University Of Penn
Eylvania and the Annapolis varsity crews
have deserted the rowing machines and are
now taking daily exercise on the water The
midshipmen have arranged races with George
and are also trying 10 induce a crow OF Har.
ward men 20 meet them about the first OF
May, Ellis Ward says the material for the
Pennsylvania crew is more promising than in
several years.
"Hako." the Japanese jiu-iitsu expert Z
sends a letter 20 The SUS 20 the effect that
he has never. been Ia Baltimore and conse-
Quently could not have been beaten there
the other night by a wrestler called -Co.um- I
bus. But -Hako" says he will meet Co
lnmbus" in this city under any suitable con-
dtions,
Golf Gossip.
PAIN BEACH. Fla, March 1.-THE first
and second round for the Ponciana and Con.
ISOLATION cups was played to-day With the
following results:
Ponoitna Cup-Flrsi Tound-R. 7. Sterling beat
r.. II. NcElEee, and p L. s.. Armstrong beat