New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-20
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Indoor athletic Season Closed
Wresting Gro50s More Popular.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.

Square Garden on Saturday evening practically
brought TO a close successful season or Dig IN
door athletic meetings. Although there were no
records broken at the contests, there were enough
creditabA performances in each contest OF the long
programme to keep the large number OF persons
who them in the livelest kind OF enthusiasm
throughout the evening.
Relay races seem to be growing more popular
than ever each year. and there were nearly
dozen Of these contests decided Saturday even
ing for colleges. athletic clubs and pubic school
boys 1t is safe say that the relay races among
the teams representing the various public schools
arouse as much interest as the college and athletic
club races, and in each set of games some school
that has been practically unknown In athletic
circles sends forth a strong representation and
carries off first honors The New-York Athletic
Club games in the same building on Tuesday even
ing met with even greater success than the Co
lunbia contests. In each one OF the contests
Of latter meeting the entry list was extremely
Of sfe e Columbia Tha a meeti
@ nay be be a adaop % Broken in either meet
The wooden floor is so slippery that many OF the
on the turns, and in both meetings there were so
many competitors in each race that, as a rule II
caused good deal of croWding. especially around
the turns
Although the abilities of F. Nebrick, of the 65th
Regiment of Buffalo. well known in Buffalo, it
was his first appearance here at the Mercury Foot
contests 1t may be due to poor judgment that he
lost the one and one-haB mile race to Frank
Nebriek is small and resembles fighter more
than a runner. His recent fine races in his home
city caused him to be made scratch man in this
contest in which there large field
For the early part of the contest he did not seem
TO exert himself any. but when he did make up his
mind to go to the front he did it in way that
tonished every one. and from the way he set the
pace in the last part Of the contest it was the
opinion of a good many of those present that he
could not keep up the gait to the finish. In the
final lap he had a good lead Frank, his nearest
opponent. and the race seemed his on the last turn
he slowed down. probably thinking that he had the
race we'll in hand and before he realized how
Frank was to him Frank had crept up abreast OF
him, and in squirt just crossed the finishing line
Although Nebrick had to be content with second
place, he showed by his freshness after the race
that he is Of the first calibre. and put up
probably of the best races ever seen on an ath-
.eIie Jraek IN TINS race acne f s Io Tine and
it is possible that but for poor Judgment the race
would have been his.
An evidence of just how popular wrestling matches
are becoming in this city clearly shown at the
Jenkins and Gotch match st Madison Square Gar
den on Wednesday evening. About eight thousand
persons attended, said TO be the largest crowd that
has ever attended wrestling bout in this city.
The contest was of the fastest ever seen here,
and although jenkins won back the championship
which Gotch took from him a few months before,
Gotch. who is much younger than his opponent.
gave the impression that he is a stronger than
jenkins and with little more experience he will
win the championship back again.
In the first bout Jenkins the first fall after
Gotch had got free of many difficult holds in 10
minutes and 81 seconds. linen came the big surprise
in the second bout. Gotch handled Jenkins in an
unmerciful way, holding him his head on a
crotch hold nearly throughout the bout and throw
ing him about the in this position for most Of
the time though Jenkins was featherweight.
After minutes and II seconds he finally crushed
Jenkins's shoulders to the mat this hold. The
remarkable reversal of form shown by Gotch in the
third and final bout something that probably
surprised every one who saw the contest Gotch
allowed Jenkins to keep him down on the mat for
most OF the time although he got free of few
good holds. and when finally Jenkins got the hold
on Gotch that put him TO the floor. in Il minutes
and 10 seconds the SPECTATORS could scarcely believe
that Jenkins could have shown such wonderful en-
previous bout. Gotch seemed to have lost his
strength in the latter The contest was at catch as
catch
The racing outlook for yachts in home waters is
quite encourag ing. Most of the large clubs have
settled their dates, and these show an interest
ing variety of for all classes the small
est design craft up the schooner yacht of
generous dimensions. There seems to be a general
inclination toward early races. the New-York
Yacht Club taking the lead of the big clubs in
this direction. It's first race, the spring regatta,
is TO be sailed May 90 for the first time in the
history of the club. and a glance the full sched-
ue of dates shows that it intends to encourage the
owners of small boats to enter in the This.
after all, is the true secret of success in these
contests well others Encourage the young
sters by letting them understand that the races
open to them, and the older members will make it
point to be hand and to what kind OF a
sailor the boy is going to make. One Of the most
interesting classes this summer should be the fleet
of eighteen design 30-footers that HERE
shoH is turning out for members of the New-Yor
Yacht Club. Most OF the owners who
have owned and sailed larger yachts but they be-
Ieve in the small ones for genuine sport.
Evert Jansen Wendell James E Sullivan J. H
Rhodes DR.. Luther Halsey Gulick. G. II. L Sacks
Charles Deges and other patrons of amateur sport
have contributed prizes for the indoor champion
ships of the New-York Interschoastic Athletic
Association, TO be held in the sth Regiment Ar
mory April These games. open to all secondary
schools in the United States attracting great
interest in the schooboy athletic world. and prom
lse to be notable for the high quality of the
trants. Worcester Academy. Hill School OF Potts
town. Penn Charter of Philadelphia. Law
rencevile Brown Prep" Hotchkiss and many
others which contribute collegiate track and field
giants will be represented
The contests for seniors 60 yards 220 yards 40
yards, $50 yards and mile; so yards hurdle high
Jump shot put and pole vault The junior events
60 yards and 20 yards Relay for juniors and
niors for championship titles will be held
thirds OF a mile and at mile. respectively. The
point trophy will be offered Entries close with
W. l. Haxen. No. 72l ST. Ncholas-aYe.
With the end Of this week the warfare between
the rival racing organizations OF New-Orleans viii
be declared of. The Crescent City Jockey Club
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