New-York tribune., 1905-02-20
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Good Entries for Fordham Games
HarU@d's CleUer Hockey Team.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.

~ held at the 2od Regiment Armorv tc-rnorrorv
.rering IS expected TO be of the largest ath-
,sao meetings held this season and to srrpasz anv
,orrner games held by Fordharn. The entries for
the invitation 20 yards include Seitz. of George
towr: Torrey. OF Yale: Deer. OF Pennsylvania.
Tsckert and Walsh OF the New-Yorlx Athletic C1uh
end KHale. Of Columbia. Taylor. Pennsylvania
ooIored sprnter is entered in the 4O-vard scratch
invitation The main attraction of the meet viii
be the intercollegiate relay race between Georgia
toE-s. Holy Cross and Fordham University The
Ford ham I.ren are confident Of success They have
a the New-York Athletic Club. Among those en-.
Sean Cassasa sulivan r MaSse 5S~eenE NoTten
? Naher. Barrett MunhaIl. Barry Mansfield and
The Yacht Racing Association Of Long Island
Sound is composed OF twenty-three yacht clubs
the members Of which the Sound as their
racing waters. Seventeen Of these clubs are on
Ire north and the other six on the south shore
Of the Sound IN addition TO these the Seawan-
hRka Co-inthian, the New-York and the Larch-
mont yacht clubs which are not members Of the
association. have their courses laid out on the
Sound near their respective clubhouses or sta
Al the invitation Of the New-York Yacht Club
isst November and December delegates from all
Yacht club Of Phadephia and apd Marblehead. the
Eastern Yacht Club Of Boston. and the Atlantic
Yacht Club Of Sea Gate. held several meetings to
deteTHne on uniform set Of rules for rating
gaze Sll,-iu Is-.ILIl-o 70 Ihgr respective cllos
the adoption OF the rules that had been presented
The result is that nearly if not quite ALL Of these
thirty clubs have agreed to the rules. and will
race under them in the coming season. so that at
last after years CT conflicting racing rules there
vii be a uniform rule that viii cover all classes
Of racing craft and who owns boat and
has had her measured at the beginning of the
so1. unless he changes her trim or sail area. may
race her at any club regatta with the assurance
fosf IN her class is fixed quantity and that She
race. The formula agreed on by which al yachts
Srce is: The length. multiplied by the square
root n the sail divided by SO times the cube
root Of the displacement
The postDoned game Of last THURSDAY. between
4be wanderers Hockey Club and the Brooklyn
Skating Club takes place tonight at the Clernont
Avenue Rink. Brooklyn. TWO more games in the
American Amateur Hockey League take place AT
the same rink this week. Tomorrow night the
Crescent Athletic Club seven play the New-York
Athletic Club. and on Thursday the Hockey Club
Of NeE-York meets the Brooklyn Skating Club.
estng as there has always been keen rivalry be-
ess6 other At st Nichoias Rink. earlier in the
season, the Crescent men were forced TO play an
night, however and there is little doubt TO the
Outcome Of to-rnorrow's struggle
The opinion was generally expressed after Satur-
day nights game between Harvard and Yale that
the Cambridge seven is the best team that has
represented any Of the colleges in this country.
more about the fine points Of hockey than any Of
their rivals The ease with which they won from
the fast New-I5aven seven was a surprise. as it
harder fight But after the first i've minutes Of
never IN doubt The light Yale line could not stand
Up under the heavy checking Of its opponents.
in1ercoeeiate series for is05 but having Captured
like honors for the last two years now takes per
only 70 the team winning senior honors in three
successive seasons.
Record breaking crowds again attended the big
games Of last week. admttance being refused after
80 on Saturday night, as st. Nicholas Rink could
accommodate no more
The game Of last Tuesday night between the
Hockey Club and Crescent Athletic Club marked
by wonderfully fast work and hard checking. In
fact, Il fast that there little chance for
team work The men were matched closely that
as soon player got possession Of the puck and
E siTf - boc he I b a. yoe mis- Ijd i0 OF
---- -slI - b-OSA MS neat 4i4JFe his hl10 o.
yyork began to tell on the men in the second half.
but the Brooklyn players were in the better
dtion and their efforts 10 tire out their rivals were
Euccessful and won the game for them The New
York men. with the exception Of Howard, were
falling all over the ice in the last few minutes OF
This contest was marred by the ungportsmanlike
conduct Of z certain element Of well known root
ers" who are bent anything 10 beat the Cres-
cents" Their remarks directed at Bob" Wall were
insulting and personal in the extreme and had moth
Ing whatever 10 do with his play OF the evening.
70 try squarey TO rattle member OF the opposing
tesIn may oe oniy natural but the line should be
contrast 70 that OF the 'rooters" as he seemed 10
e-y1z- - vrcef ,,rco-ce--e -s-1 - ~ Sos IL
and Clarke, Of the Wanderers. are big men. and
when an opponent rushes into them something gen.
orally happens. and they in consequence are quite
otteR unjustly criticised for rough work
Almost from the formation Of the American ANA
teur Hockey League charges Of professionalism
have been raised from time 10 time against some
Ct the men playing the teams but after nvesti-
has raer
charges OF last week have been thoroughly gone
into and the strong statement published yesterday
By Maitland ST G. Davies, chairman Of the govern
read with interest and satisfaction by followers Of
the popular game here and elsewhere.
The American Automobile Association al its
1rst meeting under the new president, Elliott c.
Lee Of Boston, showed q disposition to take firm
grasp on the affairs that should under its
control The association viii be Incorporated under
the laws OF New-Jersey, according 10 the plan made
Some tine ago. The new 0eclaraton OF the pur-
poses q the organization may well be kept clearly
before each and every officer Of the association
The following letter dated February a. presuma-
by from undergraduate, fails 10 consider the
fact that The Tribune does not report basketball
games:
.,, are yoa aware Of the fact that in the Columbia
gymnasium last night the Columbia varsity bas-
l2al4 team defeated the five Of the University Of
pace u ne East this year? In spite Of the impor-
80 LIS galilelnlportant because II pract-
q nc American colIeges-no mention Of the contest
-, - 10 Dc found ia this mornings issue OF your
ms omission while in itself the cause Of much
aea1s tie first of such omissions in regard TO Co
y - pa activities that The Tribune has been guilty
Ssf-gtt IN holding up the public all contests In
T-.lSh Columbia IS defeated but you grudge even
-tsle space 70 tel Of a Columbia victory
hsst urEzr 10 the rreretS V1ie r. Is the duty
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