Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22
Barney 0Idfe|d Is Going
Back to Auto Racing.
Capt. Sycamore Of Shamrock
Fame a P|oughing Champion.
Racing Books in Tennessee. Wrestling
Feeling at CorneII-.- Jotiings.

Barney Oldncld has decided to take
up track racing again. He will use a
new 90-horsepower Peerless car. and
his first race will be on the track at
Savannah on March 3. He will then
journey through the South on his way
to the coast. but will return TO Chica-
go for the 24-hOur race, to be held there
May 30. William Pickens. who has
managed Oldficld during the last year,
is arranging to have Opcn-air shows in
connection with the meets.
News from Paris says that H1mcry
has ipologiZed to the DarraCQ Co. for
the part he played in the Florida au-
tonobilc races and has been retained
as driver of the racing cars.
Capt. Sycamore, who sailed the sec
unu of Sir Thomas Liptons Sham
rGcks in the race for the America 5
cup against the Columbia, distin-
guished himself in Il ploughing contest
ut Brishtlingsea, Eng, recently. He
won first prize. Capt. Sycamore fixed
compass to his plough and was thus
| enabled to steer in a straight furrow.
Daniel w. Abercrombie, Jr., of WOr
ccStcr, Mass, has been chosen captain
vi The Hebron Academy track team to
succeed Capt. Abbott, who left school
the first of the winter term. Abcr-
crOmbic holds the record for the high
hurdles among Maine fitting schools.
having made ii in the BowdOin meet
last spring. He also won first place i'll
the high jump. winning 10 points for
Hebron in this meet.
''HilI'' Henley, the former Boston
I
sons has been prominent member Of
the Harvard football squad, has come
cut as a shot putter At Cambridge. and
promises to be a most valuable acuui-
jition to the Varsity track team. The
game is nov. too. but Uftcr a little i'll
.truction by Assistant Trainer Quinn
Monday made Il put of 43 feet, 4 inches.
This is a remarkable put for a Begin
ner and the Harvard men are pleased
TO think Of what Hanlcy will be able
to 10 three months hence. when the
du,'l games and the intercolIeSia te
champions come.
1iungary's chess champion, GcZa
Maroczy, arrived at New York Tues
day on the steamer Amerika, from
Hamburg. He seeks Il match for the
worries; chan! !pionahip, but is not pre-
pared to discuss details until he has
had 4 personal interview with Dr-
Lasker, the worlds champion. who.
though out West at the present time.
is nOW a reS1cn: nr New York City.
This desire to play for the coveted
title at chess was not, however his
sole purpose in journcyinG away from
home. MarocZy comes rs Il commits
SipnCr ho rifv nf Is,II. npc.t .lnI
his real business while here will be Il
thorough study of the system OF indus
trial Cducation i'm vogue To this he
will cni"lt, bend his energies until his
return in May. Maroczy does not cX-
pcct to play Laskcr in this country. but
hopes to get his consent to play inside
Il year.
1t HOW appears that the reason why
Michigan failed I" adopt the measures
recommended at the conference Of the
Pig Nine" rtiitiVc to doing away with
professional coaches WIS due to the eX-
iStcnce of = four-ycar contract with +.
ii. YoSt which had been but recently
renewed. He will probably be the last
professional coach as the faculty will
abolish the position on the expiration
of lis contract.
The plan suggested 1T Ithaca to bar
first year men from competing for
Varsity teams and limiting 4 Varsity
mans activity to three years. has ere
ated some feeling among the Cornell
students. Several Of the big universe
ties have been approached on the sub
ject, however. and if any can be in
duccd to join with Cornell these rali-
cal changes will so through.
A match for a catch-as-catch-can
bout has been arranged between
George Hothner, the lightweight cham
pion and Abraham kaZZi the Turkish
lightweight, now visiting this country.
The tout is scheduled for March g.
The Tennessee supreme court has de-
"lared unconstitutional the bill to pro-
hibit the making of books on horse
races run in the state. To test the con-
stitutionaitv of the act races were
run in Davidson and Bedford counties
upon licensed tracks and two defcnd-
ants We're indicted In each case the in
Gictment was quashed by the lower
court, the defendants pleading that the
law was unconstitutional because the
state constitution provides that mo
bill! shall become a law which embraces
more than one subject. that subject to
be expressed in the title.'
BOwdoin's new track coach. John j.
Smith. arrived Monday and gave his first
instructions Tuesday afternoon in the
gymnasium. large number responded
tn the call for candidates. Mr.. Smith
promises to be Il very popular and eff
cient coach.
The late Associate Justice GRAY. of