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and others west and north. The number
Of machines capable Of making long tour
Ing trips has been doubled this year and
the time is now ripe.
There will be no opportunity TO decide
the question Of rowing superiority between
Lou Scholes and Frank b. Greer In the
single SOULS at the national regatta at
Worcester in August, because Scholes has
announced that he would not meet Greer.
Many attempts have been made TO bring
them together during the past three years,
but ali have failed. scholes has not. and
will not, reconsider his determination made
upon his return to this country, after
winning the diamond SOULS in England, to
conhne his rowing in the future to crew
work
The track and field athletes Of the metro
politan district will find many opportunities
for competition during the outdoor season
which opened with the invitation games Of
the New York American club at Travers
Island two weeks ago. Sixteen meets have
already been sanctioned by the local as
ISOLATION at the Amateur Athletic union
and more will undoubtedly be arranged
for during the next two weeks. Every
holiday date has been spoken for by the
various clubs and organizations anxious to
give open meets, and in some cases II Is
likely that there will be double or even
recreation dates.
Although arrangements have been made
for a series Of intercollegiate foot ball
games, including the Yale game, by Har-
ward next year, and II is therefore assumed
that the game is to have a trial under the
new rules, this is not surely to be so.
From remarks by close friends Of President
Eliot of Harvard, It is clear that the presi-
dent feels keenly the present situation,
and that he is thoroughly dissatisfied with
conditions as they are. The stability OF
next years foot ball schedule of Harvard
depends entirely on the authority OF an
athletic committee, which, unless reelected
goes out of existence next week. II no
athletic committee exists at commence
ment the foot ball question will then be
thrown directly before the faculty OF
Harvard college, in which case there Is
no doubt whatever that the views Of Presi-
dent Eliot will prevail and that the schedule
Of foot ball for next year will have to be
abolished and the game given up.
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England's favorite pastime Is threat
ened, and base ball bids fair to supplant
cricket with the sport-loving Brttishers.
Repeated attempts have been made to IN
troduce Americas national game In A.
bion, but the conservatism of the English
men stood in the way of such radical
departure, and the rupture and smashing
Of traditions, which have stood the test
for over two centuries. The entering
wedge has been driven in and several
meetings have recently been held for the
purpose OF effecting a permanent organi-
zation, the objects of which Is the en-
enlargement and development of the ma
tional sport of America. At the last meet
ing of the promoters of the sport held at
the Charterhouse hotel, in London, the
chairman prophesied that before the end
of the summer a twenty club base ball
league would be formed, and Englishmen
will be playing ball as 1t is played in the
United States though not quite the same
quality. The employees Of the firm of Vickers
Sons & Maxim, the well known engineer
ing works, have formed league of four
clubs. It is also proposed to organize a
number OF intercollegiate teams among the
students at the various colleges at OXFORD
and Cambridge. Not more than thred
Americans will play on one team, so that
the greater number OF players Will be
EngIishmen. The formation OF the
British Base Bali association has
stirred up lot Of enthusiasm
and the impression prevails that the
gone will become popular. What promises
10 insure the success of base ball in Eng
land IS the fact that the most prominent
foot bali clubs are taking up the sport
At the first meeting of the association
representatives from the following clubs
attended: Tottenham Hotspurs, Woolwich
Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, West Ham and
| Milwau Here II was that the resolution
was passed that the British Base Ball
association be formed and the motion was
| carried unanimously. Nelson 3. COOK an
| American from Vermont, asserted that
game of base ball could be played in two
| hours. ana that It would not be Heightened
out into three days play, as cricket is, with
| the result even then a draw. This wal
i received with enthusiasm by the GROVE
which was present at the meeting. Ove1
100 representatives of various athletic club
and organizations were present, eager u
pick UP information concerning the game
Among those present were many nativ'
Engiishmen, who had witnessed base bal
played as Il should be played while visiting
America. 1t is the intention OF the nov
association to. seek an alliance with tn
| major leagues IN fAHeIlOeat SllhhoA ~ eHS
arranged by James E. Sullivan betweel
the American and English leading athleti
| organizations. It is expected that al
agreement will protect the new British or
Eanization from outlaw and broken-dowl
players seeking engagements in Englan
and spelling the movement IN Its incep
ton. No American professional base bal
player will be signed by the clubs In tn
British association unless he is able t
show a clean bill Of health in the shap
OF an endorsement from President Pulllan
or President Johnson.
.
Drawings for positions in the interool
legiate regatta at Poughkeepsie to b
rowed on June %, have been announced b
the board of stewards OF the Inte-col
legiate Rowing association. As suggeste
by Francis s. Bangs, a member OF IN
board, the courses have been moved fur
Their out into the river to overcome tn
handicap that the crews rowing closer I
shore always suffered. Courses l, 2 and
are now to be rowed under the second arc
Of the Poughkeepsie bridge, near the High
land shore, while the other three course
will be out under the third arch. Las
season II was found that the crews rowin
close to shore really gave the other boat
an advantage Of one or two lengths unde
certain weather conditions, but now III