Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06

the sixty days Dr. c. p Hutchins, direc-
tor OF physical culture at Wisconsin, is the
newly elected president of the conferences
End Il is up 70 him to call the next meet
ing. II Is not likely that such a gathering
will be called uutil well IN January, ana Il
may be decided to let the full sixty days
run, thus bringing the session in February.
There has been sent out 10 Cornell
statement Of the present status of
Alumni Field, which IL in process Of con-
structionn at Ithaca "Of the area set
aside for play ground purposes by the
trustees a portion about az feet by 800 feet.
comprising about seven and a half acres.
about equivalent to the whole Percy field,
has been graded to level surface and fur
nished with necessary drainage" says the
statement.
In executing this work approximately
$500 cubic yards of earth and hardpan
have been moved at a cost Of s12,6OS2 "a for
grading and S2,524H for engineering serv-
ices. drainage pipes. manholes and cutters.
top dressing, fertilizing. seeding and incl
dentals making a total expended on the
playground as completed and delivered to
the board Of trustees. Of S1L1s26l. AL
though this amount is S5.132s1 in excess of
the maximum amount agreed upon with
the trustees, the committee in charge OF
this work has deemed It essential TO fully
carry out the spirit of the agreement en-
tered into, namely, the grading Of a play
ground Of which all Cornell men will be
proud"
Referring to the varsity field. the report
says: "By the end OF the present year an
area about 7ss feet, average width by 1856
feet In length, comprising over twenty
three acres, or about three times the area
OF Percy field, will have been rough graded
ready for finished grading and seeding
which latter will probably be deferred until
spring, after the made ground has had
time to thoroughly settle. In executing
this work about 10000 cubic yards of earth
will have been moved, at a cost for grad
Ing drainage, engineering, top dressing
fertilizing, seeding and incidentals, now
estimated not to exceed $4,000. The actual
cost OF this work to August /, 1906, has
been approximately $1,000.
due to the fact that in the grading OF
this larger area the cuts have not been SC
heavy, nor the material encountered SC
! difficult as was the case In the playground
1t has been possible, as will be seen by the
above figures, to reduce the unit cost Of
this latter work. After the grading of the
above area has been completed there will
| still remain ungraded, for general athletic
purposes an area $50 feet by s24 feet, com.
prising over twelve and a half acres. The
total area available for general varsity
athletics, in addition to the playground and
Kite hill will amount to thirty-hve and
| three-fourths acres. or about four times
the area Of the present Percy field"
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Several years ago 1 told Ned Hanlor
that was going to leave base ball and
| study law" said Hugh Jennings, while
discussing his base ball career. HE told
me my ultimate career was as major
league manager. 1 owe TO Hanlon all thai
l ever was In base ball, and his quIe
talks with me made me determined Somt
time back when 1 told him I was goinl
to leave the Baltimore club. he expressed
great regret, but pointed out his old pre-
dietion. No ball players can ever sit ant
listen to Ned Hanlon without learning
something, Coed players have admitted t,
me that they thought themselves noYjce
after listening to his Ideas of play, Harfor
originated a style Of plays that won pen
nants for Baltimore, As fast es othe
clubs copied the Baltimore idea he dug VI
something else, ! attended law school a
Ithaca and, worked along with student
many yearss my senior. learned tina
class room nerve and base ball nerve wer,
distinctly different At that law diplomi
| will not assist me in managing the Detroi
team, But 1t viii be of service later on
when / am too old to exploit base bal
knowledge drilled into me by the creates
Of base ball students, Ned Hanlon.'
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A purse of $500 has been subscribed 70
the ehOss match for the championship o
the world between DIR. r. Laslker an
Frank J, Marshall. On, IAsker now hold
the title. and as both players ara Willing
to meet the match will be held early Il
the year. The Brooklyn Chess club ha
accepted February 70 and %. the dates Sc
by the city OF London Chess club for tn
international cable match for the 81