The evening world., 1911-12-09
Sporting NeWS in Brief

] CECRETARY WATSON OF the United
states Golf Association, IN an
~nouncing the annual meeting o.
the association at the Bellevue-Strat'
FORD. Philadelphia, on Jan. 10. made
known the applications for the cham
p!onship vents for 1912 SO far recs.ved,
Fol the amateur championship the Chi
cago Golf Club of Wheaton, ILL.,; the
Country Club of Buffalo. the Cincinnati
Golf Club Of Cincinnati. o., and the Es-
sex County Club Of Manchester, Mass,
are applicants. For the open champion
ship the Essex County Club of Man.
chester. Mass, applies. while the appli-
cants for the women's championship arc
the Country Club of Buffalo and u
Essex County Club OF Manchester, Mass.
I The secretary appends a note to the
effect that the Nassau Country Club OF
Glen Cove. n. Y. offers It's course for
any event should the association desire
to use It.
The Harvard hockey team will prob.
ably give up the idea Of a Christmas trir
and instead remain home and practise
The management has had tempting Of
'Ao SicNCidld ana DOlntS IN
Canada offering them games. The
Cleveland promoters desired them 10
face Yale or Princeton in a series of
games. or II that proposition was I'M
satisfactory to meet a fast amateur
septet.
Chief Justice Jones OF Columbia,
s. c., has signed, on the applica-
ttao -
directing officers of the Columbia Rae
ing Association. the South Carolina
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Ia
show cause before him next "Wednesday
why the races at the State Fair Grounds
should not be enjoined as a common
nuisance or resort for gaming. The OF.
der is based on the afidavits of seyera'
citizens.
BY steadily clickiI of the carom.
and leading only for a few innings TO,
ward the end on his string c. d. Conwa,
defeated Mark Muldaur In the fourteentl
game OF the national Class b amateur
1872 balkline championship tournament
The score was 800 to 2s9. Both men Eel
slightly below the required average ir
the match in Maurice Days academy
Conway finished with an average ~
4 56-6l, and his best run were 30, 90 an,
Il. Mildaur's average was 1 1850, ant
his high runs were 90, 25 and q.
In order to review the work of tbc
Ranking Committee and pass upon the
ratings for the season there was a meet.
ing of the Executive Committee NJ ~
United states National Lawn Tennis
Association at the Waldorf storIo
Following the usual custom Raymond
u. Little. Henry W. Slocum and MiIes
s.. Charlock, the three members OF IN.
Ranking Committee, submitted their
findings. There was also discussion
upon several other topics in connection
with the sport. including the advisable.
fly OF deciding the national all-comers
championship at a date earlier than IN,
middle Of August or putting the tour
nament over until September, the posi-
bility Of having the champion plaN
through tn" tournament instead OF
standing out for challenge, ana a NOR,
drastic drafting OF the f~oot-fault rul,
for service.
George Sutton has lsued another chat
lenge to willie" Hoppe for the IS.
halkline billiard championship. Suite,
does not believe that in his recent mato'
against the boy wonder" he showed
his best form, and still has confidence II
his ability to wrest the title from tn,
present holder.
Dusty" Ashbaurh of Youngstown, q.
has. been elected captain OF the Brow
Univsrsity football team 10 succes