The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-13
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MANHATTAN'S DOPE
By MANHATTAN

New 1ork, Marcn lz.-'Ine queetloH ds to whether Boston or Buffalo will get the
 national rowing championship regatta will come up before the executive board of the National Rowing association March Is. Both cities are striving to get the event
 Buffalo is willing to spend money. and offers inducements which cannot be ig- nored by the association. The water course at the upstate city is one of the best that could be had and as an added incentive for holding the event on Lake Erie, Buffalo promises a full Canad- ian entry.
 Canada has always entertained the American championship races, and asks tn be considered in the selection of a place to hold the next regatta. The To- ronto, Ottawa and St. Kits Rowing clubs and associations are backing up Buff falo.
 Another question of importance that will be brought up at the meeting is the importance of having a new association formed in the south The Baltimore clubs have decided that it would be advisable to break away from the middle Atlantic. md will show that there are enough clubs
 in Maryland and Virginia, which includes the District of Columbia, to form di- vision for themselves to be known as the Southern association. If the request for 6 new association is granted, August 5 will le selected as the date for the first regatta of the new division.
 Delegates from all associations will be present at the annual meeting which in all probability will be held at the Waldorf.
 The Birmingham club has announced five players who will form the challenge team 10 play for the international cup at the Meadow Brook Hunt club early in June.
 I he meinoe1s Of the team selected are Captain Lloyd and Captain Barrett of the Fifteenth HEssars, Noel Edwards of the Nintb Lancers, Lieutenant Palmes of the Tenth Hussars and Captain Cheape of the Kings Dragoon Guards. The terms are the best two in three games, to be played under the rules of the American Polo association. The dates now under consideration are of May 31, June and :, or else June 3, ' and 10, providing three games are necessary.
 Assemblyman McGraths bill to permit baseball games to be played by amateur clubs Sunday afternoons, when no admis- son fee is charged either directly or indirectly, was reported favorably by the assembly codes committee, which amend ed the original bill in regard to admission fee clause.
 The Ohio house of the general assembly voted for the Greeves Sunday baseball bill It provides that in any city or town baseball games can be played on Sundays If the voters so decide.
 The New York team opens with fhila- delrh,a on April 12, Brooklyn opens in Boston on that date. New York gets Dec oration Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day { home. New York goes to Phila- delpbia on the Fourth.
 Tie rext holder of the British inter- national motor boat trophy, now held in this country, will be decided in Hunting ton harbor, Long Island, August "A, 70 and 26. ~ This announcement was made by Secre- tary Morley of the Motor Boat Club of America, shortly after he had received through the mails the formal challenges of the Royal Motor Yacht club of Eng iand and the British Motor Boat club for the trophy.
 It Is expected that not less than three boats will be built here to defend the trophy won last summer by the Dixie III. At least two fast craft, one of them possibly a new boat built by the Duke of Westminster, are expected to compete in the race.
 Michael Murphy announces that the Philadelphia team that starts in the inter- city relay at the Pastime games on March IA would probably be made up of Rams dell, Hough, Haydock and Hayes. This team will certainly set a terrific pace, and it is doubtful if a New York or Bos- ton team could hold them. The record of the Philadelphia quartet is well known: they are all capable of doing 50 seconds or better, and the race should be hum msr. The games committee have also de- cided to add special two-mile relay | race. between a team and the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia and possibly Yale.
 1 There has been great demand for tick | cts for these games; sections are being | reserved for representative of various clubs that will be present to cheer their | me mbers on.
 There will not be ahy match between Y enschmidt. Jack Curley, manager of the | ''Iion" made this statement. Hacken-
 schmidt has planned to leave the country March 20 for Europe. there to continue | wrestling. Later he will go to Japan to stra.ghten out some private affairs. | Curley is disappointed at his failure to get match with the champion, but feels | that neither he nor Hackenschmidt is to ] blame for the failure. l h l Fred Plaisted the veteran sculler, has
 been engaged as assistant coach for Yale | oai smen. Plaisted was one of the best
 known scullers in the country. | President Lynch of the National Base
 ball league will make his headquarters
 here for the rest of the season
 Lester to Meet Lang
 San Francisco. March n.-Jack Lester
 the young heavyweight boxer, whose
 claim as hope of the white race' Il
 backed by Tommy Burns, left here yes
 terday for Sydney, Australia, where h' ' is scheduled to meet Bll Lang or