The evening world., 1915-01-16
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS

gaining q victory over Harvard iu
the first hockey game Of the series
between the old rivals here tonight.
Barring the Dartmouth game the IT,
gers have made a good showing on
the Ice this season. Harvard has u
seven that Is said to be as fast as the
championship team of two years ago.
The racing dates for this season.
now that the majority OF the stake
features have closed for the year. are
the chief topic of conversation among
turfmen at the present time. Specu-
latlons as to dates have been many
and varied. but The Evening World Ii
In a position to say to the patrons
OF the sport that the opening at the
local tracks will be either May Is
or May II. This will be nine or eleven
days earlier than last season. when
the opening took place on May 26.
The tracks that will hold meetings
here this season are Belmont Park,
AQueduct. Empire City and Saratoga.
The officials of the Jamaica track
have not yet decided whether to throw
open their gates Or hold a meeting at
Belmont Park after the regular meet
ing Is held by tho Westchester Racing
Association.
been announced by Graduate Manager
Ingersoii. Bates and University of
Maine have been substituted for Will
Jams and Norwich. The schedule fol-
over; Oct .. University Of Maine a at
Hanover; Oct. 8, Tufts at Hanover; Oct.
Is, University Of Vermont a; Hanover
Oct. 23, Princeton at Princeton; Oct.
versity OF Pennsylvania at Boston: Nov.
10, Bates at Hanover: Nov. 20, Syracuse
at Syracuse.
The local Registration Committee
Of the A. A. u. prevented Joe Loo
mis-, the American champion sprlnter.
hurdler and high jumper. from taking
part In the games OF the Telephone
Club at the Seventy-first Regiment
Armory. The warning to Loomls was
not made known in time to proven,
the competition Of a number OF men
we'll known In A. A. y. athletics, and
II Is probable that they will be pun
ished for competing at an INSANE
toned meet.
Baby Speed Demon. owned by ]. s
Blackton OF New York, established n new
Florida record for hydroplanes when l,
In 80. 81 and won the feature event o.
the opening Programme In the annua
mid winter power boat regatta. Bah,
Reliance, also Blackton's property. wa,
| second, and Miami. owned by Carl q
Fisher OF indianapolis. was third.
Glen Echo Country Club OF st. Louii
has withdrawn Its bid for the 1915 cham
pion ship tournament of the Western
Golf Association. which practically as
sures that the event will be awarded
to the Mayfield Country Club of Cleve'
land at the meeting In Chicago to- day
The st. Louis Club will apply for tn,
1915 championship.
The campaign OF the tennis players
committee to transfer the national ten
mis- championship from Newport to For
est Hills. was advanced yesterday b,
tho sending out OF requests for proxie
to all Of the clubs which are members
Of the United States National Associa
tion.
Anthony r. wiiding OF New Zealand
the hero Of twenty-six Davis Cup lswi
tennis matches. Is at the front with tn
allied forces and when the second arm!
OF the English take the field the racque
wielder expects a hot time. Wildinl
Joined one OF the Infantry regiments
but was transferred to the motorcycl
corps. a. he has been an expert at tn
pAstime for yeaTA -.---.-......---