The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-03

New OEK, April $-BeS1nn1ug to- day with the Yale and Pennsylvania regatta at Philadelphia, the collegiate rowing season opens with a good deal of promise for interesting contests during the ensuing months until in .tervarsity honors are decided over the Poughkeepsie course next June The unusual open winter has afforded the coaches and crew candidates a much earlier opportunity to go out on the water this year and this in itself should, be a potent factor in getting the rival crews into excellent condi- ton for their coming struggles The Varsity combinations in all probabi1= aty will be selected earlier and the various crews brought to a. higher state of perfection than ever before. when the time arrives for the New London and Poughkeepsie races. Next week the Pacific Coast Intercoi- IegiRte regatta will be one of the at fractions for the visitors to the. Pan anna Pacific International Esxposi tion at San Francisco and toward the end of the month both Princeton and Harvard will meet the tsMiddies'' in dual contests at Annapolis, Md
 After brilliant season sof indoor athletics the arrival of the time for outdoor competitions is gladly well corned by the amateurs. many of
 
 more than creditably during the win ter months. Boston's big Marathon, the nineteenth annual running of which will be decided over the Ash land-B Boston course. two weeks hence, will be the first of the great outdoor events Of the season. The Patriots Day classic of the Boston Athletic Association will furnish an additional incentive for distance runners this year as the winner will be enabled to take part in the Panama-P Pacific Marathon at San Francisco next Sep tember free of expense The Boston A A. in addition to the cup prize will donate a sufficient sum to cov- CT the travelling and other expenses of the victor to the Pacific Coast and return and to the second man an a1- 1owanee of one hundred dollars will be made toward giving him a chance to compete in the CaIifornia race.
 Should the Board of Governors of the Amateur Athletic Union adopt the rule, recently recommended by the General and Athletic Rules Com mittee, prohibiting marathon run ance or refreshments during 8 race, in aceordance with the Federation rule, it may have a deterrent effect on some of the intending competitors and consequently greatly reduce the size of the field which otherwise 51VS9SS PIO3IA1k53 IAl1S year or DSln$f the | largest in the history of the event a-
 Although it was runored that none of the English professional golfers would visit America this year it seems to be a certainty that in addition to Harry yardon, who has decided to
 play here, at least three or four oth-
 CTS will come over in time to take part in the open tournament at Bal
 tussol. Short Hills, N. J.. next June. | Edward Ray, James Braid, George Duncan and J. H. Taylor are expected
 to make the trip and their conafng will be welcomed by golfers every
 where in this country where the game
 is making. wonderful progress Fran
 els Ouinet, the national Champion
 gained an international reputation I two years ago when he defeated Var don and Ray in the play off of the
 famous triple tie'' for the United
 States Golf Association open cham pionship over the links of the Coun- l try club, Brookline, Mass. with a
 brilliant round of 72. vardon being second with TT and Ray third with l78. The possibilities of history re- l beating itself with these three players I taking part in this years '.open' should make the event one Of the most attractive and interesting .goIi classics that ever has been decided
 over the beautiful New Jersey course 
 At Boston next week the amateur experts will have their annual court | tennis tournament in which the one l most proficient will earn the right to play the challenge match for the National honor with the nine time winner, of the title Jay Gould of the | tPhiladedphia Racquet Club. Lasi I year Gould, who was in great play ing form, won the title of worlds 1 champion at this ancient game by defeating George F. Covey,-the pro fessiena1 champion of England \ Should he decide to defend his ma.
 tiona1 honor again this year there
 does not seem to be much fear of hi, l losing out as he has clearly demon ! strated that he is always a bit bet ter than the best that can be sen Fl against him.
 n Judging from the form displayed
 by F1gar E. Frank the Pacific Fl Northwest champion, during the eas
 tern tryouts for A. A U wrestling championships at the Panama-Pacf fic Exposition, which were held a 1 the Madison Square Garden here two weeks ago. competitors for honors il
 the 125 pound class will experiencg l some difficulty when any of then goes to the mat with him. Frank i: Ia. member of inc MI4J4poDoab A