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IIHE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. YORK, SUNDAY, MARCH 25 1900. 11 ETJBOPEAN HOTELS. CHEAP LIVING IN EUROPE. game a week and Kennedy was alternately good and otherwise.

Yet they pitched the club to victory and deserve credit for it, although Hanlon can lay claim to not a little of the honors, because he kept the other fellows In the dark regarding the strength of the first Grand American Handicap, at Dexter Park, in 1S93, was Just as confident that he would win the big stake, and he did. The United States Revolver Association became a permanent organization on Monday, with such experts as Dr. Reginald H. Sayre, W. C.

Southwick. J. W. Christiansen, Dr. C.

T. Adams, Dr. W. G. Hudson, Captain J.

C. Summers, W. E. Carlin, A. C.

Gould (Ralph Greenwood), Tom Keller, A. L. A. Hlm melwright, J. E.

Bulmer, C. H. Chapman, W. G. King, A.

S. Franklin and B. F. Wilder as members. In accordance with the bylaws there will be three championship contests every year.

It is probable that the association will accept the challenge Issued by French marksmen to shoot a match. There is a difference of opinion as to whether Chris Feigenspan will score the needed fourth victory in order to become the owner of the Eagle Cup. That the youngster has done some great work In the first three contests cannot be denied, but there are those who believe that he will not be able to stand the pressure at the next open shoot. Then there are others who claim that Chris is the greatest shot in the world, and that if ever a man deserved to win' the Eagle Cup it was that same Feigenspan. Should it happen that way, it will surprise some of those knowing ones who claimed that, under the changed conditions, the cup 'would remain in competition forever.

Billiards. on such a difficult, schedule this year as to wear out her team eariy in the season. With the newspapers clamoring that the local university bring Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Cornell and the Indians here it was no child's play to make up the schedule. Harvard and Cornell have wisely been passed by in arranging for games. I say wisely, not because I would not like to see the Crimson and the Cornellian and White do battle, with the Blue and White on the local field, but for the reason given above.

Pennsylvania, Yale and Princeton will be seen here early in the season, while on Thanksgiving Day, providing the Columbia faculty registers no objection, either the Carlisle Indians or the University of Michigan will race the local university. The games with the first three named teams follow a little too closely to be entirely to my liking, but probably this could not be avoided. The much mooted question of whether the athletes of Oxford and Cambridge Universities will be seen over here this summer in competition with Yale and Harvard con rattier, to give Sharkey the benefit of the doubt, not what he did, but what his manager, Tom O'Rourke, did for him. After signing an agreement to meet Fitz simmons at.a certain date and post a forfeit to fight before the club offering the biggest purse, Sharkey could not be found. O'Rourke said that he did not know where he was; that he should have been present, etc.

Sharkey's money was hot in sight, and as neither of the two clubs bidding for the battle had certified checks on hand an agreement was made to postpone tho meeting until the following day. At the postponed meeting O'Rourke began to quibble on technicalities and these falling, he blunted out that Sharkey could not fight at Westchester the club that made tho better bid which meant that Sharkey could not fight anywhere but at Coney Island. It is apparent from this that O'Rourke is not going to take any chances against the Cbrnishman, especially under the winner take all agreement. So Fitz hied himself over to secure a match with McCoy. Kid said yes and there is a probability of their meeting some time in July.

This is about what would appeal to all who. follow the sport. It would give Fitz a chance to show how good he still is and it would give McCoy an opportunity to prove his skill against the hard hitting and tactful Oornishman. It would not be the bruising battle that Sharkey would nut up, but it ould be the greatest fight in its way (it is hard to explain just what' way. but it is an interesting way), that ever happened.

Can it be that wrestling, the most scientific of all forms of personal physical contest save only boxing, is to enjoy a return to popular favor after years of inactivity? It looked that way when Yousouf. the Terrible Turk, was here, but the fiascos that attended his matches with Roeber killed the sport again, or at least tapped it on the head as soon as it was raised, sending it back for another period of desuetude; it looks more like it now, for the contests at Madison Garden last week brought forth a support, financial, vocal and otherwise, that almost equaled the scenes at the big prize fights. Not being restricted by law as is boxing and the bouts being open to women, are two weighty reasons why the sport should prosper. When the crowd knows a back hammer lock as well as it knows an uppercut, or a three quarter Nelson as well as it can tell a cross counter, the patronage will be big. The fact that Roeber suffered a broken rib shows that it is not child's play, while the collar and elbow and catch as catch can preliminaries were pretty enough bouts to enthuse almost anyone.

When the late comers entered the big arena on Wednesday night and through the haze of smoke saw the banks of faces on all sides and in the middle the old saying, "Everything Bill Brady touches turns to gold" escaped many Hps. But was it "Brady's luck" or was it this astute little man's faculty for providing and advertising just what the public wants almost before the public is aware of it? I think it is the latter, and I think that if the game be not abused by fakirs or dishonest performers it will be one of the most attractive of all sports for some time to come. Olsen has said that he will not give Roeber a return match for a long time. It is to be hoped for the good of the sport that he will not, for as soon as he does the public will cry out "It was arranged between them to let Olsen win for the sake of another match and its rich haul." 'Given just a fair chance, wrestling may rise to a pinnacle of fame it has never known before, but if any clique goes in to get all of the money in the quickest way the sport will be sullied and blackened until time alone can bleach it out again. Collar and elbow, Graeco Roman.

catch as catch can, or any of the other forms, it is all good sport. From the amateur standpoint it is better than boxing, and I expect to see the athletic clubs take it up from now on. Base Ball. ANGLO CONTINENT Al HOTELS. FIRST n.ASS EIIROPEAV HOTELS.

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But Rome has now become such a healthy city that a better class of foreign residents is going there to live; the tradesmen are Germans, who supply superior article to the Italians and the hotelkeepers are Swiss. The other Italian towns have not the same kind of Anglo Saxon colonies. There are a few English and American artists and students always in Venice, some in Siena, Perugia and Milan, but not approaching to colonies, nor are the Inducements for long tlm residence great. Here are the towns and countries in order of cheapness, flm, residentially, in houses or apartments, furnished or unfurnished, and secondly. In hotels and Residential countries and.

towns for apartments or houses: Belgium, at Brussels and Bruges; Italy, at Florence, and Spain, at Malaga. All are suited climatically or socially to English or Americans. Visiting countries where life is cheaper by far in hotels and pensions than in America and England: Switzerland, the cheapest country for hotels and pensions, especially In Cantons of Vaud, Geneva, Neuchatel, and proportionately in all others. Germany in parts is cheap, in hotels and pensions, but much more co3tly than is Switzerland. The cheapest cities and towns are: Dresden, Hanover, Dusseldorf, Heidelberg and Wiesbaden.

France is dear, except on the Bay of. St. Malo, at St. Servan, Parame, and inland, at Dinan. Again, it is not expensive at St.

Jean de Luz. in the Pyrenees. In Malaga, in Spain, it is cheap in apartments, for food is reasonable, rent low and the exchange for English and American or French gold or notes, SO per cent, in the foreigners' favor. There are no other countries In Europe where, excepting for commercial reasons, Anglo Saxons would permanently reside. At the same time, every European capital has a few subjects of her majesty, who live apart from the natives, cling to their church and eat English comestibles when they can get them.

S. SIEVERTS DREWETT. Questions sent to us, accompanied by the inclosed fortn. will be answered within three weeks of reception and the replies will appear in the Sunday edition of the Eagle. All letters should be addressed "Travel Editor, Eagle." TRAVEL QUERT FORM.

Name Address Pseudonym or Initials: Subject Month of Tour Date. ATTACH THIS TO LETTER. his pitching material. But this kind of bluffing is not expected to go this year and Hanlon does not anticipate a recurrence of it. He has provided a rem edy, it is asserted, by the addition of McGlnni'ty, Kitson, Howell and Nops, from among whom he believes he can select pitchers who will bolster up the old guard for the hardest kind of a campaign.

McGinnity's record is known to every ball crank in the land and he Is labeled the pitching star of 1900 at this early date. Kitson is also a fixture. Howell and Nops are possibilities. Here is the pitching staff as it will probably survive the Fourth of July Hughes, McJames, Dunn, McGlnnity, Kitson, Kennedy, Howell and Nops. There should be no misgivings with this combination.

The foregoing assertions are built on rather strong fabric, but there are many slips when it comes down to hard facts. Accidents may happen, men who were strong a year ago may prove weak, there may be a slump in batting and fielding, and last but not least, four clubs which contributed materially to Brooklyn's big record of victories will be missing. The fourteen straight won from Cleveland must be secured in part from Chicago or Cincinnati or some cither team. Washington's contribution of eleven must be made up In the same way; Louisville's eleven and Baltimore's eight are also required. Of.

course, there are fourteen less games than last year and the champions of the coming season will doubtlessly have a smaller percentage than in 1899. but Hanlon figures on winning two thirds of the games. That is close to last year's record and the victories must come from somewhere. It will be apparent, therefore, that the team that captures the pennant has a mighty hard ro.w to hoe. The chances of the St.

Louis team are more difficult to figure than those of Brooklyn, although the critics in the West are confident that the Perfectos will win. Teheau's crowd won a little over 50 per cent, of their games in To reach the 667 marl: they will have to improve in the neighborhood of 25 per cent. The question is: Will McGraw, Robinson, McGann and Donovan, together with the young pitchers secured, strengthen them to that extent? It is a possibility, but remotely so. Boston is always a factor, and as second best last year, deserves much consideration. Rumors of internal dissentiou were rife in 1899, and they promise to be equally prevalent this season.

The reports that Long, Lowe and Duffy were slated for release the winter, has not done the club a great deal of good; in fact, it has been harmful But leaving this out of the discussion, let us figure on the strengthening qualities of Freeman. DIneen and Barry, for whom the triumvirate spent 57.500. Freeman will proably supplant Hamilton. The latter was out of the game much of the time last season, because of injury, but when in good shape there are few who will say that Hamilton Is inferior to Freeman. The latter has the advantage of youth and a reputation as a home run hitter, but he has yet to prove that he is the run getter that Hamilton is.

Barry will probably be used as utility fielder. DIneen is a good pitcher, one who will make his mark with a fast fielding and ordinary batting team, and he will help out Nichols and Willis materially. But, to me. Boston does not seem to have better than a third place chance. Pittsburg is the second Western possibility, merely because of the general belief that the fusion of the Smoky City and Louisville stars makes it such.

But Pittsburg and Louisville finished in the second division last year. Because Baltimore, which finished second in 1S98, and Brooklyn, a second division aggregation, amalgamated and won the 1S99 pennant is no good argument that Pittsburg should do the same 1900. The Pirates have a strong pitching staff, but are lacking in other respects. I shall be surprised if they finish as good as fourth. Philadelphia may beat out the Bostons and Pittsburgs.

But it must have a first baseman and another pitcher to accomplish the task. A hard hitting short stop might be included, but Cross will do if the other positions are filled. Lander and Goeckel have announced their retirement, the latter officially. With team work added to their tremendous batting, the Quakers, may land about as high as last season. Otherwise, fourth place may be their position.

Cincinnati is next on the list. Brush has expended much money in the past to build up a permanent winning team, but has been handicapped by poor management. Allen has thus far displayed excellent judgment and if he continues the Reds may prove to be a dark horse. Chicago's claim on the pennant is built on the flimsy fabric of a fairly good shortstop, a possible second baseman and a couple of new pitchers. But the mainstay of the team Lange is, at last reports, still missing.

New York is considered last, because that Is its only hope, unless Freedman relents and gets at least four Al base ball players. These added to Davis, Gleason. Doyle, Foster, Seymour, Warner, Mercer, Carriok, Doheny, Wilson and Rusie would make a strong aggregation. PHRADY. IN GERMAN CIRCLES.

The Montrose Bowling Club was organized at Braunwarth's Hall with the following permanent officers: Captain. Christ. Fleury; president. Peter Wezgait: vice president, Philip Glocke; secretary. Frederick Stagg; treasurer.

F. Braunwarth. The Deutscher Schuetzenbund will have its annual grand festival April 15 at Horney's Hall, corner of Hamburg and Willoughby avenues. On this occasion the new flag of the Bund will be officially consecrated. The singing society, Wyckoff Heights Ein tracht, gave an entertainment last evening at its headquarters, 9S Wyckoff avenue.

It was 'the first concert In many years given by the society. The attendance was very large. The production of Treptow's comedy farce, "Woman's Wit." by the dramatic society Ulk, was a decided hit. Prospect Hall, on Prospect avenue, where the performance took place, was crowded to its utmost capacity. The Brooklyn Quartet Club is arranging for an Easter festival Sunday.

April 15. It is intended to produce, on that occasion, Offenbach's opera in one act, "Martin, the Fiddler." Mrs. Anna Knebel, Mrs. Katherina Noak Fique and Mr. Charles Klindt have been engaged as the soloists for the concert.

The United German Singers of Brooklyn intend to honor their president. S. K. Saenger, by sending him to Europe to present to the German Emperor the souvenir album as a recognition of the friendship of the Kaiser in donating a prize which is to be competed for at the coming festival. If the present plans can be carried out.

Arthur Claassen. the musical conductor of the German singers of this borough, will accompany Mr. Saenger and will direct a chorus of Berlin singers at the Imperial Court when the.presentaion of the souvenir takes place. The concert and flag consecration of the Richard Wagner Quartet Club will take place this evening at Winter's Teutonia Hall, corner of Harrison avenue and Bartlett street. The flag Is made of pure silk.

One side shows the American colors with a lyre encircled by foliage and myrtle in the center. The other side shows the German colors, red white and black, with the legend: "The Spirit of Harmony." The Williamsburgh Saengef buncJ, tho pioneer among the Gorman singing societies of this borough, will act as godfather, as is customary on such occasions. At the recent meeting of the South Brooklyn Sharpshooters. Captain August Ladlges, held at Prospect Hall. Prospect avenue, it was decided to have the.

annual target practice some time during the month of March. One of the most conspicuous events of the season was the annual grand ball of the' Elite Schuetzcn Corps of Brooklyn, held at the Palm Garden, corner of Hamburg and Greene avenues. The Arion Singing Society has renominated all of its officers. President Charles Froeb broke nil records in being renominated for a third time. It is due to his energy and general Interest in the welfare of the society.

A BIRTHDAY PARTY. A birthday party was given by Mrs. H. W. Behman, a few nights ago.

at her home, 9 Eighth avenue. Among those present were: Mrs. H. Bade, Mrs. Emma Clark, Miss Birdie Kandain, Mrs.

E. Ball. Mrs. J. Jahn, Mrs.

E. Behman, the Misses May and A. Behman. It was a most enjoyable affair and Mrs. Behman was the recipient of many presents.

Hotels in witzerland the Best on the Continent for Those of Limited Means. One May Also Live Economically and Well in Brussels, Bruges and Florence. Paris Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon. Paris. March 15 After all, her majesty, Queen Victoria, does not go to the South of France or Northern Italy this Bpring, and so the climax of the winter season will fall flat.

But, notwithstanding her absence, and notwithstanding the Intensely unpleasant feeling shown by the English against the French and a corresponding press campaign against the English In the French low claBS the French Riviera has done fairly well, the regattas are going on satisfactorily, and the flower battles have come off, though somewhat tamely. It is rumored that the Prince of Wales will not attend the opening of the Paris Exposition. Personally, I do not believe the rumor. It is another effort, started in Parfs, to try to make England odorous in French eyes. That party, of unrest, whether Royalist, Romanist, or drapeau rouge.

Is never satisfied. Something, or somebody, or some idea, must be pulled down. They are magnificent destroyers, but they never construct. Just now they are doing their best to keep England out of France and English money out of the hotel keeper's pockets. Thus It is that hardly standing room can be found at San Remol, at Bordighera and all along the Italian shore, from the French frontier until Spezla, well on the way to Leghorn, Italy has gained and France lost.

Meanwhile the cry of "typhoid" rose when there was no typhoid in Nice; followed by bubonic plague also when there was none; to end with smallpox, which, in a slight degree, did exist, and which has traveled up to Paris, there to be quickly stamped out. almost within a fortnight of its arrival. The Germans have gone on about as stupidly as the French, and treat English people with almost open rudeness; their newspapers show riotous contempt. But now that success seems at last to follow the British arms, they are quieter. English people are keenly alive to insult, keenly sensible to ingratitude; English people will not readily forgive to fill in whose coffers they have well helped to fill In the past, playing the graceless role they have recently tried to play.

And so English people are staying at home, sulking In their own spas and coast watering places in the most abominable winter they have known for a generation. But they have been rudely awakened. The income tax has jumped from Sd. to or. 33 1 3 per cent, rise; whisky excise duties have jumped up; cigars' and, above all, tea, have been all more highly taxed.

No one will escape. This means that a very large number of British will have to think about cheaper quarters, if for no other reason than the rise of the income tax, tho most hated tax in England. And cheaper must be found out of England. Is it known to all that one can live in a Swiss hotel or pension at $1 a day and be much better fed and housed than for the same expenditure in a private dwelling England? Time was before the Franco Prussian War, yes. and for a whole half century before when English people came to France to economize.

It was cheaper in Paris than London. To day it is cheaper In London than Paris. They swarmed through North Brittany, they overran the north coast of Normandy, the north coast of Picardy and Artois. They were found inland. Prosperous of officers and their families retired on half pay were found at Avranches in Normandy, at Boulogne, in Picardy, at Dun kerque In Artois.

Where are they now? Still may be found the same class, with recruits from America also, at Dinard in Brittany, at ancient Dinan, at St. Servan, and newly created Parame. They have trekked westward, from Normandy, because Normandy has become too dear, and now find a sole refuge round the Bay of St. Malo among the peasants In winter and the bathers In summer. These colonies will receive recruits in numbers once more.

It does not take much to induce an Englishman to clear out of his country. He does not stick to his home country as firmly as the American. If his pocket is hit, he soon moves on to where the income tax collector comes not, and the rates of his parish have not to be paid. Switzerland will receive a large increase of long remaining visitors. Vevey.

Montreux, Lausanne, Geneva, all the towns of the. French cantons will be filled up with pen sionnaires at the boarding houses and hotels. English people dislike German speaking Swiss cantons. They rarely stay for long in the pensions of Interlaken. rarely winter at Lu cerneand do not patronize freely Protestant Zurich.

Basle and Berne they detest. The Americans follow the English in their pursuit of pleasure and the German speaking cantons do not often provide Anglo Saxon recreations, tennis, golf, hockey and the like. Moreover, they dislike residential foreigners, and many of the German speaking cantons are rigidly Jesuit. It is in the Protestant French speaking districts where the religion of Calvin is preached, that the Anglo Saxon is best understood. There, in Canton de Vaud, for instance, he can do as he likes, and the hotels and the town authorities do their utmost to make him happy and contented.

And, probably the most important reason of all, the winter climate in the German speaking cantons is. excepting St. Moritz. Davos, Arosa, Grindelwald and a few others, not suited to English, and these only are sought by sufferers from lung, affections, a migratory class, and not permanent residents. But while the Anglo Saxon is not continuously happy in German speaking Switzerland, he is perfectly contented with Germany itself.

He adores Dresden the really commonplace capital of Saxony, unredeemed except for its artistic treasures and musical advantages and there makes a home, as English or American as he likes, with a fathering municipality which encourages Anglo Saxon residence. Berlin. Leipsic. Hanover, Heidelberg, Gotha, Weimar, Darmstadt. Karlsruhe, Dus Beldorf, Stuttgart.

Bonn, Wiesbaden, Munich. Freiburg ln Breisgau, all have their permanent English colonies, with some Americans to leaven them; an English church and almost everv British sport. These will all receive new" additions to the colonies this year by the sufferers Indirectly from this Transvaal war, whose Incomes are reduce1, whose taxes are raised and who find England once more (as it was in the years from 1840 to 1S5S) an expensive country to live in. Or they will turn to Belgium, a cheaper country than. Germany by far, for residence, though not a nicer.

There, at Brussels, one can live on a dollar a day. as at Switzerland, but your dollar will not give you so good a menu. Pensions abound, education is cheap and taxes are low. Belgium, except at Ostend and Spa, keeps its rents down, too. In Bruges, grand old houses with a dozen rooms can be had for $200 and upward a and furnished houses for Bruges is quaint, very picturesque, very Flemish, very cheap.

The English colony is rather dull, but contented and numerous. The natives are duller. Bruges will benefit greatly by the immigration of British after the new income tax comes into force. These two towns of Bel glum have colonies of impoverished Britishers. Italy, after having had a good winter season from the wealthier British, must be prepared to receive the poorer of the better classes.

Florence once as cheap as Bruges and always a hundred times more interesting has now a tremendously large Anglo American colony. It Is twice as dear as It was half a centurv ago. but is still cheap. In pensions your single dollar will find you in everything. Flats and parts of houses can be rented at less than half one would pay for the same superficial area in New York or London.

So Florence will draw upon England still more. After Florence. Rome, always dearer than its Tuscan rival, will attract. Life In pensions there costs from $1.50 upward. Houso rent is expensive and lodgings are not easy to Golf.

A difficult problem was solved by tlio Gar den City Goli Club when it secured the property heretofore occupied by the Carteret Gun Club. While the Golfera regarded the Garden City Links as the most ideal of any in this vicinity, still lonrtine exoerts complained about the first nine holes being too short and scarcely a fair test of golf, no fault, whatever, was found with the second nine holes, as they are over 3,000 yards long and laid out with a considerable display of judgment. The first nine holes are a trine under 2,600 yards, but no less than six ol them can be covered from tee to green in two and in this regard the man who makes a drive of 150 yards is quite as well off as the expert, who makes a 200 yards drive, as he is quite as sure of reaching the green on his second shdt. Of the other three holes, one is merely a cleek shot of 118 yards over a sand pit. It is by no means a difficult hole, although exceedingly sporty.

It is invariably made by the experts in from two to three. The other two holes are both pretty good, one being 465 yards tons and the other 409 yards. The first hole is 260 yards long, and is generally done in from. two to four, the green being up near tho fence and pigeon house of the Carteret Gun Club. With this obstacle removed which heretofore has teen an eyesore to the golfers, the first hole can be lengthened out 500 or more.

It will also give add tional length to the second hole and make it far more sporty, as a full drive can be ae from the tee of 200 yards or more while the said pit will have to be carried on the second The extension will improve the course i greatly, and with all. the land acquired by the removal of the gun club there may be other important changes made which will improve the 'present condition the course. As the Garden City Golf Club links have been selected this year upon which to decide the amateur championship, the club will do every thing in tfs power to give the golfing fraternity a faultless course to play upon. The very fact of the organization standing all he expense of movipg tho Carteret Gun Club house is an evidence that the Garden City Club will spare no expense in putting trie course in as fine a condition as any other in the country. By tho time the championship takes place the course will probably be the most IdeaJ in America.

Bernard Nicholls, professional of the Philadelphia Country Club, is rather a modes. man, and is, so wel. satisfied with his victory over. Harry Vardon that he refrains from teeing Great Britain open, champion to. go and get a reputation but he shows a decided willingness to take a back seat and let all the other professionals In the countrv have a chance to test taeir skill against Vardon.

Nicholls has beaten the English, wonder once and he sees no glory in beating him a second time so he "merely says "Let Vardon play the other fe. lows." John Retd. the. former Intercollegiate champion, something of a hustier ana when the St. Andrews Clubmen elected him their" captain they put a man in office wao wjil "lead them a merry dance this season.

Reid; has picked out a strong team and he will make matters interesting this summer 'or them; while he is planning to shake up the' dry bones of. the. older members by ar angiug an elaborate list of club fixtures, which will keep them on the move right through the season, from the middle of Api II until the end of November. It will be the season the club has ever The members of the Westbrook Golf Club 'eel quite elated over the brilliant manner In which they haxe been represented this winter in Florida by R. 0.

Wateon, jr. who will come back in. the spring loaded down with trophies. The Atlantic City Country Club certainly Reserves credit for the big week's programme it has offered the golfers at its spring tournament, which marks the opening of the golfing season on Northern links. Tt has received a very large entry list and will have a 5 competitors all the expert golfers who have been wintering in Florida and throughout te Southern States.

The tournaments at Augustine and Aiken will be held during the next six days and the play pis will all land at Atlantic City the following week. College Athletics. "he first annual in athletic meeting by the Columbia rslty Athletic As ion a 'week ago ght was not the success which aoped to see. for this of proper ig, combined many closed any of the local athletes did not of the meet and as far as drawing the other colleges went, no at made apparently. A single entry was about all the out of town took part in the games, lot help but notice the absence of Mitchell's genial race at these 1 surely a little of his untiring en jadly.

needed. Speaking or Mitchell of a few rumors which have come rs of late. I was in conversation ominent member of the Crescent lub one day last week. "Those pro re certainly dead slow up there at remarked my friend. "Why, I about the paying of the tuition of retidon and Neidlinger' last fall, nell write down and refuse to play unless those players were removed Certainly the Ithacans did ibia sent back word that she would the three men objected to or else games, as she had no men to take Whereupon the Cornell man erit word to go ahead and play the tthey did hot wish to call the game and White, and I funy coincide lulty in being wroth at the decep Manager Mitchell worked upon sincerely deplore the way in iatter has been made public and treatment which has been Mitchell by a few sore heads.

them nothing else. Pure ath lost sight of by this anti and personal gain and clique is are put before the good name ty. One thing is certain, and imbia lias a good team next mpossible to persuade outside Blue and White are not pro events for the Yale California et, which is to be held at New i. have been announced. Yale have her hands full with the hough they are pretty much of uantity here In the East.

As is stronger on the track than ear as regards her dual meet but in renllty weaker. What is is that the Crimson has lost inners than the Blue, thus giv Haven college an advantage. .1 and Yale, however, are murh last year as regards their he intercollegiate championships meeting or tie Yale and Berke vlll lie watched with keen inter vers of the cinder path. Firsts only will count for points in the jncement of the Columbia foot for next season has been made, is due to cx Manager Mitchell judgment which ho has shown opponents for the Blue and White, rs will remember that I mentioned last winter lest Columbia, puffed up honomenal suecoss of last fall, take CI I W8K mm nan Amateur billiards received a great impetus a week ago. The Hanover Club's enterprise In giving a tournament for the Metropolitan championship reflects great credit on that progressive organization.

The prizes were the handsomest ever offered for com petition and the tourney was a success far beyond the anticipations of the promoters. On each of the six nights during which the tournament was in progress the handsome grill room which had been converted into an arena was crowded with club men keenly appreciative of the beauties of the game of 14 inch balk line, the style of game which was played. Such congregations of clubmen, almost every social athletic organization in the two boroughs being represented, have never assembled before at a tournament of a like character, the Hanover Club scoring a most positive triumph. The games were highly exciting and interesting and in addition were keenly contested throughout. Of the four players contesting, Ferdinand Poggenburg, a member of the Hanover Club, made the best showing, he winning all three of his games.

All credit must be given to Poggenburg for his victory. he won by superior cue work, outplaying his opponents and showing excellent judgment throughout. Poggenburg is the coming player in the amateur division and ranks close to the class A men of the Amateur Athletic Union. The Crescent Athletic Club's representative, Frank Keeney, also made a brave showing, his defeat of Stark and of Townsend, establishing him as a player close to the first rank. In his game with Stark Keeney made a high run of 52 and compiled an average of over 8.

This average was the highest made during the tournament and secured for him the special prize, a very handsome and valuable diamond locket, the gift of Maurice Daly. The surprise of the tournament was the excellent showing of Arthur Townsend, who in the opening game of the tourney was only beaten by the narrow margin of three points by Poggenburg. The remarkable feature of the game was the fact that Townsend's average was higher than Poggenburg's. Stark was unable to win a game, but he secured a pair of diamond cuff buttons offered by George Slosson, to the player making the highest Stark's 64, being the. best during, the tournament.

It has been proposed to make the tournament an annual fixture, with a challenge cup to be won at least three times, in addition to the other prizes. To the billiard committee, composed of the following named men, belongs the credit of bringing the tournament to a successful conclusion: Harry Mollenhauer, Gilbert Kitch ing, Charles B. Andrews, C. Gaubert and Joseph H. Boston.

These men were unflagging in their efforts and ably assisted by John McKee, the chairman of the house committee, they worked early and late and covered themselves with glory. But for them the tournament would not have heen held and in securing it for the. club they have earned the lasting thanks of their fellow members. The prizes cost in the neighborhood of $350. This sum was raised by popular subscription, over a hundred members subscription $5 each, the surplus being used to defray the cost of the supper, which took place after the game.

Bowling. Bowling has never before received such a great boom as has been given to it this season by the project of holding an international tournament, and the general welcome which the affair is accorded in all parts or the States, Canada and Mexico promises for It the distinction of being one of the moat popular evonts of an athletic nature that will be held during the season of 1950. The arrangements that are being made for this monster carnival are on a very large scale, such, in fact, as have never been made for the congregation of followers of any other sport. Clubs, alley proprietors, merchants and professional men have volunteered to assist the committee which has the tournament in charge by pecuniary contributions and gratuitous services. The promoters of the tournament have been very much encouraged by this manifestation of support and are working with unremitting energy to make the tournament one of the grandest affairs of this character ever held.

The rivalry for high honors in the municipal championship contest is likely to be very heated and the event is expected to be the most popular of the tournament. The trophies in this event will be rich and elegant and one half of the competing teams will take home with them a prize. Rochester was the first city to select its team for this event. Albany will send a team to represent the bowlers of the Capital City. The selection of the team is now In progress and the manner in which this work is being done indicates that the bowlers of this city are more than eager to carry off high honors.

Though the proposed match between the Greater New York and the All Star teams Is not likely to take place, yet both of these teams will probably attend the The All Star team has been challenged by the bowling team of the Pontlac Wheelmen, of New York, to roll a game or series of games for $1,000, or any part thereof, "a side, and E. E. Bell, for tho Pontine Wheelmen has deposited a forfeit at the tournament headquarters. Royal Arcanum bowlers have requested the general committee for the privilege of participation. As the Arcanum bowling teams are not qualified to enter the various contests because of their not being organized under the rules of the American Bowling Congress special provision will be made for them and a day set apart for them to compete for the championships of that order as well as appropriate trophies.

Bank clerks and other commercial leagues will be accorded like privileges. The conditions governing the ladies' tournament have been decided upon. There will be two separate contests for teams of five. A team may take part in both. In the individual championship the total of pins made on six best tickets, of three balls each, will count.

Only twelve tickets can be procured by any one lady. There will also be two alleys reserved for prize bowling, where an unlimited amount of tickets may be Boxing and Wrestling. Among the boxers the week has been quite an eventful one, for in addition to the Erne Gans fight to attract the interest there has been tho rather unusual inci dent of one of, the aspirants to heavyweight honors turning tall and fleeing from another big fellow In the open daylight of matchmaking. This is what Sharkey did. or UMfP tinues to be brought before our eyes at irregular intervals.

For my own part i do not think the' Englishmen will come, although Manager Jesse D. Dana of the Yale track team tells me that there is as good a chance, now as there ever has been. With so much going on across the water this summer it does not seem probable that the Englishmen will want to come over nere. I should be very glad to see them over here, however, although I rather tnink that we shall have a surfeit of athletic meets on our hands this spring and summer. Yachting.

The unfortunate ac tion of the Massachusetts Yacht Racing Association, in formulating and adopting a set of rules in connection with the twenty five foot cabin class, is bearing fruit which may be of much harm to the sport of yacht ing. The rules were evidently ill advised at least they were not suggested by owners of twenty five footers, and the latter have voiced their disapprobation by calling two meetings, with the object in view of forming a separate racing association among themselves, for the promotion of the sport in their own class. The new association is in a fair way to be consummated, and threatens to detract somewhat from the prestige of the old organization. How the Yacht Racing Association could have made such a blunder as to adopt rules which yachtsmen would not abide by, passes comprehension, but they have done so, and must take the consequences. It is to be hoped that the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound, which this week will act upon a new set of race about rules, will not follow in the Massachusetts Association's footsteps in the matter of hastily adopting rules before it is very sure they will be satisfactory to a majority of owners.

If, however, the past may be taken as an index to the future, the Long Islanders will make no such error. In the past they have been very conservative, slow to adopt any rule or follow any course which did not give almost universal satisfaction before it was decided upon, and always striving to unite rather than to sunder interests. The adoption by the Yacht Racing Association of a hew class, which will include the new seventy footers now being built, while it was to have been expected, was, nevertheless, satisfactory when it came. It will be known as the eighty footer class, which will leave a margin for boats other than the four now being constructed, and the seventy footer owned by a Boston yachtsman. This is also agreeable, as special classes are becoming alarmingly numerous and without a margin might monopolize a big share of the sport e're long.

The next interesting subject in the yachting world is the allotment and harmonizing of dates for the annual fixtures and special regattas of prominence. In the past this work has been accomplished without a great deal of friction, and it is to be hoped that it will be again this season. It will be a more difficult task than heretofore, however, because the season will be an unusually lively one and almost every club will want more dates for special features than it did last year. The one design class is to 'be a feature of yacht racing this season and nearly every club of any prominence has a special class or two of its own, peculiar to itself. In many Instances the differences are not so marked in boats of the same, or practically the same, racing lengths as to bar them from competition in open regattas under general classifications, but they differ enough to make each distinctive and a class by itself for special races.

The idea of one design racing was first put forward a number of years ago by the A. C. which had a number of. canoes built pVecisely alike, and the sport was so much greater than under the old style that the scheme recommended itself to various yacht clubs and has since grown rapidly in popularity. The Larchmont twenty one footers, the Seawanhaka half raters and the various sizes of knockabouts and.

race abouts, the one raters and others followed one another in rapid succession. They were found to be not only the very best test of relative seamanship, judgment and skill in handling, but they fostered and encouraged the Corinthians and developed many a first class amateur sailor. In fact, so strongly has this trait impressed itself upon yachtsmen that clubs everywhere are adopting the idea and fostering the classes by offering special prizes and instituting special races for them. Among the new classes which will appear for the first time this season are the seventy footers, the Marine and Field Club's new class and the Knickerbocker Yacht Club's new departure. Preparations for a new class of knockabouts for 1901 are also under way, the first step toward them having been taken by the executive committee of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound, when it decided, at a meeting held last week, to recommend to the general meeting, to be held next Thursday, the adoption of a special set of rules governing raceabouts, their construction and sailing.

Shooting. Captain J. A. H. Dressel of this bor ough, who is the secretary and treasurer of the Interstate Park Association, announces that the new grounds at Queens, L.

will be open for practice from now until the time of the Grand American Handicap, and any club or individual desiring to shoot during that time will find the grounds ready. That recalls the fact that among those who attended the Brooklyn Gun Club tournament, at Queens, last Tuesday, was Walter F. Sykes, the president of the New Utrecht Rod and Gun Club. Since the sale of the grounds at Woodlawn, over a year ago, the club has had no shoot, and Sykes made the trip to investigate the workings of the traps, at the new grounds. It Is probable that the.

club, will resume its live and clay bird contests at an early date at Queens. Another New Utrecht Club man present was Louis Duryea, probably the best pigeon shot In the countryHo day when it conies to UBihg but one hand. It is not so long ago that i Louis shot a match at Dexter Park with three mranhMj of the Fountain Gun ud as oddo nents. Each of the said three men shot at 25 birds, using both hands, while uuryea shot at 75 birds, using but one hand. Notwithstanding this big handicap, Duryea wou.

At the Brooklyn Club shoot, on Tuesday, Louis spoko to me about, his match with Bobby Welch, on Thursday, and was positive that he would defeat tho Philadelphian. However, Welch, who is the man that won With most of the eight league teams at their training grounds, lovers of the national game will not want for information regarding the doings of their idols. In fact, news of diamond doings will now be plentiful until the month of October again comes around, and it is sincerely hoped that the magnates will take their cue and seek obscurity while the men, who make the national game, hold the center of the stage. ReportB from the various training quarters have it that the teams are already showing championship form and even the head of the New York Club, despite the obvious lack of playing strength of the Giants, thinks his team has a chance. Of course this is a fallacy with seven eights of the league clubs, but it will take six months to prove It, consequently, all claims to the pennant at this time are legitimate.

The disappointments will come later, and are liable to be felt by those who least expect them. At the present writing I look for a beautiful race for the end of the century pennant between the Bast and West. At least two clubG in each section seem to be especial factors in the race, with the others not far behind. Narrowing the prospective race down further. I expect to see Brooklyn and St.

Louis starting off neck and neck and remaining in close juxtaposition at the top until the finish. That is, of course, provided the champions play together, as they did last year, and that Mc Graw. Robinson, Keistcr. McGann and Donovan strengthen the Perfectos. as they are expected to do.

Brooklyn, with its latest additions, looks to be head and shoulders above its Eastern rivals. But this giant combination is built on the foundation of last year's championship team with a superstructure made up of a large portion of what was best in the Oriole aggregation. But and there is always a but; ves, quite a number this year the pennant is" not always to the strong in base ball. It is won only by hard work, steady playing and pure grit, especially in the last few weeks. Let us figure out the "buts" that stand in the way of Brooklyn's chance this year, and they are apparently fewer than those which confront its rivals.

Will the old guard play as well as in 1S99? I believe that it will, probably better. Kelley and Keeler may be depended on to bat harder and field more brilliantly than ever. Captain Joe was handicapped bv stomach troubles last season and Little Willie played many a game while suffering excruciating pain from an injured ankle. Barring similar disturbing influences they will play their best throughout. Another thing, the outfielder was weak pnH the start bv the injury to Jones, necessitating the use of Anderson, who.

while did his best, was not the active man that Kelley and Keeler like to flank. With Sheck ard at center, a youngster who made a reputation for brilliant all around work last season, the outfield is, in my estimation, the fastest in The country. At 'the beginning, twelve months ago, the infield was as badly off as the outer division. Jennings showed early that his short stop playing was over and he retired, his place being filled by minor leaguers until Dablen was taken from third and that important position weakened until Casey appeared. In the meantime McGann's first base play did not suit Manager Hanlon and he was released, Anderson being placed there until Jennings fitted into the niche and became tho rival of Tenney.

'ow, the prospects are brighter than at any time last year. De Montreville has been brought over from Baltimore to strengthen the infield and whether he covers third base or short field ho Is expected to make that section of the diamond a veritable stone wall. Jennings' reported retirement Is discredited and he is expected to take care of first bape better than last fall. Daly, too, shows indications of improvement, for he has taken wonderfully gcod care of himself durinp the winter and looks stronger of muscle and brighter of eye than ever. The catching department requires no comment.

The two veterans Farrell and Mc Guire are old warhorses, scenting the' battle with customary' fervor and will divide all the work irrespective of any assistance that may bo provided. It is the pitching that requires the most attention. A year ago Hanlon had Hughes, McJaraes. Dunn and Kennedy as his main dependence and this quartet played out the string, although from a calm, unbiased examination of their games they were lucky to get away with it. This is no disparagement of their abilities.

At no time were all four at their best, on or the other having his period of ineffectiveness or Illness. Huches was laid ud for two weeks with a cold and his arm ip not so strong as he would wish; McJames did not striKe nis gau until half the scaEori was over; nunn is not strong enough physically to pitch more than one.