Show WITH THE SPORTS Cambridge Olass March 29 Captain Cap-tain Blngham of the Mott Haven team received a dispatch from the iDni versity of California today stating they would send an athletic team east this spring and they desired Harvard to enter into a competition with them June 12 Harvard finds it impossible to arrange such a meeting and Captain Cap-tain Bingham wired the University Qf California tonight that he could give them no date Baltimore March 29Jale Kilrain replied today to John L Sullivans boast that Kllrain was an easy mark I am ready to meet Sullivan on any terms and at any date he may name New York March 2JPlansare beIng be-Ing formed in this city for the organization organi-zation of an American Ches club the members of which will foe selected from the most expert women chess players in this country Mrs Florence Grey acting correspondent in the United States for the British ladies chess club of London has been IEl this city four weeks Pittsburg March 29It was learned hero tonight that Sam Fitzpatrick Kid Lavignos backer went to New York today to-day to arrange for a 15round go between LavIgne and Young Grlffo ThE fight will take place on April 13 beforo the Atlantic Atlan-tic Athletic club Star and Garter Putney March 29 The fiftyseventh boat race between crews representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge will be decided tomorrow The hum of opinions and reasons therefor Is continuous There aro slight dlffer EncES of dimension in the sliPlls of the two crews Oxfords style varies a little from that of 1594 Up to last year it was always q point with Oxford to get hands away from the body on the reach forward for-ward with a rush This year it is done rather slower The style of Cambridge has also altered a littte Last year they lid not swing the body as Oxford does jut used the leg power as a piston This veal they swing the body somewhat rho betting tonight is 9 to 3 on Oxford which crew all the water men claim will Mn certainly barring accidents Cleveland March 29Tho contest between be-tween Jimmy Dime and Kid Lavigne which was arranged to come off April 5 has been declared off for the present Dimes backers say that he cannot get into good enough shape by April 5 to meet Lavigne Cincinnati March 29In the gracco roman wrestling match here tonight Charles Wittmer threw Duncan C Ross In nine minutes Both worked hard and showed considerable science Max Luttberg threw Bob Corlas tonight to-night in catchascatchcan in four aiintes Houston Tex March 29 Billy Layton offers to fight any welterweight In the world for a side bet of from 1000 to 2500 He names Tommy Ryan or Kid McCoy as first preference Nice March 29The Ailsa and Britannia Britan-nia started at 11 oclock today with reefed mainsails and housed top masts In the race for the James Gordon Bennett cup valued at S2500 and 500 specie The Prince of Wales cutter crossed the line with a lead of three lengths and kept ahead to the first mark boat There the Britannia lost her lead The finish was grand The times of crossing the line were Ailsan 2 hours 26 minutes 48 seconds sec-onds Britannia 2 hours 28 minutes 48 seconds The contest today was one of the finest ever seen Both yachts were sailed in masterly style and the result forms a reliable test of the two racers as the advantages gained were about evenly balanced The result shows that tho Ailsa is good in a fresh wind and sea London March 29In spite of the scratching of Cloister and bad weather a great crowd assembled today at Ainleo to witness the great national steeplechase John Widgcrs aged fJIee Wlldman was first F B Atchisons Cathal C years old the second Major A Craw leys Vanderberg the third Nineteen horses ran |