Show SPEAKING OF SPORT Sam Darling who trained for James R Kccne last year la I In bad health and has been compelled to tako a trip to South Africa Tee announcement Is mado that the New York club bus signed Manly Thurs ton backstop of the Detroit Athletic club ua a catcher james H ICe no will have ono of the bust stable ot racehorses In England next season It la announced that ho has just secured the noted English trainer Felix Leach to lake churge of his string If Terry McGovern Is successful In his coming battlo with Dave Sullivan which IH scheduled to tako place on January 20th he will in all probability have George Kid Lavlgno for his next op ponent The chess expert H N Pillsbury at thu New York Athletic club Monday night plnyctl sixteen games of chess si multaneously boards which he did not ooc they being all behind hlmand gayo the chess experts of tho club a lively three hours H Telegrams havo been flying between San Fiancfsco nnd the Knickerbocker Ath letic club New York nnd Dr A L San ncy announces that as a result Wilson H SlKOUrney has formally entered for tho tournament class A amateur billiard championship |