Rogers vs. Sherrill.

Mr. G. B. Painter, Jr., '89, one of the freshman stewards of the H. A. A., returned from the freshman base-ball game at New Haven, two weeks ago, and brought the announcement up to Harvard from Winston, the trainer of the Yale team, that the Yale freshman class wished to offer a one-hundred dollar cup to be raced for by Sherrill and Rogers; and further, that the time and place of the race would be left to Rogers. Mr. Lathrop at once wrote to Winston saying that, although he had no power to issue a challenge as Sherrill was the person seeking satisfaction, if any challenge was sent here it would be promptly accepted, and he suggested Beacon Park as the place for the contest. To this no reply has been received. Mr. Rogers has been in constant training ever since, and has been making exceptionally good time. A gentleman met Mr. Sherrill at New Haven on Saturday last, and had a long conversation with him on the subject. He accused Winston of having compromised him in the matter, as he had no intention of running against Mr. Rogers till next May; that Winston had acted on his own responsibility in sending the challenge. He was not in training, he said, and was unable to run on account of examinations under any circumstances. He placed July 15 as the earliest possible date at which he could run, if he concluded to, and on being informed that Mr. Rogers would gladly train till then to set the question at rest, he added that he "didn't intend to run anyhow, and never had." The race will not come off.