New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

A NEW MATCH FOR MYERS AND GEOkGE'
A meeting VA, held at the Windsor Hotel yester-
day morning to make arrangements LOT lo ~ ~
tween George and Myers, the amateur 'u Wti
champions of England and America OU IIlt"y
Mr. George had shown the most unklnd ana unBeh-
erous spirit IN relation 10 the matter naVlnB az
cused Syers aud hrs friends OF untarneSs anu nav
ing declined to enter into any agreement 10 pu. o
The II, al race VITA Myers ior any length OF time
sufficient Tor Myers tn recover from ms sickness
B,th in etters to the press and IN talks WIN
ers no han thruwn Iusiuu9tIOns aSllst the gnu
faith OF Myers and lis tntnds. W ben ne S1" ,,ne
manner in which he New-York press regarded hls
course and appreciated tue uni'lthhAte h' uiJ
OF the position IN whlch NC h"u
placed himself he was not so stuDOViu
IN his refusal listen to reason. After some OF ms
friends had lahOred with HIM Tor long t,ne Oh
Saturday he wa induced To admit that he had Oeen
unwise, and To see that 1t would be IN every way
more honorable and manly To give Myers cn'nCn
to run with him on something Ike even terms Nv
race announced for yesterday had Ocen Oncldiiy
declared on on accULnt of Georges reiusi u st
pone it until Myers would be III condition 10 run
hut race might be arranged az inc sillne us
lance so SIR George sent "a letter 10 tue cOmlnttoS
oil the Manhattan Athletic Club, stating MS wliiiS-
ness to run witu Myers at turee-quaftefS oi in'lo
Oh Thanksgiving Day.
AT The meeting yesterday the embers Of the COM
mlttee ut tue Manhattan Atnenc Club. George W;
Carr president OF tine club; George W. Thomas ana
q; L. M Sacks aud also VIM. Mcr,wpn. oil that ciuO.
were present, together with Dir George ana W. Ill.
Codicatt his friend and club-mate IN the MOSeiey
Hsruers. the English club winch had sent MI
George here AS its Representatives letter was re-
ceved from William Is. Curtis, the rel rec LOT the
series betNeen Myers and George. lie AN
nounced Oil sally tha he had awarded tae medal 20
be gwen the winner of the series, TO Dir. GtOTge
thai ali bets the nnHl race or The series alone were
OF, but that bets George the winner OF me Sc
ries were won, and those Myers lost. MIR. curtis
haa not only the referee, but a,sO the repre-
sentative OF Mr.. Geo ge's interests That position
ne gave up account of some remarks made by Mr
UeO.ge
before the members of the Manhattan Athletic
Club committee would enter into any arrangements
Win Sr. George Tor race. II Was Insisted that
Nh George shUulu Teiract some offensive expressions
conc ruing Mr. NY anu the members Of he cuul-
mittee which he nal made public. TINS WAS cOn-
scnted TO- The result OF the conference concerning
the was mat II was decided that Gcorge
and Myers should run tbree-q uarters of nile al
the Polo Grounds on Ihano SEWING Day NJ noon.
inc contest Will be for medal. II either VI the
champions Is unaOio 10 run on account OF sickness,
the CiueT wIn run against time The other gaines
winch were appointed tor last Saturday m connec-
tOu with The crs(ieOrge match Will be gwen OF
the s1mc day, beginning at 1880 a. IN. NdLutdIiN,
afIer tac controversy over the Two c1 iOns, IL -
expected that "a great crowd Will tie PRESENT lhr
games aud match viii De uLIer tne JOINT auspices
OF the Manhattan Ainieuc club ana the MOeeey
uarrcrs, tho series OF contests mas UeSu Inc
teu-ue run Ia winch HT. GrOrgc VIA take part VIII
be gwen at the Madison oquaIe Garlcn Oh thanks
giving Day.