Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-29
SiugGer Sullivan Meets Coburn.

sEu5Sef Sullivan Meets Coburn.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Two thousand five hundred persons attended the sparring bene- fit rendered to Joe Coburn at the Madison Square Garden this evening All the local ring celebrities were present besides many from other cities and some excellent sparring was witnessed. Among the principal set-tos were those between Mike Donovan and John Smith of New York Edward MeGlinchey of Bridgeport, Ct., and Mike Cleary of Phladel- phia; Pete Mccoy and Bob Farrell of New York, Dennis Costigan and Frank King of New York, Arthur Chambers of Philadelphia ands&liy Edwards of New York, George Seddons and Johnny Sanders of New York There was also collar and elbow wrestling match between Black Sam and Gus Lambert There great excitement when the wind up was announced between Coburn and John l.. Sullivan, and both men as they stepped on the stage in full ring costume were loudly applauded. Pop Whitaker announced that they would give friendly and scientific ex- hibition of the manly art. After shaking hands both men showed some very artistic but light sparring, too light in fact to please the majority of the spectators, who expected to see some real slugging. After few passes there were cries of ''Go for him, Sullivan'' s'Let him
 
 hands and Sullivan walking to the side of the ring said: 'I've come here to oblige MT. Coburn in frieno,, set to and I'll try to please you all. I'll kill some one to please you before long; it may be Jem Mace's un- known" This little speech appeared to put the audlence$1n good humor and the two boxers concfhded their exhibition of three rounds amid great applause.
 snlmi Morse Looking For License.
 NEW YORK; Dec. 2S.-A further hearing was had before the Mayor to-day in the mat ter of the application of Salmi Morse for license for the representation of the Passion play. Mir. Morse claimed that if the Passion play was an unfit representation or contrary to law the police could interfere The mo- ment anything of 8 blasphemons nature was produced the authorities had power to put a stop to it. He said the play contained noth- ing immoral but on the contrary was highly moral and instructive. Mir. Louis Delafield, on behalf of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Mir. J. w. o. Love- ridge representing the New York Sunday School association, strongly opposed the granting of a license Mayor Grace reserved his decision.
 Places on the International Team.
 
 board of directors of the National Rifle as- sociatlon was held this afternoon to hear the report of committee appointed at the last meeting to make arrangements for retusn match to be shot at Wimbledon next July. After considerable discussion it was agreed that the final competition for places on the team should take place in the latter part of May next, and all competitors making 1G5 out of a possible 2O5 would be eligible for the final competition. resolution was also adopted that the eight men making the high est scores in tho final contest will be selected i to form part of the team. The board of di- rectors will then select eight men from rife mon of we'll known skill and from the six teen the team of twelve and two reserves will be finally chosen. The committee rec commended the adoption of either the Boone military, the Remington military or the Sharpe -Barchard rife for use in the contest