The evening world., 1888-10-19
IN FIELD, A AND RING.
NEWS AND GOSSIP AMONG MEN OF SPEED
AND MUSCLE.


tnnd'n Trial ut the Hurdte RECORD
Games Announced tor Election Day.
The recent fasco in Canada Ia little to the
credit Of either of the sporting publications
engaged in an attempt at matching heavy
weight fighters for advertising purposes.
The Illustrated Netrs people didn't exhibit
much business sagacity in posting money in
support Of q challenge for a man they claim
not to have settled on. Mr.. Fox seems to
have made q mistake in not going on with
the match with the unknown. II ought 20 be
odds on Kilrain against any man. Kilrain's
friends say they do not fancy backing hun to
fight 1.-The whole world, I" as he puts II, by
making him q party 10 a match in which the
other side will have the advantage of training
perhaps q half dozen men and pitting the one
who gets into the best condition. Now, what
difference does il make TO Kilrain how many
men are trained to fight him? He has got
to get into as just as fine condition to fight for
the championship as possible whether he
knows who he Is to fight hin or not. The
fact Of his having to fight q man he may not
be acquainted with should not increase the
chances Of his meeting with training acct
dents.
The attempt of AL COPELAND to lower the
record for eighty yards over three-feet hur-
dies at the Gaelic games in the Garden on
Saturday evening will perhaps show Just how
good this wonderful youngster ia.
The annual Fall meeting Of the Athletic
Association Of the University Of Pennsylvania
will be held Oct. 20 on its grounds, Thirty
seventh and Spruce streets, West Philadel-
phia. There will be three open scratch
events, namely One hundred yards dash,
half -mile run and the two-mile bicycle race.
The annual Fall games of the Manhattan
Athletic Club will be held on the grounds,
Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh streets,
Eighth and Ninth avenues, on Election Day,
| at 2 p. NJ. The following events are open to
amateurs only 100-yard run, handicap; $50.
| yard run, handicap; two-mile run, handicap
nave never won a prize In IN open event
two-mile bicycle race, handicap running
broad jump, handicap; throwing 16-pound
hammer. handicap two-mile walk, handi-
flights, each 8 feet @ inches high tug-of-war.
teams Of four men, limit $50 pounds.
Dolly Parker. ex-amateur champion boxer,
has a i1S-pound man whom he will back &c
box or fight any one at 1913 pounds, Mike
Gushing preferred.
1t is rumored that there actually was 9
straight race once upon o time at gluten
burg.
Denny Butler and Tom Lees the Australian
met Jack Fogarty and his hacker in the pugi
listic corner of the Hoffman louise Cafe late
last night. No match was arranged because
Fogarty wanted the same guarantee offered
Dominick McCafrey, 1900. The men and
their hackers agreed to meet at the Poto
Gazette office to-day.
The following events have been added II
the Outing Athletic Clubs programme, II
take place on Election Day at the Brooklyn
(handicap), shotgun. value $50. TO first, hand
some cup to second running high jun,
(handicap), handsome cup to FIRST and sec
ond; running broad jump (handicap). bend
cycle race (handicap). handsome cup to frs
and second: two-mile bicycle race Chandi
cap), shotgun, value ESQ, to first, cup to sec