The evening world., 1888-12-05
THE WORLD OF 0 R
BLLIARDIST sCHAEFER SPOILED THE
TALKED-OF TOURNAMENT.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Brodie Indicted Mt
Albany, but Not Abnted in PnGilistfc
Ardor-Archie Sinclair Wants n Race
General Athletic News.
The subject of billiard tournament was
agitated about two months ago, with the idea
of having the affair take place the first Of the
present month. 1t was proposed that in
order to enhance the pleasure Of the enter
tainment DAILY, Carter n Sexton should
play an eight-inch balk-fne game.
while Schaefer and Slosson should
play o fourteen-inch game. thus allowing each
man to be conspicuous and place the players
on an even basis. Schaefer, however, would
not agree to this handicap. He wanted the
handicap to be in points instead of lines,
and refused is ob 10 play and S Sis best IS sin nG%
average up to Saturday night was
10 points and his highest run 5s. The
game Is fourteen-inch balk line, and Carter
End Gallagher wore even in first place at the
end of the first week. Schaefer has offered
to play the winner. an exhibition game the
| Anal night. this week Saturday, giving odds
| of 800 to 400 points. Carter has declared that
he will not accept odds in case he wins,
although Schaefer's average in match games
Is q fraction over rs points. and he has
the highest record for runs in the fourteen
inch balk-line game. The Eastern players
are still willing to organize and enter q tour
nament TO be played IN New York, and even
several European players have expressed a
desire to enter into such q tournament.
John Teemer expects to 60 to San Fran
CISCO this Winter TO row O match with Henry
Peterson, the California oarsman
Archie Sinclair, of London. e~x.champion
amateur walker. has been in this city two
weeks trying to arrange to walk or run a
mile for money and glory. Archie became q
professional when he entered the go.as-you-
February. He holds the amateur walking
record for from 81 to 100 miles, and running
record from 80 to Of miles. His record for a
mile walk is 6m. 42s. made in 1884 in London.
Steve Brodie offers to match Gus Lambert.
of Norwich. Conn, against Jack Fallon, the
Brooklyn strong boy, to spar ten rounds
under the same conditions which governed
Fallon's bout with Tom Lees Monday night,
or for IS and 25 per cent. Of the receipts.
Steve has been indicted ut Albany for his
part in the Gabig-Boden fight.
Daunie O'Brien and Pat wilkins the ban
tam-weights. have gone into training for the
contests of the Varuna Boat Club, to be held
in about two weeks. Kid Kennedy is train.
ing O'Brien and Ned Ryan is looking after
Wilkins. Both bantams are pupils of Charlie
White.
The Mitchell Kilrain combination will be
in chicago the week of Dec. II. 1t is thought
that while they are there an attempt will be
made TO nave Mitchell agree to meet Demp.
sey in the Exposition Building this Winter.
It was noticed by many who attended the
sparring match between Tom Lees and Jack
Fallon IN Palace Hall. Brooklyn, Monday
evening, that Lees used his right arm very
little. even refusing to take advantage of sew.
eral easy openings offered him. Yesterday
} the reason for this was explained by the pos
tive statemant, made by o man whose
knowledge cannot be doubted, to the effeof
that Lees's right arm was 80 lame that 1t wa.
of no use to him.
M. r. NJ, Brooklyn. Difference in theil
fighting weights. about ten pounds, in Mitch
ellis favor.
A.. C.-The Palace Hall IL at 81 and 81
Grand street. Ferry-boats from Houston OF
Grand streets, New York, will take 20,
to Grand street.
At a meeting of the Board of the Amateu,
Athletic Union the Nautilus Boat Club wa
elected 10 membership. The Nautilus game
will be given at the Palace Rink In Brooklyn
on the evening of Feb. 81.
Charlie Mitchell has had an operation per
formed at Philadelphia on the displaced
knuckles Of his left hand, and that membe
will be of little use for a month a least. Tn
hand was injured in the fight at Chantill,
and has troubled Mitchell ever since.