The evening world., 1888-12-10
SPORTING NOTES IN BRIEF.
JOHN B. DORIS SIZING UP HIS LATE
PARTNER SULLIVAN.


sale-Joe. Mccain Is Over from ireland
Swimmer Leavitt Going In for n Six
Days. Contcst-western Men Who BE-
lieve Myers Can whip McAulihe.
After having been q partner Of John L.
Sullivan for SON time, John b. Doris sizes
him up in this way sullivan is one of the
most agreeable men I ever had dealings with.
He is square in every way, and / think that
he will make Kllran sick, if they ever meet.
l have never been to a prize fight in my life.
but if their fight comes off, I will see 1t If
have to follow them around the world three
times. l will tell you a thing that l know:
Their battle will not be a draw. A hundred
men will go to the battle. prepared to see
that Sullivan has a fair show"
The racing interest this week will be GEN.
tired on the December sale of the National
Horse Exchange, which begins On Wednes-
day at Lexington, Ky. The sale will be one
of the largest ever held. Capt. w. NJ. Con-
ner, proprietor of the st. James, and Luce
Appleby. left yesterday for Lexington, each
prepared to bid if not to buy.
One of the greatest sports of Ireland came
over 10 tulS Country Outufuhy. In II " nho-
Cam. and he was quite well known in this
city as an inspector of public buildings and
gentleman of leisure, generally. before he
came into possession OF an estate covering
several thousand acres in County Meath. Ire
land, q few years ago. Joe possesses q fine
stable abroad and takes pride in several fly
ers that have won laurels at various times.
He is passionately fond of hunting, and has
with him one of his extensive kennel Of Irish
settlers such as is rarely seen. He expects to
shoot quail in Connecticut this week with o
friend,
Leavitt, who broke the sixty-hour SWIM
ming record at the Grand Museum, Boston,
last week will start in q six-davs' contest to-
day against Simpson. the champion long-dis:
lance swimmer of England. Leayitt's record
for sixty hours is 80 miles and II laps of the
Grand Museum,
Sam Blakelock, the English pugilist. and
Jimmy Mitchell. of Philadelphia, have been
matched to fight for $500 q side, open to
rules, the battle to take place within two
months. George Mcdonald, Blakelock's
manager, has been trying to arrange match
with Jimmy Hurst, the Canadian lightweight.
Young Jockey Barnes is doing himself
proud at New Orleans, surely. de won
three out of four mounts there on Saturday.
Jacob Schaefer is anxious to play q match
game of billiards for 1000 q side, within
thirty days. He says he will play 1900 points
at cushion caroms to any other mans 1000,
or 800 points, fourteen-inch balk line, to
any other mans 1900.
Billy Edwards says that all the talk around
own about his managing or trying to arrange
q prize-fght between two ~well-known Light
weights is entirely without foundation.
Arthur Irwin, Captain of the Philadelphia
nine, was in town Saturday on his way to
| Boston and said that it had been definitely
settled that Delehanty will play second base
for the Phillies- next year.
Athletic Club has been postponed till Wash.
i~ngton's Birthday:
George Gurber, of Brooklyn, and Frank
rounds with gloves, for 1875, Gurber to fight
at 1913 and Young at 100. Young is backed by
J. Logan and Gurber by N. +. Miller. The
battle is to be decided probably within three
or four days.
In conversation with friends. Dick Roche
denied that he is backing Jack McAuliffe in
his coming battle with Myers, and gave his
opinion that the Williamsburger is backed
by q Boston man. Mr.. Roche has been
travelling in the West, and says the sporting
men of Chicago and st. Louis are all of the
| opinion that Myers will win. EASTERN men
are equally confident for McAullfe. and Mr..
Roche believes the battle will be a very even
one.
On another subject Mr.. Roche said "It
Ormonde has been sold at all and to an
American there are only two men here who
would buy him. Those two are Mr.. John A.
| Morris and Senator Hearst, of California"
Just my opinion" said Phil Dwyer,
I" only / do not believe an American has par.
chased him. 1 knew that a South American
syndicate was negotiating for him last sum.
mer, but / doubt very much if ne has beer
sold for such a price as S85. 000."
TIL annual boxing tournament Of the Scot
fish American Athletic Club, will be held al
Pavonia Rink, Monday evening, Dec. II. fol
the championship of New Jersey and New
York. There will be also a 1876 pound wrest
ling match. Handsome gold medal to win,
ner of each event. Open to all amateurs.
SLAP At ORGANIZED LAROR