The evening world., 1888-10-04
ALL AMONG TIE ATHLETES.
CURRENT GOSSIP AND COMMENT OF INTER
EST IN SPORTING CIRCLES.

SLAMS of Continued War In the Amateur
Ranks nnd II Suggestion of settlement
by Arbitration-Somc at the Entries for
Next saturdays Association Cnmrs-
General aud special Notes.
The games of the Young Mems Christian
Association on Oct. 10, will he under the
Amateur Union rules. Otto Ruhl, Secretary
of the N. Y. A. c.. and the A.. A. L., says the
Yale games at New Haven on Oct. 20 will be
under Union rules, ms well rs those Of the
Milwaukee Athletic Club, this week.
One entry from n prominent Manhattan
Athletic Club man for the Orange Athletic
Club games on Saturday is claimed.
Prof. Judd expects to have his work OF
athletic sports. which has busted his spare
hours for the past eleven years, ready IN u
few weeks. 1t will be profusely illustrated.
The New York Boxing Club will have a
meeting for tho transaction of business and
practice in West Forty second street this
evening.
The Cross Country Association nj a recent
meeting elected the New York Athletic Club
TO membership. but laid over the propositions
for membership of the PastImes and Amerl-
cans because of some technical objection
on the part of the Manhattan Athletic Clubs
representative. The meeting for the cleo
ton of officers of the Association was adj
jOurned till Monday evening Mt 30 O'Clock.
when it will be held i'll the knickerbocker
Cottage in Sixth avenue. The last meeting
was decidedly lively. and it is expected that
the fun will be continued OH Monday night.
The Twenty-third Regiment, of Brooklyn,
will hold games ut the armory next month.
Californians do not want anything but
dead earnest efforts i'll theirs. The San Fran
cisco papers denounce the late Acton and
Faulkner wrestling match most decidedly.
For this match Acton came down to l44
pounds, and had the hardest kind of work
getting there. He had to starye himself the
last few days of his training. Tn men wres-
tied for an hour aud five minutes, when
Faulkner offered Acton 800 to make O draw
of it. Acton wanted 5000 and they split the
difference, making it $50 from Faulkner TO
Acton Tor n draw. The referee overheard the
bargain and denounced it from the stage.
Faulkner" n Western paper says, 1T
appeared for a time would be mobbed."
Sheriff., the famous Yale sprinter, who in
jured one of his legs in the first of the trial
heats of the l00-yard race at the Detroit ath-
letic meeting, is rapidly recovering. but does
not expect to run before the spring.
Eleven champions of Canada and ten of
the winners Mt the great Detroit meeting will
compete ut the National Association games on
Saturday. The entry list has the names of
representatives of thirteen amateur athletic
clubs and nine colleges. Moffat, of Canada,
arrived Yesterday, and Gibbs comes to-day.
Murphy, the 81. Louis Splinter, and Baker,
of Chicago. will be here Friday. II is likely
that the 1O0-yard dash will be Ion in ten
seconds.
It is said that Weight Putter c. A. J.
Quec$berner has declared his intention not
10 compete at the Association championships
on Saturday. Malcolm W. Ford, it is ex-
pected by both Union and Associations OFF,
Gals, will enter the Saturday games.
The following is from the Boston Illustrated
Police NetCs
Bob Turnbull's suggestion OF a big clock TO time
ring encounters has been carried out by the Call
Gail OF "tlme,' aud u big second hand circles
around IN plain view OF everybody until the three
minutes prescribed Tor a round has expired. Then
the gong sounds again. The one-minute rests be-
the gong at their conclusion calls up the comDat-
ants. the machine tme-keeper obviates the occa-
sion OF many a Kick and controversy.
The note in an evening papers sporting
column relating to n competition between
Copeland and Jordan refers TO an entirely
improbable meeting. Copeland will GER
tainly compete at the games at the Manhattan
Athletic Club Grounds on Saturday.
A prominent amateur athlete has suggested
the ACCESSIBILITY of arbitration TO settle the
Athletic Unlon-Association row.