The evening world., 1888-05-14

ship of America for the one-mile walk for
three years, and tho three-mile walking
championship of America for two years, and
the Canadian amateur championship Tor
years. During the past season Mr.. Lange
finished second for the English ever mile
championship walk. coming within three
yards of winning the championship OF the
world, and making one OF the greatest nm
ishes ever seen in England, pronounced so
by competent Judges, on q track nearly
ankle-deep in brick dust.
The Manhattan Athletic Clubs annual
sixth street and Eighth avenue grounds, ons
Memorial Day, beginning at 2 O'Clock.
There will be eight open amateur competi-
lions and q scratch 300-yard race for non
prize-winners III open races. The tuS-ot-war
will be open TO teams of four men, $50 pounds
limit. Entries close with G. Q. Hughes, at
524 Fifth avenue, on May ~.
A number of uptown gentlemen of sport
ing tastes would like to know If il is the case
that Mr.. f. Bouvere. who arrived from Lon
don a few days ago, is really here for the pur-
pose of shooting oil n pigeon match with MIR.
Edgar Murphy. winner OF the Monte Carlo
contest.
Eddie Hanley and Jack Dempsey. have
been getting big Sparrow Golden into shape
lately. He is down to 1870 pounds now, and
will tight Jem Fell, Jack Fallon or anybody
tlbe Ill lb Clubb. ~ q " 6hAios ~
ing slugger, and it is said that he will be kept
on edge for a match with Fa]lon if he has to
be boarded for a year.
was getting his shoes blackened in an up
town hostelry one day last week, during the
the walking match excitement, q friend
stopped III passing and gave him the score;
volunteered the Celtic s~hoeblack as the
friend walked on. Now, don't you think
it's a shame they let those blank Britishersi in
the race at all z" He would have added more
but for a look that wilted him.
Retaliation is now the word in the NIanhat-
tan Athletic Club. The cherry diamond
men say that as no entries are being made by
the New Yorks i'll their spring games, no
Nj lnhattan men will compete ut the Mercury
loot clubs connections.
The Fell and lie Blanche fight looked
on" for u certainty early saturday evening.
II seems that lie Elnnche hurt his hand ON a
alricnl bouts and lie wanted II i~ortnight's
~postponemcnt. Fell was ready enough to
grant it, but the club men who are giving the
purse were not 30 accommodating. Other On.
eagements claimed their attention, and if
they couldn't see the battle on the night
they had arranged for il could 60 to the how
vows. Careful figuring brought out another
acceptable date. and II LIE Blanche puts Ill an
appearance ~iltEh ~ tAo Ih"' "ANhS eho
gentleman IN charge of the arrangements is
to be found the fight may yet come of.
There will lie 500 n side forfeit demanded,
and the purse subscribers Will put up q like
amount rs a guarantee on their side. II lie
blanche is willing to fight there should be
no more trouble, and a fine mill" early in
June will result.
The first issue of q new sporting weekly,
called the Athletic World, was made on Satur-
day. 1t is full of information for admirers
of amateur athletics. Peyerelly PALMA, a
well-known amateur athletic correspondent,
is one of the principal writer's.
The Brooklyn Newsdealers and Carriers
annual picnic and athletic sports will be held
at Schuetzen Park, Third avenue and Fit
tieth street, Brooklyn, on Tuesday afternoon
and evening, July IT,.
The annual field meeting of the New York
State intercollegiate Athletic Association will
he held ut he Rochester Driving Park. May
Is. The list of events will be Lawn-tennis
championship, lO0-yurd dash, one-mile walk,
220-yard dash. running broad jump, throw
ing the hammer, one-half-m mile run, pole
running high jump. one-mile race, hurdle
race of 100 yards, tug-of-war. relay race.
The athletic meeting at Cedarhurst on Sat
urday, n full report of which was published
| exclusively in The EVENING WORLD of that
| afternoon, was of a kind to promise certainly
an annual and probably an autumn repeti-
ton. Splendid time over green turf, close
contests and n programme promptly run
through had much to do with the success.
rr.-U r.na man