The evening world., 1888-01-11

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There is no man in the world, scarcely bar
ring John L. Sullivan, in downing whom
there would be greater eclat attached than
Jack Dempsey. If McCafrey can put the
NonpareiIs scalp under his tepee he can
indeed say of that Pat Farrell affair, - acct
dents will happen" The writer has talked with
several Philadelphlnns and with two news
paper men who returned yesterday from n
weeks visit to the City of Bricks. The feel
ing over there seems to be Just what Madden
expressed Yesterday" Dempsey will win or
at the worst get a draw" Madden ought to
be one of the best off judges of what consti-
tutes real hard hitting, and he says Dempsey
has improved wonderfully in this line. Those
who remember the Mitchell-McCatlrey con-
test, when McCaiircy would have come very
slowly for another round, will not hesitate to
back the Williamsburger even for SO short u
time as ten rounds
The second annual athletic games and re-
ception of Company !. Fourteenth Regiment,
under the auspices of the Prospect Harriers,
at the armory in North Portland avenue and
Auburn place, Brooklyn, IN Wednesday
evening, Feb. /, promises to be a great sue
cess. The following are the open events
so, 1915, $50 yard and 2-mile, handicap runs,
1-mile walk and running high jump, also
handicaps. Lightweight boxing and wrest-
ling exhibitions will also be given. The en-
tries close on Jan. 25 with H. Growtage, Sec
rotary, 22S Munroe street Brooklyn.
The sale Of boxes for the Jan. % indoor meet
ing of the ManhattanAthletic Club has already
commenced. With Connect, the Irish cham
pion, with a record of victories over Carter
at two and four miles, who is expected on
Sunday, as an attraction the event should be
one of the most successful ever held in the
great palastra.
It is rumored that William Miller, the
famous Greco-Roman wrestler, boxer and
athlete, is in town.
Sporting men are deeply interested in the
approaching mill between Jack Burgess and
Geo. Aggett. of Canada. 1t will be fought
within $50 miles of New York City the second
week in February. Both p~ugilists are in
strict training.
In the latest issue of the London Referee
the well-known authority, Pendragon, gives
a careful review of the Kilrain Smith prize
fight. He admits that Smith got the worst of
it all the way through, and thinks that but
for the soft ground and long grass the mill
would not have lasted All hour. Smith, Pen
dragon says, was improving, and had two
good eyes at the finish, while one of Kilrain's
optics was all but closed and the other was
looking bad.
The Manhattan Athletic Club has postponed
its cross-country walk from Washington's
haitian men to compete in the Suburban Har-
rier's cross-country run on Feb. %.
Balbo, the Cuban, is not to be one of the
contestants in the coming Brooklyn pool
tournament under Champion Frey's rules,
which I COMMENCES Jan. %; Only four
Powers will play, and the $50 each
player posts in the. sweepstakes and the
net gate receipts will be divided according to
the mems standing at the finish. This clear
ing of the table each game ought to add in
terest to the contests.
There will be some lively boxing over at
the Nassau Athletic Clubs rooms at the
championship p~reliminaries OF next Saturday
evening.
AL F. COPELAND, H.. M, Banks. jr.; F. L.
Lambrecht, G. L. Nicoll, E. d. LANCE, F. A.
G. Adams, F. Westins. J. s.. Appleby, II. L.
Mitchell and A.. Peverelly are the men in the
strong team the Manhattan Athletic Club is
sending to. compete at the University OF
Pennsylvania games at Philadelphia on Jan.
23. Two of the team are the amateur cham
pions at their game of America and Canada,
three more are champions of America nj
present, two others have been champions,
and the others expect to be next season.
Tuesday, Jan. IT, is another date very
The Nassau Athletic Club will hold its first
annual boxing championships on that even.
ing and the New York Athletic Club will,
have its club boxing entertainment. Fallon
and Sherwood will have their go" il
, Hoboken and the Bookmakers will play
cushion caroms.
The hackers of Corners and Russell, who