The evening world., 1889-12-13
TRACK, FIELD and RING.
Sayings and DOiDsS Of the Promoters
Of Sport
Mutrie and Dryer Argue on tho
Two Leagues.

Manager Mutrie. Of the New York National
League Baseball Club, aud Dryer, of the
Chicago brotherhood team, met yesterday,
and, of course, the baseball question was
argued. Jim tried to convince Dwyer that
the Players League could not fail to lose
money, az very few OF the National League
clubs made any money last season, and ho
failed to SEQ how q new League like tho
Brotherhood organization could hope to
start out wholly new to business methods
and do better than a League which had been
years in the business. Both sides of tho
great problem were ably argued.
The rejection by the Board Of Managers Of
the A. A.. U. of the entry of Pat Cahill. the
champion amateur middle-woi boxer, has
caused considerable discussion in amateur
circles. There is a rumor afloat that Cahill
VIII demand u formal reason for his ,rejec-
tion, but the report il denied by Cahill hlm-
self, whoFayH ho will let the matter rest as
it Is and ask for no explanation.
The, Poughkeepsie IceboOt Club has ac-
ccptod the challenge of the North Shrews-
bury Club for q. twonty.milo race this
Winter over the Hudson River course for
the championship OF the United States.
There are many judges Of p~uRilists who
think that Austin Gibbons will win in his
coming battle with Mike Gushing for tho
1%*U-pound championship of America.
Jack McAuliGe told the writer yesterday
that II the California Athletic Club wanted
to sco him box it will have to make IL worth
offers n large enough purse he will battle
Jimmy Carroll, the California lightweight
Otherwise he will attend to bookmAklng.
or the many offers of big purses made by
bona-ide and alleged athletic clubs for n
finish match between Sullivan and Jackson,
that OF $40, 900 offered by the California
Athletic has the true ring. The California
Club IL not seeking advertising and its
offer of the $40, 900. actually represents
that amount of cash which would be put up.
In the Jack Dempsey-Billy Mccarthy
match, to occur at the California Athletic
Club, the betting, which is very heavy, il
in favor of the middle-weiRht champion.
Despite his defeat by La Blanche, the New
Yorker still possesses the confidence OF the
Pacific Slope sporting men.
1t IL too bad for the success Of the Brother
hood that nil the brethren are not possessed
OF the independence and spirit of Ward.
keefe, Ewing and Common. by Offering big
and sure money Tor next season the National
League has caused the secession from tho
Players League ranks of u score of Brother
hood men; These recreants, are not ami
mated by the ~ spirit OF 10" III the Play
ers' League would stand together and not
be weakened by constant desertions it il
probable it could win success.
There il q genuine Patti-like rush to secure
seats at the Metropolitan Opera-House for
Dec. 10, the date Of the Amateur Athletic
Union championships. With upward of one
hundred entries this championship meeting
should provo an event TO mark ali epoch in
athletic history.
A special despatch to the Police Gazette
says that W. ii. Gilmore and II. Duval, OF
Chicago, have decided to walk from New
York City to Brazil. They are experienced
III the matter of trotting over the globes
surface, and are acquainted with the terri
tory through which they will have to pass.