The evening world., 1889-06-08

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lnnthe Canoe Clubs acknowledgements
for the HRrvnrd-C columbia Boat Race
Jack DemPaey n Fnvoritc In California
Billy Hawkins Wants TO Fight.
Prof. Robert Roden, ~sparring instructor
Of the National Guard ut Stamford. Conn,
has written to The EVENING Womb COM
mendinR the proposed revision of the spar
ring rules Of athletic clubs, at present in
vogue. II seems strange that Q inc IN
ventive genius cannot devise q simple and
practicable method of solving thisq question
of the bye. There certainly is no sort of
fairness in matching a perfectly fresh man
who has Just - SPARED" q bye with q friend.
against a IMAM who is exhausted by q hotl,
con ested bout.
To-day is another great day, athletlcally.
There are two big meetings, besides minor
athletic events without number. The A.. A.
U. following will be we'll represented at the
competitions of the Pastime Athletic Club at
Jones's Wood. Attempts at r. cord breaking
will. a] usual, be q prominent feature of the
meeting. The Manhattan Athletic Clubs
meeting occurs on the Cubs grounds. This
will be a special tield-day. Music by Dnds-
wOrth's band will eniiven the waits between
the contests. Then, the /" Lrst grand annual
field meeting of the Actors Amateur Athletic
Association of Amerlca" occurs at Living
ston, S. l., and the list of events is almost as
long as the title of the meeting and Associa-
ton combined.
The Ianthe Canoe Club holds its regatta
to-day on the Passaic River, near Woodsida
likewise the tennis tournament of the Flush
ing Athletic Club occurs this afternoon; also
cricket contests IN Central and Prospect
parks, end the Staten Island ! crosse team
plays the Philadelphlas at West New Brigh-
ton.
Arthur Costello asplres to natatorlal fame.
He writes to The EVENING WORLD that he
challenge any hoy from fourteen to seventeen
years o. age to SWIM a distance of one mile,
for 800.
And now it is almost time for the annual
gathering of the college boat crews at New
London. The RI Q between the Columbia
and Harvard Freshmen used to be one of the
events of the Harlem river rowing seasC IL.
before the Freshmen got SO heightened hat
they must emulate the Varsity crews, and
fight out their annual contests on the Thames
instead of the Harlem and Charles. III o
Pennsylvania Freshmen, who row tie Yale
tyros. are reported 10 have a good chance of
winning this year.
1t seems rather odd, but out on the Pacific
coast. prior to the La Blanche-Lucie fight,
Jack Dempsey was freely discussed as a
probable second OF the Marine. 1t was also
rumored that he would second Choynski in
his fight with Corhett; and then, again, it
was said he would referee the Corbett-
Choynski battle. From all this 1t would
appear that the famous Eastern middle
weight is appreciated in California. IT is
now generally thought that the reason of his
apparent hack-down with EllinRsworth was
offered by the Southern Ca ifornla Athletic
Club, and he was not disappointed.
Each member of the California Athletic
Club Paws $2.5o a month dues in addition to
the mutation fee. There are usually about q
thousand members present at a fight, but the
membership is much larger. The Club is
negotiating for the building of a new club
bouse' as it has outer ON j. its present quar-
house of this kline in the world.
Billy Hawkins. the Westerner, who was so
anxious to get on a match at the Cal fornia
with either Myers or McAulife. being able to
tran dow TO the lightweight class. has
rather a remarkable record for a man of his
size. He has suffered only one defeat-at
the hands of Ed McKeown, who weighed 1856
pounds, in a sixteen-r und fight in Jan, 1885.
He has won over twenty battles, some of his
opponents eing NJ The way from 40 to 100
pounds. The only draw he ever fought was
with Johnny Cash, 1855 pounds. six rounds,
in April, 1885. He ought to be given a trial
dBhlubb III VI our CIdN IBhI-MOIButb anu
| see just how good he really is.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association
opens Monday.
August Belmont is. 80 far. the heaviest
| winner of the season on the turf.
Jimmie Rowe is getting Raceland and
Prince Royal in condition for the Suburban.
Rowe, Burns and McC"be are considered
among the best trainers of the turf. Rowe
used to train for the Dryers. Burns used to
be Lorillard's trainer and McCabe is with the
Dryers now.
Firenzi's racing in the Fordham Handicap
and yesterday NJ Jerome is said not to have
been her true form and has no bearing on
future races.
J. T. C.-The gate receipts in the contest
between John L. Sui ivan and Tug Wilson,
ut Madison Square Garden. were divided as
follows: OF the SIS. 900 taken in, Tug,
Chambers, Madden and Sullivan each re-
ceived IS, 500. The balance went for ex-
penses.