The evening world., 1889-05-29
DEBUT OF THE CRIBB CLUB.
A RATTLING GLOVE CONTEST FOUGHT ON
ITS OPENING NIGHT.


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sey's "Crawi"-La Blanche still In the
RinE-Jack Lyman Anxious to Regain
Lost JnureIs-Sad News for kilrRin.
There seems to he a tendency TO establish
athletic clubs in the Fast patterned after the
California Athletic Club. But so far the
movement has not struck New York. The
last club of the kind to be started in this sec
ton is the Cribh Club, of Troy, which made its
debut in he athletic world last evening with
a glove contest between Tommy Kelly, the
Harlem Spider" and Harry Walton, Of
Philadelphia, Kelly winning in he sixteenth
round. Tn new Club i'll Boston was
round go between Cal Mccarthy and
has Just offered n purse for Jack
Hopper and Billy Dacey to battle for, and it
Is probable the offer will be accepted, rs
these two have been anxious to try conclu-
sions anew for some time past. Now the
moral OF this is, had New York possessed u
club Of tins kind these glove contests could
all tako place here. How much longer are
we to be without one?
There are strange rumors heard now and
again about the Sullivan kilrain match, to
the effect that Jake will not be allowed to
win under any circumstances kilrain Is
undoubtedly handicapped by his friendship
Tor Charley Mitchell and his alleged English
" tone" cut rs Tor there being any deter.
mined and organized opposition TO Kilrain,
that is nonsense. 1t will be a Iair fight and
the better man will win, just as in the Ryan
Sullivan battle.
1t will be q sad coming home for Kilrain.
The Police Gazette yesterday received II tele-
gram from Jake's wife asking that some one
be deputed to tell him OF his mothers death.
Arrangements are being made to hurry Jake
right through TO Baltimore from the steamer.
the boat he is on may be n day or two over
due. 1t is scheduled to arrive on Thursday.
Another opportunity will be afforded Sui
livan's admirers i'll this city, Friday after
noon to crlticlse the " Big Fellows physl-
cal condition.. His wrestling bout with Mul-
doom, at the benefit of the Actors Athletic
Association will prove a great drawing card,
and will do more to swell the Association's
fund than any other feature of their excellent
programme. Sullivan now weighs 200
pounds. This is a loss of seventeen pounds
since he commenced training at Muldoon's
farm. At the wrestling exhibition in CIncin-
natl last evening. between sullivan aud Mul-
doom, each won five rounds.
There seems every indication that the Cali
fornia athletic clubs will continue scooping
the prize prize-hghts. They. are out with
outIN u phiFCb W ulNtIbh IL NltFhuilho anu
incidentally to Jem Carney and Jimmy Car.
roll, all light weights, in addition to the in.
ducements they are Offering their ~favorite
middle-weight men.
1t is probable, by the way, that the reason
Jack dempsey apparently crawled in the
he is either i'll poor health and fears the effect
of q severe course of training. or that he ia
- playing 'possum." He may be holding of
to induce The lellef hat he really fears d
meeting. Then, when the other side is all
confidence and when, perhaps, a larger purse
may be forthcoming, Jack will apparently be
forced into II battle. These are exactly the
tactics Dempsey employed in his fight with
La Blanche.
The formal opening of the Flushing Ath.
letic grounds for the season occurs to-mor.
row. Besides II regular athletic programme
there will be a baseball game between the
Clubs nine and the Brooklyn Polytechnic
nine. The ladies' of the Club will hold a re.
ceptlon in the evening.
There will be n stag party " tonight at
the Star Athletic Club, Long Island City.
Besides the musical programme, there will
be some entertaining spparring, as a glance at
the names of the following well-known
sparrers who are to appear will show: Cor
man and Oliver, Eugene Hornbacker and
Abe Friedell and Haggerty and McGarry.
Despite forebodings by croakers that La
Blanche is no longer the man he was that
his fighting days are over, &c.. vet he de-
feated Mike Lucie easily in thirteen rounds
last night at the California Athletic Club.
The Marine forced the fighting throughout.
Tommy McQuaid is out with a challenge tc
Jack Lyman, whom he wanted to meet to.
day at the Police Gdzette Office to arrange for
fight for S2OO a side and a $3.50 purse. Lyman
has grieved greatly over his defeat at the
hands of Billy Murray. He is anxious to re
trieve his lost laurels and will doubtless TAXI
up the challenge.
Jack Delaney has been looking for a mattel
ever since he defeated Walter Halligan. II,
now has his weather eye fixed on Con Dugal
with matchmaking intent.
Manager Frank Slevin has hit upon tn,
unique idea of having II man leap from tn,
top of niagara Falls, only the Falls are til,
ones at the Sea Beach Palace. The leap will
be made by an unknown" on the openin!
daytof the great nine days walking match a
Coney Island.