The evening world., 1889-07-05
IT WILL BE A FAIR FIGHT.
NO FOUNDATION FOR THE MANY RUMORs
TO THE CONTRARY.

Lacrosse Teams % Compete for the CHAM
pIonship TO-NIorrow - JobHny ktuart
VIII Match Hanko Barneit Against
Any LIabt-weiEht-The Now Rochelle
Regatta - KclIiher and Launon will
Meet Soon.
Fair play for both men must be observed
in the great fight. There are rumors of a
we'll defined plan being afoot ON the part of a
coterie of sports to have Sullivan win at all
hazards. II there happened TO be any truth
in these muttered vaporings il would put q
very black eye on the entire affair. But If
those nervous folks who worry about all the
gossip that naturally is circulated at a crisis
like this will just rest quietly they will doubt
less see that this will be as fair
fight as was over fought. Sullivan has
always fought on the square, and 80 has
Kiliain. Neither man has ever counte-
nanced underhand work. OF course, those
who have lnrge amounts Of money up mny
in spite Of all the excellent precautions taken
| to guard against 1t, break mp the fight II their
man is losing. In this case II is the referees
du y 10 have the men finish the battle some
other time and all bets are of. But It will
| be very hard to break up that tight and
rather dangerous experiment TO try. There
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better man will win.
Admirers Of the exhilarating game Of la
crosse have a veritable treat in store for to-
United States meet al Washington Park.
Brooklyn, to compete for the De richs Cup
and the CT amp onSh,p of the Western League
Association: These two notable eJronentss
the Druids. Of Baltimore. Neither team has
lost a match this season, and to-morrow's
contest " II dec de which has the best claim
to champ onship honors. Play will bo called
at O'Clock p. n.
Louis j. Beck writes TO I'VE EVENING
WORLD that he Wishes to meet Prof Franklin.
in a naedle-stickinR come est in public for
| II. .000 q side. tho conditions Of the match to
be The insertion of 8. 900 needles in the face,
breast, ears legs and arms; also penkniy, 9,
avis. horseshoe nails and Sailrpakers'
needles. two physicians appointed by the
auience to do the inserting. Beck's an
nouncement is in answer to the eminent
profes or's challenge, and when the two meet
the fur, or rather skin, ought certainly to
fly.
Johnny Stuart announces through TIE
EVENING WoRLp. in response to Jack Lyman g
desire to meet any bantam. weight. that he
will match Hank" Barnett against either
the " Harlem Spider" Kelly Johnny'S ad-
dress is 249 Central avenue, Brooklyn.
The annual regatta Of the New Rochelle
Ya"ht Club tomorrow promises to be well
worth seeing. The event will be particularly
thiriy.foot class yachts competing. The
steamer Pomona has been chartered to ac-
company the whlte-winged Hkimmers over
the course. The steamer leaves the foot OF
Thirty second street at 8. 80 O'Clock A. N.
Tho annual Summer games Of the West
Side Athletic Club will occur on the after
noon of July 20. All events are handicap,
rules of N. four A governing. Entries close
July 13.
The regular games of the Pastime and
Adelphi Al hletic Clubs take pace to. morrow,
the former at their regular grounds and the
Adelphi's at the Manhattan grounds.
Track and weight athletes are particularly
busy Just now in this vicinity, getting into
trim for the big A. A. u. meeting. and quite
q number are preparing for the jaunt 10 Cape
y Cape 40 Nay Atheeo Il Gu5 JaS HISn ls
The reception of the Manhattan Athletic
Club next Tuesday afternt on will doubtless,
like all their affairs Of this kind, prove i'm
mensely enjoyable.
The special regatta Of the American Yacht
Club is to occur next Monday. If Boreas
will but blow there ought to be some pretty
sailing. Craft of the SeaWanhaka, Oyster
Bav. New Rochelle. New York, New Haven,
Atlantic. Larehmont, Marblehead. Eastern
and New Bedford clubs are privileged TO
enter. The course will be ten miles for open
boats and twenty for cabin. The steamer
Dalzen will follow the racers on their careers,
The o. N. T. Athletic Club holds its annual
games tomorrow afternoon at Newark, com
mencing at g. so o'clock sharp.
The twenty-round battle for 81, 900 q side
between Denny Kelliher and Joe Lannon will
vet be fought. though their FIRST attempt was
q signal failure, owing to the attentions of
the Boston police. The men will arrange for
another meeting to take place shortly.
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The grand" bicycle meeting next month
at Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard. Is one
that is eagerly looked forward to by knights
of the wheel, for that Summer resort comes
pretty near being the boss" bicycling
town of the country. AL its numerous ave.
nues, streets, highways. byways and even
paths are asphalted, adordinR many miles Of
superb wheeling surface.
Brooklyni'es are pinning their faith on
Jack Fallon in the coming fracas between
him and Gus Lambert, or Canada.
All Readers OF Wfllti0 CoLlfns'S Thrilling
Stories VIII Read " Blind Love, ," His La test
Romance, in the SUNDAY WORLD.
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