The sun., 1889-11-20
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The champion boxers OF the various clubs
are getting in trim for the great championship
meeting Of the Amateur Athletic Union next
month, and apparently everything Is going on
| serenely But n surprise In in store for n dozen
or moro OF our most prominent boxers. For the
past week dark rumors have been flying
around athletic circles concerning the aggres-
sive spirit evinced by the present Boxing,
Fencing, and Wrestling Committee: how this
year the rough element would be eliminated
from tho contests. and that any boxer who
had ever appeared ut professional benefit
would havo his entry roturned; in fact that
the committee would take full advantage OF
the clause. Tho right to reject entries re-
served"
The most prominent namo mentioned as be-
ing under the ban is that OF Pat Cahlll. the
very clever middle weight champion. a member
OF the Scottish American Athletic Club OF Jer-
sey City. Cahill is unquestionably the most
scientific and Furnishing amateur boxer In the
country The one reported blotoh upon Ca
hills amateur standing is the fact that he
seconded Cal Mccarthy in the lntter's fight with
Johnny Murphy at Boston. Cahill denies this
story, and his employer ls ready to testify that
Pat was with him at the time he was reported
to be sitting In the ring at tho Boston club
house. Another offence is his appearing at q
professional benefit at Madison Square Gar
den but this was In aid Of the starving fisher
men 9f Ireland. and II is the opinion OF all that
this should 10 overlooked.
Another whose non-nppearance at the Union
ShamtPT9fpbshEs snt p fba y% viii H9qse much doaFnont
Tie i2spound VST eBnmn e SheI % DfoW Of tbs
West Side Athletic Club. Brown put three
men t. sleep WHOM he won the championship.
lasting six months he was awarded the Down
Ing Ing medal He hal got down to ll5 pounds
with antIrlnntOFy Elap at tho RO' hn md
N"S9p Gi The Htbetc Gu6 Of the schuykl
weight class, but as things look now they win
nesting between these tk1'' two We "iia rlGht,hand
Little Danny oBrion. the bantam champion,
a member Of mo rnstime Athletic Club. viii be
amateur Of good staining, but untortuhateiy
yolunteered his services and appeared at
TIE Manhattan % Eth etir cb Rs,e rbbSenoy bS one
boxer Of note. Pete Trojan. 1t is rumored that
they viii send in his ertry. but I is. doubtful
AGAINST whom many make charges, but when
asked to suhstantinte with proof, they in
that he was billed to appear at Mike BSyle's
resort In liohoken and meet all comers Tor a
fact but it is claimed that he did not fuiiil the
The newspapers have been publishing &C.
Tiernan Of the Downtown Athletic Club and II.
RI, ers Of the, Union Athletic Club. Brooklyn.
managers had sold 100 tickets at 81 each. but |
the match was declared off. This will not help
the men any. however when they send in their
entries
Tommy O'Day. the cleyerest Of catch as |
catch can wrestlers is alsoson the list. His Of
fence is swrestlingwith professionalism prize.
The Union took no cogniHance of the mitigat- |
Ing circumstanceiD his case, which was that he |
had no knowledge that his opponent was a |
He was asked to wieste an ANA |
teur for gold watch. He consented and met |
the stranger. who was represented ns Wild an |
amateur wrest or, but who turned out to be the |
amateurs professional brother ODay had re- |
fused many offers to wreste professionally and |
It is hardly probable he would have inperilled |
bis amateur standing by wrestling with Wild |
had he thought him otherwise than what he
was represented to be.