The evening world., 1889-09-16
NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
BUT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAD THE
WEATHER PROVED FAVORABLE.

Nevertheless the TrRvcrs leland Contests
Were Worthy of Note-BiIly Cnhill
Wants to Meet Billy DOnueiIy-A Fight
for n GIrl-An Unknown Who VIII Prob
ably Meet ChRppie Moran.
The greatest athletic meeting this country
has seen for years has ZONE and gone. 1t
was greatest in point of the number of par
Elephants and also in point of interest. Had
the weather but been propitious, there is not
the 81 ghtest doubt that it would have been
greatest in point of record. breaking as we'll.
The tack. despite the est efforts that skill
and experience could suggest. was heavy.
The turf" was inc deep with water
and the mud currespond.nsly soggy.
And yet the remarkable, height, of D
feet loss inches was cleared by the
Ivy the broad Jumpers. The latter was within
eight inches of the best broad mp record,
amateur or professional. ever made in any
part of the world. These are but illustrations
of the splendid performances of which Ira.
vers Island was the scene on Saturday. And
il speaks well for the general interest taken
III athletics that such II large number Ot
spectators were present in the face of threat
ening weather. and when the prospect of high
class work being done was 40 slim.
The great pluck of Walter G. Dohm i'll con-
timing III the hnlf- mile after his collision
With Tracey cnnnot be too highly com
mended. Though dazed and shaken up he
made a grand race and was very close to the
winner when nature gave out. The New
York Athletic Club has good reason to be
proud of HIM. as has the Manhattan of the
brilliant work OF I. P, Connect in the Ave
Club, practically had a Wa kover in the mile
walk. The greatest surprise Of the day was
the defeat of j. $. Mitchell at the ffty-six
pound weight. The irish athlete had been
booked as a sure winner One cannot help
thinking, i'll view of the many fine perform
ances. of - what might have been" had the
elements but favored the sturdy athletes.
Billy Cahill, who styles himself heavy
weight champion of the amateur boxers, says
he is anxious to meet Billy Donnelly, of
Brooklyn, who is also a heavyweight ANA
teur, in u friendly contest for Il prize to be
offered by some athletic club of high stand
ing. THIS Is a good chance for the high
toned athletic clubs of this vicinity to wit
ness a sparring contest of unusual excellence,
for the men are III even match.
The annual regattas of both the Ianthe
Canoe Club and of the Newark Bay Yacht
Club have been postponed until n week from
to-day. This was made necessary ON account
of the recent storm.
Thomas Moran and Thomas Marion fought
elHnt nefCe ROUNDS Jne OtlBf nlnnt III Ienn-
sylvania. The fight was acc Jrdlng to Queens
berry rules, and the purse was the belle of
the village, the girl whom both Moran and
Marion wished to marry. The men fought
one another to a %standstill, both being too
weak to continue the fight. 1t is said to have
been the gamest battle ever fought in North
ern Pennsylvania. The men will fight it out
as soon as they recover sufficiently.
Joe E%llingsworth, a New York f~avorite. is
= T-, ls---la -. g.
struc,or of s%parring at the Southern Califor-
ma Athletic Club. He is very popular in
California.
Al unknown" named Mcdowell. of Eng
land. has been making the Hornbacksr Club
in East Third street his headquarters: He is
i'll Cal McCaIthy's class aSto weight. Whether
he is in the clever Jersey City bantam's class
in fighting skill has yet to be proved. He
will have a chance to demonstrate his abili-
ties on some lesser light bantam shortly.
The battle between Swipes the Newsboy
and Jack Carey is expected to be a hard
fought one. Everyi ody knows Swipes's game
American Athletic Club. which wideawake
organization Eas the reputation of gradual
ing winners.
Brooklyn Bicycle Club. The Gu entered e
score of men in the parade of Saturday,
which was postponed, and one of its mem
bers, Waters. made the fast time of 103 miles
in seven hours recently.
The Scottish American Athletic Club will
give an athletic entertainment in the near
future. Boxing. which is a specially with
this Club. will probably be the leading fea-
ture, though other athletic events will by no
means be neglected.
The late storm damaged the grounds of the
West End Athletic Club, of Newark, to such
an extent that the members unanimously
voted 10 hold the games at u later date than
those set. They have now been posted for q
week from next Saturday.
Petit and Kerr. the professional lawn-ten-
mis- players. will. 1t is expected, give an exhi-
bition tournament near this city before long.
A number of important changes were made
in the A. A. u. constitution ut n meeting held
on Saturday night. AproVision was made for
the incorporation into one body of oil eligible
amateur clubs or into separate associations of
clubs with representatives in the Union.
There will be fifteen instead of twelve mem.
bers Of the Board of Governors and two Vice
Presidents. 1t was voted and passed to add
baseball to the list of sports. The proposed
amendment to add the word National" Ne-
for the name Amateur Athletic Union"
was lost.