The evening world., 1889-09-04

Sullivan VIII Probably Make Bis Home In
This City-DiIly O'BrIen Getting UP n
Six-DRy Race In BOston-Denny Kel-
liner aud Mike Lucis 10 Fight at the
Golden Gate Club.
The second annual all.round amateur
championships of the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States will bo held on
the grounds of the New York Athletic Club
at Trayers Island OF Saturday. Sept. IA,
beginning at $50 p. NJ, rain or shine. Follow
ing are the events: One hundred. 300, 4)
and $50 yards, one mile and u fve.mile run
for the sprinters u mile and a three-mile
walk pole vault throwing l6-pound and &C.
pound hammers 220-yard hurdle race
running high jump; running broad jump
putting the lG- pound shot two-nile bicycle
race and n tug-ot.w war of $50 pounds. four
men on n side, and two substitutes allowed.
Secretary Sullivan announces that the entries
Will close on Saturday next.
The death Of Sullivnn's mother has, il is
thought by his friends in this city. broken
up the last tie which has caused him to cling
TO Boston, and it liz believed he will make
this city his headquarters hereafter. The
opposition OF the press and the police auth
critics of Boston have made the Big Fellow
weary of his old home. Sullivan is expected
TO arrive in this city about Saturday next,
aud he will probably give q sparring and
wrestling exhibition in about a week there
after.
Billy O'Brien expects Littlewood to conn
over from England aud join in the proposed
six. day walk that O'BrIen is arranging for
Boston. All the leading peds of the United
States are expected to enter the contest. and
the Hubites are said to be anxious to wit
ness it.
A correspondent at San Francisco writes
that the police war against the athletic clubs
has ceased. The Golde Gate Club will offer
n purse for Denny Kellaher and Mike Lucie
TO fight for and Will also hang up q good-sized
purse for Dave Campbell, Of Oregon, and Joe
Choynski. Turner'S friends want to match
him against Young Mitchell nfter the latter's
fight with Reagan.
The Elmsford Gun Club had a tourney for
members Yesterday, Thomas Ward won the
Club'sg gold medal. hitting ~ out Of 20 birds;
w. Ward hit %; A. Travers. 81; j. Winters.
y; g. Menzie, r.; Charles Rowley, IA, and
won a leather medal. Another shoot will be
held on Saturday afternoon. III distance
was eighteen yards.
George Mcdonald, the trainer of Sullivan
Pat Killen to visit that country and fight
Frank Slavin. the Australian. Ki!len ia
matched 10 fight Joe McAuliffe at San Fran
cisco on Sept. IL, and therefore cannot go
uCEObS lue OCchu uuLll utter tDhL event..
Patsy Shepard wants Steve Brodie to go TO
Boston TO secon I the Black Spider in the
%la'ter's fight on Friday night with Day.
E1ile's victory at top weight (25 pounds)
yesterday at Sheepshead Bay over such crack
horses as Proctor Knott. Spokane, Los An
geles, Princess Bowling and Huntress, was
the talk of the town last evening, although
the winner was the favorite in the pools.
Jockey Hamilton's stock is way up.
Schumacher. Glass and the two Banker
brothers, of the Berkeley Athletic Club, and
Harry Hall and Sid Bowman, of the New
Jersey Athletic Club, arc at Hartford. attend
ing the races of the Wheelmen's Club, of that
city, at Charter Oak Park.
Eugene Cohen wants to run q 900 yard
race with any young man under nineteen
years old for the championship of the Twelfth
Ward and $50.
The Board of Directors of the National
Rife Association have agreed TO trans er
+, Creedmoor. the famous shooting ground. to
the Stale of New York, BY this uction the
State will become possessed of about 225
acres of ground, with the buildings. rifle
range and other appurtenances for the NOM
inRl sum of 1876. coo. On the other hand the
Rife Association is relieved from all respon-
sibility for suits and is assured the use of the
range for ten days in each year for ten years.
Johnny Reagan will arrive at San Francisco
on Sept. to fight Young Mitchell.
William d. Snedeker writes 20 The EVEN
ING WORLD that he will swim any man EN-
ployed in the Life Saving Service. Mr.. john
son preferred, ono-hAlf mile in the ocean for
from $5O to 800. Mr.. Snedeker IL to be
found at DeVlin's bathing pavilion. Coney
Island.