The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-09

championship of the United States in the fight
with Cal Mccarthy. He worsted Nunc Wallach
in eighteen rounds last June in the fight for the
championship of England. He defeated Johnny
Murphy, Kilran's protege, few weeks ago
Dixon has agreed to meet Mccarthy again, the
only question being the choice between the Pu-
rtan Club, which offers s., 800, and the Union
Athletic Club, which offers $4,000,
1t is now an assured fact that the clubs of this
city can have the National Amateur regatta for
1891. That is it is assured if they will only
take steps toward bringing the measure to
head. The national committee has voted to
give Washington the right to the regatta, and it
rests with the clubs to take action at once.
There is almost unanimous feeling in the Po-
tomac Club in favor of the affair, the Analostans
are always ready to cooperate, and the only one
that at present refuses to commit itself is the
Columbus. The regatta should be held here,
and it behooyes us to urge the clubs to action.
The meeting of the Potomac Athletic Club on
Wednesday evening was interesting from the
fact that the governors took possession of their
new quarters, Pennsylvania avenue and Seven
teenth street twenty-five new members We're
elected, most of whom were prominent business
men of our city. The officers are rather elated
over the success that has attended their quar-
tiers since their opening, and are sure that it
means constant success in the long run. The
house is purely intended for their members and
Is gentleman club pure and simple During
the winter season there will be fortnightly ath-
letc exhibitions OF various kinds such as it is
hoped will interest the members and their
friends
One of the 7. \. c. men came up TO the club
house last week with one of those ncwfanged
pneumatic tires for bicycling especially adapted
for racing purposes. Willie Curtis wanted to
know 'if when the riders wind gave out was
he pncumatlcally tired alsoEn He was given
long drink OF orange cider 10 cool of on
Phil Brown, the speedy bicycle rider of the
fHg1en nVFal. .f..H l. F1H gFs
Warwick machine that is meeting with so much
favor just al present. The Post Office Depart
ment has adopted them for letteT-carriers aud
the men OF the Washington office are now being
supplied with them II was quite feather In
Phil's hat to get the contract,
Certain members Of the Potomacs will form
an assemblyclub and give series OF dances this
winter.
Mr.. John 7. Norton, Of the NJ. A. C.. tool,
some very fine pictures at the championship
meeting on October H. Two OF them are worth
haying-the start in the lOO-yard race and the
high hurdles. Copies Of these can be bought at
twenty-five cents each.
Howard Perrys speech at the banquet given
10 the Stafford Harrers last Saturday evening by
the Athletic Club Of the Schuykill Navy was
one that will long be remembered by the gentle
men present. With Howard, Chauncey NJ De
pew is not in it.-Sp0niag Times
DR.. Kennedy, Of the Analostans, was visitor
at the Potomac house last week
Sam King Is elated at his brothers success
and says he is going to take up the sport too.
Schlichter, Of the 4. G. $. ~, Is the leading
pugilist of Philadelphia. He made a great rec
ord last week in Philadelphia, knocking out four
| corner loafers.
Berney Sims says he will win the billiard
tournament sure, and says he needn't practice
TO keep in trim.
FTL. cl,I, bo,,g. - a.. u
patronized during the week II looks as II The
club struck the right vein when they hrauched
out with a house
Jerry Elliott, Of the Columbia Athletics won
the seyenty-fYeyard dash at the Acorn Athletic
/ Club games in New York on Tuesday last The
surprise Of the meeting was the defeat Of the
! Acom's tlg-of-war team by one from the Man
haitian Athletic Club, as the Aeons won the
championship here easily last October in the
! champion match