The evening world., 1890-07-29
SPORTS N FIELD AND AFLOAT.
Amphibious Men Organize a
Swimming Club.
Over 800 Entries for the Irish Ath.
lethic Club Games.

A club 60 lie entirely devoted to the
has been formed TO bc known as the New
York Swimming club. Among the or.
ganizers Of ,he assoc alton are: II. T.
Braun. holder Of the ltO.yard swimming
record: Charles aud George Kcuner. Of
the Atalauta Boat Club: John liatton II
Charles Amos. Of the dstunct spartan
Harti,rs: William Bull. the speedy 100
yard swimmer A.. Braun. also a very
swift swimmer. 4. Shcllenherger. F..
Am,s. Arthur INK aud Charles Passmoro.
The club will make their home for this
season at Brnuu's swimming baths, foot
Of East Si.ty.Gfth street.
Sept. - the Club will hold the first open
handicap amateur swimming races ever
he'd in America. Six valuable prizes viii
bc given in each race.
The compotiti ms will be go, 40 and
$50 yards. The entrance fee to each race
will he fifty tents. Entries will close
Sept. : with John Hat,on. Correspond.
ing Secretary. foo; OF East SiAty.hfth
street.
The officers of the Club are: II. L.
Braun, President: Charles Rcnner. First
VIE President A. Braun, Second Vice
President George Renner. Recording
Secretary John lia,ton. Corresponding
Secretary; Charles Ames, Treasurer; I.
SchelleDberger. Captain william Bull,
First Lieutenant, and L. Ames. Second
Lieutenant.
The wrestling match between Mnla-
koff, the Russian champion. and Ernest
Rocber. the German champion. takes
place tonight nt the National Theatre. l04
Bowcry. II will he ont sted under
IoNos GaI'tc rules, and is for 800 stakes
and the IO!i,s Gdlciis championship
medal, presented by Richard X. Fox.
The Argossy Athletic Club has pur.
chased the sHIlboat Fanny. of Brooklyn.
The Club will Don commence work on
the,r clubhouse, which will be situated
on Flushing Heights. facing the water.
II will be u boat and clubhouse COM
bined.
The entries for the Middle States re-
gaita close tomorrow with Secretary F.
K. Fortmeyer, 40 Wall street. The oars
men VINO will compete have Just seven
more days for practice.
The Irish Athletic Club nave received
something like three hundred entries Tor
tneir games, which occur tins afternoon
at Jones's Woods Colosseum. Some OF
the best athletes Of this vicinity have
entered.
As q step towards securing a represent
tatiye team 10 meet the Scotch football
lists, a series OF matches will shortly be
arranged among the best teams here
abouts which affect the Association game.
The Thistle. Nonpareii. Longtellow
and Shamrock clubs are among those
which will compete i'll tie series. As
they contain most excellent players, II i
believed that contests bet cen them will
develop a nucleus Of strong players.
Then these picked men. with others.
will PLAY against teams from a distance.
and in this wav the best players in this
part of the country will be brought into
competition. There are many exception
ally strong Association teams in New
England. The Fall River Rovers will
doubtless secure their due proportionate
representation on the American team.
Aug. Is is the date set for the nine
ieen;L mountaineering of the National As
~ w VI SaA w ~
ter, on which occasion several officers
VIII be elected TO sycceed officials whose
term Of service has expired, and other
important business transa ted. The IL
Gatta occurs also Oh Aug II and II.
The glove match between Sim Collins
and Charley Smith fog $3.50 u side and
gate receipts, which took place at odd
Fellows Hall. HobOken. last night. Was
interrupted by the police. Ii Was 10 have
been fifteen rounds, Tut IN the eighth the
work 10 anne so hot that the police
stepped pou the stage and sad the con
tesi could Lot continue.
Both men had tIa.ned hard for the
match. and each scaled ll5p ,uuds on step
ping into the ring. II was a rushing con
test from the start. aud the men inflicted
considerable punishment ON zach ether.
Four.ounce gloves were used. Collins
seemed to have the bes; of the match as
far as It Wen but on OF police
interference. Il was necessary 10 call II q