The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

gether for the projected Southern trip
for early practice. II is his desire to
start for jacksonville, Fla, this week
and he has sent thereof notices to all
players under contract for the coming
season.
The Cleveland League Club will
bring suits against Stricken, Tebe au
and Gruber.
Bob Barr's contract with Rochester
calls for no Sunday games.
Arthur Irwin has taken the Dart
mouth College team in hand.
Wilmot is booked fer centre field on
the Chicago League team.
Manager Barnie says his Baltimore
team will win the Atlantic Association
championship.
The League club in Pittsburg has
now twenty men under contract.
FIELDING AND YOUNG TO FIGHT
A match has finally been arranged
between Joe Fielding of England aud
Billy Young of this city, the two
smartest lightweights that have been
brought together in this vicinity since
Barney Aaron and Collier battled for
the championship years ago. The
match is to be ten rounds for purse of
$3.50 a side, under Marquis Of Queens
berry rules. Gloves will be used and
the number of rounds will be limited TO
ten, so that there is little chance of
knock. out. The fight, however, will
serve to demonstrate which of the men
is the better.
This question of superiority between
the two is one that has occasioned gen
eral interest among sporting men.
Young has been for some time the un-
disputed possessor Of the District light
weight championship, and the efforts
recently made by his hackers to match
him against Mcmillan showed how
highly they estimated his ability. The
appearance of Joe Fielding, however,
caused q decided falling off in the
number of Young's admirers Fielding,
entirely unknown to the Washington
public, met Young in three. round ex-
hibition match about month ago, and
on that occasion he gained such a de-
cisive advantage that the Young peo-
pie could scarcely believe their eyes.
NEW FIGHTING RULE.
The California Athletic Club has
established rule in connection with
the contests to take place in their rooms,
which will certainly prove exceedingly
satisfactory to the general public, even
if IL is not quite source Of pleasure to
the pugilists themselves. They have
decided to have competent physician
in attendance before each of the con-
tests, who will examine the men thor
oughly and decide whether or not they
are in or out Of condition. This, it is
hoped, will have tendency to curtail,
if not to prevent altogether, the puerilc
excuse which has been offered by al
most every defeated man during the
last ten years.
Kilrain was out of condition when he
fought Sullivan, and coming down the
list of fighters it is found that in almost
every instance the defeated man in the
fight has been entirely unfit for the ring
at the time he was defeated. The pub
lie puts little faith in such excuses, and
will be pleased to have the condition of
the men decided upon by an expert in
such matters before the battle begins
PRIZE FIGHTING EVENTS.
Young was. of course, out of condi-
ton, they said, or else Fielding could
not have stood in front of him, and to
show that they believed their own as
sertion the two have been matched for
ten-round contest. The fight will
take place within the next three weeks
at point yet to be decided upon. Both
men are now training actively, and as
each is exceedingly clever an interest
ing "mill'' is anticipated. Fielding is
a trifle lighter than Young, but in other
respects they are well matched.
Among the events which are to
transpire in the near future are the bat
ties between Jack Dempsey and the
Australian, McCarty, for the middle
weight championship, and between
Jack McAuliffe and Jimmie Carroll,
both of which are to take place in San
Francisco. All the men are now in that
city and are training hard.
McAulifIe anticipates an easy victory
over Collins, but Dempsey is keeping
silent regarding his contest, and seems
TO fully appreciate the fact that he has
hard fight before him.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The Columbia Athletic Club is
making more extensive preparations fol-
outdoor sports than were ever known
in the history of the club. Captain
Sam Steinmetz the director of athletics
proposes to organize as soon as possible
la crosse, football and baseball team;
that he believes will compare favorably
with any amateur team in the country
There are number of new men in the
club fresh from the different college.
throughout the country. They have
all had plenty Of experience during the
past year with the college teams, ant
are now ready and anxious to lcnc
their efforts to the success of the club
Asyet nothing definite has been de
clared upon, but at the next meeting o.
the board Of governors on wednesday
night a committee on athletics will bt
appointed and active preparations will
be made for the spring and summe
games. Dates will be made with tht
various college and athletic club teams
and it is not unlikely that as many inter
estiDg contests will be witnessed at thu
clubs grounds as will be furnished BY
the professional players.
The club has secured the services o
Tommy O'Neil, formerly track maste
of the Brooklyn Athletic Club and ht
will he put in charge of the grounds OIL
Analostan Island at once, with instruc
tions to put them in the best possible
condition.
THE RACING OUTLOOK.
The racing outlook is almost as en-
couraging as the baseball prospect. A
stated yesterday, the executive com
mittee of the Jockey Club formal
decided to hold spring meeting. Bu
in addition to this the club has virtual
decided TO Join issues with Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York in estah
fishing trotting circuit, and will al
range for a trotting meet after tn