The evening world., 1891-07-31
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
Sullivan's Forfeit Up for @ fight
with Frank Slavin.
Large Entries for tho Athletic
Games at Long Island City.

Charlie Johnston and James Gordon Rem
nett have placed forfeit OF $1,000 each on
sullivan for fight with Frank slavin. II
forward and close the match. The money is
open Till Sept l. WIN he cover it,
Mike cushing, OF Gravcsend, on whom Aus
tin Gibbons made his reputation, is ready to
meet any 126-pound man for fight to a I'm
ish. cushing has never been beaten at his
weight.
Austin Gibbons will train for his coming
fight with McAulifIe In Paterson. He will be
put in condition by his brother jim, Gibbons
Is never very much out OF condition at any
time, 50 the task Will be an easy one.
The Games Committee OF the Metropolitan
Athletic Association met yesterday and at
tended to the preliminary business OF the
championship games to be held on Manhat-
tan fleld Sept. l2.
The athletic clubs OF the metropolitan
district have their eye on the annual meeting
of the syracuse a. G., to be held at syracuse
Aug. O. The fact that most OF the events are
scratch will draw a large delegation from the
big clubs OF the state. Most Of the clubs In
this city will be represented
Eddie Barnes will represent the y. J. A. c..
at syracuse. lie Is a good all-ruund man and
has entered seven events.
There have been 800 entries recorded for
the standard Athletic club games to be held
tomorrow at Long Island city.
c. l.. Nicoll, the Englishman, will make his
debut on an American track at the Standard
meeting in the mile walk.
+. C. Carter is to be the starter at the
games Of the sons Of 1t. George to be held at
The Empire city Colosseum, Avenue 4 and
SiXty-eighth street, Monday, Aug. 3. The
entries are large and many wcll-knOwn men
are among them. There will be eight Open
events, including shooting match and seven
events for members.
John McKake, VINO lays claim to the title Of
champion D3-pound bantam n this city, Is
willing to meet all COmers in his class, John
simpson, Karl StcCkler, or Red Irving pre-
ferred.
Fred Puner is one OF the most promising
young athletes the n. j. A. c. has on It's
roster.
There Is considerable talk about the coming
fight between Gibbons and MCAulifIp. But
what has Gibbons ever done that is remark.
able He fought Mike Cushing twice, winning
once when overweight and again when MikC
was not quite himself. Austin is not the
lightweight champion as yet by long odds.
p. s. Sears and 4. l.. Han win contest for
first place in the LongwOOd tennis tourney nj
Boston. Sears has beaten Han In times past
but the work OF his opponent I'm the present
| tournament makes It evident that sears must
do some remarkable work II he finishes win
| ner this time.
A match has been made between Richard
| Dwyer, President OF the Atlantic Rod anC
Gun club, and Charles Morris, OF the COnel
| Island Rod and Gun club, to shoot 100 live
| birds at 1900 n side, thirty yards rise, Hurl
| ington rules, club boundary. The match vii
| be shot Aug. IL at the Atlantic clubs
Grounds, Coney Island. The friends OF botl
men are confident OF the ability Of thei
| 1avoritcs, and money has begun to be placet
| already.
| Tho Brooklyn football team will try concu
sions with the Thistlcs at Ridgewood Parl
! Sunday.
lne IOTlllaru AInlttlc CluD, or Jersey Guy
! Is one OF the most cnJerpriSing athletic organ
/ izatiOns in this Vicinity They have laid GU
"A new rack at Oakland Park and are pro
| crossing generally. The club has nearly tw,
hundred members at present.
A New York sportsman writes from Ocear
City, n. D., that snipe are TO be found In larg
numbers In the Great Egg HarbOr Ba.
country. The gamy birds are being bagge
by the score daily.
1t grieves Ernest c. Roeber, the wrestler
to have Tom cannon star Europe, and &c
| thrown by Karl Abs, the German, under IN
title OF the American champion. ROeber ha
a fascination for that tile himself. lie ha
deposited 800 forfeit with Richard X. Fox
and challenges either Cannon or Abs TO
match In this city or Hamburg. II this Chal
lenge is accepted It viii create internationa
interest.
The New York Yacht Club is making gren
preparations for their annual cruise. III
steamboat MyndCrL starin has been char
tered for the accommodation Of the friends {
the club The first run OF the cruise VIII %
cur Monday, to huntington, l.. !. Tuesday
New London Will be reached, where they wi
remain during Wednesday. II IS pTcdiCtc
that the JossiCa and MineOla Will sail thei
match OF ON that day.
The Goelc5 cup races Will be sailed OF q
Newport, Aug. z.
The third annual regatta OF the India
HarbJT Yacht CluU VIII be sailed tO-mOrrO'
off Grcenwigh
The Pacific Athletic club has telegraphe
Jimmy Carroll IRON san Francisco that the
oiler purse Of $4,000 for the lial-Fitzsln
mons fight before that club. Carroll r,
fused. lie wants $4,000 purse.