The evening world., 1891-11-20
SPORTING NOTES AND News.
Lack Of Cash Premiums Reduce
the L. Laos Sparring Contests

A better illustration Of the evils arising
from the pernicious practice Of employing
amateurs to spar at amateur boxing tourna-
ments would be harder to md than that pre-
sented at the preliminaries Of the Long Island
Athletic League last night The programme
contained the names OF from fifteen 70 twenty
fve boxers, Of more o. less repute, in each
class When the bouts were announced, how
ever, the number who had weighed In averaged
three to class, and these we're not the stars Of
the amateur ring. Every one knew that there
WAS not . cent In circulation for the cham
pionships, and one pugilstic youth summed
up the whole situation by saying: "Do yer
tink weer going to scrap for tin badge that
yer can't hocki" President Peverelly worked
hard to make the championships success,
but he has found out that great many OF
the amateur boxers are out for the cash.
Glory has ceased to have any charms for
them. The New York Athletic Club has also
realized the same thing.
President Peverelly said in reference to the
injurious practice of paying amateur boxers ::
al am a manager Of the Metropolitan Asso-
citation OF the A. A. u, and / will see 10 1t
that some OF these fellows are brought up
with o short turn" The President OF the
Metropolitan Association says he does not
blame the pugilists as much as he does the
clubs who offer premiums, and that the
clubs guilty OF such q thing should be ex-
PEELED from the Union.
The Metropolitan Association would lose
many OF It's prominent members II this purse
were pursued. The scneme is worked to such
o degree OF fineuess that several men make 1t
their business to handle the cash. A club
hands the money to the "go between" out
lines the programme they would like to have,
and when the exhibition Is given the bouts
are turned OF In hammer-and-tongs style.
Several well-known pugilists when ques-
toned on the subject declared that amateur
pugtlists have ceased to exist.
George lie Blanche, the Marine will be ten
dered q beneflt by John Lovery and Warren
/ Lew on his arrival in this city next week.
Leblanche will remain In the city few days
before he sails for England. where he will 20
to meet Jack OBrien before the National
| Club OF London.
The well-khown sporting men, Eugene
Seymour John Murphy, John kilroy, r j.
Meagher and Geo. p. Hogan, are Just about
eompieting srrangenents for grand ball to
tion In Webster Hall Jan. u.
Tho programme OF the regular Saturday
night enter ainmen Mt to be given In the theatre
| OF the Manhattan Athletic club Tomorrow
predecessors. The programme Is one OF the
best and will be graced with several lady
artists Among the well-lnown people who
have consented to take part Is Marshall P.
Wilder. The sparring and wrestling features
have been postponed until January.
At recent run OF the stuyvesant Athletic
Clubs barriers, over the Fort George course
shA nh
amusing incident. As Dean was ascending
Boston Hnl he attracted the atten,i ion OF {
bull, who took a fancy to his red trunks and
made for him Dean was badly scared, but
breaking manner. Notwithstanding this
episode, Dean won the race easily.
The medals to be presented to the first anc
second men in each event at the games OF the
Twelfth Regiment Athletic Club. TO be helo
on Dec. IA, at their Armory, are now on exit
bition. The Games Committee have arranged
matters 30 that athletes can practise at The
Armory, Sixty second street and Ninth ave
nue., on Monday, Wednesday aud Friday even
ings from TO 7.4o and IRON 9.45 to 1896
o'clock
Those who attend the Yale and Princeton
football game at Manhattan Field will have
O more satisfactory time than usual, OWNS
TO the fact that the Manhattan Athletic Ciut
has secured the right TO use Chas- II. Ebbeti
luulChlOT anu bCOft WIN tntSe hQQl
tional facilities every one can see who doei
the scoring and It's value In points
The Standard Athletic Club, OF Greenpoint
has q boom just ut present. Their recen
boxing tournament was great success ant
they have asked for anot her date. The mex
tournament will be held the latter part O
next month. The Standards have severa
men training for the Metropolitan boxing ant
wrestling Championships. class IN hori
| a has nAA atNA
ceptiDle progress is being made In this brancl
OF athletics
Eddie kascovar, OF the New Jersey Athleti
Club. has entered and will compete In tn
sprtnts Of the beventy-fourth Regiment Ath