The evening world., 1891-12-17
SPORT|NG NOTES AND NEWS.
Lively Election Campaign of the
Manhattan Athletic Club.
Olympic Club Offers $4,000 Purse
to Corbett and Mitchell.

The Cherry Diamond athletes are having
Just about as much excitement as though he
close season was not depriving them OF their
modicum OF blood-tingllng sport The cleo
tion campaign Is rich In developments, and
until the polls close Dec. rs the Manhattan
Athletic Clubhouse will be the battle
ground of as great fight rs that on Manhat-
tan Field Thanksgiving Day, the echoes OF
which are still heard in the dispute with the
college lads, who thought they were being
chisellcd out OF a tair share OF the receipts OF
tue exhibition OF their prowess.
The withdrawal OF the name OF T. C.. Con-
verse IRON the reform " ticket has brought
out accusations of sharp practice, which are
surprising to people unfamiliar with Manhat-
tan Athletic club politics. Cha,ma.. Cor
don, of the Reform Campaign Committee &C.
clares 1T a "trlck Concocted before Mr..
Converse freely accepted a place on the re-
form ticket"
"Chawley" Mitchell now has an oppor.
tunity to meet jim Corbett that he will have
diniculty In hnding an excuse to refuse. The
olympic Athletic Club, OF New orleans, offers
purse of$12, 200, guaranteeing fair play and
full protection to Mitchell. Corbett has al
ready accepted, and the arrival Of Mitchell
will be anxiously awaited to learn his de-
cision. " Let Corbett aud Mitchell have their
say first says Billy Madden. II Mitchell
won't make match except with bare
knuckles Peter Maher will fight him that
way Any way you look at 1t Mitchell will
find business lively for him when he steps of
the Britannia.
The arrangements for the. boxing. exhibit
tion In Madison Square Garden tonight are
all perfected. Peter Maher will begin his
first bout at about $40 o'clock. There Will
be interesting exhibitions between we'll
known professionals from O'Clock on Jack
smith, ex-amateur champion OF England ;
Mike Brennan, Bill lebig. Z" Sailor Brown
and an =" unknown " will BIZ on hand to open
with the Irish champion. COrbett Is quoted
as saying that he has no intention OF appear
Ing.
Great interest Is manifested In the prelmi-
nary bouts OF the Amateur Athletic Unions
boxing and wrestling chnmpionships, which
Opera-h House. The majority OF the entries
come from Boston. Philadelphia, Cambridge,
Mass, and New Jersey. 1t promises to be an
exciting nights sport.
The articles Of agreement for the fight be.
tween Peter Jackson and Frank Slavin have
been signed by the colored man and sent &c
London. The battle will be twenty rounds
catch weights, for purse OF 900, to take
place before the National sporting Clut
May 80.
1t IS very possible that the New York Ath
lettc CLUB will not take part In the baseball
contests next summer. II has not been
asked to Join the Amateur baseball League
and would not accept .n invitation, 1t is said
on account OF the professional battery feature
OF that League, nor would 1t enter the a. A. L
baseball ranks II that body reorganized.
II the 5000 people who crowded into the
Clermont Avenue Rink last evening coulC
have had voice In the Judging OF the great
bout between Pat Cahill, the champion anna.
teur mlddle-weight, and Jim Butler, OF this
Varunas, they would have no doubt unani
mously declared jim Butler the winner. Ht
fought fairly at all times. Cahill has Away!
borne the reputation OF being foul fighter
and last evening he outdid himself In tha
particular. Each man had won battle, ant
! this contest was to have settled the question
of superiority. The judges We're Jockey Fret
Taral and "Charlie" EllingSworth. Jer'
Dunn was referee Taral declared Butler The
winner but Ellingsworth could not agree
with him, and so Referee Dunn declared the
fight draw.