New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
FROM THE ATHLETIC CLUBS.
A QUESTION ABOUT REFEREEs-coMING ENTER
TAINMENTS.

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TAINMESTs.
It is more than likely that the discussion at the
meeting OF the Boxing and Wrestling Comnh''ee OF
the Metropolitan Association Of the Amateur Ahieuc
Union at the meeting for the selection OF ofhcias ior
a champion ship tournament to be held tn tne MOI
rupolitan Opera House on December 3 ann VIII 10
suit as usual Henry Buelmeyer Will De the Ieierce'
There are few popular men than Mt Bneriieser'
but opposition TO his officiating as referee at cnan'o
ship boxing matches and competitions has been stea
growing for several years. This was the irst dec1uu
effort 10 bring about change in this allimporSnt
competition and It is probable that repetition OF the
unsatisfactory occurrences which have marked DUCT
MEYERS past acts as referee will result next year or ue
year after IN taking the sensible step Oh haVihs
professional referees at these contests Wiiham Mu
doom asked $500 10 oiciate as judge Of wrestling
sum which the Amateur Athletic Union would not
entertain the idea of giving. especially as there mas
yer been so much disappobaon expressed over the
decision of the falls of the wrestles as there mas Deen
at the verdicts given on the boxing. II ""o noe VIC
bad idea and certainly not bad investment 10 give
$500 or $500 TO q man like John L. sullivan 10 oicAe
as referee at a boxing competition PROVIDED IL were
given In Madison Square Garden, where the attendance
might be almost unlimited 1t would be good business
| 10 nav a reasonable sum to Billy Edwards, james
Cortett Billy Madden, any one OF dozen "u1r
experts who might he mentioned 10 ofncae a. referee
Of the boxing at the coming competitions at the
Metropolitan Opera House
This thing of judging boxing Is largely question:
Of opinion. The experiment OF having proiessoii'
starters at amateur sprint has been founo suc
c,s4,l and there Is every reason to suppose that an
impartial professional referee, unislmpered py the
assistance Of judges would be 1rst-rste omcer al d
championship boxing competition. IL things go on a.
they have In recent years at the boxing meets az inc
Metropolitan Opera House, it would not De at al sur
prsing the verdict in the bouts were turned over 10
$1,n Axrizt IN y
ton. ao,o
The Noppare Boat Club Will shortly receive gao
.o,r oar.d she'll from the seawsnhaka Boat CLUB IN
place Of the one which was run into ana snaeeo oS
a scow on the Harlem some weeks ago Inc ooa"N
bakas are suing for the cost OF the boat
Captain James Carter, of the New-forK Alnie,o
C,ub a laid up with broken arm received In one
~ the PUSHES at the OrangeNew-fork Athleuc oiuo
football game at the Polo Grounds week ago
The New.York Athletic Club men wish 1t Distinctly
understood that Yesterdays football game Win he
Manhattan Athletic Club team at Manhattan fnh vas
,,mnv an exhibition and had effect whatever on inc
championship.
A @chippys march and chippy' oo1 VIII DC
| features of the New York Athletic Cluos mihsore'
entertainment at the new huSic Han i
evening December IL.
The Manhattan Athletic Club Will give another On
bs ladies' day entertainments at O'Clock on Ihursoay
afternoon, November IL.
There will be a meeting Of the Amateur fencee
| League of America at the New-fTk AthIeuc oi"o
house on Wednesday evening
II & said that George Gray, the champion shot
rutter NJ America of the world in fact has nineteen
ycarod brother who put the 16-pound shot forty
one feet Gray himself has put the shot when In MS
hest FORM in practice, over fifty feet. GRAY oinie
i1.o +ba NevYork Athletic Club night last week
~ srtnaIiv started for his home al CHd"ate nssir
Tnrnto after having said good by on az Hast i've
different occasions since the 81. LUIS hdI bas him
Tls man GRAY is great fellow Every oooS mas n mn
5nYn for a crack pool and poker player anu nc =
Gov" iv ,4buSiastic over both these diversions, put
e 81 probabIe he loses great deal mors tf-le MAKES
~. ~ them When Gray first came Gown Hele 10
OuD W IN amateur athletic games some nve Year,
asa he was typical green Canadian you cou No,
as him 10 take a drink smoke a ig@r No~
Pe - never without If those little WmS PaPel
aSon,naons between his lips The hrst tine ne ca,e
mo the clubhouse putting a ceareue lie oio4A " '
once nearly fell of their stools. .t,+,o, scbeme
new and particularly resLlctnte ,nc nb for the
a. ,odies, day of the season. December . lot Whdca
he athletes and gymnasts, boxers ana ioh'o''
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