The evening world., 1891-03-10
SPORTING news AND NOTES.
Tommy Danforth Hardly In II With
Jimmy Hagen.
Cross Country Association Preiimiu-
ary Bouts-Good Card offered.

Cross Country Association Prelimiu-
ary Bouts-Good Card offered.
Tommy Danfor,h was scarcely In II, las;
night. with Jimmy Hagen. They were to have
spared twenty rounds for scientific poiuts, but
Hagen was evidently In . hurry TO get back to
Philadelpnis, 80 he finished mis- end Of tue work
in about round and half. HaRan 10 Q left
handler ana ycry hard hitter, and the manner
In which no swung on Danforth was q
caution. Tom ducked two OF three vicious
left-handed awlnss on the start, but IL was the
same old duck, and Hagen was not long In
getting onto It, aud the style In which he
upper-cut Danfor,h was pi,iabie TO behold.
| There seemed TO DO no escape from Haeen's
shower Of blows and while Danforth was In
the very pink Of condition, he was like help
loss child in the hands of his vicious opponent
In the wrestling match last night At Nike
BoyieA John Moersth was scarcely In Is with
Benny Jones. The latter got both falls with
out much din1culty.
The rooms OF the Scottish American Athletic
Club on Grove street. Jersey City, were nied
the Clubs monthly "staE" and invitation
boxing tourney.
The three hundred iovers Of GOOD boxing
who were present saw one Of the best enter
ments that nas ever been offered by this sue
csssfui Club. The men who took part In the
bouts were Connors and Armstrong, of the
Scots; Hagenbook and Ryan, of the waynes;
Looney aud Murphy, OF the scots; Joe aud
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Pat Looney, Of tho Scots; Alex Gallagher
ana T. Closiermsn; jackson and Mahoney,
ofthe Palmettos; Doyle and Robblns, the one
armed men; Holwich, OF the Hobokens, and
Furey, OF the Scots; Ambrose ana Terbili, OF
tne scota, and the wind-up was between Cal
The National Athletic Club held its second
annual ball last night. II was largely at
tended and enjoyable.
The events for tonight at the Manhattan
Athletic Club are the pool tournam ent and the
baseball practice in the cage.
Secretary j, G. K, lawrence, Of the couey
lslnno Jockey Club, was elected President OF
that organization yesterday 10 oil the vacancy
Ade nv the doath OF Leonard W. Jerome.
MI. Z. Fellows was elected Secretary.
There win be q dog race at the Kearney
three prizea
A ten-mIe race has been arranged TO take
place week after next at the Coliseum Rint
Harlem, between Wallace Ross. Fred Plaisted
ana JACK Larsan on rowing machines, aud
Chuck Lyons and Billy Mann on roller skates.
Martin Dempsey, brother OF the ex-m,ddle-
weight champion, has taken new Departure.
He no. for many years been famous leather
Wc'gnt colar-and-elboW wrestler, but now he
"a ready TO bud forth ~ Q prise fighter, and
has issued q challenge to any l2o- pound man I'm
America for $500 side, London ring rules. II
pretty hard hitter, even II one not much on the
Wrestle.
The annual election OF the Middle States Re-
eatia Association was held last light with the
Following result {: President. H LnnRhaar,
Crescent Athletic Club; vice-PresidenL j. d.
Manr. Metropolitan Rowing Cuh; Treasurer,
lion; Secretary, y. r. Fortmsyer. Manhattan
Athletic Club.
Tho regular weekly shoot OF the Loue Island
Sportsman CLUB was held yesterday at Dexter
Park, Long Island .."
The Manhattan Athletic Club has very nns
held next Saturday night at Madison Square
Garden.
The National League 10 NO. experiencing
much airncul'y in signing its players.
There will be NO police inierfereucs with tho
on-McCar,hy glove contest In Troy ana the
oantams will surely como together. IL 10
creating S quite sir In nstlc circles and there
will he very large crowd OF sporting men
present from this clIy and vicinity.
Twenty sturdy cross country runners OF the
American Athletic Club had . very Interesting
run SUNDAY morning over the well known Nam
lok-Reid course. whioh covers . distance OF
about seven and hall milea over hills, bitches,
awampn ava and Ploughsd nelds. The finish OF The
leaders were bunohed within Two hundred
yards OF the nniSn, and 0 good race for nrst
honors was the result, the victory failing to
yard In front Of Devoe and MamioK, who ran
dead heat. Adee. In charge of the slow
pack, was the next man to nuish. followed by
Ftnnerty, Pfelner and Kelly.
the Boulevard course, starting from the cluo-
rooms OF the Americana
The managers Of the National Cross Coun-
wscs sre Ss as
vereln Hall. Tnird avenue anu s;xty ty-seventh
street. At o'clock this evening, declare thar i.
viii be the beat boxing Ahow OF the year. The
leo-pOund class special win bring together
4: sosn.sSi1s. P...ime '4s "a. e:i G.; :. T. Nc; Nc;
Tlernan, DoWn-town A. c.. and Nike
Leonard, Naruna Boat Club, which will insure
IN tbs claas alone ~ exciting work oas q match
between Dixon and Mccarthy. The competi-
tors In all the other classes are representative
OF the very best talent Tickets for reserved
seata arc on sale At the club houses OF ali the
clubs belonging to the National Cross Couutry
Association OF America, including the Man
haitian and New York Athletic cluoS.
The st. Peter Literary and Aihlitie Aasocia-
tiou, OF Brooklyn win hold an invitation cross
country run. Sunday next. Two pAckR, slow
and fast will be sent out.
The games rolled in me Acme Hal bowling
tourney last night resulted as follows: Pros
pect Hin, To; EAnsee, 60T. Prospect Hill.
1sl; Montauk, "a RIAngee, 6VV: hontauE,
C35.
Tho Ramea 20 no rolled In the Kings County
Individual Bowling Tourney tomorrow nieht
are as follows: j. w. Smith Va. ShHTkey, Van
Sicklen Va j. W. Smith, and SnArkey vs.. Van
Sicklen.
STAR THEATRE BLAZE NO. 2.