The evening world., 1892-02-13
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
Secretary Sullivan Talks of the
Fight Against the A. A. U,
joe Lannon to Go Against Jim
Corbctt Next Tuesday.

secretary James t. sullivan, Of the Metro
politan Association Of the a. a. L. has been
very much anruycd during the past few DAYS
by Inquiries from athletes as to whether the
A. A. L. Is really Going to smash ana asking
his advice As tn the adyiSability OF gctuhg
out before the collapse comes.
The secretary Is noted fOg urbanity, but his
patience gave out last night and he said 81
don't see why a. these fellows should think
the OLD ship IS ab ut to sink Just because the
staten Isla@d Athletic Club has gotten out
bag and baggage. IL Is too bad that 1t de-
erred taking SIch n step some time ago.
b" The =. LAG. is not an athletic club any
how. Ii has very Few men In It's ranks that
can be called athletes. Ever since Jansen
was turned down by the Union. the staten
Island club has been sticking up for him, aud
IT has allowed him to use tn, cubs name In
the preliminary work OF forming his United
states Lcagu" u Athletic cuts.
" Now, the hinn can stand the loss OF oil
clubs Of the Galore OF the staten Island cub.
That organlnti III has applied for date to
hold games IN september. II won't get a
/ date. The tlub Is short on athletes, and
without help from the outside viii give rather
u, tame carnival OF slotts any
\. \. l. Al TINS time join the new
League ami take II course anita sonis ic to the
y. A. [. they VIII b. expelled al once. The
/ name Of 4. q. Mills, " he New YORK Athletic
CUB, Is beinE used as n d. lcgatc to the
/ League tOnt' ntipn, to he held In this city on
/ Feb. 10. MIR Mills says he Will lot attend
tha' meeting. Howard Perry. President of
| thr a. \. T., says he VIII 50 Just To see
what attitude the League proposes To take
towards the Union. II those who oppose the
/ Union would come out fair and aoov" board II
would Just suit ~. II Is this undcrhand bust
ness tnat makes 1t unpleasant. What We
want Is n lair auh square night. We can
arOrd to lose thus clubs from tue mon that
/ Metropolitan Association with ten clubs. The
A. a. L. Is not going 10 pieces. 1t has many
years Of usefulness ahead Of IT.
Joe Iannon has signed an agreement to be
one Of the men to face jim Corhrtt on Tues
day next at Madison square Garuen. Eiliy
Muldoon Will direct the entertainment and
las the power to select two other men to
stand up against lin at the same time. Who
these men viii be- has not been decided upon.
II Is claimed that they Will be drawn from
the better class OF pugilists.
| An cifOrt iS'belng made To have George
Godfrey come on from Boston for the af1air.
tOrOeLt has never shown nn audience In this
city just wnat he can do. His work Is purely
scientific. lie Is not what Is called a. slug
GER COrbett hrs agreed TO box nino three
minute rounds, taking on fresh man at the
end OF every three.
I. X. Leonard, who rode in the recent SIX
day bicycle race MT MAIDS n Square Garden
under the name OF "Albert," writes as FOL.
lows "rht five-mile loot race for $40 a
side and the championship OF the National
Guard of America that was TO have taken
place between X. f. Chadsey, Company L.
Twelfth Regiment. and myself Tonight has
been indefinitely postponed"
Tho championship cake walk to be held a,
Madi son square Garden on Feb II Is stirring
N n he a IN N . n n raI
professionals. Already $50 entries have beer
received, and the list Will probably reach 25t
before the date set.
The walking will be done IN couples. on,
dressmaker uptown has received orders I,
make twenty-five dresses for the occasion.
grand march mas been composed expressly fol
this walk by Prof Luke Pulley, who VIII be
competitor
The ArinOrv Committee OF the Forty
seventh Regiment has designated the follow
Ing nights on which competitors In the JOINT
games OF the Long Island Amateur Athletic
League and Company "D." Forty-Seventt
Regiment, TO be held Feb. 20, can practise II
the armory: For cyclists. Tuesday anC
Thursday Tor athletes, Monday. Wednesday
Friday and saturday. The entries for I'll,
games Will close FeD IL, with Secretary
Walter f. liough, of $3.50 quincy street
Brooklyn.
The success OF the outdoor games given BY
the star A. C., last season was SUFFICIENT Il
rOr similar games thi, year. The club la
already begun to get Its athletes In shap,
aud expects to give the hncSt set OF game
this season ever seen In Long Island CITY
cart. John Gray win nave charge OF th
arrangements As usual.
The columbia and ST. George Athletic Club
Will hold crOSS-cDuRtry runs over the For
. George course Ia. morrow uTtrTnO II. IOmm,
CCllc,L VIII Captain the Fort George team
and Harry smith the tUlumblaS.
Charley MITCHELL now that Corbett Ia
given him another Chnuce for real night, ha
as usual bacEcd down. No work ana big pa!
Is Chawley's MOTTO According TO rcpor
from the West Mitchell, man, Paddy slaNin
( says that he VIII stop torbttt In slx-rOunI
contest before any club for a purse OF $4,000
II this report is true why doesn't Slavin ac
cept Corbett's open challenge that has DeeI
open several months.
Tue New York athletic clubs will send
delegation OF about nifty athletes to atten
The games OF the Boston Athletic Club, IL