The evening world., 1892-02-09
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Canvass for the Succession to
President Mathewson.
Forming n New Racquet Club for
Hobokcn Players.

! Ever SI1Ct 'nuTlcS y. HdtHtN sun T'HlSll'u
the Presidency OF the Metropolitan .issocia-
tiou OF the Amateur Athletic l'uion tho
Board Uf Managers has been seeking Tor
! some suitable person to I'LL the vacancy. Mr.
MatbcwsOn does no. now represent club be-
longing To the Union. The Board laid his
1 resignation on tho table until its next meet
Ing, which viii occur March" 9.
4 The friends Uf several candidates are press
Ing their respective claims with great carn-
cstness The man who 1t is generally agreed
can have the office II he viii, Is Judge J. g..
| Tighe, captain OF the Naruna Boat club
Brooklyn. Judge Tighc has labored Tor the
success OF the Association ever since It was
organized, aud Is thoroughly in accord With
athletes and athletics.
Another man who has good position In
the race Is II. q. Palmer, President OF the
Buffalo Athletic club. Mr.. Palmer has done
much to give the A. A. L. Il strong foothold
In the western part Of the state, and he has
made many warm friends in athletic circles.
lie is member OF the Board Of Managers and
Is very popular.
The name OF charles {. hughes, Secretary
Of the Manhattan Athletic club. is also men.
Toned In connection with the pt 81 ion.
The condition or the Association at the
present time makes II necessary that an eN-
periencCd hand should guide II. The Associa-
tiOn cannot Stand many more losses like that
attending the recent indoor championships at
Madison Square Garden.
The staten Island Athletic Club has no,
forgotten the fact that Its baseball team won
he championship Of the Amateur League for
The season OF 1891. The club wild give a DIN
ner In honor OF the team at the cIub-house
man OF the Committee. and royal time Is
looked forward to. A surprise foi each MEM
Der Of the team Is expected to be sprung at
the banquet
prominent staten Islander, talking about
{ ne proposed union OF the Staten Island
Cricket club and the staten Island Athletic
Club, said: "That scheme has fallen through.
The Cricket club has members which the
Athletic cub would not receive, anu some or
Ihc A. c., men arr Objectionable to the
Cricket cub.
Aracquet club Is being formed In IIoboken,
to make IT'S headquarters at Boyle's Tucson
street courts. Already seventy-!ive names OF
prominent Jersey SpCrts have signilled their
Willingness 10 be organizers of the club,
among hem are city Clerk McDermotl, +,
| Patrick Brien. Tom Good, Tom Landlake,
Jockey George Miller and Frank Bray. The
! Club VIII hold monthly "stags," IN which
boxing and other athletics viii be INDUCED in.
4 There will be an interesting match game OF
racuuets At BOyle's saturday night. Charles
kuhckcn and John Bogss VIII play against
out ot ten innings Tor $50 side.
grand "Stag" IN the Clermont Avenue Rink.
| Brooklyn, feb. -. The bout that Is expected
To be- tie feature OF the occasion VIII be be-
| tween iIugu Winters, Of the BrUoklyns, and
! Billy McGarry. or the Standards. These meu
have been matched several times, but Sick
ness has prevent ed n meeting each time.
! The other bouts viii b. as follOwss: Billy
! Welch. Nonparcil A. C., and Il. Paterson, the
125-pouna champion OF Long Island; Ben
Holiday, OF Ihe C!inttns and John Kennedy,
OF YonkerS.
Charley White, who is handling Johnny
DAILY, OF Boston, tho 123-pound New England
champion, says that Daily Is anxious FOR IL
bout with Eddie reirce. Nonpareil A.c.
Tommy Kelly, the Harlem spider, and Billy
! Plimmer, OF England, Jailed to make a match
yesterday because Plimmer and his hackers
did not appear. They VIII try to get tose her
again to-day. In case the keily-Plimmer
match IS made Kelly says he Will let the
Moran go by default.
| The Scottish. American A. c. has entered
| Harry Joyce for the hali.milc run and Tommy
higgins for the 50.yard dash In the armory
gaines Of company X, Thirteenth Regiment,
| BroCklyn. FeD. ~.
A Joint set OF games or the cathedral A. A..
ana Company +, Ninth Regiment, VIII occur
ut the ninth Regiment Arnory WashingLon's
Birthday. The following events Will be con-
tested: 50-yard dash. mile walk, 44O-yard
run. SSO-yard run, running high jump, all
handicap events, ana o20-yard run, one-half
mile walk aud mile run. novice events. The
cntries close Feb. IL, with {. Kramer, at the
armory
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