The evening world., 1892-02-07
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
What Is Said Of the Suggestion
as to Glass Weights
Corbett Anxious to Meet Some Good
Man in New York.

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WORLD yesterday thau convention vi sport-
ing men be held for the purpose OF arrang-
Inc, 4, d.on,to cot NJ yve,ght liroita for tho
no T." , -,
S"Nerai prHe-rln2 championship ClasSeS mas
been received with great favor Every man
VINO nos had onvth,ny n do win nuo,,,sts or
.,,,' .'y '' l,"u -, 49,. ~. .,'eu,,., ,a n,.,
pugiiism ieels the necessity ior hxea stand
ard OF weights.
Anvth,ng that will focilitote tho def,nite
,.,., $50 80. ,.,.
iocatloh ol championship ciasses "ithih iair
and just limits will do much to develop and
,pcrcas, tho nonu,orttv NJ tbe estic art
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The suggestion mas already Deen seized
upon rs a simple means OF overcoming difll-
cu,t,es in tho wov n, matchmaking A com.
,non hn ,oan
Veh'ioh ol local spor'ins men mas peeh caiieo W
meet at the Illustrated Ne,rs ONCE next week
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nent TO make the class-"elsht limits UNIFORM
oil over the country.
In tolpino over the matter Prof Mike Dono.
,n, N,, ,nu yon,. .t,,a,,n 1',,,,, oa,s 80,
1he Nc" iorh A'hietie .iuo' saiu: ~ "ouiu
be good thing to have the question Of
weight limits settled. In the days when
were well dcined, and that is more than can
he said OF the present state of affa,rs under
Oueans sherry rifles
There is cntireIy too much leeway given TO
ehouch in others. If n convention could he
held, or something else done by which pugil.
would le found that there are many things
connected with the sport that could be lin
proved upon"
Billy Edwards, whllc talking the matter
over IN the Holman House last night, said:
ut would Deof great dement, 70 pugllism TO
oy rue In tnis country, SO ehaC wneh man mar
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b b,n ", M, hhuW Jus, r, nav v av .u,,' ' 60, W ion
wni,hhta % hrt NV th,t 1roonSb"rrv ,i,hitnS
has hecomn mn, n'W so 'I GrnSrnI ibr o,d ruies
nra aa ,imoSt ohsoi",o a, d.c,dedv % IN toror
Of y, @ ost ahi,s, iSt
i,mtts ~ 'en''oi " oue'''''e'' o''"oi''n "''sn'
i''iiis'i Iis ro-,v n brs,,,no noro,or n, or,,ors
said :. H.ve thonnkst 1"r Sona ~ t,mss thet,
the boys should get together and draw up a
schedule that would NIX standard Tor thls
country. 1t would be long step In the right
direction
After short abserce on an exhibition tour
Jim Corbett, the California heavy-weight,
has returned to the city greatly refreshed
and looking to be I'm excellent trim. He now
comes forward with the determination to
make somebody ryht. lie is disgusted. as
are most people hereabouts, with Charley
Mitchell's action in breaking Ills engagement
no Iyinnor nr tho Sia,,n Iactson eTht ,Sh,ch
"a st 70 nn n,,,co Ia, m E",,nnG I'm Nav "'
10 W 'uhe pi'ee III E"slan III MAY
done the same ,hinS was vopv had,v treaten
He ia anxious to meet some one i'm the Garden
this month. and names lin Uail as n nroha HE
opponent,
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grand dramatic entertainment to be given In
the theatre Of st. Francis Xaviers College on
Feb. 25 The supporters or the Cherry \ in
tend to make this one OF the leading social
events in amateur athletic circles. very
efficient committee is at work, and IL is pro-
ceeding on the policy that the best Is none
Gus Pcvcrelly, the President OF the Long
Island Athletic League and Chairman OF the
Games Committee OF The joint athletic meet
Ing OF the Williamsburg Athletic Association
and Company + Athletic Association OF the