The evening world., 1892-01-30
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
The Clinton Club Arranging for
q High Old Time.
George Hogan to Box Ike Weir ut
the NJ. 4. &. Tournament.

The clinton Athletic club Is a ty; teal east
Side organization. 1t Is In reality boxing
school IN which many Of tn prize winners at
amateur boxing shows have learned the
fundamental principles OF the iis,ic art. The
Club held II meeting last week and decided
to give tyrica! cast-sidc athletic cntcrtain-
ment.
4 Committee with charley White, the
clubs captain. at its head is now preparing
| programme for the event. The stag" as
It Is called. with b. held about the middle Of
February. The Clintons expect that this
show Will be the most elaborate they have
ever given.
The main feature Of the occasion will of
course be boxing, but wrestling. horizontal
| and parallel bar work, club swinging and
ether athletic teats VIII be numerous. Aside
from the athletics there VIII be what the elm
tons are pleased to call musical and literary
section III the programme. The main features
OF this section viii be vocal selections ty the
Magnet quartet, characteristic sketches by
}. Daily, the Irish comedian, and Patsy
Doody's partner, Micky Fox, will appear IN
some peculiarities OF his own.
The cubs captain Is very much afraid
that the police win turn In general alarm
when Chuck Connors appears In his Guttcn-
burg suit and .rcritcs pathetic poem. en-
Titled: so Me Dng-Doug."
Among those who Will appear in the boNing
| bouts are l.. Pcarce, OF the Nohpalcil \. c.;
Jerry sullivan, "f the [. A. G: Dan Ol'rcn
and Jimmy Rose, ot the VI. A. g.. and Tommy
| Greed. OF the Erooklyns. The wind up Will
be between Ben HOLIDAY ana Jim sullivan,
| The club Is IN a tlouri,hing condition, and
the olympic a. {. has pctitloned to unite
with 1t.
Arrangements are now being made for the
| senior and Junior crOs>-cOuntrN ChamDipi-
| ships, which viii take plac" on April 80 from
! Manhattan Field. captains or crOss.country
clubs intending t. enter teams should send TO
the teams VIII BE- selected prior to Fcr. 20
| here has been considerable discussion on
this rule, but as long as II Is law it Is en-
! pected that 1t VIII be complied with.
Walter Campbell would like to ngh, either
Mike Breslin. Jack Hopper or Frank White.
| or any other lightweight i'll the city Tor a
| purse or 1900 to $500.
George Hogan, the game and clever light
weight rugilist, who recently defeated
sylrania, after desperate battle OF eighteen
| rounds, will meet Ike Weir, the Belfast
! spider, al the professional boxing show to be
House on Feb IL. ii Young Hogan defeats
the Spider, his backer says that he VIII send
him to California TO fight Johnny Grinn for
the championship OF America.
An athletic exhibition will be given by
Dan Gallagher and Frank Donovan at Pete
Hart's Hall, Laurel llill, l.. l.. Tomorrow at :,
p. ". There Will be two special siX-rouud
bouts. one between Donovan and Kid
| Hogan, the eX-amateur l05- pound champion.
and another between Harry Martin and
Young Mulligan. several other bouts are
on the programme.
The NTH annual reception OF the CONNER
cial Association, which IS composed or promi-
nent athletes. politicians and business men,
will be held at Nilsson Hall Monday evening.
Jerry sullivan and Ben Holiday, OF this city,
will spar before the Kingston A. C., of Kings
ton, tonight.
The Clermont Avenue Rink In Brooklyn,
| the scene or so many exciting pugilistic con-
| tests, is about to be torn down and remod.
elled. The work viii begin the lst OF March.
| From Feb. to Feb. 22 inclusive the Grocers'
! Fair will be held there. Then comes the
National Athletic Clubs tournament. The
| contest between Lynch and Hallgan the
latter part OF February Will be the last pugl-
istic event held in the old building.
The suburban Harriers viii give their an
nual open croSs-country handicap from Fort
George on April H. The Suburbans always
manage to get date for their runs TWO weeks
| before the championships, and 1t IL the most
popular date that could be selected. Last
| year the Harriers had over one hundred en-
tries.
| The Columbia Athletic club held /. regular
monthly meeting Thursday night and the
subject or securing clubhouse was dis
cussed 1t was finally voted to rent house.
and committee composed OF Richard