The evening world., 1892-02-06
SPORTING NEWS AAD NOTES.
What Is Said Of the Suggestion
as to Glass Weights.
Corbett Anxious to Meet Some Good
Man in New York.

Man in New York.
The suggestion made in THy EVENING
WORLD yesterday that a convention OF sport
ing men BE held for the purpose Of arrnng-
inga defnite set OF weight limits for the
several prife.rlng championship classes has
been received with great favor. Every man
who has had any thing to do with pugilists or
pugtlism feels the necessity for nxed stand
ard Of Weights
Anything that will facilitate the defnifc
location OF championship classes within fair
aud lust limits will do much to develop and
increase the popularity OF the nstic art.
The suggestion has already been seized
upon as simple means Of overcoming din
cu!tics In the way OF matchmaking. A con-
ventidn oflocal sporting men has been caliedto
meet at the NiuStrdtci SrnS Office next week
TO talk the matter over and organize move
mont TO make the class-weight limits uniform
all over the country.
In talking over the matter Prof. Mike Dono-
van. the wei-knOwn instructor OF boxing for
the New York Athletic club, said: "It woul
he good thing to have tho question OF
| weight limits settled. In the days when
London pri1e-riug rules governed the weights
were well lefineu, and that Is more tEan can
be said OF the present state of anhirS under
QueensberrS rules.
There Is cntirclS too much lecway given TO
| lighters In certain classes now. aud not
| enough In others. II a convention could br
held. or something else done By which pngii.
ism rs 1t EXISTS to-day could Gc discussed, II
would he t6und that there are many things
conhccted with the sport that could be im-
Billy Edwards, while talking the matter
| over In tho l01man House last night, said:
alt would be OF great beneftt TO pueilism to
have the ciass-weight limits deflnitciy liked
| by rule In this country, so that when man
declares himself II champion In any class peo-
pie will know Just what he means The Lon
don prize ring rules gave us set OF class
weights, but now that 'Queensberry lighting
| has become so general the old rues
are almost obsolete. am decidedly In favor
of convention to definitely establish weight
limits
joe Early, hustling manager OF fighters.
said " have thought for long time that
he weigh, limits ought to be made uniform:
the boys should get together and draw up =
schedule that would IiA q standard for This
country. 1t would be long step In the right
| direction
| After short abscrce on an exhibition tour
Jim Corbett, the California heavyweight,
| has returned to the city greatly refreshed
and Looking to be IN trim ne
make somebody. night. He Is disgusted. Us
are most people hereabouts, with Charley
Mitchelrs action IN breaking his engagement
| to meet him on Feb. IL in Madison square
| Garden. Corbett has issued challenge TO
the winner OF the Slavin-Jackson fight, which
is to take place IN England In Nay.
The Californian took Charley Mitchell at
| his word, and, like other people who have
done the same thing. was very badly treated.
lie Is anxious to meet some one In the Garden
tbis month, and names Jim Hall as probable
opponent.
The Xavier Athletic Association has an
| other big event on hand In the form Of II
| grand dramatic entertainment to be given In
the theatre OF 81. Francis Xavier's College on
| Feb. 20. The supporters OF the Cherry y In
tend TO make this one Of the leading social
events in amateur athletic circles. A very
efficient committee is At work, and IL Is pro-
TOO % good N Tor ri the Xavier's tr,enas.
Gus Peverclly. the President OF the Long
Island Athletic League and Chairman OF the
Games Committee OF the joint athletic meet
Ing Of S WamiHsrE A.hletic
Forty -sevehth Regiment. says that the pros
poets Tor very successful and enjoy able
meeting next Monday nigh are good The
seventh Regiment hrmory. Tue list or en-
tries Is long one and the talent represented
| the best. Many Of the contests VIII be p e.
liminary to the indoor games to be held by
| the Long Island League on Feb. 20
The Columbia Athletic Clubs Entertain.
| Inent Committee Is repairing programme
FOR a "smOKer" to be gwen al the cubs
rooms the latter part Of the month.
The cross-country clubs will be out In large
| numbers tomorrow for runs over the club
courses. Among the clubs that Will have
| eight mile runs are the Unions. Prospect
| Harriers, Drooklyns, AcOrns, st. Georges,
Columbias and Williamsburgs.
The Standard Athletic Club, Of Greenpoint.
\ has several good men in training for the
| League games that are to take place Feb. 20.
| The class In general gymnastics maintained
by the Club Is making satisfactory progress.
Several OF the men have developed into very
proficient turner's"
John Ward, captain Of the Brooklyn Bride.
| grooms, has not shown up In the City OF
Churches yet. He has notined President
Byrne, however, that ne will be In Brooklyn
on Tuesday next without fail There are
many who smile at Wards absence.