The evening world., 1892-04-23
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
President Curtis, of the A. A.
Union, Uses His Official Axe.
Giants and Senators Open Home
Season with Two Games To-day.

President W. Il. curtis. ot tho Metropolitan
Association Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
has dropped his official axe on the nccks OF
800 so.callcd amateur boxers lie held a
glorious slaughtcring bee with the Board ot
Managers OF the Association at the AstOr
House last night, and every boxer at whom
the lingcr OF suspicion pointed was suspended
from the ranks Of amateurs.
The movement that found its climax in last
nights work has been under way for years.
Because some 800 men have been suS-
pended by the Association under the ANA
tcur law for boxing at exhibitions which In
themselves, have been suspected Of being OF
color It does not follow that all the men are
guilty. Nor do the officials ofthe union say
they are.
1t has been common saying Of late that
such thing as an amateur boxer does not
exist. The Association has given the boxers
a chance to prove the gcnulncncSs OF this as
scrtion. 1t Is confidently expected that the
action last night Will take ON the nature OF
sitting process. The habitual moncy-takrrs
who cannot show up a large number of medals
and tell straight stories will be kept out OF
the amateur ranks, while the others Will get
back again in time.
/ IL Is u lbuS Nlllc SllCc tuc htNl"lollNuH
| Association had as clever a roster OF boxers
as It has to-day. There are several promi-
ncnt athletes who, IN talking about the whole
sale dccapitation, have expressed themselves
| In wonder at the boxers being suspended for
taking money while the clubs giving the
money have been allowed to go free. They
claim that the good work should not be
allowed to stop with the boxers.
The Giants did not play ball yesterday
Preparations were made for grand opening
demonstration. Manager Powers forgot to
provide boats for the players, 50 the game
did not go. The lags and other decorations
that have been hanging limp from the grand
stand at the POLO Grounds sluce Wednesday
are hanging there yet III the hope ol iine
weather and big crowd today. tappa 5
Invitations and tickets issued .or Thursday
Will be good to-day.
Manager Powers has decided to play two
games with the Washington club this after
noon. The first at = O'Clock.
Despite the horrible weather the Brooklyn
ana Philadelphia teams played at Eastern
Park. IL was very lnglOriUus opening day.
The same teams Will play two games at East
ern Park to-day. The new League Is not get
ting the impetus this year the magnates
would ike. Oftifty-eight games scheduled tO
be played twenty Jour have been prevented
by rain or wet grounds
Yesterday the games resulted as follows
Brooklyn o, Philadelphia .; Pittsburg II
81. Louis 3 Cincinnati u, Cleveland !, and
Louisville 3, chicago !. The out-oI-towI
games scheduled for to-day are as follows:
Boston VS.. BALTIMORE. at Boston.
Pittshurr '" s., Louis, At pitt.bprS, ,,unp,
| Chicago Va. Louisville, at Chicago.
The Manhattan Athletic club Is working
hard to build up Its shooting department
Under the direction OF Charles 5. MCCullol
and James PilkingtOn, two ripe matChe:
have been arranged. There is considerable
interest centred In the first contest, which
begins May and ends May IA. The entric
close April 80. TEo second, IA championship
event, commences May 10 and ends May -.
Nearly all the athletic clubs maintaining
cross cOuutry teams have called runs for tC
:, day or Tomorrow to get tlual practice sp
before the championship meeting at Manhat
y tan Field on Aprl 30. The interest IN thi
i event grows. stronger daily, and the official
OF the National Cross Country Association
expect this meeting VIII be the most success
fuI the Association has ever given.
I The Union Athletic Club is preparing {
q give its friends a reception at It's club rooms
In Brooklyn, Wednesday night.
: TIE programme Will consist OF musical an
literary selections and gymnastic cXhibi
tiOn.
The cricketcrs OF this vicinity are watchin
S the movements OF the Crescent Athletic Clu
:. with Interest. This Grub has always bee
. strong In cricket and football, and has hel
the championship trophy VI the Amatcu
y Football Union Tor years.
b The Wayne Athletic club is making stron
8 efforts to surpaSS It's previous record In traC
A and field events thus season. They haY
i, about twenty-five men in training for yariou
' athletic events.
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