The evening world., 1892-02-18
PRIZE Rims CLASS WEIGHTS.
A Convention of Sporting Men to
Discuss Them Tonight.
News and Gossip of Sports in This
Cty and Elsewhere.

ketrS tonight. The object OF The meeting
Is to discuss matters pertaining to the ad-
vancemcnt of professional pugilism In this
country. The question witch Will excite the
livelcst interest VIII be that OF arranging
schedule Of prilc.ring championship class
weights. The matter Of having Il standard
set Of class-wciyht limits In this country has
been under discussion for some time.
THE EVENING WORLDS suggestion that a
convention OF pugilists and sporting men be
held to arrange n table Of weights started the
ball rolling In the proper direction about ten
days ago, and weight limits has been tine
principle topic OF conversation among local
pugilists ever since.
\ meeting was called to consider the mat
ter last Wednesday afternoon. large
number OF representative men answered
the call, but at the request OF several OF the
leading spirits In the sporting world who
could not attend, the meeting was adjourned
until tonight. The matter Is Of more than
local Importance, and the sporting fraternity
In other large cities viii he represented at the
meeting tonight, either by delegates or by
written expressions Of opinion.
II Is not Intended to meet, adopt schedule
Of weights to-night ana adjourn. Perhaps
nothing may bc done beyond an interchange
OF opinions. movement that will affect
every follower OF the prize-ring cannot be
brought to Il successful issue In day. Be-
fore the seed sown at this meeting can bear
fruit months may pass away. But some
thing will eventually grow out OF the move
ment.
That a standard set Of weight limits should
he set in America fer America Is very gem
orally conceded. London prizc-ring rules
serve as basis for the present much-mixcd
SYSTEM. they We're good enough for the
country and age In which hey were written.
The Marquis OF Quecnsberry, by his amend
mcnts and additions to the old rules, did
much to keep the sport up to the times. The
Queensherry rules have In turn been left be-
hind In the march Of progress. 1t should be
the Office OF American sports to fix new rules
20 suit their needs
The followers of the prize ring In this vicin-
ity will try TO decide upon plan to improve
the rulcs and nx weight limits Then the
clubs all over the country Will be asked to
consider the matter.
Among those who viii be present ut the
meeting Tonight are Mike Donovan, Denny
,,imrny carroll, Jack McAuire, Austin Glib
bons, Jim Gibbons Charley Norton, Mike
Boyle, Tommy Kelly, Jimmy Lynch, Jimmy
Larkins, Johnny Kca,ihs, .irs Tuthili. BIZ
Plimmer, Arthur Iumlcy, Alex Cunningham.
| Dominick McCanrcy, cal Mccarthy, Willie
| Kenney, II. Walter schlichter and John B.
Mccormick
Mike Donovan's opinion OF what the weight
limits should be Will be taken as the basis OF
discussion. II is ns follows: Bantam, 1l6
| pounds and under; feather, l22 pounds and
under light, l34 pounds and unuer welter,
1lD pounds and under; middle weight, 100
pounds and under; heavy weight, all ovel
Height win also be considered as method
OF handicap.
Another big crowd filed Madison Square
| Garden last night. IL was there to see Q
! much advertised AFRO American cake walk
get It's moneys worth. Its expectations were
no realized. From start TO finish the show
was a deluson and snare. Instead OF great
parade OF eccentric darkey walkers
common place couples pntteicd around the
floor IN anything but soul inspiring fashion
unknown clerks who managed the aftail
rcaptd II rich harvest and simply threw the
crowd down with n crash. As n hoax tht
cake walk was an immense success.
one of the best b uts in an amateur wa,
scheduled to occur during the present weel
VIII be the meeting OF Tim Murphy, OF tn,
PastimcS, and Bob Cunningham, OF the Brook
lNnS. II" contest Will OtCuI ~ rTuhV Arm.
Hall, Williamsburg, on saturday night.
| T.. r.. Leonard and X. C. Chadscy Will run
nvc-mie race at an athletic entert ainment t.
he held In coliseum Hall. Harlem tonight
William Martin, the champion SX-day blcy
clisl. will give an exhibition at the sam
place.
The columbia Athletic club will hold
crOss-country run lrum Ncwhauer llote
SiNly-lhtrd street and Eighth avenue, tc
, night. Tie club extends an invitation to a
, athletes tU take part in the run.
, The entries Tor the combined games OF In
Cathedral A. A. and Company +, Ninth Reg
5 ment, to bc held nt the Ninth Regiment Al
mOry on Feb. -, cont ain the names OF sewers
, wel-known athletes. The Games Committe
are confident that the exhibition Will be OF
high order.
!, A despatch from Cincinnati to-day state
that John Ewing, one OF the New York Club
T crack pitchers, Is Ing there OF consumI
4 tiOn. Poor old Carmencita John has
host o; friends here who Will regret to lear
that his illness Is likely to terminate Iatali!
: Director +. Il. Talcott, OF the New Nor
t club, said to-day he was surprised to lear
that John Ewing Is dying. lie had been
$ some time, he said, and knew that John WI
a sick, but had inferred that he was suEerin
A. rom the grip
Director j. +. sullivan said John Ewir
Z had not been III good health for some Tim
a lie was used very little IN The box last Scasc
:, ON that account. "I have MOI heard from hi
= lately" he added, "but am not surprised
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