The evening world., 1892-01-16
SPORTING NEWS and NOTES.
Pugilists Bluffing to Get News
paper Advertising.
Maher Ought to Fight Some One or
Return to Ireland.

The pugilistic pool has experienced quite
stirring up during tho past twenty -four hours,
and at least one lighter has risen to the top
to say he Is willing to fight any one. This
is Peter Maher, the Irish pion, managed
by Billy Madden. Madden comes Out with u
statement In which he says he Is willing to
match his man against any OF the big men,
and threatens to drive John l.. sullivan out OF
the championship. This Is all big blum.
Maher won't fight John l.. sullivan or any
one near him for some time to come. Mnhor Is
q very clever man and he may be q world
beater but he has never shown himself to be
anything OF tho kind. What Madden had
better do Is to get match on for Maher with
some one who wants TO tight him or
shut up. Choynski IL anxious to tight
Maher, aud good purses have been
offered for such match. II Mahcr
s.the fighter he is claimed to be let him go In
and show himself. The big men won't Tight
iMaher because he has no reputation. Mad
den claims that he won't match Mahcr with a
defeated man. How about Mnher having
gone down before Jackson2 Maddens con-
duct shows that he Is not half as sure about
Maher as he makes out. There Is but one
way for Maher to become champion.
and that Is to tight his way. Most OF the
sparrers are making bluffs to get advertising
for their show business. But the papers are
"getting on" to their schemes, and Will soon
shut down on them altogether. without ad-
vertislng they could not earn slO q week. A
word to the wise ought TO be suffcient.
Blufflng has had its run. Now for business.
President Charles II. Byrnc, OF the Brookly n
Baseball club, who is Chairman OF the
Schedule Committee OF the new Association,
In speaking OF the new schedule, said: 1.-THE
Committee has q much larger load to carry in
arranging schedule Tor twe!ve-club league
than they had when there were only eight
clubs to look after. There Is the difference
Of climate to be taken into consideration,
holidays, Saturdays, special days, and the
like. The greatest difficulty Is to arrange
things 80 as to suit the new clubs, so that
they cannot have the least reason to COM
plain that we only brought them into the
League to squeeze thom. The new clubs al G
going to have the tavors III there are any.
The Schedule committee will meet about the
middle OF February ard compare notes"
The Scottish-American Athletic Club OF
Jersey City has taken new lease OF life, II
the present attendance IN the gymnasium
appreciate the change in management OF the
club. and every evening fifteen TO twenty
men can be seen hard ut work. There
are a large number q PROPOSITIONS Mi,l, c,ns ior
has started semi-weekly cross-cpuntry runs,
and u checker tournament is exciting great
interest. The following members will take
part In the coming boxing tournnment . % 81 n, the
Wayne A. c.: DICK Connors, hugh ONeil and
Bob Wilson.
A large assemblage OF sports were thrown
down on THURSDAY night BY the failure OF
an old There so,S Was also
jackson, however, backed completely down
Thompson could not induce him to night
William j. Mccarthy. the popular Secretary
Of the Union Athletic Club, says that the box
ing show to be given by the club Jan. 30 vii
excel all previous exhibitions jim Butler
has pre- missed 10 spar.
John Ward, captain OF Brooklyn's Bride
grooms, is expected nome from floriaa 70
day and Will begin the work or signing the
Brooklyn players Monday.
Billy Murphy is out with challenge tC
wrestle any 1901 pound man IN America for Q
stake or purse, Benny Jones preferred.
The Quaker City Cricket Association vii
open It's championship season April 80, and
close II Sept. 10.
The representatives OF the various press
| clubs OF the country were to have witnessed
| O flght between Charlie kenmick, the Mime
| apolis welter-weight, and Jack McCann, O
San Francisco, before the California Club
san Francisco, last night. 1t was found tha,
McCann was eleven pounds over weight anC
the tight was postponed. Billy Gallagher
| W take MCCannis Mace.