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. H. Curtis OF tie Metropolitan
Association OF the Amateur Athletic IniJn,
has dropped his onlCial axe on the necLs OF
900 so-called amateur boxers. lie held o
glorious slaughtcring ice with the board ot
Managers OF the Association al the Asior
House last night, and every boxer at whom
the Niger OF suspicion pointed was suspended
from the ranks OF amateurs.
The movement that found It's climax In last
nights work has been under way for years.
Because some 400 men have rcca sus-
pended by the Association under the ama-
teur law for boxing at exhibitions which In
themselves, have been suspected ot being OF
color IL does not follow that all the men are
guilty. Nor do the oIcials OF the union say
they are.
II has bccn common saying Of late that
such thing a. an amateur boxer does not
exist. The Association has given the boxers
a chance to prove the gcnulncncos OF this as
sertion. II is confidently expected that the
action last night will take on the nature Of a
sitting process. The habitual moncy.takcrs
who cannot show mp large number uf medals
and tell straight stories will be kept out Of
the amateur ranks, while the others will get
back again In time.
1t Is a long while since tie Metropolis an
Association had as clever II roster OF boxers
as It has to-day. There are several prumi-
ncnt athletes who, In talking about the whole
| sale decapltdtion, have expressed themselves
In wonder at the boxers bclng suspcEded for
taking money while the clubs giving the
money have been allowed 10 60 tree. They
claim that the good work should not DC
allowed IN ston with I hp bnxprs
The Giants did not play ball yesterday.
Preparations were made for II grand opening
demonstration. Manager Powers forgot 10
provide boats for the players, so the game
did not go. Ths fags and other decorations
that have been hanging limp from the grand
stand at the Polo Grounds since "Wednesday
arc hanging there yet in the hope oT finu
weather and big crowd to-day. tappa's
! Band Will be In attendance, ana the unused
invitations and tickets Issued Ior Thursday
| will be good To-day.
Manager Powers has decided to play two
! games with the Washington club this after
| noon. The n;st at o'clock.
| Despite the horrible weather the Brooklyn
| ana Philadelphia teams played at Eastern
| Park. II was "A very ingloriOus opening day
The same teams viii play two gaines at East
ern Park to-day. The new League is not get.
ting the Impetus this year The magnatCs
would like. otntty-eight gaines scheduled tC
! be played twCnty-iour have been prevented
| w rain or wet grounds.
! Yesterday the games resulted as follows
/ Brooklyn q, Philadelphia 3 {: Pittsburg a.
! st. Louis 3; Cincinnati q, Cleveland |, anC
| Louisville b Chicago l. The Out-OI-tOwI
games scheduled FOR to-day are Is follows:
| Boston va. Baltimore. at Boston.
Ptttshurg vs. ~ Louis Mt ptttsbqrE.,
Cleveland VS.; Cincinnati at Cleveland.
The Manhattan Athletic Club Is working
hard to build up its shooting department,
Under the direction OF Charles 5. McCullol
and James Pilkington, two rine natche:
have been arranged There Is considerable
Interest centred IN the Iirst contest, whict
| begins May = ana ends May Il. The entries
close April 80. The second, championship
event, commences May l0 and ends May rs.
| Nearly all the athletic clubs maintaining
ss-cOuntry teams have called runs Tor TO
day or Tomorrow 10 get nnal practice spiI
before the championship meeting at Manhat
tan Field on ApriI 30. The Interest in thi
event grows stronger daily. and the official
! expect this meeting viii lie the most success
fui the Association has ever given.
| The Union Athletic club IS preparing e
/ give its friends a reception ut Its Cluo-roOmS
I In BroOklyn, "Wednesday night.
! re programme VIII consist OF musical anC
/ literary selections and gymnastiC eShiOi
/ l1n.
the movements OF the Crescent Athletic CluI
! with intert ST. This club has always beer
strong in cricket and football, and has helC
the championship trophy ot the Amateur
Football Union Tor years.
The Wayne Athletic club is making strong
effort 10 surpasS It's previous record In tract
and field events his season. They huv,
about twenty-five men IN training Tor yarlOl!
athletic events.