The evening world., 1893-11-22
,P0R1ING NEWS AAD GOSSIP.
Billy Madden's Show at Rockaway
Beach Thanksgiving Eve.
~. A. Ca New Idea for Its Next
Boxing AFFAIR.

nillV MAuuth ahASNhSSo th1s al
arrangements have been completed
ar the opening show OF his
pockaway Beach Athletic Club
thanksgiving E"e. He says that
.hs contest between Martin Flaherty
.rd Joe Craig will be more than Or
a,nary interesting affair, because Tom
nPourke has offered to match George
nixon against the winner This lie
,avs. will serve as IN additional incen-
H. i've to put the two men on their met,le
and make victory all the more eagerly
sought for.
craig is already down to weight, and
4, reported to be possessed of the usual
conadence. Flaherty is preparing at
ffnwell, Mass. He is down to l2S pounds
Tlaherty Is training as hard as though
ne we're going into finish fight. lie
,sEes a daily run of fifteen miles. The
iowell sports think his chances are good
and will bring along some money to bet
an him Reports Of the doings of the
Indicate that they are getting into con-
The twenty-round contest between
Fred Norris and Joe Ellingsworth Is
me BLACK Cyclone" has heard Of I'll
lingsworth's determination to challenge
Jack Dempsey II he wins, and thinks
that would be a rather clever thing tS ttS
give Ellingsworth the opportunity II he
'I' Con Riordan, who is to box six rounds
with Frank Craig. Is inclined to think
blesome game for him. Neverth eless
he is doing some preparatory work
Rlordan has aspirations to meet some
Of the high-class men, consequently he
bo rdlNy fpka ChAnrpa of hpinp
beaten by Craig. The colored man
how ever. is a troublesome customer and
the Californian may have his hands
run two special trains, one leaving tht
foot Of East Thirty-fourth street at 6.5t
and the other at no. They. will leave
Long Island City ten minutes later land
ing passengers at the clubhouse ir
thirty minutes.
The New York Athletic Club will tr,
different plan pst at its & boxing shoT ,T
be put on than formerly. and they will
be shorter In duration. BY making the
bouts shorter It is hoped to get faster
wasn't enough excitement to suit the
members at the last show. Mike Dono.
van has arranged four bouts for next
Saturday night, and It looks as though
he had provided a good card for the
The opening event on the programme
will be a bout between Aleck Stocks
and Jack Dawson at 125 pounds. Then
Grath, of New York, and George Strong
Of Denver, at 125 pounds. Jim Burge
the Iron Man" and Al o,,Brien, OF
service IN local athletic clubs, viii meet meet
at 1875 pounds. Billy Mccarthy. the Aus
tralian. and Frank Craig, at 1853 pounds
will finish the last bout savatte
conclude the show. This is the game
where hands and feet both are used in
dealing blows.
The latest football sensation is the ac.
ton of Ballet. the Princeton centre
rlsh, who. not liking the action OF
Cap Capt Trsnehard in a1 tra1nstferring t him te
NEXT @ daY for aH Praetce s Mr. NJ aRehiTi BRsiiet IN
too sensitive. He should have emulatet
the example OF stillman OF Yale, who
when he was put on the college eleven
played all the harder to get back on the
Varsity. Capt. Trenchard has gone af
ter Ballet to make peace with him
There is little doubt that Ballet will be
playing centre rush in the Thanksgiving
game.
AS the Springfield game draws nearer
Harvard seems to be more and more
figured upon as the winner There Is
scarcely any doubt that there is more
fore. Whether this is the result of thu
unfavorable stories sent from New
Haven, or that the Crimson has inside
Information that Yale really is weak, !!
hard to tell. If the former, the Val,
men have certainly played their care
well. There are only two more days tt
wait.
II Is now given as a reason. in Eng
land for Valkyrie's defeat that Vigilan
had several water tanks along her sides
which could be filled or emptied at will
when reaching or beating.
DR.. W. A. Brooks, referee In the Yale
Pennsylvania game, is said to have re
marked that the Pennsylvanians didn'
do any smuggling in the struggle DR.
Brooks must have referred to n game III
refereed in a dream.
Eugene Carter recently made n run o.
q In a cushion carom game In Paris
This is within three Of Sexton's RECORD
OF Il, made ten years ago. Carter wa:
only stopped by the call OF game.
Capt. Johnson, OF the Yale Universit!
rev has had about n dozen candidates
VIII sop work soon because OF cole
weather. Several of the best oarsmel
are playing football. but Longacre an'
rogers, of last years Varsity, an'
Beard. Smith and Coonley, OF last year.
crack Freshman eight. have been prac
tising.
George siddons has posted $3.50 It
hsht Jimmy Lynch.
Frank NJ. Elliott.-Two dollars was tn
price paid for grand-stand seats.
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