The evening world., 1893-11-07
sPOaTIAs NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Questions TO Be Decided at the
Annual Meeting Of the L. A. W.
o'Donnsii to Meet Godfrey at Provl-
dsncs To- Morrow Night.

Board VIII hold It's annual meeting IN
Cleveland in two weeks are a trine
premature. The date has not been Be-
lected yet nor Is the place settled.
Probably the most interesting business
when the Board does meet will be the
agitation of the Glass b matter. 1t
seems likely that the Racing Board will
recommend the adoption OF the Glass ID
rule to the National Assembly, which
meets in February.
Chairman Raymond, OF the Racing
Board. has been thinking over the vexa-
tious problem OF amateurs who receive
salaries from makers. He thinks he has
some ideas whereby next year there Will
be such things as ~simon-pure amateurs.
1t Is proposed to make Class Il not only
OF men who ride wheels for salaries, but
also of the grand piano, house and lot,
diamond. jewelry and horse and carriage
stripe Of riders, For the pure, distilled
and unalioyed amateur there Will be
wreaths. medals and ribbons. There Is
something In this, proposed plan thai
avors Of legislating in favor OF the
IL better TO do this and keep them IN
their places, for. as 1t has been put,
they woul rather be honest
II believe this method is the best solu-
ton OF the question" says Mr., Ray.
mond. I'm six months We shall know
who the pure amateurs are. Nobody
can deny tina q wneeltman VINO Is VIII
ing to ride for a wreath, ribbon or
medal only Is an amateur o. the simon
est purest description This question,
however. suggests itself: Can t be pos.
receives? Well, whether a rule is good
or bad, can best be learned by putting
1t TO the test.
Many of the crack amateur blcyclists
of the day will, OF course. be forced into
class B-most OF them, In fact. Blu there
are lots of good fish in the sea. and
proposed change would probably do. It's
worth trying on that account alone.
A boxing event OF more than orli-
nary interest, will be held at the Metro
pole Club. Providence, tomorrow night.
steve o'Donnell, the clever Australian;
G GrSte iha Ged hard Ga hitting w B9si 4ao, cG In rSa
ring. Around Boston they figure that the
white man has undertaken a larger con-
tract than he WIN be able to fulfil:
puncher than O'Donnell, and a heap
sight cleverer. thar Jack C%attanach,
whom .O,Donnell whipped at Coney ISL
and. A Boston man speaking of the con-
test says:
o,ponrsli may be the clever lighter that the
taken ' a lax sp0t bat "iI'SS,s li nS Is he OV viii pe not 0t' be e" atI.
to accomplish. liz il going TO Try to stop God
f I6ry.n and Sr0 those ss, ~ fssJ HTy' rs ss,n the ,s, GolG Or non BSfi
Is undertaking him. The latter never saw God
frey put up his hands .ntil last week. when he
city. and since then he has not appeared SO
confident Of winning in sI rounds, A large
number OF sporting men are going from Boston
to see the mill. and there will he some lively
betting when they mNel the New York sports
o'Dornell will defeat Godfrey.
The University of Pennsylvania foot
ball team has taken about the only
step left for II to take-reslgned from
the intercollegiate Football Association.
The chief reason of the action Is that
1aS' She e msE B Bhve D Ssi Ted ne sf e saigr,
by staying in, but only with a team that
would a made a sorry showing
against the blue; As It Is now 1t is a
yania will win at Manhattan Field next
Saturday.
IL the game were played two weeks
from next Saturday, the odds would
/, probably be In Yale's favor, as she would
then he better developed. P%ennsylva.
MIA is just as well off out of the Asso.
fact. 1t looks as If the days OF the pres,
ent intercollegiate Football Association
were numbered, and no doubt all hands
! concerned will be pleased.
p There was some vicious smuggling at
, the boxing show of the National A. &.
> In Brooklyn last night. Eddie Sweeney
and Eddie Loeber fought eight rounds
: Hogan published Billy Rose, for six
A rounds: Mike Hughes, put Pat Farley
, knocked out by Joe Mcdonald. The
their money at that show.
, All the preliminary. arrangements have
: been completed for the annual reception
to be given BY the Dauntless Rowine
snStess s' E wi96 i w{hleH the bee' " Wear rns
of the blue and white were blessed
during the past summer has %spurred
The, mem hs on ov 70 being Leaders der hal II
' will be handsomely decorated. one OF
the features being the representation OF
every boat club hereabouts, their fas
being part of the decoration. This Is J
decided innovation.
The New Jersey Athletic Club will
hold its annual meeting tomorrow "A,
the clubhouse In Bergen Point. John
Newman will be reelected President and
james NJ. Boyd Secretary. the members
thereby showing their appreciation OF
. valuable services and attesting to tbs
popularity of Il pair OF men who would
he hard to duplicate. Both have worked
hard and we'll for the club at Bergen
! promise as the indications point, they
i will have cause to feel satisfied with
their efforts. The y. !. A. G. is. as it
deserves TO be. prosperous in every way.
This afternoon the Y. NJ. G. A. football
y team of the Washington Heights branch
D VIII play at tnelr SfpulluS AT Olle Hun
drcd and SiNty-second street and Elev-
( enth avenue, against the Maroons, of the
Maroon Association. belonging to st.
s Elizabeth's Catholic Church, of Fort
a George.
\ Mitchelrs manager considers the al
legged Offer OF 81, 600 from the ElEs club,
of Florida, IA myth, saying he has re-
ccived no communication from that Club
In an interview Billy Thompson further
states that Mitchell wants this fight 10
, come of. He SAYS Mitchell has had
several gooG offers to go on the road at
an excellent figure. but has refused to
consider them until II Is decided whether
the contest will be held,
, Manager Brady said this morning that
| he believed the EIks' offer to be n bona
r tide one, but that Corbett would listen 10
, nothing until something definite was lone
! i'm regard TO New Orleans. He expects
10 hear from that point by Thursday at
the latest.
4 despatch from Nincennes, Ind. this
morning states that the United States
\ Field trial Club opened this years tria
. at Bicknell yesterday. A large crowd
was in attendance, and great interest
was manifested In all the events, The
feature OF the programme to-day Is the
Setter Derby, which promises to be one
OF the largest Derbys ever started IN
. tlis country.