Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-08
TIE NEW ATHLETIC CLUB.
They Have Arranged for Riley and
Smith to Box Fifteen Rounds under
Their Auspices Next Week,

They Have Arranged for Riley and
smith to Box Fifteen Rounds under
Their Auspices Next Week,
Prospects for the inaugural contest
Of the Pastime Athletic Club Of this city
are good and arrangements were con-
summated yesterday for fifteen round
setto for points with large gloves be-
tween Ed. Riley and Billy Smith to
take place the latter part OF the coming
week. The Club will name the date
and those interested will receive full
particulars Monday or Tuesday. This
Club is composed of gentlemen who de-
sire to emulate the different clubs
now fourishing in New York, Washing
ton, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chi
cage, st. Louis, Detroit, San Francisco,
Cincinnati, and other large cities. They
propose to offer liberal purses for con-
tests of all kinds, and during the cold
weather will make a special feature OF
boxing and wrestling contests, and OF
foot races and other outdoor exercises
in the warmer weather. The managers
will not tolerate any fakes nor hippo
dromes, and all contests will have to
be strictly on their merits,
aud tickets for contests will have
a coupon emitting the holder or same
to return of his money in the event OF
mo contest" or hippodromed match
between contestants. In addition all
entertainments will be limited to select
parties, and no Objectionable character
can secure a ticket The club proposes
to have the privilege Of refusing sale OF
tickets or admission to undesirable par
ties. 1t further proposes to allow no
brutality, nor Objectionable fea-
ture of any kind in contest,
and the master OF ceremonies and
referees in all cases will be named by
the club. Iii word the club proposes
to conduct entertainments in a strictly
first-class and humane style, doing
away with anything in the slightest de-
gree Objectionable. The club being
composed of responsible gentlemen In
terested simply for the furtherance of
good, clean, manly sport, the public can
give them full support and look for
proper return.
The club yesterday received word
from Billy Smith, OF Parkersburg, and
Prof. Mike Gillespie, Of the Queen City
Athletic Club, both wanted chance at
Ed Riley. Jimmy Rowan also bid for
chance to box Riley ten rounds on the
10th. The managers think well OF
Smith and notified him to come on at
once. The winner will be pitted against
Gillespie and the winner Of that bout
can trot Rowan heat later on. Alto
gether prospects for several entertain
ing settos are good. The managers
of the new club promise 20 pull off each
and every contest, provided they can
SECURE the patronage of the better class
OF lovers of the sport, and all hinges
on this first bout as arranged between
Smith and Riley. Smith reports him
self as in excellent condition and
weighing 1876 pounds, and as having
provided himself with pair OF rubber
soled boxing shoes. He stipulstes
that this contest shall take place in
ring not to exceed twenty feet square.
This suits the club, as they propose to
have all such contests decided strictly
according to Queensbury rules, which
call for 24-foot ring.
Riley is ia fine fettle. also, and prom
ises to hold his end up. Altogether IT
app ears the prospects for the Pastime
Ath letic Club having a frst-class bout
for its initial entertainment are A /,
and reflect great credit on the manager.