The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-28
BILLY SMITH OYER-coNFIDENT.

Positive He VIII Do Tommy Ryan To-
morrow Evening.
The sporting fraternity was largely
represented at Coney Island yesterday
afternoon and tho chief topic of CONVERSE
ton was the great puRilistic entertain
ment which is to take place tomorrow
evening at the MANN ,th pavilion of the
Coney Island Athletic Gu b.
Hundreds of people visited Jimmy
Carroll's place on the Roulcva I'd, where
Smith i now in raining for his aght
with Tommy Ryan. Smith is In the
pink of condition and ready to make the
! fgat Of mis- life
IL anything he Ia over-cohfident, for in
speaking To n friend he sala:-So Demp-
say Ii going to challenge the winner, Ia
hef Well, l Will accept his chail epge
right hera."
Never did a man enter the ring with
more through confidence in hts ability to
win than Mysterious Billy Smith. wb 0
really fears nothing in the tistic line at
his weight.
John HUMPHREYS, one Of the leading
lights of the once famous California Atm
lstic Club. looked Smith over while in
training aud was more than pie sed
with his appearance, Humphrey has q
large amount of California money with
him which he is instructed to place on
Smith and Hennessy.
When Smith was informed Ryan conld
run 100 yards in eleven seconds it did not
fazs him a bit, as ne said: II can dc 1t in
10 "a seconds. n IL he does not increase
his gait between now aud Tuesday
night l will catch him for a moral GER
tAiAty..
Joe Lewis and a party of his friends ara
on from Boston and they told Smith that
a very large delegation of sporting men
would come on for the light tomorrow
night.
A Chance for Mccarthy.
Tommy Danforth has issued a challenge to
Cal Mccarthy of this city for q battle to a finish
In their last meeting Mccarthy was the victor.
Athletic Arena.
The members OF the Scottish American
Athletic Club witnessed a very intere ting
wrestling match Saturday night belw cen Harry
Joyce aud Henry Waterman, whic b lasted q
half hour, ending in neithsr man gal ming a fall,
although several times the should rs were very
close TO the mat.
the rooms of the Scottish American Athletic
Club since the match has been arranged be-
tween the Pastinas Athletic Club team of New
York and the one composed of S. A. 4. @.
players.
The seventh annual picnic aud games of the
District Assembly, No. 1877, will occur one week
from today at Caledonian Park. The entries
viii close this evening with Louis Gruber, No.
sos Newark avenue. The games have been reg
istered with the a. a. U. and the events. open
TO all amateurs, ara as follows:-10 yard run,
handicap; Vi mile run, handicap; u mile ruu,
handicap; 5 mile run. handicap; ! mile walk,
handicap; 800 yards novice race. scratch.
Prizes are on exhibition at Clerihew's.
Connect broke all records Saturday in the
mile run at Boston. He covered the distance in
4 minutes II rs seconds. The best time previ-
GUS to this was Alb IS made by w. G. George.
There were several representatives. from the
Bergen Point Club amoug the competitors. OF
these e. W. Goff won second prize Ia the 1a0
yard hurdle race from the 2 yscd marx, also
second 10 the run ning broad jump in which hs
was scratch. His distance was p feet AZ
inches. w. Cohen ran second IN the quarter
mile run with an allowances of Is yards.
The games of the Riverside Athletic Club
were held Saturday. at Waverly. In the
bicycle team race fer the Gail trophy, the
prlzs was one by the Orange A. G. The HUI
son County Whselinsn mads a good showing.
H. Jaehns, of the N. ]. A. C. was a prizs win
ner in the one milo run from the 80 yark mark.
Tommy Togsllus. Of tina 8. A.. A. G. competed
III the three mile invitation race. but did not
finish. Eddie Carter won.