The evening world., 1893-09-23

and the clever little fellows have al
,lSn and nd cSsh .u aiy,;'oo Of q he 'H as. Ham''Fh IN
the betting. The odds, however. are
slightly, In favor Of Dixon. and Justly
so. on his past unclouded record, Word
from both Dixon and Smith is TO the
effect that ench IL Ms fine as silk. Dixon
viii leave Haggett's Pond. Lawrence,
Mass. tonight. and take a forenoon
win gather up his traps at lntcrlak"n
tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow
night Dixon, aud Smith will sleep In
tunCv Island.
The comedictta,. 40 to speak, precei,
ing the puRilistic dra ma OF the night viii
be supplied by Fred Morris, Madden's
Mick Dunn. Of Australia. A great many
Keen followers OF pugilism are putting
down a bet or i've on smith With ths
Odds IL his favor OF 20 and so to 100
They think he has that sort OF a chance
to capture the contest.
President Pat Powers. OF the National
cycling Association, wishes the writer
tO say he never had any desire tn man
age the brooklyn bail team, and there
tween President Ryrne and himself over
such a deal. TO say the contrary places
Patrick in 4 false position, and he doe;
not wish that. II" Is fully occupied
with the meets OF. the Cash-Prize
League, one of which win be held this
afternoon at Eastern Park, BROOKLYN.
II was npI'f'1 llhtl IN'l'' WV " u
the famous English professionals, would
compete. but Secretary Frank kgan, of
Philadelphia, has Withheld their licenses
{, ride, pending an Investigation into
charges of crooked racing on their part.
! Rohh and Howell may get their licenses
next week.
The football fever liz increasing rapidly
In thcs" gray days, and the collegiate
teams nrc buckling down in dead ear
nest for the holiday contests. An effort
liz being made to surmount the diner,
erCes existing between Princeton and
Harvard, and arrange n game for this
city in the frosty days Of November.
Roberts. tho English champion. did
tn" beat work in last night contest OF
Ives. The sore VAS l,O05 to sS9 against
Ives, and the Englishman had the right
to reach l,1lO to 800 to be made by Ives
In the seventy first inning Ives ran
out his 1000 with forty points, Roberts's
total for last night was !, as. His grand
total IL i,7G, and Tves's Is 5,o)l.
In the thiriy-fourth inning Roberts
began to play his famous spot shot, at
which he holds a record Of making six
tested, that the stroke was barred. 1t
turned out that It was not. hut Roberts
magnanimously desisted.
The pool match between Roberts and
clared off to-day. Instead, Roberts and
Ives will play a lo,o9S-pSint match Of
York, oct. Q to 7. play to continue ar
tcrroon and evenings.
4 DESPATCH from New Orleans to-day
bolt, of England. and Andy Bowen, OF
New Orleans. which fell through be.
cause Of the inability OF the Crescent
the olympic Club for s2.5N6. with $500
to Abbott for expenses, Bowen's AS
contest viii take place the patter par
of October
Harvard's football team will play
Cornell Noy; 4 OF Manhattan Field, and
v will be Harvard's first appearance IT
this city since 1887.
Jim Hall Is in town. having arrived
, to-day on the steamer Paris from South
ampton. He has nothing on hand In tn
5 way of contests and Will probably go be
. hind Mitchell in the l~atter's bout will
practically settled for Gtoney Island Ii
: Judge Newton and Mitchell to-day seem
: sure to have brought things to a climax
i The Central Park championship tenni
i tournament. postponed from last satur
!. day on account OF the condition OF tn
: : courts, Is being held to-day.
Dick Burge, who was to have sale
to-day from Liverpool to meet JAG
: Dempsey In a finish contest. was ar
E rested yesterday I'm Liverpool for actin
I as IA second in a fight I'm Manchester
, England, where Flood. one OF the prin
: cipals. was seriously injured.
p A suit has been brought against tn
Beach, individually and collectively, TO
q back rent amounting to 500.