The evening world., 1893-11-15
SPORTING NEWS AAO GOSSIP.
Matters to Be Discussed at the
Meeting Of the A. A. o.
Florida May Yet BE the scene Of
the Big Fight

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through with its routine labors ut the
annual meeting next Monday. the forma-
ton Of another branch association, to
be known as the Southern Association.
will be considered. There Is little doubt
hat the new association will be formed.
The sentiment OF the A. A. L. Is unani-
mously in favor OF It. The. Central
Association. which takes in Detroit,
Cleveland and 81. Louis, and extends
clear down to the Gulf. covers too much
territory. Besides, the South has at
lracted n good deal OF attention to IT.
self OF late by the interest shown In
athletics.
A crowd OF 5000 people attended some
sames In New orleans recently--a better
showing than is usually made on this
side OF Mason and Dixon's line. They
have got fair material down there and
lots Of enthusiasm. The example set by
zeal OF their Northern brethren.
Treasurer w. B. Curtis will probably
have some suggestions to make regard
i Z. The h ysaTiH ,n SSna,.'o OF ,S Se t \. 4 T. G. {:
is now about 5000. derived from dues
paid by each club. Heretofore the A.
A.. u, has made some money on It's box
Ing shows, but that was not the a
this year. The Union Is not self-sup:
porting at present. Father Bill will
suggest, among other methods TO- over
be increased. 1t is also hoped that
money will be made on the boxing
Championships this year. which, 1t may
be set down for a certainty will not be
The Duval Athletic Club, which seems
to be the name of the Florida organiza :
ton so persistent in its efforts to get
| Mitrhal-Crrhe match and Ian ~ the
date-perhaps. This vas agreed OF at a
meeting at which Brady, Mitchell. Mr.;
Mason, Of Florida; Phil Dwyes and
ticles were not signed. The Florida
Clubs representative offered to put UP
his 5000 guarantee as soon as the
Mitchell was not. The British pugilist
breads the law. and says he won't sign
a. th tSst st Mitebe, slT Waited 9n to- meet SO cS con-.
bett. is evidently wavering in that opin-
ion, His offer to bet Mitchell 1900
proposition. Brady conceded two points
to Mitchell-the ~postponement OF the date
and the reduction Of the side bet to
$500. AL Smith has been suggested as
referee. The public, in the mean while.
stu waits.
Apropos OF the comparative roughness
VI ~ AM " lootpdll eitu pug liz
action Of the Recorder OF Manchester.
England. In a recent case may be OF In
terest. Two pugtlists who had been en-
were up before the Recorder and pleaded
guilty. In interpreting the law the Re-
corder went on to say that 1t was equally
applicable to football. He pointed out
violence on the football field. where an
attempt was made to counterfeit skill by
brute force 1t became just as much a
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This Englishman.s. views on last Satur-
days game would be interesting.
Ed Listman. Of the Clinton. A. c.. 1,
amx'ou so f1T ano Wss s e. at { iSs asci sS5;
over Listman at the Astoria A. C. las,
Saturday, but Listman's friends say 1,
was. very unjust. He hsi the better OF
Of Germans friends threw his arms
around Listman and wouldn't let him
continue.
An entertainment and reception will
be given by the Bayonne Rowing and
Athletic Associa ton at it's clubhouse
foot Of East Thirty-second street, Bay.
nile Amateurs. and II previous affair,
are any criterion It is safe to predict q
wives and woman friends OF the member,
have devoted all their time to the prep
aration Of the play and deserve grea'
praise for the success which seems as
sured.
The following explains itself:
BROOKLYN. Nov. -, 1899.
To the Editor OF THE Evening World"
Az a lover Of the manly art. I wish TO ex
press my indignation at the bare-taeed robber.
which was perpetratsd this evening at schiellein-
Hail, in East New York. where Mike Mulroy va,
advertised in q six-round bout with Tommy Cree
and other Affairs between we'll known boxers
The INST bout was supposed 10 take place At
p. NJ, and II was noised around the hall tina
Mulroy had no permit for the exhibition. and max
ing Inquiries ut the boz ONCE found that Null
roy and his crowd had skipped out with the re
the price OF reserved seats. (Signed) D. II.
Hugh Dufry. of the Boston Baseball
Club. writes from California;: We ar,
playing the games out here with thu
bunt hit barred. n It makes a very
poor game. 1t takes double the hitting
to make runs and takes all the good
points of batting out Of the game
More depends on good luck than or
good ball playing"
Betting on the Harvard-Yale game a
Springfield has begun. A big supply Of
, cash was sent own from Cambridge L
New Haven yesterday and was all GOV
cred by Yale men at evens.
4. The Board of Governors OF the New