The evening world., 1893-09-12
sPORT|MG NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Zimmerman and Meintjes Break
Records on Their Wheels.
Rohy's Athletic Club Appeals TO .
Higher Court.

Records on the hig. pneuma tiC-tired
wheels appear To he lowered every day.
Zimmerman, Wiudle and Mcintjes, the
SOUTH African flyer, are engaged just at
present in a triangular effort so to lower
the figures. for from one mile To five,
tina Father Time viii be buried. so to
speak.
At liampdcn Park. Springfield, yestcr-
day, Mciutjes established al new record
for iivc miles. covering the distance in
II min. i Ii see, this being exactly 81 rs
seconds lower than Windle made at
hamrdcn Park Sept. ., 81
That was doing admirably. but Xim-
norman started in afterwards 10 do IA
little timc-paring on his own count
lie flew in to do IA mile quicker than
anybody else ON earth. OF II regulation
track, II he succeeded. "Ximny' made
the distance in 2.W 3-1. However. that
time dpesn't 20 ON an official record. ~
Harry Wheeler. the professional, as
sisted in pacing Zimmerman In one of
the quarters. For all that. the speed
was astonishing. and the end Of record
breaking work doesn't seem to he out
TIL" New York "A. 4. T." special chi
CaGo train reached the Windy city to-
day, with Secretary James r.: sullivan
n chare" of the delegation. Thr party
LEFT yesterday forenoon.
secretary sullivan looks for a few new
records 10 be established in the spirits.
and one-milc and fiv"-mile runs.
The first of the international contests
viii ba held tomorrow. aud the events
Will run through saturday.
The Yale football team. which has
no"n delayed In getting together. is at
iaSt IN owl, and to-day the sturdy
VIII remain until next week. when the
| Haven. "
Their" ought to he plenty Of good foot
Field by Manager Freedman do not fuii
through He has Harvard and Cornell
scheduled for Nov. 4.
An carly despatch to-day from Indian
apolis says:
The legality of the suppression of
ne prize tights at kohy IL disputed by
the Columbian Athletic Club, and the
question viii he settled in the Supreme
Court. The matter has been brought I'M
Tor tn" consideration of the bench OF
last resort in the way Of an application
recciN"rship.
This document was filed in the office
of the clerk 81 the Supreme Court YES
terday. Ii alleges that there is mani
me receivership ana asks LAT the de-
cision of the lower court he reversed, on
the ground tha; the complaint of the
appeilees IN tn" CORNER action does not
state facts sufficient Ia constitute "A
cause of action and that the court erred
IN appointing u re 'eiver in said cause.
1t IT more than probable that the
| converting In October"
And while the Columbian A. G. is tr,
ing to resurrect itself from the ashes I
financial ruin the concy Island A. G. |,
making more engagements han ever. II
has II basketful of contests on the tapis
the chief ones being the Solly Smith,
George Dixon AFFAIR for Sept. -. and tn.
corbctt-Mitchcil matter In Dccembel
next.
Mitchell cannot expect thai he will bs
able to do any Sphrring in Rnby in view
OF the existing condition of affairs. other
vents at 'oncy Island are n" Leeds
round go for an appetizer between Jim
sullivan and Charley Hammer.
Then there are negotiations In vogue
hr,%""n GeorsI ,iodfr.y and stew
hnstling. sure. TODAY the training quar-,
tcrs. Of Smith and Corhett at Asbury
Park We're visited by "A delegation OF
sporting writer's under Johnny Eek
hardt's guidance.
Lively sparring characterized the cu
tertlinment of the Stage A. g. In Brook
Ign last night. Four bouts were con.
tested. and in one of them Billy Ernst
who was %seconding Harry Lott. appears
have SO far forgotten himself AS IL
throw his mans adversary over tn.
ropes. The bout was given to Aikcns.
Cleveland was the first club To give
the New IOrks n ~trouncing on their las
trip West. Tebeau's men laying Ward's
boys low . to 4,
Tins Is starting in poorly. and IN.
Giants will need to brace up materially
to beat out brooklyn in the race. as i
will be seen by the following rccor,
hat there Is II small margin only be
tween the two clubs:
Non, Iost, Luo. W"r. I",t. 400.
Boston. 81 80 III uipclnusib % 80 as
PIttsburr GS ~ .GN2 Baltimore 81 62 .45l
Philad'a. 81 A. .hSs Chicago ~ 81 Al.
Cleveland. 80 * .56t ~. ioniN..tt " .lli
New York.fl ~ .b3h l.ouisvhle.a ~ .3s.
A., orI Zimmerman are due Il