The evening world., 1893-07-24
sP0R1|NG NEWS AAD NOTES.
The New York Yacht Racing
Associations Annual Cruise
Corbett. Mitchell Affairs sim Appear
Trifie Mixed.

lfluo Jlxeo.
The eyes Of everyood interested In sport.
| ing matters are focused on the rugillstic
| ehessooard with COroeit and Mitchell as the
| Icver.chsnging figures SO many dinerent
moves have been made during tho past ten
| days, and 70 many contradictions ofered,
that the sporting world Is really In maze
| as to lust what Is the truo condition OF al
| fairs at this wrSing. The latest eomrnuni-
| cation emanating from Cortctt, TO the
effect that he hasn't signed with any
club other then the Coney Island Ath.
lctlc Club, and that he would not
DO so nor would he consider even any offers
elsewhere, but that he regarded the match
Us pound to take place At the island. ought 10
demonstrate Conclusively that Corbett Is In
dead earnest as to his intention to ratify his
original agreement with Judge Newton. To
te sure 1t takes two TO make o night, and
until Mitchell Is irrevocably pledged to sp-
1 pear at the Coney Island club It isn't polite
to speak Of tho match as being "cinched
for that place. For the past fortnight THIS
AFFAIR has been as near like game OF
battledore ana shuttlecock as could he well
imagined. Ono day the wires tell US that
o'Malley, OF Chicago, has both men sisned
and the matter settled for good and for all
Twenty flour hours later Corbett wires that
he has signed to night before but one club ana
| that, the Coney Island. In the face OF his
| latest declaration, Corbett cannot again SHIFT
| his position on The Chess-toard. 10 Mitchell
now, must one look Ior the decisive move.
Ots;inucy will ruin the game for the East.
anu Mltchcll Is a past mas,er In that attrf-
butte. However. he has sppearel TO 10 In
and pcrh1ps when ps,n.,
pAliy interested upon Mitchels arrival
in this country al. the rough edges now
blocking the progress OF the match VIII oe
hewed down and q straight course mapped
out at last. The interest Is great In his
match, as a matter OF course, and huge
sigh OF relief Will be heard when IL Is an-
eminent exponents OF ns;iana will meet to
demonstrate wnicn is the superior.
Staten Island shouli be very much en- fcte
tonight, when the staten island Athletic
club inaugurates Its week OF Roman holi.
days with Q series Of bicycle, chariot. horse
ana foot races oy electric light, an also with
q diversified programme or Vaudeville per.
formances. The idea Is All extremely novel
aud the grounds at West brighton should be
crowded 10y an audience which Will want 10
| watch The innovation.
A fortnight hence At the COueY Island Ath-
letic club George Dixon will meet Eddie Pierce
In finish contest Tor a S8,50O purse. The
match. On the face OF II, looks TO be thorough
ly ope-s!ded, with everything pointing to
Dixon as nc winner. tierce's afmir.rs, how-
ever, smile significantly aud hiut at sur.
prise party. On form. Pierce Is outcla6Sed.
hut the impression is abroad that DIXON will
have the hardest attle OF his career victory
TO fierci means everything. and he VIII
surely let himself out to he limit 10 Op-
tain the laurel wreath. Both are training
vigorously ~ Coney Island. Pierce IL suner-
Ing with blister ed leet at present but It is
only a temporary sfiiic lou. Dixon never
taxes any cIances. ana he Is polishing him-
sell up just the same as II no were about TO
lace the toughest JOB on the calendar.
Tom O'kourkc, DiSon's manager, aud Zick
Abrahams, manager OF sol SMITH. were at
the island yes erday with sol ana his bros her
, ment that SOL Smith and Dixon should fgh,
at the Columbian A. c., koby, Ind, for
~, 700 instead OF $4,000 and the losers end
saw Sol smit h were astonished at the dlnilnu-
tiveness OF he California prodigy, and won.
dercd how big Johnny GrlfIen could have
been defeated so easily.
The New York Yacht Racing Association,
membership. lett koho bay. New Rochelle.
this morning, on It's annual cruise through
Long Island Sound. Black Rock IS the re"ts
destination, and fully hirty boats got under
way Vt the starting signal
The New York ball team returned to town
to-day after their disastrous visit 10 Boston,
where tho Beaneaters defeated them three
consecutive ames. This succession OF los YES
makes the Giants good ninth In the list
This afternoon they play tile Baltimores
Judge Newton has ben in consultation In
Boston with Biliy smith and capt. Cooke rei.
alive to tho JACK Dsmpscy.Smith bout. The
Columbian 4. L. has already claimed this
contest, but bo smith anu Dempsey have
denied that they ever signed to night OF Roby.
Newton will Undoubtedly settle the question
TO-DAY.
The appended Is selt.explanaJory:
Editor o. sports. Evening World There
Is great deal OF ak lately as to who Is the
best i45.pound man In the twentieth Ward,
brother. Sim schwar to tie extent OF $500
to fight any man In the ward fur he l4a-
pound championship. Man and money can
be seen any might after o,t;oSS & O. sam Mel
"sUL SCHWARTZ"
"Lad!es Day."vill &c celebrated on Wcdncs-
day next, by the New York A. g., at their
country hcin- on Travers Island The special
features vii! DC y lacrosse match and Qall
game.
Whseiman W. W. Taxls falls under the ban
OF the l.. a. W. Racing Board oitener than
any amateur In the League. Charges have
again teen preferred against him. this time
by George ID. Gideon, OF Philadelphia. Tho
hearing will be held wit hin ten days
Since Zick Abrahams, Sol smiths mana
ger, has reached New YORK he has hau a
demonstration OF the eleverness OF q New
York crooks fingers, At the Casino root gar
den the other night Abrahams Was relieved
OF n touT-carat diamond stud.
The annual festival and games OF Branch
4, National Association OF Le'ter-Carriers,
| " III be no Il AZ Eeitman's ocean Pavilion,
West Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Aug. J.
Under the rules OF the AmsteGr Athletic
rniUn, the Following events, open 10 all anna