The evening world., 1894-08-02
SPORTING MISCELLANY.


to do with Eddie Pierce. II the Seaside
ever engages him again 1t will deserve
to les its license. Pierce's best game Is
to fight with brickbats or bioadaxes
when his opponent Is not looking. The
actions OF this pugilist in his go with
Mike Leonard last night were disgrace
full He fouled Leonard thirty or forty
tin es, and seemed to have no more re-
gard for the rules than he has for the
Koran. Few men seen in the ring are
such persis tent foulers as Is Pierce, and
It is a mystery how he continues to be
in demand. In his fight with Walter
Edgerton some months ago his conduct
was shameful-almost on a par with his
conduct OF last night-but he managed
to escape with only a warning on each
occasion. Leonard, by the way, ought
to get dose OF disciplinary medicine
himself. To be sure. ne had provoca-
ton last night but he would have
earned the respect of the better class
Of men who follow she boxing game IL
he had not resorted 20 the tricks he did
in the last few rounds. Twice Leonard
Used his knee on Pierce's stomach, and
once he artistically worked his elbow Oh
Eddie's jaw. Referee Maxwell More
seemed to be blind TO all this fouling,
and much more anNi rus to prevent
were lived up to. He undoubtedly saved
Pierce when he stopped the fight for
forty-five seconds in the fifth round.
punched, hai ffsTy ' down a by of leonard
Mike was a bit distressed himself, but
was ripe enough to finish Pierce. More.
S away S.G n; and Gi
time to recover The last round was
wonder. The men punched. each other
from start TO finish. and each was ready
The crowd was frantic. The .pugilists
surely earned their money, for there was
enough smuggling In the ten rounds to
game HAIR dozen Times Il ool
II Leonard was done for, and then again
Pierce seemed on the verge Of collapse.
But on, the whole, Leonard put up the
better fight
or the six boxers who appeared last
night, there wasn't one worth powder
enough to blow him half way across
Biz street Gould w fay tS sey sx by bem
is rare that such a collection of foul
fighters or SO many contortionists get
together. Mcbride and Downey posed
hurdles or to engage in a catch-as-
catch-can wrestling match, and Winters
thought 1t would be a real pretty thing
the back OF his head against the floor
But all in all the fights were far bet
ter than many persons expected. Had
there been a Knockout II is more than
likely that boxing at he Seaside would
agement, perhaps, had this point in view
when the men were engaged, and Mr..
More may have been working in that
light.
Mike Haley let himself In for the
wrath OF the Malta by accepting the offer
to referee the broadsword attacks"
Nike was sincere enough, but he knows
Pavesi. got two straight points, !" one of
which would have sliced a couple of sir
l9ns of Rosss o dssd but for the
declared for the big man and Pavvy got
wrathy. He. swiped his opponent by
three seconds lead in the next attack
Pavvy crawied through the ropes and
did dervish dance as he cast his div
ing suit on the floor in intense and ges-
ticulating disgust.
Jack McAuliffe and Horace Leeds may
be brought together at the Seaside Ath-
letic Clubs next exhibition. McAuliffe
the young Phiiadelphian before leaving
for Bangor, Me-, with his newly acquired
bride.
The Kickhams, of Harlem, a popular
Gaelic football club, have written Chair
man J. Z. Sullivan, of the N. J. A. c..
regarding the refusal of the Barrys to
meet them in the Labor Day contest at
that the Barry players tested their
strength in game on July 8 and are
afraid Of the Kickhams. Sullivan had
already arranged for a match between
the Barry and Meagher Gaelic clubs.
The O'Connells, another Gaelic fifteen,
want to contest for championship hon
van proposes tournament on Labor
Day, of three games. the final to be
played between winners of the two pre-
liminary games, for championship
banner
The O'Briens and the Faugh-a- Ballas
will play an exhibition game of football
under Gaelic rules at Ridgewood next
The first carnival of the New
! Brunswick Boat Club was held on the
Raritan River last evening, Boats Of
every description. to the number of more
than hundred, took part. The process
sion STARTED from the clubhouse shortly
decorated and illuminated. represented
steamer; Ten thousand spectators
thronged the banks of the river, and the
rain Of ,pyrotechnic fire: Delegations
| from Railway, Perth Amboy and South
Amboy participated.
The official programme for the L. A.
| w. meet at Denver has been arranged,
and is as follows:
Monday, registration OF visitors at
headquarters, reception trip over the
city; in the evening formal reception
at Folsom Hall.
Tuesday, II A. NJ, League photographs
will be taken on steps of the State Capt.
tol: afternoon. grand day parade: even
| Ing. meet and smoker at Coliseum Hail.
| Wednesday, four runs, to be taken
| at discretion of visitors: Greedy and
return, ia miles; coast from Palmer
| Lake, via Perry Lake, to Denver, SO
miles; Morrison and return, 81 miles
Brighton and return. 40 miles.
| Thursday, trial heats in the morning,
races in the afternoon, ball in the
evening.
Friday, trial heats in the morning.
races In the afternoon, illuminated par
AIDE In the evening. Also the grand
banquet.
Saturday, trial heats in the morning,
races In the afternoon, farewell recep-
ton and distribution of prizes in the
evening.
Some of the crack riders from the
Coast are a Denver and pronounce the
track the best in the West.
| The sister of Tommy Miller. the
crazed prize-fghter telegraphs from Pc
oria, ILL.,, that she will arrive In Massil-