The evening world., 1894-09-20
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The handicaps for the New York
Athletic Club Fall games are completed.
Great interest attaches to the marks
received by the prominent men In some
of the events, as many records may be
made If the scratch men are sufficiently
extended by the handicap runners.
Tommy Lee will have to do II least ten
seconds to win the 100 yards handicap.
In the GOO and 1000 yards run Charles
Fitzpatrick Is on scratch. The starts in
the 100 yards hurdle race have been
allotted by special request, with s. Chase
on scratch instead OF being penalized
in the usual method. 10 that the great
est hurdler OF any age may have an
opportunity to still further lower the
worlds record OF 10 3-5 seconds. which
he accomplished last Saturday. To help
pull out Chase. Il. II. Cady. the Yale
representative In England. has been al
lotted three yards; ID. b. Hatch. his fel-
low oollegian, four yards and Il. w.
Com, the all-round champion, five yards.
A. the high jump, Champion Sweeney
has to give Norman T. Leslie, the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania jumper. one
inch handicap. and L. =. Sheldon. who
tied for the high jump at the Yale-Ox-
ford games, three and one-halt inches
In the A. A U. ten-mile championship
sey Athletic Club, st. Georges Athletic
Club. Suburban Harriers, sylvia Athletic
Club, of Jersey City. and New York
mile steepl eS G chaRpionshp Win
stacies. as &. Hjertbefs, Of the New Je Ter
sey Athletie Club. and G. w Orion. of
the New York Athletic Club. are two
Of the best timber-toppers that have
ever competed In this event.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
metropolitan Association A. A. t.. will
be held tonight. The annual meeting
of the A. A. L. will be held next month
The Pastime Athletic Club will tender
o testimonial benefit to Trainer John
Kearns at the Club grounds, Sixty-siXtl
street and East River, Oct. ]. A series
OF track events will he run, followed by
an exhibition Of gymnastics. boxing and
wrestling.
The last of the series OF contests OF
the MontClair Athletic Club will be held
on Saturday next
Hugh Behan, CRITICS. manager has
made deposit for match with Horace
Leeds under conditions nearly as The
latter has required apparently. Grin,
Will box limited number Of round.
for 5000 side. or go To a finish 10
twice that amount. The latter propo
sition precludes possibility OF "A tinlsl
N being fought, as $1,000 is more money
than Leeds announces as his backing
The question that arises TO the Atlanti
City. man is How many rounds doe
Critic think are worth 81. 900? Tina
amount Is more money than he ha
ever had at stake.
Peter Maher. after proclaIming himse
'heAXN-H weight plAmninn I 40
prize-ring rules Is evidently tired 9
the honor, and comes down from thi
throne to ask why other champions AZ
not chasing around to make matche
with him, Fame, like royalty, som,
times causes an uneasiness OF the cap
iai extremity, as some poet or otht
remarked. Pugilistic fame. assumed {
acquired invites an attack OF what
more pr0saically known as big head
Maher wants another go with Fitzsin
fought him before. Nobody who sa
the mill will question the doughty PET,
as 70 his PHYSICAL condition. when he wa
punched by "Lanky Bob" Corbett,
Maher says, is too easy game, but he W
LEI Jim come around and challenge hi
II he likes.
Entries for the Williamsburg Athlet
Clubs boxing tournament will close Dc
with Charles r.. Greves 526 North Sc
ond street, Brooklyn, and J, Il. Sulliva
2h Broadway, this city. The bouts W
be held In the Palace Rink, SO to
Grand street, Brooklyn. Oct. l3 and o.
Is. The tourney is open to amateu
under A. A. ". rules. in the 1lO 100,
and l4O pound classes. Gold watch
are the prizes.
Sim Robinson. the middle-weight Of I
Scottish-American Athletic Club is an
ious to meet any middle weight in I
United States, Pat Cahill preferred, I
side bet and purse. Arrangements Ct
be made with II, j. Cody corner NJ Thi
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Frank White, who has recently ngur
As second In various bouts announc
that he will moi act in that capaci
after the mill between Billy Ahear
his pupil. and George Reynolds. He W