The evening world., 1894-05-28

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

The information telcgraphed from
Chicago, that Jim Hall and Steve
O'Donncll have been matched to fight
ak rounds in that city on June l6 or
10. is quite Interesting. Unless the men
have had n quarrel lately. their meeting
should be about as exciting as a Quaker
love-feast. They are remarkably clever
boxers. and II the match Is on the level
the contest shoul he worth going some
distance. TO see. but they have been
close friends so long that 1t Is more
likely that they are fishing for some
easy money.
Peter Maher hardly deserves It, but
he will have another chance to retrieve
his reputation and his fortunes. II he
MANAGES TO get in one OF his vicious
out, life Will be easy for the big Irish
man for some months to come. but it
Ia more likely that the cool-headed old
negro will wear out the white man and
hang another scalp to his well-flled
belt.
strong bid for popularity among the BIZ
cyclists. In his sermon yesterday In the
Jersey City Tabernacle he praised the
wheel as a noble invention, destined
can public, and announced hat he had
made, Arrangements to check all the
bicycles of those persons who made the
wheels a church-Going machine.
While we do not encourage Sunday rid
ing" said he. I'VE cordially invite those
who use wheels on sunday to ride his
tuary. The Tabernacle takes a special
interest in wheelmen. | suppose the
reason 10 that we have so many wheel
men and wheel-women of our own-over
100. | believe, at present. There is one
way in which the sunday bicycle has
benefited the churches, 1t has taught US
that II we expect young people to attend
Vices thoroughly interesting. The min.
lister must have something to say, am
say 1t In "A manner calculated II keeT
newspapers, sunday bicycles and sunday
concerts, the church viii have TO brighter
up and keep abreast OF the times, OF
soon he pews viii be empty. This aEt
pulpit. sunday competition Is here
whether,w we like it or not, and we mus
meet it
The check-your-hicycl ~whlle-you-pra,
idea is by no means new, having beef
introduced by an English dominic som,
years ago. but Rev; Mr.. scudier keep
up to the times and always knows how
to please the gallery gods.
Adolf Hartmann, of 1919 Fast Houston
street, would like to make "A match witt
|. some horseman to ride from here I,
Salt Lake city. Hartmann doesn'
care whether, the match is made 70
one lN rise bl loI TWO NbTSbS II 1lAr II
believes all records can he broken II
: good man is pitted against him II
hopes to get backing for affair amount
4 and would be glad 20 hear from any as
piring rider, HARTMANN weighs Is
pounds, and has passed much OF his lif
\ In the saddle. He was In the arm,
, four years, being In the Eighth Cavalry
u and has tine recommendations from III
t officers he served under:
:, The Gramercy Wheelmen are hustlln
l hard for "A good time. Unattached rider
= are Invited to join them next Wednes
day ON the run To the IrNinEton-MiIbur
road race. They expect to have te
they had great success at their outin
u which, II is expected. will be duplicated
> There was a trial some weeks ago a
the standard Theatre of the Compto
q plays made on a ball field, The exhlb
; ton was unsatisfactory on account q
q some disarrangement OF the mechanism
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 o'cloc
q Is expected. everything will be in work
. Ing order.
There was a fierce prize-hght at a
5 early hour YESTERDAY morning In a dane
e boys named Billy Reed, OF this city, an
Billy Matthews. OF Long Island. The
fought for a purse Of {lOO, Reed wo
e after a desperate eight rounds,
f. Moore, the liO-pound champion {
Long Island. would like to arrange for
fight with either Casper or Benny Leo
for a purse and side bel.
Jack Madden challenges Jack MortIme
the ~i05-pound English pugilist. to fight
limited number OF rounds or to a hnis
Is ,1r any sum Mortimer can get backe