The evening world., 1894-02-05
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Interest in the Big Indoor Meet Of
Athletes in Boston.
The International Shooting Festival
III California.

New York athletes are nearly as much
Interested in the big indoor meet at
Mechanics Hall, Boston. next Saturday
night rs are Bostonians themselves.
several of them are going over. and It
Is confidently expected that at least one
or them Will come back with n first
prize. With Walsh. Sweeney, Mlnicus
ana Mcmahon entered, The Xavier club
looks to be able to have a hand in the
winnings, The meet will be a notable
enc on account of the fact that there
will be five relay team races. They have
scen more of that interesting sport IN
Boston than we a here, although
Secretary Sullivan. of the n. ]. A. G.,
some time ago saw what an attractive
contest afforded, and usually has one
arrange Tor the Bergen Point games.
The most interesting of the relay
races at Boston will probably be that
between the. Boston \. \. and the New
York Athletic cab. The teams will be
made up as follows:
!. P wh!t,rcn. + ", AilionN'
X T e nr,o,,r y 7. Fittings ir.
:. NJ. Merrill. q. NJ. sands
u. y. Iannistcr. sub. :. S%covillc. -jr.. sub.
i. Rowe, Cub. G. NJ, nulings, sub,
The Boston team Is composed of Hnr-
-. ~ "'hi WV hi'i N''N llt ult
Yale men, so the race viii also be in the
nature OF 4 college contest. Whittren,
Sayre, Garcelon and Merrill are now vet
Grams on the track. Sayre and Merrill
are probably as good a pair OF quarter
milers MS can he found. The New YORK;
erS are n formidable lot Of runners,
though, possibly they are. not so familiar
with the tricks OF team racing as their
opponents.
Tho International ,MidwIntcr Fair
shooting Eestiyal' held under the aus
Ncrein and open to the marksmen Of
the world, began yesterday afternoon
at Shell Mound Park. Alameda County,
magnificent special trophies have been
hung up before the crack shots entering
for the contest. All the sporting clubs
of San Francisco and many from neigh
though as yet none of the contestants
expected from the East or eve from
Northern and Southern coast cities has
arrived.
on the grounds at She Mound 1900
people gathered to witness the shooting.
The. individual shooting was generally
up to the close of the festival, and none
of the. prize winners will be declared
until the closing day. March %. Shoot
Ing viii continue tomorrow and every
Wednesday and Saturday until the close
of the festival.
Boston does not intend to let the Ma
tional meet for 1894 go by the board If
hard work car bring, 1t there; At a
the A. &. G., held the other night. steps
were taken to secure n monster petition,
signed by every member Of the l.. A.. w.
the National Assembly. a sumcicnt sum
for the entertainment of the visitors, of
which Boston expects at least 10000, has
already, been subscribed. and the League
n Ent # nlI thntA 10 - - natnl 20 lA A.
biggest one that Boston or any other
League city ever saw.
Tom O'Rourke. with his usual shrewd.
getting Critic, the Australian pugi,ist,
to sign articles favorable 10 the chance
of George Dixon. The conditions cal
for tn" men to weigh in At 100 pounds al
incentive for the match IS a $1,000 stake
and the best purso attainable. The date
y set Tor some time between June and
match will be declared off.
a glance over the entry list Of the
Columbia Athletic Clubs boxing tour
ney, to be held at the Grand Central
shows that it contains the names of al!
the best amateurs in this vicinity.
A. Boston despatch says that Col. John
-. ~iiOpklns, the packer OF Dan treedOn,
has accepted on behalf of Creedon the
challenge Of Dick Moore to hght any
mIddle-wclght in America. The men will
meet in Boston inside of three weeks.
The Harvard Athletic Committee has
refused to confirm the reelection of
Waters to the CGptainCy of the football
eleven. Emmons or Brewer will probably
be the next captain.
A bGlk-line anchor-barred billiard
tourney with SChacfCr. Ives, SloSsol and
DAILY entered Is among the probabilities
in New York in the near future.