The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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 II the scratch men are sufficiently
extended by the handicap runners.
Tommy Lee will have to do at least ten
seconds to win the 100 yards handicap.
In the COO 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. 30 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 fell
low collegian, four yards, and Il. w.
Goff, the all-round champion, five yards.
In the high jump, Champion Sweeney
has to give Norman 7. Leslie, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania jumper one
inch handicap, and L. r. Sheldon, who
tiled for the high jump at the Yale-Ox-
In the a. A. U. ten-mlle championship
event, representatives of the New Jer-
sey Athletic Club ST. Georges Athletic
Club. Suburban Harriers, sylvia Athletic
Club. of Jersey City, and New York
Athletic Club will compete. The two
mile steeplechase championship will
iHrGsn great struggle oyer ,S tnS OBJ,
sey Athletic Club, and q. w. orion. OF
the New York Athletic Club. are tive
OF the best timber-toppers that have
ANFnr tod n
The regular monthly meeting of tn,
Metropolitan Association, a. A. L., vii
be held tonight The annual meeting
OF the a. A. L. will be held next month
The Pastime Athletic Club will tender
testimonial benefit to Trainer Johr
kearns at the club grounds, StNty-sixtl
street and East River, Oct. I. \ series
OF track events Will be run. followed 10y
an exhibition of gymnastics, boxing anC
wrestling.
The last of the series OF contests o
the .4uutClair Athletic Club Will be helC
on Saturday next
Hugh Behan. Griffos manager, ha
made deposit for a match with Horace
Leeds unucr conditions nearly as tn
latter has reqLred, apparently. Grim
Will box a limited number II round
Tor So,VJl SIDE, or 20 to- nnish 70
twice that amount The latter propo
sition prec!udes possibility of "A tinisl
being fought, as $1,000 is more none
than Leeds announces as his backing
The question that arises to the AtlantI
SSity man H. How many rounds doe
amount is more money than he ha
ever had at stake.
-, Peter Maher, after proc,aiming hImse
heavyweight champion under LOnio
= evidently 4
The honor, ana comes down from hi
throne to ask why other champions al
with him. Fame, Ike royalty, som
times causes an uneasiness OF the cay
tai extremity, rs some poet or 9TH
remarked PugIllstic fame, assumed ,
more prosaicaliy known as big head
Maher wants another 90 with Fitzsin
fought him before. Nobody who sa
the mill will question the doughty Pet
as to his physical conditi n. when he W,
punched by "Lanky Bob C0rbett.
Maher says, is too easy game but ne "
let jim come around and challenge hi
IL he likes.
Entries for the Williamsburg Athe
Clubs boxing tournament will close o.
with Charles F.. Greves. 526 North Sc
ond street, Brooklyn, and ]. l.. Sulliva
2h Broadway, this city. The bouts "
be held in the Palace Rink. 50 to
Grand street, Brooklyn, Oct l3 and o
To- The tourney Is open TO amateu
under A. A. u. rules. In the ITO, 100
and l40 pound classes. Gold watch
are the prizes.
Sim Robinson. the middle-welght OF I
Scottish-American Athletic Club is ar
ious TO meet any middle weight in I
United States, Pat Cahill preferred. I
a side bet and purse Arrangements c
be made with p. j. Cody. corner of Thi
avenue and Twenty-seventh stree.
Frank White. who has recently fiGur
% second In varipus bouts. announc
that he will not act In that capaci
after the mill between BILLY AheaI
his pupil, and George Reynolds. He "