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

New York athletes are nearly as much
Interested In the h!g indoor meet at
Mechanics Hall, Boston, next Saturday
night as are Bostonians themselves.
Several of them are going over. and Il
Is confidently expected that at least one
of them Will come back with a first
prize. With Walsh. Sweeney. Minicns
and Mcmahon entered. the Navicr Gu
looks to be able to have a hand In the
winnings. The meet will be a notable
che ON account OF the fact tina there
will he five relay team races. They have
seen more of that interesting sport In
Boston than we ave here. although
Secretary Sullivan. of the y. j. \. e..
some time ago saw what an attractive
contest i afforded, and usually has one
arranged for the Bergen Point games.
races at Boston will probably be that
between the Boston a. A. and the New
York Athletic Club. The teams will be
made up as follows:
J. p, wsl,tren. f. W ATfrorA C.
L Sayre u Z p%illinss, jt.
". + MarCHlon' u $ LIONS
" u. Bannistrr. sub 8 s%cnvillc. IT,, sub.
4, Rowe. sub. e NJ. mlllngs, slb.
The Boston team Is composed of Har.
yard men, while Allen and %scovlllc are
nature Of n college contest. Whittrcn.
Sayre, Garcelon and Merrill are now vet
Grams on the track. Sayre and Merrill
m nTs pF0 as esn IS be f io%ha a p Thr & %c%a "3 9oSE-
ers are a formidable lot OF runners,
though possibly they are not so familiar
with the tricks of team racing as their
opponents.
The International Mtaw,n,er Fair
Shooting Festival, held under the aus
Vereln and open to the marksmen OF
the world, began yesterday afternoon
at Shell Mound Park. Alameda County.
Cal. over $1,000 in coin prizes and many
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
boring cities and towns were In town,
though as yet none OF the contestants
expected from the East or even from
Northern and Southern coast cities has
arrived.
ON the grounds at She Mound 5000
people gathered to witness the shooting.
The Individual shooting was generally
good. All the events are open for, entry
up to the close of the festival. n non
Of the prize winners will be declared
until the closing day, March %. shoot
Ing Will 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 can bring. 1t there, At a
meeting of the Executive Committee of
the A. G. c., held the other night. steps
were taken to secure a monster petition,
signed by every member of the J.. a. w.
in the New England States to present to
the National Assembly. A suincient sum
for the entertainment of the visitors. of
when Boston expects at least 10000, has
already been subscribed, and the League
| meet If hold fhpra Ia nxnnrtnl IN hn fha
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 to the chance!
Of George Dixon. The conditions cal
for the men to weigh in at i2O pounds a.
noon on the day OF the contest. Tn,
incentive for the match is n $4,000 stalk,
and the best purse ~attainable. The datt
Is set for some time between jun | and
%. II no suitable purse is offered the
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
Palace next Thursday and SATURDAY.,
shows that 1t contains the names Of ali
the best amateurs in this vicinity.
a Boston despatch says that Col. John
y. Hopkins. the hacker Of Dan Creedon,
has accepted on behalf Of Crcedon the
challenge of Dick Moore 70 fight any
middle-weight 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 captaincy Of the football
eleven. Emmons or Brewer will probably
be the next captain.
a balk-line anchor-harrei billiard
tourney with Schaefer, Ives, Slosson and
Daily entered Is among the probabilities
In New York in the near future.