New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-15
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.

II has been announced that d game OF football
for various charitable purposes was To be played at
the Polo Grounds on Saturday TIE seif-appointed
managers made this assertion before the grounds
were secured. Superintendent Arthur Bell says that
such a game 50 early in the season would tear up
and iniure the grounds. and consequently there
would be no football game at the Polo Grounds
on st. Patricks Day
The entries for the boxing and wrestling cham
| pionshps of the Amateur Athletic Union will close
to-day with James T.. Sullivan No 2n Broadway.
| II Il necessary that those DESTROYS OF competing
| fill out the entry blank which can be procured at
the secretary's Office. and athletes are eligible to
compete who members of any recognized attn
| leiic boat or Y. NJ g. ~ club. From the entries
that have been received far; there is every in
dlcaton that this will be the most representative
championship meeting ever held in America. and
the entries show that amateur sport Is in the as
cendancy
The League Of American Wheelmen Racing Board
has granted the dates August 20. 81 and September
| l. which fall on Thursday Friday and Saturday. to
| The American Wheelman' the dates for Its
| Good Roads tournament which will be held in New
York each year. The entire proceeds Of same VIII
| go toward the agitation tor good roads. Every at
tentlon will be given the advertising Of the tour
nament. and collection OF prizes, which VIII IN
| terest all the racing Cracks" VIII be offered
| Every effort will be made TO get a team or Eu-
! ropeans over. and the promoters intend to
make Il the best tournament Of the year. All me
| best riders have Signied tnclr intention 10 take
| part and a committee OF wel-known New lork
cyclists will be invited 10 act as officials ana GUS
| olians of the fund raised by the tournament The
races will BE- IN the international circuit as arranged
| by the racing board.
| Barrow = Weeks president of the New-York Ath-
letlc club has presented a request TO the members
| OF the Board OF Governors OF the NewYork Ath-
etlc club that they hold the final bouts Of the
| METROPOLITAN Association boxing championships In
| th, club gymnasium and IL has been accepted
The competitions will be held April H. and two
| new Classes will be added by the committee. The
New York Athletic club has made the Metropolitan
ASSOCIATE liberal offer. which Will make this
! much-deiayed championship IL financial success
| with the. proceeds from this meeting and the
guarantee. from the Saratoga Athletic Assoca tiof
! the METROPOLITAN Association IL placed on sound
! financial basis. something 1t has not been for a
/ long while. - -,
| II tho Crickcters' club. Tuesday evening. the
| Executive Committee OF the Metropolitan District
| League held important meeting. and after con
| siderable discussion the division OF the sections
was made. and a schedule drawn up for the cham
plonship games. The South Brooklyn club. which
was as, in the second section In 1885, has resigned
| from the league The IIOboken cricket club with
drew 80 the league has now twelve clubs. ne tol-
| lowing division ~ clubs was arranged section !
| N..w-Jersay Athletic club. Staten Island Cricket
| club Brooklyn. Paterson. Manhattan; Morris
| HEIGHTS and Victoria. Section Newark. staten
Comfy - George and ~. Georges Athletic club
| The staten Island Athletic club withdrew from the
| schedule but Will remain members OF the league
The st Georges Athletic club also refused 10 make
games The season Will open on May l.. ana closes
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