The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

SPORTING MISCELLANY.
The out-of-town athletes entered in
the annual championship meeting of the
A. A. u. to-day at Travers Island, ar
rived in New York City yesterday. The
Canadians arrived yesterday morning
and stopped at the Continental The
team is In charge of Mr.. H. o. Dodds,
who Ia Chairman of the outdoor Sports
Committee of the Montreal A. A. A.
John Graham and his Boston team put
UP at the Grand Union. The sports
commenced at 1890 in the morning with
the swimming championship, 100 yards.
Travers Island can be reached by way
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street
945. 10 45. LIS A. NJ. 12.45, LIS, 2.l5 and
245 p. NJ.
In the big Harlem wheelmen's meet
had his hands full. The scratch Glass
A men are G. c. Smith, f. +. Goodman.
f. E. Doup, j. G. Hugo. ]. G. Tucker,
Class sersts shd is lined By F. e.
alone, in both the mile and two,mile
event.
Preparations have been finished by
both Casper Leon and Jimmy Barry,
and each declares that his condi-
tion could not be improved upon.
EYER GSs detail has for been t0psh oa an
nothing remains but for the ticket
holders TO board the special train and
see the greatest little fellows of the
Of $1,000, OF which 50 per cent. goes, to
the winner and 20 to the loser. and a
side bet of $500 apiece depend upon
the result, also a medal emblematic of
I,a1 ,IaY n nf ho
The actual fighting ground has been
kept a strict secret, but assurances are
made that It will be easy of access to
and from the train and that comfort
able seats will be provided both on the
train and at ringside. for every ticket
holder. 1t is believed that tent will
be used in an obscure place less than
fifty miles from Chicago, 1t Will be i'm
possible to reach the place except on
the special, as the last regular train will
have left long before that
The Olympic Club at New Orleans is
perfecting arrangements for it's pugilis-
tic carnival, Sept "a. 25 and 26. Six hun
dred chairs have been added to the seat
Ing capacity Of the Cl abb. Pref 6. John
will use a stakeless ring during the
carnival. Billy Plimmer who is to fight
Johnny Murphy. arrived at New Orleans
Garden in the city. where Abbott is also
training for his return go with Ever
hardt, and Walker. his fight with Need
ham. Murphy is expected there to-day.
H. H. .wylie, the bicyclst, who was
riding from Chicago to New York
against the time record held by Smith,
Of New York, of days % hours, and
with his trainer last night. Leaving
Chicago last Friday morning at 1l.3O,
they rode throgh four days OF rain and
mud over the mountains, but made re-
ma II 70 innn In he
reached Hagerstown, and were riding
down the canal towpath, when a divis..
ion superintendent of canals arrested
shortly after II O'clock in the morning.
they had covered 7s4 miles and were
four hours ahead of the record. They
were detained by the superintendent
PEELED to give up the attempt.
The Cathedral Athletic Club will hold
members games tomorrow at Mount
Lorretto, S. 1. The members have been
East Fiftieth street. at 10 A. NJ. Should
the weather be clear y is expected that
over $50 members of the Club will take
part in the games.
The first boxing tournament announced
to take place in Brooklyn since boxing in
the City OF Churches has been licensed
is that of the Williamsburg Athletic
ment will be for amateurs only, under
A. A. U. rules. and will be held at the
Eastern District Palace Rink, SO to 90
Grand street, Brooklyn, on Saturday
There will be four classes-ll0 pounds
and under. 12o pounds and under, 100
pounds and under and 140 pounds and
unGar. A handsome hunting-case gold
watch will be given the winner and an
open-faced gold watch to the second
man in each class. Entries close on Oct
5 with Charles F. .Greves. 526 North
Second street. Brooklyn, or James f.
Sullivan, 2h Broadway, this city.
The first century run, starting and
ending in New York City, will take place
on Sunday, Srpt. 80, when the Gramercy
and Lexington wheelmen will start from
Madison Square at 5 clock in the morn
ing and wheel to 1slip: l.. l., and return.
Entries close with F.; NJ. Goldman, % st.
Twenty-Five members II the Bicycle
Section of the st. George Athletic Club
ing from the foot OF West Twenty-third
street, and run to Greenwood Lake, n.
j.. where they will spend the day in
short races
There will be high links" at two
local yacht club anchorages tonight,
The Seawanhaka quarters at oyster
Island will be the scene OF the annual
dinner Of that Corinthian organization,
usually great event in gastronomics
and aquatics. At Atlantic Highlands
the Pavonia Yacht Club will feast upon
the epicurean delights produced by, the
succulent vegetable and mollusk life of
functions mark the close OF yachting ac-
tivity In the respective clubs.
Frank Erne. the champion lightweight
OF Western New York, Is hard in train
ing, for his ten-round go with Solly