The evening world., 1894-09-28
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The coming glove contest between Aus
tin Gibbons. of Paterson, n. j.. and Joe
Walcott, OF Boston, Tom O'Rourke' g
lightweight champion, which Is to form
the star event Of the initial entertain
ment at the Sea Beach Palace. Coney
Island, promises to be decidedly inter
esting. Both have regulations or no
mean order. and each IL training faith
fully. Despite Gibbonss nearly four
inches advantage over Walcott In the
matter Of height, It will require some
thing more than that 10 enable MIN to
defeat ORourkes champion. Nothing
but clean, gritty and effective work OF
the first order will prevail against the
five feet one inch OF colOred humanity
which made such short work OF suGh
men as Dick D'Brien and the Admittedly
clever Australian wcltcr-welght, Tom
Tracey. Walcott is thorough breaker
OF scientific boxers who have had the
advantag" Of him In height ana reach
In agreeing to meet Walc9tt gibbons
willing to prove his right to the position
which he claims In the hstic world.
Referee Johnny Eckhardt. who ofii-
ciated at the Plimmer- Murphy 20 In
New Orleans last Monday night, Is sx-
with a majority II the sports who LETT
here in company with the famous ref
cree last Friday for the olympic CUP s
carnival Mr.. Eckhardt Is reported to
have made several v.rv important
matches while In the SoN'n for the new
Atlantic Athletic club, of Coney Island:
The talent he IL said to have engaged
are men of high-class hStic ability
The men who will represent the New
York Athletic club in the championship
games OF the Amateur Athletic Union
OF Canada. at Montreal tomorrow, leit
last night The men are IN SPLENDID
the ma aJority Of the games for which
they are entered. They are: Tommy
Lee, who will start in the lW-yard dash
22O-yard dash and quarter-nle run; Geo.
Sands for the 220-yard dash and quar-
ter-mile run: Charles Fitzpatrick, for the
quarter and half mile runs; George Or
ton, for the one and two mile runs: J.
Mitchell and George H. Gray, for the
mmer-throwlng and shot events:
Steve Chase. for the hurdle and high
Jumps, and l.. p. Sheldon, for the broad
and high jumps. 1t is sat that the men
will try for new records.
j. j. Mooney, the champion broad
Jumper of the world, who recently broke
the record in England, will represent
the Xavier Athletic Club in the Cana
dian championships.
The members OF the Cathedral Athlet-
ic Club are going to organize a football
team They are practising every night
in the club gymnasium, and judging
from the interest they are taking In
football, the team will probably be a
very strong one.
Secretary John Dameny. OF the st.
George Athletic Club has forwarded to
the Secretary OF the williamsburg Ath-
letic Association. the names OF A. E.
Lindner and George Storer, who will
represent the ST. George Athletic Club
In the boxing tournament at the Palace
Rink In Brooklyn Tomorrow and Mon
day nights. Lindner will enter the no.
pound class, and Storer the l20-pound
class.
The Morocco Athletic Club, which was
recently organized has secured rooms
at 513 West Forty-third street. The
Club which Is composed OF young men.
has a number OF good boxers, who will
be entered in the different tournaments
during the Winter.
A large crowd witnessed the first box
Ing Tournament given by the Schuylkill
Navy Athletic Club In its handsome
gymnasium in Philadelphia last night.
| The result OF the bouts were: In the 1OS-
beth, N. j., defeated Frank Burke. OF
| Philadelphia, In six rounds In the llS'
pound class Jack Hamilton, Of Elizabeth