The evening world., 1894-02-13
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Many Offers to Aid the Bread
Fund Entertainment Feb. "a.
Latest Interesting Athletic News
from England.

From all indications the athletic enter
tainment to be given at Madison Square
Garden Saturday Feb. "a. for the bene-
fit of the poor OF New York will be the
greatest ever held In this country. From
all sides offers to assist Jim Corbett ana
Charley Mitchell are pouring in, and II
all were accepted 1t would take the best
part of a week to run off the show. As
a consequence, II viii he impossible to
consider any but the very best men In
each class.
George Dixon has cancelled engage
ments in order to box for charity's sake.
The colored champion was most anxious
for Billy Plimmer to come On and box
at the benefit with him. The programme
Will include boxing. wrestling and other
strictly athletic events. In the wrestling
bouts William Muldoon. Ernest Roeber
and Duncan G. Ross head the list. The
strong men of tho country Will also show
their prowess, and, in fact. the only
trouble the management has will be to
sift the talent down to n four-hour show.
Some interesting sporting gossip comes
from England In the latest batch of
papers. The Presidents OF the athletic
departments of oxford and Cambridge
have decided to hold the annual oxford
Cambridge James on the afternoon of
March II the same day as the boat
race. This move Is something out Of
the ordinary. and VIII, of course. make
March Il a stu greater day in English
sporting annals, The Lenten season Of
athletics at Cambridge. which Is always
very brisk, was inaugurated Jan. 30 this
year with the P~cterhuuse game. the
mi - AL a,raa - a -~a ~ s.A.
gers Handicap, a l,OO0-yari run. open
to members of recognized amateur clubs
as well as Co.legians. 1t was. won by
a W.; s p; , Ln1ysns, Of camhriGSe Who
of I'm. IS 3-5s.
In order to give the ren entered for
the West Side Athletic Clubs boxing
get into condition. the management of
the Columbian A. g. has decided to
postpone the final bouts Of the latter un
til Feb. 80.
Tom Eek, John s. Johnson's trainer,
writes that the latter will be in Toronto
until the end of the week and then
come to New York. He says that Nc
skating here. and would be willing to
enter a series of races at Manhattan
Field. johnson. he says. will skate Joe
DonoChue, one, three or five miles, and
= W 81 'll''SiNt li' VI wv
track. which Is IA pet scheme of Don
oghue's.
The United states field trials began at
u~nfavorable conditions, both weather
and ground being bad. The pointer
Derby had only ten starters. Lads
Rush hested Alice Leslie, and Hemp
was much superior to Kent at all
points. Don beat Lulu II. The last brace
of the first series. was Hampstead Bean
and Fly g., the former having II shade
the second series and run as follows :
Strideaway with Don: Hampstead Reau
with Lads Rush. The setter Derby will
be run at the close of the pointer race,
Charles Kelly, !lo;;ponnd champion Of
Of Boston, ll0-pound champion of New
England, in one round last night. at the
Charles Bank Athletic cub, Of Rost1n
Kelly forced the lighting ana quickly
Navcney's jaw, knocking him completely
out.
Dick Baker VIII meet Frank craig at
Prof, DunUvan's hONins tournament Feb.
Il, Baker has met Jo" Butler, Tn" bout
was It fOur-rourd glove contest before
the Aerial \. e.. Of Philadelphia. He
managed 70 hold h!S own The bout he
one of the interesting features OF Prof,
Dpnovan's show AT the Lenox LyCeum
next saturday evening.
Frank White announces tina. Jim But
Ter ami Tom Tracey will spar next
THURSDAY evening 1T the "Od House a.
Home" 81 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn.
The annual games Of the New York
State intercollegiate Athletic Association