The evening world., 1894-04-20
BASEBALL RECORDS BEATEN.
Attendance at Yesterdays Open
ings the Largest Known.
Edgewood Clubs Boxing Bouts
General Sporting News.

Judging from the attendance at the
various League games held yesterday,
there Is n great revival of interest In
our National game. The total attend
ance, 4o,2s2, exceeded all previous rec
ords by over 1900. In Baltimore, for
instance. where the home team played
the New Yorks. the grounds were black
with spectators. 1t became necessary
to stop the game for fifteen minutes. at
one time. to allow the crowd to spread
itself across to the opposite side of the
field from. the entrance. which had be-
come packed to suffocation. Catcher
Farrell diu not come UP to the expecta-
lions of the cranks, who journeyed to
the Monumental City only to see their
favorites beaten by the score OF s to 8.
He was apparently unable to locate sec
ond base when 1t became necessary to
do SO. His much-talked of head work
was not perceptible. Manager Ward
thinks the cause of his teams defeat
was due to the lack of practice.
In the game at Boston between Man
ager Selee's men and the Brooklyn team.
1t was simply case of walk-over for
the home nine from start to finish.
Manager Foutz felt very sore over his
defeat, of course. but the same reason
, may be given as for the Giants-lack of
practice; Both the local teams may be
expected to do better as the season ad-
vances, and the men settle down to
| good solid work. The Giants will try
| the Baltimores again to-day and Brook
/ Ign will contest, with Boston, Either
Westervelt or Clarke will pitch for the
| Giants to-day.
The Edgewood Athletic Club will give
| a boxing show at Turn-Hall, 3i1 West
Forty-seventh street, tomorrow night.
The feature of the show will be three
| special bouts of six rounds each Jim
Shaw's string of fighters. will meet
Jack Rose at 1870 pounds. Frank MI
chaels and Jack Gibbons will contest at
800 pounds. and Jimmy Lynch. the ex-
McCabe at l25 pounds. All three bouts
will be decided on their merits and
good contests may be Looked for There
| VIII be other a1Iairs in which men of
lesser note will compete.
The second game of the Philadelphia
series and the tenth game in all the
worlds chess championship match was
played in i. philadelphia Yesterday be.
winning in the thirty-first move. the
score now standing: Lasker, 6; Steinitz
drawn Z is The tn,d next game viii be
| pldyeu at the union League CluD 1T
| Philadelphia tomorrow. Should Laskel
win that game the Philadelphia section
Of the match will be terminated. bu,
should stenitz be successful. or the
| game result in a draw, q fourth game
will be played next Tuesday.
Johnny Murphy, of Boston, is after d
match with the colored champion
George Dixon. at llS pounds weigh in
l INN Mt dc
Murphy thinks his work in the ring en-.
titles him to go with both men.
One of the best fights witnessed in the
East for years was that between Tom
o'Rosrke's colored boy Joe Wolcott,
ton, last night. The contest was q clean
one from first to last, and the 5000 peo-
pie present went away, satisfied that
Tom O'Rourke and Jack Havlin were in
Wolcotts corner, and Tracey was
looked after by Dan Creedon and How're
the Australian. and many New Workers
placed good money on the long end
Jimmy colville gave satisfaction as
referee.
In the annual games Of the Boston
Athletic Association in Boston yester
day Frank Rowe won gold medal By
creating a new b. A. A. record in the
900 yard run, he making the distance
J in Pm. q 1-5s. Other successful com
petitors were: 12O-yard hurdle, F. w
Garcelcn; 1OO,-yard dash, p. De S. Prads
yard run, S. II. Foster; running higf
jump. p. C. Single and running broaC
jump, NJ. F. Guilfoyle.
Australian Billy Murphy and DaI
; McGivern, of Boston, fought tam
E House. in Fitchburg. Mass, last night,
An important meeting of the Harlem
Regatta Association will be held Of
Monday evening at the Grand Uniol
proposed regatta on May 80 will b
transacted.
The score In the pool match 'bein
played in Cleveland, stands: D'Oro, So(
Clearwater, 1853.
The Emerald Baseball Club wishe
1t stated that owing to the appropriatio
OF its former grounds for building pur
poses and the uncertainty as to the dat
wi en- its new grounds will be completed
1t is unable at present to make def1nit
arrangements for the coming season.
hopes to be able to do so, however.
J the near future.
It is reported on good authority IL
yachting circles that II Vigilant
fitted up for racing purposes this sea
son the owners of Jubilee will b
pleased to give the New Yorker con
test.
1t Is to be hoped the L. A. W. official
. will rescind the Objectionable rule, re
Gently passed. to the effect that all new
of the organizat ton must first appear II
the Leagues Bulletin. Such arbitrar,
action cannot fail to work to the disad
vantage of the League and the genera
J army of riders.
ONLY A DOLLAR LEFT.