The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-12
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

sort. That both Davies and jackson
were prepared to find a hole or any
number of holes in whatever document
might have been presented, was only
too obvious from the colored pugilist's
previous actions and statements A
synopsis of the matter is Just this:
Jackson refused to fight in the South
ana ana agreed to meet Corbett before any
cub which might spring up in the
North within six months. The Sioux
CITY Club "sprang up" within the limit,
but jackson will have none of IT. His
in house and not in a tent is childish,
as is the objection to letting the peo-
PIE who put up the purse have any
thlng TO say about how the public, upon
Wmicn they depend Tor reimbursement
VIII be accommodated.
Corbett. in an interview at WASHINGTON
;ast night, expresses profound disgust
w WI Jackson actions The who.e thing,
ne says, Is blun, and all Peter wants
is chance to withdraw his stake and
get off to England.
The coming carnival Of fights that are
10 take pace before the Olympic cub at
New Orleans on the nights Of Sept. "A,
% Si an ai, 70 are creating considerable Cos
SIP pos already among those WHO take in
tCrest In such affairs. The full. pro-
grramme is as follows: Billy P.immer,
Chanrion biniam-weight of the world,
Vs. Gsc, . 'h hl Murphy. Of Boston, Mass
stanton Abbott. champion lightweight
OF Eng,an l. and Bob Tl;zslmmons, diam
pion mldd.e-weight Of the word. VS. Dan
IE[ rl,ho; champion of Australia. Johnny
Eekharat VIII refree the Plimmer- Muir
Pny hsnt ana very proably the two
yther contests that are to take pace
una unuer me olympic CUBS auspices. Ar
| reduced rates have been made, and ali
nose desiring to witness the carnival
ttln make arrangements with Mr.. Eek
hardt at his office, IS Centre street.
-. A change has been made in the pro-
gramme of the Seaside Athletic CIiJh's
entertainment next Monday night. Jim
ihn Is substituted for lin sullivan in
NICK Dunn. Buffers battles with Pat
Cahill have placed him in favor With fol-
lovers o OF the game, AMI the bout viii
the Sse c none or It's atractyeness through
shape for his go with Lavigne and full
OF eonhd victory for him will
plLcee MN IN high estimation for mis- pros
IraW with Critic stamps him as a hard
antagonist Johnny German once GOT a
d ,s oyer Jack skelly which the lat
nish pretty good excuse for Skelly to
try hard for a victory in his bout on
iM oaSG.y night. Gr!ff?? seemingly regards
ing wood while the Australian is stead
tasty neglectlng his training. without
conceaing that fact Therefore this last
bout is certainly not worth a bet.
p, Besides the athletic championships at
Trayers Island, on Saturday, TIE swim
ming races for the, A.: A. L. champion
large, Philadelphia chicago and New
York having entered their speeiiest
swimmers; and the races should be wei;
is n oil ha
and the New York A. c., Pastime \. C.
and New Jersey A. G, have swimmers
entered who are all expected to WIN
will leave One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street and Third avenue at 9.45,
1915 ll45' 1245, LIS; IA. and 2,i5'
The attractivenesa of tt prizes hung
up for competition at the harlem Wheel
mems meet at Manhattan Field on Sat
open their eyes in wonder. Gold watches,
diamond rings, bicycles. shotSuns, ar
ticles of bric-a-brac, and household dec
able Is a $500 diamond, which figures
as the first prize in the five-mile Glass
b open special The programme OF
events include Class A races at one-half
| cap, two mile handicap and team race.
The Glass Il events are one mile hanii-
cap, two-mile handicap and five-mile spe,
cial The races will be started at
jim Hall and Joe Choynski will have
an e!ghtIroqnd bTnt for the gate re-
!. Hall met Parson Davies at Wcsl
Baden, Ind, yesterday, and completed
arrangements for the bout. Hall viii
go into training at Riverside KY, to
morrow.
The Athletic Committee of the New
York Athletic Club held u special meet
| house a Vt
street and Sixth avenue, yesterday af
ternoon, and completed arrangements
for the games Of the Amateur Athletic
afternoon, and for the ball games o
the Club, which take place at Traver.
Island on SATURDAY Sept: r. Tn
held meeting last night, and twelve
new members were elected by accla ma
ton. There are at present $500 mem
bers in the Club, OF which $500 ar,
The Archdiocesan Union will hold ;
special meeting at the Holy Cross Ly
ceum clubhouse tomorrow night t.
complete arrangements for the bowlin,
tournament of the Union, which is de
cided during the Fall of each year. Tn
: bowling tournament last year had onl
four clubs in the contest, which wa
, won by the Holy Cross Lyceum Tn
! tournament proved such a success tina
the Board of Directors of the Uniol
: teen clubs for the coming tournament
The winning club receives a handsom
, solid silver cup:
: Danny Mccarthy. a promising youn
, hantam-weight. Is anxious to arrange
= fight with Jack Madden, who recent
! defeated Connie Sullivan before the SEES
: side Athletic Club. at l05 pounds, for
a purse and 800 a side.
. The members of the Holy Cross Ly
+ ceum Will take trip to Greenwaldt
y ! grounds. New Dorp, s. l., next SUNDAY
+, where they will hold a set of game
q The events will he l00-yard run, quarter
: jump. one-mile run. putting the siXteei
q pound shot, One-mile bicycle race and
: game OF baseball between the ShenaI
= doah and Holy Cross Lyceum Baseba
n Clubs.
The new Atlantic Athletic Club is o
ganized as a regular club, and mem6e
y ship is no more restricted than in an
= similar club. 1t Is not n syndicate
l, capitalists, running boxing contests f.
o private gain. TIE annual dues are 81
5, and members will have the use Of ~
X gymnasium at coney Island and will !
l. given y half-rate on tickets for II
n Clubs entertainments. Luke OReill,
at S2o WASHINGTON street Brooklyn.
/, Romulus, the strong man, called Z
~, THE Evening World" Office this morI
- Ing, indignant at what he considers II
~ delinquency of Johnson. the "Sweds
n, Hercules" II have accepted johnson
- challenge" he said and now he seen