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's
lightweight champion, which Is to form
the star event OF the initial entertain
ment at the Sea Beach Palace. Coney
Island, promises to he decidedly inter-
esting Both have regulations OF no
mean order. and each is training faith
fully. Despite Gibbons's nearly four
inches advantage over Wnlcott In the
matter Of height, 1t will require some
thing more than that to enable him to
defeat O'Rourke's champion. Nothing
but clean, gritty and effective work OF
the FIRST order will prevail against the
| Ave feet one inch OF colored humanity
which made such short work OF suGh
men as Dick O'Brien and the admittedly
clever Australian wclter-wcight. rom
Tracey Walcott Is thorough breaker
of scientific boxers who have had the
In agreeing to meet Walcott Gibbons
certainly deserves the credit OF being
willing to prove his right to the posi- ton
which he claims in the hstic world
Referee Johnny Eckhardt who Off
Ciated at the Plimmer- Murphy go In
New Orleans last Monday night. is ex-
pected In town this Afternoon, together
with a majority If the sports who lett
here in company with the famous ret,
carnival MIR. Eckhardt Is reported to
have made several very important
matches while in the, South for the new
Atlantic Athletic club, OF Coney Island:
The talent he Is said to hav, engaged
are men OF high-class fistic ability.
The men who will represent the New
York Athletic Club In the champi9nshlp
games Of the amateur hthlerG Gh le9t
last night. The men are In splendid
condition and are confident Of winning
the majority. OF the games for r. which
Lee, who will start in the loo-yard dash,
220-yard dash and quarter mi lie rum Geo.
Sands, for the 220-yard dash and quar-
ter mile run; Charles FITZPATRICK, Tor the
quarter and half mile runs; George Or
ton, for the one and two mile runs: j.
s. Mitchell and George II. Gray. for the
ACKNOWLEDGING ,b ana r shot on eVG XIX
jumps, and l.. i. Sheldon, for the broad
and high jumps. 1t is sa id that the men
will try for new records.
j. j. Mooney. the champion broad
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 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
very strong one.
Secretary John Dameny, of the st.
George Athletic club. has forwarded to
the Secretary OF the Williamsburg Ath-
lotic Association, the names of A Il.
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 bl3 West Forty-thlrd 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 boz
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 lOS-
beth, N. j., defeated Frank Burke, Of
Philadelphia in six rounds, In the 49,
pound class Jack Hamilton. Of Elizabeth,