The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

II Is said that there Is every indica- |
ton OF success attending the plan OF J. |
Seaver Page and other wing shots to |
bring about an international pigeon |
shoot in this country, and to event
,ially establish an association embrace
ing the entire fraternity universally
Mr.. Page expresses this belief based
upon his personal EFFORTS and inquiries
while abroad during this Summer. His
plan met with approval, he says. wher-
ever mentioned. The scheme Is for
America to invite cracks from Europe
to compete here. either by teams or in
dividually. This portion OF the pro-
gramme Is simple and quite capable of
being successfully carried out. But the
permanent organization of an interna-
tional sporting association. II brought
and his fellow shooters, VIII be the hrst
achievement In that direction. N con
summntcd II will be the wedge for
other international sporting amalgama-
tons.
The Holy Cross Lyceum has opened
its bowling alleys and n club tourna-
rnent will be held to select a team TO
represent the Lyceum In the bowling
tournament of the Archdiocesan Union
this Winter.
James T.. Sullivan. Secretary OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. says that the
championship meeting at Travers Island
Sept. IL will probably be the most sue
cessful the Union has ever held. Mr.
Sullivan is receiving notices from many
prominent clubs that they intend TO
send large number of entries for the
games
Mike Murphy. trainer OF the New
York A fhlntiC l'llh Will enter n large
representation in the CHAMPIONSHIPS
The men SO far selected are; r. J. Lee,
s "a r H' T. Sanford H. Pager s lyons sSrF s.
scoville, jr,, George. orion, G. O. Jarvis,
stephen Chase II. 4. Lyons and Thomas
1.etson.
The members of the, New York Ath-
letic Club will give a clambake at Tray
ers Island next Saturday.
The games committee of the New York
Athletic Club has prepared the following
events to be decided at the. Fall games
of the Club, at Travers Island. Sat
uriay, Sept %: 1oo,yard run. handicap;
6oo-yard run handicap; l,OOo-ynrd, run,
handicap; 1.o-yarl hurdle race, handicap;
running high ,ump handSap s'a brnnS
jump, handicapi throwing l6-pound ham
mer, handicap; putting, l6-pound shot,
handiieap; throwing ,56-ponn,di weight
The scratch events are: SOo-yard run;
one-mile bicycle race, class \. and a
one-hfth mile hurdle race hurdles 2 feet
6 inches). There will also be a two-mile
steeplechase and a ten-mile run, which
will be for the Amateur Athletic Union
championships. Entries close on Sept.
10. with John c. Quick. lOi West Fifty
iifh street.
Mike Haley, hacker OF Jerry Marshall
announces that 5000 for the Dixon Mar
shall so before the Auditorium Club at
the purse Is as announced and not de-
pendent upon certain amount OF re-
c%eipts, there Is possibility that
Grifos manager, Hugh Behan, puts
the figure for go with McAuliffe at
the altitudnous sum OF $4,000. He will
have to do a Diogenes sort of hunt to
find club willing to come to his level.
The Gaelic A. A. will inaugurate the
championship season of 1894 at Ridge
wood next Sunday with a double pro-
rramme, a football game between the
OConnells and the Garry and a
and the Wolfe Tones being the features
The severe punishment recently dealt
to a number OF unruly players by the
Central Council of the G. A. A. had its
effect on IHH lshDbT lay SdTltS ut ltluSt-
wood, and a better behaved lot of ath-
letes than took part in the same were
never seen. 1t Is the Councils inten-
ton to enforce good order at its games
and it will not hesitate to punish every
player who creates a disturbance on
the field or breaks its rules in any way
| on the football team which will repre-
sent Brooklyn in the new League OF
| professional kickers are Shea Cuilgan
| Pickup. LACROSSE. Farrell, Bsnnister,
| Harrington, Tobln and Hughes, all we'll
known players OF Fall River, Mass.
| They are said to have been signed by
President Byrnes during his Eastern
| trip.
Frank White called at THE Evening
World" office this morning with a letter
| from Horace NJ. Leeds, the Atlantic
City lightweight. Leeds writes that he
| will be in this city within a few days,
prepared to post $1,000 as a forfeit for a
| tight for the lightweight champion
| ship. Leeds will challenge McAuliffe
| or Critic. and in the event of their re-
fusal will take on any white man at l33
| pounds. the limit OF his class. He can
get backing for 5000.