The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-08
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The Executive Committee Of the new
Atlantic Athletic Club, of Coney ISL
and, composed of Judge Edward Murphy
E. j. Stoddard and Lawyer Luke y Heii'
", whose duty 1t Is to arrange the Clup
matches and also see to 1t that the prih-
cipals of the same train properly, palu
a visit yesterday to Far Rockaway'
where Billy Ernst is improving his wind
apparatus for his bout with jim Holmes
They put Ernest on scales and he upped
the beam at l34 "a pounds which Is just
one pound and three-quarters above
weight. His condition thoroughly salts
fed the Committee. Tomorrow the same
Committee, acco npanied by party %
friends of the clever Jerseyman, Aust ~
Gibbons, will visit the latter at PasSalc'
N j. Gibbons is slated TO face Joe Noi-
colt, the colored wonder, who mas the
credit of easy victories over DICK - BrleH
and Tom rasy ne Luxe o S that
he is in fine trim, but the Committee
desires to see Wolcott personally the
same as the other men engaged TO poN,
and will visit all before Thursday, 10
make sure that they have all been talth.
full. The public who intend TO see the
big boxing carnival on Monday mshi
Oct. l5 can rest assured llsae thtg
athletes There is already big de
mand for tickets. The latter have just
been issued and can r be SPtaine Once,
IS Centre street, and at the Clubs Brook-
Ign headquarters, 800 washington street
Sammy Kelly, of Staten Island Is At
present looking for a match with Marty
McCue of the West Side Athletic CUB,
at III pounds, for $3.50 or $500 side
McCue is willing and the match Will
probably be arranged this week.
The patrons of the Columbia Athletic
Club boxing tournament, at the Grand
Central Palace on SATURDAY nsnt were
good a boxing tournament as fas peen
seen in tails city in long time; the
interference OF Police Inspector Wiliiams
on Thursday night had depressing ell
feet upon the attendance, but on Satur-
dav night the Inspector did not interfere
unnecessarily, and the result was Uoa'
each bout was completely nnisheu, eN .
cept where the men were not equaiiy
matched. There were 80 many men 10
box that the management DECIDED 10
hold the finals Thursday night. me box
as Inspector Williams said on Saturday
night that he was satisfied with the ar
rangements. The men to meet IN the
finals on Thursday are as clever lou OF
the show is bound to be success
Entries for the amateur boxing
Ietic Association close to-day with e.
f, Greves, 526 North Second street
Brooklyn. The bouts will take place
in the new Palace Rink, lss to lSS Grand
street brooklyn, one block from Grand
and Houston street ferries, SOLID gol5
hunting case watches Will be awarded
to first in each class; fine gold open
face watches to second
John Kearns, the track man OF the
Pastime Athletic Club, has been given
the proceeds from the games Wh NC st Wtye
sixth street, East River. yesterday.
Through an error the announcement
vas made in this mornings newspapers
thai the finals of the Columbia Athletic
Clubs boxing tournament would be heiu
tonight. President Conn desires to say
through The Evening World" that the
finals will be contested on THURSDAY
night of this week.
Dan lyman and Jack Burke fougnt
siXteen-round draw before the star Atm
ietic Club. Long Island City, on satur-
day night.