The evening world., 1894-06-26
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Supt. Duffy, OF the New York Athletic
Club, has forwarded to President James
! T. Sullivan, OF the Amateur Athletic
Union. the names of the men who will
represent the club in the all-around
championship games Of the Amateur
Athletic Union. which takes place on
[ the New Jersey Athletic Club grounds,
Bergen Point July 4. The men are
George X. Gray. who will endeavor to
put the shot and weights beyond the
record limits; Il. w. Allen, T. J. Lee,
j. ID. Smul. George Sands, 8. Scoville,
jr., who will compete in the 100 and 40
yard dashes. Charles Fitzpatrick who
will go in the 4iO and $50 yard dashes,
and George o. Jarvis who will start in
| the SS0-yard dash and three-mile run.
George Sands and s. Scovile, jr, Will
start in the SS0-yard run. All are train
ing at Travers Island under the dircc-
ton of Mike Murphy.
Mike Sweeney. the high jumper. ar
rived In this city last night from SCran-
ton, where he gave an exhibition jump
OF six feet at the games of the Young
Mems Christian Association on Satur-
day.
Prof. .. Kohler. who has been the
|
! letic Club. of Harlem, for some time,
| has sent in his resignation kohler
claims the l70-pound championship of
| America, under ttraeco- American rules,
and he is looking for a match with some
| OF the wrestlers at that weight for
purse and the gate receipts. best two
out of three falls.
Secretary Morris II. Roberts is receiv-
Ing large number OF entries each day
| Itth tn ln halI Mt hn rl m urn do IN
South orange on July 4. The games will
be under the rules OF the Amateur Ath-
let!c Union; and of the League Of Amer
promptly at go p. NJ. The following
events are down for decision: lOo-yarj
dash. handicap: 3g-yard run. handicap;
cap: obstacle race. scratch one-mile
walk. handicap. The bicycle races are
one-mlle. novice; one-milei, handicap;
and team race OF one mile. scratch
| The entries close on June q, with Morris
II. Roberts. 20 Pearl street, this city. or
South Orange, n, j..
A; f. Roche, of Detroit. is willing to
eight or ten rognd bout Nth either Sol
or George Dixon. Roche will guarantee
a purse of $500. and win also make a
side bet. Gaffney held the amateur
three years. and has also won thirteen
finish fights. Gaffney's best fight was
| with George Lavigne, with whom he
made ten-round draw.
Andy Purtell. OF Leavenworth, would
like to arrange "A finish fight with Jerry
Barnett at lis pounds. Purtell has noti-
fled the Olympic Club, of New orleans.
OF his intentions, and should the club
offer n purse 1t Is more than likely that
| a match can easily be arranged, as Bar
nett would come to terms Immediately.
George w. orion, the crack sprinter OF
OF the New York Athletic club and viii
make his first appearance in this city at
the games of the Amateur Athletic
half mile run. and will no doubt make
the other participants hustle to keep up
with the procession. orion is training
at Travers Island.
Eleven clubs were dropped from the
Amateur Athletic Union roll In the meet
ing of directors of the Metropolitan As
ISOLATION. held last night In the Astor
| House. The cause was arrcaraSe of
dues. The Clubs are Amity A. A., Epi-
phany Lyceam. Hanover, Greenwood. In
Whittier, Mount Morris. Manhattanvillc
and Lexington. Among the reports sub
mittel was that OF the Boxing and
Wrestling Committee, showing. a profit
j. j. Rooney, Star A. c., and Il. j. Brcn-
nan. Empire A. c.. resigned from mem
| befSnlp IN the BOal1, ana u. w. w OOu
was elected Secretary of the Assocint ton.
The Board also sustained the rulings OF
Referee w. d. Curtis in the Memorial
Day games of the y. j.. a. c. against
the protests of dissatisfied competitors.
Hovey won his set against Chase In
the Longwood tennis tournament yesteI-
day by sharp work at the net and skilful
serving. Fo0te and Wrenn followed with
a pretty duel. in which the former car.
ripd away the honorS.
In the Maryland Delaware interstate
championship boxing tournament last
night, at Baltimore. the bout between
Charles Gehying and Jack DAILY was
stopped 10y the police. with DAILY nearly
out. tllman beat Dukes, and Mcmahon
and Joe Elliott fought stN-round
draw.
John l.. Sullivan spared at the Boston
Casino last night with Paddy Ryan at Il
benefit of the latter.
Owing to the limited number OF en-.
tries received for the proposed electric
light bicycle tournament at Manhattan
Field. Manager John s. Prince has de-
cided to abandon tomorrow nights
programme. Several OF the riders who
! Saturday, which threw n damper ovei
the proposed night races. Prince says
he Will issue challenge to long-d
tancc horse riders on behalf of himself
; and Schock for a six-day race, and /.
ready to make n race from syventy-twc
: to Ia hours. He says Manhattan Field
will be Just the place for such a race
Entrance money will be refunded t,
those who entered the amateur tourna
ment.
Prof. r. A. McFadden. who has hat
n gym" at % East Twentieth street 70
1 some time, is going West for few
n months. He will stop at Chicago for
y while, and then probably go TO St Louis
The professor Is the author of quite al
r entertaining novel entitled The Ath
n lete's Conquest"
n r; a. Bonnger, the bicyclist, VIII,
made such good showing In the ir
Iington Milhurn race. is very much in
dehted to Richard kau who handled hin,
n To the Editor:
= II "A yacht club advertises an ope,
I regatta and accepts entrance none
from two different yachts for any on
class in said race. and only one of thss
yachts is on hand to sail such race, an
the Judges in said race tell the CAPITA
of said yacht to start and sail over tn
course. and If SAID yacht does as al
J. r"ct"d by said judges, and finishes al
right, Is said yacht entitled to tho priZ
belonging Il It's ClaS1P A. w s
n lNrS. unless the gliliptr rllca pNprnSyl