The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

willing to believe that It was Critic. not
McAuliffe. who was being cuffed and
hammered about the Coney Island arena
on Monday night. 1t appears that the
referee used two infallible aids In filing
his office. The first OF these consisted OF
two pieces of mechanism concealed in
the palm Of either hand, leaving the use
OF ais eyes for scrutinizing purposes. The
other was the Seaside A. c. rules. like
which nothing has ever been seen for
elasticity. as proved by the decision.
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All who are familiar with Referee
! More's features know there is not a sus-
gestion OF strab!smus about the optics, so
that the number of hits credited to Nc
Auliffe in the tally upon which he based
his fearfully devised decision must nav.
been caused by Maxey getting his hands
crossed while he wasn't watching them.
Or perhaps the little machines didn't run
evenly, or perhaps--but what's the use
CT surmsns?-there's the tally, and rs
ing that while he was doing nothing tn,
little register was working overtime.
CRITICS. register ut doesn't appear
whether IL was in the referees right
or left hand) seems to have needed oil,
according to the comparisons of Its in
dications against is companion. But
5hif = an no5 that Is easily eT
snow that Maxey's left hand was en-
tirely ignorant OF what his, right hand
was doing, In exact accordance with the
Scriptural Injunction. Right here is
where the rules come in. 1t seems
that unless blow is delivered de
grees from the meridian of the semi
globe formed by closed glove rest
one-tenth the entire surface Of the nit
ten upon the. adversary's body, the hit
Is not Clean" and doesn't count Thus,
machine knocked off work while he was
biting and tapping McAuliffe without
a return for several rounds. Critic
tude on his adversary. or ne didn't get
quite enough superficial area OF his
glove to rest during the blow. In order
to to-, thoroughly Judge this sort Of con.
used, but Maxey did as we'll as he
could without these nice scientific in
struments, aided by the little "clickers."
wonders. 1t should be only a question
Of time. when bouts could be refereed
es ,r, by machine. This would be an
and perhaps kineotoscope arrangement
with the necessity, OF paying $50 for
the amphitheatre,if the Seaside rules
More's statement as to- Griffo's abil-
ity does the lad much credit. but 1t fails
to adjust the matter of compelling peo-
PIE who actually won money on the bout
would have little show says the ref
cree. with McAuItffe IL the latter could
be INDUCED to train thoroughly and do
himself ros Justice Ice This hoI Is all very well
supposed was being judged was not a
possible or theoretical one, but the con-
test actually In progress on Monday
had, little difficulty In convincing men
well UP in the science" that his de-
cision was just. Why the bout itself
victory without the aid Of other than
the flstic argument to the minds of the
talent does not appear
Neither, does 1t appear why. IL Mr..
upon to referee the bout. he happened
to have appeared upon the scene loaded
take his nt and ibs to
moments notice, As a matter Of fact,
1t was we'll known that certain other
Re93pie o wno have AYE proved their ability to
nS haS been anas that OF Monda
srata" to the Seaside Club. -"
Against all this testimony of the me-
chanicai devices stands out the state
ment Of Jack McAuliffe himself He
upon any counter balance or handspring.
q the fight | didn't Know what f | WAS
which exactly corroborates At the es opinion
of nearly 5000 spectators. This just
goes to- show the efficiency OF the
Clocks" While Jack and the public
genioans little DEVICES we're ticking off
showing.
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Peter jackson leaves for Chicago to-
night leaving Tom, oRourke to look
pointed out in this column that o. Rourke
had become his manager that fact was
s strenuous denied by all concerned. Yes
mitted; Before absenting himself, how
with the proposal Of the Sioux City Ath-
against being personally interfered with
that keeps him in terror Of assassinas
ton. W.; -,
-, Jim Hall has received an offer from
Club g y to to fight at It's quarters for purse
Maher or Joe Choynski. Negotiations
s By Hail Hee9 FOR MAKING lint for With 'oGs f
but no deal has been consummated that
viii bring them together. The Audito-
CHM ,TIrv Club u u.nadders;ttssndins that Hall Is
mentioned. wired him the offer at Louis
Vile. II is for finish fight Hall ig-
nored the offer of the Club, as the purse
was too small. -
Mike Murphy, trainer of the New
York Athletic Club. mas forwarded to
James E. Sullivan, Secretary Of the
New Jersey Athletic Club, the names OF
the men he has selected to represent
the New York Athletic Club In the
Day.
They are: L. C. Baker. NJ. p. Halpln
and Tommy Lee, who will struggle for
first honors. In the 1O0-yard run. 40
yard run, H. s.. Lyons. q. f. Sanford
and George Sands. SS0-yard run, s
Scovill. .jr,, and H. s. Lyons. Running
bread jump: Stephen Chase. r. r |
Lyons, and NJ. p. Halpn. Two-mile
scratch race, George orion and q q
l2o-yard hurdle race. STEPHEN iCt bssa
G. Z. Hatch and Z. il. Cady, who was
Sne OF the Yale team that went to
EUROPE. In the one and two mile BIZ |
Howard and II. X. Bird. Trainer
Murphy says the men are in splendid |
condition for the events. and will prob. |
ably give a good account of themselves
In the different events in which thew
are entered.