The evening world., 1894-06-28
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

the New Jersey Athletic Clubs Base
ball team. champions Of the Amateur
League. will have their hands full on
July 4. In the morning they will journey
to Orange, N. j., to meet the strong
nine Of the Orange A. c.. and in the
afternoon at $50 they will appear at the
New Jersey Oval and meet the Jersey
City Baseball team. On this team are
many old-time professionals, and It Is
expected that Mickey WEIGH will pitch
for them. Chairman Currie Is going to
try to borrow Huyler Westervelt for the
afternoon game.
Manager Horace A. Bonnell. OF Man
haitian Field. takes exception to the ex-
PLANTATION given by John Prince for the
Which Were .S be hsa on ec ha
track. The reason for the failure. &C.
cording to Mr.. .Bonnell, is the withdrawal
OF the lease. because the promoters Of
their financial matters satisfac toriiy.
He claims further that the track is as
track not especially built for bicycle
occur even upon the ,waltham track.
Raymond Macdonald broke the half
mile record on a Quarter-mil track last
Saturday. at Manhattan Field. In the five
teen competitors. none OF whom met
with mishap.
The Kings County wheelmen have re-
ceived 254 entries for their race meet on
Saturday, from Log individual riders. F.
]. Titus is expected to. surprise his
manyt.friends when he rides his exhibi-
ton mile at these races: e; L. Blau.
yelt Is training near the track and may
circle at top speed. There are forty-six
entries in the novice race and 1t prom
ises to be very exciting. In the handi-
sle Se Scratch h g. m nna w spS
ply and George f. Taylor on the 10
yard mark in the mile; and C. NJ: Muir
ply with 20 yards and George F. Taylor
Raymond Macdonald. who will give an
exhibition mile In Class A. is riding
very fast.
Champion .shot-Putter George Gray
cSampionship Of the Amateur Athletic
Union. that is, to be held at Bergen
Point on July l.
Final arrangements were completed
the fight between Paddy Mccarthy and
for $1,000 and purse Of $500, at 13a
pounds. within ffty miles Of this city
Only fifteen men on each side will wit
ness the fight. Mccarthy Is the favorite
a 500 to SIS.
George McFaddin, Of the Star Athletic
Club, Of Long Island. would IKE to S ar,
Leonard, Harry Fisher or Jack Grace. a,
lSs pounds. for $50 a side
Tom Connors. the wrestler, has accept
ed the offer Of the Olympic Club. Of New
Orleans. to wrestle Dan Mcleod. OF Cal.
$500 purse offered by the Club. providing
the Club allows him expenses. Connors
states that he will be ready to wrestle
Mcleod eight weeks after signing ar
ticles.
An effort is being made In England for
a single scull race between Thomas Sui.
Ivan. champion oarsman OF England, and
for $1,000 and the championship Of the
world. Sullivan wants the race to be
rowed on the Thames in the latter par,
CT September.
pion bicycle rider, and John s. Prince
the 7c-hour champion, called at Richa ri
+. Fox's office yesterday and left ssot
bicycles against twenty running horses
the Jockeys - relay every hour and
schotk and Prince to do the same.
The Police Commissioners of Boston
yesterday informed Tom O'Rourke
George DlXon's manager. that the bout
with Young Critic" tomorrow nigh
would not he interfercd with. as the
Board of Aldermen had issued q llcens-
Johnny Eckhardt. who will referee tn,
contest. and who has charge OF the
arrangements in this city, received WORD
yesterday from the managers OF botf
men that their charges are In prime
condition, and both are confident OF win
ming Dixon Is training at Haggett':
fully aware Of the fact that George 1:
going up against hard game. and viii
| be handicapped by about fourteen
pounds, but he claims that Dixon will
wear Critic down before the limit Il
reached, Dixon is the favorite at odds
of 100 to so. The battle will take place
In the Boston Casino. and not In th'
Boston Theatre. as first reported.
The Importance OF the race meet 81
the Riverside Whee!men at Manhattan
in the West as indicated by a TELEGRAM
from the Windy City. received yesteria!
by the Committee from those well-know NJ
racing men Of Chicago-Bliss. Citizen!
and Lumsden-requcsting TO be entercc
for the tcn-mi,e special invitation race
to compete in any OF the races In thu
East. and their arrival VII. be looked
, forward to with marked interest.
BASEBALL CHAT.