The evening world., 1894-08-17
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

John l.. Sullivan seems bent upon Civ
Ing continued evidence that he Is in
town. His manner OF making his pres
ence known Is too we'll known to need
mention. and the wonder Of 1t ts that
those who are his intimate associates
do not restrain his brutal caperings or
at least make them less public. Last
night he started In at the Terrace Gar
den cafe. where he acted more boist err
ously than would be tolerated on Concy
Islands Bowery. Manager Maisel. who
demonstrated. was met with n gesture
intended to annihilate him. But he
didn't annihllate. Instead, Mr.. Maisel
gave. him straight punch In the eye,
wnlch VIII leave mark for some days,
ring, which he wore, cutting the ex-
champions cheek. In the theatre, to
which his friends led him, Sullivan gave
an exhibition OF maudlin oratory after
slight inducement, and had TO be led
away after time The only worthy
to Bonnie Thornton for The Evening
Worlds" Sick Babies Fund. The party
reached the Coleman House, where the
Man from Boston" found easier game
than the combative manager of the cafe.
He undertook to thrash an old man who
refused his insulting demand for a
light but the stranger evaded him
WIFI WAS anOtner ola
man. eabman whom he punched In the
head. Then. his appetite for pugilistic
exercise partly satiated, sullivan was
put to bed. 1t IL to be hoped that the
stage feels properly elevated by the in
cidents Of last night.
Jack McAullffe, the light weight cham
pion Of the world, is confirmed bicycle
s sfa9k dF IN M, his short ezPerisnGe az the
Turf has smashed three wheels. Part
of his training for his bout with Critic,
the Australian, to take place at Coney
Island on Aug. q, consists Of cycling
McAuliffe is rapidly rounding to in good
shape The same statement applies TO
ness he is putting In his work regards
the bout as one which may cut his career
In this country to an untlmely end.
The preliminary hearing of the people
charged with causing the death OF Pu-
Rilist Fletcher Robbins and with being
accessories thereto, was begun yester.
day at Plattsmouth. Neb., the witnesses
being many of those who attended the
fight. The Developments were damaging
to the defendants. One hundred thousand
dollars has been offered to secure the
release of Sandy Griswold, the sporting
editor OF the Omaha Bee, on bail, but
without success.
r. T. Buttelman.-Bath Beach. Sleeps
head Bay, Fort Hamilton, Rockaway,
Canarsie, Flushing, Whitestone.
cases for. prlze-hghting at Roby will
come up for another legal battle at a
special session of the Lake County Qnd.)
Circuit Court set for next Monday. The
result Of the first trial was the con-
viction of Martin Costello on a charge
of riotous consiracy. The second re-
suited In an alleged tempered Jury.
Lake La County Is out already over 5000
by reason or the two former trials.
Fitzsimmons. the middleweight cham
pion, were both in Trenton last night,
and and, mutual friends tried unsuccess-
challenge from Fitzsimmons who, the
champion said. was looking for cheap
Advertising: Fitzsimmons, he, added.
wo a. a sad no oer. ssespsed
then Corbett will take it up. but not
otherwise. Capt. Glori manager for
Fitxsimmons. says he Is anxious to ar
the report that $500 had been sent to
the Olympic Club. OF New Orleans, as
forfeit in a match with Corbett. He
adds &c Is how however; that the mSpey is ready
will cover It, ~. =;
P. E, R.n,CCorpett's reasons for not lik-
ing Englishmen and methods are
probably best known to himself. It is
hare hardly " likely that grief at not having
the Prince OF Wales" has caused him to
lose much sleep.
In the International fiye-mile bicycling
contest sn nia It, for professionals a. leicester,
the American champion, won easily in n
minutes 81 rs seconds. beating the rec
ord. Banker finished second. Edwards
third and Harris fourth. Wheeler was
last.
George NJ, Hosmer, of Boston, and
James A. Ten Eyck, were matched last
night to row a three-mile race with a
turn tyr at Lake Quinsigamond, Sept. 20, for
Richard Merrill, Of Milwaukee, won
the international championship in the
twenty-five live-bird shoot at Detroit
Yesterday. Merrill and John Parker
OF the event. and shot a ten-bird race to
nent, missing but once. The medal must
ership.
Chairman Sullivan. Of the New Jersey
A. G.; has extended an Invitation,
the New York A. c., to the Yale team
that recently took part In the sports
with oxford University, to compete in
the Olympiad OF the New Jersey A. &.
on Labor Day. +. II. Cady, Yale's crack
hurdler. has ben invited to compete In
the special race, with champions Chase
and Puffer. No doubt he Will accept
this invitation. and on. Labor Day the
lovers OF sport viii see three OF the finest
murders In the world race the starter
to try for the prizes offered by the New
the broad jump in the Yale-oxford
the broad jump on that day. and J. +.
Morgan Yale's crack distance runner
has been Invited to compete in
the two-rnile scratch race with Willie
Day. Champion Orton and Jarvis and
the team invited are w. 8. Woodruff.
q. + Sanford and G. b. Hatch.
Five world records were reduced at
yesterday in the first days races
OF the National Meet of the l.. A. w.
Turnbull, Denver rider, put I'm. 23 2-5s.
on the slate as the novice mile. Brown