The evening world., 1894-06-19
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

SPORTING MISCELLANY.
The Boston affair OF last evening Will
add but little to the name and fame OF
Lanky Bob. He fought for small gate
receipts after he had boldly proclaimed
that he would not fight for $1,000, and
came within an ace of being put out
That he is Choynski's superior Is evi-
dent, but 1t seems that Bob is by no
means on the improve, for he was eX-
trcme!y wild and only landed 80 per cent
OF the blows he aimed at the Californian
What the result would have been had
Choynski been stronger Is, of course.
matter of opinion. Fitzsimmons Is
game and II good ring general. That
cannot be doubted, considering the man
ner in which he got back at Joe when
the latter apparently had the fight won.
But the fact that second-rater In poor
condition can get Fitz a-going at high
pressure and make the champion look
like a sure loser Is an indication that
Bob is not advancing in the pugilistic
game. Corbett would make a show
Of Lanky Bob and not half try;
fights cannot be safely used in getting
bett was raw youngster when he met
Choynski. He has not only kept UP
with the procession. but has gone ahead
Of 1t. and is to-day the most finished and
known. Those boxers who tried Jim on
four. years, ago and spared with him
within the last six months can tell what
an Improvement there has been In the
man. Nobody has ever been able to
land hard on him, and no one has been
able 10 withstand his punching. All this
on Fitz and his advisers. and there is
sure to be a loud call on Corbett from
the Antipodean to meet him for the
championship Of the world.
The Riverside wheelmen are making
final arrangements for their fourth an
nual tournament, at Manhattan Field. on
July Z. at p. M. The track at Manhat-
tan Field has been rebanked, and is now
blanks are out and can be obtained from
j. L. Miller, 232 West One Hundred and
Fourth street. There will be six races
this year. besides the ten-mile Diamond
"a" one-mile novice; one-mile 2.30 Glass
and two-mile handicap; Glass 3D." one
mile open; one-mile handicap and two.
mile handicap, The prize In the ten-mile
race Is 800 diamond.
Tommy Miller, the pugilist., who was
| Carney few nights ago, at Meyers
Lake, o.. is not improving and his ply
sicians sc IS, say he cannot recover: A 5loSt
suffers intensely.
Billy Myer and Stanton Abbott will
box twelve rounds In Boston on July
for purse of $3.50.
AT Fort Worth, Tex, last night, Franl
White, OF Colorado, knocked out Jacl
| Leatherman. of Chicago, in the thirt
| round of a bout Intended TO he tel
rounds.
The bicycle race around Cape Ann.
distance of fourteen miles, was won b.
r. A. Parsons of Rockport. Time-47m
55s., which Is new record.
Sanger broke the track record in tn
mile event at the Hyde Park Mass.
T. ack yesterday. There were five events
but the track was loose and sandy, pre-
c. c.; time, 257. One Mile, $50, Glass .
, Nat Butler, G. C. c.: time, 2.42 81
One. Mile Handicap, Glass Al. ,wettel
2.23 2-5 One-Mile open, Glass B-H. {
Tyler. s. b. c.. first; time. 2.33. One-M
Handicap, Glass B-George Cutter, T..
G., llO yards, first; w. c. Sanger, secont
, time. 2.25 l-5.
In the lawn tennis tournament q
, vey defeated Keyes and Ware, and ]
2 f. Fuller beat Read and Wrenn.
On the Waltham track yesterday a
ternoon, Arthur w. Porter, of II
j, Waltham Cycle Club. established nun
! ber Of records paced against time. II
l;0l AS. and the mile in 2.O6. John
:. johnson rode mile, paced by Murph
. timed as 81 follows: First Quarter, 02S !;
t 2,Os s-5. These are the fastest mil,
ever ridden in public. 1t Is said tn,
with better pacing johnson would ha,
equalled his Western private record. o
at least, would have finished under tw
minutes. Zimmermans best mile wa
ridden on the same track in 2.07 3-5.
Is The newly formed Troy A. C. has a
piled to the Metropolitan Association +
permission to hold games on July 4
as grounds pssm at Trey n y Permissi'
~ OF the Club to hold athletic games, bic
- Gle races and amateur sparring. Valu
BILE prizes will be given and entries clio
}, with p. J, Hyness. Secretary, 25s Riv
q street, Troy. N. Y.
championship of the Amateur Athle,
Union, that Is to be held on the NJ
Jersey A. G. grounds on July A. the Cl
Will give the following events open to
70 dies, 44O-yard run, SSO-yard run. a
as three-mile run. Great interest is bel
ra taken in the cycling events. and the tw
IA mile bicycle race. open only to reslder
On OF Hudson County. promises to produ
the real champion of Hudson Count
Handsome gold medals will be given I
winner in each event, silver to secor