The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-27
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The Athletic Committee of the New
Jersey a. c., at n meeting held yester-
day Afternoon, decided to leave the en-
tries open for the Fourth of July games
until Friday June %. At these games
the ai!-arourd championship o. the ANA
tour Athletic uI.un viii be held For
the first time in the history Of the Union,
representatives. will compete from out
of-town districts. Albany, Providence
and Philadelphia will be well represented
AMI VIII meet the metropolitan cham
pilrs. The open athletic events are az
follows: l"O-yard run. 22O-yard hurdle,
iiO-yard run. SS0-yard run ana three-Elile
run. one and Two mile bicycle races
will he given, open to riders In class 4.
The club will give Its regular gold, sill
yer and bronze die medals to first, sec
ond and third In each event. Entries
close Friday next with James +. Sulli-
van, 2il broadway. Mr.. William b. Cur
It's has consented to act as referee. Be-
sides the athletic and bicycle events
there VIII be the finals of the lnwn-tennis
tournament, commencing at =. NJ; and
there VIII be game OF baseball be
and the New Jersey a. G.
The Klcl;hnms of Harlem. will play
the Shamr1cks, OF jersey city, an exhi-
bitlon game o! football under Gaelic
rules at l.idgewood next Sunday after
noon. This Is the first time these strong
teams have met in nearly three years.
and as the Kiclshams won the medals
In is9c and the Shamrocks finished
Tested in the coming contest.
Rarely have such odds been given by
a puGilist ms these rgantel by tho cnlorcd
feat ner weight champion In the Dixon
Critic battle to be contested In Boston
"catch-wS!shis," which means that
the young Australian viii enter the
Ilrg ut something between 1870 and 1876
pounds, while Tom O'Rourke's protege
Despite this disparity, n rafting match
is expected, and many shrewd people
are stil on the Dixon side OF the arGu-
ment The colored lad had trained to
Rosebud" and all arrangements had
been perfected when the ''Rosebud'
flunked. Rather than lose match,
Dixon's manager offered to take on PIN,
ner, Johnnie Griren or Young Critic"
The last named alone was "willin, " but
his backer, Hugh Behan, stipulated that
was taken mp with an alacri,y that must
have surprised him, and contest Mt
twenty rounds WAS arranged at once.
Johnny l:ckhardt will referee the bout
ana a ltClSlDIl illNel ~ ifl'itEt'l at inc
limit Tickets and information regarding
the match NAV be obtained from Mr
Eckhardt. at IS and 40 Centre street.
this city.
Just Exactly what John S. Johnson,
the phenomenal cyclist, is capable OF Is
IN unknown quantity best represented
by n huge interrogation point He
started out yesterday 10 show the public
that his claimed record OF lJ5 3-J on the
Terrc naute kite track was not q
bluff" III. fast Waltham track was
used AMI a." spectators were told that
johnson would lower his record OF 2O3 80
made last week on that track, Well
he lowered 1t anl broke ever public
performance MAJ" on ar" track. ridinE
the mile IN l5G from a flying start. He
last quarter. This record IS a public
ono ana stands. IIa Indiana record
Was not recorded, as II was made pri-
yatcly on a Kite track, paced by horse.
Harry Martin, the west-side fighter
who is to meet Sam Boiun, the Colored
pugili"t, Of iirooElyn, In a finish fight
'o-.porTow Eirht, is in splendid conli-
lion, and Is confident o! winning. The
men are to fight for $50 side ami a
3urgC, with tNo-OunCe gloves.
Lord Dunraven's new cutter yacht
AudTeN, now building at Southampton.
; Il craft which would be Classed with
he Wasp and Gloridna under the rae
zig pond. She Will be launched shortly.
Amor Hln N.tChsm"u would welcome "A
visit from the Earrs smaller vessel, and
he would find many OPPORTUNITIES 10 pit