The evening world., 1894-01-05
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Extensive Alterations Contem-
plated by Pastime A. G.
Pusilistic Affairs in Florida still
Unchanged.

The Pastime Athletic Club. the mem-
bers of which are always planning and
devisipg methods to advance its welfare.
has in contemplation extensive altera-
tions to be made on the grounds "on the
hill" The Club has rooms on Third
avenue. the lease of which expires April
/, when steps will probably be taken by
| the Club to secure house of its own.
A committee has been appointed for that
purpose. This committee has its eye on
building now used as n residence just
north OF the Club grounds and over
looking Hast River. which II II could be
, rented. would be transformed into Il
/ The property on which the house Is
located would also be leased. This would
greatly increase the size of the grounds
and would give room enough for the
construction of an eight lap track, which
= would enable the club 10 give outdoor
games on more extensive scale than
heretofore. II the house, is.secured It Is
the intention to fit II up with training
and gymnastic apparatus SO that the
wearers of the blue Brazilian cross will
be more prominent in athletic contests
than ever before, which Is saying n good
deal.
The P, A. c.. cleared nearly $500 on its
recent boxing show, which success they
when another show win be given unless.
as one member expressed It, other clubs
kill boxing" The three crack Pastime
wrestlers, Hughes, Bothner and tilmon
are in training for the A. A. L. cham
pionships.
The situation in Florida continues to
he uncertain and unsa tsfactory to those
cDntpmnatp there
All sorts of reports come to how the
Duval A. C. will outwit the Governor.
a letter from Gov. Mitchell. but the ma
ture Of the epistle and Its bearing on the
contest he refuses to divulge as yet
Of the faet that The Athlete & a Club says says
the contest will occur in Jacksonville, ,
one believes 1t. II the men come together
on Florida, soil they are likely to meet
1t is believed that the talk Of the Club
about being confident that the men win
, meet In Jacksonville is only a blind to
: conceal preparations which are being Sc
3 cretly made to bring. Mitchell and Corbett
together In some pace where the Gov
ernor, cannot easily interfere. The place
will. be in either St. Johns or Duval
a Counties
The club officials think with special
trains at their disposal and a spot Sc
few they can bring the men together In
. the presence of large crowd, and that
the battle will be fought and won before
Gov. Mitchell can get the militia on the
: scene.
y Manager Irwin. of the Philadelphia
, Baseball Club. has a scheme to reduce
weight in ball-players, which he pro-
poses to try on members Of the team He
, is gong to put in sweat-boxes at the
!. grounds. The boxes will be heated by
/ mans head to protect when in a sit.
ting position. thus avoiding the injuriou.
effect of breathing the foul air Of tn,
asr ther to rvS W Se se psys
:. heavy.weight members Of the team int
: semething like condition by the opsnin,
n might be tried here for the benefit Of
a Rusie. Milligan and others.
Capt. Wagenhurst and Trainer Georg,
! Woodbury. will assemble their candidate.
a a day. and begin active training for wha
/, Is hoped to be the best crew Pennsyl
IS vania ever, turned out. Woodruff say.
i It will surely defeat Cornell. Unlike las
d year, the seasons work will not enc
j. with one days race, but abundant op
= p9,rtqhnitlss ,r hnnh VIII be given to the men Z
}, selves. The athletic association has re
y ceived an invitation from the Boston A
r A.. to send team to compete In the ten
J. mill, mile raia relay race race on the Charles Rive
|
e new boats have been ordered, one to b,
a four-oared barge for practice and tn,
other an eight-oared cedar shell fo
races.
The West. Side Athletic Club ha
m caught the boxing fever 1t has rente,
Maennerchor Hall for an amateur SHOW
n a members Of the Metropolitan Associa
" ton, 1t was dropped for non-paymen
u OF dues and assessments. The Clul
M NJ IN hn nlfn TOD .rt, q
re show with the, Metropolitan Association
sanction, and has offered TO pay up wha
m Il owes. II nothing is heard from tn
propose to give the show anyway. The
n n want outside q the Metropolitan As
ii ISOLATION.
10 A Cincinnati despatch says: "Cham
,s piop Jake schaefer e,n, in his billiard prac
held by him, averasins 100 in game 0
500 points at fourteen-inch baik line
He did not use the anchor nurse, bu
!, save a beautiful exhibition of position
I'd That doesn't equal the worlds record
IN as Jake averaged 100 In 600 points here
m better, as he didn't use the anchor nurse
At Huntington. Pa. last night Georg
Dixon whipped Robert J., Heeney, locu
champion. In two rounds. Heeney wa
badly punished, and Dixon could hav
put him out II he had cared to do 50.
Or 49,
y There was probably not a spectator n
the Clinton A. C. show last night tina
ne moneys worth, TOf science there wa
Id very little but there was earnestnes
and hard. though awkward. punching /
plenty The finals viii be held In Leno
Lyceum tomorrow night.
A testimonial to Bil!y Madden will
'u given the latter part Of the month at tn
y, Windsor Theatre. Warren Lewis ha
tn started the ball a-rolling by taking 81,
worth OF tickets
nc schock and Prince. the bicyclists. wi