The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

] Again has the meridian OF pugIlistic
latitude changed and with the virtual
shutdown OF the game ut Boston comes
the announcement that New Orleans Is
I bidding right and left for the stars Of the
arena. or course the customary bid for
tn. Corbett-Jackson fight is on dit. and
the bait is 325, 90. offered by the olympic
club. Should jackson not come to time
the Club will hold out the same offer Tor
1'itzslmmons and Corbett Jimmy Car
roll and Andy Bowen are scheduled to
meet before the Auditorium club on Aug.
S FOR IA purse OF ESQ on Aug % zach
Dempsey and Billy Mccarthy are billed
for Il 80. with 5000 purse attachment
before The same club. The Olympic club
viii bring Jack t.vcrhard End stanton
Abbott together on Aug. III IN 2J-round
bout for $500.
The fact that the reccn: Legislature
contests In Louisiana opens w long
Vista OF prospective contests TO the day
dreams If New Orleans sports. or
course, Just AZ present, the figures In the
vision are In the front rank OF pugilists.
and Joe choynski. Jack McAuliffe. Hor-
ace Leeds, Peter Maher AMI their iik
ting" the vision with a golden halo OF
shekcls. But wait until the game really
begins and see the kind OF tsh that Will
ris" TO the gilded bait at the Crescent
CITY. Would hes" and have 'betns' will
mock to the, South in Il manner to make
managers heads swim AMI me market
price # hstic nobodies wi, probably go
up to such an attitude that club treas
uries would he depleted In securing a
medio cre match. And these same 'pugi-
lists deplore the passing of the game.
The annual picnic and games of Guar
dian t.ncampment, No. "a c. II. A..
knights OF St John and Malta, will be
ieid at Banners Grove. Ridgewood. l.,
Aug. u; The games. open to members
only, will be started at 2 =. NJ. and are
scheduled as follows: one-hundred-
yard dash, handicao; fat mems race.
scratch. fve-Tnan team shooting half
mile run. handicap; egg race: blindman's
race: thrce-legged race bowling match;
luarter-mle run. programme of ath-
women and children.
A. q. Spading 4 Bros. have made "A
proposition to the managers of the Good
Roads Tournament that IL to he held in
August at Asbury Park They suggest
that a coasting championship be held In
an entrance fec of 500 he charged each
manufacturer 9nd the tournament be
held, providing that six entries can be
procured from six OF the prominent
manufacturers CO America. each manu-
faoturer to enter his own bicycle. lin
iting weigh. Of bicycle and weight OF
rider
At the Cleveland Wheel Club races
yesterday the results were: Onc-mile
novice, class Al +. Meckling. Cleve-
land. won: i. &. Heinrich. Cleveland.
second; T. L. kiel davidson. Cleveland,
third. Time2.T. One-quarter mile, open,
class BE. G; johnson, Cleveland. won;
=. c. Bald. Eufralo, third; Time-S6s.
Detroit. won; Frank d. Rigny, Toledo,
second. A. Il. Ellis, Oberlin, o., third.
Time-3i 2-5s. One mile. handicap. class
BE c. Johnson, CLEVELAND. won; Il. +.
Asbury Park. \. j.. third. Time
2.l3 40 Three emile lap. class B-Fred J.
Titus, Brooklyn, n. y, won; remainder
OF field distanced.
llorac NJ. Leeds. the Philadc.nhia
life Is afraid to defend his title against
him ut 1873 pounds. McAulihe insists
that he cannot get to that weight, yet
Leeds Will claim the title bv forfeit II
his deposit Is not covered by Aug. 80, and
will defend 1t against any lightweight in
America.
Frank Ernc wants match before the
Seaside Athletic Club ut 100 to ia pounds.
SO does Billy Murphy. Yet neither seems
to know that the other IL anxiuos.
An open race FOR catboats under Il
feet Is scheduled for tomorrow by the
Yorkyille Yacht club. The course Is the
regular East River course OF the club
starting Off the Clubhouse. foot of Nine
ty-serond street. The boats will be sent
Off at ll.30 A. NJ
match bicycle race between Bob
McAdam and Simon, Frank, better
known AS "Fogger," both OF the Adams
News Company took place THURSDAY
| morning on the Brooklyn boulevard,
| over a course of about five and three
quarter miles. 1t was won by MCAdam
| by two lenRthS James MrAnnm WAS