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


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 Choynsk!s superior Is evil
dent, but 1t seems that Bob is by no
means on the improve. for he was ex-
treme.y wild and only landed so per cent
of the blows he aimed at the Californian.
What the result would have been had
Choynski been stronger is. OF course.
IL matter of opinion. Fitzsimmons Is
game and good ring general. That
cannot be doubted. considering the man
ncr in which he got back at Joe when
the latter apparently had the fght won.
condition can get Fitz a-going at high
pressure and make the champion look
like sure loser is an indication that
Bob is not advancing, in the pugil istic
game. Corbett would make show
The records of the Corbett-C Choynski
fights cannot be safely used in getting
4 Inc on Fitz as against Big Jim. Cor
ChCynski. He has not only kept up
with the procession, but has gone ahead
scientific fighter the world has ever
known. Those boxers who tried Jim on
four years, ago and spared with him
Within the last six months can tell what
man. Nobody has ever been able to
land hard on him, and no one has been
able to withstand his punching. All this
arsEimient ar vi, w VII probably have no effect
sure to be load call on Corbett from
the Antipodean to meet him for the
championship of the world.
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hnai arrangements for their fourth an
nual Tournament. at Manhattan Fled, on
July I, at 2 p. M. The track at Manhat-
tan Field has been rebanked, and is now
much safer for cycle racing. Entry
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 z3O Glass
and two-mile handicap: Glass "B," one
mile open: one-mlie handicap and two
mile handicap, The prize in the ten-mile
race is $500 diamond.
so badly injured in fight with Jimmy
Carney few nights ago at Movers
Lake, o., Is not improving and his ply
clot has formed on his brain ana % he
suffers intensely.
Billy Myer and Stanton Abbott will
box twelve rounds in Boston on July 4
for purse Of $500.
Al Fort Worth. Tex, last night, Frank
White, of Colorado, knocked out lack
Leatherman. OF Chicago, in the third
round OF a bout intended to be ten
rounds.
The bicycle race around Cape Ann.
~ .af
+. A. Parsons, OF Rockport Time-i7m
55s., which is new record.
Sanger broke the track record in the
mile event at the Hyde Park (iass)
I ack yesterday. Thcre were five events
enns hs yery r1TN fs ,s 0Sse sna ssndy pre-
Mil" Novice, Class Al. w. Bow'ser. R.
e, G.; time, 2.57. oneMilc. $50. Glass A
oHh oNat I, Butler. C., C. C., time. 2t22-5,
green: NJ B: G, 40 yarls, first: time,
Tyler, s. B G.. first; time, 2.33, one Mile
Glass B-GeOrEe Cutter, T.. n.
C.. ITO yards, first; w. c. Sanger. second;
time. 2.@5 is.
In the lawn tennis tournament at
l-ongwood. Mass. yesterday, Fred Ho-
+. Fuller beat Read and Wrenn.
on the Waltham track yesterday af-
ternoon. Arthur, w. Porter. OF the
Waltham Cycle Club, established num-
ber q records paced against time, lie
aid the quarter In o,So 2-5, the half In
lOl 40. and the mile in 2.o6, John S.
J ohnson rode a mile, paced by Murphy, |
timed as follows: First quarter, O.2S is:
half LOlt three-quarter.. i.35; mile,
203 80. These are the fastest miles !
ever ridden in public; II is said that |
with better paging Johnson would have
equalled his Western private record, or |
al least, would have finished under two |
minutes, ZImmerman's best mile was
ridden on the same track in 201 3-5.
The new ASformed Troy A. c. has ap-
piled to the Metropolitan Association for |
permission 70 hold games on July on |
LIS grounds at Troy, y. Y. Permission |
has been granted, and II Is the Intention |
Of the Club 70 hold athletic games bicy-
&c races and amateur sparring. Valua-
bile prizes will be given and entries close
with p; J. Hynes, Secretary. 253 River
street. Troy. n. Y.