The evening world., 1894-03-27
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Interest in the Rusie-F Farrell
New York Club Differences.
Corbctt Replies to Remarks Made by
Jackson's Manager.

Baseball patrons in this city are just at
present much Interested in Il pretty con-
test of endurance between the New York
Club on one side and Messrs. Rusic and
Farrell on the othcr. The party of the
second part have announced their indy
ing determination not to play ball here
at the stipend offered them, while the
Club Is just as resolved to pay no more
for their services. AS no simon pure
crank doubts for n minute that Rusie
and Farrell will play here. the question
Is, which side will weaken? Farrell. IT Is
said, is to receive something like $3.50
for the season. and most people will
agree that that is pretty good pay. lie
couldn't very well earn more IL he
caught in every game ard knocked in
the winning run In every game.
Unless Farrell can earn more thar that
by staying out OF baseball, he is unwisc
for not signing-unless he Is assured the
Club is blufiing. which Is not likely. He
Is certainly getting all he IL entitled to.
Rusie Is a more valuable man than Far
rell, and the Club could less afford to do
without him. but he is by no means in-
dispersable, In this connection II Ia
rather amusing to note the contrast he
tween the high opinion the New York
magnates had cr Farrell just after the
deal and the indifferent manner in which
they regard him now. Then he was "A
tower Of strength, But Il you ask about
pretty good team as 1t is. We think We
can get along without Farrell" But the
indifference is rather forced. and 1t is
possible the Club is more worried by the
action of Farrell and Rusie- PARTICULARLY
the latter-than 1t cares to admit.
The numerous disa Erecahlc things
which the manager OF Peter Jackson,
the colored pugilist. has been saying
about Corhctt of late has brought out
the following statement by the cham
pion:
II see that Jackson recently said I
was afraid of him, and he would follow
me to England and either force me to
fight or ruin my English engagement,
financially, by bounding and harvesting
me; This shows the calibre Of the man
nma s.s d !ParsdnS 6 fns4P apd ba hymns rHs
peatedly stated that ! wouldn't fight
outside OF this country until 1t was
proved conclusively that it Is impossible
articles signed by jackson and myself
call for the fight to take place in Amer
lea, and the fact that ! have said that
l wouldn't fight in England while there
given 'Parson' Davies an opportunity to
make n of his characteristic bluffs.
He Is now bubbling over with light be-
U he knows there is no hance of a
As champion. 1t is my place to name
the battle-ground. j have named Amer
and that 1aGks oasht a to s' end II for T AbmeT msS
from whom l won the title of cham
pion wouldn't fight Jackson or any
other negro. He drew the color line;
agreed to fight Jackson. / believe u
champion, to be a champion. must fight
all Corners. For that reason l have
signed to fight / have every
thing tn lose and nnthinp IN rpnir p,t
as champion l insist or the rights Of
champion. / have the right to name
the battle-ground and the time. I am
not forced to go out Of my own country
to fight. When it Is shown beyond the
shadow of a doubt that | cannot fight
In my native land, then l will agree to
what has passed in pugiiism, Peter
jackson, on account of his color, ought
to feel highly battered that l ever rec
ognize him as a lighting quantity"
was forming in Texas to raise n purse
for the fight, Corbett said: II will con-
slider any legitimate offer made by any
club II that club will deposit the purse
protect me both before and after the
fight. l should not object to fighting
over the line In Mexico"
' Billy Hennessy was defeated by Dick
O'Brien in Boston last night. in one of
the best contests ever seen in the Hub.
The fighting was hard throughout. Hen
messy went out in the eleventh round
from blows on the jaw and neck. Hen
messy had the better of the opening
rounds
Harry Wheeler Is entered in an Ital-
ian road race w Milan and Turin,
a distance of 500 kilometres, which is 10
50, 900 is offered to the winner. Three
classes OF riders will be admitted TO the
race: First-class riders. who will be
allowed 81 hours for the journey: ju-
nior and senior members of the L. V.
l., who who will be allowed IS hours.
n riders above thirty-two years Old,
who will have IS hours.
Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and
Chicago are all having numerous anna
teur pool and billiard tournaments:
while New York., which ought to lead
all cities in this respect, is doing moth
ing to keep billiard interests alive.
The petition of the Harvard Tennis
Association, asking that Jarvis Field be
given up to the PLAYERS, has been
granted and nfteen courts will be lGiH
probably force the Football Association
to get a new field.
: Champion James Stanbury, OF Austria
liza. writes to Stevenson. coach OF the De
troit Boat Club. that he intends to como
to America to reside In a short time. and
hat Tom Cruise, another Australian
s~culler. will accompany him.
BY the death of Jack Lloyd last week.
this country loses one of its best known
cross-country runners. Lloyd had been
running since 1880. He was captain of
When they had finished she asked me