The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-09
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

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The preparations for the initial bouts
of the Atlantic Athletic Club on Coney
Island next Monday evening are of an
unusual sort. and indicate radical de-
parture from the former customs of
such organizations. The Sea Beach
Palace has been overhauled and ex-
tensively altered, to make of II model
amphitholtre, In which every sitter Will
see the bouts with greatest possible
case and comfort The ushers are being
drilled under the eye of Chief James
Reilly, and t,cket-holdcrs will be seated
promptly and properly without confu-
sion Another important innovation VIII
be the presence OF an efficient corps OF
lrcmen. The new arena is nearly COM
plete The ring itself will be a sub
stantal and prettily decorated affair,
being upholstered in plush. Music may
he made a feature Of the entertain
ments, and negotiations are under way
to secure a tirst-Class orchestra Tor the
opening.
The bout of the evening will of
course be that between Joe Walcott,
Tom O'Rourke's Colored wonder, and
Austin Gibbons, the well-known New
Billy Ernst, the BushwiCk boxer, VIII
meet Jim Holmes, ana Jerry sullivan
will face Tim Murphy, the eX-amateur
bantam champion, these latter bouts
being of eight rounds each.
The Seaside Athletic Club has ar
ranged a boxing tournament, which is
scheduled for the night Of Monday Oct.
%. The card is as follows: John r;
I,avipne of Saginaw, Mich, fifteen
rounds at l26 pounds Kid Hogan. of
Brooklyn. versus Dolly Lyons, of New
York, ten rounds at 10 pounds I Iack
Plimmer, of Birmingham. England, six
rounds al 1O5 pounds. This,will be young
Plimmer's first bout in this country.
brother Billy. Lavigne and Griffin are
evenly matched. Both are clever and
the hardest hitters among the little men:
A victory for either means a hard and
clever bout.
Lovers of good boxing will doubtless
be out in force Thursday night at the
finals of the Columbia Athletic Club
tourney in Grand Central Palace. There
are goodly number of bouts to De de-
cided, and lively sport should result.
Frank Craig. the Harlem Coffee.
Cooler" defeated John o. Bren last
night before the National Sporting Club
in the second round. The purse was
600.
The West Side A. c. will hold an ANA
teur boxing tournament at Grand cen
trail Palace on Saturday, Oct. IL, and
Monday, oct. IT, 1894. These classes are
open to amateurs: 10, lls, l25, 1S, 40
pounds. Gold watches Will be given to
close Friday, Oct. Y. with secreSSary
w. Door. u Columbus avenue, New
York City.
near future, Madison Square Garden to
be the scene of the carnival which Is
set for Thanksgiving week. thinner
man Will be the star attraction; and six
events for classes a and b. Harry
Wheeler. who will return with "Zim-
me, Will compete In the professional
events, and twenty-four hour race will
be started on Friday night Of the week.
BicyclIst Searle will try this week for
200. mile road record over the Eliza
beth. Railway, course. 1t is probable that
Wolfe, who has just beaten the record
from Chicago. Will act as pacemaker.
w. A. Brady, Corbett's manager, said
last night at Boston that he would be
in New York S-ordk Thursday, prepared to
doin Square Theatre as Jimmy Ape
lite, in his new play, 1.-The Cotton
King, IN which Jack Mason is the
He also said: "Fitzsmmons claims that
! he can get $4,000 or $50. 900 backing
This will give him chance to show it,
p. w. steinltz will enter the National
masters chess tournament, which will
begin under the auspices of the New
Hork Chess Club at the Union Square
Hk%3t,el' this city! on Saturday, Oct. 20
haus, Hanham. Delmar, ID. T.. Baird and
others VIII compete.
Three good fights were pulled off in
Providence last night in the arena of the
event of the evening, was the finish fight
between Joe Gallagher, of Boston, and
Hugh Martin, of Providence, middle
WEIGHTS WEIGHTS; IN which Gallagher was
Previous to this a four round draw was
fought between Ed Kyle, of New York
and Albert Kimball. of Providence.
Ten rounds between Patsy Brodericls
! and Tom Hefferon, of Boston, resulted
in a draw, as was previously agreed II
neither should be knocked out
| Welter-weight Champion Tommy Ryan
and hi Baker, OF Milwaukee, gave a
six round friendly exhibition at syria cuse
last night. Baker was too fat to make a
good showing and no hard blows were
! struck Ryan had the best of the points
by long bids. 1t was merely set-to to
| show off Ryan before his friends in
| Syracuse. his native city.
! The final series of three matches be-
| tween DIR. Carver ana j. r. Elliott Will
! take place at Kansas City on Thursday.
! Friday and Saturday of this week. The
| conditions are the same as governed the
| matches shot last month, and are at
| 100 birds each, on three consecutive days,
| for 800 side and the championship.
| birmingham rules with the American
Shooting Association fifty-yard boundary
| will prevail.
Mrs. LnthrOp Cummings VIII.
tBy Associated Press.)