The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
SPORTING MISCELLANY.


lucid manner that the public should bC
willing to believe that 1t was Critic, nV'
! McAulifre. who was being cuTcd ant
| hammered about the Coney Island arena
on Monday night. It appears that The
referee used two lntalllble aids in filling
! his office. The first of these consisted Of
two pieces OF mechanism concealed ir
| the palm OF either hand, leaving the use
OF his eyes Tor scrutinizlng purposes. The
other was the Seaside A. G. rules, like
which nothing has ever been seen for
elasticity. as proved by the decision.
All who are familiar with Referee
More's features know there Is not sug-
| Eestion OF strablsmus about the optics, so
that the number of hits credited to Nc
=, Auliffc In the tally upon which he based
his fearfully devised decision must have
been caused by Maxey getting his hands
crossed while he wasn't watching them.
Or perhaps the little machines didn't run
evenly, or perhaps-but what's the use
of surmsInE the tally, and It's
tust full OF credits for McAullffc. show
Ing that while he was doing nothing the
| little register was working overtime.
CRITICS. register Ut doesn't appear
whether 1t was in the referees right
| or left hand) seems to have needed OIL
| according to the comparisons OF Its in
dications against Its companion. But
this is an error that liz easily ex-
planned, and which. when explained, will
tireiy ignorant OF what his right hand
was doing, in exact accordance with the
scripturai Injunction. Right here is
where the rules come IL. 1t seems
Rrees from the meridian of the semi
globe formed by closed glove. rest
ing segment OF an area not less thar
ten upon the adversary's body. the hit
IL not clean" and doesn't count. Thus
1t can clearly be eeen how the Critic
machine knocked of work while he was
'biflng' and tapping McAuliffe without
return for several rounds. Critic
didn't land the right parallel of lati-
tude on his adversary. or he didn't get
glove to rest during the blow. In order
to thoroughly Judge this sort of con-
test a seStant and quadrant should be
struments, aided by the li:tle CHECKERS
With these latter efficient mechanical
wonders, It should be only a question
entirly by machine. This would be an
immense card for the Seaside people,
ana perhaps Kaleidoscope arrangement
With register ts attached would do away
the amphitheatre-if the Seaside rules
could be stretched still another point
More's statement as to Griffo's abil-
ity does the lad much credit, but It fails
70 adjust ba the mn, matter OF compelling peo..
TO pay their stakes as losers. "Griffo
would have little show" says the ref
cree. with McAuliffe II the latter could
himself justice" This is al Very well,
as 1t goes, but the bout which 1t was
supposed was being Judged was not q
pos possible or Theoretical one. but the con:
had little dificuity IN convincing men
well well up in the science" that his de:
failed to carry conviction Of McAuliffe's
victory without the aid Of other than
the fstic argument to the minds of the
talent does not appear.
Neither does 1t appear why. il Mr..
More had no expectation of being called
upon to referee the bout. he happened
to have appeared upon the scene loaded
take his clocks" into the ring at
IT was we'll known that Certain other
Souts t than that er Of MoRds eS
night had been found "personae non
grata' to the Seaside Club.
Against all this testimony OF the me-
Ghanicai devices stands out the state
was in the ring and was not dependent
upon any counter balance or handspring.
os x. sa Srb, For The first seven rounds
doing. l didn't think / was hghting,"
which exactly corroborates the opinion
OF sosa nearly ar sS 5000 sppsctasors: This just
clocks. While Jack and the public
didn't know he was fighting these in
genious little devices were ticking off
enough points for him to offset Griffo's
showing.
night. leaving Tom O'Rourke to look
AFTER his interests here. When IL was
pointed out in this column that ORourke
had had become his manager that fact was
strenuously denied by all concerned. Yes
terday, however. 1t was Indirectly ad-
United. Before absenting himself, how
ever Peter expressed himself satisfied
letic Club. but wants absolute protection
against being personally interfered with.
Peter seems, TO be haunted by a boyle
ton.
Jim Hail has received an offer from
the New Orleans Auditorium Athletic
club to fight at Its quarters for purse
have been making for some time
by Hall for a fight with Choynski,
but no deal has been contaminated that
will bring them together. The Audito-
rum Club. understanding thA Hall is
willing to meet either OF the pugilists
mentioned. wired him the offer at Louis
VILE. 1t Is for a finish fight. Hall ig-
nored the offer Of the Club, as the purse
was too small.
Mike Murphy, trainer Of the New
York Athletic Club. mas forwarded to
James e. Sullivan, Secretary OF the
New Jersey Athletic Club. the rames of
the men he has selected to represent
the New York Athletic Club in the
0lympiad at Bergen Point on Labor
They are: L. c. Baker. NJ. p. Halpin
and Tommy Lee, who will struggle for
first honors in the l00-yard run. 40.
yard run, II. s. Lyons, q. F. Sanford
and George Sands. sSO-yarj RUN 8
Scovill, ,jr.. and II. S. Lyons. Running
Lyons, and NJ, p, Halpn. rwo-miie
scratch race. George Orion and G. q,
Jarvis. One walk, Tommie Letson'
la-yard hurdle race, Stephen Chase
q. Il. Hatch and +. II. Cady, who was
one OF the Yale team that went 10
Europe. In the one and two mile hi. |
cycle races. George c. Smith, Harry II
Howard and IT. K Bird. Trainer
Murphy says the men are In splendid
condition for the events. and wifi nroh- |
ably give a good account of themselves
In the different events in which tho,