The evening world., 1894-09-05
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

ton OF success attending the plan of J.
Seaver Page and other wing shots to
bring about an international pigeon
shoot In this country, and to event
ually establish an association embrace |
ing the entire fraternity universally.
Mr.. Page expresses this belief based
upon his personal efforts and inquiries
while abroad during this Summer. His
plan met with approval, he says. wher
ever mentioned. The scheme Is for
America to invite cracks from Europe
to compete here. either by teams or in
dividually. This portion of the pro-
gramme Ia simple and quite capable OF
being successfully carried out But the
permanent organization OF an interna-
tional sporting association, II brought
about through the efforts OF MIR. Page
and his fellow shooters, will be the first
achievems In that direction IF con
other International sporting amalgama
lions.
The Holy Cross Lyceum has opened
Its bowling alleys and a club tourna-
ment will he held to select a team to
represent the Lyceum in the bowling
tournament OF the Archdiocesan Union
this Winter.
James F.. Sullivan, Secretary Of the
Amateur Athletic Union, says that the
championship meeting at Travers Island
cessful the Union has ever held. Mr.,
Sullivan Is receiving notices from many
prominent clubs that they intend TO
send a large number OF entries for the
games.
Mike Murphy, trainer of the New
York Athletic Club. will enter large
representation in the championship
Sands g. H"HPn Sanford H. PAGER ! LySn sSFF s
Scoville. jr., George orion. q. o. Jarvis,
stephen Chase, r. T. Lyons and Thomas
Letson.
The members of the New York Ath
letic Club will give Il clambake at Trav-
ers Island next Saturday.
Athletic Club has prepared the following
events to be decided at the Fall games
of the Club, at Travers Island. Sat
urday. Sept. 22: io9;yard run; handicap;
handicap; iao!yard hurdle race, handicap;
running. high jump handicap; standing
broad jump. handicap; running broad
handicap: throwing S6-pound weight,
handicap: one-mile walk. handicap: two
hs s sTSss eSses ' a4s rS
one-mlle bicycle race. class a. and
one-fifth mile hurdle race hurdles 2 feet
6 inches). There. will also he two-mile
stceplechase and ten-mile run, which
will be for the Amateur Athletic Union
championships. Entries close on Sept.
Is: with John C. Gulick, 10i West Fifty
fifth street.
Mike Haley, hacker of Jerry Marshall,
announces that 1900 for the Dixon Mar
shall go before the Auditorium Club at
New Orleans is satisfactory to him. II
the Is announced and de-
pendent upon a certain AMOUNT OF re
o'Rourke may accept for Dixon.
CRITICS manager, Hugh Behan, puts
the figure for go with McAuliffe at
the altitudinous sum Of $4,000. He will
have to do a Diogenes sort of hunt to
find club willing to come to his level
The Gaelic A. A. will inaugurate the
wood next Sunday with a double pro-
pramme, football game between the
OConnells and the Garryowens and a
huIling match between the Mitchells
The severe punishment recently dealt
to number OF unruly players by the
Central Council OF the G.. A. A. had its
effect on the Labor Day games at Ridge
wood, and a better behaved lot of ath-
letes than took part in the same were
never seen. 1t Is the Councils inten-
lion 10 tHIOTCe ROOu OTueT At games,
and it will not hesitate to punish every
player who creates a disturbance on
the field or breaks It's rules in any way.
On the football team which will repre-
sent Brooklyn in the new League of
professional kickers are Shea. Culligan,
Pickup, LACROSSE, Farrell, Bannister,
Harrington. Tooin and Hughes, all we'll
known players Of Fall River. Mass,
They said IN have haap sippeH hv
President Byrnes during his Eastern
trip.
Frank White called at 1.-THE Evening
World Office this morning with a letter
from Horace NJ. Leeds, the Atlantic
City lightweight. Leeds writes that he
will be in this city within a few days,
prepared to post $1,000 as a forfeit for a
night for the lightweight champion
ship. Leeds will challenge McAuliffe
or Critic, and in the event of their re
fusal will take on any white man at 1873
pounds, the limit OF his class. He can
get backing for 5000.