The evening world., 1894-06-26
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Supt Duffy. of the New York Athletic
Club. has forwarded to President James
l.. Sullivan, of the Amateur Athletic
Union, the names Of the men who will
represent the Club in the all-arourd
championship games of the Amateur
Athletic Union, which takes place on
the New Jersey Athletic Club grounds,
Bergen Point, July 4. The men are
George Il. Gray. who will endeavor to
put the shot and weights beyond the
record limits; T.. w. Allen. r. ]. Lee.
]. b. Smull. George Sands, s. Scoville.
jr., who will compete in the 100 and 4i0
yard dashcs: Charles Fitzpatrick. who
will go in the 44O and $50 yard dashes.
and George O. Jarvis. who will start in
the SSO-yard dash and three-mile run.
George Sands and $. Scoville. jr., will
start in the sSo-yard run. All are train
ing at Travcrs Island under the direc-
ton of Mike Murphy.
Mike Sweeney, the high-jumper, ar
rived In this city last night from Scran-
of six feet ut the games OF the Young
Mems Christian Association on Satur-
day.
Prof. o. Kohlcr. who has been the
wrestling Instructor of the Clipper Ath-
letic club. of Harlem, for some time.
has sent in mis- resignation. kohler
claims the l7O-pound championship of
and he Is looking for match with some
OF the wrestlers at that weight for "A
purse and the gate receipts. best two
out of three falls
Secretary Morris ~. Roberts is receiv-
ing n large number OF entries each day
Club, to be held at the club grounds in
South Orange, on July 4. The games will
be under the rules OF the Amateur Ath-
letic Union and OF rthe League Of Amer.
promptly at. 80 p. NJ. The following
events are down for decision: l0O-yard
dash, handicar: 3oH,yard run, handicap;
iiO-yard, novice; l2o-yard hurdle, hand-
walk, handicap. The bicycle races are
one-mile, novice; one-mile,, handicap;
tw3-mile, handicap. half-mile, scratch,
The entries close on June a. with Morris
H. Roberts, 20 Pearl street this city, or
South Orange, ~ j..
A. f. Roche. OF Detroit, is willing to
back Billy Gaffney, Of Detroit. In an
eight or ten round bout with either Sol
Smith. Johnny Van Iieest' GG,21;ge siddons
a purse OF 500, and will also make q
side bet Gaffney held the amateur
lightweight Championship Of Detroit for
three years and has also won thirteen
finish fights. Gaffney's best fight was
with George LaviGnc. with whom he
made u ten-round draw.
Andy Purtell, OF Icavcnworth, would
like u arrange a finish fight with Jerry
Barnett at lis pounds. Purtell has no,i-
| fed the olympic Club, of New Orleans,
81. his intentions, ana should the Club
offer purse II Is more than likely TINT
match can easily be arranged as Bar
/ nett would come 10 terms Immediately
George w. orion, the crack spTintor of
Toronto, has become an active men Der
of the New York Athletic Club ana will
make his first appearance In this city at
the games Of the Amateur Athletic
Union on July L. Ortor will start in the
half mile run, and will no doubt make
tho other participants hustle to KEGS up
with the procession. ortcn is training
at Travers Island.
Eleven clubs were dropped from the
Amateur Athletic Union roll In the meet
ing OF directors OF the Metropolitan AS
ISOLATION held last night In the Astor
House. The cause was arrearage OF
| dues. The Clubs are Amity A. A., Epi-
phany Lyceum. Hanover. Greenwood. In