The evening world., 1894-09-12
SPORTING MISCELLANY.


more confidence that the match with
Corbett would be made than did others
Of more experience In matters OF the
Sort That both Davies and jackson
were prepared to find a hole or any
number OF holes in whatever document
might have been presented was only
too obvious from the colored pugilists
previous actions and statements A
synopsis OF the matter is just this:
Jackson refused to fight In the South
anu agreed to meet Corbett before any
club which might spring up In the
North within six months. The Sioux
CITY Club "sprang up" within the limit,
but jackson VIII have none of It, His
plea that he must have the encounter
In a house and not in tent is childish
as Is the objection to letting the peo-
pie who put up the purse have any
thing TO say about how the public. upon
which they depend for reimbursement,
VIII be accommodated.
Corbett. in an interview at Washington
.ast night. expresses profound disgust
with Jackson's actions. The Whole thing.
he says, is a BLUM, and all Peter wants
Is a chance to withdraw his stake and
get off to England.
The coming carnival of fights that are
to take place before the Olympic Cub at
New Orleans on the nights OF Sept "A,
% and Is are creating considerable Cos,
sip already among those VITO take in
s grn,Snn IN such affairs affairs The fnl; pro-
champion bantam.welght Of the world,
Jack Everharit, Of New Orleans Ma aSd
stanton Abbott. champion lightweight
OF England and Bob Fitzsimmons diam
Pion mldd.e-weIght of the word, VS.. Dan
Greedon, champion of Australia. Johnny
Eckharit VIII refree the Plimmer- Muir
p ptSer ns snntas ana very proably the two
under the olympic Cubs auspices. Ar
engagements for special train service at
ttssd duo rates have been made, and ali
can make arrangements with Mr.. COX
hardt at his office, 3S Centre street.
change has been made in the pro-
gramme of the Seaside Athletic Clubs
Butier IS substituted for Jim Sullivan in
the eight-round bout at $50 pounds with
M MiGk Dunn. Buffers battles with Pat
Ei onars haye placed him In favor With fol:
iSse none or its attractlveness through
the chsngee, Jerry Marshall is IN fine
9 99aP oen fST his go with Lavgne and ful
place MN IN high estimation for mis- pros
pective battle with Dixon. Lavigne's
draw with Griffo stamps him as hard
decision over Jack skeily which the lat,
ter regarded as unfair. This will fur
nlsn pretty good excuse for Skelly to
T sfy hard ,i tor victory in his bout on
Loeber as a ..'clnch," but Ediinis saw
ing wood while the Australian Is stead
fSsty nes ,Sat his ttrainng
bout Is certainly. not worth a bet.
Besides the athletic championships at
ming races for the A. A. {. champion
ships VII be held. The entry list Is
large. Philadelphia, Chicago and New
York having entered their speeiiest
Philadelphia, is Entered in all the events G
and the New York A. c.. Pastime A. c.
entered who are all expected to win
prizes Special trains for Travers Island
will leave One Hundred and Twenty
iHoi5s, li45, isiS li5 las and us '''
The attractiveness of the prizes hung
up for competition at the Harlem Wheel
urday Is such as to make local amateurs
open their eyes In wonder. Gold watches,
diamond rings. bicycles, shotguns. ar
Grafton are among them. The most vaiu-
able, is a $500 diamond. which figures
as the first prize In the five-mile Class
events include Glass A races at one hall
nile, one mile novice, one mile handi.
cap. two mile handicap and a team race
The Glass p events are one mile hand!-
cap, two-mile handic ap and five-mlle spe
r. NJ. -" rave" VIII 'e S'A''e' A'
Jim Hall and Joe Choynskl will have
an eight-ronnd bout for the gate re-
ceipts at Tattersall's in Chicago on Oct
!; Hall met Parson Davies at Wesl
arrangements for the bout Hall viii
so into training at Riverside KY, to
morrow.
York Athletic Club held a special meet
Ing in the clubhouse, at Fifty-tiftf
street and Sixth avenue, yesterday af
ternoon, and completed arrangement.
for, the games OF the Amateur Athlete
Union at Travers Island next Saturday
afternoon, and for the ball games o
the Club, which take place at Traver.
Board of Governors of the Club alsc
held a meeting last night, and twelv,
new members were elected by acclama
ton. There are at present 1900 mem
bers in the Club, OF which 1900 ar,
active members.
The Archd!ocesan Union will hold .
special meeting at the Holy Cross Ly
ceum clubhouse tomorrow night L
complete arrangements for the bowlinl
tournament of the Union, which is de
cided during the FAN of each year. TIL
bowling tournament last year had onl,
four clubs in the contest. which wa
won by the Holy Cross Lyceum. TIL
tournament proved such a success tina
the Board OF Directors of the Cniol
has already received the entries OF IF
teen clubs for the coming tournament
The winning club receives handsom
solid silver cup:
Danny Mccarthy. a promising youn
hantamweight is anxious to arrange
, fight with Jack Madden, who recent
defeated Connie Sullivan before the. Sea
! sile Athletic Club, at los pounds, for
purse and 500 side,
, The members of the Holy Cross Ly
i ceum Will take trip to Greenwaldt'
grounds New Dorp, S. l., next Sunday
whore they will hold a set OF game,
, The events will be l00-yard run. quarter
: mile run, half mile run, running hig
, jump, one-mile run putting the sXtoei
. pound shot, a one-mie bicycle race and
, game of baseball between the ShenaT
? doah and Holy Cross Lyceum Baseba
: Clubs.
The new Atlantic Athletic Club Is OF
ganized as a regular club and member
y ship Is no. more restricted than in an
= similar club. 1t Is not n syndicate
. capitalists, running boxing contests fC
o private gain. Tie annual dues are 81
!, and members will have the use OF III
K gymnasium at Coney Island and will /
: given half-rate on tickets for III
r Clubs entertainments. Luke O'Reill,
jr, is Secretary, and the Clubs office