The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

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Manager Tom o'Rourke visited The
Evening WORLD office yesterday and
laughed as he alluded to the proposition
made by Plimmer. Said he: Here's a
bantam who allows Dixon to weigh in
at 11S pounds, and yet he wants match
with a man who can't get below 1870.
Then there's the additionally peculiar
situation of Plimmer, In claiming to
want go with man who doesn't want
any more of Dixon. after twenty rounds,
with pounds over pounds of advantage.
A match with Plmmer would suit
George and myself If anything like
terms satisfactory to Plimmer could be
arrived at. As matter OF fact, don't
believe he wants to fight even Griffo, as
the disparity. of weights is absolutely
prepOSterous.'
series of members games on their new
grounds in West Forty-frst street, near
Tenth avenue, on Labor Day. The
games will be started AZ Z o'clock, and
4iO-yard run, ss0-yard run, one-mile run.
three-mile run, pole vaultng, running
high jump, putting the l6-ponnnd shot
putting the is,pou i Shot D sack race and
three-legged race. The Committee has
also granted the Raphael Guild, which
is composed of small boys, the permits
sion to hold a one-mile run one-mile
walk and q half-mile run Immediately
after the games. Secretary II. J: Nc
Eyoy says he has received over 100 en-
tries SO far for the games.
A match has been arranged between
Lewis johnson, OF Bath Beach. and
Charles Ahrens. of Bcnsonhurst, to swim
a half-mile race on Labor Day, start
Ing from Shields's, at Bath Beach.
A number of young men in the Ninth
Ward Will hold meeting tonight
at 400. Hudson street for the .pur-
pose of organizing under the title OF the
Acme Athletic Club. At present over
twenty-five have signifed their willing
club, and the promoters expect the list
to be swelled up to seventy-five at the
meeting tonight.
About twenty members of the bicycle
section of the St. George Athletic Club
broadway tomorrow morning and ride
to Boynton Beach, New Jersey, where
they will spend the day in short races.
As usual the New York Yacht Racing
Association regatta on Labor Day prom
lSeS 10 ne tne DlBReSI event OF the year
Of its kind in point Of numbers and in
owners Not less than 100 yachts are
likely to start In the eighteen classes
plus" The start in each class Will be
flying one, at II A. NJ. from buoy 49,
near oyster Island. The course for
classes lass, saon to including schooners and
will be to the Red Nun buoy and return,
twenty-seven miles. Glasses G and II,
!, ?, 4. and I, for cabin sloops thirty-two
rect and and nndes, VIII sail to and around
miles Glasses g. 5, and 9 will sail to
and around buoy g. fifteen miles. Class
10. for cats seventeen feet and under,
will turn buoy H. twelve. miles.
The Douglaston Yacht Clubs consola-
ton race. open to all clubs. will be held
on Labor Day. Yachts only are eligible
which have not won a race this year.
Entries close at ll.SO on the morning Of
the race.
AZ Ridgewood tomorrow the Mltchells
will play. the Garryow ems an exhibition
game of football under Gaelic rules. The
action Of the Central Council Of Gaelic
clubs IN suspending the Barrys and
d irlsh :, Americans american for unbeGomins con.
and less wrangling and disputing on the
field may be looked for in the local
games.
The brush on Wednesday evening
which proved the decided superiority Of
Namoose over Now Then seems to have
brought Mr.. Morrills flying white
Norwood. Mr.. Fraser, who was on
board Namoose during the scrub, still
expresses willingness for the contest,
but but !, sticks Ks to the original stipulation:
wants 10 race in shallow water. Mr..
Morrill, Is now in Philadelphia, trying
to arrange match with Yankee boo
die; The Mcbride brothers have fire.
measure their speedy craft against any
steam yacht afioat.
The fourteen clubs represented in the
Gaelic A. A. will hold carnival Of
sports at Ridgewood on Labor Day, and
entered for the several events.
Jerry Riedy announces his willingness
to take on Jack Phinner at los pound
for a limited round bout. The same
offer is made to Jack Levy or Jimmy
German.
At Taunton yesterday A. w. Porter, of
Waltham, broke the mile and two-mIIe
track bicycle records, making the for
mer in 2'22 rs. and the latter In $40
peculiar instance of British ruling
was made manifest In yesterdays race
of the Royal Dart Yacht Club. There is
no time. limit to the races under the
Club rules. yet. although the Nigilant-
Satanita race was called off, the other
events We're given to the yachts which
made the first round in the lead. While
decision in the big match would not
have been altogether satisfactor to
either contestant the peculiar ruling
smaCkS of unfairness.
Peter JACKSON reached Chicago yester-
day from New York. In discussing the
offer OF the Sioux City Athletic Club OF
purse for himself and Corbett. he said
he would Willingly negotiate with the
Club when he learned who was behind
1t. Until he knew that, he would have
nothing to do with it.
A brief prize-hght took place at an
early hour this morning at a resort Just
outside of Peoria. ILL.,, between two
feather weights Joe Bertrand, the
champion OF oregon, and kid" Lloyd
formerly of Lancaster, Pa. Bertrand had
no trouble besting his man in one round.
The Olympic Club, of New Orleans,
will hang up purse of 1000 for what Is
practically "a GniSh npbt ba,,rna, Griffn