The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-23
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

SPORTING MISCELLANY.
The Raphael Athletic Club has secured
"A lease Of vacant lot in West Forty
first street, near Tenth avenue, for a
training ground. The grounds will be
thoroughly overhauled, and cinder
track will be laid
The outdoor gymnasium which Is be-
Ing built in the yard of the Cathedral
Athletic Club will be complete In few
days. 1t will he rooted with canvas and
will be opened Aug. /. when the members
gymna stun.
Secretary II. j. Goggns, jr. is receir-
for the third annual games Of the New
which Will take place at Suzsrs ftar
lem River Park one Hundred and
Twenty-srvcnth street and Second ave
niue. ON Friday. Aug, H. r., {. carter
events. while r. W Hjertbcrg, the one
and three mile runner, will start the
contestants.
The entry list FOR the Metropolitan
Associations bicycle meet on Manhat-
tan Field next Saturday grows larger
daily AZ has been the custom at every
local meet this season, more moNices are
entered than ever before. This would
Indicate that the popularity OF the sport
is by no means waning
BROOKLYN, that incubator of athletics,
has added another club t. the long lat
already chartered. on Saturday even
ing the summit Athletic club ZANE into
GERS were elected: President. Peter +.
smith; Nice-President Alfred ]. Muir
tina; Secretary. Harry Cosgrove; Treas
am Larin; Captain. James ]. Motley.
The membership includes many active
md well-known athletes across the
bridge.
ON the evening of Aug. / IA week from
md Casino will again swing open to
1dmirers of the tistic art who are
lrmed with the price ON this ooca
I sort of amateur boxing tourney. The
ard Is Il fairly good one. The fights
we're arranged last evening, and the
men were signed Yesterday, There will
raiser will have Danny Mcbride, the
popular little l2o-pounder, and Eddie
i.oeber, OF Brooklyn. as principals. The
second battle, which gives promise of
leing a vicious contest, viii be between
eddie Pierce: of this city. and Mike
leonard, of Brooklyn. The third and
concluding bout will be between Hushy
Winters, of Brooklyn, and Jimmy
Handler, who was recently beaten by
Johnny German at the New York Attn.
'etic cub Handler Is Bob Fitzsim'
Mike Haley, hacker of Jerry Marshall
the Young Eighth Ward fea Their weight
Who aspires to n match with George
Dixon, writes Il letter full of faith IL
his prot"ge. First he tells how he hates
to take the cours. of speaking out N
public and then goes on to say lot
more. He wants the feather-welght cham
pionship belt TO figure as a trophy In j
match with Dixon. with all that II rep
reH"nts, and gives arguments which, h,
says, proves that the limit In that class
i?o pounds. At that weight he vii
match Marshall against O'Rourke's won
Tort. but It will BE- remembered thai
Haley has already written an open letter
to pHourke. calling for Il meeting I,
arrange the match tomorrow. and unit
there seems no ground for the ASSUME
| tion that he Will beg off on tn" question
weight. In view of this. Mr.. Haley!
anxiety of mind seems to have cause,
him considerable premature distress.
|
weights, Smith and Ryan, who are t.
cattle in the Twin city Athletic Club
Minneapolis. Thursday night for III
| worlds Championship are receivin
many visitors There has been n
change in the condition OF the mer
Both are In excellent shape and read
| 10 battle at moments notice. Their
has been, quite an Impetus in the he,
ting the last few days. Harry Fennich
the " Arkansas Kid" and Tommy Dan
forth, Of New York. have complete
l IlFn ra an FL hat hot i,I
| 10 be the curtain-raiser.
The canoeists up at Croton Landin
seem to be having a ripsnorting. a
fresco time of IL. just now. This IL rae
Ing week and the competitions will be
thes, most successful Of the a. G. A., an
will furnish many admirable reason
why the annual camp should be held 1
waters of this vicinity.
In regard to that VIgllant controversy. seem
70 me from the reports that Rritannia's ere war
better sailors and that is all there is to II
nine times out Of ten, and those who remembt
how Nalkyrie outmanoeuNred Vigiant here
races. Any lubher can sail boat In hard win
who knows enough To keep the sails full.
in the ages past. has IT ever struck any ps,ri,
| rebel that they had to steal that shot befor
they could put 1t? V, W. e.,
| u East Twenty third street
! Il. w G. Is correct In one assertion
and there Is hardly n doubt that tn
English crews handle their vessel
quicker. In fact, Nalkyrie's crew +,
ceived universal and well-dcserve
praise for their performances last yea
in this respect. II must be- remembers,
however, that British crews spend lonGt
seasons on board their craft and ~
called upon for more racing. duriu
which the many turns In their Corl
screw quarters demand constant ms
noeuvering. The same crew Is carrie
season after season, with little chang,
In our boats exactly the reverse Is II
rule, and some of NiEilauts preseT
crew hardly knew the boat when the
sailed their first race in strange water
II "R. w. c. keeps any track Of cul
rent capsiZing accidents, he will I'm
that most OF them are caused by "Ml
bers" who know enough to sail boat
in blow by keeping the sails full"