The evening world., 1894-01-12
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Element of Uncertainty Still
Rules at jacksonville.
Cornell and ''Pennsy'' to Meet on the
Delaware.

Inc SITUATION In Florida continues to
be interesting and uncertain. Gov. Mitch
ell, In response to the Duvai Athletic
Clubs def, says he means business, and
will prevent the Corbett-Mitchell con
test at any cost. lie sent AdJt.-
Gen. Houston to Jacksonville to con-
fer with the militia officers. but from all
accounts the militia does not seem pos
sessed Of an overwhelming desire to be
the means OF preventing the contest. 1t
Is reported that the Adjutant-General
! was told that no attention would be paid
to the Governor in case he declared mar
tial law. They thought the Governor was
assuming powers he did not have, in try
ing TO use the militia to "!njure their
relatives and friends" as they eN-
pressed II.
Meanwhile the Duval Athletic Club
comes out with another statement of
assurance to the sporting community
which, as remarked once before, has The
age. Both CorSett and Mitchell are evi-
IDENTIFY sanguine that the club Will be able
10 carry out its programme one week
have engaged special trains 10 run. direct
from the ringside over the RICHMOND
and Danvllle route to this. city. In case
the battle should be fought OUTSIDE the
NltN lIlillNE. NV w. pSNt' ''N'
respective trains and be whisked north
ward at the conclusion OF the tight.
Manager Brady has engaged Madison
Square Garden for SATURDAY night, Jan.
81. Mitchell. 1t IL said, has secured Clrr-
mont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, for the
same date.
The annual e%ight-oared race between
the University of Pennsylvania and Cor
nell next June Will, in all probability, be
rowed on the Delaware ltiver, near Phil
adelphis. Last year It Vas decided on
Lake Minnetonka. Cornell, II IL said, has
agreed to the Delaware, and the l. OF =.
Rowing Committee is now making the
necessary arrangements. for the race.
First of ali "a four-mile straight-away
course is to be secured, The RIVER viii!
he examined between Philadelphia and
Trenton. where, 1t Is hoped, such d
course can be found. 1t Is thought lnai
there will be some substantial hnanciaI
returns.
of Cornell. II may be SAID mat Coinmo,
dore Brown has come out with an appcaI
to the students to rescue the navy
The matter, he says, needs their serious
attention, the navy having a dsDt ol
81, 400, and the condition being critical.
Candidates for the New York Athletic
Club senior and junior Fights have be
gun training in the Gu gymnasium
Elaborate new machines, winch record
nOW last liz bi'li = 49, $50"
whether they are pulling an even stroke
or not, have been put IN. and the candi
dates are at work with II viii. Count,
Gianninl IL coaching the crews. "he
candidates for the senior eight are Sher'
: rill, keane, Pope, Littell. Marvin, Harris,
horne, Schoiield and K. Crawiord, u1
last years bantam crew. and Robertson
a new man. Ten men are trying for tht
Junior eight. Among them ale Dous'ass
the swimmer, anu N~redenbursh, th'
crack runner.
Schaefer added one more to his list o
victories over George SlosSon last night
The Wizard has the honor or scorint
first blood against mis- OLD rival at IN
last night was Schaeter, 600: Slosson
$50, which shows that the Student was II
the game. The averages were small. !
the games PLAYED at the ne" style %
Ives is the strongest OF the three. iei,ht'
Jake nor George having come anywhel'
near his average OF 81 aud "A fraction
Slosson's friends claim this new game
will put him more on an equality WIZ
Ives and Schaefer, as there Is mere Cpei
play. 1t was becoming painfully evid"n
that he was not in their class IN the OF
balk-line game.
TIE annual election OF officers OF thu
New York Fishing Club took pace a
following ticket was unanimously elected
John T.. Richardson, President, Wcrnei
Blur, Nice-President: Fred p. Lamaire
Secretary; John shand, Treasurer; JONI
Amos, Sergeant-at-Arms; John McSherrA
and Henry Faber, Finance Committee
The interest shown by the members II
discussing plans for the coming tishini
season show that they intend to maxi
1t a representative clrD.
George II. Smith. the veteran foo
racer OF Pittsburg, has received new,
from England regarding the recen
Sheffield, foot handicap, As usual, Amer
but failed; not one getting beyond HI.
first trial heat. The handicap was {
light betting. affair, for the depression
United States. Steve Farrell and Dan
Scully, Of Connecticut. ran, but were un
placed. A singular feature Of the Amer
leans heat was the fact that the pisto
twice missed fire.
A New London, Conn, decpatch says
George A. Adee, the Yale advisor, say
there Is no truth in the story that tn
American college crews this year. TIL
story originated, he says, through an In
diyidual who represented himself a
crew, who came to him and tried to ar
range a race here In June. Mr.. AIDE
< says he discovered that the fellow was
: fraud
afternoon of the regular monthly shoe
) of the Unknown Gun Club. Eight mem
bers contested at the traps, seven liy
: birds each. w. Boyd and w. r.. Skid
more were tied on seven birds each.
The Coney Island Rod and Gun Gu
: had its first shoot OF the season yester
: day afternoon at Woodlawn ParR
: Gravesend. Ten men contested, seveI
/. live birds each. Frederick Pfaender win
-. ming the diamond badge, and EXciS
Commissioner John Schliemann won III
. second prize.
The Columbia Athletic Club has takel
: a new lease OF life, II is said. and WI