The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-30
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

writes from PittsburR that no mater
has yet been made between the Irish
man and Frank Craig, the Harlem
Coffee Cooler He offers, however. to
match his man against Craig for $1,000
to 81, 500 a side. provided that "A club will
hang up a purse. Maher Is also willing
to make II a limited number of rounds
Should Craig refuse. Mahcr extends the
invitation to Jake Kilrain or Joe
Choynski.
John ]. Alexander. the champion long
distance rider of America, yesterday de-
posted $3.50 and accepted the challenge Of
Albert Schock, long distance bicycle
champion. and John 8: Prince. the ~.
hour champion, who offered TO grange
day, on bicycles against twenty running
horses, for 500 to $500 side to take
place In New York Alexander Is st to meet
July 3. at II A. NJ. to sign articles and
put up $500 forfeit.
Billy Flimmer has evidently deter
mined not to rest so completely In
England as IT was announced he IN,
was received yesterday. as fol
lows: BILLY Plimmer has arrived here
from America and issued a challenge to
fight any man In England az I stone II
100 to 900 side. II Plimmer succeeds
In arranging match he VIII make a
tour through England; II not. he Will
return to America and night George
Dixon"
Frank T. Morrill,. owner of the steam
yacht Namoose, having posted N.eH ana
made a fair and spo-tsmanltke PROPOSE
ton TO race any steam yacht in America,
grows tired at the delay in accepting his
Oh ,llenge. Such objections as have been
made 10 the course he regards as trivial
and evasi"e, and he therefore despairs
Of getting on match at present HIS
claim that Namoose Is the fastest steam
yacht affoat seems justified by the re-
luctsnce OF other owners to pit their
Graf, against her under the conditions
which he proposes.
The members OF the ST, James Union
are going in for outdoor sport on a large
scale this season. Many OF the boys are
doing promising work on track and field.
slice OF the honors at the Forthcoming
games OF the Archdiocesan Union. which
take place at Manhattan Field on July
4. Their most promising representa-
the loo-yard dash and the ouarter-mile
run. Cregan is COINS great guns at the
West Side Athletic Club track, with
the ex-all-around champion. NJ: O'Sull-
van, and Thomas Slattery. the great
athlete of the Church street police pre-
GERS of the Union hope to get team OF
novices together good enough to keep
the cracks guessing until the points are
figured out In the evening.
The directors OF the Springfield Mass.
Bicycle Club last night arranged the
programme for the big annual tourna-
ment In Hampden Park, Sept. II and Y
be the unraced mile record internationa
race. in which the starters will be sem
Off at intervals to prevent pacing OF
tagging. on the second day there VII
| other events are divided up between
| Glass A and Glass Il riders.
Harry Killing. who left New Orleans
May q to walk to st. Louis within
,hirty nv days en- wager nw Of drieo g
and Charles Allen Palmer. OF Chicago
arrived at st. Louis at IL o'clock yes
terday afternoon. two days ahead %
time. He was on the road thirty-thro'
days, but the actual time consumed IL
he walk was seventeen days and nv
hours. The distance walked was u
miles.
otherwise known as Albert Griffith, o
Australia have met In the ring, and
although they pummelied each other 70
twenty rounds, Referee Johnny Eek
hardt declared the bout II draw. Thi
was last night, at the Casino, In Bos
ton, and TODAY the New York talent |
sizing the affair up critically. The fair
est opinions seem to be that Dixon wa
facing an uncommonly hard game !
giving away nearly Afteen pounds
, Critic, in the first place. and In the mex
I Dixon wasn't anywhere near az enectiv
in landing on his opponent as chan
pion ought to be, Then, too the colore
wonder played for the heavy boys jaw
: which was a mistake; as Grino,s re a.,
! Australians weak point was the stou
, ach Critic was fat and 1t would seei
to he easier for small man to land o
e n big fellows stomach than on his jaw
g The last six rounds plainly showed tbs
$ the boxers were playing for draw. an
$ this fact. together with the knowledl
> that there was division of the ga
I receipt. has led some persons to fame
d that, after all, 1t wasn't AS near to heii
ION the level as II should have bee
Critic didn't seem to have much trol
BILE landing on Dixon's nose. hut he IN
! no desire TO force matters. OF cours
- Dixon Is entitled to all credit for for
ing the fight from the start, but Il
G affair is not likely to add to the fan
1t would be better for the game II Z
q men had not met in such contei
- Draws shouldn't go whore the mon a
y of the class OF Dixon and Critic a
% The testimonial which will be tender
=, TO Business Manager and General n
u Around Sport J. NJ. McDonough, of I
8. Imperial Music Hall, at that theatre
Is morrow Sunday night, Is attracting u
, usual attention. From the list OF pro
inent vaudeville performers who ha
$, volunteered to appear, II IL certain y
ID the performance Will he OF hrst-cls
character. 1t will he dlticult to GRO
all the talent into four hours, so II /
"a been decided To start the show at
a o'clock sharp. and from that time on
-, will go ahead without cessation.
~ In recognition OF McDonough's repo
y. OF the east Indian war. the Mess
II craze, at Pine Ridge. 1890 band
ne Sioux chiefs will he present by perm
~ sion of Buffalo Bill.
VI The puzz,ing question which has b'
& agitating the Eighth Regiment Athle
w Association OF what TO do with the 81
j. that had accumulated in the treasu
"a was disposed Of satisfactorily at a me
e. Meeting. and these Officers were select
n President. Abraham Jacobson; VI
esss George d. Scott. IT,. secretsry Edwi
y. 5. Walsh: Captain, j, Andrew McCl
-, key; Lieutenant, Ralph g. Meek: :
~ geant-at-Arms, Robert b. Breen,
81 After the election a motion was mi
he and carried by reclamation that
Ia Eighth Regiment Athletic Ass lriat
''u disband At the time ~ the di~ba
,nap, - the regiment some months a