The evening world., 1894-08-20
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The managers Of the Seaside Athletic
CLUB have undoubtedly arranged a good
match In the ten-round bout announced
to be contested next Monday night be-
tween Jack McAuliffe and Young Critic.
1t Is also commendable that the young
Australian has been kept hard at work
In the Clubs gymnasium, where his
progress In reducing weight and getting
into trim is said to be phenomenal. But
there Is further obligation on the part
OF the Clubs officials. and 1t is their
duty to the public to either enforce 1t or
to declare the match off. The fatterring
bulletins sent out have been particularly
Silent regarding the other participant in
the prospective battle, which In itself is
strange, considering he Is the champion
In his class. AS a matter of fact 1t IL
asserted on good authority that Jack
McAuliffe has absolutely neglected pre-
paratory work. and has not refrained
from an Indulgence in drink, and that
within few days he has been seen in>
toxicated at a Coney Island road-house.
There Is hardly doubt that the public
would keenly relish meeting between
Critic and McAuliffe In condition. but 1t
would be worse than a farce to put the
the Ting against II poorly
conditioned sepblance of the one-time
clever and conscientious lightweight.
The reticence regarding McAuliffes real
condition lends strength to the prevalent
opinion that his negligence is not I'M
known to the management. 1t is but
Justice to the public and duty to the
Clubs future welfare that II 1t Is true
that McAuliffe is doing more drinking
than training they take summary action
In the matter and declare the match off.
The London Sportsman in commenting
on Vigilant's accident Saturday lays
stress upon the disappointment of hun
dreds of persons who turned out to see
the race. and adds a stinging insinua-
ton that "Vigilant seemed to an or
binary spectator to sail as well after the
loss of her centre-board as she did be-
fore" No cognizance Is taken Of the
fact that George Gould offered to sail
the race in crippled condition. and that
the Prince of Wales refused to compete
binary sympathizers on this side of the
water 1t must seem strange how pilot
who is supposed to be an expert in the
waters over which the yachts were to
sail could lay that vessel ashore and
cause the damage to her centre-board.
This Is not the first occasion upon which
that form of = ccident has happened. In
this country a pilot incurs heavy pen
altles, and sometimes has his license
revoked for such happenings.
Every race in which the new 2l-foot
class has started this season has served
to emphazise the undesirability of the
form f-vessel to which the special con-
ditions have given cause for existence.
A race that would be a real test, with
out accident would doubtless prove of
value, but these little boats are far too
tender aloft to be equal to anything
like yachting weather. To the old-time
yachtsmen the season has been but u
justification of their prophecies when
they first beheld the freaks which mus
tered in that class. and their cry Is still
for an honest" boat.
w. A. Brady, Corbetts manager, has
accepted the offer of the Sioux City Ath-
.etic Cub of a purse OF So, 600 for finish
fight with Jackson. The Cub guarantees ,
son that Corbett has accepted the offer.
If the Cub can show that the terms Of
fered can be assured, this proposition
should be directly in line with the ultima
tum of Peter as ne announced It to Cor
bett in his room at the Grand Union last
Monday. He would fight anywhere IN
the North, he said If club able to pull
within six months. He cared nothing Tor
| the amount Of the purse, he further de-
ciared.
of the United Councils. Catholic Benev
olent Legion, of this city, Will be heiS
tomorrow afternoon and evening in Sui
zer's Harlem River Park. One HUNDRED
and Twenty-seventh street and Second
avenue. A series of games will be giver
in the afternoon: and dancing VIII TAX
| up the evening. These annual gathering
OF friends Of the Catholic Benevolen
Legion have always proved to be enjoy
able and highly fiattering to the manage
mert, which has spared no effort Il
make to-morrow's festival even greater
social success than its predecessors.
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| The annual picnic and games of tn
National Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, vii
be held at Ridgewood Park, L. l., on Sat
urday, Sept. s. The athletic contests
will be for Club championships and in
half-mile run. one-mile run. one-mil'
walk, putting 12-pound shot, throwing
iS-pound hammer, running high jump
running broad jump and pole vault.
Nearly every event on the programme
of the New Jersey Athletic Clubs Labo
Day Olympiad Is as promising as tn
next, and not the least interesting f is tn IN
Fred Puffer will start. He now hold
the worlds record at the 22O-yard hurdle
having made the phenomenal time o
Is 2-5s. around turn at worcester
Mass. on Oct. s, 1892. s.. Chase, OF tn
n. Y. A. C.. defeated nm, nm 1 IN J en;srs
on Labor Day. Puffer will make des
perate effort to recover his lost laurels.
Joseph connell writes that he vi.
back Dan lyman, the champion lOl
pound boy OF the Twentieth Ware
against Jack Levy to finish iI1s FOR ,I sui M,
Connell can be seen any morning from
| IN 10 AT 440 Eighth avenue.