The evening world., 1894-05-01
ATHLETICS TO THE FRONT.
Many Events Scheduled for De-
oision in the Near Future.
Grlfo's Hard Task at tho Garden
Other Sporting Notes.

The two months Just ahead have much
in store for athletes, and for the next
sixty days the lightly clad youths will
engage a good share of the sport-loving
public's attention. That the various
meets will be well patronized is very
probable. as all sorts Of sport seems to
be drawing well this spring and we have
heard so much OF baseball and boxing
that there are those who will welcome a
change. although, as far as that Is con-
cerned. the three branches of sport each
has Its own c%lintele. n athletics, as far |
as quality Is concerned, would not suf- |
fer by comparison.
Next Saturday come the games Of the
1nt~erscholastic Athletic Association. On
the same day Harvard. Princeton and
Pennsylvania will hold games. The next
big event will be the intercollegiate
games. and then will come the big meet
Of the New Jersey A.. C. Other import
c. c. n. Y. Archdiocesan Union inc
New York Athletic Club. The latter
games will be held at Travers Island
June 9,and the following list of events has
Just been ~announced: Handicap Events
Running high jump, mile run, 44o-yard
run. 75-yard run. mile walk. emile BIZ
cycle race (class AZ. 22o-yard hurdle.
Scratch E~vents-l-mile bicycle race
(class AZ, 12O-yard run ION turD, $50
yard run, l2O-yard hurdle. mile team re-
lay race, pole vault, standing high jump
running broad jump. throwing l6-pound
hammer. putting 1e-pound shot.
No pugtlist has been more talked Of
recently than young Critic. and now the
Australian proposes to favor the New
York public with an opportunity to
judge Of his fstic prowers. At Madison
Square Garden. May 10. Critic will I'M
dertake what Jim Corbett succeeded In
doing once-outpointing three men with
out leaving the ring. II Critic Is as
nents furnished him are as easy as those
Corbett had. there is little doubt that
he will accomplish his task. However,
i is promised ; that good men VII VII ace
the man who Is to fight Dixon may have
his work cut out for him. There will be
five other bouts.
The Baltimores are good ball player!
could just as we'll be dispensed with:
Loud and vigorous coaching may be all
aSS ys'i ID iw ssal,. ~e' fl 5 5aHs; 81, tGpo sfsy
oone."" ana other Choice Ssu EXPRESSIONS. is
not calculated to make the game attrae,
people whose patronage is desirable.
Whatever else may be said Of the New
Y9rks' they generally onduc them,
are not one whit lower down In the per-
csntage figures for so doing.
The new Harvard shell. which will
be ready in a few days. is said to, be q
II is il feet long. "a inches Vide.
Inches deep amidships, 6 inches deep at
the bow and 8 inches deep at the stern;
weight has been made in the timbers OF
the seats, hangers and outriggers, by
utilizing. spruce instead Of the custom
airy white oak. The fastenings Of the
shifting footboards will be of aluminium
instead of the customary, brass, The
and tie banking wifi be- Just a shade
thinner than the customary 1-s inch, or
about lila inch. and will receive two
to is. 1t may be added that the great
est trouble at Harvard has been to get
the right kind Of men to manipulate the
shells on the Thames
Jerry Barnett, the downtown nBnter,
and Tom McGirr. of the Pastime Attn
letic Club, have been matched to box
six rounds at the West Side Athletic
next Saturday night. This makes the
sixth bout arranged, the card now read
ing: Frank Craig, the Harlem Coffee
Cooler" versus Jim Butler, of Brooklyn,
six rounds at catch weights; Jack Fall
vey, OF Providence, versus Jack Green.
Amsterdam. six rounds at 135 pounds;
Jim Holmes, Of Brooklyn, versus Jim
Devlin, OF New York, six rounds, at 1876
pounds; Joe Harmon, of New York. YER
sus Mike McGrath,, Of New York. six
rounds at l4o pounds; Darby Doyle, Of
York, six rounds at lis pounds: Jerry
Barnett. OF New York, versus Tom NC
Cir. Pastime Athletic Club, six rounds
at lbs pounds.
The Yale Freshman crew is now row.
Ing as follows: Stroke, Simpson; No. 7.
bell; No. 4. Marshi No. 3. Judd; No. 2.
Miller: bow. Wheeiwright.
The supplementary finals Of the
Ravenswood Boat-Club's boxing compe-
tition will be held on Thursday. May 3,
at the rooms Of the Star A. c.. Vernon
avenue and Ninth street. Long Island
City.
The following has been received at this
office:
Sporting Editor Evening World"
Kindly publish the inclosed challenge In your
10 Marcy HauKh: I will meet ron In sig "a