The evening world., 1894-10-05
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The Columbia Athletic Club tourna-
ment preliminaries were contested last
night at the Grand Central Palace I'M
der new rules of the Amateur Boxing
Association" At least, that is what
the programme said, and the rules are
perhaps as good a set of regulations as
could be devised to prevent a premium
being placed upon the indiscriminate
smuggling and wild swinging which have
characterized many amateur Journeys
heretofore. But the rules didn't fmount
to anything, and the referee was per-
son OF no Importance, except to caution
the combatants against fouling. The
bouts were really under the supervision
of Inspector Williams. who sat at the
ringside and brought the rounds, and, in
many cases, the bouts, to untimely ends.
Without MIL M apparent apparent consistency. There
ana many or the aspirants for pugllistic
fame were unable to damage each ether
me worst casualty Of the evening was
blood was a cut lip. a very Insignificant
wound.
But what particularly incensed the
audience, which had paid for admis-
mary manner In which It was brought
to a close. At 114O, without giving a
sign further than, to raise his hand as
Cluman and Jack Gibbons, the big po-
liceman rose from his chair and said:
ITS time to go home; no more bouts
tonight" The, last bout was a we'll
close in minutes and 35 seconds, neither
contestant showing a mark or indication
of weakness.
AS the audience filed out there were
many protests of indignation. The peo-
pie who attended were orderly and, for
One of these said. as he descended to
the street: We'll. this beats anything
l ever saw. II the show was objection
able. why was it licensed? And be-
watching It and performing the duty to
which his Chief assigned him, there is
no reason why we should be dismissed.
no arrest made? Perhaps the pantata
system Is still in vogue and the Gus
tomary arrangements were not made"
The Columbia Athletic Club will hold
the finals of the tournament tomorrow
night in the Grand Central Palace
All Of the six pugilists. that will take
part In the Atlantic Athletic Clubs
carnival on Monday. Oct. 10, are train
rotary Luke OReilly. Walcott, the col
ored wonder, whom Austin Gibbons will
% HaR9 Foh hs
where Dixon trained for all of his i'm
portant ma tches. He is said to be in
very fair shape at this early date. Glib
bons Is also paying strict attention to
business at his training quarters Pas
sale. y. j. Jim Holmes is reducing flesh
at Westehester County. while his OPP
ponent, Billy Ernst. Is at the same
game at Far Rockaway. The two game
little bantams, Tim Murphy and Jerry
sullivan; are also working hard, Murphy
e coney sland work on and the sq Gps bit
arena. in the famous old Sea Beach
Palace Building, at Coney, Island, is
progressing very rapidly. and the Clubs
members hope that everything will be
in shipshape by next Thursday 1t will
seat Just 6.l94 persons. and this very
comfortably
The following letter was received this
morning:
To the Editor:
l will back James Lewis, Of Brooklyn against
Jack Madden to night for $3.50 a side Man and
money ready at Frank Whites Boxing Academy
Forty second street. between Seventh and Eighth
avenue, New York City. FRANK WHITE
The first game that will thoroughly
test the real strength of the football
team of the Orange Athletic Club will
! be played tomorrow afternoon at the
Orange oval. East Orange, with the
Wesleyan University eleven. Many
prominent candidates have been trying
for positions on the Orange team, from
which an unusually strong eleven will
be picked to play the Wesleyan team
Wesleyan has a very strong eleven this
season. The game will be called
promptly at $3.50 o'clock, and the at
tendance should be large.
Jim Hall last night issued a challenge
to Steve ODonnell, Offering to fight him
the night OF the Corbett-F itzsimmons
contest
Jimmy Dime. the Youngstown light
, weight has been matched to meet Young
Critic in a limited-round match within
three weeks. The fight, which will be
at catch-weights, is to be for 1900 a
side, and will be fought In Cleveland.
Yachtsmen of the Few Rochelle CO.
rinthian Mosquito Fleet declare the
present house Is too small and as sew
eral of the younger Iselins have been
admitted to menbership. they are an
ticipating obtaining through them Har-
rlson Island. in Echo Bay. The island
is at present unoccupied, and Is the