The evening world., 1894-09-26
SPORTING MISCELLANY,

oTuh llNH WISCtLLANI.
IL ever crowd of sports were swindled
out of their money, they we're when they
bought tickets to witness the Billy
George Reynolds prize-ight.
which, after two postpopements, was to
have been decided yesterday afternoon.
This so-called fight was arranged two
months ago, and was first set down for
Sept IA. The battle-ground for the fight
was In Westchester, and when the time
for the fighters to enter the ring arrived
there were nearly 800 outsiders present.
Sheriff Duffy prevented the fight
The men were to have met again on
Saturday night, but the fight was post
poned again, the management, however.
accepting the money of any one who
wanted to buy tickets.
For the third time the fight was an
nouhced, to be pulled of yesterday af-
dernoon in barn in ldlewild Grove.
The lighters We're notified to be in the
ring at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
reynolds was ready, but Ahearn did
o'clock. Then the lighters and the
swindled sports took carriages to the
battle-ground. which was in barn. In
the mean time, tickets were being sold
Tor - each, and nearly forty were sold
at that price.
At 5.22 o'clock everything pointed to
a fight, and the men entered the ring.
Time was about to be called by Referee
Stevenson, when suddenly Ahearn saw
Reynoldss kneaded gloves and at once
declared that If Reynolds wore the
gloves he would not fight. Referee Ste
venson looked at the gloves and was
satisfied. but as the Ahearn people were
not he called the fight off.
Then there was fun. The disguised
sports made, uncomplimentary remarks
ateut looking-glass fighters" and
asked for their money, but they could
not find the man who had conducted the
sale of tickets. Should these two men
fight between them, for the sporting fra
ternity will not again be buncoed out of
their money.
Joe Ellingsworth would like to ar
range for finish fight with Mick Dunn,
of Australia, at l56 pounds, weigh in six
hours before fighting, for $3.50 "A side.
The Volunteer Football Club has been
in practice for over "A month, and Is al
ready In excellent trim to do battle.
Last Monday evenings practice brought
ious TO mae the team, and Manager Ely
and Capt. Carls are working hard to
make this years team one of the strong.
est In the country. Games will be played
with Yale, University of Pennsylvania,
Harvard, Princeton. Annapolis. Cres-
cent, Lawrenceville Lehigh. Lafayette
Laureate. Amherst. Williams, Trinity,
Rutgers and in fact all the best elevens
in America who wish to try conclusions
with them. Some of the likely men who
will probably mae the team are: OGor-
man, at centre: Cornell, Schaefer, Croft
ger and Lozier, guards; Hughes, Brown
Ellis and Ormsby. tackles; Fitzsimmons,
Morgan and Taylor. ends: Reinacher and
Carls, auarter-backs;. outcalt, Evans
Cobb and Ershback, half-backs; Ayers
and Lefferts, full-backs. Besides these
men, there are several others whose
work has been very good in practice;
and, taken all in all, they Will be hard
team to beat: Arrangements are being
made to get Yale to play them at MAN.
haitian Field ON election day
The fistic encounter scheduled to take
place at the Scottish American a Z.
on Saturday evening should be OF the
most interesting character. Eddie Con
will try conclusions with Bobby Wilson,
of Jersey City. in n siX-round bout, at
lis pounds. Joe Reynolds, of the Scots;
(Scots) will meet Eddie. Egan tNon,,
pareiI at 100 pounds. in fourround
bouts. Andy Hart will referee.
Fitzsimmons has announced that,
should he win IRON STeeuO1l lO-HlBHt,
he will Immediately issue challenge to
fight Corbett for the championship OF
the world. Brady has already declared
that he will back Steve O'Donnen for
sic, 600 against "Lanky Bob" but the
latter will probably take no notice OF
the opportunity to pick up a round
purse by the ringside, as 1t were. His
plan, as telegraphed to John J. Quinn,
is to fight Corbett first. Should Corbett
decline, Peter Maher will battle for the
title.
Princeton's schedule OF football dates
is arranged as follows: Sept 20, Lafay-
cite, at Princeton; Oct. 6, Lehigh, at
Bethlehem; 10. Columbia A. c., at Wash
ington; is, University of Virginia. at Bal
timore; 20, Cornell, at New York; "a, Lee
high, at Princeton: n, Volunteers, at
Princeton. or Crescents, at Brooklyn
Nov. 3, reserved for University of Penn
sylvania; 6, Orange A. c., at Orange; TO-
reserved for Harvard; 20, reserved for
Yale.
The West Side Shamrock Football
Club has reorganized for the season.
Their players are johnson. Toal, Patrick
and Head, full-backs; Murphy, Traynor
and Mason, half-backs; Curran and FitZ-
simmons, right wings; Mckinley and
Taylor, left wings: Adams, centre; Hall,
substitute. They would like to hear
from all association clubs who wish to
arrange games. Address Harry Muir
ply, 432 West Thirty-seventh street.