The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

oTOnI INO WIoSEIIHNIs
| Capt. II. VI. Baxter. of the New York
| Athletic club, who was the champion
role vn,l'er un',' he rc'ircd three years
ago. Is again in the ring. He consented
to compete in the Metropolitan cham.
| pionship games at Saratoga last Satur-
day. He entered the pole vaulting event
and won easily. This victory no doubt
had much to do with Mr.. Bakers dec-
sion to re-enter the athletic field.
! Ernest Roeber. the champion Graeco-
/ Roman wrestler OF America, sails to-day
| for Germany. ROBBERS visit Is for tn"
! purpose of getting on a match with Carl
Abs. the champion wrestler of Germany.
Harry Nickless. the English light
weight. has accepted the challenge
which Tom 'itourke; hacker OF Joe
W M,s,i,,' recently nabled to Europe.
a finish at 10 pounds tor 81, so a side
before the club that offers the largest
purse.
/ given at Asbury Park Aug. 10, 81 and
! sept !, Is receiving the warm indorse-
nlent OF cyclists aud the friends OF the
| try. one OF the novelties of the first
day viii be the rendering Of the Good
Roads March" composed for the occa-
sion by Roland IIennesay.
Mic Londonderry, the young woman
| VINO VIII undertake to tour around the
World on her bicycle. will leave the city
nan Saturday at L. noon. This plurky
Boston woman PROPOSES to girde the
| 'dIth III eighteen months.
In addition to Fisti4ns-b the-sra. a
programme of general athletic sports
v under contemplation by the new
Seaside Athletic club, including swim
ming, wrestling, fencing ana other
put on, the management announces that
ther" win be no t'nish fights and no
stak" bouts. but the cleverest men to
case Of the New York Athletic club.
The proxramme for tho opening night,
and u broadsword combat The puglists
vs.. Danny Mcbride, six rounds at i22
rounds; Hugh Winters vs. Jim Holmes,
| eight rounds at l32 pounds: Mike Leon
ard vs. Eddie Pierce. ten rounds at
catch weights: Duncan Ross and Greco
MARITIME, old rivals, will contest with the
boxes have been removed from the ring
side to II better position. further back,
and Other changes have been made in
MINNEAPOLIS Is hIIins up with visiting
and betting on the result of the Smith
| Ryan contest, which takes place. to-
night, Is becoming quite lively. The
odds OH the general result favor Ryan.
Tommy Danfor.n was knocked out in
,n .,n seventh ,., round nf It the Twin citNAth-
f'e hr 9o asss h Rfd y Tha af, Eht
game one from star. to finish. but Dan
forth, was Handicapped by age, and while
| he displayed as much science as the
Kid. HIS powers OF endurance were less.
The meet OF the Metropolitan Associa-
ton Of Cycling Clubs at Manhattan
Field. ons Hundred and Tifty-nfth
Is expected to be one Of the largest that
has yet been held on this track, and fine
racing Is assured. All the crack Class
"A" men are scheduled.
"A game Of football between the
sitions to the Central Council of Gaelic
clubs. win be played at Ridgewood
,ra L. f next Sunday afternoon, The Cen;
sports at 1tidgewood on Labor Day
Having seen that j. Riley is willing to night
any a, ico,pSgnd man in America. ! will NEE, him
| " ne wishes at the Police Gazette once at 3 so
WILLIE DEMPSEY.
Daily Rcader.-Yes. Give it up.
To the Editor:
vovr h1se Gesn amused on reading the letters in
men are the CREATES: blowers" From my eX.
perience OF both nationaiities wouldn't like to
| swear which Is the greatest. but | consider they
are both good at It.
10th nations wish to he on top every time.
but somehow one OF them goes under sometimes
they must. As to the races between the two
,''h,s' have been 'uckled' by the various
headings In your and other papers giving excuses
why the visilant didn't win "on account OF los,
, ,ns 'He wind &C. In yacht racing it is mat
times one gets a breeze and the other is he
calmed Then the one that was becalmed gets
a, m Tree ana Passes the yacht which was ahead
IN the race at Queenstown. 1t all depends on the
,snsth OF the race This is the oniy class Of
Yacht, can't get the same amount Of wind at the
sam" time. ! consider the yacht that sails fast.
best, because 1t never was intended that people
going out FOR a SAIL should wait til a gale
came on before they could go out to sea
In the last race between ValkyrIe and Vigil
ant the former led the latter all day in a
STORM and only lost the race BY the splitting
OF her s?innaker near the close. although none
Of the newspaper men would admit this
hy-thc-way, they dsrent, seeing they have
got so many enthusiastic, or crazy people Ia
plcase they would say YOU weren't ''patrl.
Oh, IL YOU didn't patch up the reports and
= make them to heal their wounded feelings when
the Yankee boat gets defeated lie is a yery
smart clerk who never misses figure ana
y" Is very smart skipper or captain who
doesn't make an error In sailing his craft q,
,nnt,e ! IN not insulating that the CAPTAIN of
llsiaht made u mistake oh, nU-he couldn't
nave learned that E. American can't NAL. a
mistake or error In any thing. lie Is infalIihlp
IL mriLes me f"r,ihN that IL he had WatcheI
OUT proper j.. he Nonldut have lost the rae. b,
t'bMS NlEiIant become b-calmrd In the last
round 80
always thought that a good captain could
smell the weather. II appears now that he can
tell what sort IL ahead ut him score NJ, IL
: GATE britannia nine wins. Niglant one and a
hhIt. IN" reason | make II a half Is that II
, britannia hadn't got damaged in the middle
, OF the second race last week. she mi ght hay,
beaten NlEilant, even with her lead Of ST.
minutes, This was possible seeing britannia be.
NlFll"nt, although she had seven minutes of -,
lead at the third round Vcilant wins II the
start hut britannia at the finish. All good race,
are Won ON the last lap.
A. l.. H., from Glasgow
Tao New York Yacht Club has usr
issued liz annual catalogue. and tni.
!, year book is especially elaborate a, Il
: marks the Clubs seni-centennial Tn,
; catalogue numbers hound 1,