The evening world., 1894-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

The information telegraphed from
Chicago, that Jim Hall and Steve
O'Donnell have been matched to fight
six rounds in hat city on June IL or
Is. is quite interesting. Unless the men
have had a quarrel lately, their meeting
should be about as exciting as a Quaker
love-feast. They are remarkably clever
boxers, and II the match Is on the level
the contest should be worth going some
distance to see, but they have been
close friends so long that 1t Is more
likely hat they are fishing for some
easy money.
Peter Maher hardly deserves It, but
he will have another chance to retrieve
his reputation and his fortunes. II he
ton, tonight. and odd Chocolate" goes
out, life will be easy for the big Irish
man for some months to come, but 4
negro will wear out the white man and
hang another scalp to his well-flled
belt.
Rev. John l.. Scudder has made a
strong bid for popularity among the BIZ
cyclists. In his sermon yesterday In the
Jersey city Tabernacle he praised the
wheel as a noble invention, restined
to do incalculable benefit to the Ameri-
ca public, and announced that he had
made arrangements to CHECK" all the
my NItS Vi lI4hNt PERSONS HD lldut tHt
wheels a ~church-going machine.
"While we don't encourage Sunday rid
ms, said he. I'VE cordially invite those
who use wheels on sunday to ride this
way and enjoy the service OF this sane
tuary. The Tabernacle takes a special
interest In wheelmcn. | suppose the
reason is that We have so many wheel
men and wheel-women Of our
1850, / believe, at present. There is one
way in which the sunday bicycle mas
benefited the churches. II has taught US
that If We expect young people TO attend
the sanctuary We must make the ser
Vices thoroughly interesting. The min
lister must have something TO say, ana
say It In IA manner calculated t. keep
people awake. In this age OF SUNDAY
newspapers, sunday bicycles ana Sunday
concerts, the Ch lrch viii have to brighten
up and Keep abreast OF the times, or
has no use for platitudinAridns in tn.
pulpit, sunday competition Is here.
whether We Ike it or not. and We must
meet it
The
idea Is by no means new, having been
introduced by An English dominic SOM
years ago, but Rev; Mr., Scuiier keeps
10 to the times and always knows how
10 please the gallery. gods.
Adolf Hartmann. OF 339 East Houston
street, would like to make a match with
some horseman to ride from here tC
Salt Lake city. Hartmann doesn't
care whether the match Is made for
one holBe or for two horses a day. He
believes all records can he broken II a
good nan Is. pilted against him. He
hopes TO get backing for n fair amount
and would be glad to hear from any as
piring rider. Hartmann weighs IS
pounds, and has passed much OF his III,
In the saddle, He was In the armN
fuOr years being In the Eighth Cavalry
and has hne recommendations from IN,
officers he served under,
The Gramcrcy Wheelmen are hustlInl
hard for "a good m Unattached rider
are invited ~ ioin them next Wednes
. day on the run 10 IN" lrvington- Millburl
& road race. They expect To have tel
riders in tne Century run. Last yea
thry had great success at their Outin
which. II IL exleCted. VIII bc duplicated
Thor VA a lr,aI some weeks ago u
the STANDARD Theatre Of the ComptoI
system Of reproducing In "A theatre IN
plays made On "a bail heli. The exhibl
lion was unsatisfactory on account q
some d".saTTaHgement " the mechanism
% Tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'cloc
= trsTs will be another trial This time.
Is expected. everything viii be In worl
ing order.