The evening world., 1894-08-15
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

1t will be remembered that Bob FltZ-
simmons promised, several weeks ago.
that he would have something to say to
Jim Corbett on Aug. II. At the time he
Was very mysterious and wrote let
ter which was obscure and vague in its
construction. Sure enough, he has had
his little ray on Aug H. as he predicted.
Could he have known that Peter Jack
son Intended to make an Unacceptable
proposition, or Is Lanky Bob" seer?
Fitz seems now to have as much work
cut out for him as any pugilist of note.
He Is matched to fight Creedon at New
Orleans next month. II he wins, Steve
o'Donnell will give him a match that
he has long been anxious for. Then
there Is Peter Maher, who will insist
that any man claiming the right to
challenge for the heavyweight cham
| pionship must do so over his recum-
bent carcass. But. perhaps, Fitz will
declare that he will meet nothing but
champions"
A MIR. Murphy" writes that he will
fight any l7b-pound man to a finish I'M
der Marquis Of Queensbery rules, for
any amount up to 5000 winner to take
all. Mr.. Murphy has overlooked Gus
tomary formality in stating his address,
David r. Smith, Jr., takes exception
at the statement printed In some of the
Sunday papers that the worlds unpaced
tandem half-mile record had been beaten
at Utica by Jenny and Emil George
These riders are announced to have
made the distance in 5S seconds. The
worlds record was made at the Walthan
| track on May 30. At the meet of IN,
Associated Cycle Clubs OF Boston OF
that day, =. J. Berlo and A b. Rich
rode half mile, unpaced, on tandem, IN
81 seconds. nat
The entries for the Pastime Athletic
Club games on Aug. 2b close to-day
with Secretary A. J. Murberg, sixty-sixtt
been received from nearly every club IL
this State, the latest received being thos,
of the st. George Athletic Club, which
will enter the following members: }
II. sim, j. w. Rumpf. ]. Renzland, r.
Miller, L. A. Youngel. W. T. French
| and 7. Nixon.
Secretary James L sullivan has ar
the New Jersey Athletic Club at thu
grounds in Bayonne city n j.. on ltab4l
|
tatloH: One-mile walk. handicap, 20 sec
onds limit: two-mile run, scratch, invi
tation; one-mile run, handicap; SS-yart
run, handicap, ana ip-yard run, hand
one-mile bicycle. handicap, class A, an'
a two-mile handicap, class A.. The spe
cial races will be between stephen Chase
n. Y. A. G., and Metropolitan Assoca
J, A. G., champion of America, in tn
lSo-yard hurdle race The two-mil
scratch race Will have as contestant
Wis, n. Y. A. G.. and George Orton, y
Y. A. c. In the one-mile walk Samue
Liebgold. Pastime A. c.. and Tomm!
Letson. y. Y; A. G., are entered. Tn
vices OF Prof. Maltby. the trick bicycl
rider. who will give an exhibition. En-
tries will close on Aug. Is with Jane
E. Sullivan 2'i Broadway
The New York Athletic Club Ia
from Sept. Y to Sept. 10.
The management Of the Seaside An
letic Club announces the completion L
arrangements for the coming eHhihItio
gramme includes twenty-tolr rounds d
boxing and Il collar and elbow wrestiln
match. The wrestling bout VIII be IN
Joe Ryan and Homer Lane. Ryan is III
present champion. Con Sullivan, N
clever New York bantam. will box 81
rounds with Jack Madden. OF Brooklyn
at los pounds. Madden is tle ChImplO
amateur In his Class ana has made
local reputation. Al O'Brien, Of Phiia
delphia, whose good showing IT the Ne'
York Athletic club has maze him kuuN
hereabouts, viii contest eight rounds -
lSS pounds with Charley Burns, Il en-
cinnati lightweight, who brings q recar
OF several victories in that Vicinity IN
ten-rounI bout between Jack VI AUNT
and Young Critic has provoked livel
Interest, and all sorts OF comments az
heard as to the PROBABLE outcome. I
some IL appears that the champion
speed and geneTalship cannot fan 10 on,
point the Australian. Others are not :
sanguine. and assert that Jack has nl
piece OF work cut out for him, IN whic
he may not finish on top. Both are sal
TO be training hard ana conaclenuousl
for the bout.
Chris Smith only bet enough 10 vi
s.. 900 on his mare, lu rsupicn. lie
last race puzzled him, and he did nC
think her quite good. Frank Jordan, ii
boy who rides 70 Tambiou better tina
any one else. arrived at the track &c
late to take the mount, Martin havin