The evening world., 1894-02-28
SPORTING news AND GOSSIP.
Columbia College Athletes Very
Much in Earnest This Year,
A. A.U. Championships In the Gar
den Next Month.

The men who are training for posi-
tions on the Columbia College athletic
team are evidently very much in earnest
In their intention to make the blue and
white more prominent this year thar ut
any time heretofore in intercollegiate
athletics. Capt. Lawson has fifty men
in training, and there is a noticeable I'M
proyement in their condition since they
began gymnasium work. A team, COM
posed of the following men, will 20 up
to .'ew Haven to compete in the Yale
handicap games March 10: 5J-yard dash,
Smull. Chatain and Lawson; mile run,
Kingsley and Bacon; 60O-yard dash, Spies,
Beckman and kingsley; high jump, Har-
rison, pole vault, Bowman.
An invitation indoor meet will be given
In the NJ. A. G. gymnasium March II, at
which 1t is expected representative from
Yale, Harvard and Princeton will be
present. There will be fencing, jumping,
a to~rty-fve-yard dash, potato race, ex-
hibitions on the flying rings and parallel
bars. Bird and Baxter are showing up
well on the bicycle. Columbia has IA
couple of dark horses which 1t expects
70 spring on prince'3n n The Prineet2n.
10. They are. half-milers. one of whom
recently did h trial in 2.l2 on "A board
track, without being extended. Columbia
A. A. y. has assurance of a goods zei
entry list for the boxing and wrestling
competitions at Madison Square Garden
March 10 and 20. The Pasti.nes. r;ation-
large share OF the local talent. Pits
burg, Chicago, philadelphia, Wilmington,
Baltimore and Washington " II eacn
be heard from IL the Columbia A. C.. of
Washington, which will be represented
by Frank, Johnson, who Is regarded by
class. The action of the A. A. L. in
Offering a handsome gold souven to
every boxer or wrestler who completes
will have a tendency to swell the entry
list. At a meeting of the Committee 1t
was decided to postpone the closing of
the entries to March 10.
Dick Moore and Dan Crcedon boxed
referee. Jimmy CC,ville. declared the
contest a draw. II - was a great deal
of interest in this contest. 1t was a
splendid exhibition, 1T is the opinion of
the referees decision did Creedon an
injustice. The Australian showed up
wei from the start, being stronger than
made a good uphill fight. Moore's con-
dltion helped him along materially. He
went down from a right hand punch IN
Creedon was lcnient and Moore recov-
cred. The pace was lively to the finish.
CTeedon going all around Moore. The
opinion Of those who saw the contest
was that Creedon would nave his hands
more than full If he went against BOD
FitzsimnOns.
Messrs. Talcott and Wheeler are en-
Titled 81, no nnI Of prp1it for fhpir Of
forts to strengthen the New York Club.
Taicott is now prepared to wager any
thing from the price of q patent-leather
shine to his seat in the Stock Exchange
that the Giants don't finish last.
The Outing Athletic Club will hold an
amateur boxing tournament at the Flat
bush Academy. opposite the Franklin
the nights of March Z and Il. The
weights to be contested will be 40, 125
and 40 h.. Fred Burns and William H..
the show. Entries viii close March 8
with William H. Robertson, 20 Park
Row. New York:
The second series of bowling con-
tests for the benefit of the poor of
brooklyn will be rolled at Trainor's
alleys, Gates and Reid avenues. tonight.
Howard e. Raymond succeeds G. Il,
A. A. L.
r. p. Connect has resigned his seat on
the Board of Managers of the Metropol-
itan Association. The vacancy will be
filled at the meeting, of March u,
The light between Danny Russell, of
Bridgeport. and George Siddons. of New
Orleans. has been postponed two weeks
from March !, Siddons being considera-
bly, over weight.