The evening world., 1894-02-21
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Activity in the Coming Boxing
and Wrestling Championships.
Billiardists Schaefer and Ives on
for London.

The officials OF the Amateur Athletic
Union are, since the recent Wholesale
disqualification Of boxers, working hard
er than ever to make the coming box
Ing and wrestling championships success
full. 1t is expected that out-of-town
clubs will come to the front in good
style. n furnish enough competitors to
fill the gaps caused by the dropping
out of local men. There Is no reason
why cities like Boston, Baltimore, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia and Chicago cannot
furnish just as good men as New York.
Pittsburg has been enjoying a boxing
boom recently, and a team is expected
from nat city. Baltimore will furnish
a crack man in Charles s. Gehrlng, an
amateur OF great local reputation, and
Boston will send on ten OF her best men,
The Championship Committee. has hit
upon a neat little scheme for the purpose
OF drawing out entries. On the pre-
liminary night a gold souvenir will be
presented to all those who weigh in and
compete.
The White Star liner, Majestic, which
Charles. Mitchell and Charles, jr.; I'D
ward Theumer, William A.. Brady's the:
atrieal agent and lake sGhaefer and
II ruin IVES, Ill vi
and son are returning home. Thtumer is
going ahead to book dates in England
for Corbett's, ".Gentlemap Jack com
RnnsHs c nhS '0o ofre ir'3 for r"e the eat Corbett 9p and
Schaefer and Ives are bound for Lon
don, where Jake will give an exhibition
Roberts at the English game. Jake said
yesterday that he would not play any
English billiards. and he Ia sensible, for
way. Later bo.h will 70 to Paris.
envy, where Massioli cooked goldfish. He
viii return nrInr int in the e, FAIL All. s and i possible sxnahs
with him. Billiards in his country win
be dull for some. months. to come.
oa niR a disnpp tss 99GHF''''fh4 a has and na%y STEVE
o'Donnell. his sparing partner, arrived
in Philadelphia last Monday afternoon.
Hall Wa to have appeared at the Stand
Since then naught has been seen or
heard of the man who was going to
whip Bob Fitzsimmons-but didn't.
and dark lanterns have failed, up to mid
night last night, to discover the where
abouts of the Australian. The services
Of local sleuths have been called in. 1t
kidnapped or is on a bat"
1t Is probable that the Southern Asso-
ciation Of Baseball Clubs will have OPP
mirers of the game in that section be-
lieve that the. jumps are too long in the
present schedule. and that the Clubs
will lose money int retire before many
weeks. To prevent such an occurrence
and guarantee a complete season a move
Is on foot to incorporate the Southern
requesting the attendance Of delegates
at a meeting to be held in Mobile. The
cities named as members of the new
League are New Orleans. Mobile, Pen.
sacola, Montgomery, Selma and Biz
From all indica tions the finals of the
will be a greater success than the pre-
liminaries:, There will be twenty-five
bouts in all. including Lester vs. Steeben
Fischer VS.. McGlone. and Patton VS.
The work Of the l.. A. w. National AS
annual race meet; Luscombe is elected
| president without salary; Glass A and
B adopted; the negro barred, and How
ard E. Raymond again made Chairman
Of the Racing Board
A cable from London says: "The
| Sportsman says 1t learns. on the author
ity Of n friend of one of the principals
of attempting to settle their contest In
| the United States. They do not care tc
be badgered by clubs and authorities
as was the case in the Mitchell-Corbet
match. The event Is almost certain. t
be settled at the National Sporting Clut
in London"
Frans Batsch and William Dackerman,
| two of EliZabeth's crack wing shots,
contested in a twenty-five bird race
| yesterday, Batsch winning by a score Of
10 to 16. Rather small scores for cracks
The demand for seats to THE World
| Free Bread Fund benefit In the Garder
| Saturday night, at which Corbett and
| Mitchell will a is something unpre'
| cedented. Seats will not be placed or
sale until Friday noon at the Garden,
2.0 tomorrow afternoon at the st,
James Hotel.
Stanton Abbott. English lightweight
champion, and Jimmy Dime. Of New
York: are matched to ght to q finish a
8, for a purse Of 5000.
The New York Athletic Club will give
a smoker tonight;
wanted-At, Harvard University. {
President with some sporting blood.
L. wood.-It is difficult to see wherein
A has any claim on the money wher
As,pcknowledges he has to max two t.
count.
A. Would-Be Gambler.-Four of a kint
Is the better hand.
Mrs. wISsLow'ss oorHIss SYRUP for childreN
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