The evening world., 1894-07-26
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

pole vaulter until he retired 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 MIR. Baxter's decl-
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 the
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 O'Rourke, hacker of Joe
Walcott. recently cabled t., Europe,
NiGkless says he viii fight Walcott to
| before the club that offers the largest
purse.
The Good Roads tournament to be
given at Asbury Park Aug. 80 81 and
ment Of cyclists and the friends OF the
good roads movement ali over the coun-
| Try. one of the novelties OF the first
Day Ia VIII be the rendering Of the Good
ROADS March, composed for the Occa-
sion by Roland Hennessy.
Mile. Londonderry, the young woman
VINO VIII Undertake to tour around the
Morld on her bicycle, will leave the City
nan Saturday at 1890 noon. This plucliy
Boston woman proposes to girdle the
taftn In eighteen months.
In addition to Fistiana- by the-sea, IL
programme of general athletic sports
~ under contemplation by the new
Seaside athletic club, including swim
/ al
games. In the boxing contests to be
put on, the management announces that
thsEe VIII be no finish, fights. and no
be secured will be matched for a limit
ed number of rounds. exactly as in the
case of the New. York Athletic Club.
me programme for the opening night,
ana broadsword combat. The pugilists
are matched as follows: Jack Downey
vs.. Danny Mcbride. six rounds at 10
eight rounds at 49, 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 better position. further back
and other changes have been made in
the clubhouse.
Minneapolis is flling up with visiting
; v.
and betting on the result of the Smith
Ryan contest. which takes place to-
| night, is becoming quite lively. The
odds on the general result favor Ryan.
Tommy Danforth was knocked out in
the seventh round at the Twin City Ath-
the "Arkansas Kid" The fight was a
game one from start to finish, but Dan
, forth was handicapped by age. and while
ha a EfNIa nod
Kid. his powers of endurance were less.
The meet OF the Metropolitan Associa-
ton of Cycling Clubs at Manhattan
Field, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth
street and, Eighth avenue, on Saturday
has yet been held on this track, and fine
racing is assured. All the crack Glass
a. men are scheduled.
game OF football between the
Gaelics and OBriens. the latest acarli-
/ sitions to the Central Council OF Gaelic
| clubs, will be played at Ridgewood,
!" l., next Sunday afternoon. The Cen
trai Council viii hold a carnival of
sports at Ridgewood on Labor Day.
Ha,ins seen that J. Riley Is willing to eight
| any lOoporni man in America I will inset him
= he wishes at the Police Gazette ONCE at 3'so
.
WILLIE DEMPSEY.
Daily Reader.-Yes. Give it up.
! To The Editor:
have been amused on reading the letter, in
n" o, paper as to whether American. or English.
( ptri,nce OF both natonalIties | wouldn't like to
a aT %hrh Is the greatest. but consider they
kOth nations IN he t,n .,.,, Ala.
| '"I Sofnshew one OF them goes under sometimes
hey must. AS TO the races between the two
htauinss IN your and other papers giving excuses
| Why the NiSilant didn't win, ION account OF los.
| Ter OF luck or chance which yacht wins some.
| lin's one gets breeze and the other Is be.
hrs",s lnfn me one that was becaned gets
| q, p,rr@e anu passes the yacht which was ahead
| w her Just the way britannia passed Vigiiant
lsnsH raj" %f s5 eTsrnsGTn 1t Al depends on the
/ races That can't be run even terms as boti,
Yachts can't get the same amount Of wind at the
same l,ne consider the yacht that sails fast.
est with light Wind or moderate breeze tha
r Sgn, , ,uss IT never was intended tina, people
came on before they could 20 out TO sea
IN the last race between Vslkyrie and Vigil
an. ine former led the latter all day um a
VI Her sninnsker near the close. although none
"i ,he newspaper men would admit this
60, so many me darsnt seeing they have
l.sHSe' lhsy would say you weren't ''patri-
] on, YOU didn't patch up the rsportS snI
MAKE them 10 heal their wounded feelings when
we lahkee boat gets defeated. He is a Very
smart clerk who never misses a figure ana
II" Is very smart skipper or CANAAN whn
""rsh make an error In sailing his craft a.,
,nuIse, m not insinuating that tho CAPTAIN q,
'lslant made mistake. Oh no-he couldn',
nave learned that N American can't make .
nNs'ate or error In any thing lie is infaIIibls
" strikes me forciblS that II he had watched
GUY properly, he wouldn't have lost the race hy
letting Nigllant become b.calmed In the last
always thought that a good csptaIn could
smell tht weather. II appears now that he can't
leli what sort is ahead OF him Score IN 10
Isis britannia nine wins, Nlgilaut one and a
hail. The reason make II a halt is that n
britannia hadn't got damaged In the middle
OF me second race last week she might hay.
beaten NiEilant. even with her lead o, AIN
minutes This Was possible, seeing Britannia heal
I'siIsnt. although she had seven minutes of a
load az the third round. Nigilant wins AT ths
stsN, but Britannia ~ the finish. All good race
are Won on the last lap.
\, 4 b.. from Glasgow.
The New York Yacat Club has tu.,
lssuei Its annual catalogue, and this
year book is especially elaborate. as /,
MARKS the Clubs seni-Centennial The
catalogue numbers 20 pages is bound i'm
,"tta marine morocco and Is printed on
h'aNN linen paper. 1t is a marvel OF In,
printers work ana is "A typographiraI
! a. he h.Nt,l t..,,.