The evening world., 1894-09-15
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The out-of-town athletes entered in
the annual championship meeting Of the
! A. A. L. to-day at Travers Island, ar
rived In New York city yesterday. The
Canadians arrived yesterday morning
and stopped at the Continental. The
team Is IN charge OF MIR. II. o. Dodds,
who IL Chairman OF the outdoor Sports
Committee of the Montreal A. A. a.
John Graham and his Boston team put
up at the Grand Union. The sports
commenced at 1890 in the morning with
the swimming championship, 100 yards.
| Travcrs Island can be reached by way
Of the Third avenue ~" trains leaving
! one Hundred and Twenty ninth street
~ q, He a. NJ, l2Aj, l.lJ, 2.lj and
, 2i5 i. NJ
AZ Manhattan Field. the Handicapped
had his hands full. The scratch Class
a men are g. e. Smith, r.. +. Goodman,
F. a y. Dqnp, j.. g, Hugo, J. G. Tucker.
Class - scratch Is filled by +. ]. Titus
alone In both the mile and two-mile
/ event.
both Casper Leon and Jimmy Barry,
ana each declares that his cond-
ton could not be improved upon.
every detail for to-nights battle
| nothing remains but for the ticket
holders TO board the special train and
see the greatest little fellows Of the
period struggle for the mastery. A purse
of $1,000, of which so per cent. goes to
| the winner and 20 to the loser, and a
side bet OF $1,000 apiece depend upon
the result, also medal emblematic of
the lO5-pound championship of the world.
The actual fighting ground has been
! kept strict secret, but assurances are
made that It will be easy of access to
able seats will be provided, both on the
| train and at ringsde, for every ticket
holder. 1t is believed that tent Will
be- be used in al, an obscure PLACE less than
| nfty miles from Chicago. 1t Will he i'm
possible to reach the place except on
the special as the last regular train will
have left long before that.
The olympic Club at New Orleans is
perfecting arrangements for its pugIlis-
| dred chairs have been added to the seat
ing capaCity of the, Club; Prof. John
Duffy will referee the fights. The Club
carnival. Billy Pimmer, who is to fight
Johnny Murphy, arrived at New Orleans
last night, and will remain at Wyman's
| training for his return go with Ever
hardt, and Walker, his fight with Need
ham. Murphy is expected there to-day.
IL H. Wglie t the bcyGlist who was was
Of New York, of days, % hours and
n minutes, arrived at Philadelphia
with his trainer last night. Leaving
Chicago last Friday morning at 1l.SO,
they rode throgh four days OF rain and
mud over the mountains, but made re-
markably fast time. on Thursday they
down the canal towpath. when divis-
lon superintendent of canals arrested
them, for. trespassing,. At that time,
shortly after II o'clock in the morning,
four hours ahead of the record. They
were detained by the superintendent
more than five hours, and were com
PEELED to give up the attempt.
The Cathedral Athletic Club will hold
members games tomorrow Mt Mount
Lorretto.. S. l. The members have been
notified to meet at the clubhouse. IA
East Fiftieth street. at 10 A. NJ. Should
the weather be clear II is expected that
over $50 members of the Club will take
part in the games.
The first boxing tournament announced
to take place in Brooklyn since boxing in
the CITY Of Churches has been licensed
Association, of Brooklyn. The toruna-
ment will be for amateurs only, under
4: A: U. rules, and will be held at the
Grand street. Brooklyn, on Saturday
night. Oct 10, and Monday night, Oct Is.
There Will be four classes-ll0 pounds
and under. l2O pounds and under, 1870
under A handsome hunting-case gold
watch will be given the winner and an
open-iaced gold watch to the second
man In each class; Entries close on oct.
8 with Charles f. Greves, 526 North
Second street Brooklyn. or James Il.
Sullivan, 24l broadway, this city.
The hrst century run, starting and
ending In New York City, will take place
on Sunday, Sept. 30. when the Gramercy
and Lexington wheelmen will start from
Madison Square at . O'Clock in the morn
Ing I ar and wheel to lSlip, L. /. and return.
Mark place, Sept g.
Twenty-Five members OF the Bicycle
Section OF the st. George Athletic Club
VIII start at s O'Clock tomorrow morn
Ing from the foot of eWst Twenty-third
street, and run to Greenwood Lake, N
j., where they will spend the day in
short races
There will he high links" at two
local yacht club anchorages tonight,
The Seawanhaka quarters at Oyster
Island will be the scene of the annual
II.
usually great event in gastronomics
and aquatics. At Atlantic Highlands
the Pavonia Yacht Club will feas. upon
the epicurcan delights produced by the
sSucculent vegetable and mollusk life of
New jerseys choicest selection. Both
functions mark the close OF yachting ac-
tiHity In the respective Clubs.
Frank Erne, the champion lightweight
or Western New York, Is hard in train
ing for his ten-round go with Solly
Smith on Oct 2. Smith Is in training
In Indiana, and writes that he Is In
line fettle. II Erne wins this battle he
VIII be sent against some of the top
notchers. like Van Heest. Murphy or
Dixon.
Billy Murphy, the Australian feather
weight, called at " The Evening World"
office this morning, to complain of the
lack of attention his challenges have
been greeted with. lie declared himself
as follows: :" will fight any man liv-
ing at from 1l5 TO 1873 pounds, weigh in
at the ringsidc, bar Jack McAuliffe |
particularly want to meet GrlffO. and
Will go any number of rounds against
him that he wishes, at any weight He
lay down In every round when he fought
me in Melbourne, and cannot stand a
stif punching"
Speaking of Jerry Marshall, Murphy
says he whipped him In eleven seconds,
End docs not regard him as anything OF
A wonder Murphy is anxious to meet
Johnny Griffin again, or will give Eddie