The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Again has the meridian of pusilistic
latitude changed, and with the virtual
shutdown Of the game at Boston comes
the announcement that New Orleans Is
bidding right and left for the stars of the
arena. OF course the customary bid for
ths Corbett-Jackson fight is on dit. and
the bait Is $4,000. offered by the olympic
club. Should jackson not come to time
the club will hold out the same offer for
Fitzsimmons and Corbe:t. Jimmy Car
roll ami Andy Bowen are scheduled to
meet before the Auditorium cub on Aug.
s for IA purse OF $500. On Aug. % Jack
Dempsey and Billy Mccarthy are billed
for a go, with 5000 purse attachment,
before the same Club The Olympic Club
will bring Jack Everhard and stanton
Abbott together on Aug. IA in .5-round
bout for $500.
The fact that the recent Legislator
contests in Louisiana opens up long
vista of prospective contests to the day
dreams Of New Orleans sports. OF
course. just al present, the figures in the
vision are In the front rank of pugilists,
and Joe Choynski, Jack McAuliffe. Hor
ace Leeds. Peter Maher and their ilk
shekes Bas Wait yum nnt the game rea
begins. and see the kind of fish that will
Use to the gildcd bait at the Crescent
City. "Wouli-bes'' and have -beens" will
mock to the South in manner to make
managers heads swim and the market
price Of tistic nobodies will probably go
up to such an altitude that club treas
uries would be depleted in securing a
mediocre match. And these same ''pugi-
lists" deplore the passing of the game.
The annual picnic and games of Guar
dian Encampment, No. 81 G. r.. A.
Knights of St. John and Malta, will be
held at Banners Grove. Ridgewood. l..
J., on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Aug. a.; The games. open to members
only snEs;, VIII be started at p NJ and are
yard dash, handicap; fat mems race.
scratch: tive-man team shooting: half
mile run. handicap: egg race; bindmans
race; three-legSed race: bowling match;
quarter-mile rum A programme OF ath-
lctic events is also provided for the
women and children.
A. G. Spaldng & Bros. have made a
proposition to the managers OF the Good
Roads Tournament that is to be held in
that coasting championship be held in
connection with The tournament: that
an entrance fee of 800 be charged each
manufacturer. and the tournament be
procured from six OF the prominent
manufa cturers of America. each manu-
| faCturer to enter his own bicycle, linn
itlng weigh: of bicycle and weight OF
| rider.
| At the Cleveland Wheel Club races
yesterday the results were: Ons.,milc
novice. class Al, T. Meckling, Cleve-
second; H. T.. Kiel Davidson, Cleveland.
third Time-2.47. Onc-quarter mile, open,
class n-E; G; johnson, Cleveland. won:
/ 'Ilme--3DS,
onc-Uuartcr mile, class Atom Cooper,
Detroit, won; Frank i. Rigny, Toledo,
second: A.. Il. Ellis, .obcrlin, o.. third.
Tine q POS. one mile, handicap, class
BE. q. Johnson Cleveland won; r. F.
Goeta. Cleveland. second; n. J. Mattox.
Asbury Park, n. j., third. Time
ZIP 40. Three. lap, class B-t,red J.
of field dstanced.
| lightweight, assumes that Jack MrAu-
| life is afraid to defend his title against
that he cannot get to that weight, yet
/ rctaira his claim upon the championship:
Leeds will claim the title by forfeit u
! his deposit Is not covered by Aug: -, and
will defend 1t against any lightweight In
| America.
Frank Erne wants a match before the
/ Seaside Athletic Cluh at l2o to ~ pounds
So does BILLY Murphy. Yet neither seems
to know that the other Is anxiuos.
Murphy.-,Iack McAuliffe was born in
! Cork. Ireland. March "a, 1866.
r. T., Long Branch, n. J.-Sevcnty-
five rounds.
r. and N.--Tivc feet eight and quar-
ter inches.