The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-13
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

VI VII INV "tSSG t-fNINts
Corbett is angry clean through over
the attempt to connect him and Brady
with the Sioux City Athletic Club for
the purpose Of securing free advertise.
ment The story, a told yesterday, was
a rehash of story written for a
Chicago paper and printed last Sunday
Enough Of the story was omitted, how
ever, to put a different complexion upon
1t. The writer stated at the outset that
every man in Sioux City was thoroughly
in earnest regarding the scheme to hold
the fight. The impression conveyed III
the original story regarding the myth.
cal character of the Club was merely
technical.
The programme for the afternoon
sports of the Seaside Athletic Club on
the Brighton Beach track next Monday
includes a 135-yard, handicap, profess
sonal run; 1O0-yard scratch race. and
q hop, step and jump contest. The
first heat will be started at p NJ. These
meetings will be continued monthly. II
satisfactory results are shown. The
evening bouts should develop fair con-
tests Jack Sicily l. in Ney London and
says he was never In better condition in
his life. His antagonist, Johnny Cor
man. is fit and confident. Confidence
does not half express the assurance with
which Critic regards his meeting with
Eddie Loeber, The Observation-Disclosures
bout will be the affair of the evening
and should be cyclonic seance.
Bob Fitzslmmons, the middle-weight
champion, who Will meet Dan Creedon
in the Olympic Club, New Orleans, on
Sept, 26, writes as follows to A. T
Lumley:
You can tell my New York friends
that l am in the best of health and feel
good and strong. am almost at weight
On very warm days l do most of my
getting quite clever. do not think my
fight Will last very long, and feel as con.
fldent as ever. Perhaps 1t is just as
yet matched, as this leaves an opportu-
nifty for Corbett and myself. After
get through with Creedon. Corbett will
have to talk turkey with me or resign
bob FITZsIMMoNs."
Irvine Montgomery, the English strong
man, who calls himself Irving San
dove, in view of the expected suit to
be brought against him by the Danish
name "sandowe,'"' last night issued a
remarkable challenge to the lattSr.
Montgomery offers to pass college
examination against Eugene sandowe
him, and offers to deposit a forfeit OF
from $500 to $1,000 to bind such match
The athletic contests of the Amateur
Athletic Union meeting. to be held Sat
urday at TIavers Island, will be in every
instance the most exciting ever helC
in or about New York City. For tn,
first time in many years the A. A. I
championship meeting Is to be helc
tainty attached to the 1oo-yard dash ant
the 22O-yard run. The metropolitan
Association will look to Tommy Lee t.
uphold the honors of this district. Lee
has been running some wonderfully fas
trials. and the members of the N. Y. A. c
think he Is about good enough to win
Thee R Bgshhols. Of Phlladslphia; T Bge
n S% Gasr sRene cov Th'o
Syracuse, and Burke, of Boston. ar
all sprinters with great local regulations
Colville is the recognized champion o
lOi yards in 10 i-5s. Chairman Sullivan
has been notified by Secretary Weldon
that the Canadian deiegation will arriv
Montreal 4. A. A., is looked looked upon pc an a!
the star member of the team. Advice
from Montreal state that he can easil,
do d, I'm. 5Ss., and no doubt this race. witt
worth a, journey to witness. The one
mile and three-mile walks may furnish
surprise. although those who ar
posted seem to think Champion Lieb
his title. The. New Yorks have T. Let
son and the New Jerseys L. Liebgold
while Worcester has entered w. A
Beaudette; Hurdlers Fred Puffer an
| stephen Chase will meet again. The,
| have met twice this year, and on bot
occasions, Chase won; Puffer. however
has steadily improved and is going YER
fast. In the distance race the entry /
| the best ever received for an A. A. U
present form win, although fitzpatrick
who is to try for the mile, will give hin
a very ~ i hard tpssle, Ernie Hjertber
field events have filled very wei
Sweeney will be given a chance to tr
conclusions again with Leslie. of Phila
delphia, who defeated him Sept. /, an
oxford Yale. will meet Champion Col
and Steingel, of Boston. The weight
will no doubt be retained by the pres
ent champions, Gray. and Mitchell
any OF the az" roads to One Hundre
and Twenty-ninth street, then by trai
to Pelham Manor Trains leave On
Hundred and Twenty-ninth street an
Third avenue at 9.45 1915, 1l.45 A. NJ
l245. LIS. l,45. 2l5 and 2.45 p. NJ.
The MEMBERS OF the Raphael Athleti
| Club are working every night on tn
new grounds in West Forty-frst stree
near Tenth avenue, and expect to hav
the track in condition by Oct. l. A ne,
ten laps to the mile. The members ar
arranging for a set of games to be hel
on the grounds on Sunday, Oct. IA. Tn
Athletic Committee has engaged ]. .
Xavier A. c.; Sandy May, Holy eros
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