The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

OFOnIlVG mISO6SIHNI.
The exclusive story Of the bout be-
tween Jim Corbett and Peter Court
ney printed in THE Evening
World Sporting Extra last evening
formed the sole topic of conversa-
ton wherever a group of sporting people
could be found last night That any
man could have fought the champion
and been knocked out in six short
rounds without a preliminary knowledge
on the part Of the public was amazing
No less astonishing was the fact that
although the arrangements for the pri-
vate mill were conducted with the ut
most secrecy and every detail of the
preparations were guarded with jealous
care by all directly interested in the
affair, The Evening World was en-
abled to publish an accurate and de-
Of its contemporaries. Those involved In
the mill were themselves not little
amazed at the publication of a story
which. so far as they could see, was
coterie. THE Evening World" gets the
news and prints It while it is still news,
as its readers are perfectly aware
through previous experiences.
though n was: points out a few facts
that pusilists In the heavy weight class
may have learned thing or two from.
out a deal Of preliminary arransem s
that are designed to keep the public
ssesslnS i9G period Of months and
Tesy IN earliest 00i PetefP F ESuPsney ia
not occupy vast space in the public
eye previous to yesterday, but his game
nefs and unflinching readiness, to go
some of the more prominent people In
his line Of business who proIong the
preliminarles' while they assert that
nothing but victory awaits them in an
Then there is another point to be
found i'm remark OF the valiant Court.
ney, Peter stood Bob Fitzslmmons of
Tor -FOUR rounds of regulation length The
details OF yesterdays seance show that
Corbett played with his opponent in order
to give the kinetograph run for its
money mo SO to speak; After Courtney
mark: MY advice to Bob is, to keen
away from this man. He is twice as
strong and clever as Fitz and hits like a
mule kicking"
1t may not be out of order to remark,
In passing, that almost simultaneously
with the arrival of the Sioux City rep
resentative In this city Peter jackson
places himself on record in Chicago to
the effect that he will not fight at Sioux
City. =.
A novelty of the Seaside Athletic
Clubs next entertainment will be the
holding of two professional sprint races
be at 1875 yards handicap, and at lss
yards from scratch. They will be run
on the Brighton Beach race track, be-
ginning at 2.3O p. NJ. Entries are open
n n oil
close Sept. IS at the club Offices 40 Court
street, Brooklyn. In the evening the Ave
limited; bouts already announced will
take place IN the clubhouse. There is
considerable interest In the first appear
ance here Of Jerry Marshall, who Will
meet kid" Lavigne.
The New York Athletic Club is get
ting along In years now, and. according
to CUSTOM viii make big notch in the
For. twenty-six years the Mercury
Foot emblem has fiourished and each
OF Gifts its wearers is proud OF the long
f fefem q aehieyements under that
celebrated at Travers Island. clam
bake VIII Invite attention and appease
appetite at $50 p. NJ: Then there will
Vile entertainment. For once ladies
will be excluded from this function OF
the Club and 1t will be entirely stag.
Lord Hawkes. cricket team started for
America yesterday. The London Daily
News says that this eleven should prove
quite equal to the task OF defeating the
strongest American clubs.
F. J. Titus broke the five-mile fiying
start, paced, worlds bicycle record at
Hampden Park yesterday afternoon.
His time WAS 1851 SO. The best pre-
vous time was ll.06 10, made by Meint-
tes at Springfield Sept. II, 1893. w. F.
Sims broke Class A; mile; dying start.
held by Callahan. PIG As.
The Oneida County team. of New
carload OF Keystone targets at the con-
clusion OF the Keystone tournament in
New London yesterday, Score: New
York. AS: Boston,. 40; Connecticut. 36l {;
New Jersey, 49, The Individual dia-
mond-ring championship OF America. 100
targets. had eighteen entries. and was
won by Simon Glover, OF Rochester.
with a score of %: HeIkes, Dayton, o.,
and Wheeler, OF Boston, each 90; Epson
of New Jersey, 80.
Jerry Riedy writes that he will be at
Arthur Lum.ey's ONCE on Monday after
noon at o'clock prepared to arrange
match With Jack Levy.
Athlete.-There are any number OF
such clubs. The West Side, Pastime.
Williamsburg or Varuna.
Work on the Spur Not BeEun.