The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-15
Sporting news OF THE DAY
Men From Abroad Who Will Be Seen
at Excelsior Clubs Tournament.
THE COMING OF GEORGE DIXON
An Effort Will Be Made to Have James
Judge Oppose Him for Four Rounds.
The Latter Has the Adyant.
age in Weight.

The coming tournament Of the Excel
sior Athletic club Of this city in Music
hall, Nov. 20 and q, is awaking much
interest. Fred Burns, official an
nouncer of the Coney Island Athletic
club, will fill a similar position at the
Excelsior tournament, and the famous
jockey, Fred Taral, will in all proba-
billty be referee. If he cannot come,
William II. Robertson, of Brooklyn, N.
Y. will act as his substitute. The
other officers of the tournament will be
members of the local club
The prizes offered do not hold out to
the victors a guarantee of handsome
pecuniary value. Gold watches and
medals are to be the only incentives in
that line, and the value of these will
not repay the winner for the expense
of training. The fighting will, there
fore, be for glory. Any member of the
Atlantic Amateur Association Of Ath-
letes who battles for purse of money
thereby forfeits his membership and
becomes a professional. Notably in
this instance is James Judge, of the
South Side a clever young amateur,
who entered the professional ranks
when he fought Jerome Quigley in
Philadelphia last summer for purse
of $3.50 and lost. There will be no
wrestling bouts on either night.
Big List of Entries.
On each night at least seven events
will take place, and there may be nine
or ten. This will depend on the number
of entries, and from the present out
look there appears to be big list com
ing. Certainly not all who send on
entry blanks will come, but the indica-
tions are that no fewer than twenty
five from abroad will be here.
There will be five classes according to
weights, 1l5 pounds, 125 pounds,
1856 pounds, 145 pounds and 1853
pounds. Those who will be here
for sure, barring sickness or
accident, are the following five from
the Greenwood Athletic club, of Brook
lyn: Eddie Afford, 115 pounds; Jack
Clunan, 1876; Martin Gleason, 1856; Batty
Mccoy, 145 and Michael Patton, 15S
pounds; Tim Keefe, a very handy
young man weighing 115 pounds, from
the Dauntless Athletic club, of Brook
lyn, is also entered. From Professor
Otto Kohler's Physical institute OF
New York, will come the following five
Of his best pupils: Jerry Riedy, lis;
Frank Petry, 1875; Sam Ingel, 1856; Louis
Schloser, 145, and T. Patterson, 15S
pounds. Thomas ODonnell 1l5, and
| Tim McDermott, 125 pounds, Of the
Nonpariel Athletic club, of Trenton are
entered Besides these Joe Willischek
will come, and a well-trained set of
boxers from Philadelphia will be here.
Those so far of the Excelsior club who
have declared willingness to contest
are: Antony Gordon, who defeated
Willischek and Steve Judge, who de-
feated James Barrett, of Philadelphia;
Patrick McGovern, Henry Woods,
Thomas Monaghan and William Kane.
George Dixon Coming.
Another event of interest to those
athletically inclined is the appearance
of George Dixon, the colored champion
| featherweight of the professional prize
ring. The intention of Dixon and his
manager is to come to Scranton and APP
| pear at the Academy of Music on
| Thanksgiving afternoon and evening.
The plan he wishes to adopt is the
same as he goes through with in every
| city he visits that Is to secure two good
amateurs, one at each performance, to
stand before him for q stated number
of rounds, usually four, for a certain
consideration.
OF course, any amateur who goes
against Dixon becomes a professional
and the fear of that makes the average
amatuer hesitate. James Judge, form
erly of the South Side, but now of Cam
den, N j., and in the hands of Train
er Charles O'Neill, late instructor of
the Excelsior Athletic club, is willing
to spar with Dixon providing Dixon is
willing and will guarantee sufficient
reward. Those whom the colored cham
pion offers to meet he always intends
to knock out in less than four rounds
and as Judge Is far beyond Dixon's
weight, there is fear that he will not
consent to meet him.
However, there will be an attempt
made to arrive at an understanding
whereby an exceedingly clever feather
weight Of the Excelsior club may con-
sent to go in against Dixon. The club
is willing to back him that Dixon can
not knock him out in four rounds, but
they are Withholding his name until af-
ter the tournament. He is entered in
the tournament and they propose to see
how he acquits himself.
Among the Cyclers.
With Zimmerman coming home Barker
is at present the king pin in Paris.
The Associated Cycling clubs of Phila-
delphia have abandoned the idea Of hold
ing cycle show.
Chairman Raymond, of the racing board
of the League of American Wheelmen
will take up his residence in Chicago on
Dec. /.
1t now looks as if Johnson might get all
the records this year. With the Rambler
and Columbia teams out Of the way the
task becomes much easier.
f. ]. Osmond, the famous English cy-
clist, says: " / think l will race again
next year. I shall certainly have shot
for the Brixton cup If nothing more
e. C. Bald, w. F. Murphy, Raymond
MCDOnalu, IA. u. dOnleT ana george
Smith, of the Columbia team, are in ac-
tive training for the class B races to be
decided in Madison Square garden Thanks
giving week.
Harry Tyler, goaded by the taunts that
his recent competition mile record was
not earned in competition, has challenged
Eddie" Bald, who held the previous rec
ord, to settle the question of superior
competitive speed in one mile race on
the Waltham track.
General Sporting Items.
The annual intercollegiate chess tour
nament will be held in the Havard school
on Dec 20. Yale, Harvard, Princeton
and Columbia will be represented.
James Stansbury, of Australia, the
champion oarsman of the world, is coming
to America to row In the international
regatta, which is to be held in Texas
kid" Lavigne, the conqueror of Johnny
Griffin, is confined to his bed suffering
from sprained ankle the result of a fall
on Broadway, New York. on Monday.