The evening world., 1894-08-15
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

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simmons promised, several weeks ago,
that he would have something to say to
Jim Corbett on Aug. Il. At the time he
WAS very mysterious and wrote let
ter which was obscure and vague in its
construction. Sure enough. he has had
his little say on Aug. II. as he predicted.
Could he have known that Peter Jack
son intended to make an Unacceptable
proposition, or IL Lanky Bob" seer?
Fitz seems now to have as much work
cut out for him as any pugilist OF note.
lie is matched to fight Creedon at New
Orleans next month. II he wins, Steve
O'Donnell will give him a match that
he has long been anxious for. Then
there Is Peter Maher, who will insist
that any man claiming the right to
challenge for the heavyweight cham
pionship must do 80 over his recum-
bent carcass. But. perhaps. Fitz will
declare that he will meet nothing but
champions
A :" Mr.. Murphy" writes that he will
fight any 175-pound man TO a finish I'M
der Marquis OF Queensbery rules, for
any amount up to $2.OJ. winner to take
all. Mr.. Murphy has overlooked a GUS
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David II. Smith. jr.. takes exception
at the statement printed In some OF the
Sunday papers that the worlds unpaced
tandem half mile record had been beaten
at Utica by Jenny and Emil George.
| These riders are announced to have
made the distance in 81 seconds. The
worlds record was made at the Waltham
track on May 80. At the meet OF the
Il tad N.s,l.. ~
that day, 7. ). Berlo and A. Il, Rich
rode half mile. unpaced, on tandem. In
| 81 SECONDS, nat.
The entries for the Pastime Athletic
on HIs Is sqss ody
street and East River. Entries have
been received from nearly every club In
this state, the latest received being those
VIII enter he following members; :.
Miller. +. A. Younsel. w. 7. French
Secretary James l. Sullivan has ar
ranged the following events to be de-
the New Jersey athletic Club at the
grounds In Bayonne city, n. j.. on Labor
Day; Athletic eyents-lo-yard dash,
taton; one-mile walk, handicap, 20 sec
onds limit: two-mile run. scratch. invi-
Nation; one-mlle run, handicap; sso-yard
run, handicap, and 4to-yard, run, handi..
cap. The bicycle races will consist Of
one-mle bicycle. handicap. class A. and
"a two-mile handicap, class A., The spe-
cial races will be between stephen Chase.
\. y. A. G., and METROPOLITAN Associa
ton champion, and Fred c. Puffer, \.
J. \. e.. champion OF America. In the
l2o-yard hurdle race The two-mlle
W. u: Day. n. J. a. e.: George o. Jar
Wis, n. Y. \. g., and George orion, N
!; \. G. In the one-mile walk Samuel
lssS9d fSs''Se A. are re- e 1nd TOMMY Tms
manage ent has also, secured the ser
vices of Prof. Maltby, tine trick bicycle
rider. who win give an exhibition, En-
Z, sullivan. 2ii Broadway,
The New York Athletic Club has
changed the date Of its Fall games
from Sept. - 10 sept IT,
Tho management OF the Seaside Ath-
leiic club announces the completion OF
arrangements for the coming exhibition
on Monday evening, Aug q. The pro-
boxing and collar ana elbow wrestling
match The wrestling bout win he the
curtain-raiser, and Is To be contested by
Joe Ryan and Homer Lane. Ryan is the
clever New York bantam, viii box six
rounds with Jack Madden, OF brooklyn.
az hduutu Is tie CDtHplOn
amateur In his Class ana has made a
local reputation. Al O'Brien. Of Pnila-
delphia. whose good showing al the New
York Athletic Club has made him known
hereabouts. will contest eight rounds at
Is pounds with Charley Burns. a Gin
cinnati lightweight, who brings record
OF several victories IN that vicinity, The
ten-ruuni bout between Jack McAuliffe
and Young Griffo has provoked lively
interest. and all sorts OF comments are
heard as to the probable outcome. To
some II appears that the champions
speed and Eeneralship cannot tail TO out
point the Australian. Others are not so
sangulne, and assert that Jack has a big
piece Of work cut out for him, In which
hc may not finish on top. Both are said
To 10 training hard and conscientiously
Tor the bout
chris Smith only bet enough 10 win
5000 on his mare, io rambien, Her
last race puzzled him and he did not
think her quii" good. Frank Jordan, the
boy who rides No Tambien better than
any one else, arrived at the track too
late to take the mount. Martin having
already been engaged.