The evening times., 1895-12-09
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

| The following dispatch is from New
| York: James J. Corbett will issue n state
ment over his signature In a few days,
setting forth his position pugilistically.
He outlined this statement today:
My sympathics are heartily with Maher
| in his match with Fi.Zsimmons,' said Cor
bett. i hope he'll beat that Australians
brains out. But II he does not, I'll make
| Fitzsimmons fight for any amount OF money
| he pleases. or for a shoestring. TIlshow that
| fellow up before ! got through with him.
But in case Fitzsimmons loses, what
about Maher? said the reporter.
~ intend TO let Maher alone unless be
makes cracks at me. In that case I'll have
to call him. that's all. don't care to enter
, the ring again, but won't allow any
one to make any bluffs in my Direction :"
1 According to the ex-cbampion's own
| statement. ii Will require very little to force
| him into the ring again. Corbetts position
before the sporting -ublie is moi a very flat
| tering one. and, having retired, be should
put plaster over his mouth and stop his
| mud-slinging. FiizsimmoDs has Offered to
fight for nothing or for thousands and he
has declined Now. what excuse has he TO
talk as he does?
With every player available for the
Harvard eleven of 1896 except "Allie"
Gould and Charley Brewer, it is 4 mat
ter of great cungratulation TO all inter-
ested that Lorin Deland and Ma New
eli will have charge of the coaching next
season. Al Il recent meeting of the coaches
tire past campaign was thoroughly dis
cUsscd and rehearsed. Newell has entered
Mr.. Deland's office, So that these two will
be together mast of. the time, and when
off the field will be able to give coDsidera-
BILE attention tp thoughts of the eleven,
as well as to individual players; Newell
viii undoubtedly give up his position as
coach of the Cornell eleven. The matter
of training the football field was debated
by the coaches. and 1t was determined tb
consult an engineer with reference to se-
curing better condition of the field.
There viii be regular spring practice in
April and May, but no summer practice.
A correspondent writing from Manchester,
England, has this to say OF the English
sprinterS: Charley Harper OF Noting
ham has gone tu the dogs. He cannot run at
all. The best man in England today is w.
Mills OF Rochdale. He can beat evens sure
and If you let the entries for your next
sweepstakes be open To all, he will be a
sure entry. Ramson and Grant have quit
the business, and Hutchens has got too
old We have No good ones here at pres
ent, bar Mills
The only exclusively pigeon show to he
held this year closed in Boston Saturday,
with everybody pleased. There were those
who predicted failure; that show OF pigeons
only would not either have entries enough to
make show or to be an attraction to Sc
cure attendance. The entries numbered
close upon 400 birds, and the attendance
was good.
The new Manhattan Athletic Club will
hold an amateur athletic boxing and wrest-
ling tournament this season. There VIII
he five classes Observation-Disclosures
feather, light, middle and heavy weights.
The board Of governors of the Cherry Dia-
mond Club win make every effort to make
an amateur record for the club.
Jaap Eden, one of the speediest of the
European bicycle racers, has found it nee
essary to enter the professio ranks His
standing" has been open to suspicion for
some time, and he finally had to come out In
his true colors. The Holander Is regarded
asa second ndZimmernani in tn ea ma tour ranks
in which he has been practically invincible.
A. j. Cassatt's recent purchase the auxil-
larry yacht, Star of the Sea, is being fitted
with new boilers In the Erie basin at Brook
lyn.