The evening times., 1896-12-17
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS.

Paul B. Gowcher, an amateur cham
piOn skater OF Ohio, has challenged Joe
Donoghue to skate series of one, two
and thrce-mile races for 800 to $500
side.
will probably go 20 California in the spring
as the coach of the crack athletic team of
the University of California, which Will
meet Stanford in April.
Watts, a colored boxer, from Louisville,
is the latest claimant for middlew eight
honorS. and sporting men who have seen
him fight ray he is coming champion.
Watts is now on his way to New York to
arrange a fight with Joe Walcott.
1t is reported that several weI-known
trotting horSeuen are planning TO place
Brooklyn ii II the Ora nd Circuit. Among those
who are said to he interested in tn scheme
are Gen. Tracey, DIR. Day, the wellknown
breeder OF Syracuse, and John II. Shuts.
Reciprocity between the Jockey ClLb
and Turf Congress is being agitated in the
West. According to repUro,, Allton Young,
the president of the Turf Congress, says
that the rulings OF both organizations
should be recognized, especially where fraud
Is con cerned.
Dan" Stuart and James ]. Corbett will
meet in New York today at / o'clock. Cor.
bett Will then give his answer to Stuart for
a finish fight. Stuart offers purse "f
$4,000, and will guarantee to furnish a
battle ground where the fight can be pulled
off without interruption.
The announcement comes from Portland,
Ore, that Jack McAuliffe, who is there,
says that he has at la st made up his mind
TO retire from the ring and go in busi-
ness. This is a wise move on McAuliffe's
part, for he never could hope to success
fully cope with the men in his class to-
day.
The match between young COrbett and
Danny Needham has been declared off by
the National Athletic Club, of San Fran
cisco. The bout was scheduled for the
latter part OF this month, but young Cor
bett is troubled with n cold. and the Ma
tional A. c. does not want to take any
chances.
Justice Prior in the supreme court OF
New York yesterday signed a certificate Of
the incorporation OF the Lady Cyclers'
Mutual Benefit Association. These are the
Objects or the corporation: TO encourage
athletic exercises, encourage good fellow
ship among its members and to create a
sick benefit fund for the use Of worthy
members in distress and want
Teddy Hale, the winner OF the six
day bicycle race at the Madison Square
Garden last week, came over with Plum
mer and the other Englshmen, and when
he started he was considered one OF the
weakest IDcn in Plummer's string. The
supposed stars gave out and Plummer was
compelled to tie to Hale 1t was a case
of having n "cinch" and not knowing it,
Apropos of the proposed match bet tween
Michael and Linton, it may be interesting
to some people in this country to learn that
Michael and Linton were born and raised
in the same town in South Wales, and with
in l 90 yards OF each other They both took
to cycling about the same time, hut Michael
was the first TO go on the race track, and
consequently was the first to make a name.
The football eleven of the Indian Indus
trial school left Carlisle, Pa, last night
for Chicago where they will on Saturday
next line up against the team of the Uni
versty of Wisconsin. They We're in charge
of Disciplinarian Thompson and We're ac-
companied by the Indian School Pand
McClung, of Lehigh University, viii be ref
cree, and the game Will be umpired by
either Garfield, of Amherst, or Wrenn, Of
Harvard.
America viii be represented in England
next season in the polo field by a team
from the Meadowbrook Hunt Club of
New York. II will be composed of II X.
Vingut, c. Raoul DuvIl W. S. Eustis, and
George Eustis. A number of horses the
property of Long Islanders, have been ship
ped to Observation-Disclosures thoroughbreds
three ehurtcrsan1 ninepolo ponies for racing,
hunting and polo purposes during the COM
ing season
THE German eniperor's cup, which he
means to offer as prize for an ocean race
from Dover to Hcligoland, says the Yachts
man, of London, lis said To he a very hand
some work of art. The fact that the EN-
peror himself is said TO have designed the
trophy will certainly enhance its value
in the eyes of all its would-be winners The
IL tIx,v.
said to be his intention to personally pre-.
sent his cup to the winner during the Kiel
week.
In decision rendered yesterday by the
supreme court at jefferson City, No, tue
pool room law Of S9o is declared uncon-
stitutional, and the State of Missouri is
now without race betting law. The ef-
feet OF the decision will be to reopen all
pool rooms, which have been closed during
the last two years, and will also result in
the abandonment of the two winter race
tracks, now in operation at st. Louis as
the owners declare they cannot compete
with pool rooms.
A report that has stirred up some of the
fast amateur riders in this city isthat Chair
man Gideon of the l.. A. w racing board
will professiOnalize every rider in the city
who is connected In any way with a Iii
cycle agency. Anticipating this action on
the part of the chairman, Fred Sims has al
ready announced himself as intending to
ride in the professional ranks next season.
T. N. Mudd is another fast man who will
ride as professional. Several others have
nearly decided TO do the same.
The national assembly of the League of
American Wheelnen at Albany in Febru-
ary promises to be the liveliest in the his
tory OF that now powerful organization.
The New York delegation, which can a.
most turn the tide has ALWAYS been "a unit
on every question up to now. 1t will not
follow Potter in his friendship for Elliott.
The officers of the division will not support
Elliott under any circumstances They
will boom Potter whether he wants the Of
flee or not. This is official Mr. Elliott has
made some mistakes which the wheelmen If
the Empire State will not overlook. and
1t is rumored that certain Philas,e!phians
have "k!ck coming''