The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-26
A STRONG Boz KING BILL.
Eidorado A. q. HAS Arranged
Lively Attraction.

Lively attraction.
The boxing show to be given by the Ell
dorado Athletic Club next Monday night
at the Eldorado Casino On Weehawken
Heights is attracting considerable interest
in this city among the sporting men. It
is the aim of this organization to present
the very best attractions possible, and
judging from the two cards arranged thus
far the club is succeeding. For the coming
entertainment four bouts are on the bill.
Joe Craig Of this city and Tommy Baker
of New York are to be the stars and will
go tell rounds at 125 pounds. Both are in
shape and a hard fight can be assured.
Craig is determined II possible to regain
his prestige lost by his last defeat and
has been working hard for three weeks.
The battle between McCallen and Bob
Mccall will be for the hight weight champ
fonshlp ait 1870 pounds. They will spar ten
rounds. Another fierce contest will be the
one between Mike Bsrophy of New York
and Tom McAdams, who fought a draw
two weeks ago. They PITT up a great battle
at that time. The preliminary event will
be ten rounds at 16 pounds between Joe
Moran and Jack Rega.n, both of Brooklyn.
Important Changes In the A. A.
U. Laws.
The conference of members of the Anna
teur Athletic Union which was finished
yesterday resulted In a number of i'm
portalnt changes being made in the rules
which wtll interest the athletes of this
city. The most Important was the chang
ing Of the Connecticut clubs from the
New England to the Metropolitan Asso-
citation and in future the Metropolitan As
ISOLATION VIII have three members of the
A. A. U. Board.
Article x. of the constitution was
ra1p11 -. 4r4k r. i ~ 80 n-Lx
ond and third prizes suitable team and
individual prizes may be awarded. 1t is
also provided that not more than three
prizes shall be given in any event or
competition, except in running or walk
ing races of five miles or over, and in
swimming races of one mile or over.
Section Z was amended by adding the
following
THE prohibitions of this article shall
not pe construed to debar the teams of
the Union baseball and football clubs
from playing professional teams provided
that no player of an A. A. U. club shall
receive any share of the gate money or
compensation under any guise whatever
for participating in any such game"
The bylaws were amended SO that the
number of Independents shall be in
creased from two to four.
The appointment Of a basketball cham
pioflsHlip committee was also provided for,
and lacrosse and football were dropped
as championship sports of the Union.
Throwing the discus was substituted for
the $50 yards walk, and in-the swimming
championships the 20, 40 and $50 yards
were added.
h sports over which the A. A. u.
claims jurisdiction are now as follows:-
Baseball, boxing, fencing, gymnastics,
~handball, hurdle racing, jumping lacrosse.
pole vaulting, putting the shot, racquet,
running. swimming, throwing the ham
mer, and 56-pound weight, walking, wrestl-
ing, throwing the discus and basketball.
Cross Country Team Race.
The New Jersey Athletic Club will
make an effort to win the championship
in the cross country team race, to be held
by the New York Athletic Club over the
Morris Park course next week, and in
order that the athletes may be familiar
with it a trial run will be held over the
ground next Sunday. The clubs that will
participate are the New Jersey A. c..
Knickerbocker A. C., New West Side A.
G.. ST. George A. G., Star A. c., Sea View
Harriers, Huguenot A. C. and Xavier A
c.. Hugh H.. Baxter, the ex-champion
pole vauIter of the A. A. u, has offered
a handsome silk banner to the club
winning the first place.
Ring Notes.
Johnny Glynn of Wilmington, Del.
whose manager is John Geraghty, of this