The evening times., 1897-12-22

Tho .ftrst, auateur billiard contest ever
sanc,., nod nv the Amateur Athletic 1n.on
will be held in tn. Madison Square Gar zen
CONCERT Hall. New York, beginning Jinu-
ary 13, end lasting about nine days. ms
will decide the amateur billiard Champion
shin of tic Metropolitan division "a,ci
covers Greater New York and the State OF
New Jersey east of Trenton.
"I hrye made up my mind" said Md
McCo,, that / won't go ont OF my eiass
Not that I ann afraid Of getting beaten
for I have. often vanquished men heaTier
than myself, but Just because l know
it wouldn't do me any good, and mlght
create the idea that | have a sweIed
head Fitzsimmons, II admit, is dan
gerous man end great fighter. But TO
man, is iiiyincible. IL he gets crack
on the right spot he'll go down Just as
easily as any one else. can fight at
1853 pourds, and If FhzsinirIons, Choyn-
ski or any lti.er man thinks that he Is
nv superior, just let him come forward
and will meet him." Nat Goodwin, the
actor, who IT, about $4,000 richer over
McCoy,s victnry, presented diamond
ring to the Kid
C. c. Maffitt, of st. Louis, president oil
the American Turf Congress, who will
shortly come East for n conference with
August Belmont, chairman OF the Jockey
Club, with the Purpose of arranging an
agreement between the two turf governing
bodies of the country, was formerly prssi-
dent Of the st. Louis Fair Association,
where high ella IS racing has been seen for a
number OF years.
President Andrew Freedman, OF the New
York Baseball Club, has decided, inner
baseball law, not IT, permit the existence
OF an Eastern League club in Jersey City
in 1895. The national agreement provides
against the esta blishment OF a club within
five miles of q city in which is situated
another club under the protection II the
agreement AS wilkesbarIe and Sc:an5on
want ed TO retire from the Eastern L ,a.,ue,
Worcester. Rochester, New Haven and Jer-
sey City became candidates. Mr.. Freed
man was0ffered S ID, 900 for withdra vaiof
his objection, but would not accept.
Since the action of the National League
at its last meeting recommending that DID
ball play ers of good ha bits and reputation
be given the preference as umpires during
the coming season, one would imagine,
from the number Of applications for posi-
tions received by President N. E. Young,
that tie citizens of the United States arc
almost All baf pla yers who have seen
better days.
The Boston wheelmen have formally
abansleped the attempt to secure the '9s
L. 4 WaiAeet.
5a :j2i ~
Upon his arrival in Chicago, Dan Creedon
announced that he would coon be ready
for anotfe er battle, but not with a man of
such great reach IS Mccoy.
AL. Herford, the manager Of the Enr .ka
Athletic Club, Baltimore, has received
letter from. Billy Madden, the manager Of
Gus RuhlIn, the Arkon Giant, accepting the
challenge of Wolf Bendorf, the Ea:;lish
heavyweight, and asking that arrangements
be mads for q bout about the middle ,fJan-
uary, to take place In Baltimore. Bendo:f
recently Challenged the world, but his ,iefi
was aimed chiefly at ths Ohio man. Rubin
is the new heavyweight star who recrnly
defeated TIT Ryan. Of Australia, before
the Tuiare Athletic Club. OF New Orlei Is.
He asa lso had a draw with James Jefil.es,
a sparrapE partner of Corbett when he " rs
training tc meet Fitzsimmo1s.
Thees.airs of the Brooklyn Club are alta