The evening times., 1898-08-03
SPORTING sPLINTERs.

Montreal has been selected as the place for the
worlds championship bicycle races in 1899.
1t is said that the Hawthorne Club, to be built
at Cheektowaga, near Buffalo, will seat l2,oOo
persons.
Twenty FIVE canoeing races will be decided on
the st. Lawrence River, August to 49, under
the auspices OF the American Canoe Association
Dick Case, OF Oregon. and Jimmy Judge, Of
Scranton, are matched to box at the latter place
twenty rounds during the latter part Of this
month.
Joe Cans is in fine fettie for his bout with Billy
Ernst at the Greater New York Athletic Club
next Monday night. He is very confident Ct win
ming and is a favorite with the bettors.
The management of the Queens Park bicycle
track announces that arrangements have been
made for Michael and Linton to race in Mon:
week of September. They will have sixty pice-
makers. 80 So, f--
The Brooklyn Revolver Club con:emrlatss hold
ing open tournament in the fall The object
Of the club in arranging this tournament is to
arouse interest in the sport and promote friend.
ship between revolver shooters. Shooters Of all
classes will be brought together.
Boston folks are more than pleased at the show
ing George ByeIs, the eolored middlswegh,, made
against Tom Sharkey in Boston last Thursday
night. Newspaper reports say that the sailor
could never get to Byers, who was very fast with
his feet and hands, and who landed frequently
on Sharkey.
The New York sporting writers ere Just awaken
ing to the fact that Kid Mcfarland is sec
cnd-rate boxer. There are ether second-rate vel
terweights in the same class with Mcfarland,
among them Matty Matthews. Jack Everhardt,
Owen Ziegler Jack DAILY. ice Waicott and sew
eral more.
Joe Butler, the colored middleweight boxer,
who has more friends in Philadelphia than any
other local boxer who has been in the busin s.
for years. will appear in the wnd-up at the
Arena Friday night in six-round bout with
Henry Peppers, Of Cali:o- mia. Butler has won
great many more contests than he has lost,
and even when he has been defeated he has gone
down while giving his friends a for taeiI
money. Joe is in great .osm and will be likely
nares kid BerniscOni and Frank Fisher
kid Howard and Frank Bradley, Harry Smith
and Frank Farley The semi -windup will bt
between Martin Judge, who recently de.
feated by lsadore Strauss and Fred Stricken.
In last Saturdays gume between Baltimcre and
Cleveland point raised which has probably
never before been criticised. With Denont on
third, Robinson second and two out. Umpire
Andrews put Childs out of the game for disput
made bluff at running home while Childs was
arguing with the umpire. By q quick threw
Childs caught Dcmont OF third. Andrews de-
clared him out, but Lynch reversed the decision,
as Childs who threw the ball, was no longer in
the game. '.Suppose childs had made wild
throw and Demont scored, would the run have
counted9'' was asked of Umpire Lynch after the
game Certainly" said the umpire The point
Is causing a great deal Of debate among those
who saw the play. and the rules do not cover it
fully. Why should Demont be allowed to score
on Childs wild throw after the latter was put
out Of the game2 II is poor rule that does not
work both ways and yet teams have lost games
on this very point The rules should say that
when man is put out Of the game play shall
Immediately be suspended.