The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-07-19
SPORTING.
The National Game in all Parts of the
Country---Cricketers---Pi
and Glass Ball Popping
THE Turf.
BASE BALL.

MADISON, Wis, July 13.-Mazomanie
nine beat the Madison nine to-day, 1(
to IL.
MINNEAPoLIs, July 19.-Red Caps, OF
ST. Paul, 4; Minneapolis Browns, 9.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 13.-The
most hotly contested game of base ball
ever played in Iowa took place on the
fair grounds here this afternoon, between
the Valley Citys, of Cedar Ra pids, and
Actives, of Clinton, the Valley Citys
winning by score of 4 to l.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Chicagos, 6; Hart
fCrds, 3.
MACoMB, July 19.-Cantonians, 6;
Brown Stockings II.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 13.-Indianapo-
lis, 3; Louisvilles, 0.
COLUMBUS, July 19.-Buckeyes, 4;
Champion Citys, of Springfield, 10.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 13.-Tecum-
sehs, II; Standards, 3.
PITTSBURGH, July 13.-Alleghenys, s;
Manchesters, 4.
ST.. LOUIS, July 7.-Bostons, 7; st.
Louis, 4.
SHORT STOPS.
CASSIDY, Holdsworth and Start lead
the batting score of the Hartford Brook
lyn club.
THE Athletics, of Philadelphia, have
been considerably weakened by the loss
of three of their best players, Ryan, Egg
gler and Weaver.
IT is expected that the Erie base ball
club will be transferred to Buffalo and
remain there as a permanent fixture.
Erie, 1t seems, cannot support the team.
The Cincinnati directors are now nego-
tiating for the engagement Of McCabe, a
phenomenal short-stop, now playing with
the Port Jervis, n. j., club. He is said
to have no superior outside of the league.
The Syracuse Stars, one of the strong
est clubs in the country, have engaged
nearly all of their present nine for next
season. Michael Dorgan, the excellent
left fielder of the st. Louis Brown Stock
ings, has been engaged to play with
eague Clubs bnNkt have Been affeNff rfhe kg fk
baseman, Mckinnon.
CRICKET.
DETROIT, July 13.-The Peninsula
club, of this city, defeated the London
eleven at that Canadian town, yesterday,
by a score of 80 to 81, in one inning.
RIFLE CONTESTS AT WIMBLEDON.
LONDON, July 13.-The Wimbledon
meeting is very successful. Shooting for
the Queen's prize was exceptionally good
In the rife contest at Wimbledon,
yesterday, Ross, of the First Canadian,
made tie with two British marksmen
for the Prince of Wales prize. The ties
will be shot off to-day.
THE SHOT GUN.
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 13.-The Peoria
Shooting Club held tournament at
their grounds to-day, at which some fine
pigeon and ball shooting was done.
Ralph Hotchkiss won the club badge
over all competitors. In team shooting
between Galesburg, Chillicothe, Lime
stone, Peoria, Delevan and Henry, Peoria
won. In the match between Fred Kim
bic, of Peoria, and Captain Bogardus,
twenty-five balls and twenty-five birds
each, Bogardus won by small score.
At 4 O'clock this afternoon Bogardus
gave an exhibition of his skill at
breaking glass balls, loading his own
gun. He broke the required number in
81 minutes, missing but Is balls. At the
end of his shooting constable appeared
on the ground, and levied on his gun un-
der an old execution. Considerable fuss
ensued over this sepisode, which was final
ly ended by the gun being placed in the
hands of custodian.
THE DASH.
LONG BRANCH, July 14.--At Mon
mouth Park to-day, the three quarters of
a mile dash was won by Yorkshire, Lass
Oriole second; Romney third. Time,
1.1S4. Cyril was left at the post.
THE TURF.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 13.--To-day
was the closing day of the Hampden
Park races. The 2:25 class, purse 81, 800
rocultod.