The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-20
SPORTING NEWS.



LONDON, Feb. pa prize-fight has been
arranged between Tom Allen, the champion
of America, and Charley Davis, who has
been backed up as the best man in the
country, since Jim Mace, the champion,
left for the antipodes. They are to fight at
catch weights, according to the new rules OF
the London Prize Ring, for f2OO and the
championship.
The coming contest is creating unusual
interest, and Allen is the favorite in the
betting, and his supporters who won heav-
lily on his conqucring the giant, Gilbert
Tomkins are offering odds Of six to four
that he will win. Davis is prominent pu-
gilist and from present indications Allen
will not vanquish his adversary without
hard and stubborn battle.
WRESTLING.
RUTLAND, VT, Feb. 20.-The wrestling
match for $500 and the championship of
America between James Owens, of Fair
field, VT, and Charles O'Conor, OF Dandy,
is to take place at the Town Hall on Thurs
day night. The conditions are collar and
elbow, best two in three, fair back falls, for
$3.50 aside. The contest is creating unusual
excitement, and Owens is the favorite in
the betting.
LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 2O.-Two promi-
nent turfmen of this city have decided to
match Harper's horse Ten Brock to run P.
Lorillard's Parole, or George Lorillard's $
Tom Ochiltree, or any race horse in Amer
lea, two and half, three or four miles, for
s., 900 to $25, 900 aside, and will allow the
Lorillards expenses to run either at Lexing-
ton or Louisville.
THE HANLoN-RILEY ROWING MATCH.
TORONTO, Feb. 20.-Hanlon accepts the
challenge of James Riley, of Saratoga, to
row three miles here for 81, 600 side. The
race will probably take place in June on
| the Bay.
TURF EVENT OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2o.-The great
four-mile-heat race, for S., ,OOO between Mol
lie Mccarthy, the champion running horse
of the Pacific Slope and Jake, takes place
| Friday. Mollie Mccarthy has never been
defeated, therefore unusual interest is man.
ifested in the contest. Pools have been sold
on the event for the past few days, and Mol
lie Mccarthy is the favorite at 800 to $50.
The Association paid $1,000 privilege to
have the race run here.
THE SINGLE sCULL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.
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single scull race between Evan Morris, the
champion oarsman of this city, and Charles
E. Courtney is off. The race for 81, 900 a
side between Hanlon and Morris for the
championship will take place at Hutton,
Pa. Should Morris defeat Hanlon, then
the formers hackers will match him to row
Courtney. In the meantime they decline
to arrange both races at once
BILLIARDS.
New YORK, Feb. 20-Tom Sexton, the
champion billiard player, is about to pay
a visit to Boston to play Jacob Schafer a
series of games of one thousand points
up. 1t is expected when these experts meet
| there will be some tall playing. Sexton has
made runs of four hundred and nine and
four hundred and seventeen while Schafer
| recently run four hundred.
WALKED 1000 MILES IN 1000 HOURS.
Advices from London, England, state
that Smythe the American postman, has
successfully accomplished the feat of walk
ing 1000 miles in l 200 hours The London
sporting press claim that it is the greatest
feat of endurance ever accomplished in the
annals of pedestrianism.
ANOTHER PRIZE FIGHT PROBABLE.
Professor Tom c. Mcclellan, the pugilist
who defeated Pat McDermott, the Boston
pugilist, in contest Monday night, for $500,
has challenged Jim Reilly to fight for $500.
Reilly recently offered to fight Mcclellan
| for 5000 aside