Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-28
SPORTING MATTERS.
The Race To-Day-GeneraI Matters OF
Intaresf.

Interest.
The great race to-day.
The p, w. & K. will not run the amphi'
theatrical cars, as was stated.
The final deposit in the Weisgerber-
Briceland race was made last evening The
former put up $500 and the latter 500,
Sheriff Brown being final stakeholder.
Last night T. c. Adams was chosen
referee Of the Observation-Disclosures race,
and will start the men between and
O'Clock. James Weisgerber and James
Gather are Weisgerber's judges, and John
Ray and Aug. Hanke are Bricelands.
Gus Hill, champion club swinger, has
issued a challenge to swing light or heavy
clubs against any man in America, blind
folded, or he will match female pupil OF
bis against any club swinger, VIM. Hoefter,
of the Sullivan combination, preferred.
The full amount of the stakes has been
deposited for the three-mile sculling-raes
for $3.50 a side between James IL. Riley, OF
Saratoga, and Ssmes A. Ten Eyck, OF
Peekskill, to take place over the Laureate
course at Troy, y. Y, MONDAY, October 30
Pools were sold, last night, at Enters
and Helmbright's, on the race, to-day. At
first the men sold even, with Briceland at
the call. Before the evening was over
Briceland became the fayorite at $40 to IS
and $40 to ST. At Pittsburgh Weisgerber
was favorite $15 to $40.
1t is said that the Athletics of Philaael-
phia cleared So, 900 the past season. The
nine played 13S games from April 10 to DC
tober Is inclusive, winning 90, losing AZ,
and one being drawn. OF these 20 were
for the American Association champion
ship, of which number the Athletics won IL
and lost "a.
Richard K. Fox has decided 10 offer a
Police Gazette medal as prize in $50 yard
handicap at the Lynn, Mass, base ball
grounds The entrance fee will be one
COLLAR, and the entrance money will go to
the winner. Henry Murphy, of Lynn,
Mass, will receive entries, and manage the
affsir. Andrew Tufts will be Handicapped
and starter.
If the weather proves favorable We will
have a couple of good games of ball the
first of next week, Monday and Tuesday,
between the Standard and Columbus. The
Standards will put splendid team in the
field, and as the Columbus boys can play,
some pretty close work may be expected.
Wheeling will have the opportunity OF
seeing Jack GlasScock do some of his IA
nous short stop work.
Lew Brown, the we'll known catcher, for
merly of the Boston and Providence clubs,
was specially engaged to play the part OF
Charles the Wrestler in "As You Like 1t,
played by Modjeska's Combination Octo-
Der 20 at the Globe Theatre Boston, Mass.
1t was Browns debut, and quite number
of friends witnessed the vigorous imperso-
nation of the favorite ball.tosser. Billy
Mclean, the well kAOwu umpire, once
eSsayed the same i'm personation at the
Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.
Clipper.
1t was expected there would be
wrestling match arranged between James
Quigley, of the New York police force, who
recently defeated w. f. Brown, of the BoS-
ton police force, and A. K. Ramsey, OF
Cleveland, Ohio. 1t appears, however,
that Ramsey has left the police force OF
Cleveland, and is now running a gymna'
SUM, therefore he is not an eligible con-
testant for the police championship. RAM
sew, however, is ready to back Mr.. .. T.
Pooler or J. w. Rabshaw, neither of whom
is a policeman, against Quigley for the
trophy held by him.
The proposed wrestling match for s., 900
and the catCh-as catch-Can championship OF
America, between the famous Joe Acton,
the English champion, and Clarence
Whistler, Of Kansas, has not yet been ar.
ranged. Whistler agreed TO give 800 to
Acton to wrestle in New York. eight
weeks from October 81, but Arthur Cham
bers, Actions hacker, does not appear to
like the proposition. Whistler has offered
to take 500 and expenses and wrestle Joe
Acton in Philadelphia in any suitable hall,
according to Actions articles, IN eight
weeks from Saturday, October q, the 500
TO be made good at tie time of deposit.
Mr.. Whistler solicits an early reply to this
m 1atiDu DrODOSitlDn.