Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-16
LGCALSPORT.
Walking Matches at the Olympic Park
and an Enjoyable Baseball
Match.
The Memphis and the German Clubs
Shoot at the Targets at
Oatm0Or.

The entertainment at Olympic Park Sun
day afternoon was largely attended by the
man, the small boy, our colored citizens
and few ladies. The beautiful afternoon
highly favored large attendance, and the
well-known reputation of Manager Beer to
produce everything in good style that appears
on his programme called out large crowd,
the size of which might put to shame the
management of many outdoor sports tried
recently in this city. Conspicuous was the
absence Of many hacks and private convey
ances which usually appear at all entertain
ments in this park in greater numbers than
individuals. The omnibus line could nearly
monopolize the conveyance OF the entire
crowd but for their custom Of waiting until
they secure load before starting rather than
moving on their advertised time. For the
aforementioned reasons the street-cars did
large business, notwithstanding a fifteen
minutes walk was necessary from the terminus
of the car track to the park.
On prompt time the half-mile dash,
HEEL-AND-ToE WALK,
for S. purse, wss called and responded to
by five pedestrians, who took positions in the
following order: Tom Cox, Joe Dolan, Joe
Dawson, Joe Butler and George Good. Prof.
Sim Barinds acted as judge, and starter,
while Captain Arthur Gibson did the timing.
The contestants were required to toe the
marx, anu, al the WOrQ three, sped Oh. OOOO
soon took the lead, with Dawson, DobsoD,
Cox and Butler following in the order
named. AT the quarter pole the lot were in
the position, and strung out like flying |
geese. The homestring was much in the |
same style and order, Good winning, with |
many lengths to spare, in 4:49 The pro-
gramme next called for half-mile dash
FOOT RACE
for s. purse, and was contested for by the |
l.
Alexander, George Good, NJ. Cohen John /
McFaddeD, Tom Delaney and George Am
brose. These were started under the same
rules as the first race. They all dashed |
away in bunch at full speed at the word
"go," ard continued together for the first 100 |
yards, when Cohen fell, which caused the
bunch to string out, when Alexander, closely
followed by Ambrose, soon footed away from
the rest. At the quarter pole they were 90
far ahead that the others gave up the con-
test and returned, struggling across the field
10 home. Alexander won the race in 2;29.
Next came two mile and half
GO AS YOU PLEASE
for $40. Charles Williams, Jim Taylor,
George Ambrose and Jim Butler started IN
the order named. There was considerable
speed made by all of the contestants up to
the first quarter, except Ambrose, who con-
linued steady jog from the start. Butler,
ldJl OE anu hlli1IIn5 were near together anu |
in the order above named at the quarter,
with Ambrose twenty yards to the rear. At
The first half Taylor lead, closely followed
by Butler and Williams, Ambrose fourth
and continuing TO lore distance; all running.
The same position was maintained at The
hree-quarter, except that Williams was be-
ng left by Taylor and Butler. The first
nile was made in 40 and showed conclu-
lively the race to be between Taylor and But
er and that Williams and Ambrose were not
,ot d for much more distance. AT the mile
md quarter pole Williams waited for Am
PROSE to walk up 10 him, and they both left
he track at the head of the home stretch.
After mile and hall, which was made in
022, Taylor and Butler, who were always
Tery close to each other, with first one then
be other ahead, gave up their jog trot for a
risk walk, which they maintained TO the
lose, when Butler came In few lengths
head, winning in 1850. Manager Beer
hen introduced his
BASE BALL GAME,
" driving back the surgipg crowd and
lacing the players in position. The game |
vas between the Athletics and Cars nine
ir. Thomas Scully was umpire, while F.
schmidt did the keeping score. The Athletic
line, with Butler as captain, were named s.s
as follows: McGrath, c.; Mo-,
ouy, D. and l b.; Butler, p; Hogan, 2. g.
f.; Welsh, c. f.; Cox, IF. Cars nine was
aptaiued by himself and named and posi-
Toned as follows: Crone, c.. Carr, p; ColberT,
. s.; Noviski, l b.; Boro, 2 b.; Condor, 3 b..
|. f.; Burke, c. f.; Carroll, r. f.
The Carr nine scored third prominent
ictory for the year, beating the Athletics
" a score Of 8 to 3. Carr and Crone, the
itcher and catcher of the Carr nine, did
xcellent work, and Batter and McGrath,
itcher and catcher of the Athletics also
cquitted themselves we'll.