Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-05-31
SPORTING.

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McCosM1cK has won every game ne
has pitched this season, and so has Gai-
win.
AS Maud 8. weighs 995 pounds and
500. 900 has been offered for her, horse
flesh is worth trihe more than $lOo
pound.
BEcANNoN, the umpire, has resigned.
He feels that he has not given satisfac-
tiop. and will return to his clerkshlp ID
the surrogate's Office in New York.
I,HE return whist tournament between
the Milwaukee and Oshkosh Whist. play
ers will tnke place at the Businessmen
rooms, in Oshkosh on the evening OF
the 23d inst.
Jon GERHART, captain of the Eclipse
nine Mt Louisville, in recent game
made two-base hit, two single hits,
put out seven, and assisted five times
without all error.
j. 1. CASE, of Racine. has sold
"Brouze," the famous trottiDg horse,
to James Lamaesey, of Kansas City, Tor
the sum of $4,000 cash. LamasseS
also buys and pays extra for all the en-
eagements, or races, of the horse.
LAFFERTY, who wagered to eat five
goose eggs each day, ut Boyertown, Pa.,
gave up i'll great disgust on the llth
inst. He trembled violently and became
seriously ill after eating bis second egg
on the day he gave up.
TR1cKErr, Laycock, and Pearce, the
Australian oarsmen, will come to Amer
lea this season. They purpose to have
a slice of the open purses that are hung
up, and will enter at Pullman in the pro-
fessional regatta, to be held there June
22d and 23d.
In the Northwestern League, Peoria
and Saginaw are equal, with eight games
each, though Saginaw is ahead, owing
to less number of games played.
Fort Wayne and Grand Rlpids are next,
with six games each, and the remainder
tail of.
THE trotting team Midnight and En.
chantress, owned by William Rockefeller
were driven by him a mile on the Fleet
wood track, New York, to road wagon,
in 2:224. The horses had been driven
together but twice previously, and
Rockefeller is ffty-fve pounds over
weight, making the performance still
more remarkable.
The elegant new schooner-yacht Gray
ling capsized and sunk between West
Bank and Swineburne Island in lower
bay at New York, about noon on the
18th inst. No lives were lost, although
the owner, L. A. Fish, number of
guests and the crew had very narrow
escape. Tue Grayling lies in sixty feet
of water. She will be raised by the
Coast Wrecking Co.
SEVERAL changes have occurred in the
League during the week, and the play
has been rather of an in-and-out charac-
ter. at present Chicago and Providence
hold an equal lead, with nine games
each won, both having lost four. Cleve-
land and Detroit are next, with eight
won. Buffalo follows with six, Boston
and New York with four each, and Phila-
delphia with three.
RICHARD K. Fox, in order to decide
the question who is the champion boxer
of the world, intends to hold grand
international boxing tournament in New
York City in September. in order that
all pugilists in England and America
may have an opportunity to compete,
Mr.. Fox will offer a valuable trophy.
AS on inducement to Alf Greenfield,
Dick Roberts, Jem Goode, "Tug" Will
son, Springall, and all the English
champion pugilists to cross the Atlantic
and compete for the trophy, he will
offer large money prizes independent OF
the championship trophy, SO that every
pugilist of any note both in this country
and England will compete.
FOLLOWING is list of the regularly
engaged players in the league clubs.
Besides the names below given there
are number of experimental players
with different clubs whose names oc-
caSiOnallY appear as substitutes.