Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-03
bits Maud 8. and Aldine 10 readiness,
to show that no pair can compare with

bits Maud 8. and Aldine 10 READINGS,
to show that no pair can compare with
them.
The Boston Herald says IAN interesting
race is taking place among the league play
ers as to who will make their first l0)th base
hit Of the season. Up to date Dunlap leads
with 81 base hits to his credit. He is followed
By the following players who have made ~
or more Brouthers "a, Farrell (Providencr)
81, Purcell, 80, Hines, iProvidenc) I9,
Burdock, Wise, ORourke and Ewing ~,
Conucrs rs, Gillespie and Arson 73, Ward
and Manning 72, Whitney and Radbourn ~,
Sutton TO-"
John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, has gone
into training at Scitua,e for his glove contest
with Herbert A. Slade ut Madison Square
Garden on August 9th, after which event he
will continue training in anticipation OF
glove contest with Paddy Ryan in Boston II
month hence Slade and his trainer, Jack
Brighton of England, took up their quarters
yesterday at Fort Hamilton, Long Island,
where he is to go into strict trimming tor The
m atch with sullivan. He Weighs 235
DO unds, but he intends TO reduce this TO 22j
pounds.
In glass-ball shoot yesterday, for $3.50
q side, George S. Luther, of Syracuse, scored
90, and II. l.. Sheldon, Of Cleveland, ONO,
en- all the best shots save Bogardus, VINO docs
not display any anxiety to meet him.
John McMahon has made deposit OF
money and published card in New York,
offering to wrestle any man in American,
collar and elbow, from $3.50 to SlO,O coo n
side. lie names II. NJ. Dufur as his prefer.
ence, since both he and Dufur claim the
American championship of that style Of
wrestling.
1t was great race, that was won by Sleepy
Joe at Pittsburg. Seven fast heats wert
trotted in class for 2:29 horses. The winncl
took the third, fifth and seventh heats, Lady
Leah winning two others and Brown Wilkes
the other. The best time was 225i j. Il
: Thomas took the money in the 2l9 class
Adele Gould second. The time was no bette
, than 2:l9i. An extra Involvement OF sou
, was offered for beating PIG.
At the annual meeting of the Canadian am
atcur oarsmen at Ottawa, the president an
l nounccd that, although tue time ior entire
4 for the annual regatta Of the United States
: National Amateur Association Of Onsnnen "a
5 Newark, N. j., closed on the 23d OF July, thu
I, association had courteously agreed To accep
D entries from the Canadian association atttl
the result OF the regatta was known, so tha
, the strongest representative Canadian team
could be sent A resolution acknowledging
+ the courtesy was adopted and Toronto crew
, the winners of the four-oarcd senior race, Wal
i authorized to represent the association a
Newark on the Goth Of August.
Duncan q. Ross, at the Scotch games helt
4 at Buffalo, beat all previous records fo
throwing the sixteen-pound hammer, hi
distance being 1903 foot s 1-2 inches. Ros
. also beat the best record for putting thu
! twenty pound shot, clearing distance
Of 81 feet inches
. Hanlan says 81 have not heard worC
from Courtney, bu, | would like to. shal
certainly be at the Watkins regatta, and
shall pull for all l am worth. If Charlie
beats me, all well and good, bu, he las so
to work IL he does. About meeting hin
g alone, nothing would please me better.
= have got engagements that will take up all
. my time from now until the Watkins atfai
. comes of, but any time after that, wheI
} Courtney thinks he is 10 good condition.
s will row him any day and anywhere h
chooses three mile race for $4,000 Min
/. you, want him to say that he is in goo
4 condition, so there will be no kicking after
q ward"
The New York Herald says "Gra
4 preparations are being made in the Uni,e'
p States and Canada for the annual criCke
, match between the two countries, which
announced to take place at Toronto, Ontario
. on August 10Th and 10Th. The following
: eleven has been selected by the CIicketcrs
q association of the United States to represen
this country: Messrs. w. G. Lowry, G. L
:, Ialnes, S. Law and j. b. Thayer, jr., q
d he Marion Cricket club, of Philadelphia
- II. N. Caldwell, f. +. Brewster and ii
MacNutt, of the Young American Crickt
e CLUB of Philadelphia; l.. A. Wister, OF tn
t Germantown Cricket club; j. A. Scott an
n II q, 81 rt,I...t ol,,
and ]. G. Hubbard, Of the Longwood Cricl
, | at cluh ~