Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-30
SPORTING.

ERGUSON receives ~, ,OVV Nuu IuIce1l
81, 900 from the Philadelphias.
COURTNEY and Ten E Eyck are to row
race at Cazenovia Lake, May 25th.
WARD, the $500 man on the New
York team, is said to play any position
except the one behind the bat.
The Northwestt rn Amateur Rowing
Association regatta will be held at Mus
kegon, Mich, July 2lst and 22d.
F. w. PECK, of Oconomowoc. has had
a yacht built in New York. The boat
has been received, and is in the water.
She measures 25 feet over all, and 9
feet 10 inches beam.
The Northwestern Sharpshooters'
Union of North America will hold
tournament at Highland, ILL.,. from May
30th to June 81. Prizes to the amount
Of IS, 900 have been offered.
SULLIVAN, the pugilist, offers to fight
Mitchell for $4,000 side, Mitchell to
use his bare fists, while Sullivan will use
gloves. Mitchell says be was not
"knocked out, and expresses desire to
again meet the Boston champion.
CHARLES HERMAN recently per-
formed at Truckee, Cal feat which has
no parallel in the history of pedestrian
ism. He walked 12l miles and laps
without resting, the time occupied be-
ing % hours, 58 minutes and 80 seconds.
AT the camp OF the Buckeye Bicycle
Club at Columbus. o., next Septeml er,
the twenty mile championship of the
United States will be run for. The prize
for this 1ane is the finest ever offered in
this country. It is a gold and silver
/ emblematical cup, valued at 81, ,00o.
In the Northwestern League, Peoria
md Saginaw are equal, with eight games
each, though Saginaw is ahead, owing
to less number of games played.
Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids are next
with six games each, and the remainder
tail off.
The ceremonies at the burial Of the
famous stallion Gov. Sprague, which
died in Kentucky some days ago, we're
quite impressive and quite as much re-
spcct was shown the animal as is &C.
corded to many an ordinary mortal:
The grave was strewn with flowers and
trees planted at the head and foot o1
the noble horse.
! SEVERAL changes have occurred IN tht
League durirg the week, and the play
has been rather of an in-and- out charac
ter. At present Chicago and Providence
hold an equal l. ad, with nire games eact
won, both having four lost. Cleveland
and Detroit are next, with eight won
Buff 10 follows with six, Boston ane
New York with four each, and Phi]adel
phia with three.
CHARLES MITCHELL was knocked ou
in three rounds by John L. Sullivan a
the Madison Square Garden on the nigh
of the 18th inst. The immense struc
ture was crowded to it's utmost capacity
fully $4,000 persons being present t.
witness the bout between the America1
and English champions. Sullivan tool
60 per cent. of the gate receipts, an
made between $40, 900 AMI $12. 900 on
of the match.
| II, NJ. DUFUR and Duncan G. Ros
have signed articles Of agreement t
wrestle a match, best two of three falls
one bout each at collar-and elbow, catch
as catch. can, snd side. hold in harness
| for So, 500 side and the P.lice Gezett
championship trophy. Richard X. Fo'
was chosen stakeholder, and the match
| it was arranged, should be decided a
Rochester, N. Y, between May 29:h ant
June 9Th.
i Go1DsM1rH MAID trotted 232 heats il
2:3O or better, won 1864, 900 during he
tro,,,ng career, ard capture 12l races
Americen Gill won $119, 100 in forty
nine races. Barus won $114,95 i
sixty three races. Judge Fulierto
won $l02, ,035 IN thirty-two ract 8. Flor
Temple won 100000 in eighty-si
races. Hopeful $S9, 1000 in forty:nin
races. Lady Thorne $79, SIS in forty
one races. The actual gain brought t
her owners by Goldsmith Maid: over e1
.penses, we're $246, $50.