Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-19

WRESTLING OF THE GIANTS TONIGHT
William Muldoon. Americas champion
Greco.Roman wrestler, and Jules RigaI, ex-
Greco Roman champion of Europe, will con.
test for supremacy at the Metropolitan
Theater tonight. TIE meeting of these two
glAdiators, who are undoubtedly the hand
somests athletes in the world, will bsssp ctacle
rarely witnessed, and in this contest for ath-
letic supremacy the ancient games of Greece
and Rome will again be seen. Thee famous Rth-
letes will STRIVE from San Francisco today,
and while in the city wills have their head
! quarters at the Rhodes & Townsend House.
Second sud J streets. The Port Huron
! heavy weight, Abe Byran, now training for
forthcoming event, is engaged 20 spar Null
doom two rounds Marquis OF QleensburY
rules BYram is the only man, Tug Wilson
excepted, that John L. Sullivan failed to
knock out in four rounds. At San Fran
cisco and San Jose Muldoon and Rigal were
( greeted with crowded houses, aud the press
/ of both places speak in high terms Of the en-
| tertajnment Muldoon IS the only man who
I has thrown Donald DinDie, the renowned
! Scotch athlete, in seventeen years, at his own
game Of Scotch bsck.hold wrestling. This
/ viii be the last appearance Of Muldoon on
this coast.
A RARE MUSICAL TREAT-Last Sunday
evening there assembled at the parlo,s of the
Golden Eagle Hotel select audience TO hear
Master Bonnie Fabian, a youth of years,
play several selections on the piano. He is a
brother of Sam Fabian, the well known Sac
rsmento boy who is at present creating quite
. sensation in Berlin. The first selection
Sunday evening was from " Ernani,' and the
manner in which it was rendered completely
/ surprised those present. His technique was
simply wonderful for one so young The
next was q sonata by Mozart, which was exc
cuted in manner that reflected great credit
| upon the player, snd brought forth rounds of
| applause from those assembled. Then fol-
| lowed difficult selection from Norma"
which was the gem of the evening, complete
| IL cAptivatsd the audience and won for the
| youthful performer rounds of applause. The
wonderful power, the exquisite touch, the
sympathetic feeling manifested throughout
especially the crescsloo movement, was wor-
thy the genius OF msest o. He has already
composed several sonstss and waltzss, which
are considered by competent critics to be tie
etfosts of genius who will some day astcr-
ish the musical world.
PIcNIo PRIzEs.-At the Fraaen Vereiu
picnic the prizes for different games we're won
as follows Racss-b3ys Ave to ten years
old) box Of paint brushes, G. Wnks; second
prize, backing brush and blsckingi w Kuauar;
boys ten to twenty. fancy scarf-pin. Thomas
Haley; men tabove twenty, set Of pead
studs, A. B5yue; girls five to te1l silver fruit
dish, hiss X Wistenbrock; second prize,
| psir Of vases. F. Frederioks misses (sen to
/ ftteenl, fan, Frika. Newman young ladies,
! (6ttesn 20 twenty, box CT soap, Dolly Nc
Clennau: ladies' upwards of twenty. silver
| cup, Cert Gtuhler second prize. silver nap
! kin rims, n Rsebsr old ladies, psrasol, MFs.
1 knausr; sscoCd prize, rocking-chsir, Mrs.
! Gashof; tea-pirs Mrs. Bernhard.
TIE Color OF HIS HAR.-In the Police
Court few days sinca two aged disciples Of
Blackstone vera quibbling over legal point
when one referred to the other as his ver-
cradle, gray-hAired friend As the other
arose he cast suspicious-looking glance at
| the raven locks Of his fellow attorney. snd
remarked with great gravity, q Yes, my hair
/ Is gray, snd viii remain 30 as long as l hive.
Your hsir Is black, sud viii remain so as long
as sou dye
DEAD. But Nor FoRGoTTES.-The ExscE-
tive Committee of the Printers Cemetery
Association of this city on Saturday last put
Eve sets Of grave stones in their burial plot
| IN the City Cemetery. Tbs marble slabs
were placed over the graves Of John Henry
Russell. VIM. l. Newell, Job Court, Simeon
Conklin and Bennett E. Hillsnan.