Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-14
SPORTING.

EOLE has earned Freddie Gebhardt
$75, 1000 during the past racing season.
Thus far Burlington, Hornung, Annis,
Wise and Whitney have signed to play
in Boston next season.
RADBoURN has signed with Providence
Cor about half of the $4,000 called for,
and CorcOran will do the same in Chi
cagO.
JAY-EYB- BEE is the name of a trotting
colt, by W. d. Hilton out of Lady Else
man, bred by r. Bishop. Of Providence,
r. l., and now owned by E. J. Graf, of
Pittsburg, Pa.
The new st. Louis club has signed
Deasley, Mullane and Gallagher for
next season. Deasley Is a favorite
catcher and Mullane's strength in the
pitchers box is well known.
F. @. NEAG1E, of Chicago, is the
owner Of handsome bright bay pacing
horse that can come In under the wire at
2:l8 gait. Its name is Jim Mcintyre,
and is destined to create a stir In sport
ing circles one of these days.
T. W. Eek and Mdlle. Armaindo gave
exhibitions at Aberdeen, Miss, on Oc-
tober oath, 25th and 26th. There was
an attendance of about eight thousand
people each day. On the frst-named
date they rode four miles in the rain in
1917.
a. J. ALEXANDER, Spring Station, KY,
has purchased from q. A. Bonner, New
York, the gray mare MONDAY, u years
old, by st. Elmo, son of Alexander's
Abdallah; dam Midnight, Jay-Eye-See's
dam, by Pilot Jr second dam Twilight,
by Lexington.
RICHARD K. Fox, of New York, ans
nounces Paddy Ryan's acceptance of
SHADES challenge to fight with bare
knuckles, for 81, 500 a side, and the
championship of America. Sullivan
authorizes the statement recently made
that he will never enter the ring again.
To date the Oh .c8gos have signed
Gore, Williamson, Kelly, Flint, Dial
rymple, Goldsmith, Burns, Pfeffer, Sun
day, Thomas F. Lee, George W. Crosby,
G. Whitley, III. Depongher, W. q.
Kenzie and Douglas Young. The list
would seem to confirm the report that
Chicago will have an auxiliary nine next
year.
FRANK E. YATES has a sure thing on
the gold medal annually given by the
Chicago Bicycle Club for the best rec
ord Of the year. Mr.. Yates has already
ridden 4, coo miles, his nearest competi-
tor being E. L. Brown, who has covered
about three thousand miles. Many of
the boys have ridden 1000 miles and
upward.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the st.
Louis Athletic Association were recently
filed in the office of the recorder of deeds.
The capital stock of the association is
$15, 900, divided in 600 shares of S25
each. The object of the association is
stated to be to develop athletic sports.
1t is said the association proposes to
start base ball park.
BURGLARS entered the residence of w.
w. Stall, Of the Boston Bicycle Club, in
Brighton, and, besides making away with
many valuable articles, carried off about
81, 500 worth of gold and silver medals
won by Mr.. Stall in bicycle races. The
medals included the 5000 diamond tri-
cycle championship medal won by Mr..
Stall at Springfield last month.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, the ex-champion
oarsman of England, sailed on the 9Th
for his native country. Before leaving,
he called on Richard K. Fox and au--
thorized the latter TO state that he
would row Courtney on May IA, 1884,
three miles on any course in this coun-
try for 81, 900 side, and that he would
arrange the race any time Courtney's
hacker was ready.
CHARLES RowEL1 and Patrick FItz-
gerald met at New York, on the 7th, and
signed articles of agreement for a six
days go as you please race. Neither
time nor place was agreed on. 1t is not
probable that the race will take place IN
that city, as the last contest of the kind
proved such a failure Each of the
men deposited $500, and all others who
desire to enter the race will be required
to deposit similar amount. The win
ner of the match will receive Topper cent.
of the stake money; second man 20 per
cent, and the third 10 per cent.