Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-07-11
SPOR RrtNG.

IT is reported that a western million.
aire is willing to pay MIR. Vanderbilt
5000, 900 for Maud S.
WILLIAM SHERIFF, alias the Prussian,
who is a prominent, heavy, middle
weight pugilist of England, is on his
way to the states.
TIE defeat of Thomas Petit, the Bos-
ton law tennis player, by Hon. A. Lyt-
tleton in England, recently, has occa-
stoned much talk in tennis circles.
The schooner yachts Norsemau. Mr..
Ogden Goei..t, N. Y. Y. c., and Daunt-
less, Mr.. Caldwell Fl. Colt, N. Y. Y. c.,
says the London Sportsman, hive been
fitting out at Cowes.
In the team shoot at tho State sport
mems tournament at MARSHALL own, Ia,
on the 28th, tue state championship was
won by Hampton, the second prize by
Agona, and the third by Mason City.
The eighth annual Yale-Harvard
eight-oared fourmile straight-away race
was rowed at New London, Oh tho 28th,
Harvard having virtually a walkover,
winning in the slow time of 24:46};
Yale's time $3.50.
Tie team of Canadian riflemen, twen-
ty in all, who will represent the domin-
ion at the Wimbledon meeting, have
sailed for Liverpool on the Sandman.
Tho team is under command of Lieu
tenant Colouel W. D. Otter, Of Toronto.
A HORSE was driven from Glens Falls
to Lake George, N. Y, nearly nine
miles, in thirty.tbree minutes, drawing
road buggy and driver. The speed
was made on a wager, and beat crack
double team, carrying two persons. by
| short space of time.
In the lacrosse match at Oxford, Eng
land, the Canadian amat urs scored the
first goal, the Indians the second and
third, and tho amateurs the fourth and
fifth. The next three, however, were
won by the Inl,ans. The Indians final
~ won by score Of 8 to 5 goals.
| THE ANIMAL cricket match between
the eleven of St. P.uli School, Concord,
N. H., and the st. Georges first eleven,
played at Hobokep. N. J., resulted in
victory for the scholars IN one innings
game by l6 ruus. Scores--St. Paul,
first innings, 125; second innings, AZ.
St. Georges, first iupiogs, 109; second
innings, % for five wickets.
EIGHT birds owned by E. 0. Damon,
Northampton, Mass, we're loosed in
Alexandria, w., at forty seven minutes
past 8 o'clock, home time, on the 2lst
ult., in race for federation record.
The 1eturus we're two birds-Lady
Florence and Sir Orn together at half
past S O'Clock. Time unt, 523 minutes.
Distance, air line, 1856 miles. Average
speed, 1927 yards.
A GLOVE fight with hard gloves was
fought at Green Point, l.. l., early on
the 23d u't., between Toney Owen, of
New York, and Bob Mace. The condi-
tions were hard gloves, for $lO0. Mace
weighed l16 pounds aod Owen 12O
pounds Redmond Welsh, of Birming-
ham, and Young Kressler seconded
Mace. Joe Fowler, the feather weight,
aud au unknown seconded Owen. A
noted New York sporting man was re-
fierce. The ring was erected IN large
room. Abont eighty persons were pres
cnt. Six rounds were fought in twenty
four minutes, and both pugilists were
badly punished. The referee declared
the fight draw.
The American rife team began to
practice On the 29th ut the Midland
Range at Birmingham. The men were
not perfectly recovered from the sea
voyoge, consequently the scores were
below the average. At 200 yards the
hest score was made by Lieut.. Walter
Scott, J. W. Pollard and George Joiner,
> WHO we're credited with 80 each. At SOU
yards, John Smith, J. NJ. Pollard
Sergt. +. J. Dolan, and DR.. s. J. Scott
: got SO each. At 600 yards, J. NJ. Pol
lard and Sergt. Dolan, 33 eacb The
hight st possible aggregate at these
, ranges was los. At the S00.y yard range,
, John Smith made 80; at 900 yards,
, S,rgt. Dolan 33; at 1000 yards, at
which ouly five shots we're fired, }. NJ.
Pollard made "a.
TIE following table shows the stand
lug of the league clubs at the close OF
tue games Oh the 29th inst: