Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13
Sporting Notes.

a movement is on foot to establish in
Chicago the American Jockey Club with
a capital stock Of 100000.
HAL H. Stoddard is training for his
$4,000 match to be fought with Mervine
Thompson, Of Cleveland, on the 26th.
The regular spring meeting of the Lou
isiana Jockey Club will begin tomorrow
and continue six days. Each day there
will be four races.
Buffalo has pugilist named Tom Hess
who wants to fight John l.. Sullivan. He
is % years of age, over 6 feet , inches and
weighs 227 pounds.
Prof. w. Watson and Jem Goode had a
benefit in New York Friday night. They
offered $500 to any pugilist who can beat
either of them in four rounds.
At a wrestling match recently at OtagO,
New Zealand, Donald Dnnie threw W.
Dinnie two out of three falls at Cumber-
land and back-hOld styles for a wager of
$3.50 against 500.
Wallace Ross victory over the best
sculler in England, has stirred up boating
matters in Australia and the friends of
Elias LaycOck are talking Of challenging
Ross to a race for heavy stakes.
Attorney General Brewster has decided
that bicycles are to be included in the
category Of personal effects when thew ac-
company passengers from abroad, and
must be admitted under such circum-
stances without the payment of any duty.
Theodore George, who claims to be the
champion wrestler of Greece, has chal-
lenged William MuldOOn, Bibby, Ross,
Bauer, or the Japanese wrestler to a con-
test, GrecO-ROman. or catch-as-catch-can
for $500 or $1,000, the challenge TO remain
open for three months.
Duncan c. Ross offers to wait until Nav
l for Sullivan to cover the $500 put up
with X. h. Fox as Mervin ThOmpsOn's
stakes for match with Sullivan for the
championship Of the world If Sullivan
does not appear Ross will claim the
championship for Thompson.
1t is proposed to hold a professional
scullers' race near Calais, Me-, on the
oath of July. Hamm, Teemer, Ross. Con-
ley, HOsmer, Ten EYck, Lee, and all the
other prominent Oarsmen will be invited
to compete for the cash prizes which will.
it is said, be worth going for.
Charlie Mitchell, the boxer. says that
he prefers ring encounters to fights on the
stage or platform. 81 have a good left
hand" he says, (which don't get much
use for in hall exhibitions. l am better
IN the ring than anywhere else, and /
like it because the work is sharper and
more interesting"
INCCChbA9s III DAOOhlf As MI AlbAduQEI
X. Black read paper on 'Ihe Pains and
Pleasures of Bicycling" The speaker
said that sport was always regarded with
great distrust in America. In England
it was not considered beneath the dignity
OF any manor WOman-to engage In rO-
bust pastimes; while in America ANYTHING
that was distinctiVely sport is decried as
frivolous. The effect of these differing
views were notorious. 1t was only the
American college boys that got any pro-
per exercise; and having attained 20 a
decOrOus maturity the American must
swing his dumb bells in secret. Base ban
was left to professional clubs; tennis or
practice with the arrow were relegated to
society" 1t WINS possible that the bl-
cycle might still want recognition in this
country were it not that some practical
utility had been associated with it by the
postman, newsmen and physicians of
England and France. Rev. Dir. PentecOst
had said; eff / could not get another BIZ
cycle | would not give mine for its weight
in solid gold" With this enthusiastic
Endorsement from the clergy following
upon so many enthusiastic Endorsements
from medical men, Mr.. Black said there
seemed to be no obstacle in the way OF a
bright future for the bicycle.
Base Ball.
WASHINGTON. April 12.-To-day's base
ball games resulted as follows:
At BrOOklyn-BrOOklyns ,, Clevelands >.
At altimOre-PrOYldences :, Balti-
mOres 1.
At philadpInhia-P hiladplnhias ANoIa