Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
Sporting Notes.

George A. Engeman will manage the
Brighton Beach race course this season.
George Fulljames has challenged any
man in America at 124 pounds to fight for
from $1,000 to $4,000 a side.
Negotiations are on foot for a meeting
between John Flood and John j.. Sullivan
in a four-round glove contest.
DR.. Carver recently bet $1,000 that he
would kill 1000 bats in eighty minutes in
New Orleans. He won in seventy-one
minutes.
1t is said that Capt. James II. Dalton,
in a set-to with Tom Anderson at Chica-
go, was detected in using iron buckles
ON his gloves.
Mr.. Ed. COrrigan's colt Tenfull, by Ten
Brock, dam Fullcry, which as a yearling
was sold for 5000, died few days ago in
Louisville, Ky.
A glove contest has been arranged be-
tween Mike Donovan and John Welsh, OF
Birmingham, to take place at Philadel-
phla on April Z.
Sam Day, the English long-distance
pedestrian, is anxious to be a competitor
in the April-May six-day race at the
Madison Square Garden.
The Muldoon- Whistler GracO-Roman
wrestling match in San Francisco on the
25th instant resulted in draw. The men
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In the list of distinguished trOtters
Volunteer, 30years old, is the oldest living
stallion; Lucy, % years, the Oldest mare
and Dexter, 26 years, the oldest gelding.
Mr.. Richard X. Fox has received the
articles of agreement for the proposed
prize fight for $4,000 a side and the cham
piOnship of the world between John L.
Sullivan and Meryin Thompson.
The running horse Hickory jim,
although IS years old, looks as fresh as a
two. year-Old, and can run a fiye-furlong
race as fast as the best of them. He is
now campaigning at New Orleans.
A wrestling match has been arranged
between Duncan c. Ross, of Cleveland,
and Matsada Sorakichi, of Japan. A de-
post of $3.50 a side has been posted with
Richard X. Fox. The match Is to be de-
cided at Cleveland on April Z. :
Boating is just now monopolizing the
Harvard students attention. Every day
the bOat-hOuse is thronged with men
watching the different crews, and great
interest is manifested in their prepara-
ton. Harvard realizes that Yale will do
better this year than last, but still hopes
to win the hOnors ut New London. :.
Henry Peterson, the California sculfer,
who recently beat George w. Lee in
three-mile race at Oakland, Cal, though
but tWenty-One years OF age, is a perfect
giant in stature, and rOwed at 1877 pounds.
His aquatic preparation for the race con-
sisted of two stiff pulls every day, aggre-
eating fourteen miles. Lee rowed at I55
pounds.
Matsada Sorakichi, the Japanese
wrestler, and Capt. james c. Daily, the
Irish champion, engaged in a catch-as-
catch-can and japanese wrestling en-
counter at Clarendon Hall, last Monday
evening. The Oriental won a fall at each
style, and upon Daily refusing to try
again the referee decided the match in
favor of SOrakichl.
When Wallace Ross landed in England
he weighed POP pounds. He rowed at 1872
pounds. Bubear rOwed at 16l pounds.
Ross daily preparation for the month
preceding the race was u row of twelve
miles and walk of eight miles. 1t is our
opinion that, in condition, Wallace is the
second best sculler in the world, and if
anybody beats Hanlan, Ross will be the
man.
Arthur Chambers has challenged
Charles Mitchell or Mervin Thompson to
spar Sheriff, the Prussian, Queensberry
or prize ring rules, to a finish, with gloves
or bare knuckles; the contest to take
place in six or eight weeks from the date
of signing articles, at any place that may
be mutually agreed upon. Or Sheriff will
spar either of them four or six rounds.
Chambers has deposited 500.
A copy of the articles of agreement for
a three mile with turn race, between
Charles Courtney and Wallace Ross, to
be rowed on the Oak Point course, New
York, on Friday, May so, 1884, for purse
of $500, has been deposited at the Turf,
Field and Farm office. Courtney has
promised to come to the starting point in
good shape, and despite Ross recent de-
feat of the "Oest scullers in England"
there are many on this side of the Allan
tic who think Courtney will win, we
don't.
August Michling, called Young Bibby,
and Ernest Roeber. wrestled in Graco-
Roman style for the amateur champion
ship and a $50 gold medal in New York
the other night Roeber weighed 155
pounds and Young Bibby 1873 pounds. The
match was to be two out of three falls in
bouts of one hour each, for three bouts.
In the first hour neither was thrown. In
the second Roeber won a fall in forty Sec
Onds. There was no other fall, and the
match was stopped at the end of three
hours.