Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-23
Sporting Notes.

a famous Indian runner will join in the
coming Rowell-Fitzgerald siX-day race.
Mr.. Anderson is again urging in Par.
Lament his bill to abolish pigeon shooting
IN the United Kingdom, and he is making
much Roadway.
George ID. HOsmer has been engaged to
look after the Princeton College oarsmen.
He will begin at Princeton in fortnight
and While there will train for his race
with Albert Hamm, which must be row.
ed before June 20.
The Oxford Cambridge eight-oared race,
in England will be rowed on April 3, as
previously announced. Both crews are
| reported progressing fav0rably. The total
weight Of Oxford is 1,440 pounds, and of
Cambridge !, 457 pounds.
The census of sporting men and athletes
has been taken in Canada, and the yield
is $4,000 lacrosse players, 5000 curriers',
1000 football players, LOCO rowing men,
! 1000 base-ballists, 1000 bicyclists and
1000 given to other sports.
1t is said that when Joe RYAN threw
Matsada SOrakichi, the Japanese wrest-
Ter, be took an unfair advantage of him.
Richard X. Fox says he will give Ryan
5000 if he will throw Matsada either at
colhr-and-elbow or in Japanese style.
Miss Nellie Burke, champion long dis
lance lady rider, rode 102 miles in hours
AZ minutes in Beach Park, Galveston.
She used thirteen horses in relays. Three
thousand spectators had gathered to see
her ride 100 miles inside of five hours.
Hanlan touched at Honolulu. II. l..
February %, en- route to Australia A
purse of 5000, Of which King Kalakaua
donated $50, was quickly subscribed, and
the champion OarSman of the world eX-
hibited in the harbOr to over 5000 people.
Duncan c. Ross was thrown last week
by Frank WhitmOre, a Cleveland anna
teur, catch-as-catch-can. Ross thought
he had very easy thing, but was unable
to throw WhitmOre. To the surprise of
the audience WhitmOre got neck-lock on
Ross and threw him fairly.
MWiIliam Edwards, the Australian pedes-
trian, deposited $3.50 for a race with Har-
riman at San Francisco. Hartman did
not cover it, and Edwards says he will
meet any man in America in a six-day
walk for 600 4 side in Frisco, or take
$3.50 expenses and come 10 New York.
Adyices from California announce that
a three-mile with turn sculling race has
been arranged between Edward HanIan,
at present on his way to Australia, and
Henry Peterson, champion of California.
The race, it is said, will be rOwed in the
East as soon as Hanlan returns from the
AntipOdes.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has figured out
the distance to be Travelled by each league
base ball club this season as follows:
Chicagos, 7 ASP miles; Bostons, I, las miles;
Providence, 6,64S miles; Philadelphia,
6,617 miles; New Yorks, 6,465 miles; De-
trOits, 6,3S3 miles; CleYelands, ), 1856 miles;
Bufalos, 5,5l6 miles.
The battle ground for the light weight
champion pugilists-Jas. Mitchell, backed
by Arthur Chambers, of Philadelphia, and
Jack Keenan,, backed by Joe Gatfney, of
Trenton-has been selected 1t will be
within 100 miles of New York. The con-
test is for 81 900, to box with gloves to the
finish, London prize ring rules, to take
place on Tuesday.
Weston has completed his self-imposed
task of walking 5000 miles in 100 days,
and the feat is looked upon as a marked
triumph for those who preach healing
virtue in cold water. 1t required plenty
of courage, as well as good health, to
cover so much ground on foot in the al
lotted space of time. The last mile but
one Of tie distance was walked in min
utes II seconds, Water and tea were
Weston's only beverages.
Lillian Smith, u years old, of Watson
vile, Cal, is the champion woman rifle
shot of the Pacific coast. Her father has
offered to match her against any man,
woman or child in the world. in three con-
tests, for from $1,000 to $1,000, the first
contest to be with 60 glass balls thrown
in the air at a distance of 10 feet; the sec
ond to shoot 30 yards at 100 stationary
glass balls; the third to blaze away at 800
glass balls in motion at q distance of 80
feet. Her father will also match her
against any one in the world in cOmbina-
tion fancy shots.