Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-26
SPORTING.

1HE 1nIor-OOlloG1ate base bali AS6O.
citation has arranged a series of games.
Four umpires will be appointed at q
fixed salary. The playing rules are un-
changed.
GREAT EASTERN (2:1S) has been
matched by Mr.. Fox, of Rearsallo, r.
l., to trot Gabe Case's mammoth geld
ing Big Fellow (2:234), mile heats,
81, 900 side. The race will take place
June Is at Fleetwood Park.
THE place of holding the annual meet
ing of the American Base Ball Associa-
tion next December was changed from
Washington to New York, and the
schedule meeting of 1885 was set for
Msroh g at Washington, two days pre-.
ceding the Inauguration.
Ar meeting of the Minnesota Boat
Club, of ST. Paul, on the 9Th, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
r. @. Squires; first vice-president, w.
Granger; second vice-presiaent, 8. w.
Gundlett; captain, w. 8. Getty; secre-
tary, s. B. Walsh; treasurer, K. Smith.
A WRESTLING match took place in New
York, on the 10th, before large number
of people, between Edward Bibby and
Matsada Sarakichi, the Japanese cham.
pion. The match was for $500 side,
and was governed by Japanese rules.
The Jap won four straight falls, and was
awarded the prize.
The Jeanette was registered yacht
upon the books of the New York Yacht
Club at the time of her sailing, and
Lieut.. De Long was q member of the
same club. The New York Club has,
therefore, the proud satisfaction that
one of it's members carried the club
pennant farther north than that of any
other club has baen borne.
CAPT TRAYNoR, of Bath, Me-, who
crossed the Atlantic in the dory City o,
Bath, has had new dory built for hin
at Georgetown. She is only ID feet
long on the keel and II feet over all, {
feet wide on top and % inches deep.
The boat has q cabin 8 feet long and IL
inches deep, and is provided with two
air tanks made of tin, to float her in case
she should fill or capsize. Traynor,
who is only 81 years old, intends to start
in the frail craft from New York, June
10, for Bristol, England. He is to row
the entire distance, and hopes to accom-.
plish the journey bv September l. Hii
only companion will be cat.
THE Philadelphia Cricket Club will
sail for England on the City of Rome or
May 18th. The team has been in train
ing for q month. Subjoined are the
matches which have been arranged
June 10, Gentlemen of Ireland, at Dub
lin; June IL, Dublin University, at Dub.
lin; June 16, Gentlemen of the Maryle.
bone Cricket Club, at Lords, London;
June 20, Gentlemen OF Cheshire, al
Stockport; June %, Gentlemen o1
Leicestershire, at Leicester; jane 81,
Gentlemen of Hampshire, at South:
ampton; June 80, Gentlemen o1
Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham; July
|3, Gentlemen of Yorkshire, al
York; July z, Gentlemen of Liver.
pool, At Liverpool; July 10, Gentlemen
of Northumberland, at Newcastle; July
II, Gentlemen of Derbyshire, at Derby;
July II, Gentlemen of Surrey, at the
Oval, London; July 21, Gentlemen o1
Sussex, at Brighton; July 25. Gentlemen
of Kent, at Maidstone. In addition,
matches will probably be arranged with
the crack teams of the universities oi
Cambridge and Oxford; with the gentle
men of Nottingham and Lancashire, and
also with Elton, Harrow and Rugby.