St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-16
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
A BOXING TOURNAMENT.

A BOXING TOURNAMENT.
Tonight a boxing tournament, which
promises to excite more thar ordinary inter
est, will be given on the Market hall stage.
The event of the evening will be a 'knock
out.r The istic artists who are down on the
programme to effect this feat the PONDER
Gus heavyweight pugilist popularity known
among his associates as ''Big Mae" while
his opponent, who is somewhat lighter, is
Tom Fraker. In this contest centers the at
traction of the affair, although all the noted
or aspiring athletes and shoulder hitters Of
the city will appear before the footlights in
exhibition. Among them are John Donald
son, who will face Palsy Melleh, the victor
of two prize ring contests, Tan DeVine and
jack Colwell, Jerry Murphy and Jimmy
Meehan. George Phdlen and Billy Hurley,
Tom Devine aud Billy Wilson, and the boy
pugilists, Shuster and Quinlan. Prof. Dor
mer and his promising pupil, Eddie famine,
will also give exhibitions in mixed wrest-
| ling.
THE CALEDONIA CURLING CLUB.
Vastly unlike every other game in the
sporting catalogue is curling, and compare
lively few there are, aside from genuine
Scotchmen, who thoroughly and technically
understand it. American clubs have been
! formed and matches have been played in
various parts of the country with the sportive
lads whose native heath is the land of the
thistle, but invariablyo the Scottish clubs
have proven victors. The first match ever
played in this city was that played between
picked members of the Caledonian club, of
Minneapolis, on the Central Park lake yes
terday afternoon. Manager Shattuck had
| the rink in good condition and little time
was lost in marking out the tee, the
sweeping score, the hog score,
the foot circle, the middle line, etc
The stones used were pronounced the
finest possible, and were the handiwork of
R. McCrindie and Thomas Hastings, to the
big one of the skips of yesterdays contest
The sun shone resplendent and nature
SMILED her sweetest. The Caledonian lads
and lassies were out in large numbers, and
the interest manifested in the peculiar game
Was intense and unabating from the begin
ming to the end. As stone would be cast,
and as it went gliding and slowly curling
toward the objective spot, the participants
would shout Justify, ''Sweep her up, " in case
the stone was moving too slowly. Then the
crew would turn in aud, with their brooms,
vigorously coax along the stone, which
seemed too lazy 10 effect the desired move
mcnt. 1t was puzzliug, indeed. to deter
mine in ones mind, especially so
Tor the unsophisticated, in which
were vested the most essential skill,
tie manipulation of the handsome stones or
the handling of the important brooms. When
stone was cast with too much momentum,
- 4 tb, fha
posing party would ndustrious!y set 10 and
coax it along with their brooms. removing
every particle of snow until the outer ring
had been passed, when the count would be
obviatcd. If the stone had moved very
slowly, and consequently required extra en-
ergy and skill in ctfecting the result, the
pleasure of the side which had accom- pished
that end WIS enthusiastically manifested.
Then the defeated skip and his men would
smile gOOdnaturedly and shake their heads
obviously.
III the Interest evidenced in the curling is
manifested throughout the coming two
months, curling is certainly destined to be
classed among the most popular and perhaps
inlatuatug sports in this city. Following is
the score:
No. Henry Steinhauser Robert Brooks,
James Smith, Thomas Hastings. skip-l2.
No. 2-Robt. McCrindle, Nj. Little, Thos.
Thompson, j. l.. Smith, skip-S.
Eleven heads were played, and the contest
was keen.
SPORTING NOTES.
Oak Lake rink was opened up in frst-class
style, Saturday night
The Silver Star Polo club wants a chal-
lenge. 1t should tackle the Flour City team
for foot ball match.
The Caledonian club promises some inter
esting Scottish sports in the spring, such as
putting the stone, throwing the hammer,
wrestling and leaping.
Sports, in their disgust at Kehoe's exhibi-
ton on Friday evening, are looking forward
10 something good, in the tistic line, at Mar
ket hall Tomorrow evening.
Algcr, the Minneapolis champion, does not
regard the challenge Of Eddy, of st. Paul, as
sufficiently formal. He wants money posted
with some resbons ible person.
The Athletic club is preparing for an ex-
hibition ut the gymnasium in the near future.
1t will include club swinging, exercise on the
horizontal bar, the parallel bars and the
woodeushorse
A policemen's and firemen's race between
the two champions, Policeman Bradley and
Fireman Winsow, and such others as desire
TO enter. will be skatcd at the Washington
rink, Tuesday evening next
A race on the rollers will occur at the
Crocker rink during the coming week be-
tween the newspaper gang. The entries
made by the several papers Of Minneapolis
are: Gazette, J. f. Rockwell; Journal,
Hartley Davis; Tribune, Mr.. Hawley; Globe,
J. W. Crooks; Pioneer Press, j. Mlnnix;
Spectator, Mr.. McSweeney; Amusement !
Bulletin, Geo. Lee; News Letter, K. II. |
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