St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-13


third at Boston Sept. &c, 1884, by D. E.
Hunter of Beverly in 1:20:5S.
Flour City Sports.
LACROSSE.
The Minneapolis Lacross club has organ
lied for the seasons sports. The first game
will be played tomorrow evening at the
Washington roller skating rink with the St..
Paul team. The st. Paul club is the cham pion
of the United States, and will make the Min
neapolis boys ''hump'' to gain goal. Our
club is reputed to be in excellent condition
and stronger than ever before. Some of the
members feel confident that they will win the
American champ ionship before the season
closes. AS soon as the weather has become
sufficiently settled, outdoor games will be
played at frequent intervals. 1t is probable
that lacrosse will soon rival base ball as the
popular or the national sport.
CRICKET.
j. r. SHIRLEY states that the cricket club of
last year will be reorganized in short time,
and that practice games will be commenced
at once. While cricket is not nearly so pop
ular as base ball and perhaps la
crosse, it is both exciting and inter
esting. Minneapolis has decided advant-
age over the other Northwestern cities in the
game, and claims to have one of the strong
est teams in the country. Mr.. SHIRLEY is,
perhaps, one Of the best cricket players in
the Northwest.
What with base ball, lacrosse, cricket and
horse races, to say nothing of the foot races
promised, there will be no dearth of field
sports this season in the Flour city.
BASE BALL.
The Minneapolis Base Ball club will meet
at the Nicollet house this evening at 80
o'clock to elect officers. 1t is understood
that DR.. A. A. Ames will be elected president
and Joe Murch vice president. Who the
other officers will be it is difficult to predict.
The club will be: Batteries, NORM, the
phenomenal left-handed pitcher Patsy Egan,
speedy and accurate pitcher with puzzling
curves, and George Camel, catcher;
Calvin and Cody, the st. Paul bat
terry: j. E. Whitcomb, shortstop;
Cad Flemming, second base; Tom Garvin,
catcher, or infeld; Ed Sits, third base; Tom
Murphy, pitcher aud center field; Tom Web
ster, catcher and right field; Lynch, left
field; Flickinger. first base. The batteries
will also play in the field.
NORM is said to be splendid first base
man.
George Camel is a brother of Charles
Camel who is doing such fine work behind
the bat in the Philadelphia league team, and
he is fully as good as bis older brother. He
certainly has brilliant future before him on
the diamond.
Ed Sits, who has been suffering a lame
arm, is improving quite rapidly and will
soon be in prime condition and ready for the
first tour.
The club will first make tour playing ex
hibition games, then the cham pionship sea
son will commence.
St. Paul and Saltwater are both anxious
that the Flour city team shall make proud
record. The attendance from these cities
win not be light and Minneapolis should not
be slow to recognize the fact.
The matter of selecting grounds has not
yet been definitely settled, although there are
many ''sons of prophets who have no hest
tation in saying that they will be located on
the Milwaukee short line not far distant from
the South Minneapolis station, and they may
be right Assistant General Superintendent
c. H. Prior will certainly do the generous
thing by the boys. Yet Col. McCrory is not
slow in favors. Stin Tom Lowry may out
rival them all and secure the
grounds on one of the many
street car lines. He has always displayed
his liberality in such matters, and there is
no doubt that he will be perfectly willing to
do the handsome thing this season.
SPRINT RUNNING.
A foot race on Thirteenth avenue Saturday
attracted considerable attention The starters
were FRANC Lonique, Charles A. Bennett and
man: UoIf he
by three feet. Bennett and Williams are
members OF Aook and Ladder. company
No. g. They viii probably repeat the race
soon with other members Of the fire depart
ment as competitors.
Frederick Ward defeated Samuel Monahan
in 10O-yard race at Lake Calhoun on Sat-
urday by few feet. The time made is said
to have been 105sscconds, although "doubt-
ing .Thomases'' are disposed to question it.
Frederick Ward, alias Leon Lozier OF
Waverly, Ia, who is still in the
city, challenges any man in Minneapolis to
run him fifty, seventy-fve or one hundred
yards for any sum Of money from $50 to
$500 side.
Sprint running is sport which is attract
ing considerable attention just now, and, as
there are many speedy seFenty-five yard
men in the city, rare sport is in prospect
Prof. Duplessis Of the Minneapolis gymna-
SUM Is anxious to have the new base ball
parker closed. He has in prospect a
series of outdoor sports, to include
all athletics from putting the shot, to jumping,
bicycle racing, boxing contests, foot run
ming, etc.
The Minnesota club is having huge time
bsgging ducks down on the Minnesota river
bottoms. Fully twenty-five members are
now out making an onslaught on the feath-
cred Tribe.