The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-30
SPORTING NOTES.

Six-Day Horse and Bicycle Race-The
Oarsmsn-Paddy Ryan's Great Scheme.
:jpecial to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, May 29.-Charles NJ. Anderson,
the Californian, who beat our Johnny Murphy
in the twenty-five mile ride-to-saddle race at
Fleetwood on Saturday. will ride six-day
race against the bicyclists W. NJ Woodside and
John Brooks. The contest will begin at Madi-
son-square garden on Monday, and will last
twelve hours day. Anderson will have the
sans horses he rode Murphy with, and many
more. The bicyclists will relieve each other,
and Anderson may change horses whenever he
pleases AS yet there has been but little opinion
expressed as to the result of the race, which has
not, in fact, created much excitement. II is
whispered that Murphy. who lays the blame Of
his loss to unframed horses, is going to ride
against Anderson again for a stake up in the
thousands
The oarsmsn have quieted down little with
their challenges but it is only the lull before the
storm. 1t is amusing to man who has OBJ
served Ed Hanlan's conduct for year or two to
read his printed letters. Teemer says that Han
Ian prefers rowing where there is chance OF a
full grand stand and friend to row against
Hanlan says he will row Beach near London this
summer, but there are men in town who are
ready to bet that he will not
Although St-Louis has lead in the League
championship games many baseball wiseacres
say that it will not keep first place long. The
club has only one good catcher -Bennett-who
has played all the games this year, but two. He
is bound to give out, they say, and New York
and Chicago, who have lots of catchers and pitch
ers. will crawl ahead. There is lots of money
waiting to be laid that the League pennant will
60 to New York or Chicago.
am told that the battle between Jack Fo-
garty and Joe Ellingsworth will come off in the
Cosmopolitan Theater, as soon as the Japanese
village picks up its tents and steals away. Ell
lingsworth is in training near Cypress Hill Gem
etry, under Tom Eveys, who, by the way, is not
considered an over-lucky trainer. Mike Dono-
van, his backer however, is on hand, and Joe
will be in good shape, when the day arrives. 1t
hurt Joes feelings more than his flesh to have
been whipped by Fogarty, and he will fight his
best. do not think. though, that the fight will
means business, and it is not likely that the po-
lice will let them all be fought. AT any rate the
gate receipts will be large, and somebody will be
happy.
Paddy Ryan, who has kept quiet for few
days, has great scheme on hand. He says that
several Of his numerous hackers have submitted
o proposition to him that strikes him as rather
good, and he is inclined to accept it. 1t is that
he shall go to Ireland at once and fight Jem
Smith. the English champion, before John L.
Sullivan gets whack at him. Ryan says that
the match will be for So, 500 5000 side.
This has greatly amused the sports here, who
are inclined to think that Ryan's fighting days
are over.
Tommy Danforth the feather-weight, is
matched to fight an unknown for $500 side He
has fight with Charley Ellngsworth on his
hands, too. Jimmy Oliver his hacker, says that
Tommy is the coming man, and is willing to
back his opinion with cash. Danforth is one of
the most scientific little men in the country, and
his twenty seven round fight with Charley Ell
lingsworth was won by pure skill This light
was said to be the feather-weight chamsionship.
In the good old times the limit for feather
weight used to be liz pounds. Both Ellingsworth
and Danforth fought at over l20 pounds