St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-27
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
TIE SIX DAYS RACE.


Promptly at 1880 yesterday morning the
Cyclists, except Eek, appeared Oh the track
and mounted their machines. WoOdside
and SchOck spurted for while, and SchOck
forged 10 the front, and in short time had
passed WoOdside several times. and at 1886
he was on even terms with the Irish
champion. he pluckily worked
away until he placed lap after
lap between them, and at the quitting time
last night Woodside was a dlscOurag.ng
distance behind, although he spurted dur
ing the last part of the evening. and passed
Schock quite frequently. SchOck, however,
maintained a steady and even speed. pay
ing little attention TO his rivals brilliant
efforts. The betting is now largely in
favor of the Chicago boy.
Eek suffered from sprained ankle and
did not start for a couple of hours, but feel
ing better he finally mounted his wheel and
did some fine squirting.
Twenty-fourth hour, Schock. 3SS; Wood
side. 326; Snyder, 296; Hardwick, 252;
Shaw, $50.
NOTES.
McAfee will give fancy shot exhibition at
Brown Bros this evening.
The bills are out for the athletic tourna-
ment in Market hall tomorrow evening.
For the benefit of the East side gymnasium
masquerade ball will be given this evening.
DIR. Lees little black PAGER makes a pretty
brush with almost any horse on the avenue.
Fred. McCIelland, the ambitious young
hardware man OF this city, will enter the skat-
ing contest at the ST Paul carnival.
Dufur, the Massachusetts wrestler, is ex.
pected TO arrive to-day. II is possible that he
will accept Charles Moths challenge.
Manager Clark of the Washington roller
rink talks of securing tue great trio, Schaefer,
NignauX and SIosson, for an exhibition soon.
Owing to Col. McLaughlin's wife's illness
the colar-and-elbow match will not occur al
the Leland rink Friday night, but will come
OF a week later.
The trotting mare Widow Bedott owned by
J. p. Noel, il she can be placed in condition,
will start in the free-for-all class in ST. Paul
in the February races.
John Bauman and Jack Collins will play 6
match game of tifteen-ball pyramid pool fol
$50 side in Sauer's saloon on North Wash
ington avenue this evening, "a,
McAfee, the biIliardist, is spelling for q
match. He offers 10 discount any local player
He will doubtless find some one who is willing
TO give him trial trip, at least.
R.F. Jones offers to back his trotter against
any horse in Minneapolis, and for money, too.
A $40 forfeiture was put up for a race with
Murphy's horse, Chief, for S1OO a side. Jones
made his purse good, but the other party
failed to come TO time.
E. A. Cromwell has severed his connection
with the East side gymnasium. He has &C
cepted San Shields challenge, the conditions
TO be that Shields must throw Cromwell i've
times in an hour and a half. or lose the
match. Cromwell states that Shields canno;
throw him five times in a month. The match
is TO be for $50 a side.
Io.oP naor,.a Icol-a 81, NJ vi
is in Minneapolis the guest of Prof. Donald
son. 1t will be remembered that Rookie had
go with Sullivan, and that he bothered the
terror from Boston. He has had many a rims
fight, and at one time he supported the title
of middleweight champion. He has outRrowu
that class now and is a heavyweight. When
asked his mission here, he replied that he had
heard much of Minneapolis and had come
primarily TO see the town, but he may pay
some attention to sports before he leaves.