National Republican., 1886-12-25
SPORTING ITEMS.

Frank s. Flint base ball catcher, has signed
with the Chicago club for 1887.
Capt. John Alcock, an old turfman. died at
his home near Glasgow, KY, Thursday, aged
The Royal Thames Yacht Club announce
that an ocean yacht race for 1000 guineas will
be held during the coming season to celebrate
the queens jubilee.
The six days bicycle race, twenty-four
hours day, now being ridden in Minneap-
oils, Minn:, Is showing some remarkable work.
Up t9 10 o'clock yesterday N morning ghe one one
scored l.0iq miles six laps; Albert sohock,
l,0i9, and Mile Louis Armaindo DIG miles and
five laps.
President spalding, of the Chicago Base Ball
Club, says; "Ihe Chicagos and the St; Louis
games Tor the worlds championship on April
Z, s, and at ST. Louis; will probably play q
game at Cincinnati and Louisville after the st.
Louis contests and leave the deciding gamer
until October"
John L. Sullivan cleaned up everything at
Butte City Monday night. Cornish, the miner,
who has been training for month past TO meet
y h sye
TO appear. For want of better mlterial Sulli-
van nearly killed Steve Taylor. lie covered
himself with glory and cleared $1,000 the first
night.
At 245 yesterday afternoon Morgan, the
bicyclist, who is In the six'day bicycle contest
at Minneapolis, became Violently SICK and
was forced to leave the track. His trainer at
once took him In hand, and II was expected
he could return in few minutes. He had
scored ll02 miles when taken sick. 1t was
$3.50 when he again mounted the wheel, aud
in the meantime Shock had gained lead OF
over eight miles.
Press dispatches from Plttsburg yesterday
stated that 'the policy players in this city were
jubilant yesterday and the policy dealers very
despondent In consequence OF the fact that the
number Y.ll.4i, commonly known as coon
hackers of the game lost $1,000 on this alone,
ana many of those who have been playing
policy for years with varying, fortunes have
very handsome Christmas gifts. The win
nings rated from 81 to 500 or more. Several
of the fortunate ones stated that the numbers
came out yesterday for the first time In two
years and nine months but that somebody had
played them every day SINCE that time"
Eight hundred people smoked cigars and
swOre In a cold room at 81. Paul MINI,
Thursday night, In anticipation Of a lively
eight. round contest between Billy Bradburn,
little before 10 O'Clock Cabbage" Ryan, OF
Chicago, came on the stage aud said that as
the two men bad expected $1,000 house, and,
as there was but $500 gate,money, Mr.. Brad
MIR. Killen, also, refused TO go into an eight
round set-to, The crowd grew angry and
yelled for the principals, some making threats
ifCe-for ALL The racket became SO lively that
the two men went on the stage and spared
five rounds Of minute and half each, in
which Killen closed one OF Bradburn's eyes
and hamm cred him pretty severely. The
gate money was divided, half and half
Richard Roche, of st. Louis, has published a
challenge, In which he offers to back Jacob
SChaeier against any man In the world at any
game that Is played on u billiard table. lie
Then states specifically that he Will back
SChqeier for not less than 1000 against any
man in the world at the S.in0h, l2-inch, or
l4-inCh bHlk'linc game, tho champions game,
tlenll rail game ,thothr. cushion game aud the
cnshion first or bank game. Thelast two games
are TO so as one mGtoh,the player accepting one
must alto 0gree 10 play the other, Tho chal-
lenge also says "In addition to the above
games will hack sohaeler against any player,
will also match him against any players In
America, barring SlOsson, at li-inoh balk-lne,
schAefer to give his opponent a discount of
88l6 per cent. for net less than el,0JO. Sehaeier
win play any OF these games In any city In tho
country. with one exception, aud Will let tho
opponent select the referee, Will not consent
70 have the cushion CGr1m game played in
New York. The games may also be played in
public or private. The winner Ia all contests
TO take. everything, AS soon as any one of
these challenges Is accepted | will place
forfeit of 81 900 with the Globe Democrat Each
game can be made for %, 900, $4,000, or $1,000,
but not less than 81 ,01O.h