Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-22
SPORTING sPLINTERS.
Captain O'MalIey's Benefit-Base Ball
Notes-A Challenge


A fair sized gathering greeted the con-
testants in the athletic tournament on the
occasion of Captain OMalley's benefit at
the Athletic park yesterday evening.
The programme was opened ut half past
clock, and continued until O'Clock.
The first event was three-round bout,
Marquis of Queensbury rules, between
Sam Stevenson, seconded by Tom
O'Brien, and Johnny La Mountain, sec
ondcd by AL Marx The contest was for
the light weight championship.
The first round opened with
both men sparring heavily for an
opening. La Mountain worked in some
rafting body blows, which Stevenson
met with stunning assortment of blows
well planted on his opponents mug. La
Mountain brought first blood from Steven
sons nose with clean right arm blow,
Both men clinched, and, separating,
Stevenson upper-eut his antagonist heav-
lily. More close fighting followed, La
Mountain confning his efforts principally
TO Stevenson's body. The round closed
with both men breathing heavily, Steven
son especially being badly windcd.
The second round was slightly in La
Mountains favor. Both mea took and
gave some hard blows.
The third round resulted in some
clever sparring, but principally con-
sisted of "clinches." Stevenson planted
his right with telling effect on La Noun
tain's face. and the latter retaliated with
some clever straight arm body-blows
When the round closed Stevenson was
badly winded, and was throwing the
caret freely. La Mountain appeared in
good condition. On scientific points, the
match was declared draw.
Tom o 'Bren and Bill johnson, two
heavy weights, then entered the ring
for three-round bout. OBrien
was much the better man,
both in science and muscle. Two or
three stunning upper cut blows in the
first round wound up johnson and the
rest OF the fight was very tame. O'Brlen
was declared the winner.
The third contest was between Dan
Delaney, of Omaha, and John Brad burn,
of Chicago, brother of the Pitsburg
heavyweight
A 16O.yard foot race concluded the
| evenings programme. There were three
| entries, Sam Stevenson, Charles Moore
| and Frank Barbur. Stevenson won in
the time of 124 seconds.
| BASE BALL.
The blow and buster that was made
| about dissensions IN the ranks of the
| Union Paciics has quietly died out and
matters are resuming the even tenor of
their way. The trouble all arose over
the kick of a disgruntled player who, in
stead OF confcrrIng with McKelvey who
hired him, found an equally disgrunted
| reporter and led him to make an unjust
attack on Manager Kay who was at the
time absent from the city. The causes of
the alleged trouble have been generally
explained in satisfactory manner to all
concerned, Manager Kay was in Has
tings yesterday and completed the ar
rangements with that club for the Has
tings for the two games to be played be-
tween the Reds and the Union
Paciics in this city on Saturday
and Sunday next. The Union Paciiics are
arranging for weeks practice and will
endeavor to be in good shape for the two
| games. Hays will be given place in
the nine as change pitcher with Salisbury
"Home Run" Jones, of the Bingham
ton, n, Y. nine, who has been engaged
to play second base with the Unlon
Paciics has been confined to his home by
sickness, He is rapidly recovering and
may reach the city in time for next sun
days game.
"There was no earthly show for the
Union Paciiics to win in the game with
the Lincoln's last Sunday" said a base
baller to BEE representative yesterday
They came down here to win the game
at all hazards. 1t is a fact not generally
known that they brought the Leayen'