St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-01
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
AN ATHLETIC SYMPOSIUM.

About a block or two from the Washington
Roller rink has been established q perfect
sporting symposium. 7. W. Eek is the land
lord or host of the establishment. A GLOBE
reporter visited the place yesterday and was
most Hospitality entertained. Patsy Cardiff
was stretched on couch, resting after his
usual morning exercise. Albert Schock and
Phil Hammel were lounging about and Mile,
Louise Armaindo was experimenting the
household affairs, while Wallace was busily
engaged in answering letters received from
cyclists and skaters from various points in
the country. Here these sporting lights live.
They are equipped with all the utensils neces-
sary 10 housekeeping and the little things
that 20 TO make up the comforts of home. In
TACT, the party is about as comfortably stu
ated as any one need be. Judging from the
amount of edibles that were dispatched at the
deiecJable dinner, which was spread at 2:3O,
one is led to imagine that the grocer's
aud butchers bills each week are
not inconsiderable. The vigorous exercise
they daily undergo is calculated to sharpen
appetites until grindstones might be dissi-
pated by their hardy digestive organs. At
the request OF the reporter the coterie of ath-
letes adjourned to the rink and gave an en-
ioyable exposition of their respective modus
operandi of training for contests. Cardifrs
is pre-eminentIy the most vigorous. He
pounded the new foot ball encased in
strong leather covering with such rapidly of
movement and physical force that IL seemed
ne mas got the
ball science down TO q nicely. Then he
pulled out and ran mile in a little less than
six minutes, and didn't appear TO be much
'blown." To see a man OF his gigantic ply
sique make such time Is q surprise TO every
body. Although Cardiff has been undergo
ing a severe course of training for two weeks
his weight stripped is 1e2 pounds.
When he fought Billy Wilson he
was thought TO be in admirable con-
dition. but his trainer, Tom Eek, states that
Cardiff Is now in better condition than most
pugilists are when they go into a fight TO a
finish. He is heavier than he ever was before,
but his flesh is hard and compact, and conse-
quently he is stronger than when he fought
Wilson.
II propose 10 keep always in condition
hereafter" he said, after he had rested for a
few minutes from the run. The press and
many OF the sporting men too, understand.
have roasted me for several months because
i have not been In the prize ring. Prize fight
ing, confess, is distastetul 70 me. prefer
hot set-tos with gloves. But, as / started TO
say, am now going TO keep myself In the piuk
of condition, and will take a dose from no
man, be he big or small. Jack Burke wants
to meet me. He is not in my class, but
shall go TO Chicago as soon as my contract
with George Rookie comes OF, and IL there Is
such a thing as facing Burke,I will be there"
"What about your contest with George
Rocker" queried the reporter.
George Rookie is q hard man 10 best. i
know that because OF the noted pugilists he
has put to sleep. Yet feel confident that /
can out-spar him. Don't misconstrue my
meeting with Rookie Friday night 1t is not
a prize fight, because that would not be toll
Grated by the authorities. But il win be one
OF the liveliest glove contests ever witnessed
I'm Minneapolis, or am a no-good. Rookie is
not at all backward, and / am desirious of
showing my Minneapolis friends that have
been libelled by the papers and by some OF
my personal enemies, who have circulated
the reports that 1 am a hippodromer. or a
stiff Yet 1 shall keep within the bounds
of the law"
"what do you think OF the forthcoming
match between Jack Burke and Frank
Glover in Chicagog''
lit will be mighty one-siced. Glover Is too
slow for Jack. He ant hit the little fellow.
and Burke can do alb Ut as he pleases with
Glover"
did you ever meet GloverY'
ssNo: when l was with Parson Davies
Glover had no reputation and the Parson did
not care TO match me against him. Since then
Glover has knocked out a few men, and he
has fought O draw twice with Bradburn.
Bradburn is no great pugilist. knocked him
out in four rounds. In those good old days
was always in condition, but lacked the skill
/ have now, skill that got BY studying the
fistic art and by experience. You can nut IL
down that feel as strong as an ox-better
than / ever felt before"
Phil Hamnel took a ride of ten miles on his
racer, Schock going on TO make pace for him.
No time was taken, but IL WIS very
fast. The little Chicagoan pushed MS
machine for al he was worth, nearly the en-