Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

The double-scun match proposed between
Teemer and Eamm and Gaudaur and mate
has been dropped.
Charley Mitchell writes to friend in
News Y orh that business is SO good with
himself and Kilrain that they will not start
for this country until fall
Maurice DAWN, the veteran Irish amateur
athlete and president of the Gaelic Athletic
Association, viii, it Is stated, visit this coun-
| try during tho present season, accompanied
by team Of Irish athletes.
The ocean record from Queenstown to
Sandy Hook is now six days one hour and
| fifty minutes, made by the Etruria, of the
Cunard Line, which arrived at New York
on its last trip west Saturday, June ?.
William O'Connor, the Young Toronto
sculer, having challenged any sculler in
the world, bar Teemer, for s., 500 or 5000
side, his friends say the challenge is ex-
pressly aimed at Gaudaur. The latter says
he will match O'Connor for $500. Jim
| keenan, says O'Connor can beat Gaudaur.
Pittsburgh Bill, Jack McAuliffe, Billy
Dacey, Joe Elingsworth, Jack Burgess,
Charlie Nortons unknown (from England),
Paddy Lee, Jack Boylan, Pete Mccoy,
Jimmie Carroll, Bennie McGill and Jim Nc
denis boxing tourney, which begun at Jer-
sey City, Monday, June H.
Joseph South, of San Francisco, journeyed
to Boston to match McAuliffe against Joe
Lannon for $4,000 side and allow him ex-
penses to meet in Frisco. South posted
$3.50 forfeit in Boston, but the Lannon party
did not cover the money, Lannon offered to
meet half way, but that would not suit, and
the match fell.
Sebastian Mueller and Ernest Roeber are
matched to wrestle catch-as-catch-can at
New York June IS, Mueller contracting to
throw Roeber four times in an hour. Dsn-
can Mcdonald tells wonderful stories about
the strength of Mueller, who, he says, can
break with blow of his fist any piece Of
rock that can be brought to him.
The rooms of the Garden City Athletic
Club in the Imperial Building, No. 256 South
Clark street, were formally opened On Sat
day evening" June 8. There was large at
tendance, the number of ladies' being no.
ticeable. An interesting programme was
presented The club has superior gymna-
SUM, a billiard and bowling room, and in
few weeks will have an elegant dressing
room and one of the finest bathing apart
ments IN the city. With these quarters and
the club is admirably equipped.
The California Athletic Club has tele-
graphed Jim keenan,, of Boston, that it, will
give 5000 for a glove contest between
George Godfrey, Boston's colored champion,
and Peter Jackson, the Australian colored
champion now in San Francisco. Godfrey
had previously telegraphed that he would
go to San Francisco and fight twenty rounds
with jackson for purse of ST. 500 and $500
for expenses, win or lose. Jackson says he
dosen't think Godfrey wants to fight, but
will call on him and see when he reaches
Boston on his way to England When Jack
son meets Godfrey he will find out that the
Bostonian can and will fight
Jack Dempsey, the California lightweight,
has gone TO St. Paul Those who saw him
perform with the gloves and punch the bag
speak highly Of him and say he is fighter
beyond doubt. At the Same time every body
agrees that Myers would have been foolish
to have fought him for purse. Prof.
Jimmy Connolly told Dempsy to 60 to ST.
Paul and tackle Danny Needham, and if be
could lick him he could come back here and
get fight with Myers, and Dempsey took
Jimmy's advice. Connolly says: "These
fellows had better look for safer man
than Myers. trained and seconded Gil
more against him and used to think there
were plenty of men who could hex him, but
I don't now I've seen him working lately
and have had good chance to see what he
is made of, and have made up my mind that
none Of the hghtweights can do him"