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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
RACING GROWS IN FAVOR.
The Number of Horses on the Turf
Increasing Rapidly.

Statistics of racing taken from adj
vance sheets of Goodwin's Turf guide
by ERIK" show:
Total number of races run in 1883, be-
ginning at Clifton, Jan. 2, and ending
at the same place Dec. 81. 4,421, an in
crease of $50 over the total of 1887. Of
these 1876 were for jumpers, a ia ling off
of 36 from the previous year. Increase
of money given by associations, $685.
600, the figures for 1888 being 81, $751;, 275,
which does not include stake money.
Matches were infrequent, the most i'm
portant being that of F. Gerhard and
Porter Ashe, for which the Yarmouth
Park association gave silver cup. The
increase in the number of short races
is marked, and heat races have fallen
into disfavor.
There were LOU three-quarter dashes,
5S4 at one mile, 514 at five furlongs, 434
at seven furlOngS and 119 heat races at
one mile. The cup distance of two and
half miles was run but once. The
total number of races run on the fiat
under Jockey Club rules in Great Brit
ain and Ireland for 1883 was 1859, of
which 759 were at five furlongs and
under six, 262 at six furlongs and under
mile. 1888 at one mile, 1874 at over mile
and under two, 40 at two miles and
under three, at three miles and under
four ind at four miles. The practical
elimination of races at two miles and
over is the feature to be most regretted
uDder the present system of racing.
The MeSsTS. Goodwin report only 100
races run in Canada in 1888, as against
153 in 1887, when the money value was
$l9.e60. The value in 1883 was $4,000.
with seven races for which no value
was given. The races run at the
several distances were as follows:
Half-mile, l; half-mile heats, 10 (23
heatsl; half-miIe heats, in 5, 2 40
heats: five furlong heats, a heats);
three-quarters of mile, S; three-quar-
ter mile heats. 2 Is heats; one mile, g.;
mile heats, Is (33 heats; mile heats, 3
in 5, g heats; mile and furlong, 4;
heats, mile and furlong, q heats;
mile and quarter, 10; mile and half,
5; hurdles, mile and half, 3; hurdles,
two miles, 1; steeplechaSeS, %. There
were also five ''ringn races, including
three at heats, with seven heats. The
following combination table shows the
number of races run in 1878 and 1888 in
the United States and Canada, and just
what the changes have been in ten
years:
Distances 1873. 1888.
Half-mile and under, dashes and
meats. III 500
heats. -. ..... ~. .... 476 3,1o2
Over mile to two mile heats. 2S4 1913
Over two miles to four mile
ueaGS. % q
Hurdle races and steeplechases. ~ 156
Totals. .1,Oos 1921
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
RUDOLPH GOETZ.

proclivities he also lays claim to the
title OF fancy skater. In the strict
American term he would not be fancy
skater, as he fails in those easy, grace
full and serpentine movements which
identify an American skater. He eX.
cells, however, IN acrobatic stat
ing. as some Of his feats
line are in their way truly marvellous.
On the other hand Goetz is not fancy
skater. He lays claim to nothing but
speed, and of that he surely has an
abundance. Four years ago, when he
made tour of the provinces and this
country, sweeping everything before
him, his name was in everybody's
mouth. Like all "stars" he dropped
out of public notice for awhile, until
now he is having new and full
fledged boom. Most of his records
which now embellish the sporting alma
macs were made in 1879. In Milwaukee,
Wis, Feb. Z, 1879, he made 20 miles in
/ hour, 81 minutes and 40 seconds; 80
miles in 2 hours, 80 minutes, 2 and $3.50
seconds; 40 miles in hours, ~ minutes
and 2 seconds and so miles in
4 hours, % minutes, 431a seconds.
GOetz is by descent German. He was
born in Milwaukee, and is thirty-four
Years vi dSc. Ut Ids ShdIcu uSd1l ~ oil
his life. He has been up in the North
west for several years, and for three
months past has been ice manager at
the Morton rink, this city. He is at
present in active training and in good
condition, and he will undoubtedly
make hard fight in the coming race
for first honors.
Axel Paulsen is native of Norway.
He was born in Christiania, the garden
city of Norway. and is thirty-three
years of age. He has been considered
a phenomenon on runners from boy
hood up, and has won enough medals to
fill good-sized trunk. His records are
many and varied. Below is given list
of some of the most important of these:
44O yards-four-lap track, Brooklyn, Jan.
"a, lss4-4sA SECONDS; $50 yardsaBrook.
Ign, February, 1994-l:41 4-5; 1920 yards
Brooklyn, February, 1sS42:34 2-5; 1
mile-eight-turn track, Hamburg, 1856
1905 As; Ia miles-Brooklyn, February,
1sS4-4:l9 l s.; la miles-Brooklyn, Feb.
ruary, 19S4-6:03; 3I2 miles-Brooklyn,
February, lss4-l2:23; IS miles-Brooklyn,
February, 1851 1928 rs.
Paulsen is in training at the Jackson
rink, st. Paul, and feels confident of
winning, and also says he will lower all
the records,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20

at short. Inquiries about the terms on
which Pickett would be released have
poured in on President Thompson at
such rate that he has thought seriously
of hiring a private secretary. At the
same time the player has been written
for his terms and visited by managers
so often that his head is turned and he
really doesn't know what to do. He is
still on the reserve list of st. Paul, Of
course, but is chatting under the letters
more and more every day on account Of
by Boston is understood to be s., 800 for
the release of the player and $500 sal
airy. This was, it is thought, satisfac-
tory to both Boston and st. Paul, but
Pickett is said to have put in his thumb
to pull out plum about the size of half
the transfer money. The big short stop
is reported to have said he would not go
to Boston unless he got slice OF this
Doodle. Columbus is a nibbler. 1t
asked the price of the player, concluded
he was too high-priced and moved on.
1t is said that Won der Abe has also
come to the same conclusion, which is
pretty definitely indicated by his sign
ing Fuller, a cheaper man. The real
trouble, however, comes from CallfOr
MIA, where men ale sized up for what
they can do, and hired very nearly re-
CARELESS of terms. The Greenwood &
Morans want short stop, and old Joe
Quest, who is managing the Sacramento
team, has put flea in the Gear of the
manager OF the MOranS. The result is
that Pickett has been offered 500
month to play in the California league,
and he is decidedly inclined to 90 West,
as he wrote President Thompson few
days ago he expected to take the
trip across the continent. Mr..
Thompson has written Pickett that the
Californians can employ him, as they
are not under the National agreement,
but that he will be blacklisted by every
club outside the Golden state if he goes
there, and will so restrict his field of
action that he will be heavy loser in
the long run. Tothis letter Pickett has
made no answer. President Thompson
says he has sent Pickett contract, in
which he has placed his salary above
that of last year. Altogether the situa-
ton is one full Of perpleXtties for the
crack short stop.
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HUsTLING CORN hUsKERs.
The Sioux City People Want a
Winning aggregation.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
SIOUX CITY, To-, Jan. 19.-The base
ball season promises to be of much in
terest here. Sioux City started in on
the tail end of the season last year with
a hastily picked club, and laboring I'M
der many disadvantages; but. nOtWith-
standing all this, she worried some of
the older clubs severely, and came out
pretty well up toward the top of the
average column. 1t was demonstrated
that the people would patronize good
game. and with that fact in view an
effort is now being made to get together
a team that will come out of the seasons
work bearing the association pennant.
Shortly after the last game was played
last October the work of reor-
ganization began, the first move
being to retain Manager Pow
ell, who gave such eminent salts
faction after viii Ryan was deposed.
and system of discipline inaugurated
that brought the players to the scratch
every time. Then the local association
was incorporated with capital stock
of $25, 600, a good share of which was
subscribed in short time. r. E. Sack
EFT, lover of genuine sport, was chosen
president of the association, and John j.
JORDAN, ''TuSlleI lFOul away Udch,
was made secretary and has practical
charge of the affairs so far. Manager
Powell was given Sill swing, and for
the last two or three months has been
TRAvERSING THE COUNTRY
keeping his weather eye open for the
right kind of men to gobble the cham
pionship next season. So far contracts
have been signed with the following
players: Crotty and Hungler. bat
terry that did efficient work last season;
Genins, center field; Hellman, left field;
Seibel, pitcner; Brosnan, second base;
Powell, first base. Arrangements have
also been made for Glenn for right field.
and Burke, of Birmingham. Ala, for
shOrtstop. Another battery will also be
selected in case the last two fail to sign
contracts. which have not yet been
closed. The grounds that were used
last season have been leased again and
will be much improved. The ministers
of the city have lately interested them
selves in base ball, but it is in the direc-
ton of putting stop to all Sun
day games. At meeting held
last Tuesday it was decided to organ
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
MONTREAL'S MONOPOLY.

A Spell of Cold Weather BOoms
the Ice Palace Business.
Special to the Globe.
MONTREAL, Que, Jan. 19.-The cold
spell reached here last night, and at z
O'Clock this morning the mercury
touched below zero. Work has been
resumed on the ice castle. The rear
and west walls are being demolished for
the purpose of rebuilding. The con-
tractors estimate that the thaw cost
them $4,000. If the present weather
continues for day or two there will
soon be an abundance of ice. The fancy
drive committee reports that twenty five
snowshoe clubs will each have an ale
gorical car in the great drive. This
promises to be the main feature Of the
carnival
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
CARDIFF AND FELL.
The Formers Stock Goes Up Since
He Met Mcdonald.

Patsy Cardiff's Knockout of Paddy
Mcdonald at Duluth has renewed the
confidence of his friends in his ability
considerably. Mcdonald has the name
of being a hard and plucky fighter, and
it was thought decidedly risky for
Cardiff to go against him, as he is to
meet Jim Fell at the Washington rink
Tuesday night, when hard battle can
be expected. for there is no doubt that
Fell means to fight. Cardiff, however,
came out without scratch, and showed
that he is in fine condition, so his stock
is away up in the market. Fell has been
training hard, and has reduced him
self so he does not look like the same
man who faced Mart Fahey a few
weeks ago. He means to ''do" Cardiff.
and if he succeeds, will go to San Fran
cisco to get chance at some of those
Athletic club stakes. He has good
record of ffty-siX battles, and claims he
has never been knocked out, bested or
quit. He will probably fight at 1866
pounds, twenty pounds less than Car
diff The event will attract good deal
of attention, as the Minneapolis sports
are anxious to see Cardiff retrieve HIM
self
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20

re a league for the enforcement of
Sunday laws. The statement was made
at this meeting that the local base ball
association had requested the schedule
committee of the Western association to
leave Sioux City out of the list OF Sun
day games, and the matter was dropped
by the preachers pending the report of
the schedule committee. If, however.
Sunday games are scheduled for this
place, it is probable that an effort will
be made to prevent the playing, the
method being the suing out of an IN
junction or the arrest of the players.
But whether they play ball on Sunday
or not, Sioux City will play ball, and
she proposes to have club that can put
up an interesting game, too.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20

neapolis ball park, has been postponed
one week, and will be skated at the
same place next Sunday afternoon at2:3O
o'clock. The race was postposed on
account of the warm weather and rain
during the middle of last week, which
totally ruined the track; also for other
reasons of no particular interest to the
public. This race will undoubtedly be
one of the most interesting that
ever occurred in this country, as,
literally speaking, it is America
against the world. Paulsen bears
the title and medal of the
champion of the world, and Goetz holds
the 20, 30, 40 and 50-mlle records of
America. Aside from Paulsen's speed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
3=QM<N~

fience and keen judgment are the quail
cations necessary. Mr.. Morton is and
has been a base ball manager both as a
matter of love and business for years.
He has been the leading light of the
Western ASSOCIATION since its organize
ton, and has conducted base ball
bureau at Chicago for years. He has
been intimately associated with A. G.
Spalding for long time, and those
who know the two say the sue
cess of the Chicago team has
been due in measure to Morton's
ability to pick out good material. His
location in Minneapolis as Spalding's
agent is all indication that A. &. has his
eye fixed on the time when the Twin
Cities will enter the National league,
and Morton has Squatted, as it were, to
pre-empt the franchise. He has already
done one thing that is correct move in
the direction of making base ball pay in
Minneapolis, and that is to secure
grounds in central location. The new
park will be just in the rear of the West
hotel, and the plans for the building are
now in the hands of an architect. Per-
sonally Mr.. Morton is decidedly agreea-
BILE, although he is said to have disa-
greeable way of calling attention to the
fact when his men don't play ball to
suit him. Physically he is stalwart
Six-footer, with frame which indicates
athletic training. He is twenty-eight
wears old,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
GOOD THING FOR CHICAGO.
Northwestern Railroads Will Di-
vert the Corn Traffic From ST.
Louis

northwestern ItdllTOduS w Ill III.
vert the Corn Traffic From St.
Louis.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-It appears that
the information telegraphed from st.
Louis last night concerning change in
the rates On corn from Missouri
river points, which threatened
St. Louis supremacy as a
corn market, was we'll founded.
1t was announced this morning that the
differential rates on corn from shipping
points south OF Burlington in favor of
St. Louis would be hereafter but 2cents
or, in other words. that the rates to
st. Louis would be advanced 8
cents a hundred. The Union Pa
ciic made the first move and
the Northwestern followed. General
Freight Agent Mccullough, of the
Northwestern, said to reporter this
cago, and think the raising of the rate
on corn to st. Louis is very good thing
for the road and Chicago-and tele-
graphed our agent at Omaha
Mr.. Moorehouse, that the raise
was just what Chicago wanted.
and to take advantage of it,"
eff the other roads are to advance the
rate to st. Louis, will the effect be as
disastrous as the st. Louis dealers al
legew Mr.. Mccullough said: at will
not hurt Chicago, any how, although I
don't think any one will be ruined"
The Burlington is one of the most i'm
portant roads running into ST..
Louis from the corn belt, and that
line will probably not agree to the
advance with as much readiness as did
the Northwestern, but it is claimed that
it is only question of time, as the I'm
ion Pacific would take great deal of
the 30. IS" business to Chicago. should
not the latter road accede to the ar
rangement. 1t is stated that many
messages have been received by
the Burlington managers from ST. Louis
to-day, appealing to them not to agree
to the rate, and that the answers re-
turned have been non-cOmmittal; that
as a matter of fact, General Freight
Agent Morton and Manager Ripley, who
have the whole matter in charge. left
the city this morning, ostensibly TO at
tend to official business, but really, it
was said, to evade the appeals of the st.
Louis brokers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
A TERRESTRIAL ABSCESS.
Texans Are Excited Over the Sink.
ing Of a Big Strip of Territory.


MIDLOTHIAN. Tex, Jan. 19.-Great
excitement has been caused here by the
sinking. near the union depot, without
apparent cause, of strip of territory
200 yards long, over which runs the Fort
Worth & New Orleans railroad. Thurs
day afternoon rumbling sounds were
heard, and shortly afterward the strip
of ground commenced sinking grad
ually. and within few hours seemed to
be getting out of sight. The railroad
called construction train into service
and had forty carloads of gravel placed
in an effort to raise the grade, but by
night the gravel had sunk three feet be
low the original level of the road, and
trains could not get to the depot. Some
think the sink has been caused by
subterranean river, and the railroad
people are Investigating it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
SPRAGUE RESERVED.
No Notice Has Been Given of the
Young Players Transfer.

No Notice Has Been Given of the
Young Players Transfer.
There has been some talk through the
Sporting Times and other Eastern pa
pers to the effect that Morton could not
hold the men who played with the Chi
cago Maroons East season, as the trans
fer of the club to Minneapolis released
the players. This point has been made
especially in regard to Sprague. whom, it
is presumed, Cleveland is anxious to
sign. Morton, however, has gwen no
official notice of the transfer of the Chi
cago team to Minneapolis, and the play
erS therefore stand as reserved to the
Western association. AS $4,000 is paid
to the National and American leagues
for protection it is hardly presumed that
Cleveland would be upheld in an effort
to break faith. Sprague yesterday sent
for blank contracts for himself and two
other players he is anxious Morton
should sign, and there is every indica-
ton that he will come. The case is
somewhat analogous to the White
Rowe contest in the National league.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
For a Wrestling Match.

. Articles of agreement were signed
yesterday between James Collins, cham
pion lightweight of Michigan and Wis
7consin. and Thomas Clancy, champion
local lightweight of the Northwest, for
a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match, to
take place at the Olympic theater, st.
Paul, Oh the Goth of January. 1889, for
800 side. The winner to take Is per
cent and the loser Is per cent Of the
gate receipts.
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Racing at New Orleans.

Sp1CldI 10 tH6 OlUUH.
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 19.-The
weather to-day was pleasant but cloudy.
The track was slow.
First race, onehaif mile, selling-Rollin
Rawley won, Dot second, Irish third. Time,
Sd seconds. Post odds Rollin Hawley to l..
Second race, three fourlhs of a mile, sell
ing-Cheeney won, Ddhme second, Joyful
third. Time, 1:2O. Post odds Cheney 4
to l.
Third race, five furlongs selling-Henry
Hardy won, Regardless second. Florine
third. Time, 1:O6A. Post odds Henry
Hardy 4 to l..
Fourth race. handicap, seven furlongs--
Norma won. Mirth second, Benton third.
Time, :35. Post odds Norma 20 to l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
A RACE ON SOLID ICE.
Axel Paulsen and Rudolph Goetz to Be
the Contestants.
AMERICA VERSUS NORWAY.
The Records of the Two Men Who Want
the Title Of Worlds Cham
pion.

The great twenty-mile skating race
for the championship of the world be-
tween Axel Paulsen, of Chrlstiania,
Norway, and Rudolph Goetz, of Milwau-
kee, which was to have occurred this
afternoon on track in the South Min
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
Canadian Retaliation Feared.

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. l9.-BOth the
Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk peo-
pie say the recent order imposing duty
on all Canadian-built cars entering the
United States through Canadian terri
tory will not materially affect them, as
they have plenty Of American.built cars
for the business. They say they have
minion government In preventing the
American.built cars passing through
Canada. in which case Il would be nee
essary to tranship all their international
freight at the boundary line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
Travelers to the Pacific Coast

Should note the fact that only by the
Montana-Pacific Express of the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
can they pass through Great Falls. with
nent, and Butte, the greatest mining
camp on earth. This is also the only
line running dining cars and free colo
mist sleepers to Butte. Note-Shortest
line to Butte.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20

sane asylum.
1t has got
pre- tty well
noi.sed around
that Pickett
can cover short
field with a de-
gree of neat
ness and dis
patch which
is S el d 0 m
eQualed, and
a b O u t the
S a m e time
half a dozen
clubs have dis
covered that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
Points in the Career Of Sam
Morton--Sprague to Play
in Minneapolis.
Charley Morton Gobbles Up a
Batch of Des Moines Play
ers for Toledo.
Sioux City and Milwaukee
Figuring to Land the AS
ISOLATION Pennant.

John Pickett, the well-fed short stop
of the st. Paul club, is having serious
trouble lately in keeping his pulse
below 100 beats to the minute. He is
wanted in Boston, Columbus, st. Louis,
California and st. Paul, but may leave
them all in the lurch by going to an in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
snowslides Block Railroad Traflic

DENVER, Col, Jan. 19,-Railroad
traffic in Southwestern Colorado is sus-
pended on account of snowslides. A
passenger train that left Silverton Sum
day for Durango, forty miles distant.
has not been heard from. and alarm is
felt for the safety of the fifty passen-
gers aboard.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
Brutal and Bloody Battle.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Alex Gallagher,
of the Scottish-American Athletic club,
defeated Jake Valinski, of Washington
market, in ten-round fight at Hoboken
last night, the contest being a brutal
and bloody one.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
Light Weight Battle.

Dick Failes and Dominick Barnes,
the Minneapolis light weights, signed
last night to fight in private to finish,
within ten days, for a purse of $500.
Both men are very clever boxers, and
are we'll matched as to size, They are
both to weigh under 122 pounds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
A WISE AND JUST JUDGE.
He Decides That Bet on the
Presidential Election Must Be


DECATUR. H., Jan, 19.-In the cir
cult court. last evening, Judge Vail de-
cided an interesting election bet. Last
summer Minor Alsup, Democrat, of
Maroa, bet Thomas Smell, a Republican,
of Clinton, $3.50 that Cleveland would be
elected president, and William Phares,
of Maroa, was made stakeholder. Alsup
went back on the bet, and ordered
Phares not to turn over the money.
Alsup brought suit against Phares to re-
cover his $3.50 of the stakes. Judge
Vail gave a decision in favor OF the
plaintiff. The question Of the alleged
criminality of the bet, in accordance
with the state law, was not considered.
Smell has appealed the case to Dewitt
county. He has commenced a suit
against the stakeholder for $1,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
Cushing and Bartlett Matched.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Jan. ia match for
$1,000 was arranged at the Police Ga
zette Office to-day between Mike Cush-
ing, of Brooklyn, and Harry Bartlett,
of Somertown, England. The men or
to fight at 126 pounds with gloves
Feb. IS.