The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-11-16
SPORTING NEWS.

The League meeting viii take place
Monday at New York.
Mayor Grant, oil New York, is advo-
eating the Brotherhood scheme.
The latest story is that the Brother
hood has leased the Old Union course
in Brooklyn for twenty years.
President Reach, OF Philadelphia. has
signed two new players, McCaulev, of
the Peoria, H., club, and Mayer, of the
Burlington, Ia, club.
Mutrie offered Buck Ewing his own
terms if he would sign Leagle con-
tract. Ewing refused. Mike Kelly also
refused big offer from the Boston di-
rec orr.
George Gore, man who played
three or four poor games of ball in the
worlds series, is kicking because of the
division Of the receipts, claiming that
they received no grand stand money.
The Pittsburg club enthusiasts say
that Center-felder HanlOn is trying to
ruin the Leagne, and that his actions
toward the Brotherhood show that he is
dou5le-'aced.
The Cincinnati club has signed three
youngsters-k night Rhines and Har-
rington-but Will sign no more until af-
ter the League and Association meet
ings in New York.
Director Billings, of the Boston club,
is in New \ Gork, and it is reported that
be and his partners will not only have &
League club in Boston next season, but
q minor League club az well.
According to the Brotherhood scheme,
the stockholding players will have a
big advantage over PLAYERS who have
failed to secure sufficient advance
money from a National League club to
- H.,
hood club. 1t is very unjust that one
man connected with a ball club should
make more money than another, and
the Brotherhood should take immediate
action on this point.
There will be an attempt made to
lower the Waukesha bicycle record to-
morrow.
A regular meeting of the Milwaukee
wheelmen will be held Monday even
ing.
A contingen. of Chicago wheelmen
left for Kansas City to meet Tom Roe,
the bicvcllst, who is crossing the conti-
nent on his wheel. An invitation was
extended to the Milwaukee fraternity,
but was not accepted.
jim Christie, of ST. Louis, won $40 900
on the turf the past season.
Lavinia Belle, Testimony, Meridian,
Hope and Castaway were the winners at
Elizabeth, \. j., yesterday.
Honig has changed the name OF jake
Toms to Jim Mccormick, after the we'll
known turfman and trainer.
The race for the autumn cup at the
Liverpool autumn meeting yesterday,
was won by PhilOmel; Rev edor was sec
ond and Theosophist third.
The kankakee Trotting Park Associa-
1,c+ IL,
The association will ioin the Illinois Val
ley circuit.
H. ii. Everett, of Michigan City. Ind. ,
and Bert Schiller. of Beloit, this state,
will wrestle a match at catch-as-catch-
can, at Michigan City, November 80.
Jimmy Faulkner, champion light
weight wrestler, IS in San Francisco.
He challenges all comers in his class.
George kimmoCk, the Ashland pugil-
ist, has skipped and forfeited 81 900 bail
posted by George Kern. of Butternut.
Charles +. Eylon, Australian light
weight champion wrestler, and James
Faulkner, worlds champion, wres led
at Tacoma, Tnursday night, five STYLES,
$3.50 side. Faulkner won the first.
third end fifth falls, thus retaining the
championship.
American swimmers are still far be-
hind the English natators, as will be
evidenced by the fact that c. j.
Lenton won the 100-yard amateur cham
pionship in Isl, while the American
championship was won in ] % 2-5.
Hanlan says that Stansbury, who has
challenged Searie, is a bigger man than
Sullivan or Kilrain, though he is now
only about % years old.
The Milwaukee foot ball team is ar
ranging match with the Lake Forest
University team for next Saturday.
John King defeated Pat McHugh at
Iron Mountain, Mich, Saturday night,
for the wrestling championship of
Northern Michigan.