Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03
sPoarINs NOTES.

An attempt WAS made to assault Charley
Mitchell in Cleveland Thursday, hut he
escaped after sustaining several bruises.
Billy o'Brien thinks that il Sullivan
aud Kttrain ever meet II would be quite
this proper thing for Mitchell and
Dempsey to have ''gon in the same
ring iE.rlediately after. tie forthsr says
he will bacs Dempsey for $5, 200 to fight
Mitchell on hat occasion.
The Amateur Athletic Unions members
are much chagr!uod over the refusal OF
Mayor Filter to allow the cham pioa .n.r
boxing, wrestling and fencing meeting TO
take place 10 the Philadelphia Academy
OF Music in February next. The exhibit
ton will be given in New York.
A fight between Billy Young, the light
weight champion of thu District OF Co.
lumbie, aud Charles Gainy, q middle
weight from New York, took place Thurs
day on farm in Maryland, about four
miles from Washington, and resulted in
the defeat of Gainy in two rounds.
TEeatY Ave thousand people saw the
Ali-Amerlca and Chicago baseball te ams
play two games at MelhoGrDe, Australia,
on Christmas day. Toe Chica. oes won
the dtst game by o score OF 5 to 3, snd
the All-America the second 5y SCORE OF
l6 TO ID The clubs will most probably
make tour Of the world and come homo
by way Of India.
Frank Murphy Announces bia willing.
nes1 to fight Ike Weir, ''The Spider"
at the rooms Of the California Athletic
Club, San FrauoiAoo, in tho latter part of
February next, for a purse OF 81 1900,
murphy to be allowed $3.50 for expenses.
tue men to weigh 100 ponnds and each
side to post $500 with tho New York
Capfcr as guarantee to be at tho fight.
John McMahon, the we'll known ball
player of this city, is adding new laurels
to his fame IS a pitcher. He Ia PLAYING
with the Key West, Fla, club this win.
ter. A dispatch from havana, Cuba.
dated December 18th, says: Over lO. 400
assembled a. the ball grounds TODAY IN
witness game between the Havana cIub
and a team Of American PLAYERS that
reached here on Saturday. The game
was very spirited throughout every
inning being strongly contested, but The
Ameriean battery, which comprised
McMahon OF Delaware, aud Collins of
DLe'niyui PEVfeu LOU mucu Tor the
Cubans, who were beaten by score OF 8
20 . Next Sunday the Americans plav
against the champions OF Cuba, aud will
then go to Florida to play series Of
games throughout that state"
O'Conuor, the champion onrsman. Who
has been in New York aimee Sunday. loft
Monday night for San Francisco where &
will 60 into training for his match with
Jake Gaudaur for 81 900 aide and Tho
Police Gasstte championship belt. Thew
will row on Oakland creek sbont the Isf.
ter part of February or the first Of March.
He will leave on the hrst steamer after
his match for Australia, where he will
meet searles, the champion of that coup.
try, for IS 600 side, providing the lat
ter will not accept his challenge and 70 v
him either In America or England
O'Oonnor was highly pleased with The
grand reception he received on his return
from Washington to Canada, when he
was presented with 81 900 cash and !
$500 gold watch and chain. He will be
accompanied by q. W. Lee OF Newark
N. j., his trainer.