Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
SPORTING.

| Mar. 16-Dr. Carver won in a shooting contest
| at Cincinnati for the worlds championship;
| score. 90 to Bandle's 81.
| Apr. 19-After an absence OF six months on a
| tour around the world A. G. Spalding, with his
| band of base ball playerS-the Chicago and the
| All-America clubs-arrived in Chicago and were
| given a hearty welcome.
| May 11--At Dedham, Mass, J. F. Hamett
cleared thirty-seven and > half feet in a stand
ing hop-skip- and jump, beating all previous rec
| ords; he also cleared forty feet in three jumps,
| beating the worlds record.
| June 19-Checker tournament in Chicago for
| American championship between Reed, OF Chi
| cage. and Barker. OF Boston, won by former the
| score being: Reed. 9games: Barker, = drawn 81
June 27-BOat race between the Harvard and
| Columbia crews at New London, Conn, won by
| the former by two lengths.
June 28-BOat race between the Harvard and
Yale crews at New London, Conn., won by the
latter by six lengths; time, 80; distance, 4
miles.
July Massachusetts rife team won in a
contest at London, Eng, with the Honorable
Artillery Company-l,015 to 951.
July S-John L. Sullivan won great prize fight
with Kilrain at Richburg. Miss.
July 25-At Boston. Mass, J. Fitzpatrick
broke the worlds record in a running high
jump, making feet AZ inches.
Aug. 2-The horse Johnston paced a mile in
minutes 81 seconds at Cleveland.
Aug. 27-The steamer City Of New York won
the ocean race, going from New York TO Queens
town in days, hours and 50 seconds.
Aug. 2S-H. W. Slocum won the amateur ten
mis- championship Of America at Newport, R. /.
" Steamer City of Paris arrived at New York,
making the passage over the Atlantic in days.
10 hours and IS minutes, beating all previous
records.
Sept. 9-Henry E. Searle. Australian, defeat
ed the champion, VIM. O'Connor in a boat race
at London, thus winning the worlds champion
ship.
Sept. 2-In sparring match at Atlanta, Ca,
a negro named Willingham had his neck broken
by blow from the first of his opponent.
Oct. 5-Close Of National League baseball
season. the New YOrks winning the pennant.
The clubs finished up in following order: New
York. Boston. Chicago. Philadelphia: Pittsburgh
and Cleveland tie, indianapolis, Washington.
Oct. 9-The three-year-Old colt Axtell trotted
a mile at Terre Haute. Ind, in 2:12, beating all
previous three-year-Old records and the -J1ord
OF stations Of al cse5-
Oct. IS-Bert Myers, at Peoria, Ill, made mile
on bicycle in 2:13, fastest time ever made in
America.
Oct. 15-C!ose Of American Baseball Associa-
tion. the cluDs standing in the following order:
Brooklyn. s.. Louis Athletic, Cincinnati, Balti'
more, Columbus, Kansas City, Louisville
Oct. 26-kiSs Baldwin, in a bicycle tourna-
ment at Sar Francisco, completed 781 miles in
IS hours bes ting all previous records.
Oct. 29-N-w York club won ninth game OF the |
series with The Brooklyn club and thus secured |
six games oil the eleven TO be played
mile in 2:O1s at San Francisco, beating all |
previous records Of colts Of that age.
Dec II international chess tournament by /
correspondence between Canada and the United 1
States-60 players or side won by the latter. /