Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-27
General Sportinc Notes.


FooTBALL in the Eastern cities is having a
great boom.
j. NJ. GAS claim is q correct one. He has q
right for the money.
THE demand for national jockey club is again
being strongly made.
1T is reported that tn is trouble in the Shady
side Football Club.
TOURNAMENT. Senator Hearst's great colt, has
won nearly S90 900 this year in stakes and purses
THkRE is some talk of changing the Princeton
Pennsylvania date from November to Novem-
ber l.
KING and Spicer. the Princeton half backs. have
broken noses. Dalton is laid up, and Black has a
sprained knee.
back. spends a good deal of his time coaching the
Princeton eleven.
IT is likely that Umpire Doescher will be black
listed. Instead of going to Columbus to umpire
the last three games there, he got drunk in st.
Louis He had received pay for the full season
Bob sPEIR. Princeton. 's9. will take Gallwey's
played 'sub''on the Princeton teams of 'S and'ss.
He is an instructor Princeton and is pursuing
Z. q. course there.
JOCKEY HAYWARD said one day last week that
few knew the cause of tournaments poor race
when Riley beat him. The Jockeys stiTrup strap
broke before half the race had been run, and this
largely helped to beat him.
MR.. WILLIAM EAsToN, Of Tattersalls. has re-
ceived instructions from W. l.. Scott to sell his
with his yeariings IS head in all. The sale will
take place at Tattersalls, n. Y, November 70
H.LoEB.-A was entirely relying a catch bet
man undertakes to run another as in AS case. it
is taken for granted that he runs to win. Accord
ing to sporting rules ought TO have the stakes.
THE 6-year-old bay stallion Happy Russell, by
Mambrino Russell. dam Old Stockings. was sold
at assignee's sale a few days ago at Poplar Grove
Stock Farm. Queen Anne county. Maryland, for
s2 600, the purchaser being Harry Brooks, OF Bal
timore.
THE sale of Dwyer Bros horses is announced
for Sovember4 when she partnership Will be
farNr ina afah is hal fhat
ton and Inspector will be bought by one Of the
brothers unless the prices offered for them are
pretty high.
THE following dates have been arranged for the
Harvard freshmen: October p. Phillips Exeter,
at Exeter: october "a, '93 versus e4 on Norton's
School, on Norton's Field; November ], Groton
School, at GrotoI.
JOHN OWEN, JR.. the champion amateur 100
from New York. Having won all the laurels one
man can Mr.. Owen has decided never TO run 100
10 441 yards or one-quarter mile running in
particular. Detroit Tribune.
A SPECIAL from Chicago says: Captain Comis-
KEYS proposed trip to California as manager OF
two baseball clubs has been abandoned. Lack of
interest in the game is assigned as the cause.
ronnanied caatsin comisEev and who are in the
West, have been telegraphed not to join the ag-
gregation at Cheyenne
The Pawtucket one of the most vigorous foot
ball association clubs in the country, has of late
been looking round for recruits for its ranks and
longing eyes have been cast at some OF the best
men in the New York district. Neil Munro, a
noted Scotch player, who won an international
badge in a match against England. has Joined the
Pawtuckeis. He formerly played with the Newark
IN Albert Dey the Williamsburg Athletic Asso-
citation possesses irst-class general athlete, who
make nrS SrH erS and 8ne the
est club swingers in the amateur ranks, all his
q 6eng sneeaI nrenaEaton
for the amateur gymnastc Championships, m % and md
when he appears.
A SPECIAL from Philadelphia says: Bailey,
Banks Biddle Yesterday brought suit against |
the Cape MAY Athletic Club for their bill for |
prizes for athletic competition The suit is based
On book account and is for s6Ss So with interest
since july 6, 1888. The statement of claim filed /
saws that the firm HAS frequently requested the
club to pay but it has always refused, and still |
gold and silver medals, $50: to silver tug-of-war
sSs' ;ssS So s''' " ''''N' 0'' '''' Op' y "
BICYCLE rider recently accomplished half |
mile in l:0sk at Paddington. England. the |
championship track at Little Bridge Grounds. |
new pneumatic tire, which is the latest improve |
nent replacing the solid rubber tire; it lessons |
the conclusion and does away with vibration. |
The question arises, can this pneumatic tire be
successfully utilized on the trotting sulky? 1t |
would impart an element of elasticity to the dead |
ght OF the driver and vehicle and 1t is possible
that some enterprising sulky builder or horseman
will put the pneumatic tire to the test next
EDDIE SWEENEY. the hacker OF Jimmy Ken
nard the st. Paul kid, called at the Illustrated |
NesoS Office yesterday afternoon to meet Captain
BOYLE for the purpose of making arrangements for
fight between Kennard and Martin Flaherty, the |
DWELL bantam. but Captain Boyle failed to put in
IN appearance on account of some important busl-
ness he had to attend to. Sweeney said that as
Bowie had not shown up he would drop the Fla
lerty match. and was ready to match the St. Paul |
lid against Tommy Kelly. the Harlem Spider,
for any part of 81, 600. The Puritan Athletic Club
Of Long Island City has offered purse OF 81, QUO
for a fight between Kenuard and Kelly. Sweeney
S ofthe opinion that if Kelly desires to fight Ken
lard at los pounds he should meet and make ar
by deposItinP $3.50 to guarantee ap-
oea rance in the ring. The Puritan Club is sincere
IN this offer, and if kellv comes to the scratch a
good ght will be the result.
THE following is from a San Francisco ex-
change: ''Charles Marvin arrived last Friday at |
the Bav District track with Palo Alto, Sunol,
Gertrude Russell, Colma Wildmont |
Prince Warwick and the PAGER Chris Smith were |
brought over. MIR. Marvin, who looks in excep-
tionally good health, said that luck was against |
him: the horses were never better, and several |
times while East he eXDected to lower Palo Alto
and Sunols records, but either wind rain
spoiled his prospects. Suno, who was clipped
last Tuesday and given her first work on Wednes-
day. looked as hard and 1t as could be- although
little tucked up. She evidently has grown
little while East. She will make an at
temDt TO lower her record in few
weeks, probably on the Bay District track, which
Is being put into shape again. Palo Alto never
ooked better in his life and should go a mile
lwav down before January. Mr. Marvin says
hat Voucher is a much better horse than anyone
lad any idea, and there is no telling how good
ne is