The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-21
SPORTING GOSSIP.


Dominick McCaffrey says that Corbctt
IL undoubtedly the best man he ever met,
not even excepting John l.. Sullivan him
self.
George Littlewood has issued a chal-
lcnge to run any man in the world six
days for $500 and the champion belt he
won In America.
Backers OF Nunc Wallace will. indcpen-
dem OF the purse Offered for the English
champion TO fight Dixon. bet $500 to
E1,UU9 OH Wallace.
President Byrnc has done well in cater
ing 10 the women of Brooklyn. He claims
Ia nave more fair patrons of the game
tha any club in the country.
The papers in Cincinnati have COM
mcnced to roast Tom LOTUS. Anyone
who manages a club in Cincinnati has
the sympathy OF the entire world.
The winner of the great Kentucky derby
is named after Clint Riley, sporting edi-
tor Of the Chicago Inter Ocean, who is just
fed In feeling proud Of his namesake.
Harry Wright feels very jubilant over
his team OF this season, and he has good
cause TO be. The men play great ball and
are among the best base runners OF the
league.
Ted Pritchard, middle-wcight champ
ion, will go Ia America III Toll Wall or
'hcs,erneiu So"uc rciusc 10 make q
match. Pritchard is age To meet Jack
Dempsey.
Jimmy Larkins will light the feather
weight champion, Australian Murphy, to
n finish for 500 n side, and has posted a
n forfeit. The Puritan Athletic club will
put up n purse of 81 900 In order Ia make
II fight interesting.
--Australian Billy Murphy has deposited
500 with Captain Cooke of Boston, to-
grther with "A challenge to fight any man
IN the country at l26 pounds ar ID III
ne ialis 10 ger on a match ne proposes To
return 10 Sah fra'cisco'
The lcft-handed twirlcr, Dupec Shaw,
who is mt present living in Charlestown,
Mass. has received an offer tn pitch for
Tho Brooklyn brotherhood team. He will
not accept until he is satisfied that his
arm Is strong enougn To stand the strain
throughout the season.
Pete Browning of Cleveland has broken
the record Of ten years ball playing. IA
has always been Petc's boast that he was
never hi by a pitcled hall. While oil
his guard in the ninth inning ON Friday of
last week Haddock lii him suuarely in
the back with the ball aud. though reluc-
family, he took his base.
Charles Cowd, who RECENTLY defeated
Jack Williams IN "A l1-round fight nj the
Gladstone club, Providence. tells the
London correspondent OF the Wust,,fcd
Ncus that lie is now opcn To fivht any man
in the world nj iIs no,,nds. the injecting ,n
tak place In England ar America. Billy
Murphy is his preference.
warier, Donnclly and Corey. the ath.
Ictcs who have been accused i'm a New
York paper of having been hired 10 90 10
Princeton college next wear. stoutly lcny
IL. The athletic of the col
icvc is very indignant at the charges, but
acquits Yale college If any completely in
them.
G. n. Fearing. the champiou l.OD wards
runner of Harvard. DISTINGUISHED himself
I'M tL. college vau,es on Holiness FicI,j
SATURDAY.. Inv brcnkiuy M, Hnrynr,l record
i'm The III wards huril, race, Feariny will
bc a candidate for the hurdle chnmnion.
ship al the intercollegiate championship
games.
One of the largest tran shootinu tourna.
ucnts ever hell I'm thc I'n;,cJ Ss,,oa viii