The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-06
SPORTING GOSSIP.


City under any consideration.
The weather has interfered materially
with the success Of the various teams
down south Of late.
The match between Jack Lynch and
Billy Murray las been declared of by the
Erie County Athletic club OF Buffalo.
II is said that the Pittsburg league club
will pay Dunlap $500 for the season of
1880. This is $3.50 less than he got last
year.
George Hosmcr, the oarsman, will walk
any three men in Florida, they TO walk
five miles each and he to walk fifteen i'm
the same time. He will put up from 500
to 81 600 at these odds.
w. G.. Daily has had the famous old
jumper Jim MCGOWAN shot. The horse
had "A running sore on one of his knee
joints. The skin has been sent to Water
bury, Conn.,, To he stuffed.
Manager Kennedy's Brooklyn associa-
ton team is to be known as the Gladia-
tors. Manager James will he king of the
gladiatorial arena and his team Is In for
'ber-lud' as the Bowery actors say.
The Kankakee, ILL.,, Driving Park as
ISOLATION has hung up 5000 In purses for
its summer meeting of four days, begin
ming July 1. The new track Is shaped
like a figure 4 and is a one mile circuit.
Mr.. Richter, of the Sporting Life, advises
the II. l.. clubs to change their schedules
so as To avoid the financial war with the
n. l.. clubs. The players of the p. l.. want
war. The capitalists favor Richter's adj
vice.
The New York World is to have two dis
tinct base ball stories this season. That
Of the p. L. club games will be told by
Mr.. Dickinson, and the N. l.. side will be
written up by Mr.. Eschwege, both BILE
base ball scribes.
Frank Murphy, the English feather
weight, in a letter to Capt. William DAILY,
jr., of thisc city, announces his intention of
returning to America shortly To engage in
contests with any boxers of his weight
who care to box him.
Little Johnnie Murphy thinks he will be
in condition to fight about May next, and
will then issue n challenge to either Nc
Carthy or Dixon for a finish fight. IL
Johnnie can't whip the colored boy il is
the opinion Of the best Judges that the
bantam doesn't live who can.
De varier Of North Liberty, Ind, has
sold his trotting filly Kate b.. to Charles
Patton of Chicago for the handsome sum
OF 2,l50. She will be the stable COM
panion of Questmont and several other
star performers. She will be at the
Washington park track, Chicago. for a
short time and then go East with a fine
stable of trotters.
A wrestling match between Charles
Moth, the famous wrestler from Detroit,
and John Graham of Brooklyn took place
at South Bend, Ind, Tuesday night.
Both men appeared I'm fine condition,
Moth looking the better of the two. The
first bout was won by Moth in eight min
utes, the second by Graham in five, and
the third by Moth I'm five.
Patsy Kerrigan is hot on the trail of the
champion light-weights. Yesterday he re-
ceived a communication from the Young
Mems Gymnastic club of New Orleans,
Offering him a purse Of 81, 500 TO meet Mike
DAILY of Bangor i'm a finish fight. Paddy
replied, Offering to go il $3.50 would be
given him for expenses. DAILY has con-
sented, and the match will probably be
arranged.
The Young Mems Gymnastic club of
New Orleans will give a purse of $1,000
for Pete Mccoy Of New York and George
club. Police Gdsette rules, i'm May. Pete
Mccoy was notified by his hacker, War
rem Lewis, and Mccoy stated that he
would make no engagement until after
his battle for 81 900 with Johnny Reagan
at theP Puritan Athletic club, Long Island
City, was decided.
Frank Stevenson sent a letter Ia Jake
Kilrain, at Richburg, Miss, yesterday,
asking the cx-champion If he would meet
James Corbett of San Francisco or Joe
McAulifie, the Frisco Giant, in a ten or
fifteen round glove contest, the winner to
take the entire gate receipts and a stake
of $1,000 n side. Stevenson informed
Kilrain that IL he would accept and name
date he would arrange the match, as both
Corbctt and McAuliffe were ready To meet
him.
Betting on the spring vents is not very
strong. Kingston has been backed for
the Brooklyn handicap during the week,
and so have Dunboyne and Come to
Taw. For the Suburban Loantaka has
been backed, as have Fides, Tcnny and
Tormentor. Aside from these cases the
backing has not been very marked.
Many of those who back horses know
little In reality, relying upon last years
After g~alloping has begun there will be
something tangible to bet upon.
Tenny's backing during the week now
places him in the proud position of fav-
orite for the Suburban at 4 to 1. That the
money came from the" knowing quarter"
is pretty well established, and some take
il as granted that il means he will not
like To back him for this. II his party
a back him for h Brooklyn to better
than they can for the Subur-
ban there is no doubt they will start him
for the former. Ii is n matter of dollars
and cents pure and simple. except, of
course, the Illness of the horse.
Pittsburg will have the honor without
doubt of nominating the first horse that
will competc for the $1,000 stakes
offered by the Charter Oak Driving Park
association for "A race To be trotted by
foals of 1sss i'm the city of Hartford. Conn.,.
ls92. The nominators are John Murphy
4 Co, of the Meadow Lands stock farm,
near Washington, Pa, and Tho nominee
NJ. l.. w, a bay colt foaled In lSss. NJ. l..
w. IL by Brown Wilkes first dam Harry
by Belmont and Record dam Kate Harold
10y Harold. 4:23. NJ. l.. w, by his breed
ing and appearance, gives promise OF
making a great bid for the coveted stake.
Mcssrs. Gilroy, Price x Co. of san An
tonic, Texas, are corresponding with the
many broncho riders of Mexico, Arizona
and Texas in regard To holding an inter-
national tournament i'm New York City on
one of the race tracks. What conditions
are To govern the equestrian race, which
is to be for the championship of the
world, has not vet been decided on.