The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-11
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Ed Hanian, the ex-champion :cnller, I:
I'm 81. Louis. He says IL the citizens of
that sleepy town will make up u purse OF
xaO0O he will row Gautiaur for the money
ON Crcve Csrur lake.
When Slosson was shown the handicap
according 10 the New York san, and re-
Marked: '"That gives Ives first place.
III take second, I think"
A battle between George Dixon.. the
boston colored feather-weiRht. and Nunc
crense no end o9 excitement among the
fancy, both here and I'm England.
Richard X. Fox Inns just spent $1,000 in
having the Police Gasette hcavy-weiRht
championship belt fixed up. A dozen
more heavy gold bars and plates have
been added 10 il, with a few precious
stones.
Careful investigation proves thai there
is no truth i'm the statement that "LonR
Dave Foutz, Brooklyn's Raunt lrst-basc-
man. has grown sd during the past winter
that hc can now go from first To second
base in two steps.
An enthusiastic French yachtsman has
chosen the name OF "Mct;inty" for a new
yacht that he had built for him recently.
Should the McGinty follow the example
of it's illustrious namesakc what n coinci-
dence il would bc.
and the list will probably reach ID before
the end of the month. II the "Boss Press
ident' fails to secure n gocd team out Of
line will have indeed deserted him.
Ii is thought that Peter Priddy, the
Pittsburg lonR.!istancc runner who de-
featcd F.. e.. McClelland i'm n tllrce-inilc
race, can hold his own against any man
i'm the world. There il said to bc plenty
of money behind him i'm the Smoky city.
who wen, to california this Winter. they
say Arlie Latham tainted so naturally
when n California umpire made =. rank
decision that the umpire. and all the play
crs except [omiskey were about fright
ened tn death.
Jack Fallon. the Brooklyn ''Strong
DO Soy" sGe ahs 10 81 have pw,h n Iac on sn" %G t ash,
tons cases. He evidently everratcd his
powers considerably, and will probably
have more sense next time he meets either
one of them.
Bob Ferguson. i'm his long career AS an
umpire never asked any organization to
appoint him ON its staff. Uncle Robert
has laid away quite IL considerable amount
of worldly goods and il independent. He
has accepted an offer from the players
chances or he would hardly have linked
] his fortunes with them.
The Sporfiag Life says: "Pitchcr Wild
ner has all the worst of IL in his contract
with This calls for 5000 for
the Season aS He is to Sc paid at ~, she ,r rate
II at any time he lapses from the path OF
sobricty he is tai he released and lose all
goes through the season all right, ~ the
end he gets his 81, 100 i'm n lump. This is
certainly u big indIccneut Tor him to
keep straight, but also n big inducement
for the club tai keep the closest kind OF q,
watch upon him. II would be tough IL N
single glass of beer should cost him
| S1,1OO."
1 The following good thing has been
found i'm the current of base ball news not
credited: March q, mt Cleveland, there will
he music i'm the air. IL the programme of
reducing the National league circuit tai
eight clubs is carried out John T.. Brush
will sing ..Out i'm the old. Cold world;'''
/ vNnltar Hewitt. ssThs.y dome. Me ln."
John b.. Day. "Kiss NJ" Good-Byc and
nant, 'Siidc. Kelly. Slide i'm case of am
| encore. 'Razzle-Dazzlc:' Charles ".
Byrne. "Why I Am So Happy in My sun
day School I" Aaron Stern. "Oh, My,
Amt I a Dandy:" Albert e.. Spalding,
In a letter To Frank Stevenson Jake
kilrain writes that there. were several
reasons why James j. Corlbctt secured "a
decision i'm their recent contest. 'ln the
first place. writes Kilrain. ~ was foolish
to arrange ~ match of such Importance
and agree that il should take place within
ten days from the time of signing tho
agreement. Again, il was foolish on my
part, instead of training. to GO on the
road and give exhibitions. ] should have
trained. az Corbctt did. When 1 agreed
to meet Corbett i'm ~ six-round contest I
must have lost my wits. IL should have
bt.en u ten ar twclve-ronnd contest. Then
the result would have been different. l
caught the grip at Galveston, as ] prcvi-
otisly wrote you, and when l found l was
not i'm condition and weighed 215 pounds I
should have had the battle postponed.
The result of my match with Corlpett has
taught me "a lesson which ! shall profit