The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-24
SPORTING GOSSIP.

SPORTING GOSSIP.
Cincinnati will ave n Of the finest
bench shows next week ever held I'm the
west.
Yank Adams. the finger billiardist, is
going 20 Paris this week, where he will
play IL weeks. He will then go to Eng
land.
Robert Gay Of Montgomery county,
Kentucky. lost by death a ~two-year-old
| fIly by George Steck. She was fastened
on a barbed-wirc fence.
Charley Daley II after Prof. Mike
Mooney Of the Missouri gymnasium, ST.
Louis. for a finish fight Tor Sl,500. Mar
quis Of bloomsbury rules.
The owners of the crack 2-year-old nlly
Ida Pickwick are very confident that she
will win her share Of the great lilly stakes
in the West this season.
"PretzeI" Getzein's dead arm has been
resurrected. Not only is he pitching In
fine style for Boston, but his batting Is
about the best In the team.
The talk that Won der Ahc will be re-
fused admission 10 the league Is rather
premature. The league had
better wait until Won asks to get In.
The C~oncordia, Kan, gun club will hold
its first annual tournament June "a, %
n N. All sportsmen are invited to be
present and special hotel rates will be
given them.
Bessemer, by voltairc, dam Cora, by
Concord. Is going well this spring. He
has been given good work right along and
this week here he went a trial mile In the
fast time of 2:17K.
An average attendance of 1000 people
will not pay the expenses of a team like
the New York brotherhood. II looks very
much as II the hackers had n white ele-
plant on their hands.
Parson Davies wants to back 'Strang-
ler' Evan Lewis for $1,000 a side against
George Steadman, the champion English
wrestler, the style to be catch-as.catch-
can, best three In five falls.
Isaac O'Ncil Weir. the "Spider," is in
New York with n challenge to Billy Muir
ply, the Australian feathcrweight. He
wants 10 fight for $1,000 "A sid and n
purse of $1,000 in the California Athletic
club rooms.
Johnny Ward is surprising everybody
by the magnificent showing he is making
with the Brooklyn Players league club,
The high rank IL occupies Is IA splendid
tribute 10 what the best base ball players
contend for-discipline and team work.
In reply To President S~palding's COM
plant about two clubs of the Same name
i'm thu. city confusing the public. players
a organs suggest that the old league
tahh X y ~ Attft Va thNh htoSs ~
ing will, doubtless, be thankful for this
suggestion.
The event in the raciuu world his week
is the derby AT the Latonia track, Cincin-
natl. The following horses are almost
probable starters: Prince Fonso, Riley,
Rosemont, w. &. Morris. Palisade, Good
By, Outlook, Prodigal son. illdale, Penn
p, Avondale, Bill Letcher, Sunnybrook
and Robespierre.
IL is doubtful whether Frank p, Slayiu.
the Australian heayy-weigbt. comes To
America. A South African mine-owner
has taken n great fancy 10 him. il is said.
and wants him to 90 ont 10 Cane Colony
and start n hin hotel. IL In said that
Slayin will accent the offer. and retire
from the ring per,nnnently.
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Billy Myer Is anxious To have a ten
round 20 with Jack McAulife at the Puri-
tan Athletic club and has wired Frank
Stevenson TO know how large q purse that
organization will oifer for such n meeting.
IL is not likely that the StreatOr lad will
he accommodated. for the lightweight
champion has plenty OF money now and
horse fesh has more charms for him Ia
have the wicked buckskin-coyered gloves