Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-06

IT is stated that not along ago Billy Edwards
was worth SSl 600, and now he is broken. Stocks
have ruined him.
THERE will he a meeting of the promoters OF the
Association Football League this evening at the
Hotel Schlosser.
If there was a cinder track in this city it is
likely that there would be sprint handicap on
every holiday at least.
MONDAY next will witness the trial at Freehold
of the Monmouth Park bookmakerS. Fourteen
of their fellows have had their bonds forfeited
PADDY GoRMAN. the Australian middle-wcight,
Jimmy Ryan December %, in Philadelphia 1t
will doubtless prove an interesting go. 1t is for
Ryan's benefit.
II is said that Potomac when put up for sale
will rraIIze the highest price ever hroug ght by an
American racchorse at auction. =. H. Dwyer,
Senator Hearst and j. b. Haggin will be rival bid
ders for the colt.
THE PassaIc County Court. Judge Dixon pre-
siding has Just POSTPONED the trial of the State
VS.. the Clifton Race Course manager, &. H. Enge-
man. until some time next month. Prosecutor
Gourley thinks the case will be called the first
week in January.
TIE candidates for the Yale crew have gone
into active training. There arc among them five
Ives Hartwell. Ferris ana Simms. The candI-
dates for the three remaining seats are: hlimpke.
'g2: Rogers 'g3 and Wallis 'gS. The men will do
two hours of hard work every afternoon until
February, when they will have their work in
creased.
CAL MCCARTHY and George Dixon have
been matched for i stake of 81, 600 and purse of
the same amount given by the Puritan Athletic
Club. Joe Early sgned for Cal Mccarthy and
Tom o. 'Rnurke for Dixon. The articles of agree
ment stale that both men shall weigh in at lis
pounds six hours before entering the ring and
that 1ive-ounce gloves be used. February is
the date fixed for the battle. which will take place
in the Puritan's handsome clubhouse in Long
Island City.
TIE Louisville players are kicking over the
failure of the club 10 pay them the promis d bonus
for winning the Association championship. Man-
aser Chapman was authorized to promise a hand
some bonus if they captured the pennant but
President Parsons has madc no move toward pay
ing them. Director Larry Cato Is championns
the PLAYERS cause. and says he will bring the
matter up al the annual meeting il he can get Mr..
Parsons TO call it.
A DISPATCH from Toronto says: Leroux, the
famous lacrosse player OF the Corn wall tean is
Indian. Last summer protest was sent to the
National Lacrosse League against his playing
with the Amateur League on the ground that he
WAS an Indian, Indians not being amateurs ac-
cOrding TO the rules of the Amateur Canadian
Athletic Association. The matter was referred to
a committee of the ASSOCIATION, which decided to-
day, by to 3, that LerouX was an Indian and
therefore not eligible to play with amateurs, and
also that he was a professional.
THERE is an interesting chapter to the story of
Actor John l.. Suilivan's generous subscription
of $50 for PugliSt j oc Coburns benefit the other
night which has Just eaked out, and it looks now
champion s donation. When the big fellow read
the story of the benefit performances in New ork
and saw the announcement that he had subscribed
$500 his astonishment was so great that he came
near having an apoplectic fit. 1t was announced
in big letters. and there seemed TO be oppor-
tunity for mistake. Then the champion got mad
and nearly smashed the electric cali in his haste
to get a messenger boy. 1t took but minute to
write despatch to Pat Sheedy, ami then the boy
actually ran toward the telegraph Office with this
message: ''Ihe {jDO don't 90. Thought the bcne-
tit was for you. Don't care anything about this
man Coburn.'' There was mistaking the tenor
as final, forhe Immediately telegraphed this de-
mand TO the champion: For the sake Of your
reputation pay the money, whether II is $500 or
sl6O 0O0.' Sullivan has not yet made up his mind
whether to lose his reputation or pay up.