Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
Sporting Notes.

A RRADER-Prddy and McCl.land did not run
against each other on Labor Day.
MALLEY. right tackle for the Detroit team, is
certainly champion objector and buffer.
g. S. CALDWELL is so low that he is hardly ex-
pected to reach Kentucky alive. whittier he is De-
ing taken.
THE Detroit football players object to every
thing and that Is the reason referees get tired of
listening to them.
NEITHER team scored in the .hrst half at " ash
ington yesterday, and time was called with the
ball i'll the center Of the field.
THE average weight of the Washington and JEFF
ferson football team yesterday was 175 pounds,
and they have promising team.
VAIL played quarter back for the Gymnasium
team yesterday in good style. Blame made both
touch downs for the college boys.
NAsHvILLE's officials determined TO stand
no nonsense. and have ruled off the mare Laura
Dalton, trainer b. Payne and owner ID. Logsden.
DAN BARR, Proctor and Debort made some ex-
cellent runs at Washington yesterday, and Prof.
Kirchner's playing the center was one of the
features.
Iris reported that Michael Dwyer is now prac-
ticaly sole owner of the Elizabeth race track.hav-
ing traded his brother Phil all his Brooklyn
Jockey Club stock in the Elizabeth track.
Mr.. GIBSON refereed the game at Washington
yesterday, and Mr.. Tupper umpired the East End
Gymnasium game: BOth are members of the
college and gave absolutely every decision in IA
vor of their own side.
PROF. j. NCEwAN, the swimmer. has severed
his connection with the Pittsburg Natatorjum
Professor is useful and painstaking instructor.
and few people know more about swimming than
he does.
team, had a narrow escape from drowning in the
Natatorium last evening. He couldn't swim and
jumped into the water at the deep end of the bath.
MIR, Fox. one OF the instructors, Ieaped into the
water with his clothes on and rescued Chope.
KING, one of Princeton's half backs, played a
very excellent game in the contest against
Columbia. Besides scoring points, his team work
was of high order. or the IA tOuchdowns secured
during the game King made 10, and lie frequently
~
downcd.
THE annual colored boxing championship COM
petitions will be held at Robertson's Gymnasium,
Orange and Fulton streets, Brooklyn. on the 18th
and 10th instant. The classes Will be bantam,
feather , light anu middle; ID es weight; Handsome
each event.
THE Manhattan Athletic Club Football team
sR Is sa at Te team
will be as follows: Rushers, Devereux. baldwin
Janeway. Aylier, Barnes; Cowan and White: half
full back. Davis.
MARVIN is preparing Palo Alto and sunol for a
last grand effort against the watch: 70 have the
please Marvin, but 1t looks as though Palo Alto
would noS STAY there athOgEh m i SO good judge
boui and the 2:lO2 of Nelson are still more diff
cult to hit -
ing dispatch from London by Commercial Cable:
''Ihe hackers of Jem Smith. the English cham
The American champion, for ESQ side. If Nc
Auiffe is acquitted In the impending trial it is
| probable big match will be arranged. Jenny
Carney has been challenged by Bill Reader who
offers to fight Carney at stone2 pounds and wager
$500 to $500 on the result. Slavin and McAuli lie
are meeting with big success. Both attract large
crowds at every exhibition. and there is great
curiosity to see the big American champion.''
Mr.. G. +. DUNBAR is willing Johnston should
measure strides with Hal Pointer, 2:09z{, IN the
free-for-all class next year. lie thinks thar
Johnston. e:0614, can beat Hal, and of course hs
a right to his opinion. What sensational pacina,
race It would be If such 'lyers'' as Johnston
! Roy Wilkes, Hal Pointer, i. B., Cricket, Adonis
and Dallas should score up for start at Grand
| Circuit meeting. 1t would be worth going thous-
ands of miles to see event of this sort-the
greatest turf battle in the history Of the world
And who could pick the winner?