Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-24
Sporting Notes.

THERE has as yet been heard no objection to
kahsas City's claims on Jack Pickett.
CoSGREssMAN-ELECr JOHN L. mitchell is the
President of the Wisconsin Horse Breeders As
sociation.
JOCKEY FRED TARAL has signed a contract to
ride for Messrs. Campbell Walcott next year at
salary of Sl2, 600.
Ward s, COO and Manager Charles Ward 81, 500. Of
course it will be paid in good time.
A LOCAL sporting man called at this office yes
terday and stated that he will bet SlOO that tltz-
simmons defeats Dempsey. The bet can be ac-
cepted at this office.
PRESIDENT J. p. o'NEILL emphatically denies
that he has wired Manager Hanlon instructing the
lattcrto engage Ward or ANYBODY else to play next
year In the local club.
THE Kentucky Association, at Lexington, the
Louisville Jockey Club and Latonia Jockey Cluo
have again combined to run series Of stakes sim.
liar TO the Jack Pot stake this year.
JACK MCMAsTERs, the old Brooklyn ball club
trainer, handled the st. Paul Kid, and sIys that
he is the last prize fighter he will train. He ac-
cepts his Princeton position January l.
THE rumors of deals and trades for players have
about as much truth in them us the reports of ex-
act attendance published in connection with the
crowds attending last summers games.
JIMMIE KENNARD. the St Paul Kid, claims the
have to meet frankie McHugh, Tommy Kelly, the
Harlem Spider and Marty Flaherty, OF Boston.
GEORGE II. MIDDLETON has sold the famous
dapple gray gelding. Jack; 2:l2}4 10 J. Malcolm
Jack for driving and will not enter him In races.
JOIN I. BRUSH of Indianapolis. says there are
two of the best business men in the National
League that he ever encountered. One is A. u,
Spalding. the other Is Frank DE ii. Robson, of
Cleveland.
JOE GODDARD. the Australian heavy weight
round draw, writes to the Illustrated NeIcS that
he will colne TO America and fight Peter Jact son
TO finish before any athletic club If suitable
purse is offered.
THE bones of the great sire Electioneer having
had all the flesh previously removed therefrom,
nave Deen sent to san francisco where the skeIe-
ton Is to be art1culated in manner correspond
ing TO that of Lexington now on exhibition IN the
Smithsonian Institute, at Washington.
1T is strange fact that Salvador the greatest f.
matter, that ever the turf, won but SIS. 600
this year. SIC, 600 Of which was from the match
race with 1ennE- Numerous horses, much 1nfe-
rior to Salvador, have won double that amount.
OLD JACK PHELPS, of Fulham, known t. many
by the sobriquet of Honest John, - passed quiet
ly away this Saturday morning after being laid
up for couple of months, the ripe old age of s6
For many years he officiated as judge of the Uni
particularly active man. and game to the last. be-
ing within 10 months of his decease, ready to scull
anyone ten years his junior the .'between
bridges course.-LonGOn Referee.
BOSTON boat builders are busy filing orders for
Philadelphia, Chicago. st. Louis. San Francisco
and local oarsmen and they predict lively boat
Dared shell which he IS renovating for the Dela-
ware Boat Club of Chicago and expects to receive
about to plank single for Fred Gastrich of
st. Louis and will later build a single compromise
for Nelson, of Duxbury. He is just starting sim
gle for Long, of San Francisco. and is to begin
work shortly on single Tor Bllly:Conley of South
Boston. Biakey has two singles completed, with
the exception of the outriggers. One of these is
for 'Rastus Rogers of Worcester, and the other is
for Al Hamm. In the shop there is single all
completed and waiting orders from I,anlan. for
whom it was built. Blakey also has n single for
Gates. ofthe Lakeside Boat Club of Worcester and
one for II. {. Backington, of the Narragansetts of
Providence. L. /. in process of construction. He
is just starting on a double for the vesper Boat
Club of Philadelphia.