The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-14

saw or heard OF beforerplactng his right
hand against my nose and smashing me
with his left. l was ~powerless to help my
self In the meantime. I was licked from
the first round."-Sdn Francisco Chv0nicie.
G. II. Fearing, the champion 1000 yards
runner OF Harvard, distinguished himself
In the college games or Holmes Field re-
Gently by breaking the Harvard record in
the 10 yards hurdle race. Fearing will
he n candidate for the hurdle champion
ship at the inter collegiate championship
games.
The newly organized Puritan Athletic
club, Of Long Island offers n prise OF
$1,000 for doe McAulifIe and Jake Kilrain
To fight for. The contest In to he limited
To twenty rounds. The club also offers a
purse Of 500 for Paddy Mcbride, of this
city, and Jimmy Lynch, Of New York, to
do battle for.
The bicycle race which was to have
been held al the Hamilton, Ont, meet ON
May - between Messrs. Gassler Of Mag
ara Falls and Brinker Of Buffalo will not
come of. ms the principals would not
compete for q prize less than $40 In value,
and the race management not desiring to
put up such, the race will he run else
where.
The storm predicted after the cross
country race has broken over the head Of
President Sullivan, of the Pastime Attn
lctic club. President Sullivan has re-
signed, and the club has ranged itself
against the Amateur Athletic union, Of
which he is secretary. Vice President
Bell. the swimmer, Withdrew before the
battle opened.
One of the comical incidents of the ball
field is the way Tommy E~sterbrook
catches a ball. The hands open and shut
as IL hinged there is no give, no sound;
the ball disappears, then comes n half
arm wrist motion, and il goes back to the
pitcher. The man who would not smile
the first two or three times he sees the act
is devoid Of humor.
Tim Murnane says: "Thcse fellows
who are crying about the game being
ruined are right. They can only see one
game-the National league-and that will
be ruined sure II the managers do not
change their schedule. Their attendance
is half paper. The players are not kick
ing, you notice. More people have seen
base ball this year than ever before at the
same number OF games.
IL has been decided by the road officers
Of the Brooklyn Bicycle club to award
handicap ordinary and one-mile safety
club race. A gold medal will he pre-
scented to the member riding the greatest
number OF miles during the season and n
gold n silver media to the second high
est man. All members covering 1000
miles will be presented with n silver and
bronze medal, with additional bars TO the
latter for every 500 miles.
IL is probable that Arlie Latham, the
shortstop of the Chicago Brotherhood
team, will be arrested when the club re-
turns to Buffalo. Tuesday afternoon after
the game a small boy named Willie Jami-
son threw n ston into the bus in which
the Chicagos were riding, striding Latham
on the head. Smarting from the pain the
hnl III. t.In x.nr is.nNs.a1 ont ~ tho vnhinla ns.sl
ISLANDERS interfered. The hoy was too i'll
10 cave his home yesterday and his father
threatens to procure IA warrant for Latin
ans arrest. The Chicagos do moi play
in Buffalo again until June 2.