The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Los Angeles Club Beaten.
Los ANGELES, Nov. 29.-San Francisco 7, La
Angeles 2
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

Handball is popular in San Francisco.
Association football has secured a strong hold
in ST. Louis.
The pool-rooms OF ST. Louis have closed in
consequence of q decision OF the supreme court
of Missouri.
Jake schaefer and Frank Ives, the billiard ex-
perts, are making starring tour OF the Southern
states and Mexico
The Seattle Kennel Club expects to be able
to get together 100 fine dogs for its proposed
bench show In January.
Chicago is to have a six-day professional bicy-
Gle race after the one at Boston is over, proba-
bly, during the holidays.
Buffalo Bill will establish kennel on his
ranch at North Platte, Neb, on his return from
Europe, where he has picked up fine collec-
ton OF thoroughbred dogs.
General Miles, of the nited States army, is a
firm believer in the bicycle for army use, and is
in favor of having 1t adopted by the government
for dispatch and other military service.
Mike Cleary, the weliknown pugilist, will
never enter the ring again. He had his foot
crushed by street car in New York a few weeks
ago, and amputation finally became necessary.
Wilbur F. Knapp, the professional cyclist, is
running the biggest riding schoo. in the world
at San Francisco He utilities S,s05 square feet
of floor space, sports band and has liveried at
PENDANTS.
Allen and Sachtleben, two Ameri cans who
are making q tour of the world on bicycles,
climbed Mount Ararat on the Fourth of July
and planted the stars and stripes where Noah's
ark once rested
BF Mcdaniel, of Philadelphia, has broken
the Pennsylvania 24-hour bicycle record BY rid
ing 262 miles in that time. He made the first
100 miles in eight hours, and rode fourteen
hours and forty minutes before taking a rest.
Captain Brewer, OF Philadelphia, and c. Full
ford OF Harrisburg. Pa, recently shot "a remark
able three days pigeon match at Marion, y. J.
Fulford killed SIT birds out Of S25, and Brewer
$40 out OF s25, at thirty yards, Nottingham
rules.
Jake Stencil belongs 10 q football club in Gin
cinnati which is made up entirely OF profes-
sional and amateur baseball players. Among
the well-kuown professionals are Denny Lyons,
"Lefty" Mari, Jim Keeeusn, VIII Widner and
Jack Boyle.
ssparrow" Robertson, a wellknown starter of
foot races and ex-Caledon.an runner has
scheme on foot to organize National League
of Professional Athletes. II IL takes in the
professional sprintsrs it will have nice collec-
zion of crooks.
An ordinance has been passed in Chicago pro-
hibiting the riding of bicycles in the streets at
am greater speed than ten miles an hour.
There are rumors that the passage OF the law
was secured by wheelmen who had been unable
10 Join the $3.50 Club"
A match for purse is possibility between
the Seattle aud Port Blakeley football teams.
The locals Gre somewhat chagrined At losing the
championship cup on Thanksgiving day 10 the
eleven from the little sawmil town, and want q
chance to win back their lAurels.
Denver has a bicycle club which makes all
club runs after dark. The members are all men
employed during the day and cannot attend
club runs which are called during business
hours The suggestive name, owls OF the
Might" has been tackled TO the clubs eolors.