Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Sporting Notes,

MANAGER HASLoN is now the happy father OF
son and heir.
DIspUrANrs-John L.. SulIivan's height is s
feet l01a inches.
SAM VAN QUEEN. the local pool player, arrived
in the city yesterday.
1T will surprise many Pittsburgers ir Hank
o'Day looms up in local uniform again.
THE local billiard tournament ought to be a
here.
1T looks as If Brooklyn was not going to be con-
tent with Ward, but Byrne s. Co. also want Van
Haltren.
heaviest and the new heavyweight wondef,' in
Australia the talest.
There will be wrestling and athletic entertain
ment at the Opera House. MilIvalle, tomorrow
evening. Messrs. Simpson and Reilly will be the
wrestIers.
TED PRITcHARD says that If he defeats Jack
Burke he will come to this country and challenge
Bob Fltzsinmuns to fight for the middle weight
Championship of the world.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Peep-o'-Day Club
Homestead, will be at this office tomorrow even
ing at z. 50 to meet hnappe, the mouth-organ
player relative to making a match.
Tom HAMMOND. the Duquesne sprinter WAS I'm
town yesterday. He stated that bad weather pre-
vented his race with Nichols. Tom is looking
well and intends to give somebody a 70 when rne
weather comes. .--- .-..
LADY SUFFOLK got her record of e:26x inst AZ
wears ago, which record she retained for Il wears
following. Now there are at least 20 2-year-oIds
in the United States which can trot that fast to
skeleton WagOu
A DISPATCH from Louisville SAYS: Carter Ivons
OF Wheeling, w. Va. and Jack Douyhry of
philadelphia. fought to finish near here early
had the best Of the battle from the start and in
the fourth round snocked Doughty out.
VERY few OF the present generation Of turfroers
the once celebrated horse Pot-s-Os got his name.
The intention of the owner OF the animal was to
call him Potatoes. but, intrusting his first entry
TO an underling. it was written Pot-S-Os and the
name such still figures in equine history.
PHILADELPHIA dispatch says: ..Manarer
Sharsig to-day signed a young pitcher for The
new Athletics. His name is ". j. Bradley He
is a Philadelphian and played with the Cobieskill
CLUB in the New York State League last season
Bradley pitched in 70 championship games and
lost Il. His fielding average was .97i and his bat
ting average .e64
WHEN Goldsmith Maid trotted In 2:I7 in MIL
waukee, WIS.,. near 20 years ago, great hue ana
cry raised about short track and bad train
ing, When Dr. Herr gave Lady Stout a 3-year- old
record of 2:2g about " years ago. the doctor was
accused of '.cruelty to animals. >, but everybody
keeps still mice in meal chest in 1880. when
n yearling makes a record of 2:2s%. breeder and
Sportsman. 81,
JIM, MUTRIE, who has managed the New
York League baseball team with great success
during the past two seasons. has devised new
and desef feedly popular scheme. He PROPOSES TO
light up the Polo Grounds with electric lights so
upon them during the evening. His plan is To
construct superb tracks upon the Polo Grounds.
thoroughly graded and sufficiently supplied with
electric lights to permit their by night Foot
ball games shall be played here, as well Is base
ball, lacrosse, running and walking.