Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
Sporting Notes.

J. B. $. The PLAYER you refer to never played in
Steubenyille His brother did.
MIKE DooLEY, the Australian middIe-weigbt
has been sent for to fight Eitzsimmons.
ED NIKIRK states that his challenge to e. c.
McClelland will hold good until Tomorrow even
ing.
1T Tisvery singular that none of the champion,
25-mile runners will take up the challenge of E. C.
McClelland.
THE Milwaukee Club officials announce that the
two men exchanged by Philadelphia for Thornton
were Nickery and Shriver.
THE Association football team OF the Allegheny
Athletic Association and the East End team may
day.
passenger by the Sarnia. which sailed from Hall
fax saturday for Liverpool. He goes to Sweden
to skate against HanSan-
The National League can never be too grateful
to A. &. Spaldlng, nor the Association TO MIR.
Thurman, for their extraordinary efforts in bring
ing about Il baseball peace"
AT mass meeting of the students of Princeton
chosen captain OF the University Harriers' Club
in place of Samuel Wasson resigned.
THE Guttenburg Association is going to make
on next Thursday for 81, 600 purse. at four and
a half furlongs. Such race would attract large
crowd aud be very interesting.
GEORGE DIXON will commence training to-day
for his fight with Cal Mccarthy for the feather
weight championship of the world, which will
take place on February 5. Dixon will train under
the membership of his manager and backer, Tom
O'Rourke. The colored boy has scarcely any sur
plus flesh to get rid of and will easily get down to
weight He will train merely to harden his mus
cles and improve his wind.
WHEN Freeland, the conqueror of Miss Wood
the stIcks'' a few years ago there was general
outburst of disgust all over the country. Ad-
mirers of this famous old horse will be glad to learn
that he will pass the remainder OF his days in the
blue grass pastures of his birthplace. Nantura
farm. He has been made a present to Nantura's $
superintendent. MIR. James Wasson, who will
take good care of the old son of Longfelow.
THE Committee ON Licenses of the Boston Board
of Aldermen have voted not to grant license to
ations for an exhibition if sparring is to be
feature OF the events. The Union Club il is
Boston Athletic Association. it is announced will
give its entertainment at Music Hall. with the
sparring feature included. as originally planned
No tickets will be sold to the public.
ORG AIMED labor proposes to take hand in the
prevalent sporting boom, and first to step forth
decided TO build and equip a gymnastic plant at
the Lyceum, on Myrtle street. near Myrtle ave-
S. co., which the United Carpenters of New tns YorS
loaned the Brookly artisans. The plant is to he
completed as soon as possible, and will be COM
opening will be made the scene Of quite a demon
stration.
JACK DEMPSEY, who is still at New Orleans.
was out of bed yesterday. ate a hearty dinner and
dressed for a walk, but a number of friends came
and he remained in his room TO entertain them
prosperity and left the ''Nonpareil'' in good
humor. He will remove his family to hotel
to-day and after another day two will proceed
home. Dempsey even talked OF meeting anybody
his height and weight but will more probably
retire from the ring for good,
JOE DoNoGHUF met with a number of disap-
pointments in Europe; though he won all the
races he skated in; A letter from him received
yesterday saws: ''for winning the International
championship got gold medal, besides the
Prince OF Orange vase BY the way. the value OF
that prize has been highly mag nifed. 1t consists
ofa thick glass vase shaped much like a butter
dish. with band of silver around the center and
a shield on either side, and two small handles the
whole resting in a frame of silver" Funds con-
tinue TO pour in for a big reception to Donoghue
at Newburg upon his arrival home from his
European trip. Ex-Mayor N. n. Nolon, of
Albany. Yesterday sent the committee in charge
his check for ~.