Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-29
6; Chicago III. Batteries: Duryea and
Harrington; Hutchinson and Kittredge,
sTANsRuRy IA CHAMPION.

sTANsBURy IS CHAMPION.
SYDNEY, April 2S.-The sculling match
for four hundred pounds and the cham
pionship of the world, was rowed on
the Parametta river today between Nc
Lean and Stansbury, and was won by
the latter.
James Stansbury, the champion oars
man OF the world, was born in the
Hawkesbury district, Australia, in 1868,
and is consequently only 23 years old.
He stands feet ii inches high, and tips
the scale at 170 pounds. He is mag
nificent specimen of an athlete. He
began his career at sculling at IL. In
1887 he was defeated at New Zealand by
Nelson in match for $1,000 side.
July 13, 1883, he rowed the late f.
K. Searle, the champion of the world,
and was beaten after desperate race,
the time being the best on record for the
Paramatta course. Before the return
of Searle from England (where he had
defeated William O'Connor, the Ameri-
can champion) Stansbury issued a chal-
lenge to him, but they never met again,
owing to the death of Searle. On June
80, 1890, James Stanbury and William
O'Connor, of America, rowed for the
championship Of the world and $2500
aside in Australia, Stansbury winning
easily. In November. of last year, Stans-
bury was beaten by Mclean, but the
contest did not involve the champion
ship.-SPoRTING Ed
JOHN M'LEAN.
The following record of John Mclean
was published in the "Dagworth" col
umn last week:
"John Mclean is native of New
South Wales, where he was born on
September IL, 1859. His height is 6
feet, 4 inch, weight list lost (l64
poundsJ in condition, and chest meas
urement AZ inches. His first appearance
in race was on March IL, 1883, when
he won light skiff race at Wardell,
beating large, number OF well-known
clubmen. Since then Mclean has added
a long list of wins to his name in the
shape OF club and regatta events. 1t was
not until in 1889 that lie was looked up
on as likely champion. In that
year he met and defeated G..
j. Perkins, ex-champion of Eng
land, and beat Stephenson, now cham
pion of New Zealand; he also defeated
Chris Nelson, but the latter was award
ed the race on foul. In 1890 Mclean
came further to the front by easily de-
feating Neil Matheson for 9200 side on
the 28th of March, on the Pamaratta
river. On May 10Th he met Peter Kemp
for G200 side and the championship of
the world, but suffered defeat. His next
race was with Stansbury, whom he de-
feated very easily. This was for s100,
and took place November 18th. Nc
Leans win over Stansbury was, how
ever, attributed to the latter being in
bad health"
Mclean is the sculler who gained such
magnificent victory over Peter Kemp
on the Paramatta river on December 10Th
OF last year.
GEORGE DIxoN's ANTAGONIST.
SAN Francisco, April 2S.-The Cali
fornia Athletic club gave monthly en-
tertainment tonight when Abe Willis,
the Australian bantam. weight pugilist,
and Dan Mahoney of San Francisco met
in an eight-round contest. Willis
Weighed lis pounds "na Mabnnay 112
The latter was nearly Knocked out in
the third round, but managed to stay
through eight. rounds. Willis was
awarded the contest as he had much the
best of it throughout.
willis is the youngster who will bat
tie with George Dixon for the worlds
bantam championship. SPORTING ED.]
THE COLT STAKES.
Horse owners and breeders in South
ern California who have made nomina-
tions in the and S-year-old trotting
stakes to be trotted at Los Angeles at
the annual fair of the Sixth District
Agricultural association, are remineed
that third payment of $40 is due on
May 1st.
NUNCE WALLACE WINS.
New York, April 2S.-A cable dis
patch from London says that Nunce
Wallace knocked out George Camp. in
eighteen ronnds last night, in the glove
fight for G500 and the featherweight