Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
General Sporting Notes.

LATHAM. the Englishman, defeated Pettitt in q
racquet contest Yesterday.
| THE prize fight announced to take place at Mill
vale last evening did not occur.
A CONSTANT READER-OD Foxhan carried ls
pounds when he won the Cambridgeshire hanui-
Giteh. SiP W h00ef' the peSi only won the Cesar
THE Oakmont football team want to play anv
local teams under association rules on New Years
Day or any Saturday afternoon. Address A. Slime,
box lo2, Verona.
can 100 yards amateur swimming championship. is
home from the East. and announces his intention
to compete in the races at the NatatOram Christ
mas Day.
THE freshmen of Columbia College have decided
unanimously to have and support freshman crew.
and Hamilton Fish. third. mas been elected tenn
porary captain. The men will begin training after
the holidays, and the money for their support will
be raised.
challenge watch will take place Monday evening.
January 4; Distance. SIX lengths Of the bath (iSI
swimmer before becoming the property of the
holder. Winner penalized two seconds for each
win.
TOMMY RYAN. of Chicago, champion welter-
weight pugilist of the world, and Tommy Need
ham. ex-cham pion. were matched last night to
side and purse Of s. % offered by the club. The
fight is to take place early in March. and the men
are To weigh in one hour before time is called 40
pounds each.
THE class of '93 at Columbia will hold their an
nual class dinner on Wednesday evening. Yester-
college M
pus, for long time eyesore to the students was
found TO be overturned during the night. The
authorities are investigating to discover whether
these two occurrences are in any way connected
with each other.
A DISPATCH from New Haven says: Princeton
principles at football Jesse Riggs, her big guard,
who had the pleasure of standing opposite Heffel-
finger on Thanksgiving Day at Manhattan Field
few days ago slipped up to this city and quickly
part TO Handsome Dan," the now famous bull
dog mascot, which is owned by Andrew Graves of
Brooklyn. scientific school senior. The dog was
purchased from FRANK Dole and is brindle ana vel
low.
BOSTON, Dec. 1s.-About four years ago Billy
wondrous attachments. dexterty. and cunning
divorced the costume and short naIr of the prize
ring. grew whiskers. and became q clergyln an
Recently he read of the doings of Auliife Dixon
ton of old time memories. Within the past few
days he has figured in several sparring matches,
Arrangements are now afoot to bring about meet
ing between him and the clever Canadian Harry
Gilmore. TIN Mccarthy says he is sorry to hear
OF Bfily's re-entry into the ranks o: the boxers
but he believes that he more than hold his own
with any l2S-pound man in America.
HtTE PEcKHaM. tie weltcr-weight boxer of
BradIord Pa. has won another battle. President
Tim Donnell, of the Erie Club. of Dunkirk n. Y,
sent letter to the ,,syuted ecs Yesterday tell
ing about the go Peckham's opponent was Mike
Brennan: of Montreal l4S-pound man of some re-
pute; me rounds were hard fought, and Peckham
however, the Bradford man got in .'soaker', on
the Canadians jaw. and put him to sieep. The
members OF the club took stock in that final punch
OF fecknam ana afterward voted to give a e. 900
President Donnell says that Peckham cSfl get in
Dunkfrk $1,000 backing on the outside against
Ryan. - - $50