Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-20
Sporting Notes.

THE Exposition Park ball grounds are now in
excellent condition.
HOLIDAY beat Billy Rhines a foot race OF rs
yards by one foot Tuesday. 49, s-
CHICAGO has become the center Of the trotting
horse interests OF the country.
A $50 COLL D medal will he presented the Louis
Vile player making the most runs this season.
THE prospects of a contest between Ed Smith.
OF Denver, and Fltzsimmons are not very or1gnt
IF Smith and Fitzsimmons are not matched the
former will undertake to stand six rounds before
Slavin.
Tom CAHILL is the fastest runner in the Louis
Vile team, and has record Of Ion seconds Tor loO
yards.
attack of the grip, and will be in good shape for
the championship games.
ruRFIrE-when Red Deer won the Chester Cup,
England in 1874 he carried IS pounds or four
stone-kitchener was the Jockey.
JACK MCAuLIFFE has distinguished himself SCI
again by winning 81, 600 at Guttenburg. His
bakery project has fallen through.
In distance bicycle races at Melbourne. AUS
tralia, loafng is prevented by awarding half
sovereign TO the leading man az each lap.
THE j. A. Benton ball club have organized for
the season and are ready TO meet all comers Ad-
dress Charles l.. Ream. 100 Fourth avenue.
GUS. KRoCK. one of the earliest. victims OF the
Brotherhood sword at Buffalo, has deserted the
points. His pitching days are over. and he is 10
play short for the Bay views In the Wisconsin
league.
WHEN McGiil offered to Louisville "a 900
was asked; He is doubtless getting near that ig-
ure from the Cincinnatis He Is one of the coolest
heads that goes into the pitchers box. He doesn't
like TO be called the boy pitcher.
sLAvIN, the champion claimant orEngland and
Australia. is 2g years of age. He is feet I0ls
inches nigh. 49, inches around the chest ard
weighs in condition, 1870 pounds. Slavln was born
of Irish parents at Maitland, N. ). W., and Is
runner and all-round athletic.
CAL MCCARTHY, who was recently defeated by
George Dixon for. the bantamweight champion
ship Of the world, has been advised to get on
match with NuHc Wallace or George Camp. the
challenge to fight Wallace or Camp for suitable
purse-say G.. 500 and eXpenses-before the Pelican
or Ormonde Club, at lis pounds.
ADvICEs from California are to the effect that
Marvin expects to beat the2:294 of Freedom with
Emma Robson, thoroughbre daughter of Wood
burn, son of Lexington. The flly is said to be
level headed and flyer. Emeline the daughter
of Emma Robson. by Electioneer, has a record OF
2;27S. AZmuOr is years old, and he has u record
of 2:241. He is by Electioneer, dam Mamie T., by
imported Hercules, second dam by Langford, and
third dam Fanny Fowler. by Uncle Fowler.
Rowena is certainly bred to carry her speed.
JIMMY LARKINs, who is to meet Jimmy Hagen,
of Philadelphia. in a 20-round glove contest be-
fore the Granite Association, of Hoboken on
May II, started in yesterday to do hard training
work. He had been doing light work for a week
so. Yesterday he made 20-mile rum and will.
he SAYS continue foot exercise of that kind every
dav until the date set for the contest He weighed
1S2 pounds when he first began his work. Climb
ing rocky hills with short and unsteady foothOlds
is sort of routine that Larklns thinks Is good for
his business, and yesterday be made his way up
the heights back of Jersey City a'doZen times.
Tom Murray with him. When he reached
City. while the perspiration still dripping, he
SPARED four members Of the club three rounds
each, and all theoretically, before he was rubbed
down,-NeIp York World.