Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
General Sporting Notes.

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General Sporting Notes.
FRANK KNAuss has been released by Cleve
and.
Now the Association magnates declare
they will only have eight clubs.
THE loss of Taylor and Jennings has al
most driven Manager Chapman insane.
LAwRENCEvILLE will probably have a team
in the County League next season, and also
McKeesport.
THE members of the Pittsburg football
club met last evening, and as a result their
scheduled games will not be played.
THE directors of the New York Ball Club
have discovered that they cannot legally
hold Glasscock and they say they don't want
him.
THE Homestead Athletic football team
would like to arrange game with any
junior team who play under Association
rules.
WALTER PARRorT called "Jiggs" out in
Oregon, has been signed to cover third base
for the Mike Mcdonald club. What will
they do with Lyons?
THE members of the East End Gyms foot
ball team occupied two boxes ut the Du.
quesne Theater last evening. They enjoyed
"The Senator" immensely.
THE l0O-bird race between Captain Anson
and j. L. Wilcox for 500 side, American
Association rules, Saturday, resulted in a
THE East End Gyms, of the County League,
have secured the Services of "Chuck'' Lauer
and Jim GRAY for next season, and the Will
kinsburgs have signed Pete McShaume.
HITE PEcKHAM, of Bradford. Pa, writes
that James O'DonneIl, of that city, will back
him for any part of 81, 500 to fight any A0-
pound man breathing. Tommy Ryan pre-
ferred.
BECAUSE one can play first base in bali
game 1t does not follow that he can success
fully fill the position of first bass in a church
Lo,ceu Courier.
THE new clubhouse Of the Tattersall.'
Jockey Club at Sidney, Australia, was re-
Gently opened to the public. The total cost
of the site, building and furniture is esti-
mated at $220, 900.
CArTAIN ELLIOTT, of Kansas City, and
holder OF the champion cup, writes that he
is just recovering from spell of sickness
and hopes to be in Chicago shortly to arrange
matches with George Kleinman and Andy
Thomas.
TIE California Athletic Club offers a purse
OF 81 800 for fight between Peter Maher, the
Irish champion, and James Corbett. Should
Corbett and Maher fail to make match
the club will offer purse of$l0, 900 for fight
between Charley Mitchell and Jim Corbett.
A SPECIAL cable dispatch from London to
the Police Gazette office yesterday stated:
Fred Johnston, the bantam-weight cham
pion of England, will sail to-day for America
in company with Harry NiclllesS. Johnston
will fight any man of his weight in America
for fl00 or $500 side"
AN offer of an English gentleman to lay an
even f10 coo on Orme for the Derby of 1892, a
run guaranteed, was declined. The Derby
closed with 265 subscribers, and this offer of
even money against the field shows the high
estimation in which the famous son OF the
great Ormonde is held.
JACK DEMPSEY is still ILL., Some people
think his malady is consumption. This re-
calls an incident in Dempsey's life when he
resided in Williamsburg. He had his lungs
sounded just before a fight. The physician
said one of them was in bad condition.
Dempsey left the room angrily, saying: "I1l
bet you 500 both my lungs are as sound as
yours"
CARBINE, for the third year in succession,
has won the largest amount in stakes on the
Australian turf His winnings amount to
S7S,i30. The second on the list is Highborn,
with S25 7s5; Gibraltar is third with Sis, ,345:
Bnngebah. Sl7,7l5 Stromboli, $l5,095 Mega
phone, $l4,e35; Vengeance, sl4,330: Little
Brenie. 81, $40; The Admiral $l2, 100, Corrize,
$n,96o, and Greygown, $ll ,555
PRESIDENT CHARLES NOEL, of the Olympic
Club, OF New Orleans, yesterday telegrnphed
to the Illustrated Neacs as follows: will Cal
Mccarthy meet Johnny Murphy, of Boston,
for $2,00J?" Mccarthy will answer to-day.
These boys met once before, in Boston, when
Prot. Mike Donovan, who was behind Muir
ply, threw up the sponge after Murphy
broke IN arm in the third round.