Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-11
Sporting Notes.

IF Jake Beckley is asked to sign for g. 600 there
will be some fun,
GEORGE MUNsoN has signed to act as Secretary
for Won der Abe this year.
BERGER and Sir Guy Hecker were looking after
their unpaid salaries yesterday.
ENGLISH papers received last evening state that
Harper won the Sheffield Christmas handicap.
ABOUT the stpidest thing that local sprinters and
their hackers can do is to arrange races for this
time Of year.
c. A. F.-(p He is New Zeclander. az No
definite news about the result has reached this
country yet.
1T is likely that MIR. ". A. Nimick will ac-
company President o'Neil to the National
League meeting.
1T il. stated tina. Manager Watkins, of the st.
Paul Club, has signed 'Kid' Baldwin, the
catcher, for next season.
to o the r0 0d % sngagsd S
OF this city. Jeems Is hustler.
jim MCCOY and Fred Wise met at this ONCE last
evening and definitely agreed to box ten rounds
on Monday evening the 26th inst, for 800.
FRANK TURNER will be one of the prominent
young drivers on the trotting turf In 1891. His
early training and education have fitted him for
the business.
JIMMY FAULKNER. the wrestler. and others in
terested in the recent ''fake' fight at Buffalo.
prize fght.''
GEORGE MILLER. the local ball player. was
making last evening to ieaSe tSe toe
-FitZsimmo ons battle
LET the public get ready for base hall statements
and denials. ], was stated Yesterday that Burke
has heen signed by the new clnb. The President
or tile new club emrhatically denies this.
TEN-RoUND glove contest took place at Nc
kee's Rocks last evening between J. Rogers, OF
Lawrenceville nc and al an mn mnknown OF McKes's eess
a good battle.
C. j. HAMLIs. in reply to a suggestion that
Nancy Hanks hooked with Relic Hamlin should
trot mile faster than 2:12. says that Nancy
Is wonderful
there would be any advantage gained by SO doing
PRINCETON COLLEGE will probably place tn c
same nine: with one exception. in the field mex ;
who played right field last summer. is the only
member of the team who has not returned to col
lege.
arranged between Tommy Kelly, the Harlem
Spider. ~ and Frank Donovan to box ten rounds
uary is, at the knickerbocker Athletic Club, of
Hoboken.
WALTER BURNHAM is in town. He has not
been treated well by the Pittsburg Club.
which made two distinct offers TO him to manage
the team. and then engaged Ned Hanlon Burn
and and Would be "a" vaiaabie man for m League or As
sociation club.-NeD York Herald.
A NUMBER of well-known professionals who are
now in the city including Bug Holiday, Billy
OConnor. Jack Brennan. Harry Doorns Frank
Pears and Jim Hall. will give masquerade ball
Saturday evening. January TO- at the Natatorium
Hall. They will give several elegant prizes for
best cOstumes: also an elegant souvenir to each
lady attendng.-T. Louis Republic.
To show how little work trotter that has his
speed wants when the object to be accomplished
is merely one fast mile II may be said that previ-
Gus to his mile IN 2:l6 as a 4-year-old at LeNing-
ton. Edgemark was driven but three miles in 2:30
better. and that after large in the stud.
Before he left Boston, Edgemark went mile and
repeat in 2:3o. 2:27. and after reaching Lexington
trotted mile in 2l9&. starting two DAYS later to
heat that mark. which he did very handsomely by
doing the distance In e:l6.
SALvAroR is evidently enjoying his new quar-
tcrs at Rancho Del I'aso and has already gained
60 or 20 pounds in weight since his arrival; last
week he turned the scale at even 1000. Mr..
Mackey says that the first mare bred to him will
probably be Miss Woodford. She sipped two
foals about nine weeks ago by Sir Modred with
the double infusion of Glencoe blood backed up
the fashionable Voltigeur strain and grand
racing pedigree on both Sides the result of this
union should be race horse sure, whether he
takes after sire or dam.-Breeder aud Sportsman.
THE offer of "Bob'' Fitzsinmons the Aus
tralan, who Is matched to fight Jack Dempsey,
to run any man in America a distance of 10 miles
for sl. 0JI is more than likely to result in match
at his own terms. johnny Keating. the
feather-weight champion of Jersey City. will
back Jimmy Larkins for 81. 900 against him, and
will make 1t double the amount II Fitzsimm IONS
is desirous. Larkins. it will be remembered,
used to represent the Scottish American Athletic
Club in nearly every foot race of any Importance,
and has won large number OF prizes for his per-
formances on the cinder path.