Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-03
General Snoring Notes.

FOOTBALL is still booming.
THE ..latest'' is that Godfrey ..lay down. to
Choynski.
1t is stated that Sam Wise has signed to captain
the Washington team next season.
]. X. The two-mlle foot racing record is min
ntes III seconds made by William Lang, England,
1858.
THERE is still another stupid story going the
defeat him in Australia.
Rem MULFoRp says: ''Isn't it queer? Corbett
baxns mere said os 20 the HI d1n h see now
whiie Sullivan thought Godfrey would win.''
Two of the heaviest winners at the Choynsk-
ian pugilisI and '.AIose'' Gunst the sporting man
OF San francisco. Cal. They each won several
Thousand dollars.
the New England field trials next week will be the
handsome sIlver medals offered by the English
Setter Club. one for the best dog and another for
the best bitch starting in the trials.
MANAGER HARRISON, of the Pacific Athletic
Gl1b of san tryhs to to arrange fin;
Australian Billy Murphy. to take place next
fight
.A,nS AT WSasMhington, M Saturday, Jimmy Mccormick
Honig bought Prather and Orphan, to run at
Gloucester; j., Delong purchased the mare Exper-
ience and Thiers l.. went to Mark Jordan's
stable.
THE Allegheny 'Cyclers held meeting last even
ing when the records of Messrs- Miller Petit
card for the clubs medal for the most miles COW
cred by road riding during the past season were
considered. 1t is understood tnat Miller gets the
medal.
WHILE in Binghamton John l.. Sullivan said:
Il think Corbett Is better man than took him
10 be. That was one trouble which aided in my
defeat l valued him too cbeaply. L thought /
could whip him easily and therefore did not train
as hard rs should have done.''
JOHN SPLAN. Ben Kenney, Charles Friel and
other horsenen returned to Lexington KY, dis
Ing groups of interested listeners with denuncia-
tons OF the wholesale fmposture perpetrated by
zones on the trottinR horse world.
THERE Is some talk of forming a Western bench
Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Los An
geles Will play an important part Such move
would certainly be in the right direction. and if
the dates were rightly planned expenses could be
reduced 10 a minimum.
FRED CLAUsEN arrived in the city yesterday,
bringing back his same old smile. Fred does not
like Louisville, and says he doesn't want TO return
there next season. He expects to spend the winter
here. and will probably accept situation in rail
road office and incidentally draw the back baseball
salary due him.--COl.rabuS Dispatch.
THE directors of the California Athletic Club
have matched Rob- Dobbs of Denver 10 fight
..Jim'' Burrows. of Australia, to a finish for a
purse. of 0O0 the contest to take place the latter
part of this month. The club is also trying to ar
range finish bout between Danny Netdham.
of san Francisco. and Jack Wilkes, of ST. Louis
to take place neXtmonth.
DIDN'T tell you one has TO 20 away from home
for newsY'' writes y. p. Cayor. Just now Gin
cinnati is the great factory out of which astound-
nor is slated for release by the Phies. In New
York we are hoping against hope that 1t is true.
Release Roger? Why I0.coO Metropolitan arms
are widespread to receive him. Please cut his hal
player TO replace him! guess that rumor, how
ever, Is a fungus growth" -"