Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-29
,,,.c.,,.,,ou. Sporting Notes.

Miscellaneous Sporting Nores.
MIKE DwYER will give Raceland to Jimmy Rowe
when he breaks down.
DUNCAN HARRISON says that Corbett will punch
holes in sullivan. That ought to settle IL.
JAKE KILRAIN is not out of the ring for good.
He is now LOOKING for another ''go' with Frank
Slavin.
MIKE DONOVAN and Bill slavin engaged in i.
were arrested.
the hands of Robert Wilson, of the Scottish -Ameri-
can Club Saturday evening.
BILLY MYERS seconds in his fight with Nc
Aufe will be Link Pope and Ed Myer. Jack
Dempsey will be in McAuife's corner.
PAT GRIFFIN. the all around athlete and pugilist
has been matched to fight s:Dick'' Moore. in Bur-
iington. Ia. for a purse of q, 900 on Augusta
THAT good s-year-oId, Patron. is down in the
his stable companion, Tristan, into retirement.
BILLY MURPHY. the Australian champion
feather-weight pugilist. is suffering from broken
knuekles and It is doubtful If he will be able to
fight again.
1T Is understood that before the beginning of
next season the Herne Hill track, the surface Of
iy built that it is Very fast wal be cemenred Il is
expected that this will make it many seconds faster
in the mile than 1t Is now.
EDE, the tiny little Englishman who saved to
his country one of Its championships by winning
the 25-nile n. C. U. event after Zimmerman had
fallen. Is seriously i'll with rheumatism. As he
only weighs 81 pounds. 1t may readily be imagined
kind.
EVERYONE is auxiously awaiting the decision Of
the Racing Board the grave question of the
right of the L. A. W. to assume even temporary
road race at Boston. It will prcbaby be- week or
more before Chairman Raymond speaks his little
piece.
Bicycle Club. tried for the quarter-mile standing
start. on Hampden Park yesterday, but owing to
Nelson acted as pacemaker. Tyler will probably
try TO lower the quarter and one mile records this
week.
APRoMsrNG amateur walker is young Frank
Ellis of the Pastime Athletic Club, who is training
for the three-mile A. A. U. championship. He is
regarded as likely to at least secure place. Ellis
is not what could be called a strictly graceful
walker. but he has strength and staying power
which frequently pulls him through.
MIKE O'SULLIvAN called at the Sporting Times
yesterday afternoon and got the all-round medal
for third place in last years championships
agreed to let the medal 20 TO the man scoring lhe
most points this year. O'Sullivan says he DOESN'T
expect to enter next years championships.
THE L. A. W. now has before it the proposition
There Is need for such an official ut every race
now surrounds the timing of races breed con-
tnual doubt in the mind as whether there is such
thing rs accuracy in any of the records that are
allowed to pass.
PESsARAs lameness deprived the Wacott
Campbell stables of the services of one OF the
be sags Pessafs IS the horse
trained. and believe he was the fas est horse
Pessara did some strong work last week and does
go lame. there Is q chance for Campbell
to show the pubic that he does not underrate
Pessara.
MATT ALLEN Is likely to lose Ike Murphy's serv-
ices for the rest Of the season. as the coored jockey
was angry because Taral received the mount
Don Alonzo. F. A. Ehret says that he leaves
everything TO his trainer. and Allen can do as he
Lewee said that he had lost s6. 900 on Don AIonzo
with Murphy on his back but that he won s. 900 Of
1. back Saturday with Taral In the saddle, and
that he thought a change of riders often worked
wonders with some horses. At the same time the
fit the Longshot stable.