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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-31
The Monmouth Park Races.

MONMOUTH PARK RACE TRACK, July 3d.
The racing this afternoon was inaugurated
Westchester should have won, but Areil
outrode haywood and scored first blood for
the talent This was followed by Sir Walter,
6 to 5, taking the Seabright stakes in a can
ter with Garrison up. Comanche, the to 10
favorite, swerved all over the track and fin.
ished last.
First race, six furlongs-May Win. to S, won by
q head whipping; Westchester, 10 2, second by
three lengths. whipping; Parvenue to l, third by
q leng h. whipping. Time. Ills.
Second race, the Seabright stakes, six furlongs-
indigo, so to /, second by a neck whipping; Ex-
pertinent. to !, third by two lengths, whipping.
Time, l:l8A.
Third race, the Cape May Handicap, one mile
and a furlOng g-Pactolus, 4 to l. won by head,
whipping; n omad, 10 to !. second by length and
hall, whipping: Yorkville Belle, even, third by
head whipping. Time, l:544.
Fourth race, one mile and Il quarter-Sleipner, 16
to s. won by a short head. whipping: Raceland, 4
l. third by three lengths, whipping. Time, 2:CS.
Fifth race. five and one-half furlongs-Chesa-
peake, to 2, won galioping by two lengths; Ly-
ccum, 5 TO !, second by head whipping: Trouble
S to l, third bv four lengths, whipping. Time,
la7S.
sixth race one mie-Kirsch, t. l. won by a
length and half, whipping; Experience, Ii TO 8
second by two lengths, whipping: Julia, to
third by a neck. whipping. Time, l:434.
seventh race. the Seaside stakes six furlongs-
Cactus s to 2. dead heat with May Stone. to /,
they being length and a half In front of Dagonet
5 to l, third by two lengths. whipping. Time
l:l4X,
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BROKE TWO RECORDS.
A. T. Kenney Makes TwoGreat SWIM
ming Feats at Philadelphia.
HE LOWERS DAvENPORT'S COLORS
And Nearly Equals the Worlds Record for
One Hundred Yards.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPArcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, July 30-The Ameri-
can record for 100 yards and the worlds rec.
ord for the mile were broken to-day by
Arthur Thomas Kenney, of the Philadel-
phia Amateur Swimming Club, at the first
annual swimming championship OF the At
lantic Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union. The races were held under the
auspices of the Philadelphia Amateur
Swimming Club, and as it was we'll known
that Kenney, as well as several others OF
the young athletes, ives in fine condition,
A large number Of people gathered along
the shores, on both sides of the course, to
witness and to cheer the men in their strug-
giles for supremacy. The course was along
the Schuylkill river, at Lafayette, short
distance above Flat Rock dam, and is the
same one on which the races for the Childs
cup were previously rowed. But two races
were down on the programme to-day, but
between these a special race across the
river Tor three club buttons donated by
James H. Sterrett, of the P. A. s c., was
contested.
The river was unusually low, not more
than an inch of water falling over the dam.
There was very little current and the men
had no assistance from this source. There
is a slight bend at the start for the mile and
in consequence the start could not be seen by
those at the finish. After the first quarter
mile the course is straightaway and an ex-
cellent view of the race could be seen
from the high embankment There was a
large number of ladies present, many of
whom went up the river to the start for the
mile and followed the swimmers.
The 100-yard dash was the first event.
There were six starters. Kenney won in
one minute and nine seconds, the best
previous American record was one minute
and 1871 seconds, made by w. c. johnson,
of the Manhattan Athletic Club, at Locust
Grove, L. l., in 1890. Kenney's record to-
day was within 294 seconds of the worlds
record. made in 1888 at London by joey
Nuttall. Kenney won the mile race in q
minutes, 6 % seconds, breaking the world S
record, made by Horace Davenport, at Lon
don, in 1877. Davenport's time was 20
minutes, 2515 seconds.
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CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS.

Edward L. Hall Wins tho Honor From
His Brother, Valentine G.-Five Close
and Exciting Sets Necessary to Decide
the Bout.
SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., July 30-[SpeciaL i
Edward L. Hall defeated his brother Valen-
tine G. Hall to-day in the concluding match
of the tournament for the championship Of
Long Island. At the end of the
and whom the score stood at L. 5 and
games all in the last set the result was
still in doubt. e. L. Hall finally won at SO,
but only after match refiecting much
credit on the skill and character Of
contest, entirely on its merits, played
in II most sportsrnanlfke manner.
v. G Hall played tho better tennis at the
to his brothers left and by means of good
lobbing to the Ease line. The score was
soon at Al, the elder Hall in the lead. But
E. L. Hall mover PLAYS better than when he
has to make an uphill fight and he slowly
and steadily tied the score. but lost the want
age game ON hits out of court at critical
times. v. G. Hall had the vantage point iour
times in the tenth game before he could win
the game which he finally did, score 81
E. L. Hall meant strict business on the
second set and lie won rather easily at 81.
passing his brother many times. On the
third setV. G. Hall began to hit the balls
out OF the court and as he grew wilder his
brother apparently grew more accurate. The
rallies on each game of this set were long
and hard fought, but E. L. Hall usually
made the winning point taking the set Mt
81, the same score as the previous one. v.
q. Hall took the fourth set 6-l, on superior
volleying.
The fifth and last set kept the spectators
in great excitement until the close, the
audience cheering both men ut the conclu-
sion. The scores were as follows:
Summary Mems single championship
round - Edward J.. Hall, challenger, beat
Valentine G. Hall, holder, 4-6, 81, 81, l6, sc.
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THEY NEED A TIMER.
A Want That the L. A. W. Is Urged to
Have Remedied.

A Want That tho L. A. W. Is Urged to
Have Remedied.
In one respect the League of American
Wheelmen is sadly neglectful of the racing
which 1t aspires to protect and foster. 1t
has authorized the official existence of al
most every character who could give stand
ing to its race meets with the single excep-
tion of a tilnekeeper. For all the League
cares races might as well be timed by the
clock in st. Pau's at London. 1t effects to
be scrupulously particular, however, when
records are presented to 1t for acceptance
and passage, and In the light Of this scrup-
ulousness 1t is all the more singular that 1t
has not, like the organization across the
water, the N. e. u, one thoroughly tried
official timekeeper and a corps OF assistants.
No one in England would dream of dis
putting the time OF a race as caught and
announced by Pembroke Coleman, but here
hardly a fast time is made but the judges,
lockers who make it their special business
to keep tab on the official timers, are in a
wrangle almost the moment the winner
crosses the tape, and there is always that
uncertain feeling In the minds of the spec-
tators and the racing men as to whether the
time announc ced is accurate or not. Phtla-
delphia has set the ball rolling for official
timekeepers, and thus far it is the only
division in the League that has made pro-
1t is understood that he receives salary
for his services, and certainly he is entitled
to compensation, for there Is no work in
connection with cycle racing which de-
mands such delicate attention, such fair
ness, and such impartiality.
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wILKINsBURG A. A. NOTES.
Tho Grounds in Fine Shape and the Team
in Good Condition.

Tho Grounds in Fine Shape and the Team
in Good Condition.
The Williamsburg Athletic Association was
chartered last winter with capital stock of
s., 0O0 which was expended in grading and
fencing the grounds, the erection of grand
stand and club rooms, and the pnrchese OF
equipment for baseball, tennis and cricket.
The membership now exceeds 200 and the
Athletic Park is occupied from early morn
to dusky eve by the amateurs and theirv-
iting friends.
The W. A. AS, under the management of
Lew Swift, are forging to the front as one OF
the strongest ball clubs in this part OF the
State. A man interested in the County
League said yesterday: "Well, anyone could
play good ball at Athletic Park; they have
the finest field and accommodations in
Western Pennsylvania: no wonder the
WilktDsburger's are SO enthusiastic over
their ball team
Manager Swift has arranged for the W. A.
AS to go to East Liverpool next Thursday
and Friday to play the Eclipse team. who
will return and cross bats with the VI. A
AS at Athletic Park, Williamsburg, on
Saturday, August 8. As this is the first visit
of tho Eclipse to the vicinity of Pit;sburg
this season, their past good record is suff
cient tn warrant them a large and enthusias-
tic patronage
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Goddard and smith.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-Joe Goddard, the
hard headed Australian who walloped big
Joe McAuliffe last month, will be matched
by the California club to knock out Billy
Smith, also of Australia, in ten rounds. For
doing this tile club will pay him 81 ,25O. God
dard is sure to accept, as he is hungry for
fighting. Smith has already signed. The
date is August %. Smith fought here several
years ago with Jimmy Carroll, the Brooklyn
heavyweight. 1t was arranged that Carroll
was to 20 out, but he worked the. double
cross and paralyzed Smiths hackers by
knocking him out. Smith is clever and he
will be back to stand Goddards blows for
ten rounds.
Jim Williams, who failed to come to the
scratch last Monday to meet Charley Tur-
ner, the colored slugger, has returned to
Salt Lake to nurse what he calls malaria.
His manager is now sparring here to save a
side bet of 81 900 which he put up. He
claims Williams will sign to return in No.
vember. The conduct Of Williams in con-
cealing his condition until the eleventh
hour caused much disgust.
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The Turf,

THE grand circuit trotters will now shift to
Buffalo.
THERE is talk of reopening the Elizabeth and
Linden tracks this fall
WHEN man wins q fuke you can't con-
vince him that he nasnt played the best horse in
the race.
TAsCO will pe substituted for Delmarch in the
match against Allerton ut Davenport Ia, next
week Delmarch is short of work and Tasco is at
All edge.
THE Russian Trotting Derby, for 3-year-olds,
purse S5 900 and distance two versts "a little over
mile and quarterl was won on June 26 by the
gray fly Kanka. in 3:44 "a 2:49 gait). beating Is
others.
1T is bold move on the part of the Sturgis
(Mich Fair Association to hang up $50. COO to be
trotteI for at their meeting, which runs from Au-
gust to August 6. inclusive. Elaborate arrange
ments have been made for this meeting. which is
undoubtedly the largest affair in the racing line
ever undertaked by a town of the size of Sturgis.
THE Protective Association of Horse Owners
was organized July - AT Chicago, and the follow
ing officers elected: President w. r. Letcher;
Vice President Hiram Scoggan; Secretary and
Treasurer Claude Desha: Executive Committee,
George Long, J. W. Schorr }. 7. Williams. Wat
son Ruddy and T. H. Talbot, The object of the
organization is to institute certain reforms which
will be beneficial to horse owners racing associa-
tions and the general public.
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CLEVELAND WIND UP.
Some Great Trotting at Glenville on
a Heavy Track.
MERRY CHIMES A FINE STAYER,
Alvin Wins the 2:15 Glass Event in Three
'.. Straight Heats.
RESULTS OF THE RUNNING RACES

rePECIAL TELReRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
CLEVELAND, July 30-The third meet
lug of the Grand Circuit ended to-day.
Fourteen rattling heats were decided be:
tween o'clock and sundown, and during
that time two trotters and three PAGERS
entered the 2:20 list The feature of the
days sport was the really marvellous sue
cess of the new pneumatic tire sulky.
Each of the winners used it, and during the
pacing contest Geers, who drove the favor
lite, Merry Chimes, changed over from an
ordinary large wheel sulky to the small
rubber wheel, and with its aid won the
sixth and seventh heats of hotly contested
race.
Bonnie Wilmore. the favorite, had the
pole, Miss Alice the outside, Pickpania W as
the contendlng horse in the first heat, but
Alvin shook her off at the distance and won
in great finish by half length, with
Miss Alice close up in third place. New
York Central fought the next heat, but
again the easy running rubber tire gave
Alvin a scant length victory and in the
third heat. Miss Alice, who had broken at
the first turn, trotted mile on the outside,
coming the last half in 1:06H and out-trot-
ting Alvin at the wire, was only beaten by
short head.
A good field of 13 scored up for the pace.
Merry Chimes was backed against the field,
but Hal billiard snapped two heats and the
Chimes got one, but the mile in 2:1 5L was
hard on the 4-year-old, and Walnut Boy
beat the game grandson Of Electioneer in
two fast heats. In the seventh heat
not until Geers shook up the Buffalo PAGER,
few lengths from the wire, was the contest
over But for the crooked driving Of Hewey
in the last event, every thing this week went
square and fair. Buffalo is the next point
in the regul lar line. Summaries:
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The Diamond,

OUR sluggers will now proceed to the West.
OLD PoP SMITH has been released by Atlanta.
BOB Gnks has Joined the Black Birds at Mobile.
FRED ELY and Dan Laly have Joined Memphis.
rTIIE Browns and the Reds are slated to play at
Cincinnati to-day.
wooDcocK. released by Pittsburg. will probably
sign with Brockton.
THE PhiIlies have been making nearly all their
runs after two men are out
PAT TIBEAU has des eloted young Cuppy into
one Of the star twirlers of the country.
AMID all the rain and heat Harry Stevens is still
on deck as clipper and original as ever.
TIM HURST was very severe on both Terry and
Baldwin yesterday on balls and strikes.
IT is remarkable the number of fragrant errors
that are made when Baldwin is pitching.
KUEHNE could have signed with New York. but
he wanted more money than they were willing 10
give.
THE directors of the local pall club held formal
meeting Yesterday morning. and the changes made
on FRIDAY were reahlrmed.
SHORTY" FULLER stole from third to home
base in Wednesdays game while Catcher Weaver
returning the bali to the pitcher.
SAID Manager Powers: ''There is now in the
that before team work could be expected
1T looks as if Chris Won der Abe. will not be abl
Browns. Wagner refuses to give him mn and saws avs
he will have to play in Washington or not at all.
PRACTICE makes perfect. The LouisvilIes are
more skilled on the toDoRgan tn1S season than they
were last. They have managed to get to the bot
tom of the heap in much shorter time.-Courier-
Journal.
VAN HALTREN's batting July %. q. has not
been surpassed this year. Nine times to bat, he
made nine hits with a total Of II, including
double triple and home run. and he scored five
times. His batting average Is 1886.
JIM KNOWLES of the Providence Club in a re-
cent game at Binghamton. struck Catcher Wilson,
of the Binghamtons. in the face he was crossing
the plate with the winning run. 1t took 20 police
men to rescue Knowles from the crowd.
THE Southern League directors had quite a
squabble over the official standing of the clubs and
Just how they figured ont the correct table is
problem that knocks man out. The official totals
show that there has been one more game lost than
..-
JOHN EMMETT SEERY, the crack fielder of the
defunct indianapolis ball team, will 20 to the New
Orleans Southern League Club. He has received
an offer of 500 month and has wired back an ac-
ceptance. He left to-day to join the players at
Atlanta. Ga.
PRESIDENT HART, of the Chicago club. has
been in New York. ''rhe trouble with the game
has not been so much with the patronage as with
the expenses, +" said he. ..For the past TWO years
salaries and other expenses have run up to an ex-
tent that the game could not bear. As these are
paying basis. profitable alike TO owners and play
ers. Teams which have made poor showing this
seem to forget that they had fight against
ii OF the strongest clubs they ever faced, With
New York, as with Chicago, the strengthening
process always results in temporary failure hut
they will both be heard from before the season
closes.n
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knocked McAbaa Ouf.

CHICAGO July 30.-[SpeciaL ]-Tom King of
Cincinnati, and Billy McAbee, of this city,
fought to finish early yesterday morning
on the Indiana beach just over the State
line. Accompanied by 200 sports they en-
barked on a small steamer al the lake front,
reaching their destination just at daylight.
A ring was hastily pitched, and the men
stepped in to battle for the stake of $3.50 u
side. McAbee had decidedly the best OF the
seemed to lose his head under the punish
ment he was receiving In the beginning of
the fifth round King Knocked the Chicagoan
down and almost out. From that time until
the ninth round King had matters all his
own way and forced the fighting, which was
furious and almost brutal. Coming up Ior
the ninth round, King landed his left on
McAbee's stomach, and following up his ad-
vantage with the right found the point of
the Chicagoan's jaw, knocking him down
and ont
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added to this they performed with consider
able ginger in their movements
But oh! the game was a wearisome one;
so wearying was it that the good work of
the visitors was almost lost sight Of The
weather was wretched; only LOCO people
present, and the playing of the home fellows
WIS very discouraging, to say the least
OF il.
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Notes of the Amateurs,
BALL games were scarce yesterday.

BALL games were scarce Yesterday.
THE County League games were stopped by the
rain yesterday.
THE RidgewoOd Rod and Gun Club, of the Sec
ond ward. Allegheny City, will leave for camp at
Cheat River Tomorrow.
MOST of the games Of the amateur clubs that
were 70 have been PLAYED yesterday were post
poned until next Saturday.
THE Alerts Baseball CIuu, OF Allegheny. would
live to hear from the City Blues Riverside Grays
any baseball club within 100 miles of Allegheny
street Allegheny.
THE Builders Trades picnic which will take place
at Ross Grove on August will be quitea lively
affair. There will be long list of Held sports,
races. ETC.. for which valuable prizes offered.
EAST END ATHLETICS JM. would like to play the
Oxkmont's Junior Club next Saturday, at Find
ley Hollow. i he same club is anxious to play the
Acorns j. Lyons and st. Benedicts. Address. e.
Mccullough. Tindlcy Hollow. East End.
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OFF TO CHICAGO

Tho Team Leaves for the West - Latest
About the Burns Case.
The local ball team will leave for Chicago
this morning, and all the players Will go
with the probable exception Of Terry. They
will play two games at Chicago and two at
Cincinnati. If Terry does not go with the
team Gumbert will go.
Burns did not put on his uniform yester-
day, although he was at the grounds. His
threats to go into court on the matter of his
release have no terrors for the club officials.
They claim that it can easily be proven that
he has violated his contract, and they also
assert that testimony will be forthcoming
that will not at all be palatable for Burns.
There is also considerable indignation
among local patrons of the game at Jim
Hart busying himself so much against the
local club. He certainly has no license co in
terfere in the matter.
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Dor Boss Discouraged.

ST. LOUIS. July so-[Specfall lin letters to
his son Eddie President Won der Abe ex-
presses himsclf as much discouraged at the
poor showing the Browns are making. He
says, however, that their loss of games is
not altogether due to poor playing. The
club seems to have struck bad luck that
clings to it. Games in which they outplay
their opponents go against them by the
merest circumstances of good fortune for
the other side at critical stages. Mr.. Won
der Abe also says that bad umpiring de-
prived the Browns of the h-innfng tie game
and the to game in Brooklyn. He says
he is still trying to strengthen the team, but
finds it difficult to secure mon who are any
better than those he now has. He ts nego-
tiating for the services OF "Buok'' Ewing, of
the New Yorks and hopes to get him. II
Ewing is signed Mr.. Won der Abe intends
making him captain and play him at second
or third base
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Olympic Club at New Orleans, asking for 8
purse. To the latter telegram he received
men whenever they could get together. Tho
Dixon party does not seem to want Van
Heest at all. In the first place they are
holding out for purse of 81, 500, and are try
in the offer made by the Olympic Club. As
Dfxon's fight with Johnny Murphy is of he
should be willing to meet Van Heest ut 118
pounds instead Of hunting up Skelly, who
cannot get below l2o pounds.
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An open Letter FROM frosiuoHt w oiuos
The following letter Of acceptance will
scarcely need any explanations:
P1rrsBURa, July 20, 1892.
Mr.. NJ. Saller. ESQ.,:
DEAR SIR-Your favor of to-day, in which
you offer to set aside a liberal per cent of the
gross amount of your sales, beginning Mon
day, August ], and ending Saturday night,
August 6, Tor the benefit of the Iocked-out
workmen, is hereby acknowledged.
In reply, desire to say that in accepting
your generous proffer OF aid, on behalf of
those who are engaged in this struggle for
the existence of organized labor and those
who have been bereit OF loving support in
the recent sad experience at Homestead, l
can convey to you moro fully than words
can express their appreciation of your noble
effort and liberal hand.
With many thanks for your kindness,
am yours, very respectfully
In pursuance of our expressed offer to the
President of the Amalgamated Association,
we offer for this week our goods at the usual
reductions and will set aside per cent or
the gross amounts received from our sales.
Workmen, now is your chance to express
your sympathy to your brothers in o practi-
cal way. You receive the goods; your suner-
ing brother workmen at Homestead are ben
Gifted just to the extent OF your l1Deral1ty IN
purchasing. Help the locked-out workmen
BY buying your goods this week OF Saller,
corner Of Smithfield and Diamond. Once
you have bought OF us you are our customer
always. ~
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Pittsburp Athle,ic Club Affairs,

special meeting of the Pittsburg Ath-
letic Club will be held tomorrow evening,
for the purpose of electing membership
committee and of transacting other business
connected with the new constitution. Here
after the club will meet but once in three
months. as its business will be attended to
by the Board of Control which will meet on
the first and third Mondays of each month
large attendance of members is therefore
urged for tomorrow evening.
There was no game yesterday between the
East End Gyms and the Three AS. state
rnent to the effect that the East End Gyms
were playin, in Alliance. O., was mistake.
The Gyms did not play there and have no
intention OF going there at present. The
club is in good condition and is making q
hard fight for the County League pennant.