The morning call., 1892-02-26
Surprise No. 5.
IA 00-For a Suit of
VII Fancy Balbriggan
NJ MI Underwear Of SUp8-
NJ isOU Ii0T quality BOTtb So.
UNIVERSAL
EXHIBITION
viii take place
Shortly
NELANGE OF SPORT.
a Novel Wager Pending a Hand
Ball Contest.
The Ryan and Eeedham Battle VIII Take
Place This Notwithstanding Con
test-OaTsmeu Challenged.

On Sunday. the 28th inst, James Dillon
aud James Wren viii meet NJ. Mcguire and
A. PennoyeT in the best three ont Of FIVE
tEenty-oHe ace games OF haBd-ball for S2j
SIDE
Wren and Dillon are the two best players
on The Coast. and it is generally thought
that their opponents viii have difficult
task to win any Of the games mentioned.
James Dillon has consented to play John
E.ordau On condition mat the latter will
give Inn handicap Of ten aces Ia every twenty
.8= ace games played.
Professor Kelly is booked to play Peter Hutch
..-70 TIE best two Uut Of three fifteen ace games
oil Sunday. The consideration at stake IS de-
ctl5dly novel. Whoever Loses the contest must
wheel the winner IN al Irish wheelb2rrow from
Third and Howard streets 20 Fifth and Howard,
immed atejy after tns contest
Tle Ryan and Needham fight which was an.
non eel 10 take place at Ihe Metropolitan Club
II New Orleans March 2, via not come OF en-
THAT evening according 10 a press dispatch re
ce.yeJ from New Orleans. Tie telegram says
flsI lEe Nets have virtually done the cTawfish
act. Alter q meeting OF The club officials it was
decided not TO have the Ryan and Ncedham
L-I. take place on The same night As that hEed
sy he Oympics for tie Maber and FltzsimmOu
contest, as O. would be pTeIudielal 10 The Interest
The Needham and Ryan battle viii therefore
take Mace II Tie Metropolitan Club on the G ven
iug u tie 29th.
RYAN TIE FAYORITE.
Ryan IA a strong favoule and sbTewd betting
u en- PICK Dim as the winner Of the match. He Is
Iu splendid tx, and 10 the course Of an in eTview
recently lie said: The only time that I came
rear beng whipped was last sumner. when I
fought BIu MchdIlleH at point 200 miles from
Chicago. u was caused By my carelessDess. and
EcNlil-n was a great big fellow. who could
VelfeTweight class, but so anxious was / 10 get
= "a fight with hm that / bet hin $500 70 $1,000
and agreed 20 let him fight al 145 pounds.
entered the ring az l3S. IL took me about five
seconds o Size him up and / saw al glance
that lie did BOT know anything about boxing ]
lIr him when and where pleased and soon had
llm grOgEy. IN tie third round l knocked him
Down several times. The last time he came up
staggering and feeling sorry FOR him told him
10 20 away. / showed HIM OF and as / did be
c.ug Ut NE on the neck With right. hauder that
Knocked me clear across the ring. For six sec.
Ouas i did not know what was going on. When
] got up was daZed, but had sense enough 10
realize that I must moi take any more chances
with whipped mau. aud / sailed into McMillen
aud soon put him out"
no MORE FIGHTS IN CHICAGO.
Public sporting matches IN Chicago VIII, 70 fu-
tu e. be stopped by The authorities. The "gp"
between Jim Hall and McGreggor. the ''St 10
KID" has been declared OH. Tie protests
against lighting nave been so numerous that all
boxing VIII be strictly prohibited In the future.
Charles Stevenson, The OaTsman, has written
last TO q prominent sporting man 10 match him
against either George East. Wallace Ross or any
sec0ud-rate sculieT for $500 or $1,000 a side.
Captain mcArthur OF The Olympic Club will
call a meeting Of the Pacific Coast Amateur As
fociauon IN few days. aud the principal bust
ness Of the evening viii be concerning The pro-
posed Withdrawal from The A. D. e., and the
forming OF a Pacific Association which will gov
eFu its own affairs.
lie Occidental Club has written Tom
OROHEke. manager Of George Dixon, that
purse Of $4,000 would be given for contest be-
tween johnson OF England and the co:ored ban
ght champion.
Deacon jones" aud Harry Daily have been
matched TO hight 10 finish. Tie contest viii
take place on March 81.
WIEG-sHOoTIGC CONTEST.
The championship trophy viii be competed
for DO a wing shooting contest at Birds Point
Alameda, on Sunday Tie competition is open
10 every sportsman Ia the State, and as the lead
ing experts Of the Coast have signibed their 10.
tenilon OF being present an exceptionally fine
exhibition Of wing shooting may reasonably be
eNiected. The conditions OF the match are:
twenty birds 10 each contestant; entrance fee
$40 WITH Three purses-g0. 80 and 20 per cent