Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-29
Genera1 snnrtinr Nntes.

THERE is a letter at this Office for William
| Meighens.
y VAN HEEsT and Sol Smith at San Francisco
| this evening.
JIMMIE FARRELL, of Chicago wants a go
| with Walter johnson.
THOMAS CoLLTNs-He has never backed Sui.
| livan during the latter's career.
THERE is likely to be another three-rouno
glove contest between McCaffrey and Dono-
| van.
JOE CHoYNsKI may be selected as boxing
| instructor by the Chicago Athletic Associa-
| tfon.
EFFoKrs are being made to have the Yale
| and Harvard football teams play in San
| Francisco.
THE proposed trotting race between the
local horses, Ina and Harry n, did not take
| place yesterday.
IT is rumored that Colonel Clark will soon
| retire from the judges stand at Roby and
that his place will be filled by Judge Cheat
ham.
IT was stated last evening that the police
stopped the intended trotting race yester-
day on Centre avenue between Ina and
Harry n.
UNDAUNTED by the recent burning of its
club house, the Chicago Athletic Club will
at once begin to rebuild. The insurance
companies paid $20l, COO.
FRANK HowsoN, who was whipped by
Tommy Ryan near Aurora, ILL.,, year ago.
is matched to fight Joe Wilson, at Sheffield
England February p, for $500.
THE new Executive Committee of the WASH
ington Jockey Club is: Samuel Ross, Presi-
dent; William Miller Vice-President: o. G.
Staples, Treasurer, and Thomas N. Draney'
Secretary,
GEORGE PALMER, one of the peds at st.
Louis, went crazy on the track and ran out
of the natatoriun and down the street veil
ing madly. He was filled with opiates and
was laid away to recover.
c. II. PETTIcoRD received a letter from
Frank Lenz, the local wheelman, yesterday.
Lenz. at the time of writing his letter, was
Ealf way through Japan on his Journey
around the world. He is getting along ali
right.
EVEN thus early the Racing Board of the
L. A. W. is booming things for an inter-
national race in the fail of '93. and in a
circular issued by Chairman II. E. Raymond
it is stipulated that all applications should
be in by February Is, 1898.
GEORGE SUTTON. late of New York and
Joseph Capron have arranged to play two
billiard matches for $500 side on January
20 and q at Toronto. The first will be a Il |
inch balk line game of 800 points and the |
second straight-rail game of 700 points.
DAN CREEDEN, the Australian middle |
weight, has arrived at Frisco. He is under |
before the Pacific Athletic Club. Creeden |
has fought a draw with Jim Hall, and he |
whipped Martin Costello over in Kangaroo |
land.
Sam Bryant's employ since his youth, died |
of consumption in Louisville few days ago
Finnegan had ridden Proctor Knott, Come
to-Taw, Uncle Bob and other swift horses of
the Bryant Scroggan stables. He was only |
p years of age.
OARsMAN COURTNEY has a new hobby. 1t
is to have light freshman crew at Cornell
its members averaging about l45 or $50 |
pounds. He thinks that such a set of light
strong men can send the new-fansled
aluminium shell through water at ''the
pace that kills."
IT is likely that q powerful baseball team
will be gathered together to represent
Gotham in next years pennant race. John
B. Days successor will try to bring the |
team back to it's former prominence in the |
baseball world. The directors have realized
that winning ball is the only kind that pays.
PRESIDENT BURDETTE, of the A. L. W., has
issued call Tor Constitutional Conven-
tion to be held at Philadelphia, February 20.
Il is also probable that the meeting of the
National Assembly will be held in that city
during the same week. There is no strife for
office and the present incumbent will, from
all indications, be reelected without opposi-
ton.