Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-17


champion, has challenged Peter Maher,
of Dublin, to fight for $500 side and
the championship Of England, accord
ing TO the London prize ring rules, the
fight to take place eight weeks from
signing articles. Smiths hacker also
agrees to match him TO fight the Irish
champion, according TO Queensbury
rules, for $500 side, with two-ounce
gloves, and the largest purse offered.
Jack Slavin has accepted the challenge
of Bill Dunn, the American boxer, TO
fight for the largest purse in the Z. J..
A. C. in October, and will wager G4OO
on the result. 1t is reported that John
son did not receive fair play when he
fought Dixon; that the rules were not
adhered TO.
Pierre Lorillard, whose Yemen ran
second to Queenio Trowbridge at Mon.
mouth Park, Saturday last, has entered
a protest against the payment OF the
strikes. Queenie TrowbrIdge ran In the
name OF Edward Corrigan, OF Chicago,
last season, but after that Corrgan was
ousted by the Board OF Control. She
ran. as the property OF Il. Wlshard. She
was entered in Wishard's name last
Saturday. There were rumors that
Queenie was ringer, and that Corrigan
still owned her. The Board OF Control
will investigate the matter.
Tom Kelly, the champion pugilist OF
New Jersey, has issued challenge to
fight any lightweight In Amrica, Billy
Dacey preferred, according TO Police
Gazette rules, at 1873 or 1876 pounds for
the largest purse the COney Island Ath-
letic Club will offer. Kelly has defeated
ten men. He has never been beaten.
but when he fought All. OBrien and
the latter tried 20 jump out OF the ring
the referee grye 0Brien the decision.
George Dixon was yesterday matched
to fight Johnny Murphy, OF Boston,
now in California, az bantam-weight,
for g., 500 side and purse OF s., 500,
at the California Athletic Club. in Au-
gust. The first deposit was made by
James Mitchell, representing Tom
O'Rourke, In California, yesterday, and
second deposit OF $1,000 will be made
tomorrow. Dixon will go into training
Immediately.
When Mike +. Dwyer paid John
Hunter $4,000 for Chicago and Dago-
net be bought row OF houses for one
Dagonet's race with seventeen horses In
the Elberon stakes and Chicago's
race against sixteen horses. and the
fact that he carried lis pounds and ran
FIVE furlongs, in such big field, 10 one
minute aud half a second, proves both
are sprinters Of high class.
A swimming race, In which women
were contestants, took place In the Pas
sale river last week az Newark. The
starters were Miss A. Ulrlch, II years
old. and Miss Gretchen Lottair, 10 years
old. The distance covered was two
miles. Miss UlrIch reached the finish
in IS minutes, five minutes ahead OF
Miss Lottair.
Fanny Witherspoon has held the two
mile record, 4:43, since 1885. c. W..
Williams announces that at the Septem-
Der meeting at Mason, Ia, be will send
his great stallion Alierton against that
time, and the odds are in favor OF the
great ex-champlon gaining a new rec
ord.
Captain n. p Pointer, the breeder OF
the noted PAGER, Hal Pointer, 2;092f,
died at Spring Hill. Tenn, last week.
At the time OF his death he owned the
dam OF Hal Pointer.
Meekin, whom Chicago released. has
won Is out OF II games pitched Tor
Rochester.