The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-02-13
Events in Sport.

Dan McCarty has arrived at San Jose
with the II colts he purchased of the
Hearst estate The youngsters have
been extensively engaged in the East,
and will b. fitted for summers cam
paign on the metropolitan tracks Of New
York.
/ Joe Visner, who made himself famous
through his backstop work for Louis
vile, got home last week. He hasn't de-
cided where to GO this season. The
chances are that he will be with one OF
the Western League clubs. He will re-
main at home until the season opens.
ice was brought up here.
John Gaffney, the king OF umpirss, has
at last written to President Young re-
garding doing duty ths coming season.
But "Gaf" is diplomatic, and merely
writes he has contract with the Amer
lean Association, and supposes he will be
wanted under the new regime. Mr..
| Young has replied that the American
Association is thing Of the past and
there has been a new deal since Gaffney's
contract was made. This is farthest up
to date to which the negotiations have
| progressed.
Charley Pike, Il ball player well known
in Ohio from his connection with the
Tri-State League as a catcher, was per-
! haps fatally stabbed in q fight at an Ak
ron sporting house, January rs. Mai,
Mob|ey. wealthy railroad conductor, of
Allegheny, Pa, aud an italian named
Marine, we're the aggressors. Pike
| knocked them both down, but Marino
sprang to his feet and buried a. dagger
four times in Fixes breast and then ran.
jos Neal the pitcher, was with Pike at
! tie time Of the stabbing.
| A Chicago dispatch of Feb 7th says
John l.. Sullivan is to-day celebrating
the tenth anniversary Of his victory over
Paddy Ryan and the attainment OF his
great ambition. Only ten Years have
passed, but John has lived twenty in the
ten, and he is still the peer Of pugilists.
| His has certainly seen d remarkable Ca
reer. Ten y ars ago to-day, when he
faced Ryan in the ring at Mississippi
City, very few believed he would leave
the arena as the victor. But he did and
has since remained unconquered. He
has met men from ali parts Of the world
and defeated all. He has travelled across
this broad land, throwing down the
gauntlet to millions Of men. and defea' ed
ali who opposed him. England sent
many men to NEST him, and all fell be-
! fore him. From Australia came the
Maori, Herbert Slade, and he was dis
posed Of with ease On ono trip across
America Sullivan met and whipped fifty
one men, each with ease and within four
rounds. Sullivan is mighty man.
| Billy Mahan. OF San Francisco, and
| Nelly Gallagher, of Oakland, met at the
! Occidental Club, San francisco, last
Monday night in fight to finish for a
81, 900 purse. Gallagher was ex amateur
lightweight champion of the coast until
his defeat by Mccain, who was TO have
, fought Kinamick at the California club
recently. Maban's record is we'll known
| and snfficed to make him fsyorite at
odds Of $40 to S.. Gallagher punched
Mahan completely out in the fifth round
sending him down repeatedly with his
| left. Gallagher was scarcely marked.
! Mahan had to be carried from the ring.
Gallagher was the lighter of the two
men and bis friends state he was obliged
| to take turkish baths TO come to weight,
His left hand punches were rem arked by
many spectators to be very powerful for
lightweight. joe Acton refereed the
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