Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
General Sporting Notes.

. BILLY MYER declines to make match
with Austin Gibbons at present.
FRANK SLAvIN SAYS in Australia Jim Hall
is considered better man than Bob Fitz-
simmons, and is of the opinion that Hall can
do Fit in short order.
A GENERAL athletic club is to be organized
at Bennett station. All the spots on the cal
endar will be looked after. Already mem
bership of IS is assured
FRITZ LUBER of Minneapolis and Hugh
Mccormick, of st. John, are to skate for the
championship of America and $500 side
next month at Minneapolis.
THE next evening of athletics to be given
by the East End Gymnastic Club at its gym
tug of war event will be open to Western
Pennsylvania.
G. s. PATTERSON, who has been dubbed the
w. G. Grace of America, has an average of
81 % in strictly frst-class matches for the
past season, having scored 522 runs for ii
innings once not ont.
ENTRIES for the Brooklyn and Suburban
handicaps closed Saturday. Of course moth
ing definite can vet be told about the num-
ber received, as distant parts are to be heard
from, but the indications are that the list
will be fully up to that Of last year.
W. P. MussEY's and ]. w. Budd's 5O-bird
race for $50 side, American Association
rules, which took place at Watson s Park,
Burnside, yesterday afternoon, resulted in
victory for Budd by score of Al TO 81 The
birds were extraordinarily strong flyers,
hence the small score.
THE Germantown Cricket Club, of Phila-
delphia, have now 1,l03 members. made up
as follows: Honorary, 10; life, 66: family.
lsl; nonresident, 46. The extra tickets is
sued on account of family membership
brings the total up to 1000.
THE veteran cricketer. DR.. W. G. Grace,
astonished the Australians by his innings
for Lord Sheffield's team against Victoria.
Going in first, he carried his bat throughout
the innings of 2S4 for l59 runs, and it IS said
that his hitting and impregnable defense
were worthy his best days.
BILLY LAKELAND's fine English bred colt
Victory gives promise of being one of the
crack 3-year-olds of 1892. Since his retire
ment he has grown and spread until he is
now grand looking young horse. He has
entirely recovered from his lameness. 1t is
worth bearing in mind that Victory beat His
Highness in three of the four races in which
they met.
FRANK p. SLAvIN mourns the loss Of a
handsome cane that was presented to him
by Lord Lonsdale. and he says he would
give Give quid' for its return and five more
for the privilege of a ten-minute session with
the person who removed it. Slavin and
Mitchell's spirited three-round set-to con-
tinues to draw big houses, and they are cor
daily received at every performance.
THE Belmont Cricket Club, of Philadelphia,
have elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, DR.. j. Allison Scott; Vice President,
H. Fl. Hallowell: Secretary and Treasurer,
J. F. Fahnestock, Jr.: Assistant Secretary
and Treasurer, R. NJ. Coyle: Corresponding
Secretary, Milton C. Work: Board of Direc-
tors, Messrs. Green, North, Rastall, Long
streth and Colohan; Ground Committee,
MeSSrS. COlOhan, Wood, Brown, ,Tete, Ballard,
Miller and Davis.
THE following special cable was received
at the Police Gazette office Yesterday: "Ted
Pritchard has issued challenge to John
OBrien. the Welsh champion, who recently
l-r1 tod A Ill - ELL, f@,
E1.GO0 side. Mr.. Carew, we'll known ut
TattersalPs agrees to find the stakes.
O'Brien recently challenged Pritchard and
posted forfeit at the Sporting Life after the
champion defeated Jeln Smith. but Pritchard
declined meeting the Welsh champion, ,as he
expected to go to America"