St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-06


Unquestionably the most important
sporting event of the present month
Will be the tWenty-rOund glove contest
between Dick Moore and George Kess-
Ter before the Twin City Athletic club,
Ill Minneapolis. on the 18th. The two
are In daily training for the event, and
both have won fame in the world as ex-
ponents of the manly art. Dick Moore
has not lost contest in year or more,
and he has never failed to meet the best
,uns when the opportunity presented.
lie is wonderfully clever, plucky and
strong young boxer. KeSsler's prOwess
IS not unknown. He has met some of
the best middleweightS in the country.
and fought and defeated George La
Blanche, the Marine. 1t is on account
OF such feats in the ring that he is the
favorlte In the betting i'll Minneapolis,
bnt Dick Moore'S friends in st. Paul
VIII back him III goodly sum when the
time comes. Moore is training at Bass
lake and Kessler IN Minneapolis.
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AS has been explained in these col
umns the Minnesota State Breeders as
ISOLATION has, in the past, held It's meet
lngS in conjunction with the state fair.
This year the Minnesota State Fair as
ISOLATION decided to hold no fair be-
cause of the worlds fair. This left the
breeders association to choose place
for holding races. The directors met
recently at the Merchants to canvass
the question, and the conclusion that
was arrived at was to hold the races
either i'll Minneapolis or st. Paul. ac-
cOrdlng to encouragement that might be
extended by the enterprislng citizens
and admirers of trials of equine speed.
This city made no offer, and Minneapo-
lis, on the other hand, came literally to
the front. SO say the directorate, and
1t was then voted to hold the races in
Minneapolis August p, %, "a and %.
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The interest in hand ball is increasing
! in St Paul. a permanent court has
been built on st. Peter street, near
Tenth, and players may be seen there
! an hours of the day in active practice.
| The st. Paul players have issued a
! sweeping challenge to the Minueapolis
players ana, as there are good many
! experts in the Mill CITY, a series Of
| games will likely be arranged. a game
| will likely be played in the court at 51g
! st. Peter street this afternoon. The
! teams that are to oppose each other are :
| John Woulfe, Billy Carmody, James
| Mcdonnell and Hans Challenged against
| w. 2. Burke, Charles Ritter and James
| O'Brlen. The three latter are the
champions of the court.
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A correspondent asks if the game and
fish law of this state permits fishing
with seine on The Minnesota side of
| Lake st. Croix. The answer is found
IN section Is of chapter 124 of the gem
eral laws of 1898, and, as it is question
of interest to every section of the state,
J it IS reproduced:
No person at any time shall catch.
take or Kill in any manner than by
angling for them with a hook or line
held in the hand or attached TO rod or
pole Except that suckers and buffalo
fish may be taken with a spear during
the months OF April and May), or have
In possession or under control any fish
caught, taken or Killed by any other
manner. except that net NAV
be used for the catching of white
ilsh, lake trout. and sturgeon.
At
The citizens of Uelwein, To-, have
arranged for racing carnival, to occur
i'll that place Aug. 10. 1G aud IL. The