Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-17
SPORTING NOTES.

men which will be decided during the
state meet at Ripon this month. W. L.
Simonds, the present chiefconsul OF the
Wisconsin Division, has decided to re-
sign the position. Mr.. simonds has
been one of the most earnest workers
the league ever had, but he THINKS II
would benefit the organization to put
new blood into it and for that reason he
has decided to retire from ONCE. Inc
selection of successor to Mr.. Slmonds
has already created stir III cycling
circles throughout the state and many
names have been mentioned IN con-
nection with it. Local Wheeimen are
of the opinion that some person outside
of Milwaukee should have the Office
and many Of them have suggested
Irwin F. Strauss, chairman Of the board
of control Of the Ripon Cycling CLUB.
Mr.. Strauss has been interested IN the
welfare of the league for several years
and is spoken of as an excellent person
tor the position. Frank MoraWetz, sec
rotary and treasurer of the Wisconsin
Division, L. A. W., has decided to re-
sign also. He thinks that by getting
new men to fill the offices every year 1t
will have a beneficial effect. Martin
Rotier, editor of the Pneumatlc, Will be
the unanimous choice OF milwaukee,
wheelmen for the position and he VIII
also have the support OF 4 large MAJOR
itv of cvclers in the state. Mr.. Rotier
is the right man for the office. He IS
energetic and capable and takes great
pride in advancing the interests OF the
League of American Wheelmen. He
is strong advocate of better roads and
uses his paper as a medium through
which to further this end.
Two candidates for the defense OF the
America cup, the Vigilant and Colonla,
sailed their maiden race yesterday OFT
Glen Cove, near New York, and gave
the public an idea as to their respective
merits. Other starters were the Queen
Nab, Lasca, Mayhower, Constellation,
Dauntless, Pomona, Marguerite and
Ariel The Queen Nab jumped away
into the lead at the start, but the Vigil
ant rapidly cut her down. She LETT the
Queen behind, and was outsailing all
the other boats, including the Colonla,
when she ran into sQuall OF wind
which robbed her of her topsail, top
her out of the race The others were
prepared for the squall and weathered
it without accident. The Colonia won
the race Queen Nab was second.
Time, , hours Z minutes. Distance,
twenty-siX miles.
Budd Doble worked Nancy Hanks a
half-mile in :O15 and StambOul halt III
:O25 few days ago. The little mare is
in fine form and Mr.. Doble expects
soon tosend her against her own worlds
record.
Solly Smith and George Dixon have
been matched to fight before the Coney
Island Club on September 25. The con-
test will be for $4,000 purse.
Pat McHugh, of Fond du Lac, and
Wisdom Eilers, of Oshkosh, engaged in
a wrestling match at Fond du Lac, Me
Hugh winning two out of three falls.
The contest was for 500 side and the
gate receipts.
C. M. Murphy, who was entered in
the international bicycle races at Chi
cago, has been declared professional. |
1t is probable that he will take out a
license in the National Cycling Associa-
ton.
The sale of Keller by New York to
Brooklyn has not been well received by
any of the New York papers, and some
have even criticized it severely. keeler
has become very popular in Brooklyn.
Every player on the New York team
had good opinion regarding keeler's
ability as a player with the exception
of Manager Ward. 1t seems that the
men exManager Powers signed are be-
ing weeded out one at 81 sime-
T. G.. Appleby, who left Pawtncket,
r. l., June 3, to row to Chicago III an
shell, reached Mackinaw
CITY. Mich, Monday in excellent con-
dition. He resumed his trip yesterday.
The shell in which he is making this re-
voyage is 81 feet 3 inches song
and weighs but Is pounds.
Harry Bethune and T. c. Morris ran
a 100-yard dash at Fultonr LII, OH the
9th, Bethune winning in 81 seconds
Bethune has issued a challenge to- ran
my nsn in the United States for 81 900
a side
Mccarthy, the new acquisition of the
Cincinnati base ball team, is a very val
liable IMAM. Last year he filled every
position in the Salem club He is a.
first class catcher, can cover first base
but is hampered as an ln-
fielder by being left handed. He is a
eocI base runner and hitten. The Boe,-
tons could have had him fog SONG Last
winter, but passed him by.
Lou NJ. Houseman, OF chicago, ON
the 9th inst, turned oven to Will J.
Davis the well-known theatrical lnssn-
ager, who was agreed upGm as, stake |
holder, In the JacksonC e1bett match,
s., 900, the FIRST deposit in the proposed |
match between Corbett asad the dussky
Australian. With the money the orig
1nal articles Of agreement drawn up
June. IL, were turned over by H0ssse
man.
Sclly Smith, who recenhy came into
prominence in sporting circles by his
defeat of Johnny Griffin, is not haying
quite as smooth sailing In the East as he
might have expected. There are few
sporting men in the EAST who do not
think that Griffin can whip Smith and
they look upon the latter's victory as a
fuke- Smith, while In Boston q few
days ago, said "To show the Eastern
people that it was no, fiuke, and to let
them judge of my abilities, [ will spar
any local man in my class you can
get" The news was not an hour old
when Frank White, on behalf of E'Bos-
ton Billy Murphy, accepted Smiths
offer and said that Murphy would meet
the Californian al any time. Unless
Smith was bluffing there is good
chance of the two feather-weights COM
ing together.
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