Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-31
SPORTING NOTES.

Reinhold Schott, of Madison, ana
James Connors, brother of Tom Con-
nors the noted wrestler, will probably
meet in a catch -as-catch-can match
within the next two weeks: James
Connors recently issued challenge TO
wrestle any middle-welght IN the
Northwest and Schott has accepted the
def with the stipulation that the con-
test takes placein Madison.
The Cincinnati internatlonal bicycle
race meet was repetition OF the one at
indianapolis. Zimmerman had every
thino his own wav and won the half
mile and one mile open events without
being pushed. W
Charles r. Culver, who trained Wal
ter Sanger for the path this season, Will
probably leave for Springfield, Mass,
Within few days There is little doubt
that Sanger will accompany Culver ana
| take part in the diamond tournament
at Springfield in September.
Harry Gilmore has issued challenge
to fight Paddy Smith, of Denver, to a
finish for purse and side wager OF
81 900.
The yacht Wiileva, owned by Will
Kellner, won the Okauchee Lake Yacht
| Clubs regatta last Saturday. The Mar
tha owned by Frederick kraus, was
second.
John Roberts, Jr., the English bill
lard champion, who is now in New
York, seems to think that the line
drawn across the pockets will make all
the difference in the world in his re-
turn match with Champion Ives. He
may change his views on that point
when he sees how easily Ives over
comes that difficulty. The balk line
will bring the men closer together, but
the English champion and his adher-
ents can get as good as evens for all
the money they can bring along that
Ives will be returned the winner. Mr..
Roberts is anxious to arrange series
of pool matches with De Orc or any OF
the American cracks.
In the one mile open international
race at Indianapolis Thursday Arthur
Augustus Zimmerman lowered the
worlds record for scratch competitive
event, going the distance in pipe
The previous record, 2:15 %. was made
by George F. Taylor at Springfield,
Mass, last September. Walter Sanger,
however, holds the worlds record for
mile in competition, having made it in
200 40.
President OMalley, of the Columbian
Athletic Club, is looking around for a
good 122- pound man to meet Dial Hawk
ms, the Pacific Coast feather-Weight
What is the matter with giving Dick
Fails, of Milwaukee, a chance? Fails
has standing challenge with the Police
Gazette to meet any feather-weight in
the country for reasonable purse and
side wager. Fails is clever and also
a hard hitter and has the reputation of
being one of the best two-handed
FIGHTERS in the country
George johnson, the English feather
weight, will sail for America with Jack
McAuliffe, George Mcdonald, his man.
ager, and Charlie Mitchell, on Septem-
Der Is. Johnson comes to this country
to fulfill his engreement to fight john
ny Griffin in the arena at the Columbian
Club in October. Johnson comes with
the reputation of being one Of the clev-
crest feather-weights in Great Britain.
The contest will be an important one,
especially to Griffin, as his future as a
prize-fghter depends upon the result
of the battle.
Jack Dempsey is in Chicago and is
very indignant over the story sent out
from Racine that he had been at that
place intoxicated and had f1imHammed
woman out Of $40.
The management of the recent inter
national bicycle races at Chicago are in
dignant at the action of w. A. Rhodes
and George F. Taylor, who returned
the prizes they won at the tournament.
Rhodes was given watch said to be
sapphire ring which the management
claim they paid like SUM for. Both
of these prizes were returned by
Rhodes, who said that the watch was
worth only about S., as it had no
jewels, and that the ring was not a dia-
m@nd, as had been advertised, but a
combination of cheap stones not worth
in ali S25. Mr. Taylor returned fly
back watch With his compliments, say
ing in his opinion that bit of jewelry
could be bought for $12 instead of $40 as
the management urged was its price
The managers claim the prizes were
worth every cent they were advertised
to ba' worth. The management of the |
Milwaukee international tourney have
had no prizes returned DIS yet.
1t is probable that Billy Plimmer, the |
English bantam, and George Dixon, the
champion feather-weight, will meet in
a finish contest. Tom O'RoMrke, the |
hacker of Dixon, has posted a forfeit of
81 900 to bind the match.
Tha'proposed fght between SHADOW"
Maber and Danny Needham did not
take place at St. Paul Thursday ow-
ing to, the interference of the police.
Mayor Wright has ordered the police to
suppress all boxing exhibitions at the
Phoenix Athletic Club.
Tom Eek has taken ANTON Johnson
brother of John S. Johnson, under his |
protecting wing and expects to spring
hina on the public next year as world
beaten. Eek has advised Anton to do
no more riding this season. The young
man certainly has the making of fast
rider and may yet show his heels to his
brother.
William Rhodes is reported to be in
condition now to go against some of the
American records. Eek has been put
ting him through a thorough course of