St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-19
IN AMATEUR SPORTS.
Doings OF the Week Among
Bowlers, Pugilists and
Other Athletes.
The Globe Bowling Contest
Exciting a Great Deal Of
Interest.
How the Various Competitors
in the Billiard Tourney
Now Stand,
General Roundup o? Events
Of the Past and Those
to Come.

The DAILY GLOBE bowling tourna-
ment is a pronounced success, and the
GLOBE feels gratified that its efforts IN
promoting innocent and healthful pas
times in st. Paul are appreciated by the
young men who have participated. ana
by all lovers and devoteeS Of the partIc-
ular amusements and pastimeS that
have been encouraged by the GLOBE.
This paper has established precedent
that will be followed from season TO
season. The bowling tournament OF
year ago was an experiment. Ii met
with the unqualified approval of the
better class of citizens, however, and
then followed the billiard tourney in
midsummer, and then the present bowl
ing competition this winter. 1t is the
purpose of the GLOBE to make bowling
and billiard tournaments annual events,
and elegant trophies will always charac-
teriZe the events.
The present series Is now narrowing
down to the tinaies. Still. there are at
least three teams so close that the result
is yet in doubt This weeks play, how
ever, may, and prob. bly, will, determine
something. 1t will, in other words, set
tie the trophy within narrower limits.
II
During the weeka new and dangerous
rival for the Foley average button has
come to the front, in the person OF JOhn
Bayer, of the University club. Ills mag
niticent score Wednesday night OF 22l
pins has placed him among the best, and
should he continue this speed he will
give the other boys serious trouble to
keep pace with him. The CalumetS
still maintain lead in the high club
average, with the University Avenue
second, the SUBMITS third and the Wa
baSha fourth.
The proposed captains match series
of games that will supplement this Sc
ries is provoking no little amount OF in
terest among the different organizations,
and the captains, respectively, are doing
hard training for the sport. An elegant
trophy will be given the victor of the
series, and play will begin soon after the
finish of the challenge series that VIII
follow the present tournament. Inc
GLOBE has not yet determined upon the
rules that will govern this tourney, Out
it is likely that two games, generally,
will progress at one and the same time.
L
Oh one alley and two on the other, for
both tournament alleys at FOley'S will
be used. At the conclusion Of the fifth
frame the alleys will probably be
changed, as is the custom or rule iii reg
ular club cOmDetitiOnS III the present
tournament. The trophy will be sub
ject to challenge, and the winner must
defend his title three times successfully
to secure permanent possession.
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Some excellent timber is developing
for the worlds fair team. 1t will be
picked from the various clubs partici-
pating in the present tournament, upon
the best judgment Of the GLOBE. The
however, will not be the only factor in
making the selection. B0WlerS who
play exclusively on these alleys would
be found weak and uncertain on strange
ALLEYS, and would be abject failues, as a
rule. in Chicago. 1t is necessary that
bowIers should be able to play well on
strange alleys, and these facts will be
taken into consideration in making up
the worlds fair team.
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Champion Corbett was the first to
shake hands with Dick Moore and con-
graduate him upon his signal victory
over Jackson, the Detroit colOred Won
der, at the PhGniX Athletic club Thurs
day evening. The champion is greatly
taken with the st. Paul favOrite, and
sent for him TO meet him at the hotel
Yesterday. Moore feels greatly honored,
and well he may, for Corbett is not
given to sentimentaiities or affectationS.
He distributes his compliments sparing-
ly, and only upon unquestioned merit.
And this leads SeQuentially to the COM
ment that Moore has great career be-
fore him if he takes care of himself and
husbands his youthful strength. No
one can longer question his skill and
prOWesS. He is one OF the cleYereSt in
his class. but success in the ring seems
to invariably lead to seductive tempta-
tions, and few have the moral courage
and stamina and determination to resist
them. That is the secret of the down
fall Of the majority of the greatest
pugilists and athletes Of America.
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Charley Moth writes that he will soon
be in st. Paul again ready to meet any
man in America on the carpet at his
style of wrestling, in a few weeks.
Whether he can get another match With
Jack King is problem that can'be
solved only by the latter. SO far King
is non on-committal. He seems to prefer
Lewis, the strangler, or some Eastern
crack. In fact, he would rather do
mixed wrestling. Farmer Burnes, the
Iowa champion. has partially signilied
his willingness to give King go for
goOdly sized stake. but nothing definite
has developed. Again, it Is rumored
that Col. Mclaughlin, the collar and
elbow giant, would like to make match
with King. The big Detroit man is now
conductor in the state of Washington,
but it is said he will get lay off if he
can meet King.
II
The Phoenix Athletic club has already
begun arranging for the March enter
tainment One would pardonably sup
pose that the local talent had been
pretty nearly exhausted, but this is not
the case. Nook Richards is by no means
worn out. He will soon be in prime
condition again, and ready to demon
strate his cleverness with the gloves.
John McDonough, one of the victors in
last Thursdays programme. has chal-
lenged Moore to spar him for stake OF
$500 a side, and there is no doubt that
Richards can get the necessary backing.
McDonough is said to be largely backed.
A certain admirer of the manly art who