St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-28

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Atlantic to the Pacific, TO make it more
comprehensive - field day sports are
being held annually or ofteDer. On
Tuesday, Decoration day, there will be
two ID this city. One will be under the
auspices of the Phoenix Athletic club at
Wildwood, and the other will be the
interschoIastic trial by the st. Paul,
the Minneapolis and the Saltwater
high schools.
The Phoenix field day will be brill
liant affair in every way. The prizes
alone prove this, and the entries include
all the prominent athletes. professional
and amateur, from the entire North
west. In prizes. 81, 900 will be given to
the champions. and II should be eX-
planned that the events will all De for
the Northwestern championship in their
respective classes. The Phoenix Ath-
letic club will enter good many ath
letes who are candidates for the rich
prizes and for championship honors,
but number OF the events are reserved
by the club for the guests of the club
alone. That is to say, club members
will be barred. All this was explained
in the complete programme published
in these columns last Sunday, and those
who feel an interest in the events should
look the same up for more particular in
formation.
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The interscholastic field day will Ger
tainly be delightful affair. 1t will in
troduce to the public the best muscle
and proves of the young men of the
Northwest. Each of the schools that
will participate have already held field
days, and the youths selected to repre-
sent their respective schools were the
winners of the events i'll which they
participated at the initial tests. These
games will be held on the track of the
state fair grounds, which are admirably
adapted to the sport. and which have
been put into trim with all especial view
to the needs. There will be running,
high and broad jumping, hurdle leaping,
high kicking, throwing the hammer,
putting the shot, and indeed all the diff
ferent styles of events that go to make
up full complement of field day sports.
A printed programme will be placed in
the hands of every one that attends the
exhibition. Street car arrangements
udfG UtCll HIdlC W
ton. and it will be a gala day for the
coming from distance to witness the
exciting trials of skill and strength.
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The lovers of manly sport in the
Northwest are on the qui vive, so to
speak, tor the promised scientific glove
match between Billy Maber, who so
sgnally defeated Jimmy Griffin before
the Minneapolis club Thursday night.
Moore is more than anxious for the con-
test. Indeed he has been attempting to
negotiate arrangements ever since the
challenge issued to him by Maber at
the Phoenix Athletic club on the night
of the victory Moore won over the
pluclly Minneapolis champion, Tommy
Murray. But Moore'S Overtures have
thus far met with cold reception.
Just why this is, is a problem to the
Moore partisans. Maber comes to this
country from his home in Australia and
poses as welterweighJ champion, and
it was he who first made the crack. I"
Will he make good his bluff? That
is just what the st. Paul contingent is
interested in finding out, land at as early
day as possible, too.
The next meeting of the Phoenix Ath-
letic club has been arranged for June
Is, and big programme is promised by
the management. The club has never
given poor program me, and its record
in the past is cOmpl etc guarantee of
what the next will prove. 1t is hoped
to get Dick Moore and Billy Maber, but
should Maber fail to respond, then a
contest will likely be arranged between
Moore and Charley johnson.
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The Omaha Kid is ambitious. There
is nothing new. nor is there anything
surprising in this. however. He has a
perfect right to be ambitious, He has
proves of no mean order, and he has
demonstrated his greatness in the aren
at the events of the Phoenix club. Re :
Gently correspondence was opened be
tween the Kids hackers and George
Dixon, the colored featherweight cham
pion, and the latter has Signified his
willingness to come on to st. Paul i'm
mediately after his meeting with SOlly
Smith in Chicago, and box the Kid be-
fore the Ph9ni club.
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Harry Comstock. of Detroit, Mich, is
in Minneapolis, and he has signified his
desire to wreStle Charley Moth. They
met once in Detroit, but the contest was
draw. Both are unwilling TO allow
the matter to drop without coming to
better conclusion. and Moth stated last
evening that after his match with Nc
MILAN in the Market hall next Friday
evening he will give his old antagonist
a chance. Moth will go to Minneapolis
tomorrow to meet Comstock, and he
will try at that time to sign articles of
agreement for match in that city.
Comstock is powerful fellow, and he
says he is ready to meet any man Ill the
country on the carpet. 1t is not uii-
likely that Mcmillan will also give him
a whirl in the near future if he IS in
earnest. The Twin City Athletic club,
of Minneapolis, Is said to be candidate
for these events.
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Tom Foley's books are now open for
the entries for the midsummer handi--
cap sweepstakes billiard tournament,
open to amateurs only. He will add a
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