Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-27
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81 Oh L ANV nv 4 10.
William Taylor, well-known South
ern sporting man, called on Charley
Mitchell III Boston, and found the Eng
! lish boxer in excellentform. Inspeak-
ing of his condition Taylor said: II saw
Mitchell stripped, and l must say that
was surprised at the condition in which
| found him. He has no stomach at all
and his broad shoulders and powerful
legs show up strong and well lnuscled
Mitchell has been training daily, and
! has been keeping it shady from the
press, and his every line shows the eff
feet of It. He said to me: / know [
am giving away big thing in weight
and reach, but science and general
shape have much to do with deciding
the victory, and | have been in the ring
| before f"
The managers Of the respective teams
in the new Western League will be as
follows: indianapolis, William Sharsig:
Toledo, Jack Carney; Sioux City, W. II.
Watkins; Detroit Mr.. Vanderbeck !;
Minneapolis John S. Barnes; Milwau-
! kee, Charles Cushman; Grand Rapids,
| r. Wright, and Kansas City, James H.
! Manning.
The International Cyclists Associa-
ton met i'll London last week. Only
five delegates attended the meeting.
Some minor alterations were made in
! the rules, and it was agreed to give the
international championships next year
to Belgium, to be run off at Antwerp,
on condition that a suitable track be
! laid down.
Willie Windle made the announce
ment a few days ago that he would do
no racing next year. He will probably,
! however, try tor records toward the
the close of the season. Windle is a
! strong advocate of the A and classes
VI. Loste, a bicycle rider OF Paris,
will shortly enter in a race for $500
francs against Col. Cody, who will ride
! horseback. Col. Cody will be allowed
! ten mustangs, and NJ. Loste will be al
lowed to change his machine whenever
/ he pleases. They will race four hours
day Tor three days. The contest will
| take place at Bordeaux.
! Joe Choynski and Steve O'Donnell
| have agreed to fight at catchweights
J for 81, 500 side and purse. The men
! will fight within five weeks after signing
articles. The Olympic Club will proba-
/ bly, bid for the contest.
The skating cham pionships of the Ma
| tional Amateur Association Of America
will be held at Red Bank, n. Y, on
January 26, under the auspices of the
! North Shrewsbury River ice Yacht
! Club. The following events are open TO
all amateurs: One-quarter of mile,
one mile, five miles and ten miles
Manager Barnes intends taking the
Minneapolis team on months prac-
tice trip before the regular season
opens. Already he has made engage
ments to open at Cincinnati April /,
! . and 6, and will play the first games
! with the new st. Louis team April
and s.
! Chicago cvclers intend to enter a
vigorous protest at the meeting of the
| National Assembly of the League of
American Wheelmen next February
against the decision of the racing board
| to ignore records made with the aid of
horses as pacemakers. The best way
out of the difficulty is to establish two
tables of records-one for records made
with the aid of cycles and one with
horses as pacemakers.
| Schofeld, the English cycler, when
asked which he considered the faster
| rider, Zimmerman or Sanger, said:
"Well, there's not much in it, either
way, but [ think Zimmy's bit the best.
He's more reliable, and can ride at his
best day after day, although Sanger,
when in the humor, might get the best
J Of Him now and again.
/ The question of having the Corbett
Mitchell fight come off in the afternoon
| has been under serious consideration
! by the Duval Athletic Club for some
! days past, and it is now thought that
| this plan will be adopted Corbett is
not opposed to it and what advices
! have been received so far from Mitchell
| and his hackers do not indicate any
! hostility The question will be definite
! ly settled to-day. Manager Brady says
/ that he and Donaldson and Delaney
| will positively go into the ring with
| Corbett on the day Of the fight.
In England cyclers are in no hurry to
act upon the cases of riders who have
! been refused licenses. At a meeting
Saturday Of the National Cyclists Union
| the announcement was made that the
! case of A. A. Zimmerman, the Ameri-
| can Wheelman, whose application for a
license to ride as an amateur was re-
fused last summer, will stand under adj
visement.
Waltham is to have new bicycle
! track next season, the surface of which
will be Of metallic blocks. tits claimed
! by the designers that it will be the
| fastest track in the world. 1t is stated
! that Willie Windle will have charge Of
! the track.
Bliss and Dirnberger have left Biz
mingham, Ala, and will do no more
riding this winter. The racing board
will be asked to accept the records, and,
refusing, the matter will be carried to
the national assembly of the League of
American Wheelmen when it meets
next February. The men will go into
training in February again and will
probably return to Birmingham to train
on the same track. Bliss regrets leav-
ing without the two-mile record, which
he had hoped to put under four min
utes. The times made by the men for
the two quarters, % 4-5 by Bliss, stand
ing start. and % l-5 by Dirnberger, flying
start. are records for horse pacing, as
is also the eighth by Dirnberger in
| u 2-5.
OFFICERS ROBBED BY TRAMPS.
Militia Called Out to Protect Oskaloosa
From the Vagabonds.
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