St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-17

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General Sports.
The st. Paul Bicycle club tourna-
ment at Kittsondale furnished a good
deal of amusement for large party of
people. 1t was practice tournament
to fit the members for the fall meet next
month, and to work up interest in that
occasion.
The tournament was opened by the
quarter-mile open race. In this the
contestants were: B. B. Bird, G. L.
Biggs. g. F. Cremer, T. Crawford, S.
M. Martin. Bird won in SO Is seconds,
Biggs coming in second and Martin
third.
A one-mile handicap followed. The
contestants were B. B. Bird, scratch;
Biggs, 30 yards advantage; T. L. Bird.
10 yards; Martin. so yards; Crawford,
80 yards; Hoofer, 80 yards; Cremer,
Smith, Guydsen, l2O yards each; Felix
and Patrick, $50 yards each. GuYdsen
won in 800 1-5. Crawford second, Gre
mer third, and B. B. Bird coming in in
2:2S2
The third race was three mile handi-
cap. with b. B. Bird, scratch; Biggs, rs
yards; Tom Bird, 80 yards; Martin, ITO
yards; Crawford, $50 yards; Hoofer.
$50 yards; Cremer, Smith, June and
Guysden, $50 yards each: Patrick, 500
yards. Biggs Won in S:15; b. b. Bird
second, in SIG, and Crawford thvd, in
SIT.
The last race was half-mile between
I. l.. BIRD and Sprinter, George X. L.
hart, champion amateur runner. the
latter with $50 yards the advantage.
lie Sgrlnter won in 2:23 Is, Bird max
lug the distance in 2:46.
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Is st. Paul to be represented in the
Western base bail.lcague? This is a
question good many are asking about
the city. The feeling that st. Paul can
not afford to be left out when her sister
city aid all other Western cities of our
size, and several smaller, are i'll. is quite
general. The prospect That we would
he left out seemed 50 certain for while
that good many of tn. business men
have become aroused and will lend
their efforts i'll the right direction. a
wealthy Californ an was for while iIi
the mood of taking up ST. Paul. but
found the interest here sd weak that he
gave it up. This feature caused Con-
siderable stir, and il is very likely that
Genslinger, Of New New Orleans. who
Is anxious to take hold of st. Paul.
will find a hearty welcome when
he arrives He is coming to
take hold in earnest a nd make success
OF the team he will make up for The
| season. Mr.. GlenSinger will select his
men with great care, and go in with
| firm determination TO win the pennant.
He will gu it alone if he receives no
support from The business men. Tor he
believes that with an outlay of $1,000
he can carry the club through the sta-
| son and come out WlnneF of several
| Thousand dollars profit.
j. j. Ahern is OF opinion that the ST.
Paul people Should put the team in the
| held, inslead ut stranger. I'VE must
have team next year." says he. st.
Paul is tar better base ball town than
MANY proposed for the league anu Is
| Second To none. Ii This man from New
! Orleans gets hold of the CLUB, lie will
| simply make a lot of muney out or st.
Paul people ami carry it away with
him. We can just as well keep this
money at hGme." ="
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The tournament thursday evening at
the Twin City Athletic club, will lie
the most striking event in athletic cir
! cles of the season in the Northwest.
| The coming of La Blanche. the Marine,
| is creating a sensation. He arrived i'm
| st. Paul last evening, and will he fitted
| by John 5. Barnes at the Phoenix CLUB
| for his contest with Shadow Nader.
| Maber is training at Bass lake, ami is
| getting in excellent form. Ii will be a
| ten-rOund contest, and the lovers of
| scientific athletics will see one of the
| Drettlest Sparring matches of their lives.
! Bobby DObDS, who was billed first to
| meet MaUer, hurt his hanC in his COLI
test with George Curtis at Superior:
] hence La Blanche found good Open-
ing for some WORK and improves it.
The eight-ruund contest between
| Monk Rlcnards and John McDonough
| will also he a very spirited match. hey
| have both fought many hard battles
| and gained for themselves high records.
! They are very evenly matched. and
| their meeting is attracting wide inter-
| est.
In addition to the sparring matches,
| there will be other athletic sports, such
as the "Dattle royal" Weight-llfting,
| Jumping, etc.
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| Next Saturday evening the Saltwater
| lovers of sports will be given an ath-
Ietic treat at Music hall, in that CITY.
The stirring feature of the occasion will
be the effort of Tommy Hogan, of St.
Paul. to stop Young King, promising
young pugilist of that city, who has
been doing some surprising work. If
Hogan fails to stop him in eight rounds
he will forfeit a purse of 800. HO an
is widely known as one of the cleverest
boxers in the Northwest; but the
chances are that he will have his hands
full to accomplish his undertaking.
Tom Devine, well-knOwn sparrer of
Spo0Ber. Wis, will, on the same eve
ming. engage in a siX-raund match mill
with Joe DOnohue, of Saltwater. Some
pretty exciting work may be expected
in this bout.
Ward and Blenn, of Saltwater. will
have fOur-round contest. Another
spirited four-rOund contest will be be-
tween Young Gillespie ana Carroll, of
Saltwater. There will be also two
wrestling matches bstween unknowns.
A special train on the Omaha Will
bring the ST. Paul people back after the
tournament.
| IT.
The Brainerd base ball club claims
the championship of the state, and is.
sues challenge to play any CLUB In the
state on a wager of from $50 to 5000 a
side, the money to be won by the best
two out of three games. The manager
of the club is E. G. Gates, of Brainerd.
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George W. Sherw0od's stallion, Lock-
heart, gets good send-off in the
American Trotter, of independence.
TO-, for his splendid work in the stallion
trOtting race in that city last Monday
for q purse of $1,000. Lockheart had
not been in a race for two years. and his
| owner was not prepared to see him do
so we'll. He was pitted against Senator
A and horses of like standing, but won