The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-05


Fitzsimmons will appear at the Peo I
pies Theatre tonight. -
Young Critic anu Jimmy Mitchell
will box four rounds at the Southwark
Athletic Club on Monday night.
Ned Peace, the famous Princetonl
athlete, who six weeke ago was rel
ported TO be dying at tho Presbyterian
Hospital, has SO far Improved that
J eeterday he was able to leave for htsI
home
Tho Bolking broke Club. of London,
eApresses through the sporting Life"l
its establishment at Corbett's pegutlari
actions, and offers purse OF s3005l
fora match between jackson and hltz-
simmons. fl0Jo TO be allowed to each
for expenses.
Jimmy Dime. the youngstown light
weight, has Teen matched to msstl
Young Critic in limited round mat obi
within three weeks. The light, wbieh
viii be at eatoh.weights, is TO be lori
5000 side, and will take place I'M
Cie9eiand,
Baltimore lost lite first game With
New York yesterday.
Mrs. James j. Corbett 10 quoted
as saying: THE idea OF tltz hight
ing my Jimmsyl In order to whip
him you must catch him, aud youI
know there lie not q man OH earth that
loan do that. As to FtZ. why my jun.
lrny would crush him as easiiy as he
would n mosquito"
Yesterday at Chlllicothe ten thousand
lpeople coyerted with oTerooats anu
wraps, witnessed the fastest mile eysr
made In harness whom Flying jill,
lbooked double with runner beat the
record Of Westmont. 2.0la3. nude at
. ~ atx,la ff
If wing Jib paced the mile in l-5St4, the
Itirst half In 80 liat. Down the home.
stretch the team came like Western
lcycione and tina 20, 600 Dyes that were
liked on the great horse could scarcely
believe what they saw.
Jack Dempsey has posted $500 In
New Orleans and challenged all comers
at 1854 pounds.
Jim Hall and Steve O'Donnell should
be matched. Each Processes to be
hungry for light.
George Gideon has given an otlloial
Ieane.ion to PhpLix Wheelmen to
hold races under l.. A. w. rules to-
IN orrow.
Owing to an accident Jimmy Cox
will be unable to box with Jimmy
Mitchell next Monday night Either
lAl O'Brien or Young Critic will take
his place.
Jack Kelly, once noted middle.
weight boxer of Port Richmond, and
Charles Patton. saloonkeeper, both
weighing over two hundred pounds,
ARE matched to play the best two In
three games at handball for SEQ, at
1.-The American Athletic Club. Ninth and
Arch streets. next Thursday afternoon.
G. j.. Hamin has been offered Sl0.-
1000 tor his chestnut mare, Nightin'
lgale, 2i0S. by the owners OF the
IAlamanee Stock Farm, who recently
purchased John X. Gentry.
| On October IS Tommy Tracy and
Australian Billy Mccarthy will meet
for d limited.round contest before the
Madison Uil.) Club. for purse OF
s25OO Joe 1hoynski will referee.
A Horace III. Leeds. the Atlantic City
lightweight. whites the New York Sun
as follows, | will meet Critic before
the club Offering the largest purse. ]
Twill accept a s2500 purse-if larger
Ione is not off'ered-and fight him Is
lrounds for from $500 to $40, 900 side
1.-The referee to DO picked at the rlngsids
las am In tine hands OF my backees
who are putting up their good money
II will only Insist that II either man u
mot knocked out at the expiration o.
1.-The 25 rounds the contest shall be 10
lclared draw.
college opens next Saturday. wher
the college team will play the clever
from Huverford College. The follow
ing are the Delaware players: Riga
+. end. Edward #. Mullin; right tacale.
!, C. Dram Cooper; right guard, T.. W
Cooper; center. Ralph ii. Salmons
] left guard, Ira l.. Fierce; left tackle
, Frederick b. Bartlett; LETT end, Henry
Constable; quarter back, W. U. Key
,Ibold; right half back, Earl Harrington
left half back, Robert b. Wolf. Gamel
have been arranged with the Confer
Ience Academy. Elkton, Y, M, Y. A., Q
Wilmington. Warren and st. John'i
College.
RACING AT wAwAsET.
A large or ovid of horsemen spent
Ipleaeant afternoon yesterday at wa
wasst Driving Park There were fou
races. a Q, 40 claBs for pacere, a Tree
. for.nlt tor PAGERS. a 3 minute and 2.
class for trottere.
The summary OF this races ls as FOL
lows:
oil Q 40 CLASS FOR PAGERS.
Edward Banks brown mare. 10 l
DIR, Greenileld's sorrel horse.
OIL. d. luthtt u bptiSi hhhLOs '-'t.'O
II. Gallan's brown mare. .......4
Time: 2.37. 2.3S. 23I.
TREE-FoR-ALL PAGERS.
J. B Graene's brown mare. .....,
X CARROTS florence O.....t..... 3
Time: 2.S5. 23O94.
3 MINUTE GLASS.
r. Porter's sorrei mare. ........... l
IN Greeniield's brown horse. .... .
L Beggs' gray horse. ........... 8
Time: 2.55. Esq.
y $50 CLASS FOR TRorrERs.
John Elliotrs sorrel horse. .......
John Devine's gray marc. ........ 2
4. Nilsun's sorrei horse. .......,.. 3
Tlme-2 40, PSF.
James Green drove Saladln an ext
g bition mile which he made In 2 1GT.
Between the heats number ,
members OF The High School Bieyc
Club rode number OF scrub race
Hartman in tho half.nile race We
first place, defeating Baylls and III
,CRuslaEd,
Houston Harlan broke tie trat
! Q record for half mile. making II
70 1.i5. TEere will be another matin
on Thursday, Oct. is.
II you want fresh candy sausage