Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-07
SPORTING NOTES.

| slceldenT, winch VIII ileceSSlfate his retire
ment from active racing for some time
| to come. In making one of the turns
he colided with the fence and was thrown
violently to the ground. Taylor going
down with him. The race was protested
! by Wells. he claiming that Murphy had
| cut III ahead OF him without being the
necessary distance ahead. Referee f. T..
| prial ordered the race run over, but
| Titus. TAYLOR. ana Wells refused to COM
! pete IN any event in which Murphy rode
Referee Prial then gave the race to Muir
ply. A protest Will be made to the t.
| A. w. racing board.
Pitcher Stratton, of the Louisville Club
| has been given notice of his release.
There is Il probability that he may be
signed by the Phillies.
| A two days bicycle tourney will be
! held at Marinette on June 30 and %.
| Jimmy Barry. OF Chicago. defeated
| James German. of Paterson, n. j., Sat
urday night in eleven rounds. The fight
took place before the Olympic Club.
| German, compared to his opponent,
looked large, but Barry was in the pink
OF condition. Both men fought cleyerlg.
| In the seventh round the fighting was
| fierce. German had considerably the
| worst of the sixth, but came up strong
in the seventh. German went down four
| times i'll the tenth round. and WAS stag
"ering on his feet when time was called.
| At the fifth knock-down in the eleventh
round Gorman'S seconds threw up the
| sponge and Barry was awarded the con-
! test.
Peter jackson has accepted the London
| clubs offer of a $4,000 purse for q fight
| with Champion Corbett. The latter
/ stated Il few days ago that he would also
accept the offer, but later advices from
| England are to the effect that Corbett
| will only consent to fight the colored man
in America. Corbett also stated that he
had decided to accept the $50, 900 offered
| Al, 11.> 4 ii b,,I
Florida. and authorized Mr.. Welty to
sign the articles of agreement. Anything
! Mr.. Welty does in the matter Corbett
says he will stand by. The Californian
agrees to fight Jackson for the purse and
$4,000 the battle to take place in Octo-
| Der or November. Corbett says that he
will not return to America until July or
| August. and will require at least three
months in which to train for the contest.
The American champion changes his mind
SO often that it is impossible to learn
what he really intends to do. 1t is only
six weeks since he wanted to fight Jack
son at any place and for ANY amount.
Arrangements have been made for Il
match race between Saladin and Mascot.
the crack PAGERS, to take place al Phia-
delphia June p.
Frank Horner won the Madison road
race on Decoration Day. His time was
| 10 minutes.
Rightficlder Bannon. of the Bostons.
is steadily improving i'll his batting and
fielding, and his position on the team
" fifty points in hitting last week.
tons, who deserted his club some days
ago will probably be permitted to re-
turn to the senatorial fold. The pitching;
corps is very weak, and Espcr was about
Schmelz had. Esper can do good work
when he keeps himself in condition, and
the suspension may prove Il good les
son to him.
Manager Buckenberger has signed
Pitcher John :. Eaton, of last years
Chattanoogas, of the Southern League.
Eaton is considered good man, and has
pitched for ST Louis and Columbus.
Louisville has been unfortunate in
postponed games. and has played fewer
games than any other club in the league.
Jack Sharrot, who was released We
Gently by Philadelphia, has been signed TO
play With the Bangor Me, team. He
viii be stationed in the outtield
Washington has released iniicidcr Joe
Sullivan, and Stencil, of the PittshurGS.
may get his release if he does not brace
| NJ III batting.
| T. ". Cooper, of Detroit, claims q
worlds road record Oh the bicycle fer ten
miles. covering the distance at Richmond,
Mich. in 26:10. The former record.
y :53%I was made by James willis ut
NeMarN: nt
me ccNatiol'al sporting 1lup OF london
mas oieFSd a purse OF Sio,0Jo Tor the
JackSoA-CorDett night 1t is not probable
that the men will ever meet III the iistic
arena The artcesssof agreement signed
by both men will become practically null
and void within . week The SiO.O
i \ side nostcd with Nona~or VIII I ia,
| Wis of Chira~o as &, st,Itn WAGON cont;u
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uEd"n Gown alid Tue pfolosea o'ittlc M
be q thing OF the past.
Tyler, Sanger and McDuffee, after tax
| ing part in several meetings in the East,
| will visit Cincinnati July 4.
Morris r Icncs, thG owner &c AN
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