Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-05
SPORTING NOTES.

After the defeat of the st. Louis team
| dent Won der Abe called Gleason before,
| him and gave the little pitcher a terrible
| dressing down and closed the debate by
suspending him from duty without pay
until further orders.
| johnson has grown considerably during
| the last year and weighs, when in cond--
| ton, 165 pounds. The Minneapolis boy
is confident that he will defeat Sanger at
the Springfield meet.
| The following riders have been declared
George Thatcher New Haven; L. j..
Berle. Boston; R. G. Gutter, Boston; Gus
| Steele. Chicago; Con Baker, Cliff Baker,
Columbus; f. r. Eddy, Columbus; A. %:
| Clapp Washington; X. &. johnson an0
r. L. Goetz, Cleveland.
prof. hasten and Claire Knode of Bos-
ton have been matched to wrestle at Min-
| neapois.
Horace Leeds has challenged jack
McAuliffe to fight for the lightweight
| championship of the world and $500 u
| side.
W. H. Wells, the well-known class B
bicyclist. has been suspended by the l.. A.
| w. racing board for ten days for foul
riding on the track at Plainfeld, n. J.
Fred Pfeffer will undoubtedly play with
| Chicago before another week mas passed.
Arson is arranging deal whereby he
| expects to again secure the great second
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| baSeman.
Pitcher Person is doing good work in
the New England league. Person played
| with Milwaukee in 1891.
Klobedanz of the Fall River club is said
to be one of the best all-around players lbs
the New England league.
Peter jackson, the colored heavy
weight champion of England and Aus
tralia, laughed when he heard of JIM jim
contest. eff Corbett only means half
what he says or is reported to have said
he will have very little trouble in getting
on second meeting with me, can as
sure you. My friends are all aware that
[ have been doing everything that it is
possible for me to do with the aim OF
drawing the American champion into the
ring again." So far as the location of the"
fight is concerned, Jackson states than
where fair play will not be guaranteed
colored man. Jackson will leave on
Sunday for England, where he hopes tos
meet Corbett and have a final under
standing as to time and place for meet
ing that is to decide the heavyweight
championship of the world.
Fred Pfeffer, the Louisville second-base-
man, has decided to leave the Colonies
and return to Chicago:
Catcher Buckley, who was released by
st. Louis, has been signed by Philade1-
phia.
Oarsman John d. Ryan of Toronto has
been cleared of charges of professional
ism, and will start in the race for the
diamond sculls in the Henley regatta.
The Southern league has practically
gone to the wall The circuit has been
cut to four cities-Atanta, New Orleans,
Nashville and Memphis. The Western.
and National league managers are scram-
bling for the cream of the Southern league
players.
Kremln has shown an eighth in O14a4,
better than a 200 gait. Bither expects
to be able to fit him to reduce his present
record of 2:O734.
Minneapolis has signed Mcfarland, one.
of the pitchers of the Charleston club.
The Waukesha road race entry list will
contain 165 names this year. The entries
closed last night While the list is not
as large as last season, the riders entered
are all well-knOwn road racers and Will
make a grand struggle for supremacy.
The handicaps will be arranged within %
few days.
The 1OO-yard national sweepstakes race!
held last year in connection with the
Worlds fair will be run this year in Dem
yer August 10. The entries inclu6e'
who holds the American CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Stephen T. Farrell of Connecticut, w7o.
won the Sheffield handicap last Easter:
James Collins of Wisconsin; J. Gibson of
England; e. Donovan of Massachusetts,
P. A. Pulley of Iowa; John Mack and j.
Doyle of Massachusetts,; A. S. Hender--
son of San Francisco; w. II. Couple Of
Nebraska A. G. Rollins of Missouri, and
julius Engleman of Pittsburg.
Standing OF the Clubs