The herald., 1894-06-24
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
Some of the Fourth Of July
Attractions.
A Game OF Ball to Be Played
at San Diego.
Bicycling Notes-Mayor Rowan Compli
mented-Waltsr Msban's Counter-
felt PugiIistic Events.
Baseball Today.

ball team of the California club will
play the Cactus nine of the Bay city.
The game promises to equal that OF the
BOOSTERS at that place last Fourth.
Considerable rivalry exists between the
teams, and highly entertaining game
will be the result. A special car will be
furnished the boys and their friends by
the Southern California Railway COM
pany. Thoso desiring to go can secure
accommodation by applying to w. M.
Edwards, on Frat street. The follow
ing are the players Of the California
club:
Harry Leland, catcher; Hart pitcher
W. Davis, first base; w. M. Edwards,
second base; W. Webb, ehortstop
Browning. third base; Bumiller, Fallen
end Hicks, outtield.
THE MAYOR coMPLIMENTED.
AS a compliment for his interest in
the recent bicycle relay race between
this CITY and San Diego, Mayor Rowan
has been elected an honorary member oil
the Riverside wheelmen, one of the most
enterprising cycling clubs in the west.
uuyOl ObtibOLl VI Dhh lAOkO WOO AfpJ
elected, together with the HERALD s
sporting editor. The Riverside boys are
deserving of SUCCESS III all their under
takings.
Carson Shoemaker, the swift River
side 'cyclist who rode from Los Angeles
to the Orange center, distance of 68
miles, in hours and Is minutes, has
gone to Chicago, whore he will enter
some of the long distance contests this
summer.
San Diego has phenomenal rider in
Bud Story, who promises to do good
work on the track this season.
The Los Angeles wheelmen are doing
the hardest training in their lives for the
coming Santa Monica road race on the
Fourth. A list OF the possible winners
will be given soon.
MABEN's COUNTERFEIT.
Walter Msben OF STAN boul fame, who
resides in this city, has counterfeit
travelling throughout the coast. He is
an expert on pedigrees. and has on his
tongues end all OF Maben's perform
ances with horses, together with con-
adorable amount of natural talent in
his judgment regarding conformation,
quality and pace. 1t is said that he was
winsd and dined by the present owner
of Stamboul, under the impression that
he was all that he claimed to be. AT
Parkway, last Saturday, this young man
put in an appearance. ingratlating him
self into the good graces OF prominent
drivers and owners, and was extended
every courtesy possible. A suggestion
was at last made that this fellow was q
fraud. To settle the matter telegram
was sent to l.. j. Rsse OF this city, ask
ing if Maben was in New York. A reply
was speedily sent that the genial Walter
was in Los Angeles. This settled the
career of Msben's counterfeit.
MILLER AS TIPPIER.
Sebastian Miller left San Francisco to
60 to Denver to fill an engagement in a
beer garden. He had to pawn some
valuables to get away. Augustine Mar
tinez has gone back to the machinery
business, satisfed, after his one tug
against Miller, that he is growing old.
Still he talks of making theatrical
tour during the county fair season.
Martinez and Miller went up to Sacra-
mento recently to contest at big pic.
mic. They could not find any crowd to
lift for, 40 they spent the time at a
beer drinking match. The bulky Ba-
varian, Miller, won. He drank 10Y
glasses and then offered to bet his re-
turn ticket, all he had, against few
dollars that he could down 100 glasses
more, but no one doubted his capacity,
30 there was no more drinking and the
big fellow went home thirsty. Despite
the fact that the strong-man craze has
subsidized, John Modnich, powerful
young Dslmatian, wants to join the
band. His specially is breaking horse
shoes with his hands. He has ex-
hibiied in several places. Modnich
weighs 1870 pounds and 10 really strong.
but ne would make more money mailing
the shoes on horses than i'll breaking
them for an unsympathetic public.
BASEBALL TODAY.
The Angel City league has arranged to
play 80 games-two games every Sunday
under the management OF j. S. Allen.
The frat two will be played at Athletic
park today between the Tufts Lyons
Arms company and the Boyle Heights
Stars and the Keatings. The first game
will be called at l 80 p. m. The follow
ing are the names OF the players and
positions:
TUfTg-LYoNs. PosITIoSs. b. II. STARS.
Whaling ......... Catcher. =. -. w. Chapman
Harris. .............. Pitcher. ....... 4. Thomas
Gucrcia First bis z. Chairman