Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-11
SPORTING NOTES.

There is a great deal of uncertainty
about the proposed contest between
Charley Mitchell and jim Corbett.
The managers of the Duval Athletic
Club are not SO confident now of bring
ing off the matcn and sporting men at
Jacksonville are wearing q disguised
look. The sheriff has notified Gov.
Mitchell that he will take good care that
the fight does not take place in the I'M
mediate vicinity of Jacksonville. Cor
bett and Mitchell continue to train and
each is said to be fit for the struggle
that is to decide where the heavy
weight championship of the world be-
longs. 1t is possible that the managers
OF the club have another play to make,
whereby they hope to outwit the Gov
ernor's plans.
Eddie Pierce, Of New York, who was
defeated by George Dixon last summer,
is out with an offer to fight Young
Critic for purse.
Charles Culver, who trained Walter
Sanger last season, thinks the Milwau-
kee boy will be world beaten next
season.
Peter Jackson, the colored heavy
weight, is said to be quite i'll and may
be oblighed to give up his theatrical en-
gagement
Harvard has adopted resolution
which excludes all professionals from
college athletics.
Pitcher George W. Cobb, of River
side, Cal, and Catcher Peter Lehman,
of Los Angeles, Cal, have been signed
by Manager Cushman for the Milwau-
kee Club. Lehman has brilliant rec
ord as a back stop on the Pacific Coast.
Cobb pitched for Baltimore in 1892 and
was regarded as a phenomenal twirler.
The outlook for the National Cycling
Association is not bright. Frank Egan,
the secretary, has suspended nearly
everyone in it except Harry Wheeler,
himself and a few others.
1t is probable that Edward McLaugh-
lin and William Sphinx will be matched
at fourteen-inch balk line for $1,000 a
side. Maurice DAILY is backing Nc
Laughlin and Jake Schaefer is looking
after Mr.. Spink's interests.
Jimmy Barry, the Chicago bantam
weight, has deposited 500 with a Boston
paper to fight Connie Sullivan, of New
York, for 81, 900 side.
John Barnes, manager of the Mime
apolis Club has decided to give Pitcher
Corbett, q semi-protessional Of that
city, a trial next season.
John l.. Sullivan in an interview in
New York gave it as his opinion that if
Mitchell and Corbett face each other in
the ring on January %, the contest will
be draw. Sullivan stated that he did
not believe Corbett would ever knock
Mitchell out. The ex-champion also
made the announcement that in case
the men fight he will challenge the one
getting the decision. Charley Johnson,
the hacker of Sullivan, stated that he
hn,.l hn l,o,, ,,f
any man in the world for $40 900 side,
providing Sullivan will train for six
months
There is every probability ofthe early
formation of a dual league between
Princeton and the University of PenL-
sylvania for track athletic contests.
The proposition is received with con-
siderable favor by graduates and under
graduates of both institutions. The
meeting would create great interest and
possibly pave the way to recOncllla-
ton over the foot ball trouble, as with
Harvard and Princeton favorable to
them Yale would ecessariiv be forced
to give the Quakers proper recognition.
Huyler Westervelt, the crack pitcher
of the New Jersey Athletic Club, has
signeda contract to play ball next season
with the New York Club. Westervelt
first came into prominence as pitcher
of the Englewood Field Clubs nine.
Then be joined the New Jersey Athletic
Club, and during the past three years
has pitched phenomenal ball.
Frank f. Bacon, the amateur cham
pion Splinter of England, has issued a
challenge to run Thomas Connect, the
American champion, one mile for the
championship OF the world and a suit
able prize, the race to take place in
England or America.
The general opinion of Chicago sport
ing men is that Solly Smith would have
no show in finish fight with Young
Critic.
Max Luttberg and Barney McFadden
have been matched to wrestle at St.
Louis for $3.50 side. The contest will
take place in February. 1t is given out
that the match will be on it's merits. 1t
would be a hard matter to say the same