The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-01
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Ballarat. who broke down in steeple-
chase at Saratoga recently, has been killed.
Fully 100 yachts are expected to take
part in the regatta of the New York Yacht
club on Sept. g.
Tommy Ryan has signed articles of
agreement to fight Billy Layton, the west
ern welterweight.
| The seventh annual swimming champion
ship of the Amateur Athletic union will be
held on Travers Island, under the auspices
of the New York Athletic club, on Satur-
day, Sept. 49,
| Among the clever cricket players who
will represent America in the game with
Lord Hawkes. team are Nj. R. Cobb, f. F.
Kelly, H. q. Wight and Tyers, Of the New
Jersey Athletic club; j. II. Lambkin, A. e.
Patterson and Wright, Of the Staten Island
Athletic club and A. Brown, of Brooklyn.
Joe Walcott, the colored pugilist, says
he will not go to England to fight Dick
Burge Walcott says that if the English
man wants to make match with him he
will have to come tc this country or there
will be no contest. Walcott says he will
pay all Of Burgess expenses if he will come
here
Billy Plimmer, the English bantam
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from England Friday, has been matched
to fight Johnny" Murphy of Boston, to q
finish, for a stake of $4,000 a side and q
purse. The contest will take place in
private, within six weeks. The boys will
weigh in at the ring side at 1l6 pounds.
The managers of Rigby park, Portland,
Me-, offer $4,000 for a free-for-all pace,
&, 500 to be reserved for a consolation
purse; $4,000 for a free-for-all trot, of
which So, 500 is for consolation purse, and
81, 900 purses for a 2l7 pace, 2.20 trot 2.12
pace and 2.14 trot, to be decided at their
October meeting.
Fifteen thousand people Saturday after
noon witnessed the championship lacrosse
match between the Shamrocks, of Mon
treal, and the Capitals, Of Ottawa, at
Montreal. The play was decidedly rough,
and Quinn, of the Capitals, had his collar
bone broken. After three hours Of excit-
ing play the Shamrocks won by five goals
to three
The American Association of Profess
sional Football clubs has been organized.
Clement Beecroft, of Philadelphia, is pres
ident, and William Guthrie Of Paterson.
| n. j., secretary and treasurer. Philadel-
phia Trenton, Paterson, Newark, New
York and Brooklyn are represented.
Games will be played on Saturdays and
holidays.
The seventh annual championship meet
ing Of the Amateur Athletic union, under
the auspices of the New York Athletic
club, will be held at Travers Island on
Sept. 10, at 2.30 p. N. The following
events will be given One hundred yards
run, 220-yards run, 44O-yards run, $50.
yards run, one-mile run, tive-mile run,
one-mile walk, three-mile walk, two.mile
safety bicycle, pole vault for height, run
ming high jump, running broad jump,
throwing l6-pound hammer, throwing So
pound weight for distance, putting IL.
pound shot, 120-yards hurdle 10 flights, 3
feet, inches high. 22O-yards hurdle 40
flights, feet. inches high.
The single scull race between George H
Hosmer and Fred Plaisted took place at
Point Of Pines, Boston, Saturday after
noon, but was very poorly attended. The
start was not good, Plaisted losing two
strokes. He soon overcome this, however,
and turned the first mark ahead of Hos
mer. The race for the second turn was
nearly dead heat, but Hosmer was
quicker in turning and ne made gain Of
a boats length. On the stretch for the
| final turn Plaisted ran his scull high and
dry on lobster trap, and it was several
seconds before he could extricate himself
from his position. Hosmer thus had an
easy chance to win, and pulling slow
stroke he finished about two lengths in the
lead. The course was about two and q
half miles, with three turns. The time
was lam. 28s. The prize was purse of
$3.50 and bet of $3.50.