Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-03
SPORTING NOTES.

The Chicago Athletic Association has
decided to hold boxing and wrestling
meetings open to all amateurs again
next month. The boxing will take
place on January 20 and the wrestling
on January q. The weights will be the
same IN both tournaments--105 115,
125, 1876, l45, 15S and heavy weight.
Any amateur may compete. The en-
trance Zee will be 81, which will be re-
turned to all actual contestants. Costly
prizes Will be given to the winners in
each class. The association is irving 20
develop this branch of amateur sport.
The Boston Athletic Association has ex-
tended an invitation to the c. A. A. to
select team of five amateurs to com
pete at the meeting held in Boston on
February q, and the team will undoubt-
edlv be selected from the winners of the
coming tournament.
Admiral Montague, of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, announces that he is
having forty tOnner designed by Mr.
Watson which, when built, will be
open to meet all corners, English or
American.
Manager Watkins, of Sioux City, has
signed Outfelder Cliff Groves, who is
said to be sensational player. He is q
semi professional and hails from Gin
cinnati.
Dan DAILY, of Bangor, Me, knocked
out AL. Neist, of St. Louis, in fourteen
rounds. 1t was Neist's first profession
al fight.
Joe Goddard, the big Australian
heavy weight, writes Billy Madden that
Corbett-Mitchell fight and expects to
challenge the winner to box for SIS, 900 a
side.
Norseng, the Norwegian skater, ex-
poets TO arrive in New York in few
days and make a match with Joe
DonOghue. He says he is also anxious
to skate against John S. Johnson. 1t is
probable that three-cornered series
of races between Johnson, Norseng
and Donoghue will be arranged
The past season netted number of
bicycle riders handsome sums in the
value of prizes for their work. Zm-
merman's winnings aggregate $40, 900.
Other big winners are the following: J.
5; Johnson, $4,000; q. A. Banker,
s.. 900; NJ. T. Dirnberger, S., 900; J. 2.
Bliss, S., 300; W. c. Sanger, 1000; H. c.
Tyler, $4,000, and w. w. Windle, $l2,-
000
Bat Masterson. the well-known sport
ing man of Denver, has started for
Jacksonville, Fla, where he expects to
be behind Charley Mitchell when the
latter meets jim Corbett on January >.
In speaking Of the coming contest, Mr..
Masterson said: Mitchell, in my opin-
ion, will whip Corbett He is bigger,
stronger and in every way better than
ever before in his life for q finish box
ing contest. He will overcome the
height and reach handicap by mixing
up with Corbett and combining himself
almost wholly to rapid mitigating. He
is a positive, aggressive, commanding
fellow, and is superior in mind to Cor
bett, and | believe he can draw Corbett
into most of the leading"
Joe Darby, the English jumper, has
deposited $500 with a New York sport
ing paper TO bind a match with J. G..
Midway for 81, 500 a side. The English
man offers to give Midway ten feet
start in twenty forward jumps, or will
| contest at backward, forward and trick
jumping.
king Kelly has bobbed up as can
didate for the position of official timer
for the Duval Athletic Club, Of Jackson
vile, Fla.
Now that Harry Wright has been
turned down, Arson is the only old
time manager In the League The men
VINO have been continuously in any ca
pacity members of the League since it's
organization are becoming pretty
scarce.
Billy Robinson, who covered second
base for the St. Louis Browns when
they were a worlds champion aggrega-
ton, is al inmate of the Mullanphy Hos
pital, St. Louis, suffering from con-
sumption. There is no hope Of his re-
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