The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-04
NEWS OF GENERAL SPORTS.

Very few catches Of black bass have
been reported as yet. The streams are
too high.
Arrangements have been made for n 200
mile cowboy race at Chadron, Neb., June
6, z and 8.
The spring trotting meeting Of the
B~inghamton Driving Park association will
be held at that place on June IL, 10, IA and
10. The program contains some fine
events.
George Chisnell, Of Morea, is to run a
road race of ten miles with P. j, BOYLE, Of
Hazleton, June 4, on the road from Halle
ton to Upper Lehigh. The match is for
$3.50 O side.
Harry Kimmel, OF Montana, is DESTROYS
Of engaging in a pigeon shooting match
with John Lavelle, Of Girardville, and will
give him one dead bird out of twelve for
$50 or 800 a side. Match to be shot at
Germantown.
Joe" Choyinski has finally succeeded in
securing n match with Bob" Fitzsim-
mons. Parson Davies, his manager, has
arranged a six round contest to take place
in Boston June Is. 'Joe' Choyinski will
probably enter the ring at 16S pounds.
The Olympic club will not Increase their
purse Of 81, 900 and S75 for a battle be-
tween Billy Plimmer and Charley Kelly.
If Plimmer does not accept the offer will
hold good for a meeting between James
Tierney, the English boxer, and Kelly.
The Middle States Regatta association
will hold its annual regatta on the Passaic
river on July IA. Walter Simpson. presi-
dent of the Now England Amateur ~associa-
ton, has been decided upon as referee, and
James IL. Doyle, OF the Crescent Boat club,
will act as timer.
In Lawley's basin, In Boston, three Of
the best yachts that have held Americas
end in the international races lay side by
side, They are the Puritan and Volunteer,
who were successful In their attempts, and
the Jubilee, who, although beaten, made a
bold bid for the honor.
Arrangements have been completed for
n match race between Mascot, 2.0l, and
Saladin, POS, for 10 purse Of 49, 600 and an
additional purse Of $500 il the record is
broken. The race will occur next Thurs
day at Belmont park. Saladin has fire.
quently been seen on the Providence track,
aud is Il prime favorite in this city.
Pat Raedy, who claims to be the cham
pion middle-weigbt pugillst of the south,
wants to fight Dick Moore, OF Minneapolis,
or Paddy Cummings, of Maine, for 81, coo a
side and the largest purse the Olympic
club, Of New Orleans, will offer, at any
time from four to six weeks from siguing
articles.
Peter Jackson, in a letter to the Police
Gazette from san Francisco, says: ''Please
cable the National Sporting club that |
accept their offer Of GO, 900. and ask them
to cable upon what date they want the
contest, SO that | can notify Charles Z.
Davies, my manager, and make arrange
ments to settle the matter in short order"
William SteinitZ, ex-chess champion of
the world, has challenged Emanuel Las
ker, the present champion, for another
match. he stipulates that the conditions
in the main be similar to those which regu-
lated their recent encounter, with the pro-
vlso that the new contest shall commence
no later than the early part Of December
next.
Latest reports state that Jim Corbett
has declined the offer Of the National
Sporting club, of England, and that the
fight with Peter jackson will be held in
America. George Welty, Of New York,
has received n telegram from Corbett to
this effect, and that he had decided to &C
cept the SIS, 900 purse offered by the Jack
sonville Athletic club, Of FLORIDA.
The London Pail Mall Gazette prints an
interview with the Canadian oarsmen,
John j. Ryan and Joseph Wright, who are
entered in Henley regatta, to be contested
in July. Both express their admiration Of
the skill Of the English women In sculling,
but coming to the question Of high class
rowing, they fare agreed in their opinion
that the Canadian professional oarsmen
are far superior to the English.
j. A. Hartwell, captain of the Yale
crew of 1892, has arrived at New Haven
and will coach the candidates for the var
sity boat most of the time until after tho
Yale.Harvard race at New London. S. B..
Ives, captain of last years crew. and
Percy Bolton, $50. are also coaching the
Yale Candidates at present. The coacllers
have been giving their attention to picking
n couple Of oarsmeh from the freshman
boat for the varsity, in case the weakness
Of No 4 Is not .emedied. but nave not
found the desirable material as yet. The
crew will leave for New London next Sat
urday and occupy their old quarters at
Gales Ferry. The date of the Harvard
VARSITY race has been changed from Fri.
day, June 20. to Thursday, June 2S. Tho
race will be held in the afternoon. The
Harvard crow will leave Cambridge Oh
June 0 for New London,