Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-27

month before the Columbia Athletic Club
OF Wheeling. W. Va. for $500 a side.
The Cincinnats are trying to secure the
release of Turner from the Phladelphas
Roger Conner has signed with St Louis
for 1875. Ills brother. Joseph Conner, has
signed with Wheeling. w. va.
Starter Caldwell viii handle the flag al
the Detroit running meeting. which opens
April for twenty-four days. John J. Car.
ter may preside at the stand.
John $. johnson has deposited $50 with
w Il. Curtis for skating match with
Joe" Donaghue. It Is understood that
the race will be for slco trophy.
Arlie Latham he's broken record. When
he signed with Cincinnati recently he did
| not ask for advance morley. The dude has
caught on to the magnate's new policy.
The Giants have abandoned the pro-
posed trip to New orleans on account Of
a hitch in securing the grounds. Tho
team VIII go to Texas, probably. for pfac-
tlce.
1t Is reported that Correan will send
Riley to England to be trained over the
sticks Riley has been entered In the
great national steeplechase to be run In
England this year.
Frank Craig. the Harlem Coffee Cool
or" says that IL he Is successful in his
coming battle with Frank Slavln he Will
agree to make a match with Peter Mnher.
10 take place IN May.
MIR. f. A. Abell. Of the Brooklyn Base
ball Club, who Is at Newport, r. l.. has
slgniied his Willingness to have n valua-
bic cup for the best player UndivduaD Of
the Newport Baseball club.
"Tlm" Murphy. the ex-amateur bantam
weight champion, offers to nght Marty"
MoCue either to a finish or q limited
number Of rounds at 1l6 pounds for Il
stake Of $3.50 or 500 a side ana a purse.
Harry Curtis the English amateur cham
pion walker has asked the officials OF tho
London Athletic club to give him a place
on the team which they will send over
here to compete against the New York
Athletic club.
California claims to rossess the largest
bicycle rider in the world, In the person of
Rev. 4. j. Frost. of san Berrardino, who
weighs 3G0 pounds avoirdupois, aud stands
six feet seven inches IN height. What state
can beat this?
The Boston Athletic Association is trying
TO arrange fifteen round bout between
!immy, Barr, the chicago bantam
weight, and BILLY" pllmmer. The Boston
men offer to give the boys 50 per cent of
the gate receipts.
Billy" Woods. Charley Mitchells ex.
spnrring partner, has been matched to
fight Jim Williams the middle weight
champion of Utah, for purse and stake.
The contest viii take place In Denver the
latter part of next mcnth.
Colonel Jack Chnn says that L,ssak Is
the best horse he ever owned. not even
barring Leonatus L,ssak won SSi, 900 last
year He Is fairly engaged this year
among his engagement being the Tennes-
see. Kentucky, Oakley and two Chicago
derbys.
1t will surprise number of turfmen
that Colonel Bob Swigert has decided to
retire from the breeding business and has
consigned all of his brood mares to n pub
lie sale. Among the lot Is Lady Wayward,
the dam of Carlsbad the American derby
winner, and the dam Of Gr!sctte.
Byron McClelland says that the story
that ho VIII follow Croker and Dwyer to
England and race there the coming season
with Henry of Navarro and Halma has no
foundation in fact He says that all his
horses are entered in this country, and
that he has no idea at any time of send
ing Navarro to the old country.
Pete Brown!ng-"Rou can gamble that old
Petes lamps will be in shape in 1895 and
they'll be incandescents. too Corniskey is
the greatest manager in the business. He
knows ball player. That's why he
signed the Gladiator" They tell me they
have short fences in the Western League
When old Pete gets after the pitchers out
there you'll read Of broken hearts"
There is a report out that William f
Thompson, who owned the Gloucester race
track has secured a large tract OF land in
Delaware. across the river from Philadel-
phia and that he viii build a race track on
il, n worthy rivai of the old track at
Gloucester. 1t Is said that the Delaware
people want the track and that they will
legislate in favor of It.
Edwards, the English racing crack. who
came over with the European party for
the international races held in Madison
Square garden, Intends to ride in France
during the coming season. lie will leave
England for that country the latter part
of the present month, and will begin train
inE upon his arrival. Wheeler and Banker
Will also compete in France, leaving in
February.
The lighting Of bicycles cheaply and
handily without the use OF oil is consuming
the attention of inventors. Compressed gas
in the tubing has been tried with fair sue
cess, while one party has attached Il small
dynamo by Il friction wheel under the sac
die which by the aid Of an incandescent
lamp gives n good light while the bicycle
Is in motion; the light goes out when dis
mount is made.
Yale and Harvard baseball games have
been arranged as follows! On June 20,
class day, they will be at Cambridge, and
on Yale alumni day, June %. they meet at
New Haven. In case OF each club winning
a game n third viii be played at New York
on June %. Yale will not have profess
sional coach, Walter Carter, the eX-pitcher,
having been engaged 10 do most of the
training, and he already has the batteries
at work In the cage. The other men will
commence on the field about March !.