The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-27
'LEBORO VT. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27. 1895.
THE SPORTING WORLD.


messed the winged foot of the New
York Athletic Club stand in triumph
over the winged helmet of the London
Athletic Club at Manhattan field Sat
urday. Not single one of the entire
eleven events on the programme did
the Englishmen capture. In the field
events quitting the shot, throwing the
hammer, the jumps, etc. the men
from across the water suffered demora-
| lizing defeats On the track they made
somewhat better showing, but were
unable to breast the tape first at either
| they came to victory was in the
Jordon lost Bdrke by scant six
inches Records were smashed without
compunction and more would have
gone by, had the American athletes been
pushed. The first record to be smash
ed was the SS0-yard run by Fitzpatrick
of n. Y. a. c.. doing the distance in
|. 81 2-3 s., thus taking second off
the fastest English record. Sweeney,
America S crack running high jumper,
smashed his own world record making
a new record of 6 it. > 5-S in. his
English opponent could only clear 6 IT.
Wefers, who had won the 1O0-yard
dash in 40 seconds, thus equalling
the worlds record, made IA new record
for the 220-yard dash. doing that dis
tance in y % seconds. Chase, the
Yale timber topper, made a new record
for the high.hurdles, getting over the
timber in ID % seconds. For throw
ing the hammer or putting the lG
pound shots neither Mitchell or
Hickok had to extend themselves as
they won easily. The biggest surprise
of the meet was the bringing out of
new athlete, Bernard J. Wcfers, of
Lawrence, Mass, by Trainer mike"
Murphy. He was placed in the 100
and POO yard dashes against America $
crack, Crum, and Engands fastest
runner, Chas. Bradley, and the way he
took both events and added new rec
ords to those distances. more than
proved Mike Murphy's ability to pick
new-com and train him to such a
pitch that he can equal if not defeat |
the worlds best Wefers told 1.-THE
Sun" man after his great perform
ances; Il owe my success to Mike |
Murphy, the Yale and New York Ath- |
letic clubs trainer, who has taught |
me how To run properly and has in
stilled me with a get there" ability
that / never had before. -
Mike" Murphy is the oldest brother
If Yale Murphy, Brattleboro's old
favortie short stop. and he has had the
chief training Of iale's crews. And
to him much credit should be given
'or the continued success of Yale in all
pranchesof sports in the past ten years.
Yale athletes win meet picked team
If Oxford and Cambridge cracks at
field New York, Oct. ;.
when Americas college athletics
will battle for supremacy over those of
tnglands two great seats of learning.
Pres Freedman of the New York
cam is trying to sign Jack McCaul
". catcher past two seasons for Provi
lence Eastern League team. Nc
'auley first came into notice as
atcher for Denny O'Neil's Holyoke
cam in the summer of 80: when Hol
okes season closed Denny recon
lended him to Won de Abe of the ST.
.ouis team, with whom he finished
he season, catching Harry Burrell.
lcCauley caught one game here for
Iolyoke against northampton that
nason. Bergen who caught that game
Or Northampton, will catch for Boston
ext season. Jas his release has been
ought by Manager SeIee from Kansas
lily, where he has been playing this
aason.
Ezra Sutton, who played second base
n Boston, in that famous Boston
game of 1888 is running a
iw mill at Palmyra, \. Y, and Also
lays and manages strong team.
W. b. Wheeler was talking base ball
gently and among other things said
lat last season he offered \. c. Stearns,
the Amherst college nine, $500 To
lay in New York for ten weeks. He
so says that he tried to induce the
zeal club last year to sign a catcher t
AIMED Allen. now on the Baltimore
ann under another name. Can he
can Bowerman: Ned Hanlon is the
EST Judge Of ball players in the
,uutry in the estimation of Mr..
'heeler, -J Sporting Life.
Joe Sullivan, the old South Royalston
lort stop, who is playing with Phila
'lphia, stands 18th in the league bat 90,
NJ list with .339 us an average ;
mmy Damon is Goth with .3i4, while
)mmy Dowd is 50th with an average
.295.
Dahaney. New Iork's new pitcher,
mes from Mortified, Vt. He is 81
airs old, ) #. II inches tall and
,ighs 19S pounds. He has great
eed and is left handler and by trade
stone cutter.
As the Portlands have closed their
ason Capt. Slater is at his home in
lrners Falls. He will play first VIC
| with the Northampton opera house
rhestra this winter.
At indianapolis. Sept. &, Louis Cross
Id the Milwaukees down to four
is, winning II to 4. In game with
insas City Sept. II, Cross got in
rec hits, including a home run, i,
lille at Milwaukee Sept. II he got !"
II hits, with double baser That
pretty good hitting for a pitcher.
Tom Butler got the first time prize
the Furniss 10mile road race at
mbrdge. Mass, Saturday.
'incke, who played third base for
atteboro in the Brattleboro North
pton game last July 18th will try for
, position of one of half-backs on
. Yale foot ball eleven, this fall
Jacksonville may play local team
e next week.
Rev. c. O. Gill was married at
stmore recently. Charlie Gill has
red on three victorious Yale crews
| PLAYED tackle on Iale's foot ball
ven three seasons, and was one of 81
most noted athletes that iEstitu
n has ever produced. 1t is doubtful
america has ever seen his equal as