Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-10
SPORTING NOTES.


The Siddons- Lavack fight at Cleveland
on Thursday night ended in draw after
IL holly contested rounds.
An effort will be made to have fight
between kid Lavigue and Young Grltto,
should the latter defeat George Dixon.
Billardsts Ives and Shaefer last Friday
made arrangements to tour this country
together and give exhibitions in number
of the principal cities.
Murphy, the Australian, defeated
Mackelewiski in Cincinnati, on Thursday
night in nine rounds. IL was u fierce con-
test, and Mackelewiski was badly punished.
Sam Fitzpatrick. kid" Lavigne's man
ager, states that Andy Bowen insisted on
having the padding of the ring of the
| Olympic Club at New Orleans taken up
before he would fight Luyigne Bowen
claimed that he could not tight well on the
| mating, as il made him slow.
The London Athletic Club last Friday
formally accepted the challenge of the
| New York Athletic Club for an inter
| national meeting and will next summer
bring the pick Of the English athletes to
this country to try their skill against the
hest runners, jumpers and throwers in
| America.
Peter Maher says Corbett is killing
pugilism and can't whip Fitzsimmons.
Negotiations are pending for a TO-
round bout between Australian Billy
Murphy and Johnny Van Heest, to take
place at Cincinnati next month.
The four.round boxing bout between
Johnny Van Hest and "kentucky
Rosebud" is set for next Saturday night,
at the Southwark Club, Philadelphia.
A cablegram from Melbourne, Thurs.
day, stated that in the cricket match
between England and Australia the
former eleven finished "a runs ahead.
The Victor Athletic Club Of Tacoma,
Wash, is anxious &c match George
Green, the Pacific const lightweight,
against Jack McAuliife, for q $4,000
purse.
Skater Joe Donoghue, who won the
220-yard skating race Mt Newburgh, N.
", last Saturday, failed to properly care
J for himself after the race, and is now
under the doctors care.
Frank Craig, "the Harlem Coffee
Cooler, tells the English yokels that he
is tho descendant of an Indian prince
,, "The Cooler" is in great demand and is
making biz money boxing in the inlant
towns.
."Mysterious" Billy Smith and Jot
Walcott have accepted the purse offered
by Matchmaker Nelse lines OF the SUI
! folk Athletic Club Of Boston, for 20
: round match on january 18th. Tn
men will weigh in at 142 pounds.
T Before "Kid" Lavigpc got home iron
{ New Orleans the $4,000 purse he re
y ceivcd from the Auditorium Club o
that city had shrunk considerably ow
/ ing to the heavy expenses he was unde
and the sum he paid to Andy Bowen
h mother,
n Walter g, Sanger, the well-know
: Glass b or professional bicycl
rider, who is looked on rs the successo
to Zimmerman as racer, lie having le
tho list Of prize winners since Jimmy
- entrance into the professional ranks, la
n left the Union racing team and signe
to ride this year with the Spaldin
~ racers.
Is A story has been circulated to til
Y effect that Henry of Navarro, the be-
= horse Of 1891, would be sent TO Englau
/, Z, TO try conclusions with the best horst
Z of Great Britain. A letter from Byro
1t McClelland says that Henry of Navarl
lie will spend the winter in Lexington, Ky
re and will race in the United States, il
races at all, next year.
% \ cablegram from Glasgow Monda
Ii said; "At Il boxing exhibition here TIN
ID evening Peter Jackson publicly cha
n lenged Corbett to meet him, and Ii
a clared that he would not retire from Il
d ring without beating the America
= champion. His speech was hailed wit
ii cries Of That's right Jackson h,
II sent no reply to Craig"
&c John Chamberlain of Washington
H. offers to wager $4,000 that Edward Pa,
son Weston can walk from San Fral
cisco to New York i'll 100 days withol
" walking on Sundays. Should suliiciel
ID money be guaranteed to cover the pGdc
rk TRANS expenses and those of the judg
es who would accompany him, it is like
he this race against time will be arrange
Is several New York clubmen are williI
d. to cover the wager on the strength tn;
to win, Weston will have to walk abo
A miles per day.