Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-17
SPORTING MATTERS.

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will engage in chess match in the
near future for big stakes.
1t is expected that over 400 horses
will be started at Elkton to run in the
races beginning October 10th.
Sulphide won the pacing futurity at
Lexington Saturday, and Bad Actor
took tho 2 II trot in straight heats.
Fred Titus will shortly attempt to
break the one hour bicycle record. He
feels confident he can ride 30 miles an
hour.
Grady, late of the Phillies, will
shortly join the West Chester eleven.
Ho has an injured knee, which now
prevents his playing.
Fiftyfour horses entered the 2. 10 list
this year, 10 of them were trotters,
headed by Benzetta 2.06ai and "A
PAGERS, headed by Fitlol, 2.04L.
The annual Pyle road race will be
run over the Kenneth turnpike course
October Goth. The start and finish will
be on the Wawaset track. The prizes
will be bicycles and diamonds.
Leonidas was the only winning favor
ito ut Alexander Island Saturday. The
other winners were Theresa, to l
Washburn, Z to 9; Al Helmbolt, s to
]; Johnny, 8 to l; Forager, to |.
The intercollegiate tennis tourney
was finished at New Haven on Satur-
day and was won by Chase of Yale, in
the singles, and with Foote of Yale,
with Kent and Sheldon Of Yale, in the
doubles.
Each member of the Cleveland base
ball club Friday received sse528. 33,
the share in the proceeds of the Temple
cup SERIES The clubs portion was
49, 453 %, which was divided among
the l6 players.
Scratches marred Gravesend's card
Saturday. The winners were Ben
Brush, 3 to 10; Gov. Sheehan, 2 to /;
Hazlet 8 to 81; Handspring, second, al
4 TO 81 Rubicon, 5 to q; Crescendo,
to s.; Harry Reed, to 8.
dim Manning. manager and owner Of
the Kansas City Baseball Club, has
been offered the management of the
Giants. Manning is in doubt about
accepting, as his own club has paid
S3O, 900 in the last two years.
The Delaware College Sophomor,
team came to Wilmington on Friday
and were defeated by the foot ball
players connected with the High
School, the score at the finish OF the
game being: High School, 10; College,
Q. The playing of the local team was
| first-class.
Danny Needham and Dick Moore
were to have boxed IN ST. Paul Sun.
day, but the Humane Society got hold
of the former, and he was held in
$1,000 bail. The Governor issued d
proclamation a few days ago that prize
fights must not occur.
Prof. John ii. Clark says: 81 will
match Charles McKeever OF Philadel.
phia, who recently defeated Arthur
Valentine, champion lightweight OF
England, to box the winner of Critic.
Lavigne. contest for any part of SIS, 00C
and the largest purse offered by any
club. T."
A match race between the famous
PAGER Joe Patchen, with record OF
2.0i, and w, w. p, with a record OF
2.061a, has been arranged, and the
horses will be driven TO road wagons.
Col. Taylor and Maj. Dubois, the re-
spectlve owners, will drive. The bet
ting favors Patchen.
Plans are being drawn for an elegant
club house on the Philadelphia Dall
grounds, to be located on the triangu.
lar strip of land back of centre field re-
Gently purchased from the railroad
company. 1t is proposed to mako this
a model structure Of its kind, with
hot and cold shower baths and plunge
80 or 40 feet long.
The Empire Athletic Club Of Mas
peth, L. T., pulled off the Lavigne-
Critic sparring match on Saturday. Al
the end of the twentieth round ii
was declared draw, both men being
upon their feet but Layigne had
punished Critic very badly. Critic re.
sorted to hugging the greater part OF
the time to save himself from being
knocked out. He was very groggy al
the finish.