Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-20

list Is expected. II Is hoped to make the
AFFAIR an annual fixture.
Latonia has heretofore never had for
clgn book on its track but II will have one
the coming season.
Arlie Latham has broken a record. When
he signed with Cincinnati recently he did
not ask for advance money.
The first game of the season will be
played by the Louisville club at Brmng-
ton ON Thursday of next week.
m "Parson" Davies, Joe .chcynski and
steamer Majestic on February 81
clifford will be taken West by John w
Rogers and eempaigned next summer. The
a prominent veterinary surgeon says
| that Lamplighter will never amount to
much until after he has been nerved.
-. captain Sam Brown has a .youngster by
thinks will rival the deeds of his sire.
Australians. according to letters received
| IN this country, are disposed to make cyc-
ling the most popular form Of athletics.
! Milwaukee VIII have three cN-league
pitchers in ex-senator George stephens,
cN-Oriole kirtley Kaker ami eN-spider
| Rettgcr.
Jimmy German wants to meet Jack Mad
den in a limited bout before the Seaside
Athletic club German will bet 500 that he
viii defeat Madden.
Casper Leon has refused the offer Of
! the London Sporting club of Sl0o0 for a
match with George Corneld, champion
i feutherwoiEht OF England.
The followers OF cycling in Cleveland are
overioycd over the fact that the streets
and roads there are to be improved at a
cost to the city OF 100000.
"Dick" Burge has challenged Frank
! Craig, the Harlan Coffee Cooler to
tight for $1,000 side. He is willing to con-
codc twelve pounds to Craig,
Billy Vernon, Of lIayerstraw, and Billy
rounds at 1SS pounds before the Troy Ath-
! letic Club early In March for purse Of
| $500
Arrangements are being made to hold a
twenty hour path race ia England on
| June q ana -. U will be decided on the
Aston grounds. The prizes will amount to
| 81, 500.
The Washington clubs owners have gem
erously agreed to give the profits of the
Southern trip to the players. The players
will probably appreciate this at Its exact
value.
Jack Levicli and John Whitaker will
meet in a ten round bout before the I'm
perial Athletic Club OF Cincinnati, for
purse of $500. on the evening of Febru-
AIRY y.
Mike Sullivan the big Cleveland pitcher,
Will retire from the diamond at the close
business He is now in his third year at
tho Boston law school.
Jimmy" Dime is so confident that hs can
defeat "Je"ry" Marshall, the Cdiored
featherweght that he offers to make
match with the latter for a stake of 5000
side and the largest purse obtainabIe.
The whCelmen of Paris intend to resume
month. The cement path of the famous
Buffalo track is being covered by an Inn
mense canvas awning to protect 1t from
the rain,
"Pa lay" Mcbride. of Philadelphia, ana
George liromley. of Chicago, the feather
weight puGl,ists have signed articles t.,
fight twenty rounds for purse Of 500 and
Il side bet Of a like amount in private with
skin tgnt gloves.
The Bashford Manor stable people have
named their lul brother to Sallie McClel-
land Byron. out of compliment to the
popular trainer and owner Byron McClel-
land, who owns Sally McClelland and
There is talk Of arranging match be-
tween Tommy Ryan, the welterweight
champion and sam Tompkins, of astoria.
who believe he can defeat any man in his
class In the world.
Barney" Reilly, the Philadelphia ban
bested "Bny" Plimmer in a recent linn
tied round bout, offers to fight anyone his
weight in the world for any amount, from
81 900 to 5000 side.
A Wisconsin trotting circuit was formed
last evening at a meeting in Oshkosh; 1t
comprises the cities Of Green lay 9sh. Te
purses for the four meets of the circuit
will aggregate about $4,000
Gardner, Kas,, Professor Palmer, formerly
OF New York, an all-round athlete, as
sisted by ten of his pupils, gave first
class athletic entertainment which was ap-
preciated by Il very large audience
Frank Rockefeller's string of trotters
this year viii be formidable one. Among
them will be Flash, 2:l9ia; Kate Mccall.
2:2S Maud G., 2lJA Hettemont. 2:l6a4:
Persca 2;lSl Iowa Harold, 2:21l2; Lady
Clark, 2:2I, and Annie Laurie, 2:27&,
Nearly fifty men reported in response to
Captain Whittemores call for candidates
for the Harvard Varsity baseball nine.
All last seasons pitchers and Catchers are
on deck again. outside the battery can
didates there are of last years nine. Whit
temore, Winslow, Hayes and Beale. The
other men who sgnifed their intention of
trying for places on the nine are nearly
all class team players.
The longest delay at the post on record
for an American race-that for the Ten
nessee stakes at Saratoga in 1855 or 1854.
won by BiggOnet-Was due to the fact that
Starter Ridge Wheatley missed several fd-
Vorabe chances, For two hours and twen-
ty minutes a big field of high strung q
year-olds latheret, fretted and broke away,
some of them being ''sourGa" for months
thereby; and when they dd finish most of
them We're ready to lie down on the track
from fatigue
New Zealand turf writer's are frantic
over the performance of Il steeplechaslng
phenomenon called Rosclus, described as
one of the biggest and uEllest horses ever
saGdled, but he Is a galloper of the first
class. As for jumping, he simply strides
over his fences as II they were hurdles
Some idea of the size Of this new star may
be had from these measurements. Height
is hands; forearm, % inches; top of wither
TO point of shoulder, 2Sia inches; girth
feet olg inches, HAT of hoof across widest