The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-03

oven his best friends, and he is generally
believed to DO tho best lightweight boxer
In tho world. His victory over tho colored
pugilistic puzzlo, Joo Walcott, was a nota.
bio ono. TO BIO sure, tho white lad only
had to stay 10 rounds to get tho decision,
but he staid with vengeance and would
probably have put tho remarkable negro to
slcop In few moro rounds. Lavignc. in
contest for scientific points lasting 90
rounds, stood off young Critic, tho clover
est boxer of tho times. Lavigno made
short work of % very promising boxer,
Jim Handler, pupil of Bob Fitzsim-
mons.
EARLY tn tho ycnr, when Critic threw up
10 round engagement with Iayigne,
Jack Evcrhardt, southern lightweight
of note, was readily induced to taIso
Critics place against Lavigne and he
took with 1t about as severe n thrashing as
any lightweight over got. Lavlgno has
not claimed the lightweight champion
ship, which Jack McAuliffe still holds.
Ho Is willing to fight tho holder or any
man in tho world for that title and sido
wager of So, 600 or $40, 900 to add interest
to the encounter. Lavigno Is not yet 90
years old
Tho professional golfer In America who
Is tho acknowledged head of his profession
is Willie Dunn, the brilliant Scotch golfer
who camo over to this country three years
ago to take charge Of tho Shinnecook Hills
golf course, Mt Southampton, N. Y. Will
lie Dunn stood in the top rank of Scotch
professionals when he loft his country, and
NO has worthtly maintained his reputation
since he has been here. He combines every
characteristic Of the oil around profession
al, being not only first class player, but
ono Of tho best teachers in golf and an nc
knowledgcd expert at laying out now golf
courses. Ho Is 81 years old, weighs about
125 pounds md is about foot inches In
height. Lastycn no held the professional
championship Of America, winning the
match at tho st. Andrews club by dcfcat-
ing Willio Campbell of tho Brooklino club
Ho was beaten last October in tho cham
pionship contests Mt Newport by Horace
Rawlins, now professional in America,
whose victory was n genuine surprise. a
few days later, however, Willie Dunn beat
Rawlins at tho st. Andrews club tourna-
mcnt. Ho established n now record for
tho ID holes Mt tho tiIuo, doing 1t in 80
strokes. Tho amateur record Is 49,
1t Is extremely difficult to pick out from
hundreds OF baseball players ono who has
cxccllcd all tho others during tho year.
So 1t Inns boon decided to select tho player
who was tho sensation of tho past season,
and he is William Gleason of tho Balti.
moro club, who will cover third base for
New York noXt year. Gleason signed with
Baltimore as n pitcher, and his work in
tho box WAS instrumental in bringing tho
ponnant to tho Monumental City in 1894
LILO was known as n fair oil around player
and when carly this season Roitz, Mana
ger lannon's great second base man, was
incapacitated by illness, Gleason was asked
to go in to I'LL tho gap until Reitz return
cd. His work was absolutely astonishing
Ho was tho surprise, the sensation of the
year. Tho mere fnct that Manager Hanlon
was compelled to keep tho star second base
man of tho National league upon the bench
whilo substitute, and u pitcher mt that,
covered the position, tells more cloquontly
than column Of culogistic praise tho sort
of ball that Gleason played
In amateur athletic affairs six mon dis
tinguishcd themselves by creating now
worlds records bernard j. Wcfcrs ran
22O yards in 81 3-5 seconds and 800 yards
i'll 81 10 seconds, Charles J. Fitzpatrick
covered half milo in l minute SO 2-5 SEQ
onds, Thomas u. Conneff placed tho ono
milo figures at minutes Is 3-5 seconds,
Stephen Chase hurdlcd ten 8 foot 6 inch
distractions over 100 yard course in is
go seconds, j. l.. Bromcr negotiated ton
foot inch hurdles and 220 yards in "a
90 scconus, Whlle Mlcnaot Il. Sweeney
cleared feet So inches in running
high jump. These aro all most remark
ablc performances and at first sight it
would seem to DO unfair TO single out any
ono athlete for premier honors. But when
oil tho circumstances aro carefully consid-
ercd Wcfcrs must DO selected as tho star of
tho year.
Tho tennis champion of tho year is Fred
erick Howard Ho-
vcy, who won tho AFSM
all comcrs' tour ~ &S&s,S.sA