Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-11-19
SPORTING NEWS.
A Movement on Foot to Have q
United Horse Show Circuit.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIGHT.
4 Kansas city Roy Knocked Out-ColIegs
Athletics-shsrkey and Msher To Meet
bicycle Records Lowered-star
Pointer heats Pstchen.

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 1s-The big
horse show which began in this city
last night proved success an | Cleve-
land will in sll probability be the east
ern point OF united circuit Of horse
shows A movement having that end
in view Is on foot and the promoters OF
the local show are said to be favorabiy
impressed with the idea. A. E. Ash
brook. editor Of the Horse Show
Monthly, Of Kansas City,and secretary
OF the Horse Show association OF that
city, is here TO push the united circuit
project, Kansas City, st Louis, Chica.
20 and Detroit are already practically
committed 10 embershio In the cir
cult. II the scheme goes through and
a permanent horse show organization
Is perfected here. horse shows will be
given annually at each OF the cities on
the circuit.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIGHT,
NV YORK, Nov. Is Henry Gen.
singer, president Of the Bohemian
Sporting club Of this city, has written
letters to James j. C0rbett and Robert
Fitzlimmons, offering purse Of $685.
600 for 25-round contest between the
two pugilists The conditions are that
the bout shall be brought off In New
York city in the latter part Of January
next; that "Honest John" Kelly shall
be the referee and that BENJAMIN c.
Williams shall be the official time
keeper. Genslinger offers to deposit
the whole Of the $4,000 with the ref.
cree before the boxers enter the ring.
James j. Corbett said last night in Bos-
Ton that II no larger offer was made
between now and Friday he should &C.
,ept the offer.
A KANSAS CITY BOY KNOCKED OUT.
BUFFALO, N. y, Nov. lS-Tommy
Dixon, Of Rochester, and Johnny
Whitaker. Of Kansas City, we're on
he card for 9Oround go at feather.
weights before the Connors Athletic
hub last night. Dixon weighed In at
IS and Whitaker at no. For the first
* rounds the fighting was very tame.
Dixon was cool ard took matters easy.
Whitaker was very nervous and
nifty. In the seventh round Dixon
Cd with his left on Whittaksr's face
nd staggered him. After that It was
II Dixon's way. In the ninth Dixon's
oft caught Whitaker fair In the face
nd lifted him off his feet. Before he
ell he received ri9ht.hander that
ent him spinning Whitaker was
cry slow in getting TO his feet aud
vas counted out
COLLEGE ATHLET1CR
ANN ARBoR, Mich, Nov. l0.-The
aculty board Of control Of athletics at
he University Of Michigan has sent
ut invitations to the chairmen of the
cards Of control Of western colleges
nd universities to be present at con- I
renee to be held in Chicago, Friday
forming, November 81, at he Chicago
each hotel. The conference is called
, consider the athletic situation In
lie west, and II possible TO adopt rules
hich will be acceptable to all col
oes. The invitations IRE directed to
lie universities Of Chicago. Wisconsin,
|inne>ota, Illinois, Northwestern, 9
AXE Forest and Purdue.
sHARKEY AND MAHER TO MEET
New YORK, Nov. IS Matchmaker
ewman, OF the Bohemian Sporting I
ub of this city, made proposition c
} Sharkey, the heavyweight pugilist, I
ssterday. He wired Sharkey that in G
Ise the latter's showing against Fitz. t
mmons In San Francisco next month a
owes satisfactory a purse of $1,000 ?
i'll be put up for 2O-round contest v
,tween Sharkev and Peter Maher, to
Ike place in this city
BICYCLE RECORDS LOWERED. I,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. ls.-The Mem z
lis Coliseum track has another n
orld's record to its credit. This 3,
ternoon John Lawson, known as the :,
Terrible Swede," lowered the worlds n
mile unpaced record of 2:a93O, held /,
; W. E. Becker, Of Chicago. Lawson Il
ade the long run yesterday in n
Q remarkable time 2:l6:O3, At last =,
ehts meeting the little Welshman,
mes Michael, lowered the indoor
e miles record ma lie by himself the
evious night of 94s rs. His time II
st night was 1886 3.5. II
STAR POINTER BEATS PATCHEN. q
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IS. After sew. c.
al postponements, star Pointer, the II
pacing wonder, with a rec II
of 2;O9l9, and champ on of the N
,rld for three successive heats, won fl
W laurels Yesterday by defeating Of
e Patchen, that other king of the
RI, in three straight heats in match
GO for 81, 900 Il side, at Belmont track. ..
lie time was 2:O4H. :,