The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-30

Peter A. Pagan and Fl. Valentine last
night defeated Burt Valentine and Georges
Raymond In shuttle board contest by is
pom. S. Tho next contest will be the final
OF the series. Each side has won ono
game.
The racing men at slngerly and Iron
mn heid compromise meeting yesterday
WI, Thompson said he was willing to give
Si'o purses and to guarantee Thorn for tho
nlnty days. This proposition twas unan-
| imouSly agreed to by the horSemep, who
immediately bound themselves in writ.
ing.
MeGunniglc received ssl0O for manag-
| ing the Colonel's last season. II no Is 70.
tained in 1897 he will receive $500.
| Charley Radbourne is very i'll at his
home in Bloomington, H. 1t is feared
| the once great pitcher cannot recover,
Joe Walcott and Tommy West may
meet in south brooklyn Athletic Club in
| the near future. 1t all depends upon West
| who had somewhat the best of their recent
encounter and seems disposed to leave
well enough alone.
It. Is said on good authority that Man
ager Barnie, of the Brooklyn Club, is try.
ing to makcu deal with the Cleveland
Club for catcher jack O'Connor.
CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. a0.-Frod Pfeffer,
the ball player succeeded in having John
Browne fined $50 and costs and sent to
the Bridowell for stealing a picture of the
"otonewall lnleld," in which Captain
Arson, Ed. Williamson, Tom Barns and
Pfeffer appear. The latter hal engaged
Browne to move number Of pictures to
Adams and Halstead streets. Browne
took fancy to the "Stonewlll Intield,"
picture, and before completing his
work he sccretea 1t in an alley LITTER he
sold 1t to saloonkeeper on West Madison
street, The picture was recovered.
There is considerable talk about legal.
izing horse racing in Delaware by the next
Legislature. The matter WAS aired ex-
clusiyely in the Republican six months
ago.
New York, Dec. 29.-The Western
members of the L. A. w. have come for
ward with new candidate for tho League
Presidency in w A. Connolly of Danville,
III. 1t Is claimed that the Danville man
will make much stronger candidate than
A. G. Morrison, Of milwaukee,, and in the
event of Connelly's refusal to run it Is
said that Sterling Elliott may induce him
to stand for the first Vice President on his
ticket 1t is said that both the New York
and Massachusetts candidates will also
seek to get a Pennsylvania man for u rep
resentaLiye IN his ticket
DANIELsoN, CONN, Dec 20.-About $50
spectators were present last night in Music
Hall to witness fight scheduled for flf-
teen rounds between johnny Ryan, Of
Lowell, and William DAILY, OF Boston. In
the fitch round the decision was given to
Ryan on fouls. As curtain raisers John
Regain, of Lowell and Patsy Haley Of Buff
alo fought three rounds and the referee
decided 1t u draw. Jerry Hennessy tho
California Cyclone" and an unknown
also gave an exhibition.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec ?1,-The close
of the second day, Top, m, of tho inter
national slx-days bicycle left the sscors
standing Waller 23l.2; Maddox, 2Jl; Ash
niger, g90 5; Lawson, 2SS,S; Hunter, 2SS;
ChappeIl, 2s6 2; Forster, 2o6 /; Ball, 1908.
Linton made three miles in 70i, breaking
the record by seconds, Eddie Bald made
a quarter of a milo in % seconds reducing
the record by seconds,
The spurts against time vera made im-
medHtely after the intern ational race
closed for the night,