Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-07
SPORTING.

G. c. Winchester is handling Fred Gales
colt, "Medga."
Oh. Burnham has sold his horse, Harry
B.. to Manchester man.
Entry blanks for the Vermont Wheel
clubs meet were sent out to racing men
Tuesday.
Fitzmaurice of the Lewistons is being
sought for by several managers of national
league teams.
Manager Leonard of the Portlands has
lines out for Jimmy Collopy, late of the
Springfelds.
Trainer c. A. Parker has increased his
string of horses by two belonging to l.. f.
Lowell of Bellows Falls,
Eddie Cannon Bald lowered the
Michigan state mile record to 1 :53, and the
half mile record at SO % at Grand Rapids,
Monday.
Belle g., owned by b. G. Titus of
Springfield, Mass, won the 2;2G class race
at Old Orchard Wednesday in one, two,
three, order Her best time was 2:1S "a.
Through the efforts of Charles N. Nc
Call, one of the executive committee of the
state association, the annual state lawn
tennis tournament will be held at Ran
dolph beginning Tuesday, Aug. IS.
In the quintet race on the Charles River
track Saturday the Anderson team, con-
sisting of Callahan, Nat Butler, Pierce,
Walsh and Coleman, did the quarter in 26
| Is seconds, third in "a So, half in 80 2-5,
| two-thirds in 100 As, three-quarters in
| 1.19 4-5, mile in LAC 3-5 beating Crooks,
Rulon, Hutchins, Rhodes and Kluge by
| five seconds.
The Boston Sunday Globe contained a
sketch of Master Arthu. G.. Bowler of
| Keene, who is attracting attention by his
| fancy and trick riding on his bicycle. The
lad is not yet II years old but has appeared
with great success in Keene, North Adams,
Peterboro, Winchester, Ocean Grove and
other places, rivaling the exhibitions of
the famous Maltby. He has made an ap-
plication to exhibit at the race meet here
August Is.
When Tommy Dowd promised Chris
that he could hoist the Browns out of 18th
place, the boss said: "Tommy, don't be a
guesser. As my old frient and secretary,
Dafe Rees, used to say, Don't count your
chickens until they lay eggs alreaty a
couple of times" Tommy Dowd has al
ready announced that he is tired of manag-
ing the Browns. 1t is now in order to
suggest that Chris choose a manager from
the female orchestra employed at his
Monte Carlo ball park. A new woman on
the coach line might draw enough money
to Chris park to pay the bus hire of visit
iting teams.-Boston Trdreler.
The Springfield Republican of Monday
published the following item in its Hol-
yoke correspondence;
ut is stated that Lawyer Dennie O'Neill has
| given up the practice of law for time and that
| he has gone TO Cuba to assist IN killing off the
| Spanish. He follows the footsteps Of his friend
| Osgood of the University of Pennsylvania. O'Nei
| is remembered more for his proves on the base
| ball diamond than anything else, as he was one
| of the chief features in the great series played
between the Brattleboro and Northampton teams
several seasons ago. His familiar war cry, We'll
well. well,N won moreN than one game for his
team. Later he went to Yale and was made Q
substitute on the football team. Spanish
trocha before ONel and Osgood as trainers OF
the patriots "elevens' would have poor chance
of keeping its name except in Weyler's des
patches"