The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-09

AtNew York vat MINT GEORGE fKld
tSh6dIdsss tks iSsnsle "a the }ieht- wsiri1
chAmpion fell recently, was called on {,
defend his newly acquired title in rs
round bout With KID Mcfarland. La
vigne got the decisi6n alter the full 81
rounds bad been fought Tho champion
did g., the leading from start to finish ant
punished his man hard, although II wa.
| very clean fighting, without q trace O
blood. McPartland's awkward style mad,
| y difiicult for Layigne to land his swing
ing blows on the jaw, buthe kept the Local
man strictly on the defensive. McPart.
lands fast foot work and clever duokina
saved him several times. II was very
last battle, as Lavigne cut out terrific
pace, which he maintained to the close.
Mcfarland put up good staying fight,
Dut ne scarcely led, except at the opening
sort to saving tactics.
Pillsbury and Sbowalter have signed
articles 81 agreement for match at chess
for stake 81 q, 900 all OF which win 90
70 the player who scores seven wins unless
Ills opponent has won six games when the
match will BIO prolonged to ten wins,
drawn games not counting, Mr.. Moreau
- the Stakeholder, and also the referree.
The first game will be played ct the Ham.
iiton Club Brooklyn. tomorrow evening.
John L. Sullivan will 60 to Nevada to
see the mill between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons. He ard Manager Frank Dunn
have arranged to give show the night
before the battle.
The report sent out from the west last
week that Conner of st. Louis, had been
traded for Holiday of Cincinnati, turns out
TO be a fake President Brush, of the
Reds, says he never thought OF making
such deal.
II. 2. Weston and Dan" O'Leary, the
TWO old pedestrians, have been mattel
sd for twenty.seven hour walking matah
70 eccur Of a hall In st. Louis the first week
~ March. The promoters will secure
Harry Stephens, of Cincinnati, to walk
with Weston, and Gus Schme,z, Of CHI
cage as companion for O'Leary.
The Boston Baseball Club has twenty
players on the reserve list, and Dolan.
Charley Camel will receive his contract
as usual. While not official the following
y close estimate Of the salaries paid the
Boston men for next season. Duffy, $1,000;
Hamilton, $2400; Long, $2400; Lowe, &c.
400; Nichols, $a400: Tucker, $2400, SWEETS
s2lO0; Bergen. $2100; Tenney, $2i0o; Col
Inns. s2lO0; Sullivan, 1880; Camel, $500:
Yeager, $500; Stahl, $1,000; Lewis, $780,
With Jack Stivctt's contract goes a1 agree
ment whereby the club gives him an ex-
tra $500 II he keeps In good condition.
When asked as to Boston's chances, Presi,
dent Soden said: with just one first. class
catcher think our chances excellent, If
Bergen turns out this season as VIC have
every reason to hope he will we shall need
no better.
Before the Broadway Athletic Club of |
New York last night Jack DAILY of this
city met Joe Burke. Although DAILY had |
the best OF the go the referee said draw"
A dispatch from Johannesburg, South |
Africa, says that Joe GodiSrd, of Austria
liza, defeated Mick Dooley Saturday night |
IN prize fight. II took only two rounds |
Tor the Australian to win from Dooley
Corbett has arrived at Denver.
=, titzsimmons is packing his grip for
Nevada
There were enough baseball magnates
chicago yesterday to keep the curios base
onll fans lying awake guessing for woek.
John Il. Brush Is here foremost. Then
here is bevy Of Western League men,
President Johnson and Owners Manning
If Kansas City: killilea, Of Milwaukee,
md Comiskcy, of 81. Paul. Brush asserts
hat his visit has nothing to do with tho
y eslciH lJtHSHefS, anu bney say same |
hing, but Brush held a mysterious CON
erence with Pres idcnt Hart to-day and it
5 believed that there is deal of more
han usual significance about in which
'on der Abe, Robinson and Brush ARE pro.
ably especially interested. tbs thought
in some way involves the fnte of the St.
louis Club.
Delaware baseball enthusiasts should
et together and form state League.
Billy Sharshig's Athletic team next sea-
on Will be more representative of Phla-
elphla than the National League team,
$ il will have seven Philadelphia men on
;, berry, Ames Cain, Childs, Conn, Jor-
an and Moran. Manager Sharsig signed
catcher Fox last week, and the team is
ow about completed, with perhaps the
xceptlon of another first class pitcher.
he men will report on April l, and the
9am will be made up us follows: Fox,
,Ghaub, and Berry catchers; Ames, Cain
,onn' md Jordan, pitchers Hamburg,
b.; Childs, 2b. r. Shaub, 3b; Rafter,
T. Lever rf 4: MeVay IF Moran Of |