The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-22
HO0SIERS WIN ONE
WESTERN LEAGUE SEASON OPENS IN
INDIANAPOLIS.

INDIANAPOLIS.
Gus Defeat at the Hands of the On
touchable Twirler of the Home Team
the Score Being 10 to O-The Bantam
Championship Friday Night at sar
Francisco Interests the Sports. With
Barry the Favorite Ownership OF
Ruinart in Dispute-sporting News.
indianapolis, Ind, April 21.-The West
ern league season of 1897 opened in this
city today. The visitors could not touch
Big Bill Phillips and were shut out.
About $500 people witnessed the contest.
Score:
| R. H. E.
Indianapolis -. I 1 0 0 3 O-10 y 1
Grand Rapids % 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 % 8
Batterie-Philhps and Kahoe; Scott
and Buckley.
THE BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIP.
San Francisco, April 21.-No pugilistic
event in this city since Sharkey met Bob
F'itzsimmous has excited so much atten-
tor as the twenty round contest for the
bantam championship between jim Bar
ry of Chicago and Jim Anthony Of Aus
trala, next Friday night. 1t is generally
admitted that Barry has the advantage
in cleverness, but Anthony shines in
big contest. He is a glutton for punish
rnent and the Chicago wonder would be
given very warm argument TO best the
brawny little Australian Barry, or the
strength of long series of victories over
the best little men in the country, has
peen installed a favorite with the betting
public Both men will enter the arena or
Friday night ready to put up the battle
of their lives. and neither will be able to
offer any excuse on the score OF condi-
ton.
Prewett is to stand up before Arm
strong on the same night 1t is said that
ne may prove troublesome for Parson Da-
vieS unknown as he is one Of the big
gest men that ever stepped into the ring.
He looks, however, as if ne will prove too
slow for his nimble opponent.
WHO OWNS RUINART?
San Francisco, Apri. 21.-A bitter fight.
such as was waged for the possession of
the old mare Geraldine, is on 10 determine
the ownership of Ruinart, the grandly
bred horse which captured the Burns
handicap, landed the Palace Hotel stakes
and proved to be perhaps the greatest
racer in the state. The public believe
that Edgar Misener owns Ruinart, but
r. Porter Ashe swears that the great rae
er belongs to him and he will fight for
him as ne fought for Geraldine. Horace
w. Chase, brother-in-law Of Misener, in
sists that the animal is his property, ard
If there be any justice in California. he |
says, he will keep his own. The quarre! |
and incidents t6at developed it are more |
involved than is the pedigree OF Ruinart. |
Bills Of sale, compromises, evasions Of |
sheriffs raids, ard here ard there the eX-
hibition Of the hatred of old-time friends |
the history of Ruinart, cloud |
his ownership and make him in more |
ways thon one a worthy member of the |
family of which Geraldine was so distin- |
guished a representative
After taking forcible possession of Ger
aldine, as he was forced to give a bond |
as security for the delivery of the horse |
y
him and ensure his bondsmen, he gave
one Of them, Chase, a bill of sale for Ru-
mart, then green colt. Subsequently,
ne agreed to race the horse in Misener's
name and also gave him bill of sale for
L. Now all three claim him and are de-
ermined to fight for the son of ST. Carlo,
who is valued by such experts as Pat
Dunno and Dar Honig at $4,000.
SIMON W. BEATS HERMES.
Cincinnati, April 21.-The best race Of
he present meeting was run over the
Newport track today. The feature Of the
lays sport was the Ohio Valley stakes,
which had but two starters in il. They
we're Simon w and Harmes. They went
o the post or about equal terms in the
)etting. The pair raceG head and head
ogether for three-quarters of a mile,
when Hermes began to tire and Simon w
von easily, in 1:5324. The track was
lightning fast.
JOHN l.. MEANS BUSINESS.
Boston, April 21.-Joha L. Sullivan is
much disturbed by the manner in which
hampton Fitzsimmons disposed of his
hallenge The big fellow, who IS playing
n Louisville Ky, has written a letter 10
lis hacker and manager, Frank V. Dunn
f this city, in which he says:
my challenge to Fitzsimmors is meant
nd goes on record. 1t is no advertising
cheme on my part, but purely business
proposition. The money posted proves
aithfulness on my part, and is evidence
f confidence on my part that 1 can bea.
i'm 10 a dead certainty.
Il want the public 10 know that I
ever laid down or quit in my life, which
: more than Fitzsimmons can say. All
is talk to the pubic about not paying