Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-28
SPORTING NEWS.

John Richie issued challenge yester-
day to fight any man in the country at
115 pounds, Patsy Haley preferred.
Clarence Richie, John Ritchie's broth
er, has been matched to meet Walter
Bloom at the G. A. A. December 81
Maurice Rauch will go to Davenport
December % TO box q bout preliminary
to the Barry-Leon fight.
Tom Connors, the champion wrestler of
England, has had a severe attack of rheu-
matism in his shoulders and has been
obliged to cancel his matches in the East.
He will return to his home in London at
once and rest until he RECEIVERS from the
attack. His forfeit of $10O with the
Wisconsin, to meet any man in the coun-
try, Will therefore be drawn for the pres
ent. Connors will probably return to this
country within a few months and then
throw down the gauntlet to al corners.
Mike Sears of Boston was defeated in
fifteen rounds by John Wright before the
Olympic club of Birmingham, England.
It was game fight in which the English
man had all the best of it.
Hall Adali, the Turk, defeated Charles
Wittmer in two straight falls at Cincin-
hours to do the trick. Wittmer made Il
much better showing than Rceber.
Capt. Murtaugh of the Cornell varsity
baseball team has announced that he has
employed Hugh Jennings, shortstop OF
the Baltimore National league team, to
coach the college players next season.
Tommy Hogan, the clever Western
featherweight, is anxious for a match
with any of the leading men in his class
now about New York. The two boxers
Hogan would especially like to try con-
illusions with are Dave Sullivan and Os-
car Gardner.
Rolla O. Heikes, the champion target
shot of the world and holder of the cast
iron" medal for champion Iive-bird shoot
ing, will sever his connection with the
Winchester company January 1, and may
retire from shooting contests
Frank Erne of Buffalo and Dial Haw-
kins of San Francisco We're matched last
week to fight twenty-five rounds at the
lightweight limit before the club offering
The best inducements. Each fighter is to
put up side bet of $4,000. In al prob
bility the bout viii take place on the
| Pacific coast some time in February
Bert ScheIler of Pittsburg was defeat
ed in wrestling match with Otto Zuehl-
| Ike Of Appleton, at the latter place, win
ming but two falls in an hour, while the
conditions of the match required that he
| throw Zuehlke three times in that time.
| One round was q stand-off, the other two
| being in favor Of Scheiler.
young Pluto the Australian cham
pi0n. arrived in New York Wednesday
| from the Pacific coast, and was almost
| Immediately matched TO meet George
! Dixon III a twenty-hyefound contest, to
| be held at the LenoX Athletic club, JAN
nary II. The articles, which say the
weight shall be 122 pounds, were signed
by Pluto.
Arthur r. Hall. a well-known bicycle
| trick rider, was instantly killed by being
| struck on the head by a timber which
| fell, crushing his skull. He was at work
on building at Syracuse, n. Y.
Billy Clingman the clever third base
man of the Louisville club, is working in
pattern shop near Cincinnati. Billy ex-
poets to duplicate his excellent perform
| ance of the past season during 1899.
Frank Ives, the champion bllliardist.
says: Il will play any man in the world
| 4 match and concede odds OF 1000 points
in a 5000 point game. In other words,
| will play 5000 points to 1000 Of anyone
| WHO WISHES To meet ue, TIE SdlHe " De
of six nights duration, 1000 points each
night, either fourteen or eighteen-inch
| balk-line, and will back myself for any
amount up to- $4,000. AS for Schaefer,
! | will meet him anywhere he wants to
play, as the statement in which [ was
quoted as refusing to play him at Chi
cago is wrong. What l said was that I
preferred playing in some place where
there was a chance of drawing some peo-
pc but / will meet him there. provided
he will play more than one night. as the
latter is not worth preparing for"
1t was reported last week in Washing
ton that President Andrew Freedman
of the New York club is about to bring
action against the National league for
filming him $1,000 for stopping game
when 'Ducky' Holmes used alleged OBJ
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