Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-11

W. Fred Sims 5s.mile competition
and handicap record of .56 ) b hes bsen
accepted officially.
Elmer O. Davis and Henry Smith
have been matched for 50-mile paced
raoe.
O. J. Moriarity ia training with Kid
Mccoy. at Saratoga Lake. N. L., for
his match with Kid Mcfarland, be.
fors the Greater New York Athletic
Club. on Monday night, August goth.
1t is stated that Tom SharkBy and
Joe Goddard are 10 box ak rounds
in Philadelphia on Monday evening,
August Goth. Sporting msu WIN saw
big Jim Jelfrjes box on Friday night
are OF the opinion that tho big Cali
fornia wont do. 1..
The first bench show of the l898-99
season will he held on September 9th.
9th, 7th and 9Th at Toronto, Cnnada,
and catalogues OF the uveut have been
received by local fancisrs. Entries will
close on SATURDAY, August Goth, and
must be sent TO W. B. Fraser.
Casper Muller is the name of recent
arrival from South Africa now In New
York, who is looking for wrestling
| matches. Muller claims the South
African championship and wants to
meet Roeber, Jenkins or Lewis. Muller
| says he has money to hack himsslf and
Is not hunting purse matches.
The American Cycle Racing Asso-
| citation bae no races scheduled for the
| Willow Grove track until August 9th,
when james Michael will meet Thomas
| Linton in middle distance paced race,
| the length OF which ia to bs decided
by lot. Tho distance will probably be
% or 30 miles. as the longer races are
more popular than the shorter ones.
| Billie Barnie, late manager of the
Brooklyns. but now of the Spring
fields, has formed Union league,
composed Of the cities Of Worcester,
Troy, Albany and l3inghamton, Of
which he Ia not only the organizer,
but the sole owner. Billy proposes to
be right in the game next SEASON with
bis four clubs, and has already gained
national protection. He announces that
he has Hold Nichols and Green, of the
SpringtieldH, to Chicago.
One hundred and fifty three miles 10
| five hours was the record made by q
1-year-0ld carrier pigeon, owned by
William Lettich Of Lebanon. The trip
began Friday morning ut o'cluck,
when Gen. John p. S. Goblin, Com
mander OF the Third Brigade, Second
rmy Corps, liberated the bird at his
headquarters ut Camp Alger, Virginia.
| At o'clock in tbs Afternoon the bird
reached it's loft, bearing this message
attached to ono OF its logs: Camp
Alger. Va, August 9th, 8 q. IN. --Tbis
bird leaves for Lebanon, 1853 miIes away.
All quiet on the Potomac. Gen. ], +.
s. Goblin.
Harry Elkes, the middle distance
bicycle rider, now holds all records
from Is to % miles, In race at Phil
adslphia on Saturday he defeated Tom
Linton and covered the distance 10
AZ. AZ. The best previous record was
Al. Is 40, made by Linton short time
ago. Elkes got a new figure also for
the hour record, making IA miles and
|. 223 yards ia 60 minutes. Tbs former
hour record Of 80 milss and 966 yards
was held by Taylore. Eikes' tins fot
20 miles was s.02, whiuh 10 81 sec.
onds below McDutiie's time, tho best
previous record. His time for Is miles
was Is. 80 4-5, as against %. 90 2.5 the
record made by McDuffie. Linton
broke the record from nine TO 10 N lies.
The 10 miles were covered in l7.0i
The initial steps In the Organization
of the National Basket Ball Lsagu,
were taken at meeting held In tn,
Hotel Vendig In Philadelphia On Sat
urday. The League is to be tiviast
into the following three districtsi Th,
Eastern, comprising the New Englant
teams; the New York, comprising the
teams OF New York and vicinity, ant
the Southern, comprising the pennsyl
vania and New Jerssy teams. A regu
lar sohed ule is to be drawn IN, whiol
will run through season OF foul
months, beginning at the close of thl
football season. According to the idea
Of the promoters, each district vii
engage 10 a series Of games to ascertain
the district champions, who will thei
clay for the title Of national champion
The League also intends to draft al
entirely new set Of rules. which are (,
be carried out to the letter, and which
il is hoped, will do away with th
usual wranglings over the present code
In view Of the fact that the League il
to comprise both the New England ant
the New Jersey teams, 10 is likely tina
the nav code will be combination o
the cage and the side line" style
OF play. 1t ~ probable that Whining
ton will have team In thI League be