The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-01-22
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,lo,nb;, haseh.H team Harmed out
] .,.rrr md Shurart to the st. Paul club.
. ,,d Miller TO the Montreal club. Huen
and Mertes were disposed of to Columbus.
The second Of the series of skating
racos at Philadelphia between Joseph +.
Donochue and William Let's was won
by Donoghuc. The distance was two
miles and was covered in I minutes %
seconds.
The police stopped the GansGarard
fight in the fifteenth round at Cleveland
Referee Silcr gave the decision to Cans.
The London Mail says: If young Ten
Eyck tried to rcappear at Henley as an
amateur there will be trouble. 1t has
been hoped the Ten Eycks will not ven
ture here again as amateurs.
George Green of San Francisco Is out
with a challenge for another match with
.Joe Walrott at catch weights and the
largest purse offered
W. V Thompson. who was elected
first vice-prcsident of the American Bowl
inc congress at Brooklyn last Tuesday
night. arrived in Chicago on Sunday
afternoon He was gredtIy dehghted
with all he saw, and is very enthusiastic
over the prospect of visit from the New
York bowlers He intends TO get the
Cincinnati men to visit Chicago at the
same time. 30 a. to have thrcc-c0rnered
match.
II has leaked out that the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA rowing management has
been in receipt of a challenge from the
rowing authorities of the University OF
Wisconsin, and while it Is hardly likely
that Pennsylvania would journey out
West to meet the Wisconsin crew, as the
challenge requests, still it will be given
due consideration 10y the Pennsylvania an
thoritics Candidates for the varsity
and freshmen crews will begin active
practice in a few days in preparation
for the spring events. Fourteen candl-
dates Of the varsity crew have already
handed in their applications and all but one
the freshmen crew, Of whom twelve arr
new men.
Racine is to have a six-day lady bi-
cycle race. 1t will take place the week
commencing January II. Up to date,
Tillie Anderson. Lizzie Claw. Ida Peter
son, Marie Fiering and Il number of 9th
crs have already entered. The race is
leing conducted 10y H. q. McSsier. for
rHerly Il wclI-known French pedestrian.
The proposition to make the office of the
chairman of the l.. \. w. racing board
n Salared position has suggested to some
Of the leading men in the league that the
one. In view of the strong sentiment
fay0riug an allowance of 5000 for the
head Of the racing board, 1t Is expected
that the national assembly will officially
indorse the salary amendment.
Peter Mahcr's hackers say that if Kid
McCoy wants to meet some of the top
notchers he can get a match ut once for
$1,000 or $4,000 a side Choynski also
wants to Know why Mccoy l., afraid
TO meet him.
1t now appears that manufacturers arc
not running after racing men To ride their
whpcls for 4 salary during the 1888 sea
SON. The falling of the trades support
uf racing men began III 1896. In 1897
The lack Of support was marked. and this
wear there are precious few racing men
who can boast of being salaricd 10y Il
maker. Many who last year drew sal
aries and expenses cannot this year get
even expenses.
II is likely that Congress Will appropri-
ate S25UOp for the Amateur Athletic
union TO send athletes to Paris in 1900.
Rcmi> Pierce, captain Of the Carlisle In
dian football team for the past three
months. has resigned and Little" IIud-
son, as he is famiIiarly known. elected in
back on the team the last two seasons.
and stands at the top III drup-kicking on
the football field today. Hudson mad,
himself famous last season 10y kicking two
goals from the field in tn" gam" with
the university of PENNSYLVANIA. He also
kicked goals from the field against Yale.
Illinois and Wisconsin.
President Vandcrhcck Of Detroit has
In. t,tr hi
,lnn games: Cincinnati April / and , with
Cincinnati: 1T Springfield April : and
) with Lew WhiSter's Interstate team:
ut Dayton April 9 ana 10 with the local
nine. Mr.. Nanderbeck is undetermined
when he will send the team south for
spring practice and viii not know until
after the spring schedule meeting which
IS booked for February 24 at Kansas City.
sam Fitzpatrick has mildlcweight un-
der his management who is likely to Gre
ate Il furorc III tiStic circles. Sans new
protcge halls from England and is named
.IoffreyS Thorn. The latter was tried out
the other day 1T College Point. y. Y.
against mysterious" Billy Smith. .Icf-
freyS. according ~ those who saw the tlt
held moro than his "wu. Thorn fights at
1.l pounds and Sam Is ready to back him
against anE"u" at that weight
George Davis. the New Norh'S star
ehnrt~top. i not an advocate of roWdy
bali playing. When hr waS asked YES
terddy II h. favored hoollumi>m ami
kicking. he said:
Il am not i'll favor of the hulduzing tar-
tirS employed hy some players. hut dc
not s." how Kicking can l." entirely
stopped. II any man thinks he j. getting
the worst of a.y deal he viii naturally
protest, ami So il is with ball players who
feel that the umpire i not treating them
~quarcly They are bound to kick lit
tie. It's human nature.
DO ynu think the patrons of the game
would appreciate you more If YOU kicked
continually and grabbed the umpire by
thc throat. WIs asked
.'No. ID not. believe the people.
want clean hall PLAYING; hm they aIeo
want good umpiriuG.
IF the managers and owners Of the
varions lcagu" clubs issued orders that
kicking should cease entirely. what do y"u
think would hr The result"
III might stop hi,king in a way hut
there would probably hc outbreaks lust
tht Sanr, aS the average, bal! PLAYER j.
hot headed. Personally. | am m favor
of clean ball and always try to play
it,
When Spike" sullivan ana Tom CauS-
er meet at London next month they viii
clash for $500 stake. Causcr'S friends
believe that their man is still great
fighter. despite his defeats 10y Eddie Con
molly and Dick Rurge spike SAYS that
he will wager $1,000 more that he Will
win.
The Denver Wheel club. the leading or
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