Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08
SPORTING.

Feb 7-Nilsson, of Minneapolis, becomes
nrofessional skating champion ana ); ~
McCulloch, of Winnipeg. amateur al Moh-
treal. .tx, tro,, 6,hica On
ia Denver made the 1,025 m. In l,o69 MIN.
Mar 17-Fitzsimmons IN prize iight az
Carson City, New, with Corbett Won
worlds championship and slo'Voo IN la'h
Apr 1O-Tille Anderson (Chicagol won e.
da. az hrs,) bicycle race in Detroit max
Abr 29-Eugene Taylor, linotype operator
at Denver, Col, set lOl 500 ems in hrs. -,
NAV 5-R. e. Beach swan Qndoors) loo
yds. in 1:O7 10 at Chicago ,..o.o,
May 6--Farmer Martin Burns deiea'ed
| Dan S. Mcleod in wrestling match AT
Davenport, Ia, for worlds championship.
May 12-Typhoon ii. won 23d Kentucky
Derby at Louisville.
| May l4-Cunard line steamer Lucan'a
went from New York to Queenstown in
MAY 2o-Lueretia Borgia. 4-yr-old filly.
made m. in I'll, at Oakland, Cal.
Jun &c. II. Henderson lowered blcycle
road record for 100 M to 6:So;SO at Denver,
Jun 24-F. C. Van de sande made u m. in
81 3-5 seconds, on Chicago bicycle track:
Jun 26--Rudolph Laurlcks broke every
American amateur bicycle record from TO
Is M and made new marks up to 5o-m'. at
| Boston. ,,,
Jun 29-Arthur Gardner lowered worlds
Tile bicycle handicap record to 2:05 10. at
: springhssas.H ~ g. Sanger (cycliso won out
Jnl wars, n, y, race against Albatrous.
famous pacing horse, az eaSss eas'.'e.S5rs go IAN
Jul &McReynolds and CarruthI s>ords; %
dem bicycle pair, lowered o.Is ~. word gsm rgic>
mi S~Wesiey Robinson and John Dresher
Tandem cycists) rode from Orange. n. j..
to Atlanta. Ga, Q,ooo M; IN ~ ays: r,a.s on
= m bicycle road race record to al 53, at Stam'
: Jul l6~E. II. Ten Eyck tAmerican oars,
e mani won finals In great diamond seuil
d Jui l7-Harry Sidwell (amateur) rode m
mi 20~Iizzie CLAW (woman bicycle cham
pionl rode q m; IN hr; az ao.eu1, i VI ohor
It at Chicago, in 3 straight m.-heats.
t Aup 9-Pedro, carrier pigeon owned Dy
4 Peter Tollons of South Bend, Ind, flew loo
/ ~ Aug VI S@John Flanagan threw l6-lb ham
.e i's 'AsugERalphG Gregory and Ben Kelley roo
,r tandem (unpaced) ie m. in U551s at Scrah
v Aug 2s-star Pointer paced m. in :5sh
" at Reeadyille' Mass. A. Il. Hachenberge
y rode 100 m. on bicycle (unpaeea) IN mrs
s. min., at Denver. sod
Aug S0-Walters, on d liohuoh trach' fou
ID 'VS Sen pi, 6nSeo, w. Clark dived into Chicag
river from height of l65 IT.
s. Sep i5-Michael rode 70 M, at springheio
ri Mss Sen lsHMichael s. rode 25 M. at Boston. i
st Son SS-Western league and Western as
sociation baseball clubs close season WI WI
ed Indianapolis and Cedar kaplos ciuos hoio
ing respective pennants. ts..
of Sen 27-J. W. Stocks broke all world rec
IL ords from to 3S m, going latter distance
liza ~ p In L0naSncha nnS chas Roberts r. Of II
ronto rode 200 m. in 1S hrs. 20 min.
d. Sep 29--A. Il, Walters lowered every re-
X ord from "a to @ m; going "a M In l'0'lO /
is and Ga m. in 2:O7:oi 40 ,o,,,, sooso
closed with the clubs standing IN the 10
,al loving positions: Boston. ,7O5; Baltimor
500; New York, .6S4; Cincinnati, .Sl1, Ciev'
le- Pittshnrrh. % AS; Chicago. AT; Philadephi
mi Az. Ioilisville 400; St. Louis, .22l.
at Oct 7-Michael rode m. in Philadelphl
In :s6. :. Six thoroughbred horses IN reia
ct won 5-m. race against crack cycis's w
on s1S Oct s~John r. Gentry and Robert J;
"" team paced M at Glen Falls, y: Y. IN q.
to Oct 1i--Baltimore club won Temple c, e,
,g- in baseball contest win oos'oh' se'u'"
res res 10 Hct S-Dar Mcleod won worlds wres
,,ns Championship from Farmer" Burns.
on % Oct 2S-Eddie McDufile rode m In S;24'
s"' Nov l2-Chas. NJ. Murphy rode ! m
en- ,.MI as. at New York. michael rode 10
in 81 :07 rs, at Chicago. l.. o.,
iii. ball game defeated u. Of Chicago. In u
MS cago; score, 2S toS: . c,.,..
.es- Nov 25-In football games N hica ShiSa
raj raj defeated i. Of Michigan. Chicago Athle
at association defeated Nsw Jersey ssSss, Sssa1
Nnr,h wcstern (Ill.l team. In Philadelpl
'eu II OF Pennsylvania defeated Cornell
fer Nov s-Union Pacific fast mail . I'm msSe Se
~" Dec t.-Slosson won 6-das. billiard mai
| Of In New York, defeating Ives in last game
sa. Dec &c. N. Miller. Of Chicago, won
A hicyc,e race In New York, making >
an M. .C. B. Buckley became champion Qu
"f eater Of world, having eaten 2 q day fol
e,n siDses Dec iS7....sKids ". Mccoy whipped Dan CT
and don In fight for worlds middle-weil
,i6r championshp at New York.
se ,me ISecF 90 -Walter r. SANGER u,ade ~ n