The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-01
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Feb nilsson, OF Minneapolis. becomes
professional skating champion and J. X.
Mcculloch. Of Winnipeg. amateur. at Mon
FEB lG-A G., II. a. Q. train from Chicago
TO Denver made the l,025 IN. in LOGS min
cS Mar CIV Neg With E oTSe hsns wo az
worlds championship and $4,000 In lith
Abr lo-Tnlo Anderson (Chicago) won G.
da. q2 hrs) bicycle race In Detroit. maxi
Ing a6i m.
az Denver, Col, set l0l,S0O ems IN hrs.
May 5-R. y. Beach swan 0ndoors) 100
yds. IN i.0l rs at Chicago
Dan s. Mcleod In wrestling match az
Davenport, la, for worlds championship.
May 4-Cunard line steamer Lucania
went from New York 10 Queenstown In
May 20-Lucretla Borgla. 4-yr-old nly.
made Z m. In 7.ll, at Oakland, Cal
Jun Ale II. Henderson lowered bicycle
road record for 100 m. TO 6:S0:SO at Denver.
Jun 2l-F. c. van de sande made x m. IN
u 3-5 seconds. on Chicago bicycle track
Jul l-Waiter 6. Sanger (cyclisD won out
Of ia-m. heats IN race against Albatrous
famous pacing horse. at Colorado Springs
Jul 2-McRoynolds and Carruthers Oan-
dem bicycle pair) lowered worlds records:
Ism. O.5i 4-s pm, O.S5 30; 2-3-m., l:i7 2-5.
at Colorado Springs.
Jul G-Wcsley Robinson and John Dresher
tiandcm cyclistsl rode from Orange, N. j.,
TO Atlanta. Ga. 1000 M. In 10 dys
Jul l6-l1. ~. Ton Eyck tAmorican oars
mani won finals In great diamond scull
races az Henley, Eng.
Jul 17-Harry Sidwell (amateur) rode 1 m
In $40 3-5, al Cincinnati
Jul 2O-Lizzie Claw woman bicycle cham
pion) rode ~ m ia mr. az Toledo, o.
Jul 2i-Star Pointer defeated Joe Pachcn
at Chicago. In straight m.-hoats.
Peter Tollons OF South Bend. Ind lew 4 900
m. IN 81 hrs.
Aug sJohn Flanagan threw Is-lb ham
Aug i-Ralph Gregory and Ben Kelleyrode
tandem tnnpaced) u m. In 055ia, at Scran-
Aug 2s-star Pointer paced m. in :se4.
az Rcadville, Mass....A. H. Hachenbcrger
rode 100 m on bicycle (unpaccd) In 6 hrs Is
min, at Denver.
Aug 3O-walters. on London track. rode
100 ~ in 3 20 $50 3-5
Sep G-Gco, w. Clark dived into Chicago
river from height OF les n.
Sep lS-Michael rode rs m. AZ Boston, I'm
20 dS i-5.
Sep % Western league and western as
ISOLATION baseball clubs close season with
indianapolis and Cedar Rapids clubs hold
ne .l reos 5 ~ gen lnla n.o
ords from 70 a3 m, going latter distance IN
1IaN 2-5 In London. "A. H.. Jackson OF
Chatham, ont. and Chas Roberts OF To-
rUntO. rode 200 m. In IL hrs. &c min.
Sep "a. H. Walters lowered every ROC
ORD from " 20 q n, going "a m. In :O5lO l-5.
oct S-Nationai league bascbau season
closed with the clubs standing in tho fol-
lowing positions; Boston, .505. baltimore.
ftt@t NtW YORK ,N~li CINCINNATI, .ufh. CleNe-
land. 521 washington, .462 brooklyn, 4G2:
PITTSBURGH. .45S. Chicago. H7, PHILADELPHIA,
Az; Louisville. 400, s. Louis .221
Oct 5-Michael rode ! m IN Philadelphia
IA ed....SlN thoroughbred horses In relay
won g-m, race against crack cyclists by
oct S-John II. Gentry and Robert ! IN
team paced m. at Glen Falls. ~. ". in sos
Oct u-HaltimOre club won Temple cup
In baseball contest with Boston. securing
4 OF games played
oct 27-Dan Mcleod won worlds wrest-
| ling championship from Farmer" Burns
oct rs Eddie McDunle rode m. In 3:2t. az
Nov f3~Chas. NJ. Mummy rode m. IN
| / 700 49, NJ New York. . Michael rode rs m.
In 81 "a 20. at Chicago.
Nov i3-unlversty OF Wisconsin In foot
Caro. score % 20 =.
Nov 25-In football games In Chicago
| Thanksgiving day University OF Chicago
defeated u. % Michigan. Chicago Athletic
association defeated Now Jersey associa-
/ ton, and the ~. OF Wisconsin defeated
| Northwestern (lll) team. IN Philadelphia
| H. OF Pennsylvania defeated Cornell
Nov c9-tnion Pacific fast mail made els
/ m. in all min, from Cheyenne 90 Omaha.
/ Dec 4-Slosson won 6-dns. billiard match
~ New YORK, defeating Ives Ia last game by
Dcc &c. ". Miller. OF Chicago. won 6.
/ da. bicycle race in New York. making 20iS
/ NC II. Buckley became champion quail
eater ot world, having eaten a day for 30
/ Dec i7-"Itid" Mccoy whipped Dan Cree.
/ don tn nght for worlds middie-weiFht
/ championship az New York
| Dec 14-Waltcr g. Sanger made y IA. az
| Milwaukee IN min nat
Dec ai-frank McDaniois jumped on
nka'es II n. IN, az Minneapolis.