Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-21
General sporting Notes.

Dutch" Neal is requested to call at Nc
Crory & Pryor's saloon. at Sixth and Wal
nut streets tonight at $50 o'clock.
1t is said that Tom O'Rourke. Warren
Lewis. William Newman, Sam Austin and
Matt Kennedy are the men who VIII be CIV
en- boxing club licenses in New York.
rett Cochran. of Princeton's football elev-
en-, last season. left to-day for the Univer-
sity of California. where he goes to coach
both the baseball and FOOTBALL teams OF
that institution.
The Athletics and Company G basket ball
teams will meet at the Y. N. c.. A. gymna-
SUM tonight; while the star Pa~thfnders
and Independence will play in Independ-
ence. Both games should be closely con-
tested. The leaders meet Mt the county
seat. while the tailenders will do battle
here.
The crews of the Pennsylvania and the
United States naval cadets will meet at
Annapolis this spring. Although the date
May 20. The race will be a two mile
straightaway, beginning at the lighthouse
in Chesapeake bay. and finishing opposite
the battery in Severn river.
DIR. Ordway has sent word to London that
he will send Jack Bonner to England and
will have him box at the National Sporting
Club Ens'is What m'd i psaf.1Tali has a SSe een nFint to- the ne
the Mirror of Life. a London sporting pa
per. Bonner will probably make a good
showing before the club, as he is a stiff
puncher.
Since he defeated Frank Garrard at
Cleveland Monday night Joe Cans is be-
ginning, to think better than ever of him;
Lavigne in Baltimore some time in the
not far distant future. His manager. AL
Hereford. made a proposition to Layigne
boy took it under consideration.
For about the first time in his entire ring
career Tommy Tracy,t the Australian welter-
prospect. in which he seems to have a lit
tie the better of 1t. Tommy is to meet Bob
Douglas. the st. Louis welterweight, at the
contest for a decision. The men have signed
articles to weigh in at las pounds at the
ringside. "Parson" Davies is to manage
the fight.
Fred Taral headed the list Of princely
salaried riders last year. Marcus Daily
paid him a retainer Of $4,000; Bromley
4 sces Co.; sa WhG him, mao $3.50 sss0n mora ea" a 1d 1 Mhe ser No
horse from either stable was entered in
a race he had the privilege of riding for
ceiyyed a retainer of 1900 from Pittsburg
Phil, and Fred Littlefield got about $4,000
from the Morrises.
Gene Leigh is in New York. and talking
of horses said a day or two go: Il do
not agree with 'Pittsburg Phil as to the
chances of Hamburg not staying I think
that he will undoubtedly, prove to be a
he was a 2-year-old. ! do not see why he
should not be. He should have won the
me that this race should be considered as
indicating that Hamburg would not go a
distance. consider Hamburg we'll worth
50.nG0."
Kid Mccoy now has the h~eavyweights
down upon him. Since he announced that
he could find no worthy foe in the middle
weight class. every big fellow of any aspi-
rations at all has declared his willingness
to meet the good looking and long reaching
Hoosier. Peter Maher wants to fight him
for 1000. Joe Choynski renews his offer
for a match. Joe Walcott Is again after the
kid" and more than likely Tom Sharkey
will try to get a go with Mccoy. Peter
Maher says the kid" is the easiest propo-
sition he could imagine.
There is a possibility of a match being
arranged within the next few days between
Jim Franey. the Cincinnati lightweight.
and Kid Lavigne. The latter showed in
Cincinnati last week, and as Franey kept
constantly issuing challenges to him for a
limited round contest. Lavigne has prom
ised to give Franey a chance as soon as he
can spare the time to train. A number of
sporting men in Cincirnati have promised
box fifteen rounds for either the latter part
of this month or some time In February.
Lavigne should beat him in a hurry.-Cin-
cinnati ENQUIRER.