The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-27
CORNELL THEEIGAT DARED
BRITISH CHALLENGER FOE
AMERICAS CUP LAUNCHED.
FtTZ AND Mccoy FIGIT " SEPTEMBER
Cleveland 10 See no More Leagu, Ball as The
The Gate Receipts Have Fallen 10
S25 Game, The League
Games Yesterday.

Poughkcepsie, y. Y, June 26-The
four Dared race over the two mile course.
today. was won by Pennsylvania. Time
| II minutes, II seconds; Cornell was
second, time II minutes, II 80 seconds.
The Freshmen eight cared race be-
tween Pennsylvania. Columbia and
Cornell over the two mile course was
won by Cornell. Time minutes. y,
seconds: Columbia was second, one and
one quarter boat lengths behind Cor
NELL time 10 minutes. Pennsylvania
| third. 3A boat lengths behind Columbia
Time 10 minutes. 10 seconds.
| Amid the footing of whistles and the
cheers of the Cornell contingent the
boat crossed the finish lire, Cornell
leading with Il boat and Il quarter
length to spare. and Pennsylvania fol-
| lowing Columbia three boat lengths be-
hind The time Of Cornell was $3.50. mot
SO good as that made by Yale in 81 of
| 9:19 ON the same course.
THE BRITISH CHALLENGER.
London, June 26.-Sir Thomas Lip
toms cup challenger was launched at
Millwall this afternoon at three O'Clock.
Previous to the launch Sir Thomas
Upton gave a lunch at the Savoy Hotel
to the guests invited to the ceremony.
After the usual tCasts, Admiral Beres-
ford proposed the success of the Sham
| rock The Admiral in breezy style
raised his glass and SAID:
Now we come to the last scene but
one. May the Shamrock win Il fair,
square race and may she have the add
ditional ballast of the Americans cup
| when she returns"
The guests heartily raised their glasses
| i'm response, and the owner of the
Shamrock modestly replied with Il few
words of thanks.
NO MORE FOR CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, Ohio. June 26.-Cleveland
will not see any more league base ball
this year. after July LIST. The gate
receipts ut the grounds of the Cleveland
club have not averaged much over SD
per day. All the Cleveland games will
be transferred to other cities.
FITZ AND Mccoy.
| Denver, Col, June 26.-Kid Mccoy
gave a sparring exhibition at the Tabor
Opera House tonight and it was an
nounced from the stage that F'itz>lm-
mons today agreed TO fight Mccoy in
September next.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Tarboro, \. c., June 26.-(Special.)-
Tarboro defeated Wilson today in well
played game. Score:
r. II. l..
| Tarboro Observation-Disclosures. 8 II )
! Wilson = g =
Batteries-Tarboro Andrews and
Luckie Wilson, Meredith and Brake.
/ Ion IN
work of Tarboro's battery especially
! good.
Chicago, H., June 26.-The Orphans
by a shade better work took their third
game from Brooklyn to-day Attend
ance, $500. Score:
| Chicago ...... 1O00023 Ox-6 IL
Brooklyn 80. OO0O30O20-5 8 1
Batteries: Callahan and Donohue;
! Yeager, Dunn and Farrell. Umpires,
Emslie and Mcdonald. Time. 2:30.
| Pittsburg, Pa. June 26.-It was an
even split Boston took the first game
because Pittsburg made costly errors
and were slow ON plays. Pittsburg wen
| the second because the visitors could not
hit Leever and because Killen's old COM
rades found him easy. Attendance,
/ 1900. Scores:
| Fist game)-
Pittsburg 80. 21O1O41 1O-1O II 4
Boston ....... O155OO10O-12 Is 4
Batteries Gardner, Hoffer and Bower
man; Hickman, Lewis, Willis and
| Clarke. Time 2:3O.
lSecond game)
| Pittsburg 49,. 00301 o. 0x-S 13
| Boston ....... O00001000-1 ; 4
Batteries: Lever and Schriver; Killen
and Bergen. Umpires, O'Day and Me
Carr. Time, 80.
Louisville, Ky, Ky, June 26.-By win
ming to-day's game Louisville took the
series from Washington. Padden was
removed from the game in the seventh
inning for continuous kicking, Mercer
taking his place. Attendance, 300.
| Score:
Louisville 80. 1OO2O2O1x-6 10 8
Washington -. 0100O1010I3 ID l
Batteries: Woods and Powers; Dineen
and Butler. Empires, Lynch and Con
molly. Time 2:05.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 26.-The wild
ness Of Bates lost the game for the home
team. Attendance, 100. Score:
/ Cleveland 49,. 004 10200-7 - /
New York -. 25O1O11x-1O 9 1
Batteries: Bates and Schrecongost
Getig ana Warner Umpires, Smith and
Andrews. Time, 2:10.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE GAMES
Reading, Z; Patterson, 3.
Newark, 4 Lancaster. 8.
Wilkesbarre, 3; Richmond, 10.
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