The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-24
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UNIVERSITY OF NAMES SEIZED
ULE.
The university OF Maine has arranged
the following baseball schedule:
April 25-Co by at Materville.
April 2g-Coburn classical at Orono.
May 3-Coburn classical at Orono
May 5-Boston college at Orono.
May 6-Bowdoin at Orono.
May l0-Open date.
NAV l3-Bowdoin at Brunswick
May l5-Boston college at Boston.
May l7-Amherst at Amherst.
May lS-1rinity a Hartford.
May 20 Bates at Lewiston.
May 24-Bates at Orono.
May 25-Amherst at Oorno.
May 27-Colby at Water VILE.
May 3l-Colby at Orono.
TEN. ROUND FIGHT IN LEWISTON.
Lewiston, March s3-Allie Brown OF
Lewiston, and Frank Scott of Boston,
fought ten rounds to draw at the Ca
sino club in this city this evening.
Both men were in good condition and 1t
was a clean, lively bout from start to
finish. Brown did most Of the leading
and it was generally conceded that the
fight was slightly in his favor. Five
hundred people were present. Dennis
Dunn was referee.
BIG FUTURITY STAKES.
Hartford, Conn, March %. Charter
Oak Park management has annou need "a
three year SO 900 trotting futurity
for foals of 1899 TO be trotted in 1909.
The event Is named the Hartford Futuri-
ty and is the most liberal event opened.
the first payment being but S55 and the
total entrance emitting each nomination
to start is but $50.
DEATH OF GREAT STALLION.
Lexington, Ky. March 90. The famous
| A merican thoroughbred stallion Hanover,
| IA years old, by Hindoo. dam Bourbon
Belle, was put to death today by chloro-
| form. Gangr ne OF the left forefoot, the
| result Of killing of the nerves OF 1t, while
racing, rendered the destruction of the
horse necessary. Milton Young declined
offers of 600, COO and $75. 600 for him.
Hanover was the sire of Hamburg, ben
| Holiday an The Commoner lie led
winning Sizes for the last three years.
RIGBY TRACK.
1t is probable that there will be com.
bination this season of the tracks at Rig
by. Readville, Mystic and Dover. The
| first OF this class of races will be trotted
over the Rigby park in July. The purses
have not yet been fixed for these Glasses.
The Rigby management will also
probably hold races on Saturday after
moons during the month of June. Tbs
purses for these events will not be large
and the horses will be taken from thoss
which train at Rigby.
NOTES.
John l.. sullivan has been chosen to
referee the Mccoy and Choynski fight Oh
Friday night at the Mechanics Pavilion,
san Francisco. The advance sale of seat.
amounts to $4,000.
William A. Brady and Martin Julian,
on behalf of Jim Jetfrles and Bob FitZ-
simmons, agreed Thursday afternoon tc
accept the bid offered for "a twenty five
round contest between these two heavy
weight pugilists by the Coney Island
Athletic club. The contest will take place
on Friday, May &c.
At the annual meeting of the Maine In.
t rcollegiate Tennis association held In
Brunswick, it was voted to hold the
spring tournament for intercollegiate
state championships in singles and
doubles at Brunswick on June 5, and z
Last year there was lack of interest in
the tournament. Bowdoin and Colby be-
ing the only colleges which sent represen-
tatives. This year the interest has been
revived and it is expected that the -four
Maine colleges will all send representa-
tives to Brunswick in June.
Although there has been no checker
tournament In Rookiand the past winter
it by no means follows that there has
been no interest in the game. q. Is. Mer-
rill, the North End photographer. still
has no peer in Rockland. while second