Evening star., 1900-01-15


Money prizes and the title of city champion
will be the stimulus to the players
Thomas Hogan OF Chicago and William
Chester, 12G-pound champion of England
have signed articles to meet before the Ma
ticnal Sporting Club of London on Febru-
AIRY 26 for purse of $1,000 and a side bet
of 81 900
NJ ]. Haley. who is seeking a match with
Joseph Cans for his lightweight boxer
Kid Robinson having read what Man
ager al Herford requires for such match,
announces that he wants Mr.. Herford to
name place where they can meet to make
arrangements for match.
At Boston. E. IT. Miles. the amateur
champion of England in court tennis and
racquets, defeated George X. Fearing, eX-
| amat ateur court tennis champion of America,
in a tennis match in two straight sets. 60.
-. Miles gave Fearing half 10 for a
bisque, but the latter played by no means
half 10, and both contestants showed up
| rather poorly.
James Murray of Cincinnati who is to
box George McFadden before the Eureka
Athletic Club tomorrow night, has arrived
from his training quarters, College Point,
l.. !. McFadden is expected today, accom-
panied by William Roche, his manager and
Harry Tuthil, his trainer. Herman Miller
and Joseph Barrett report themselves in
trim for their preliminary.
At the New Orleans race track Saturday
Jockey Roses foul riding disqualified his
mount Etidorpha. Rose was suspended for
thirty days. The mare Virgie o. will not
be allowed to enter again at the meeting,
and her trainer. ]. D. Clayton, was indef-
| nitely suspended. The entries of the horses
Murat and Col. Frank Waters will be re-
fused hereafter when the track is bad
The live-bird championship medal of
Maryland will be shot for at Monumental
Shooting Park, Westport, Thursday This
medal. given by the American Shot and
Lead Company. must be won three times
to become personal property. No entrance
| is charged in the shoots Each contestant
shoots at fifteen birds. Hicks and Fox have
each won the medal twice. Malone and
Hawkins have each won it once.
match game of court tennis was played
at THE Boston Athletic Association courts
Saturday between Tom Petit, professional
champion of America and L. M. Stockton,
the amateur champion. on the one side. and
Peter Latham of England, professional
| the English amateur champion, on the
| other. Petit and partner were the winners
by the score Of 81, 60, 6-3, T-5.
When the Hilton trophy, won last fall at
| the Seagirt national rife contests by New
Jersey from Georgia, arrived at Trenton,
Georgia scalp lock showing that the trophy
had been won by Georgia riflemen was
| missing Adjutant General w. s. Stryker
of New Jersey has written to Capt. Postell
Of Savannah, Ga, that the report was an
error and that the scalp lock was found in
| tact with the trophy.
The Alexandria Athletic Club of Indian
apolis has decided to make a bid for the
big fight for March Is between James ].
Corbett and Champion Jeffries. Gov.
Mount was informed of the intentions of
the Alexandria people. He said there would
be no prize fighting in Indiana if he could
prevent it. Whatever disposition is made
OF the legal phase of the situation, Alex
andria and the sister cities of the gas belt
will leave no effort untried to land the big
fight.
Pushing the AssociatiOn in Baltimore.
Edward Richter Of the Philadelphia Sport
| ing Life, and one of the principal promoters
! of the proposed new base ball association,
| was in Baltimore Saturday. comforting with
McGraw, Robinson, Joe Kelly and Brodie
| on the base ball tangle. All those who took
| part in the confab are as dumb oysters
and seem not at all pleased to learn that it
| is known that they had any. McGraw,
however, admitted that they talked busi-
ness. Just what progress has been made
pear.
1t is known, however. that there is local
| backing behind McGraw and Robinson suf-
fcient to put up sum of $4,000 for a good
team under their leadership If a circuit of
paying base ball cities could be arranged
whether under the national agreement or
Independent of 1t. McGraw says he is look
ing out for his own interests and Robbie"
chirps me, too'