The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-09
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Kid Parker, of Colorado, and Dave
Barry, of Canada, fought a ten-rOund draw
at Denver last night.
A number of sportsmen of Peru have in
corporated a new racing association and
will build a fine track in the spring.
At Hot Springs, Ark, last night. the fight
between Casper Leon and Morris Rausch
lasted twenty rounds and was declared a
draw.
Tom Jenkins, of Cleveland, o., champion
heavy weight wrestler of the United States,
defeated HALL Ali. the terrible Turk, at st.
Louis, last night, winning two falls in the
short space of sixteen minutes.
The grand jury at Galveston, Tex, re-
fused TO find a true bill against Choynskl
and Johnson, the imprisoned prize fighters.
They were released and Immediately ar
rested on a new warrant.
Terry McGovern and Dave Sullivan were
matched, at Louisville, last night, for a
twenty-round contest before the Twentieth
Century Athletic Club. of San Francisco,
on April 30, for the lightweight champion
ship of the world.
A committee headed by Judge Howard
Ferris. of the Probate Court, of Hamilton
county, arrived at Circleville, o., from Gin
%cinnati. Yesterday. and presented Harry
NJ. Weldon, the disabled sporting editor,
with a check for $40, 800. Mr.. Weldon was
stricken with paralysis a year ago.
The longest pool game of the Boston
tournament was that played last night be-
tween Frank Sherman, of Washington,
md w. H. Clearwater, of Pittsburg. in
which Sherman was winner $50 to 126.
Twenty frames were necessary, and the
players used so much caution that the
game was prolonged until midnight.
Barney Reich and Peter Lowery, repre-
senting Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher, re-
spectively, met in New York yesterday and
clinched a match for the two pugilists at
twenty or twenty-five rounds. Two weeks
nave been left open in which bids will be
received from clubs throughout the coun-
try. The fight will a k place before the
club offering the biggest inducement.
Prize fighting in Minnesota is legalized by
q bill introduced In the upper house of
the Legislature yesterday by Senator Ry-
der, of Polk county. No limitation Is placed
on the number of rounds, but the minimum
weight of the gloves allowed is five ounces.
The effect of the bill is TO allow fights un-
der the auspices of any association that
may incorporate for the purpose In Mime
sofa
The continued match and the associa-
ton championship at the traps were con-
tinued at the Interstate Park, l.. L., traps,
yesterday, instead of at Madison-square
Garden. In the continuous match Fred
Gilbert. of Spirit Lake, Ia. took first hon
ors, with a score of 81. Crosby, of O'Fallen,
H., and Heikes. of Dayton, o., with totals
of 80 each. were tied In the championship
event.
Company E, Of Fond du Lac, Wis, de-
feated the Kenton, o., basketball team at
the Chicago Sportsman show yesterday by
a score of q to II. Fond du Lac and the
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tied for first place in the tournament. both
teams having won all their matches thus
far. AT night the Silent Five. of New
York, defeated the University of Mime
sofa "a to 20 at basket ball.
Yesterdays race winners-At New Or
leans: Free Hand. 10 to /: Henry Clay, ;
to l; Miss Soak, 3 to L; Dissolute, 2 to 1;
Donsterswivel s to /; Harry Preston, II to
/. At Tanforan: Mission. Z TO l: Greatland.
z to 2; McLaren, IL to 5; Brutal. 4 to l.;
Bonnie Lissak, Z to 2; Redwald, 4 to 1. At
Oakland: Lief Prince, 3 TO s.; Sir Rolla.
even; Constable. II TO 1; Rollick, even;
Rinaldo, S to /; The Light, 8 to l.
Entries for the stakes and purses offered
by the Detroit Driving Club. TO be COM
peted for during its summer meeting, July
l. to 10. close on Monday. The stakes are
the Merchants and Manufacturers, $40. coo
for PA class t~rOtters, and the Chamber Of
Commerce, 5000, for 2:24 class PAGERS. The
purse events. guaranteed $500 each, are
the Hotel Cadillac, for 2:l4 class trotting,
the Russell House, for 2:17 class trotting:
the Hotel Normandie, for 200 class pacing,
and the Wayne Hotel, for 2:14 class. pacins.