The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-15
General Sporting News.

Chicago University baseball team will
play Illinois at home, May i; Notre Dame
at home, May 4: Illinois at home, May 8;
Illinois at Champaign, May IL; Purdue at
Lafayette, May Is; Illinois at home, May Y.
An agent acting for Dan Stuart has
signed contracts with a builder of Carson,
New. to erect an arena for a prize fight
In May. The arena is to have a seating
capacity of 10000 and to be finished by
May /.
Mr.. Overton of Nashville, has sold his
~three-year-old pacing stallion, Beauseant,
to j. c.. Mckinney of Terrace stock farm,
Titusville, Pa. at a price said to be above
$4,000. Beauseant is by Bowbells, dam Rosy
Morn and has a mark of 2:07A.
In response TO queries from Cincinnati
as to whether they would permit the
Jeffries-Ruhlin fight to take place in their
States, the Governors Of Kansas. Alabama,
Minnesota, New Hampshire and other
States replied in the negative.
Fifteen hundred people witnessed a fight
at Hot Springs. Ark, last night between
Casper Leon, of NeY York, and George
twenty rounds. 1t lasted the limit and
was fast from start to finish. Referee Bat
Masterson gave the decision to Monroe.
Dave Sullivan, of Brooklyn, and kid"
Broad, of Cleveland. fought a twenty-five
round draw at Louisville last night. They
weighed in at 126 pounds, and from the
start the men seemed evenly matched. AT
the end of the last round Tim Hurst, the
ClC 0ot0 III lhAa I'LL W ~ 10t "a
the fight an even break.
The ministers of the Christian Church in
Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday adopted a
strong protest against the holding of the
Jeffries-Ruhlin fight in that city. The pro-
test was addressed to the directors or the
convention hall, where the contest will be
held II brought to Kansas City from Gin
cinnati.
A. C. Arson. who was elected president
of the National Baseball Association at its
rrnn%fDn hA1A IN TNhfn oo Lost ~ Cnf6
last night that McGraw was right in say
ing he did not break up the association
last year. The failure of the Eastern
cities TO get sufficient backing was the
cause of the failure of the new League, the
captain said.
Young Gibbs. of Cincinnati, knocked out
Joe Youngs. Of Buffalo. in the twentieth
round before the Mahoning Athletic club
at Youngstown, O., last night.
In a twenty-five round fight at Savannah
Ga, last night Austin Rice. of New London,
Conn, was awarded the decision over Peter
Poretti, Of Cincinnati. The men are feather
weights. The fight was one of the fastest
and clevereSt ever seen there.
Secretary James Howard, of the WASH
ington Park Club, Chicago, stated yester-
day that the nominations for the great
American Derby, which close tonight,
would total between seventy-five and
eighty, as compared with sixty-six a year
ago. Accepting Mr.. Towards minimum
estimate of seventy-five nominations and
granting ten starters out OF the lot, the
gross value of the Derby will reach al
most $3.50 90.
The promoters of the Jeffries-Ruhlin con-
test at Cincinnati had their inning yester-
day. Rubin appeared in matinee and again
at night and was not molested. The Evan
gelical Alliance called off its jollification
meeting as premature. But the most i'm
portant development in favor of the Saen-
gerfest Athletic Association was the sign
ing Of a petition by over one hundred
members of the Chamber of Commerce
during its short session in favor of pulling
off the fight here as scheduled.
The individual championship in the Wom-
ms bowling tournament at Chicago
went TO Miss Elizabeth Jeschke, who last
Saturday rolled 71 points for the five
games. In addition to winning the honor of
being the best woman bowler of the United
States, Miss Jeschke received a silver cup
valued at 500. Mrs. Wright secured Sec
ond place, with a score of 6SS- Mrs. Wach-
smith and Mrs. Garrett tied for third prize,
each having secured $50 points. One of the
features of the tournament was the play OF
Miss Flora B.. Thomas, a fourteen-year-old
girl. who secured eighth place with a run
of 6S1 points.