The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-18
General Sporting Notes.

The Richmond Qnd) Polo Team found
the Cincinnati Club easy picking at Rich
mond last night. Score. to 0.
Young Kenney, of Chicago, and Buck
Stelzer, Of Columbus, o., went ten fast
rounds at Grand Rapids last night, Kenney
getting the decision
The Delmar Jockey Club, recently or
ganized with August A. Busch as pres-
dent, filed articles OF incorporation yester-
day. The capital stock is fixed at 100000.
Ban Johnson. president OF the American
League was in Cleveland yesterday in con-
sultation with the managers of the local
club. Later he and Charles w. Somers. of
the Cleveland club, left for Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington to complete
plans for the circuit.
President Hickey, of the Western Base
ball League, who was in Chicago yester-
day, says his league is awaiting the out
come of the meeting in New York before
completing it's plans for expansion. He
says Louisville and Indianapolis are open
to the Western, but he is not certain
he wants them.
kid" Carter. of Brooklyn, was given the
decision on foul over Joe Walcott In the
before the Empire Athletic Club of Hart
ford Conn. Walcott held Carter and struck
him in the face while the referee was
separating them
Syracuse Tommy Ryan won from Jack
Beausholt CFighting Dutchman) Of Chi
cago at Springfield o.. last night in the
third round of what was to have been a
twenty-round contest. George Siler ref
creed Jesse Shipp, of Cincinnati. knocked
out Joe Mcknight, of Piqua, in the second
round of the preliminary.
Connie Mack. manager of the Philadel-
phia American League baseball club and
representing Ban Johnson and G. w. Som
ers. left Boston last night for New York
and Philadelphia. He announced before his
departure that he secured the lease of the
grounds on Huntington avenue in Boston,
heretofore used by Clute & Co., from the
Boston Elevated Railroad Company.
According TO the Chicago Daily News
arrangements have practically Deen COM
pleted for a racing meet on the Drainage
canal some time In June or July between
the crew of the University of Wisconsin
and the crew OF some prominent Eastern
college Negotiations are being conducted
with PENNSYLVANIA and Cornell for the
race, which II is proposed TO make an an
nual event.
Sam Loates, the champion English jockey
who Is on a pleasure trip throughout the
United States, arrived in Chicago yester-
day and will leave for San Francisco to-
day. IF invited. / may possibly ride out
West but at present i have no intention
of doing So" said the Englishman. Later
developments may after my plans, however
so cannot say definitely that 1 shall not
ride If / do ride ii will not be for the
money offered"
The referee in the contested mile profess
sional race at the Park-square Garden,
Boston. Tuesday night. has decided against
Major Taylor, who finished first, and
first money goes to A W. Ross, second TO
Archie McEachern, third to r. A Walthour
and fourth TO Hugh Mclean. The referee
says Taylor violated one of the most i'm
portant rules of track racing. which for
bids any rider from passing inside another
except in the home stretch, unless the lat
ter is clearly riding wide.