Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14, 1900View transcription
SPORTING MISCELLANY
George McFadden and Jack O'Brien are matched to fight in New York May 18.
Charles White is to referee the fight between Fitzsimmons and Dunkhorst in New York April 23.
At Dexter Park, L. I., Tuesday Thomas A. Short won the monthly shoot of the Parkway Rod and Gun Club.
July 20 and 21 have been selected as the dates for the National Regatta on the speedway course of the Harlem river.
Henry O. Havemeyer's new yacht Impatience is to race against a new unnamed sloop-yacht being built by the Herreshoffs.
Jouett Meekin, who was lately released by the Bostons, has signed to pitch for the Pittsburg team the coming season.
Charles Smithers' schooner-yacht Fleur-de-Lys, New York Yacht Club, arrived at Hampton Roads Tuesday from Nassau, N. P.
James J. Jeffries began active training Tuesday for his championship battle with James J. Corbett. He is training at Allenhurst.
"Spike" Sullivan has been matched to fight "Jack" Daly, of Wilmington, 20 rounds at 133 pounds at Waterbury, Conn., the latter part of this month.
All inspectors of the Highway Department of Brooklyn have been ordered to learn bicycle riding before May 1, on which date carriages will be done away with.
Governor Roosevelt's appointment of Frederick C. Stevens, Harry Hamlin and C. H. Halcomb as New York State Fair Commissioners was highly approved by all horsemen.
Entries for the Amateur Boxing Tournament to be held at Menser's Hall April 19 by the Knickerbocker Athletic Club are to close on Tuesday, April 17, with R. J. Sullivan, 975 Argyle avenue.
John B. Day, chief of umpires of the National Baseball League, has issued a letter ordering that there shall be no disputing of the umpires' decisions under pain of an investigation by him.
Manager Henning, of the Riverside Athletic Club, announces that the lightweight boxer, Joseph Bartell, will referee the contests at the club's amateur sparring tournament to be held April 25.
Columbia students held a mass-meeting Tuesday at the university in New York and definitely decided to have a crew. They backed up their determination with money, subscribing more than $1,500.
William Brown, of the Nassau Wheelmen, New York, will try to ride 2,500 miles on a bicycle. He will start May 12 on Long Island roads. He will employ 35 pacing machines, including automobiles.
A match has been arranged between "Kid" Broad, of Cleveland, and Jack McClelland, of Pittsburg, before the Business Men's Gymnasium Club of Cleveland on May 1. The fight will be for 20 rounds.
"Gus" Ruhlin, Corbett's sparring partner, arrived at Lakewood, N. J., Monday. Ruhlin says Corbett is fit to fight now. Ruhlin has gone into training for his fight with Fitzsimmons at Westchester on June 1.
Joseph Walcott may now get on a fight with "Tommy" Ryan, who has concluded to draw the color line no longer. William A. Brady will now arrange a match for Ryan with Walcott to be held at Coney Island some time this summer.
At Niles, Ohio, Monday night, Matty Matthews, of New York, defeated William Payne, of Baltimore, in six rounds on points. Matthews also knocked out Dan McConnell, of Trenton, in the third round by a right-hand blow on the jaw.
SPORTING MISCELLANY
George McFadden and Jack O'Brien are matched to fight in New York May 18.
Charles White is to referee the fight between Fitzsimmons and Dunkhorst in New York April 23.
At Dexter Park, L. I., Tuesday Thomas A. Short won the monthly shoot of the Parkway Rod and Gun Club.
July 20 and 21 have been selected as the dates for the National Regatta on the speedway course of the Harlem river.
Henry O. Havemeyer's new yacht Impatience is to race against a new unnamed sloop-yacht being built by the Herreshoffs.
Jouett Meekin, who was lately released by the Bostons, has signed to pitch for the Pittsburg team the coming season.
Charles Smithers' schooner-yacht Fleur-de-Lys, New York Yacht Club, arrived at Hampton Roads Tuesday from Nassau, N. P.
James J. Jeffries began active training Tuesday for his championship battle with James J. Corbett. He is training at Allenhurst.
"Spike" Sullivan has been matched to fight "Jack" Daly, of Wilmington, 20 rounds at 133 pounds at Waterbury, Conn., the latter part of this month.
All inspectors of the Highway Department of Brooklyn have been ordered to learn bicycle riding before May 1, on which date carriages will be done away with.
Governor Roosevelt's appointment of Frederick C. Stevens, Harry Hamlin and C. H. Halcomb as New York State Fair Commissioners was highly approved by all horsemen.
Entries for the Amateur Boxing Tournament to be held at Menser's Hall April 19 by the Knickerbocker Athletic Club are to close on Tuesday, April 17, with R. J. Sullivan, 975 Argyle avenue.
John B. Day, chief of umpires of the National Baseball League, has issued a letter ordering that there shall be no disputing of the umpires' decisions under pain of an investigation by him.
Manager Henning, of the Riverside Athletic Club, announces that the lightweight boxer, Joseph Bartell, will referee the contests at the club's amateur sparring tournament to be held April 25.
Columbia students held a mass-meeting Tuesday at the university in New York and definitely decided to have a crew. They backed up their determination with money, subscribing more than $1,500.
William Brown, of the Nassau Wheelmen, New York, will try to ride 2,500 miles on a bicycle. He will start May 12 on Long Island roads. He will employ 35 pacing machines, including automobiles.
A match has been arranged between "Kid" Broad, of Cleveland, and Jack McClelland, of Pittsburg, before the Business Men's Gymnasium Club of Cleveland on May 1. The fight will be for 20 rounds.
"Gus" Ruhlin, Corbett's sparring partner, arrived at Lakewood, N. J., Monday. Ruhlin says Corbett is fit to fight now. Ruhlin has gone into training for his fight with Fitzsimmons at Westchester on June 1.
Joseph Walcott may now get on a fight with "Tommy" Ryan, who has concluded to draw the color line no longer. William A. Brady will now arrange a match for Ryan with Walcott to be held at Coney Island some time this summer.
At Niles, Ohio, Monday night, Matty Matthews, of New York, defeated William Payne, of Baltimore, in six rounds on points. Matthews also knocked out Dan McConnell, of Trenton, in the third round by a right-hand blow on the jaw.
