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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1890
Page
17
A wide spread discussion covers baseball in Britain with plans for English teams and talent scouting in Pittsburgh. It also dissects the Kilrain Corbett bout and Dempsey McCarthy clash, noting strategies, judging methods, and the impact on American boxing success.
The column argues for milder prize fight forms with two ounce gloves and time rounds, claiming knockouts are inevitable under any rules while praising the old system's harsher pace. It also reports Collins the Wisconsin sprinter winning the Shrovetide handicap at Sheffield and overview of American entrants and withdrawals.
Exciting contests highlighted a Washington birthday celebration by the Ron Hill Gun Club. J. R. Hostetter won the Washington cup after a close contest amid excellent weather, large attendance, and first class shooting. results of multiple matches list winners and prize details with several Cochran and Levis among top placers.
Buffalo officials agreed to pay 500 stakes to James Faulkner and E F Greene after last night’s match. Leonard won with a flying earl in the third round, though many sporting men called the bout odd. A challenge to a rematch was issued, but doubt remains over attracting an audience for another bout.
Race track telegram lists Monday entries with horses by race and weight at Crirrox New Jersey. The roster includes horses such as Blackthorn Romance Hairspring and Bonny Mabel Glenn, with weights and lineups across one mile and shorter distances.
Tom Gill, returning from England, reports sending for Bill Baxter the champion featherweight to New York. Baxter would clash with George Dixon or Cal McCarthy under Police Gazette rules for 1000 to 2500 dollars and the new Police Gazette featherweight belt. Baxter beat Martin Crowther for the featherweight crown at 116 pounds.
The Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America met in New York and decided the series championship games would be held at Berkley Oval on May 1. Officers elected included C Miller of Princeton as Vice President, F Lehigh as Secretary, D C Babbite as Treasurer, H H Sanger of Cornell, and executives F C Walcott and M Lang of Columbia. Independent bodies were approved for the association’s own use.
St. Louis reports that Jack King, Missouri’s top heavyweight, has sent a challenge to the Police Gazette offering to fight George Godfrey of Boston for $1000. King advertises equal terms to Joe Lannon of Boston Jack Ashton of Providence and Jack Failon of Brooklyn.
The Waterloo Cup winner is Colonel North with Fuller ton. The event drew strong betting with Bern Le Nord Heaume and Riviera among favorites at even money.
E R Lowery, once of this city and a popular poolseller, was in town yesterday visiting friends and congratulating the Woodward trotting circuit at Lexington. He praised the sale's success and expressed optimism for a strong racing season.
New York reports reveal a syndicate offered John B. Day 1 000 000 for the National League franchise, aiming to seize control from players and rival leagues. Day declined comment while others deny direct involvement, as negotiations await a reply in coming days.
The Spirit of the Times argues for a central National Jockey Club as desired by many East and West figures. It contrasts English racing authority with American views, noting the English club is a patron-led body, not a legislative racing power. It warns gate money meetings may defy the Jockey Club rules if control wanes.
The city mourns W. E Blair a noted young pitcher who died at his East End home yesterday from typhoid fever. He was in his mid twenties and had starred with East End Athletics before joining pro teams including Zanesville Tri-State League and Philadelphia Athletics.
John Splan sails for New York on the Fulda with hope of a trotting circuit in England. Splan promotes horses including Barnum Gow Rapeal Dean and Back Salen racing horseman W. S. Leonard acquires Little Sioux Boston Boy and Almost Clay. plans for Vienna ownership and a Hophember wine game emerge.
Telegram details a hive bird shoot held today at Darrow on February 22. Participants Mustin and Mills contest with Paine touring from Dayton.
Special telegram from Tampa Bay records two scrappy games between the Chicago and Philadelphia clubs in February. Observers call the play slow and error prone with little at stake. Cooney and Carroll show steady defense but bats lag. Anson and Wilmot perform solidly. lingering doubt over leadership and form persists. The crowd notes a midwinter Florida day with a perfect save.
Canadian curlers defeated United States teams at the Albany City Curling Club to retain the Gordon International challenge medal for another year. Rinks represented Canada and the United States with George W. Sadler and John Robertson skipping for Canada while James Stewart led an American rink. Final scores showed Canada ahead overall with a 43 to 31 tally.
At the New Orleans Jockey Club winter meeting, attendance is strong and the track fast. Bob Nance leads in race one by three lengths at eleven-sixteenths, with Sheridan, Colonel Cox, Regardless, and Skoveleff among contenders. In the second race Volet wins by a head after Little Boy Blue and Volet dispute the stretch. Lida GL wins the seven furlong cap in a close finish over Bonnie King, with Flirt and Knoxville following. Jockeys escape injury after Lida L and Flirt fall. Racing continues Monday.
The Woodard sale in Lextsetton Kentucky drew a good crowd despite poor weather. Horses sold well with bidders active and average prices around 260.6 per head.
The note covers racing tracks at Exposition Park flooded and possible impact on next Saturday’s events. It notes track conditions in Louisville and Spokane training, betting offers in Brooklyn, and contract talks and signings involving Hart, Richardson, and Burns. Also mentions Providence Atlantic Association club funding and Boston League practice plans for March 18.
Boston clubs and rivals were tangled in signing Charlie Bennett to a three year contract with the Ligue club. Bennett used leverage to extract terms and faced competing offers from Cleveland Pittsburg and Detroit while Bancroft maneuvered to place him. He eventually signed for Detroit at $1400, a figure later rising to $3500 annually with advanced payments. Charles J. Foley notes Bennett’s career moves and industry tactics.
Manager Buckenberger completes work on the American Association schedule with Chapman and Sharsig to inspect at the Bingham House Philadelphia next Monday. The plan, likely to be adopted, targets a March meeting in Syracuse at the Leland House. The season spans 140 games from April 17 to October 12 with West and East openings.
New Orleans reports Sezinah will stay until March 10 then go to Hot Springs Arkansas for the Kilrain exhibition. He balks at a match with Bowen and seeks a bout with Jack Bolan of Cincinnati under the Young Men's Gymnastic Club, offering to stake money against Bolan but Bolan won't fight at the beer night.
Frank Moore of Elizabeth planned a finish fight with Mike Breslin at the New York Illustrated News office. Breslin did not keep Friday’s appointment, leaving a deposit of zero. If Breslin commits, they will sign articles for a four round gloves bout at 225 a side the following Thursday.
An advertisement extols the Golden Medical Discovery from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo for consumption and coughs. It claims wide reach and guarantees benefit or money back with a fair trial, urging timely use and featuring the address No 663 Main Street.
Squirrel Hill Gun Club marked Washington's Birthday with seven varied shoots on its grounds. Members reported strong attendance and top form with close scores in sweepstakes and multiple matches led by shooters such as J P Andrews, J McKnight, A Renner, D K Henry, and G Gwynne among others.
February 22 racing crowd fills Cuirron NJ betting ring as Suburban track conditions allow quick betting. First race runs seven and a half furlongs with Monte Cristo winning at 5 to 1, Ariel second, Pilot third. results include varied odds and times.
Feb 22 boxing note quotes Jack Dempsey declaring La Blanche his rival in a ring battle. He warns the bout could occur before a club or on the green with bare fists, claiming a final offer stands at 32 500 and promising a decisive result if La Blanche accepts.
Special telegram from the dispatch notes results of today’s races led by Boodle who won the first seven furlongs race at 2 to 1 odds.
Radam Microbe Killer claims to eradicate every disease with a history and rationale promoting a universal cure. The advertisement lists the William Radam Microbe Killer Co at 4 Sixth Avenue New York and an address for E B Williams of Pittsburgh.
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