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Show .WILLIAMS EN ROUTE The Champion Packs Up His Grip and Leaves for His Training; Quarters Quar-ters in Idaho. THE CUN CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. Kesults of Yesterday's Contests on the Diamond Dia-mond Kain Again Interferes The Etace Meeting to he Veritable Veri-table Kouser. , Champion Williams wno has so long defended de-fended the local standard of the prize ring against all comers, left for Pebble, Idaho, this morning where he will go into training for his approaching fight at Pocatello with Freeman. Now that the time for the match is nearing, interest in tho result is being stimulated and there will be a boodle of money to place on the champion. Jim is already in fine fettle, fet-tle, he having never beeu prodigal enough iu his habits to get really out of condition, and the work of the two remaining weeks will place him in better plumage than he has ever been. His backers should not permit their admiration for him, however, to impair im-pair their judgment of results. Freeman is quoted as a good man and while the popular belief is that he will win he will haye to tight to secure the decision. The result of yesterdry baseball contests was as follows: Louisville, o; Chicago, L Pittsburg, 14; St. Louis, 3. Cleveland, 1; Cincinnati, 6. Brooklyn, 9; Philadelphia, 5. The games posted for Washington and Boston were postponed on accout of rain. The result of the gun club's contest yesterday yes-terday afternoon was as follows: Nam. Singles. Doubles. To'al. Sharp lb 7 23 Brown 12 5 IT Bam Browning... 6 5 11 Tn-msvos 10 J Johnson - 10 6 10 Walker 15 I 17 Christie 16 7 23 Brockbank. 13 5 18 Aiken - 9 3 12 Tilford - 8 2 10 Durmody 10 5 21 Bradlev 10 0 16 ciiitnn". 14 3 17 Cannon 9 o Tillman 9 4 13 Sharp, jr 11 2 13 Lvuch 13 2 15 Brooks - S 0 8 Mr. A, C- Beckwith, the well-known Wyoming Wyo-ming turfman, is in the city, aud paid a visit to the track yesterday afternoon. He believes with those who are directly interested inter-ested that an opportunity is afforded to make Zion one of the most successful points on the cross-country circuit. He commended com-mended the present management and predicts pre-dicts that under it the association will yet develop into one of the most formidable in the country. |