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CUNCHBfI HIS CLAIM TO THE
TITLE) POBMBRI/V HBLD BY
JACK MAIMKI'K
O'ROURKE ABUSES SHAKKEY
Kay* the Sailor In 11 Moral Cutvard,
antl Afraid of FltaslfW ■
Jeffrie* Branded a (li«miii
(liit hi i> I on.
Frank Erne, of Buffalo, can now lay
claim to the title of lightweight cham
pion boxer. He decisively defeated Joe
Gans in twelve rounds of sapid work Frl-
Oaj night, the negro being scarcely in
the running at ans Btage of the buttle.
Prior to Uiis victory. Erne had not been
regarded as a real champion, despite his
defeat of George Lavigne. Now, how
ever, Use, ms conceded that Erne is bet
ter than had bi en believed, ami he may
yet wear the toga once Bported by the
only Jack McAuliffe. There was a great
crowd out to witness the battle between
Erik j ami (Jans, ami much money changed
hands, it was Brne's fight all the way.
A peculiar and ii is trussing accident
<it ni\ caused a termination of hostilities.
Erne landed heavily on 'Jans" eye, forcing
it from the socket and rendering the col
ored man blind. The damage was not as
treat as seemed apparent, for a physician
jumped into tin ring and quickly replaced
the optic where .a belonged. It is due to
just such unfortunate happenings that
boxing is so abhorred by many people.
And yet in the day of the cestUS two men
entered the arena with a full realisation
that but one of the contestants might
leave ii alive.
SENSATION OF WEEK.
The sensation of the week in pugilistic
circles v. as the declaration by Tom
O'Rourke that Sailor Sharkey is a moral
coward. O'Rourke asserted that Sharkey
talked light until he realized that Fitz
glmtnone meant business and then backed
down. The manager of the sailor add< d
that lie would terminate his busim bs d«'al
with Sharkey on Sept. 1, before wh'ch
time he would force the sailor to meet
at leas; one good man. O'Hourke says I
that he will give Gus Ruhlin the chance
d< sired to meet Sharkey. Despite
O'Rourke's assertion, there are many
who will believe thai the ex-Boston car
penter is not taking the initiative in sev
ering hi s connection with Sharkey.
O'Rourke is not noted for letting go a
good thing when he has it well In hand.
Sharkey has long been dissatisfied with
O'Rourke's management of his affairs,
and it is just possible, if not probable,
that the sailor has notified Tom that the
end of their business dealings would be
readied on the date mentioned by
O'Rourke. It is more than likely that It
Is a ease of sour grapes with O'Rourke.
JEFFRIES TALKS FIGHT.
Rig Jim Jeffries, who le out on the
roast, says he will start for Chicago to
meet three men unless quickly notified
differently by his raanager, Hilly Brady.
Jeffries adds that he and Brady are on
the best of terms, and that all the talk
about differences is bosh. Jeffries takes
i<- aslon to Bay that he is anxious to again
meet Sharkey, adding that he feels cer
tain ■■:' his ability to easily defeat the
r. Jeffries should have reached that
conclusion earlier in the game, lie had
an opportunity to t on a return match
with th< man-of-war's man Immediately
following Their little engagement. ii>
which it is :; question which men got the
belter of thp argument It is in decidedly
bad taste f<>r Jeffries to Indulge in such
talk ;.' this stage of the proceedings. By
the way. my old friend, who makes many
mistakes when he attempts to rlescant
upon battles in the ring long ago, Macon
McCormick, is eminently correct when he
Baye that Jeffries is the cheapest cham
pion America ever boasted. The big boi
terraakcr maj b<> a good fellow, but he
y< i to show that he is more than a
mediocre champion.
FITZ AND M'COT.
When Boh Pitzstmmons and Kid McCoy
face each other in the ring there will be
gin the most equal contest Fitz has en
gaged in in recent years it must not be
forgotten thai the Cornishman is little
above th< middleweight, and that it is
an ea.-\ task for him to beale the stlpu
lated 15S pounds, [n fact, it is practically
admitted that Fits can reach 168 more
readily than could his present prospective
opponent. The battle should be an ex
citint: < xhlbitlon of scientific boxing. Kitz
wi"l lkely be peked to win, but McCoy
will have :> chance, and the interest will
consequently rot lag. The match should
prove far more exciting than the contest
In which Corbett and Jeffries will appear
In t!u; leading roles. The date of the bat
tle will Mi;< the question as to whether
pugilists are determined to defy public
opinion and make matches in the winter
to occur the following summer, and vice
i» rsa.
i 1' UtBETT -AND JKI' PRIES.
"Little is heard of the approaching bat
tle between Jim Corbet! and Jim Jeffries.
The men are far apart, and Jeffries if
taking on three men i:i Chicago. That is
bii old lake of Billy Brady's. What a
splendid mermaid man Brady would have
made! A stuffed lish, with a monkey's
head eewed on. wouixl have made a for
tune tor Brady in the days before the
mermaid racket was exposed. "While Cor
bet t was earning a livelihood for Brady
the now manager of Jeffries saw money
In a "meet-three-men" snap in Madison
Bquare Garden. lie acted at once, and
engaged two unknown nobodies, but failed
to find a third who was willing to go on
and_ pose as a chopping block for Cor
lx ;* Billy appealed to Joe Lannon, of
Boston. Now Joe was a sturdy boxer,
J& Stylish
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NICOLL'S MADE/TO/MEASURE
Spring snd Summer
Suits $15 to $40.
The most perfect tailoring system
in the world.
Samples sent out of town.
taTlor
Seventh and Robert.
who had taken many a hard lick from
.lohn L, Sullivan, and on the day set for
the three-cornered gladiatorial 1 contest,
Lannon went out and took on a larulC
cargo of the juice of the grape. Spark
ling vine always had the effect of making
Lannon stubborn, and so, when the time
came for him to "go out" he "bucked."
The three-cornered fake proved a lizzie.
Lannon was Unre scowling When the time
was up.
gORBBTT PICKED TO WIN.
And now all the wise men of the big
city where the fighters congregate say
that Corbett should make Jeffries look
much like an ordinary selling-plater in a
stake race. Always provided that Corbett
tan round to in something like his oid
time form. 1 have never regarded Cor
bett as a formidable lighter, yet it Is a
fact that lie is a promising candidate in
the match with Jeffries. The big boiler
maker is as strong as an ox, and probably
as game as a pebble, .iudniiif by his go
with Sharkey, and if the battle were to
be to a Mulsh he would have a belter
chance to win. But in a United round
contest, with Corbett in fair shape, the
fornu-r pompadour lighter should be de
clared the winner. Corbett will be in
constant danger of a knock-out, yet If he
keeps l>is temper in curb he can dodge th«
ptledrivers for the space of twenty-five
rounds, and certainly win on points. The
battle, therefore, will turn upon Corbett s
condition and good luck, or ability to
dodge. So far as the game of boxing is
concerned, Jeffries does not rank with
Corbett at any stage.
NEW FOE FOR ERNE.
Out of the far West there is coming a
gladiator who will some day put cham
pion light-weight Erne to the test. Kid
Parker is the individual referred to. He
is a willing, clever, sturdy fighter, who
can take as well as give punishment, and
his conquest of Wilmington Jack Daly
stamps him a top-notcher. Parker is of
the Sullivan-McGovem school of fighters.
He cares little for the pretty boxing that
some of the modern fighters seem to seek
to cultivate, and goes right in for the
real business from the first sound of the
gong. Parker* has vanquished many of
the best men in the light-weight division
and a del) to Erne Is among the neai
probabilities of the ring sport. And whep.
those men meet Erne will be called upon.
to demonstrate, not alone his skill as a
boxer, but his ability to stand up under
severe punishment. Parker will get to
him, and Erne will not need to be in
formed when he is within striking dis
tance.
WHITE EXPECTS TO LOSE.
Tommy While, one of the cleverest lit
tle boxers in the business, and a splendid
fellow all round, does not expect to de
feat Terry Mr-Govern when those popular
featherweights get together in Chicago,
as they will in the near future. White
says, however, that he will not be knock
ed out. He contends that McGovern could
not send him to dreamland in twice the
number of rounds which they are sched
uled to go, and is willing to back his
opinion with his cash. He is willing that
the contest shall be made for twelve
rounds instead of six, but It is Improbable
that the Chicago authorities will agree to
any such .'irrangement. McGovern is to
meet Eddie Santiy again in the near
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Bartender—Wots yours, whisky?
Customer—No; give me an eggnogg-. I'm observing Lent.
future. The men have signe-1 to box nt
Memphis. Bantry Is confident -he can
make a hotter showing than at Chicago.
He may, but he is scarcely good enough
to hope to vanquish the Brooklyn won
der.
HORTON LAW SAFE.
That is the opinion now expressed by
its friends, and t-onie of its opponents, \i\
New Y/ork. The Republican members of
the New York legislature have determined
to make a party issue of the bill to re
peal the boxing law, and if this be done
the friends of the measure contend it
cannot be passed. Strong political' In
fluence is being brought to bear to save
the Horton enactment. Timothy "Dry
Dollar" Sullivan is a power in New York
politics, and he says the law will stand.
—Willie Green.
.Tl'ii'lllilCS BARS THREE.
McCoy, Fits Hntl SlinrUey \ot Want
ed at Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 24.—Champion James
Jeffries, after considerable wire corre
spondence with Manager "Billy" Brady,
today finally announced that only Mc-
Coy, Bfaarkey and Fitzsimmons will be
baned in selecting the heavyweights Jef
fries is to meet at Tattersails, in this city,
April 5. Jack McCormiek, of Philadel
phia, and Jim Barnes, already have been
selected, and it is considered possible that
either Peifrr Maher or Joe Choynski will
be the third man.
FIT 7, AXD M'COY MATCHED.
Will Meet July 4 for Tvreiity-Flve
RonndM.
NEW YORK, March 24.—80b Fitzsim
mons and Kid McCoy were matched to
day to fight on July 4 twenty-five rounds
nt catch weigh is. Both men posted $2,500
forfeit, with the understanding that they
are to double this sum when articles are
signed with the club which gets the
match.
The club has not yet been decided upon,
but April 6 has been set for the time of
receiving bids.
Detroit Driving- Clnb Stake*.
DETROIT, Mich., March 24.—The lists
of entries for the stake events of the
Detroit Driving clubs blue ribbon trot
ting and pacing meeting were given cut
today.
The famous $10,000 Merchants and Man
ufacturers' stake, for 2:14 class trotters,
the feature of the meeting, has twenty
one entries. The winner takes $4,500, sec
ond and third $2,000 and $1,500 respective*/-
A consolation stake of $2,000 is provided
for horses that start but win no part of
the main stake.
Thirty horses are entered for the $5,000
Chamber of Commerce stake for 2:24 class
pacers.
The other stake events, with their en
tries, are: Wayne hotel, purse $2,000, 2:16
class pacing, 21 entries; the Hotel Cadil
lac, purse $2,000, 2:14 class trotting, 22
entries; the Hotel Normandie, purse $2,000,
2:00 class pacing, 30 entries; the Blue
Ribbon, purse $2,000, 2:17 class trotting, 25
entries.
THE ST. PAUL GLOUX, SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1900.
mm is
BREEZY liIDUET OF TIMELY GOS
SIP from the: pen of
C. W. RYDER
SOME WRESTLING IN SIGHT
Olgen, the DanUh Champion, to
Visit the NordnvPNt — A Mutch
fur lUtoih — I'u^iHsin,
CycJlntf, Racing, Etc.
CHICAGO, March 24.-(Special/—Wil
ling is likely to become pr.pular again in
this country, the boom which was given
by the appearance of Yousouf, the ' Terri- j
ble Turk, 1' and later by Halli Adalli, being
further strengthened by the coming of
Bech Olsen, of Denmark, who is eredl'ed
with the defeat of Yousouf, undoubtedly
the best wrestler ever seen in America.
Olsen met Ernest Roeber, the Giaeco-
Roman champion of America, at Madisjn
Square garden, New York, Weans:ay
night, and, after winning and losing a
fall, was declared the winner of the
match, having thrown Roeber so hard in
the second bout that the latter was un
able to continue. Roeber won the firai
fall in 24:25, and Olsen the second in
14:39.
All accounts received of the contest
agree that it was one of the mrst des
perate ever seen in that city, and It wa^
closely watched by a crowd of over 10,
--000 persons. The size of the attendance,
the heavy betting, and the assurances by
the Associated Press reporters that the
contest was "on the level," indicates thut
even in the East, .where wrestling has
been on the wane of late year, a good c li
test Is certain to be appreciated.
This Olsen is certainly a wonder, and
quite as much a wonder, because of his
nationality, as the Turk, for I do not re
member that the Swedish nation is large
ly represented in this form of athletics, at
least in America. In size, while srr.allH
than YouKOuf, he Is a monster, a c m
parison with Roeber showing as follows:
Olsen. Roeber.
267 pounds Weight 18o" pounds
6 ft. 2% in Height 5 ft. 7 in.
80 in Reach 69% in.
19% In Ne-k 17 in..
49 in Chest 41 in.
53 in Chest, expanded 44^2 in.
44 in Stomach 37 in.
23% in Biceps lo'fc in.
18 in Calf 17 in
MAY VISIT ST. PAUL,.
I am In receipt of a letter from William
A. Brady, formerly manager for Jame^s
J. CorbeLt, stating that Olsen will prob
ably be taken on a visit to Chicago ani
the Northwest, it being understood that
the wrestler has relatives living in the
Twin Cities. Brady has probably been
reading the story of Olsen, which forms
a very important chapter in the Minne
apolis city directory. There is no doubt,
however, that Ols-en will receive a popu ar
reception from his countrymen, and the
fact that he has defeated YVuisouf, the
terrible one. who was drowned while re
turning to the land of the sultan, stamp*
him as being a grand man on the mat
1 have seen them all, from Whistler. Mc-
Laughlin, Sorakichi, Lewis, Cannoi,
Moth, Muldoon, and even Tom Shield-;,'
and Yousouf, to my mind, was the b.-ct
that ever happened.
Another wrestling match on the tapis
for St. Paul is that between Al Heroes,
a popular welterweight of that city, and
an "unknown" from Chicago. Steps are
being taken to bring these men together,
and, as there is a good side stake, and
the men are very evenly matched, a good
bout should follow. Heroes, I under
stand, is very popular among the sports
men In the Northwest, and as the Chi
cago man has a strong following, it will
be easy for friends of the St. Paul fa
vorite to get down their money.
Herces claims to bs the champion citCT
as-catch wrestler in h!s weight class, . o
that the coming contest will be of the
championship sort. The Chlcaeo man !s
being trained by J. J. Rooney, the "Gla-u
Gripman," who is open to meet any
heavyweight wrestler in the wo.-ld. Ro >n
ey Is employed as a gripman by the City
Railway company, of this city, and it
is possible that he may find an opponent
in one of similar occupation in the Twf-i
Cities, in which case a medal or belt, em
blematic of the grlpman's championship,
might be made a portion of the reward
of the winner. Of course the secret so
ciety "grip" would be barred In this com
petition.
CLEVER WITH HIS FISTS.
The predictions made in my letter last
Sunday, in relation to the fistic ability of
Bennie Yanger, the "Tipton Slasher,"
were fully verified in his bout with Harry
Forbes at the Tattersall fights on Sat
urday week. Forbes made as good, if not
a better, showing against McGovern as
any of the little men, and has boen gen
erally regarded by local sportsmen as the
best 116-pounder in America. He is cer
tainly as clever as they make 'em, but
his weakness has been shown In hitting
ability.
Yanger Is reasonably clever, but a hard
hitting two-handed fighter, much after
the McGovern order. He is as fast and
constantly in action and is ever ready to
exchange blows with his opponent. Yan
ger is an Italian and has been fighting
only a year, and in twenty or thirty con
tests he has never been defeated. I hear
some talk of putting him against McGov
ern, but such a contest would be un
reasonable for Yanger at this time. In
weight a*G height the Italian lad is about
of the size- of McGovern, although he
could popslbly train a few pounds lower
than the champion.
Speaking of McGovern's weight I am
reminded that in a recent letter to Sam
Summerfield, matchmaker of the Fort
Dearborn Athletic club, the "Brooklyn
Terror" stated tl.at he would not meet
any local man In six-round bouts in Chi
cago at over 122-124 pounds at ringside.
This dra.vs the lino pretty close for the
"feathers" who have been milling at any
old weight up to 126 pound* at rlngf-KIP.
and it will be very gratifying when we
have all the champions fighting at legiti
mate weights. I remember that "light
weights" of the Charley MeAVeever, Owen
Ziegler, Wilmington J»k Daly class have
been fighllng at 112'p^inds, and Tommy
Ryan was a welter until he weighed 154.
Queer cha'mpionsitm?^!
PUT A BAft ON JEFFRIES.
Big Jim Jeffries is heading this way,
and is expected it aisAear in a show at
Tattersall's Aprtf E,|TPartial arrange
ments had been made^to have the cham
pion meet three men and try to knock
them all out in six rounds each the same
evening. Mayor garrison refused a year
ago to allow the heavjyveights in the first
division to fight hqre, -as their prominence
excited too much attention from the "op
position" to boxing matches. For this
reason it was expjfr-ted that Jeffries might
be allowed to inlet a few "dubs." The
mayor, however,.fears that in such an
unequal match some accident may follow, j
and 1 am told that he has refused a per,,
mit for the fights.
At the next regular Friday evening show
of the Fort Dearborn Athletic club, at
tho Star theater, the main feature of the
boxing programme will be a six-round
contest between Billy Steft and Al Wie
nlg, the ex-cyclist and trainer of cyclists.
This should be a great contest, and
Northwestern sportsmen visiting Chicago
should time their visits to be present
next Friday evening.
The contest between -xcGovern and
Tommy White, which was being arrang
ed by the Tattersall Athletic club for
early in April, has been postponed to the
latter part of the month, as McGovern s
other engagements Interfere. The twen
ty-round fight between McGovern and
Santry has also been postponed—this is
the fourth time—and will be carried over
from April into May.
Chicago Jack Daly has gone to New
York for the purpose of challenging the
winner of the Erne-Gans bout, and 1 cer
tainly believe the Chicago lightweight has
a chance with either of the Eastern crack
ajacks. Daly fought Erne here recently,
and in six rounds made a good showing.
He is a fighter rather after the order of
what Needham used to be in the old days
—fairly clever, but with the ten-second
goods in either mitt and prepared to
lay it on at every opportunity. Daly
is a real lightweight and of good physical
proportions.
OLD FAVORITE TO FIGHT.
Older followers} of $he fistic sport in
the Northwest, and in Minneapolis in par
ticular, will remember Tommy Warren,
the little bantam, who u&ed to be re
garded as one of the best little men in
the world. His fight with Tommy Dan
forth at the old Washington rink in North
Minneapolis away back in the 80's attract
ed much attention. Danforth is now liv
ing in this city, attd has retired from th-3
ring. 1 used to think he had the homeliest
lace of any pug that ever climbed over
the ring ropes.
Warren drilled south from Minneapolis,
and becoming fnvolvfcd in a shooting
scrape in Texas was sent to the state pen
itentiary for six years. He was released
about a year ago, and'is now matched to
fight Terry McGfcvern at the Seaside
Sporting club, New York, the date being
fixed as May 4. Warren is now under the
management of Tom O'Rourke, the New
York flbtie promoter, who is also the man
ager of Joe Woicott. O'Rourke managed
George Dlxon for years, and it was due
to O'Rourke that the Horton bill was
passed and that boxing was kept upon
a high plane in New York. O'Rourke is
now proprietor of the Delavan house in
New York, and Dixon has opened a swell
buffet in the same.city.
LIVELY SEASON IN RACING.
This will be the best season in turf sport
that Chicago has had for years. The
trouble between local poolroom men and
a syndicate that has been operating at
points beyond Co*lfc<-county, in whtch.it
was claimed that trie syndicate was in
strumental in elosj'njfy-the- 40ea.l game, so.
driving'the players to tfle outside points,
has practically been settled, and fears
that the local men Nvould retaliate In
closing the tracks—there being no law
in the state which permits bookmaking—
has subsided.
The fact that business men and the pub
lic generally wished racing has been suf
ficient warning to those who wou.d seek
to invite interference by the law. On this
hypothesis the secretaries of the several
local jockey clubs have gone ahead with
their stake book arrangements, and an
unusually large entry list of high-class
horses is the result.
The great American Derby, which has
been revived by the Washington Park
Jockey club, to be run on the opening day
ot the meeting in June, has drawn out a
list of sixty-six entries, among the horses
named being Lieut. Gibson, Sidney Lucas,
Mesmerist, Advance Guard, Brigadier,
Yellow Tail, Sam Phillips, F. W. Erode,
The Conqueror, and a lot of good ones
that have been entered by leading owners
of the East mid West. The Sheridan,
Knglewood and other, stakes, with the
Wheeler handicap,! have also received a
large entry iist, the grand total in the
fourteen stakes being 1,004 horses, or an
average of sixty-four,, which is certainly
a remarkable showing..
Changes have been jnade in the list of
officials of the Washington Park Jockey
club, Lawrence A., Young succeeding C.
D. Hamill, resigned.. Mr. Hamill filled
the vacancy caused .by the death of
George Henry Wheeler, and Mr. Young
married a daughter of Mr. Wheeler. Mr.
Young is a lawyer and a former resident
of the Blue Grass state, whose love for
the sport is second only to that for
Blackstone. John R. Walsh, a bank pres
ident and principal owner of the Chroni
cle, has retired as treasurer of the club,
and James Howard will fill that posi
tion, as well as that of secretary.
Mr. Howard has as his assistant John
Kelsey, one of the best all-around good
fellows in the business and well known
all over the country as a clever man in
his duties as assistant secretary, as well
as in the judges' box, where he long since
made a favorable record for his quick de
cisions and thorough impartiality. He
is a level-headed man and one of the
best racing officials in America.
IMPROVEMENTS AT HARLEM.
Chief among the racing associations in
America this year will be the Harlem
Jockey club, of which John Condon, the
blind turfman is the reigning spirit, and
Charles Miers the business manager.
Martin Nathanpon, an old newspaper
man, whose sporting work on the old
Herald—now Tlmes-Herald^-made that
paper prominent in the Western news
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ment and care given to please horsemen
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Mr. Condon, who has been to Europe
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not been helpel, but letters received from
him are full of cheerfulness.
GREAT YEAR IN CYCLING.
Cycling sport will be almost as popu
lar in Chicago this season as it was in
'97, when 200,000 was a conservative esti
mate of the number of riders. This city
has exceptional facilities for riders, May
or Harrison being an enthusiastic wheel
man, who, in other days, secured a num
ber of century bars, and who now turns
out with the wheelmen in parades. The
care of the streets is a hobby with the
mayor, and on election days the wheel
men go to the polls 40,000 strong to vote
for "the best son of Chicago's best may
or."
The macadam and asphalt streets
around the city—and at no point do they
touch the extreme limits —is thirty-five
or forty miles, a nice trip for those who
wish to take a little spin before break
fast.
The new wheels do not show great
changes over 1899, and the improvements
are largely in the nature of comfort and j
convenience to riders. In this respect the
Rambler of the Gormully & Jeffrey make,
which I remember in the old high wheel
days when Schock won the long distance
races in Minneapolis, has led the field.
This conservative concern has never
adopted any feature of wheel-making
which was an experiment, but has gone
in strongly for the practical wheel with
the result that its sales last year were
over 400,000 and are likely to be doubled
this season.
1 mention this fact to show that the
wheel has come to stay ami that cycling
is no longer a fad. Consequently those
who bought the thirty-inch wheels, patent
tires and sunshine spokes, with other
llapdoodle are now coming back to the
sensible wheel and the makers, who were !
wise enough to cater to the practical side
of cycling, are now getting all the trade
and consequently all the "dough."
BRIEF NOTES OF SPORT.
Jimmy Barry, who retired from the
ring as the undefeated world's champion
bantam, has decided to take on a few of
the new aspirants. He may appear in
an exhibition bout in the Northwest soon.
The fact that Fitzsimmons gave up the
chance of meeting Sharkey so suddenly
and his quick match-making with McCoy
is taken here as an indication that Fitz
was not overly anxious to fight the
sailor.
Harry Kuhl, secretary of the Chicago
Racing association, Hawthorne track,
may succeed Presiding Judge Rees this
season at Hawthorne, Capt. Rees having
been selected as a Judge in the East.
The Chicago ball club has gone to Sel
ma, Ala., to get into training. Charley
Nichols, the veteran pitcher, thinks that
the White Stockings is a weak combina
tion. He says that Brooklyn, Boston, St.
Louis and Pittsburg will lead in the pen
nant race.
Two pupils of the Princeton-Yale acad
emy met in a boxing contest in the school
gymnasium, Wednesday, a large number
of scholars and teachers being present
The contest continued six rounds and
was decided a draw by the referee,
another pupil in the school.
—C. W. Ryder.
CYCL.E PATH MOVEMENT.
I/. A. W. Presldemt Ontlln<>« Hi»
New Policy.
NEW YORK, March 21.—According to
the weekly report of the L. A. W. press
committee, President Conway W. Sams
has outlined his policy for the year as
follows:
"I shall proceed on the broad policy of
the greatest good for the greatest num
ber. My committee appointments will be
on the basis of the best men for the po
sitions and without regard for the geo
graphy of their homes.
"Good roads and wheelmen's rights ap
peal to every bicycle rider in this coun
try. It is believed that the side-path
movements will do more than anything
else to increase the league membership,
and the new officers of the organization
will devote a great part of their energies
to this until the original plan of a com
plete system of side paths from Maine
to Texas, and from the Atlantic to the
Pacific has been accomplished. As many
states as possible will be persuaded to
follow the example of New York and
pass a side-path law, making the con
struction of such paths obligatory upon
the county boards of supervisors of the
public roads, and imposing a side-path
license ta:< upon the riders. If this can.
not be accomplished in some of tht
states, the local cyclers' organizations in
those states will turn out and build side
paths and maintain them with the finan
cial aid of the league.
"A correspondence with clubs all over
the country has been begun, with a view
to beginning side-path building at once.
The touring bureau is also receiving a
good deal of attention. Tours throughout
all parts of this country and Europe will
be arranged, and under the treaty now
existing between the league and the cy
cling touring associations of England and
several other European countries, special
hotel, railroad and steamship rates can
be guaranteed."
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The most popular hotel with all parties
and giving the best table service, and
cafe, and American plan accommoda
tions, is Hotel Metropolitan, now cele
brated throughout the Northwest.
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SEVENTY-FOUR COLLEGES TO COM
PETE IN THE INTERCOL
LEGIATE EVENTS
PRINCETON WILL BE IN IT
Acceptance by That Team Ha*
Arontted Great Interest—Indi
vidual Eventt* (tnen to All
College Athlete*.
PHILADELPHIA, March 24.—The sixth
annual intercollegiate and lnterscholastlc
relay races, which are to take place un
der the auspices of the University of
Pennsylvania, are still several weeks off,
but already the promise of the manage
ment that they will be the most important
athletic event of the year is assured.
Twenty-seven colleges and forty-seven
schools have entered the lists, yet the
entries are not closed, and it is expected
that ten more colleges and eighteen more
schools will be entered. It is expected
that all of the leading educational in
stitutions In the country will be repre
sented.
The acceptance of Princeton is arousing
great interest, and the work of its team
will be watched most eagerly. Princeton
has not competed against Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia since '94. Since then they
have met several times in other cities, but
Pennsylvania has generally had the best
of the argument. Orange and black is
straining every nerve to win the one
mile championship; not only because that
Ls the banner event of the -meeting, but
because in that race Princeton will meet
Pennsylvania, and will hare a fair chance
to turn the tables on her strong opponent.
The presence of Princeton at these games
foreshadows its return to athletic rela
tions with the red and blue in all kinds
of sport.
Were Princeton and Pennsylvania the
only entries in the one-mile championship
a heart-breaking race would be assured,
but Cornell and Georgetown have entered
teams. Yale may still be able to ar
range her schedule so as to compete,
while Chicago and Michigan will surely
be on hand to uphold the supremacy of
the West, so that the ra.ee is sure to be
the biggest event of the day.
On referring to the accompanying list
of entries it will be noticed that In class
races natural rivals have been placed
in competition with one another, and
that thus in almost every event there
will be a race within a race. For in
stance, in the Haverford, Swarthmore,
C. C. N. V., New York university and
Rutgers class the first two will be re
garded as special rivals, while the New
York colleges will also be watched by
their friends from a similar point of view.
By thus placing rivals against each other
grand races are assured, and perhaps the
race for fourth or fifth place may be
even more stubbornly contested than that
for first place. This is one secret of \he
great interest in these races.
The school events are closing very
Quickly, and already there are as many
entries as there were last year. As fl
teen more at least will enter, the man
agement have difficulty in making room
for the numerous teams. It will, how
ever, result in all the better racing, as
in every event six teams will be found.
Many new schools have been aclmiUtd.
A glance over the list of schou's will
show that they will give even better raeei
than in former years. In any case, they
would be sure to do so, as interscholastlc
athletes have improved wonderfully dur
ing the past five years.
The management have kept pace with
the growing importance of these gamei
by throwing open the individual evtnts
to all college athletes. The 100-ya.-d event
is being looked forward to with much
interest. It will bring together the best
sprinters in America. Jarvis, of Prime
ton; Duffy, of Georgetown, champion r,f
America; Tewkesbury, the intercollegiate
champion, and Kraenzlein- and McClaln,
of Pennsylvania, will meet in this even ,
which should prove a record breaker.
In putting the shot and throwing th-^
hammer McCracken and Hare will meet
the best men from the other colleges. In
the discus event we may look for a new
record. Sheldon, of the N. Y. A. C (.he
holder of the discus record, has be n in
vited, but he will have to do considera
bly better than his former exploit, as
McCracken has been breaking the Siiel
don record every day in practice. Krae::«
lein may also take part in this event, as
he has shown grand form at it, and shoul 1
develop into a star. He has thrown It 121
feet.
In the high jump Carroll, of Princeton,
1900
DaVtons, [)Im\ Orients,
$40 and $50 VfeS/ $50and$65
We have the "Riders" with us, all riding either a Dayton or an Orient —John A.
Neubauer, Korlath Bros., the Mcllrath Family, Peterson Bros.
Orders Piling in and Wheels Being Delivered. Expert Bicycle, Golf and Gun Repairing
THE WM. R. BURpARD CO.,
319 Robas*t Streat.
has been Invited to meet Baxter, of Penn
sylvania, and a battle royal is expected.
Kra&nzlein will make his firs: aj pear
ance this year in the broad Jump, for
which he holds the world's record of 24
feet 4% inches.
These scratch events will furnish high
class sport, and should be an object les
son to the thousands of interscholastlc
athletes who will be present.
The following is a list of the teams at
present entered in the various event*,
given In their classes wherever possible:
COLLEGES.
One-mile championship—Princeton, Cor
nell, Georgetown, Pennsylvania.
Two-mile championship—Pennsylvania.
Four-mile championship—Pennsylvania.
Class I—Lehigh. State College, George
town, Dartmouth.
Class 2—Swarthmore, Haverford, Rut
gers, C. C. N. V.. New York university.
Class 3—Bucknell, Franklin and Mar
shall, Dickinson college. Gettysburg col
lege, Ursinus college, Carlisle.
The following are the individual col
leges: Trinity, St. John's college, Gal
laudet college, Villa Nova college, Penn
| sylvania School of Industrial Art, and
. University of Pennsylvania, medical de
partment.
SCHOOLS.
Preparatory and high school champion
ships (Hill school the present owner of
championship)— York high school, Mer
■ cerburg academy.
Class I—Episcopal academy, Eastburn
I Academy. Swarthmore, Preparatory
i school, Haverford grammar school.
! Class 2—William Perm Charter school,
Uermantown academy, Delancey school.
Shady Side academy, Mereersburg acad
emy.
Class 3—Harrisburg high school, Potts-
Ville high school, York nigh school.
Class 4—Norristown high school, Ches
ter high school. South Bethlehem high
school.
Class s—Central high school (Phlladel
| phia), Central manual training school
I (Philadelphia), Western high school
(Washington).
Class 6—Hill school, Pennington sem
inary.
Class 7—Cutler's school, De La Selle
school. Trinity school.
Class B—Roman Catholic high school,
Brown preparatory school, La Salle col
lege.
The following are individual schools,
several of which have been admitted late
ly and are still unclassified: Pingree
school, Friends' central school, Mont
clair high school. Montcktir military
academy, St. Luke's academy, Abington
Friends' school, West Chester normal
school, West Jersey academy. Villa Nova
preparatory school. Princeton preparatory
school. University of Philadelphia. George
school, Ardmore high school, Aileiuown
high school, Radnor high school, ami the
Cathedral male school, ft will be noted,
that several of the above classes are not
tilled out, but they will be it la hoped,
and. if not, the management will arrange
them so that six teams will be found In
each event.
With such a large and representative
list the Athletic Association of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania feels Fine that
the races will this year surpass those of
ail former years in magnitude and inter
est, and that the best sports of the year
will come off on Franklin field, Phila
delphia, April 28.
EASTKRX LIiAGIE CIRC LIT.
Its Muke-lp In Doubt, With Ten
Cltleti Probable.
NEW YORK, March 24.—The Eastern
league magnates ended the session at the
Fifth Avenue hotel today. Another meet
ing is called for next Thursday, when the
report of the circuit committee appoint
ed by President Powers will be present
ed. President Powers' circuit committee
was instructed to get to work on the for
mation of the new cricuit as soon as pos
sible. The work will have to be accom
plished in a very short time.
When the Eastern league appliel to the
National league for territory descried by
the parent body in the East, it was In
tended to drop Springfield and Hartford
j from the circuit and add Washginton and
Baltimore. Since then, however, the
Springfield people have signified their in
t tention to remain in the league. This
somewhat complicates the question of a
new league. At the conclusion of today's
meeting Mr. Powers said:
"The matter is a most important one
for the Eastern league. From the terri
tory we have now before us to select
from the strongest kind of a circuit can
be obtained. But in making the new cir
cuit every interest will be looked after."
Although the magnates were stow to
discuss the circuit question, it seemed to
be the impression that a ten-club would
be the result.
The election of officers for the coming
year resulted in the selection of P. T.
Powers as president, secretary and treas
urer. Mr. Powers was also elected on
the board of directors, with William Gau
let, of Toronto; G. W. Sweeney, of Roch
ester; T. B. Corey, of Providence, and S.
J. Leonard, of Worcester.
George A. O'Neill, of Montreal, and
President Powers were appointed on the
transportation committee.
President Powers announced that the
matter of selection of umpires and the
fixing of their salaries had been post
poned until the meeting to be held next
Thursday.
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