Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-29
REVIEW Of SPORTS.
JepwOrth Discusses the Events Of the
Week in Athletic Fields.
The Maher Fitzsimmons Fight.
Jerry Marshall Gets a Match
With a Top-Notcher-The Week
Very Quiet in Bowling Circles.
The Central League-Other Mat
tiers.

Very Quiet in Bowling Circles.
The Central League-Other Mat
tiers.
The fight for the worlds champion
ship between Maher and Fitzsimmons,
continues to be the principal topic OF
] conversation in sporting circles, and
various opinions are given as TO the
probable outcome of the battle. Those
who have commented on the matter
are united in one point, that the
chances for the fight being pulled off
are so strong as TO scarcely admit of a
/ question as to the outcome. Fitz has
not yet started his wind machine, or if
/ he has, he has found no papers TO give
space to his ill-tempered attacks Ma
her has kept discreetly silent, and has
conducted himself like a gentleman
thus far, and thereby won the good
opinion OF all lovers of square sport.
The two men will no doubt enter the
ring on the 18th of February. Bob has
begun hOstilities by quarrelling with
his manager, but he has a bigger con-
tract than Julian on his hands, and he
| might employ his time to better ad-
vantage in getting down to training for
the battle which will make him the
worlds champion or a has been"
An unexpected stroke of good for
tune befell Jerry Marshall. 1t is safe
to say that he did not dream of getting
On match with George Dixon during
the week of the Maher-F itzsimmons
hOstilities. He was eager for a go
against the champion weight
pug, and he accepted eagerly the prop
OsitiOn to battle for a purse of 81, 500.
This is the best chance of Marshall's
career to show of what sort of stuff he
is made, and although 122 pounds is
too light for him, he can get down to
that weight without weakening him
self, if he starts training Immediately.
Jerry is a faithful worker, and is not
given to dissipation. lie will enter the
ring in better condition than he has
ever been in his life, and will give his
opponent a warm argument He was
matched against Dixon last fall. but the
fight was declared off on account of the
poor showing which Marshall made
against Layigne.
1t is very likely that the Metropoli-
tan Athletic Club will again figure in
the sporting world as the promoter of
pugilistic events. within the not dis
tanJ future. IL was the intention TO
hold a meeting last week. The club
does not know where it is at" The
situation VOL be gone over carefully,
and a course of action will be decided
upon at the meeting. What the club
will do remains to be seen, but promi-
nent officials favor giving entertain
ments in the future. similar TO those
which have been given. The club has
earned a reputation for fairness which
has not been enjoyed by any organiza-
ton of a similar character in this COM
munity. There have been no fake"
contests under its auspices, nor have
there been any brutal exhibitions.
Without presuming to pass judgment
upon the legal phase of these exhibit
tiOns of boxing, it may be truthfully
said that the contests under the au-
spices Of the NJ. A. c. were as clean and
orderly as they could well be, and they
patronized by the better class Of lovers
of sport.
The week has been very quiet among
the bOwlers. most of the scheduled
games having been postponed until
this week, on account of the holidays.
There have been no games in the Mu-
see tournament since last Monday
night. and the relative positions of the
teams has not changed. Tomorrow
night the most notable battle CT the
season thus far will take place. The
opposing clubs will be the Brownies
and the Nameless, and the result will
decide the leadership in the race. The
Nameless team is two games ahead,
and the Brownies will have to win the
entire series in order to pass into first
place. Unless the NameleSs players
show an Improvement, the chances of
the Brownies are fair. That they will
win two games in the series is general
" conceded by most of the players en-
tered in the tournament. In the South
Side league the Harvest Home team
clinched its hold on first place by Win
ming three games. and the Mail Pouch
club also won three games. In individ-
ual strings, the honors fall TO Uselton,
of the Richards. who made 2S3, falling
but 10 pins below Days phenomenal
| score of the previous week.
The preliminary arrangements for
the organization of the Central base
ball league. have progressed so far,
that il has been decided to call meet
ing of representatives of the different
cities within the next few weeks.
There is some question as TO whether it
will be an eight or siX-club organiza-
ton. The magnateS will no doubt de-
eide in favor of the former, as the ex-
Derience of all organizations. proves
that the six-club organizations are not
successful. The four cities which have
been decided. upon are Wheeling, New
Castle. Washington. and Youngstown.
II is likely that Pittsburg. and posi-
blv Cincinnati or Cleveland. will try
the farming experiment, and place
teams%n the minor league. This will
add strength to the minor organization
and in addition prove valuable 10 the
major league. Among the cities in
which teams might be placed TO COM
plete the eight-club circuit. are Erie,
Pa Canton and MasSillon, GAINESVILLE,
and Dayton.