The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-17
LEFT THE AMATEURS.
e. c. 0oodley Announces that he Wants to
Become a Professl0nR Rider.

E. G. Cooley wants to becomea n PRO.
fessional" rider. He will ride for money.
Fred Titus Is out with challenge to
raco j. Frank Starbuck five miles for 500
a side The race to be held ut Waycrly,
N. j., on August 23. ~,
&The articles of agreement which werc
signed by Dave Sullivan to fight "Pedlar"
Palmer havo boon mailed to the National
Sporting Club OF London.
Billy Piimmer may come to America
again. The defeat ho received from Sam
my Kelly still rankles in his breast, and he
wants to square matters with Sammy.
Tommy White has signed articles to go
to England to box Nunc Wallace, tho Eng
Nish 26.peund champion, for $1,000 side.
largo purse and the international 1885,
pound championship. Tho fight will occur
before tho National Sporting Club, Of LON
don.
Tho Truo American road race course on
the Trenton Prince on mucadam road has
been changed. Tho new course starts at
Trenton and goes " miles toward Prince.
ton. This stretch is to be covered four
times Instead of twice over the old l2A
mila course.
Word comes from Milwaukee that Geo.
Whitaker OF that city. is to come East to
swim in the amateur races that are to bo
held nj Wayne OH August 27.
Dick O'Brien arrived in England on
Sunday and Immediately issued chal
lengo to box the Coffee Cooler" 1t Is
likely that tho National Sporting Club will
make bid for tho match.
George Barclay, tho star halfback~ of
last years Lafayette College football team
has decided to become professional and
has accepted the terms 'ot the Grcensburg
Athletic Association to become captain oil
Its football toam.
Tho contest between Joo Choynski and
jim Jeffries, Corbctt's former sparring
partner, seems TO bo IL fixture Choynski
has declared that ho is ready to fight Jcf-
fries and the pair will mix it up some
limo in October at San Francisco.
1t is said that Tom Sharkcy and Peter
Nalicr may not come togethor after all the
dickering between Them Both men have
filed objections to somo Of tho clauses OF
the articles of agreement and they have
not been approved Of Lynch and Con.
molly arc to meet somo tino this weok to
settle the affair ono way or tho other.
Seven women are announced to start to.
day in II six'day race two hours per day
on the now l4lap wooden track, built d.
roctly in front OF big grand stand on tho
grounds of the Philadelphia Driving Park
Association at Point Brcezo Tho turns
of this new track nro 80 steep that tho
whole il given tho appearance OF huge
oval punch bowl.
If all reports are true tho police will
finally stop fighting in San Francisco
Clubs are springins up there as plentfuiiy
as they were in New York when things
were wido open, and some persons arc
pleading fuvoritism. Tho Department of
police in San Francisco, which Issues por.
mlts for boxing matches, it is said, Is hand.
ling tho cluhs in peculiar manner. The
Columbus, Empire and National Clubs
have bgcn turned down, while the Pacific,
Occidental and Knickcrbockcr, IL is said,
have received all the favors.
Jack Rcgan, middle, weight and Georg:
Stewart, colorcd heavyweight OF Grand
Rapids. boxed I'm eght-round draw at
Sheridan, Mich, last Saturday night.
The police nterfcrca with the contest and
Regan's hackers now want to make
another match for from 500 to $1,000 II
sido.
The species Of fish now taken in salt
water include striped bass, wcakilsll, blue
fish. kingilsh, drumtlsh, place sea bass.
blackllsh, porgie, founder. tomcod and
eel The fresh water fish include tho
trout, grayling, black bass, perch, rock
bass, sunlish, catfish, pike, pickcrcl, pike.
perch lake trout and musknlonge