The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
SPORTING EVENTS.

conSiu Thursday was tne feature OF the
dav in football circles. A record of the
various games played follows:
At Evansron-Wisconsin, %; Northwest
EN- D.
At Annapolis, Md.-Navel Cadets, s; White
Squadron, q.
Cleveland Athletics, @.
At Pittsburg pa.-WaShingtOn and Jcffer
son, II; Duquesne Athletic club. o.
At Youngstown. On. c. C., II; West
minister College, . r.,...,.- ~.
At cleveland, O-western Reserve, o;
At Phiiadelphia Pennsylvania, 4; Cornell
Al Chicago-Chicago University, 81; Michi
AZ Ghicaco-C. A. A. -; New Jersey, o
Al Madi.on-Afadison High, IS; LIgin, ..
AT Milwaukee-St Johns, 10; Lawrence
At Manitowoc-Miwa South Side
High. 20 Manitowoc i.
At Green Bay-Grcen Bay, GO; Fond du
At Grand Rapids-Grand Rapids, 20; Maus
ton, =
At Waukesha-Ca 1G; East Side
At Marinette-Ma 6; Rhinelander
At Wausau-Wausau, 81: Wittenberg, o
At Neenah-Neenah. u, EipOn, o.
At toughton-StoughtOn, II; Pewaukee
At -Waupun. 4; Brandon. 0.
At Fond du Lac-Fond du Lac, p; She
boygan, o.
Michael defeated Starbuck at Madison
Square garden Thursday hy thirty laps
in q distance of twenty-five miles. Time
30 minutes - 10 seconds. This beats
Michael's Chicago indoor record Tie
track measured nine laps to the nie.
More than 5000 people passed through
the turnstiles and half as many more
were left outside as the house was not
able to accommodate them. In the cne-
mile handicap, final, Nat Butler. tine
handicap king" beat Jean Gougoltz, the
''unpaced king" of France by three yards.
Eduard Taylor, middle distance cham
pion Of France, gave an exhibition paced
by Gougoltz and Lambcr Jack, the
French champion tandem team and Gov
cred third of mile in II seconds.
Jimmy Canavan will cover second base
for the Syracuse Stars next season after
all. Proprietor KuntZsch closed a deal
with the Brooklyn club for his purchase
yesterday. tanavan cost an even S4eO
and Mr.. kuntzsch considers him Il splcn-
did bargain ut that figure.
High above the blatant talk Of cham
pi0n and eN-champIOn and the buzz ana
chattcrs Of the lesser lights of pUgiliSm
is heard the familiar Croaking tones of
Denver Ed Smith demanding Il 90 with
one of the heavy stars Of the profession.
This time Peter Jackson is the object Of
his quest. With the regularity of the
seasons, Denver emerges from ohscurity.
enters the ring, gives an exhibition of
foul fighting, gets s0undly thraShed, and
retircs for another decade. Unless the
giant black has refrigerated hopclcSSly.
a purse offered him for such a match
II, 8
i gift Smith Is ut present managing
hotel in Victoria, Il. G.
Bud Smith Of the Portland Athletic
club defeated Herbert Grecnlakc Of the
Multonamah Athletic club III Il catch-aS-
catch-can wrestling match NJ Portland
Or Grcculake won the first fall i'll Sey-
cntecn minutes. and Smith Won the next
two in five and six minutes respectively.
\ match has been arranged between
Kid Mcfarland and Jerome Quigley
the lightweight boxer Of Philadelphia
They are to meet in a twcnty-TOuLd hOuI
for Il purse of $500 at the next box
ing show 10 hr given hy the Olympic Ath-
lelc club Of Athens. Pa. on December
II. Qniglpy wants t. make a side bet
for $1,000 that he will win.
Just at this stage it may he rcleyantly
asked: "Who can whip Tom Sharkcyt
In what part OF the heavyweight com
munity does he reside! ''EitZSjmmou~
and Corbett" someone would answer
But these, especially the first, unless they
are the greatest romaHccrs now at large,
have quit the ring. says Joe Donovan.
They may come back under certain cir
cumStanccs directly III opposition to their
pledged word, and there would bc 10 law,
unfortunately, to har them out. Rut Al
tbaC all .,+
tempts to engage them for contests. II,
matter how far removed III the futur,
they may he.
Il Will never enter ring again. says
Titz to all inquiries. "hccauSc | told my
Wife" etc Will" Curhrtt has been aS
persistent in SAYING that the consent OF
Ftz alone would nduc" him to make one
more ring battle
These declarations to abdicatc hay,
been made 50 steadily hy IifZsmmou,
for the last eight months that many ot
his closest admirers have been forced t,
heed him, while many close followers of
the ring acknowledge there is at present
no heavyweight champion. But Shor.
tim" since a New York paper opened III
its sporting columns to the public in n
effort to settle the question. Yet little ~
nothing came of il.
And il i III this state of affairs that tn,
question above may be asked: ''Wh,
can whip Tom Sharkey = They have al
~ - 'r''' - NH ~, .,,.,, ',,.
none of th~m ha,i l,ot him on th. fnnr .,
rrnrcv' He has been th, one who wa,
Ininr the ightin., nj thr rnd.
raltora tha1 ,rain, tL,t b' M l., n, ~
;nhhory and ib,t h. i . FAM tic,,tar ~, :,
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,f.rans b.r, I.,,h,, ~, ~ ',,,.i',, ~ -.
,tanI n. Harnis If oIonrs bnr,, III
and il strikes me il il more thair fnr,.
tbrarrb thor na,nl T., t;ftaa,, L,tt
or NOR tho saiInr b,s nj ~ hoan ~,
1uaIjtieJ hy r@frrre tboggb rhe taIE
h"1 - - t 1l.'I-H .Lte ,alh
ltl'iidS. 81 hiS fenincSS- IL should have