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has offered $1,000 for the match and a
slice Of the gate money.

slice OF the gate money.
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A letter from New York contains a bit
of interesting information about Jim Cor
bett. It quotes Arthur Iumiey. pub
Usher Of the Illustrated News. as saving
that Charley White, the cieyerest Of
Gotham's trainers and referees. will
again take hold Of Corbett and put him in
trim for the battle. Charley is one of the
far more correct in his diagnosis of
boxers condition, when in training than
any professional handler of athletes now
before the public. He is honest and
thoroughly devoted to the interests of his
principal and never leaves stone nm
turned to bring him to the scratch in
perfect condition. Corbett's admirers
champion in the finest fettle when he
faces. McCoy. and if the tall Californian
does not def Eat the Hoosier phenomenon
it will simply be because the feat is be-
yond the powers of the ''pompadour"
one. >
Link Lowe. Boston's second baseman.
Is simply outdoing his former great work
OF seasons past. He has played the last
thirty-two games, and the chances Of
fered are up in the hundreds, without an
error Of any sort. There is nothing of
the record playing in loves makeup,
and his work for this reason stands out
as startling record.
One of the features of the fight be-
tween Corbett end Mccoy will be the
number of heayyweights at the ringside
to challenge the winner John L. Sulli-
van has not decided whether he will 20
after the winner. but the chances are he
VIII lao there with thf,
Among those who are certain to be pres
ent with challenges are Sharkey. Naher
Goddard and Jeffries. Jeffries will prob
ably be given the preference over others.
as ne has already won decision over
Sharkey. 1t would be good plan if,
while al the fighters are in the ring,
they could be induced to enter into a bat
tie royal to finish, ending at once and
for all time the much-mooted champion
ship question. 1t is not improbable that
flfzslmmons will agree to meet the win
ner. III which case the others will be nut
aside.-Exchange
Perry Werden's injured kneecap is
mending slowly and the doctors think
Perry will be wise to keep off the diamond
TOR all time. Nerden is one of the old
guard OF minor league players, whose ca
reer was inaugurated as pitcher. At the
outset Of lis ,er, in 1881. Perry pitched
tor the Burlington Ia.) team. His pitch
ing arm was not made ct the timber that
endures. and when Charley Morton signed
hun late i'll the '80s for the Toledo team
his tWlrling wing was Oh the scar and
saffron stage. Charley introduced Perry
to first base.
swimming as sport is on the increase
IN this country and Europe. if the num-
Der OF invitations DIR. Paul Neumaun. the
amateur champion. receives every day to
compete IN races may lie taken as a cri-
ter1on. For the past month an average
of two day has come to him. not only
frenl swimming clubs of the United
States. but from those Of England. Ger
many. Italy and Austria. DIR. Eeumann
has no intention of going back to the old
country for some time, SO the invitations
are declined. The swimming schools above
the dam have been better patronized this
season than ever before and good swim
mers are more numerous. James Haunty
is one of the stars of the West. while
George Whitaker is the worlds cham
pion.
Manager Buckenberger has a scheme
whereby he hopes to organize an interna-
tional league for next year. He has
written to baseball men in Canada and
hopes to include Syracuse Utica. Roches-
ter. Buffalo, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
and Hamilton. The advantage to be
gained from such an arrangement is tina:
the cities are near together.