The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03

Some baseball players show little graf
ltude for fayors shown them by man
ayers. That is the case of Ruthfuss, the
Pittsburg first baseman whom Jimmy
Manning secured to play first base for
Kansas City. but who left the team in
not played in one game. but he had his
expenses paid i'll full, received 500 adj
vance and Manning also helped him in
other ways. The fellow returned to Pitts
burg and visited Watkins, but that man
ager refused to have anything to do with
him. Manning has suspended Ruthfuss
and probably before the season is far
advanced he will be looking for more ia
vOrs.
After Mccoy fought Rubin he met a
number of friends and declared himself
as follows: II am going to fight 10,
Goddard, and will sign articles in Il few
days. After that battle l will 20 to some
secluded spot and take good rest until
the fall. Then ] will be ready to meet
anyone. I have never said that l would
not fight Jim Corbett. What l did say
was that l wouldn't decide just yet when
| would take him on. Corbett is looking
for notOriety at my expense, and bis sud
den desire for fight now is not consistent
with what he said some time ago. He
L
should get a reputation first. Well, that
is natural because Corbett is better known
than l am. But l will make my prestige
good, you can gamble. when the proper
time comes. l took on Gus Rubin as an
experiment. ! didn't train very much
just did weeks work. How I have
Jared the public knows. Rubin will bear
watching, mark YOU. He is game, fairly
clever, and strong"
At all colleges met with by the Wis
consin varsity on the Eastern trip the
posters containing the announcement of
the game heralded the approach of Wis
consin as the ''Champions of the Vest
or the Great Badger team and the like.
At South Bend, Ind, the Cardinal ball
tossers were royalty entertained by the In
diana club at heir clubhouse, said to be
the finest of its kind in the West. Next
week the Varsity team will have three
hard prOble ems on it's hands in the line of
big games. Oberlin plays at Madison on
Decoration day and the Badgers are ach-
ing for a chance to square up their for
mer defeat. On Thursday, June 2, Con-
mic Mack will lead his aggregation
to Camp Randall and teach the students
few things about the national game.
Then Beloit goes to Madison OH Saturday
and when these two colleges meet there
is sure to be a great contest as there is
the greatest rivalry existing. 1t is doubt
full if they will pitch Adkins as the Wis
censin boys had little difficulty in hitting
him and he has a great tendency to go up
in the air, especially at critical moments:
In case of tie, the deciding game will
be played either at Milwaukee or Rock
ford. Such game should draw better in
Milwaukee because both schools have
hOrp
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Evan Lewis. the Wisconsin wrestler,
is training faithfully at the NJ. A. G. for
his match on June 20 with Yousouf, the
Terrible Turk. Jack Carkeek. the OK
champion wrestler of the world, has de-
cided to assist Lewis in his training and
wrestles with him whenever he can
spare time. Rooney, the Chicago grip
man." is also assisting in training the
STRANGER" Lewis in speaking of the
Turk said: II realize that he is big
fellow. l saw him when I was in Eu-
rope a year ago and made up my mind
do not fear the result. I will endeavor
to wrestle him on his feet us much as
possible as l can worry him Il great deal
in that way. If | can secure n head
hold on the big fellow l will guarantee
that there will be fall. The soreness
is Just beginning to leave me and l feel
like myself again. cannot say whether
or not I will retire, although l have a
liking for the farm. In fact have been
OH the farm greater part of my time
since 1890. The match will be on the
level and no excuses will be offered
afterwards. Lewis received an offer
from Parson" Davis to meet a Chicago
wrestler next week, but he will not make
the match sss