Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04

taken a fatherly interest in him. John L.
loves a fighter who is always ready to
start, consequently he can not help hav-
ing a warm spot in his heart for Lavigne.
There is a wonderful fighter" observed
Sullivan, as he sat by and watched
George hit the bag. Il can not see but
what he is just as speedy and good as he
ever was. He looks fine and I believe he
is at his best. Smith is a tough gent, and
I look for this to be the hardest mill ever
seen in California. l wish I could stay
oven and see it,"
Relative to the fight between Dial Haw-
kins and Frank Erne which took place
at San Francisco last night, the Bulletin
of that city says:
1t is thought that Erne will be the
heavier of the two when he steps into
the ring Friday night, but he is work
ing very hard to get down to the weight
required. Yesterday, when seen at his
training quarters, the Buffalo lad ap-
peared to be in the very pink of condi-
ton. He has a splendid physique and
a pair of shoulders hat make him look
very formidable for a lightweight. The
best part is that he knows how to make
use of them, and if Hawkins ever runs
afOul of one of those stiff rights, he
will think he has been struck by a
pilc-driver. Erne does not depend upon
his good right. but is a very clever two
handed fighter, working his left just as
frequently as he does the right. lie is
very swift and strong on his feet and re-
covers with remarkable quickness from
an attack.
Erne was the first man to gain the
decision over the colored whirlwind,
George Dixon. These two have had
three battles thus far, Erne winning
the first, Dixon the second, while the
third resulted in a draw. He has fought
a draw with Lavigne, the lightweight
champion, and is SO confident of Win
ming the coming match with Hawkins
that he is already counting upon again
facing Lavigne in the ring. Barney
Feeney, who is training Erne, is a man
of very few words, but he proudly claims
his charge is the cleverest lightweight
fighter in the world. "Of course, we are
going to win,'' said Feeney yesterdays;
I'VE can't lose. They will think a cyclone
has been turned loose when my man gets
into the ring Friday night"
The executive committee of the Military
Athletic League met in New York this
week to complete arrangements for the
coming military athletic tournament at
Madison Square Garden on the week Of
March 20.
Gen. Smith and Capt. Clayton were APP
pointed a committee to go to Washing
ton for the purpose of inducing President
Mckinley to visit New York and open
the Quincy.
The committee announced that ar
rangements had been perfected for an
additional detail of regular cavalry under
command of Capt. Howes, to attend the
tourney. They will come from West
| Point.
1t was also announced that an alliance
had been entered into between the league
and the League of American Wheelmen,
u,1arahy tha military Lon ulIp will h1Vp
control of it's riders and race meets.
The l.. A. w. also granted the league
permission to build it's own tracks and
to race in Madison Square Garden. with
out reference to the fine imposed upon
the garden track by the L. A. w. for al
legged irregularities during the last SIX
day race. This will practically place the
military bicycle riders in a class by them
selves and establish as we'll military
records of cycling events.
The candidates for the Harvard Var
sity nine begin their work this season
with a strong nucleus of old players.
The team loses Rand, left field; Hayes,
pitcher; Robinson, third base, and
Burgess, right field. of last years
Varsity. The men who were on the
Varsity squad last year and are ex-
pected to come out this year are Davis,
catcher: Fitz. Morse and Mccormick,
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Haughton. second base; Laughlin.
short stop; Clark, who played third
base part of the time, and Sears and
Lynch, out-fielders. Reid will not come
out this season, partly because the
strain of training for both football and
baseball is too severe. The prospects at
present seem to indicate a team of excel
lent felders, but weak both in batting and
in the battery.
Yale is also deficient in good battery
candidates, G~reenway, last years cap-
tain, who's pitching and batting did
so much for his team, has graduated,
and there seems to be no suitable man
for his place; Wadsworth, first base,
and Hazen, third base, have also grad
uated. This leaves Sullivan, catcher;
CAPTAIN deSaulles, second base; Camp,
short stop, and entire out field-Eddy,
Wear and Wallace-of last years team
still in college. With this excellent ma
terial to start with, Yale's chances should
be very good if a Varsity pitcher can be
developed.
At Princeton the varsity has not yet
been called out, the plan being to try
the Freshmen first and to take the most
promising men to the Varsity squad.
Princeton has a great advantage in her
veteran battery, Capt. Kafer and Hillc-
brand, both of whom are in college this
wear. The team will be coached by Clark
of the Baltimore League team, who
coached Princeton's championship nine.
MIDNIGHT ECLIPSE.