The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-06
SPORTING NOTES.

Scranton foot ball enthusiasts are prom
ised two treats in the near future. on
Thanksgiving st. Thomas college will
battle with the strong foot ball team of
Villa Nova college. This is the eleven
on which Joe Weir, of this city, who
played recently with st. Thomas. is acc-
ing as quarter back. The game will be by
no means one-slded and ought to draw a
large crowd to the park. The other foot
ball treat promised will take place on No
vember 49, when the Scranton high school
and the eleven representing Williams
port high school will clash together on the
g9idiron for the inter-scholastic foot
ball championship of Pennsylvania. Great
interest is being taken in this game, and
the merchants of this city are vieng
with each other i'm squirting the local pig
skin chasers on to victory. One enter
prising dealer has offered to the man,
making the most sensational play, COM
plete head armor; sweaters and other
foot ball gear have also been offered.
In the past National league season, old
Scranton base ball players have mad
an excellent showing, several of them
batting over the 800 mark. Among these
are Chiles. the big first baseman, who
made n great reputa tion here as a heavy
hitter, and then jumped the team, about
four years ago. Alex Smith. who caught
for one of Scrantons Eastern league
ting outfelder and general utility man,
who was such a prime favorite In Scran-
ton. Chiles played first base for the Phil
adelphia team and kept up his reputation
as mighty batsman, even among such
long distance champions as Delehanty
and Lajoie. Smith caught for McGraws
Baltimore team and made a reputation for
himself as a fine throwing catcher and
splendid batter. O'Brien played left field
for Washington and covered himself with
particular glory in one game by driving
out home run, a three-bagger and
three singles.
1t is understood that the total receipts
of the Jeffries-Sharkey fight were $66S4S.
OF this amount the fighters fought for
two-thirds, or S4i564. AS the winner, JEFF
fries received three-quarters of that
amount, amounting to $33,i23. SharKey's
share was $ll,1i1. Jeffries' victory, al
| though netting him a small fortune,
means thousands of dollars for him In
theatrical engagements. For showing
at Roster & Balls this week he will re-
ceive $500. Sharkey, who also appears
at the same place, will receive $1,000 a
week. Jeffries share of the receipts is
the largest ever received by a prize fight
er for winning a battle.
Sharkey says about Friday nights fight:
81 will post 600 on Monday to bind an
other match with the champion. AL
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me, think I outponted Jeffries. and be-
lieVe / can do it again. The next time
i fight JeffriCs there will be no limit as
to the rounds. Ii must be to a finish.
want no referee to pick the winner;
want the fight to be won or lost on a
knockout, and l think l can put the boil
ermaker to sleep. l honestly believe that
If 1 had not dislocated my arm in the
eighteenth round I would have knocked
Jeffries out"
! Referee George Sier says of the fight:
| 81 decided the fight on it's merits, and
| Jeffries was undoubtedly the better man.
| 1 know that for a good many rounds
Sharkey did all the leading, but every
| time he landed Jeffries countered. l de-
cided it on points because 1t went the
limit, and in the twenty-five rounds JEFF
fries work taken as q whole, was far
superior TO that of Sharkey. The greatest
1 damage that Sharkey did was by question:
able tactics. Again and again he butted
after being warned, and three times he
struck the other man after the bell rang"
/ The school of the Lackaw2r ma foot bah
team disbanded last Thursday. This Is
an unfortunate occurrence and regretted
by all interested In local foot ball. The
team was a strong one. made up of clever
strong players and we'll trained by an
energetic coach. However it was an adj
mitted fact that the team was made up
more or IhSS, OF SO-Cdllcu TlnEeTS. me
/ school feeling therefore, which cements
and keeps together nearly every team,
representing any institution of learning
was absent, and the result was the dis
banding of the team
Tuesday afternoon, the Scranton high
school second foot ball team will meet
nunmore high school, at Athletic park.
The high school boys will probably be
outweighed by their opponents but will
make up for it, by having a clever know
edge of the game and plenty of activity
and skill