Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-19
Talk Of the Jeffries.R Rubin Plans
StillEnsrossine Attention Of
Fight Enthusiasts.
Gossip Concerning the Pugs.-An
International Athletic Meet
ing Being Talked Of.
The Growth and Revival Of Bowl
ing--Notes OF Interest in the
Sporting World.

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prospeces are not very fiatterlng Tor
their getting together at all. With the
chance to pun off the big fight at Gin
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ioi's from oeher states would Indicate
that the men will have to go to the
woods II Mayor Fleischnann backs
Gown. Since II has been undetermined
whether or no Cincinnati's officials
VIII allow the battle 10 be fought
lNiithln that citys borders the governor
% every state in the union has been tel
csraphsd to ascertain whether ne would
Permit contest for a limited number
lef rounds in the event OF the affair be-
seven governors replied 10 the contrary.
y. ith kentucky non conm:,tal. Nevada
Is the only state that answers q
fiat footed yes and il Cincinnati says.
10 the big mill Will probably take place
IN Carson City, where jim Gorbstt lost
the bslt to Fitzsia,mons a few years
ego. With all the talk to the contrary.
however, there are a great many snort.
ing mon who still believe the fet,t will
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scheduled. Mayor Fleiseh:nann. white ~
he would issue a pera,i, FOR the Arht "a
:; ne SaAnserfest Athletic Club Two se,avs
before the battle. He considers the
match w:ll be more OF q sparilns com
test than i prize nght. me nrincinals
that the match VIII take place. Tommy
To,,t,
IN training. He attained considerable
notoriety in preparing Jeffries tor. hi, lie
nattles with Fitzsimmons. Sha1.key md
8Corbett, but he and the chamnion are
not on speaking terms at present RYAN,
says he knows how RrhliY, can whtn tfa
Loilermaker and he is going tns show
him how TO do the trick
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1t is now announced that Franz Erns
has agreed to fight Terry, McC;ov..r,,
saain IL the latter will box a. ths. lisht.
Weight limit, 1913 pounds "J,,,., KEN
,scay is trying To- secure the bout 10 taka
r'lace before the Twentieth Century An
letic Club OF San Francisco. The arst
time these bantams met NfcCyoyern Won
III the third round, but Erne fought at
1eS pounds 1t is the opinion of many
adangerous oppnnen at 1913 pounds
The battle between "Kid' Broad and
Dave Sullivan at Louisville, ny. this
week was one Of the most terrifirSthat
fas been pulled off between two men OF
their weight.
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The latest developments in the can
S-ass for new president for the ITnitcdl
u the nomination Of r. n. Williams Of j
the Norris County. New York. Golf
Club Hobart Chatfield- Taylor. who
was put forward az the western choice.
has positively refused to have his name
considered, while Andrew Carnegie. also
prominently mentioned in connection
With the Office. is not now regarded as
probable choice The nominating com
nittee, composed OF H b. Macdonald.
o. W. Bird and r. q. Griscom, has had
several Informal conferences. but thus
far has reached no definite conclusion.
The choice. 1t is thought Will undoubt-
eddy be an eastern man.
Yale and Harvard have opened neoo-|
tiations with Oxford and Cambridge fo,
an international athletic meeting "a he
held in this country next summer. in re-
turn for the visit OF the blue and Grim
son team to England LAST summer M
definite challenge has been made hnt
the matter is being discussed and n 10
said has already received Favorable con.
sideration 1t is said that Eyart IAN
sen Wendell, of Harvard. and waiter
Camp Of Yale, will have charge of tne
nm crcy, fc
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The remarka bic growth OF Interest in
bowling is By far the most noteworthy
feature of activity In the world OF
sports The interest in the game has
apparently revived very suddenly. and
fhe proportions TO which it will grow
are yet hard to foresee. In the rapidity
With which 1t has developed 1t recalls
the roller-skating craze, the craze which
eventually wearied the public OF the hi
cycle and the passion for golf Were
bowling novelty indeed, its extraordl-
nary advance in popularity might he
cssfnissed as fad doomed to the fate
q fads. AS matter Of fact it is one
q the oldest and most solidly estab-
lished OF modern amusements and has
been practiced constantly by its deyo-
lees Tor years Bowling tournaments
= ave been the leading amusements of
me ~in'er N some quarters. Whatever