Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-30
SPORTS Talk
Likely to Be Known Soon what
WILDE Done About the
Championship.
Thought That j efiries and Rubin
Will Be Brought Together
in Frisco.
Gossip Of the Shooters--wre
ling. Racing and Other
Sporting Gossip.

1t now looks as tho ii would soon be
known for a fact whether or not Jeffries
and Rubin will clash on the coast and.
in pugilistic circles the announcement
Will be watched with great interest AT
present it is not definitely known either
when or where the big championship
match will be pulled off, but it is more
than likely that the big fellows will
meet before the San Francisco Athletic
Club at Frisco. Billy. Madden Run
Ilin's manager, and The Akron giant
himself are al present in st. Louis.
where Rubin is To show next week.
Jehries is TO be in the same city ut the
same time ard it is likely that the two
men will meet and talk over the pro-
posed mill. There seems to be slight
hitch in the matter If price that the
ltpugs are To. receive and at present the
officers of the athletic club have offered
| the men not better than 60 per cent
William a. Brady, Jeffries' manager. is
inclined TO favor holding Out for 20 per
cent.
II has at last been announced as "a
certainty that the trap shooters OF this
country will meet those Of England
during the coming summer, thereby ac-
cepting the challenge issued by the
English clubs. The receipt of the news
I in London has been announced with de-
light and a meeting was held on Thurs
day by the English enthusiasts 10 dis
Icuss the arrangements.
The COMMITTEES having in charge the
arrangements for the Pan-American
trap shooting tournament, To be held
this summer under the auspices of the
managers of the Pan-American exposi-
ton, Buffalo, met in New York this
week. A committee was appointed to
perfect most elaborate program of
events. which will include both handi-
caps and sweepstakes at both targets
and live birds. Added money to the
amount of $4,000 will be awarded in ad :
dition to the many trophies and mcr-
Ichandise prizes The trophy held by
w. X. Crosby. OF OFallon. ILL.,. viii be
shot for during the tournament, the
lsconditions being targets at unknown
angles, expert rule and pairs. The dates
for the shoot have been set as July l5-
90
Ted Sloan has announced that he
is going back TO England, where 1t is
his lntention To make personal appli-
l5cation for a%license to ride in England,
where he was debarred last season by
the English JOCKEY Club. Sloan is con
| fident that the stewards of the clup will
listen to his side of the story and will
| finally reconsider their former action.
Sloan is at present in New York where
he viii remain for two weeks. during
which time he will participate in the
grand American handicap shoot.
| The list Of entries for the grand
american handicap for 1901, when will
be shot off in Interstate Park, New
York, has already been attracting the
attention of the sportsmen of the coun-
Try who are gun cranks. over 200
names from all over the country have
already been sent in. The list include
only two names from Iowa Fred Gil
bert, of Spirit Lake and Charley Budd.
of Des Moines. both of whom are pro-
fessionals. The fact that but tvs rep1
K
pate in this great event would lead ond
to believe that the amateur has decided
lat last that when he takes his money Ia
the national meetings and runs u
against the professionals he is sure ii
return without it and has decided thai
/ it doesn't pay Iowa usually has mord
than two representatives at the AmeriI
can handicap meetings and in formet
/ y, ri u
| from Marshalltown. The competition IL
| pretty stiff. however, and unless al
amateur is anxious for experience ami
costly experience, too, he had bettd
| stay at home.
A wrestling match at Burlington THU
week created no little amount of inter
est in that part Of the state. oscar
Wasem, former st. Louis man, and
| Frank Gotch. who claims the cham
4 pionship OF Iowa, were the contestants
and the match was two out of three
\ falls. Wasem won the first fall in 81
minutes and 80 seconds: Gotch the sec
ond on fiuke in 4 minutes and 50 sec
onds. and Wasem the third in % min
utes and As seconds. Baker, of Gales
hurg, refereed the match and after its
conclusion Wasem challenged Farmer"
Burns. Gotch's second. The Wasem-
Burns match is heralded as the 1885,
pound championship of America and
Will probably take place at Burlington.
Harry N. Pillsbury, the American
chess champion. who is touring the
United States and at the present time
this state. is boGsed for Grinnell or
next Wednesday night, April g. Grin
nell is quite chess town, several en-
thusiasts residing there. In addition te
Mr.. Pillsbury's feats in "blindfold'
chess, he gives exhibitions in checkers
and duplicate whist, playing each game
at the same time.
1t is almost an assured fact, 1t is
thought, that Irving X. Baxter, Of the
University of Pennsylvania. will trair
the track team of the state universit,
4 this spring. DIR. Knipe returned from
i the east this week and will present the
matter to the athletic board OF control
James j. Jeffries has come out in ar
interview in which he denies that hi
will ever go to England to fight. Thal
Is. he says he will never visit the ole
mother country with view Of engaging
in any serious engagement. He says
that $4,000 is about the biggest purse
that can be raised in England for {
pugilistic bout and with salaries o.
manager and trainer, $500, and sparr.