Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-15
CURRENT SPORTS TALK
Weather Conditions OF Past
Week Have Favored All
Outdoor Sports.
Much Interest Conferred in The
Anslo.American Target
Shoot Abroad.
Americans Strictly In lt-.Gossip
OF the Turf and Ring
Bike Notes.

Warm and fair weather during the
week just closed has had its influence on
the outdoor sports, which are always
prominent this time OF the year. 1t has
been an ideal Week for racing, and mn
mense throngs have crowded the courses
AT the metropolitan tracks. Base ball
has also been better attended in nearly
all centers where the fans predomi-
nate. One of the principal attractions,
and one in which more OF Widespread
interest has been conferred, is the Anglo
American trap shooting tournament,
which has been in progress in London
under the auspices of the NliddleseX Gun
Club. The most gratifying part of the
International sporting event is that the
American team, which is composed of
the crack shooters of the country and,
incidentally, contains a member of the
Marshalltown Gun Club. MIR. Fred Gil
bert of Spirit Lake. is sweeping every
thing before 1t. Even with the great
success of the team it has heen declared
that the shooters have not been at their
best and have been far below their usual
level 1t is claimed that the team. as a
Whole, is able to kill on go per cent
average, while 81 has been the general
average IN the London shooting. Heikes
OF Dayton, o.. Gilbert, Crosby of O'Fal
Ion, ILL.,, Tom Marshall OF Keithsburg,
Charley Budd of Des MONIES and Frank
Parmaiee of Omaha are all among the
high guns. The American shosters are
using only one barrel, While the British
ers are privileged to use both barrels If
necessary.
The Scarlet and Black of Iowa Col
lege which was The predominating coll
intercollegiate field meet, We're COM
favor OF Drake. because the state asso-
ciation sustained the charge of profess
sionaiism brought by Cornell against
Leo Welker. tirinnells colored bike
rider. 1t was alleged that Welker had
ridden for money a L Newton Golfax and
other points in the state at different
times and was consequently profess
sional under the strict meaning of the
term. Welker Won both bike events at
the state meet and his points when de-
Quoted, left Drake one point in the lead.
Welker Won the bicycle events for Grin
1cl a, The Western Intercollegiate
amateur college Association meet at
Chicago on June 1.
American horses. as we'll as American
shooters have been distinguishing them
selves abroad this week, and American
jockeys are certainly it in the eyes OF
the Englishmen. Dick Cookers
Frozen out. with johnny Reiff up
won the Burton Selling Plate of leg
soversigns. this week. The race was for
ali ages, SIX furlongs The winnings Of
Nolodyovski and the other American
horses last week have placed American
horsehesh away above par.
Tom" Sharkey. who has tried fight
ing and made more or less of failure
out of it. IS now posing as wrestler
and this week was defeated by Tom
jenkins. the American champion. The
conditions of the match We're tina, Jen-
kins was to throw Sharkey twice within
an hour and this he did, alhto the men
struggled for twenty-one minutes on the
las, fail. before Sharkey's shoulders
We're squarely touched,on the floor
The English champion bicycist.
Tom Linton, was defeated at Boston
this week in a twenty-five mile motor
paced race by Johnny" Nelson. an
eastern rider. Nelson led from start to
finish and won by nearly a mile.
1t may be Of interest to bicycle riders
to know that a veteran road rider states
that solution of water and sugar.
placed inside a tire, is q good thing for
the rubber tube when II begins 10 get
porous.
In twenty-mile motor-paced hi
cycle race at Baltimore this week
Archie McEarchern defeated Burns
Pierce in thirty-two minutes and thirty
seconds. The last mile was ridden at a
l:3l gait.
Terry" Mctiovern has made propo-
siton TO Dave" sullivan which he
| thinks ought 10 be an inducement for
| Sullivan to meet him. The feather
weight champion says ne is prepared &c
give Sullivan bonus of 300 If he
| agrees to take MIN on. and is also ready
| TO bet him $1,000 to $500 or two 20 one
for any amount that he (sullivan) viii
not last fifteen rounds. McGovern does
| until Angus; or September, but VII
take res and spend most of his time
at the race tracks. where several of his
| horses are entered.
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