Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-19
CURRENT SPORTS TALK
Shamrock Ill Will Likely Be
Built to Challenge the
Americas Cup.
Marsballtown waltonites striv-
ing to Capture the Prize
Fish" by Nov. 1.
Harry corbett Will Referee
Championship Mill.-.Gossip
OF the puss.

Another Phase IN the international
yacht races was placed before the pub
| lie this week when it was announced
from Chicago that Sir Thomas Upton
who was guest of the Chicago Ath-
letic Association during portion OF
this week. would build Shamrock III
! And he'll undoubtedly do it, too, for II
there ever was a game" sportsman
from start to- finish it the the Ameri-
canized Englishman who deals in pork
and tea and yachts. Someone has sug-
leaves, Sir Thomas ought not to have
expected to win with any boat less than
a Shamrock III. Perhaps Sir Thomas
thinks there is a little charm in the
third trial and many Americans will
hope that there is, now that he has
tried SO conscientiously. to lift the cup.
Already has it been announced from
Glasgow that the Dennys have been
making experiments In their model
tanks on design for new challenger
for the Americas cup, which will be
AdStGAt Nh1A Tic SSAltdiiuOCh AA.S MAlAItA
was. until few weeks ago, considered
the acme of perfection by all English
men. The Dennys have made calcula-
lions since the conclusion of their ex-
periments that lead them to really be-
lieve that better boat can be built
than the last challenger. The men who
sailed the Shamrock II. in her races
against the Columbia, left for London
this week from New York on the
steamer st. Louis. Designer George L.
Watson and Thomas Ratsey, maker of
the Shamrock's sails, also left for home
ou the Oceanic.
WHO will catch the prize fish ?" is the
question that members of the MARSHALL
town Fish Protective Association are
asking one another. But twelve days
remain In which game fish may be
caught, and as yet there Is no one who
has any license. in the way OF a big fish
caught, to claim the handsome Bristol
and Won Hofe, offered by the club for
Der who flar caught fair sized fish has
rather stood back and not entered. fear
ing 1t was not large enough to be eligi-
Bile to enter. Rudolph Henry has en-
tered a 3x-pound pickerel, which bids
fair to get the prize unless some larger
one is caught between now and Nov.
|. There have been larger fish than Mr..
Henry's caught by several members.
but they were not entered, and
do not count. Mrs. Ralph Me-
Bride. thru her husband, enters a 21s-
pound black bass for the lady's prize,
also a rod and reel, and 1T is. likely she
will win the prize.
Harry Corbett, brother of the ex-
champion. has consented to act as ref
cree of the Jeffries- Rubin champion
ship mill, which will be pulled off at
San Francisco. California, on the
evening of November 10. This
was decided upon Wednesday at a con-
ference OF the principals in the contest,
which is being anxiously awaited by
sporting men the country over. billy"
Madden represented Rubin and BILLY"
Delaney acted in similar capacity for
Jeffries. The names of both Jack"
WEIGH and Ned Holman were men
toned, but when Corbett's name was
each of the managers an
bounced him to be satisfactory.
Now that talk of a championship
light is being INDUCED in again. Bob
Fitzsimmons, who announced himself
some time ago to be has been, Is |
beginning to itch for fight and after
having retired from the ring" for a
lalf donzen times, has about decided
o enter the squared circle again.
had a show for this sea-
son, but has made no effort to take 1t
,ut. He is now talking of issuing a
challenge to the winner of the Jeffries-
3uhlin contest. There is hardly any
question that Jeffries or Rubin would
De willing to meet Fitz in the event of
.ither winning next month, and Rubin
would jump at the chance.
1t doesn'e seem that the east, which
S the mother country Of the foot ball,
S having any too good fortune this
season in putting good foot ball teams
nto the field. Neither OF the big four"
las as yet announced a team that has
anne up to expectations. 1t used to be
considered nothing out of the usual for
Yale to play Harvard on Saturday and
Princeton on the following Thursday,
nut any college would balk at big |
,ames SO close together nowadays. A |
week apart is as close as they will ar
ange the big games.s Yale's two big |
,ames still come only week apart |
md last year the Blue met the Indians
Princeton and Harvard on successive
Harvard plays its two big [
,ames two weeks apart and there is an
ven longer interim between Pennsyl
-ania's games with Harvard and Cor
lell. Princeton's two most important |
,anes. Cornell and Yale. will be two
weeks apart this fall. Sandwiched in
between is the West Point game, so
hat the wind up of the Princeton
chedule will be as hard as the first
,art has been easy.
The victory Of Kid Carter over Joe
Nalcott at San Francisco this week
marks the second time Carter has
Walcott, and the impression
revails that he is the colored pugilist's
Master. Carter is now after return
ontest with George Gardner. Carter
fas knocked out by Gardner few
,eeks ago and is DESTROYS of retrieving
imself. He thinks that he can beat
;;rdner and has asked some of the San
francisco clubs to hang up a purse for
he battle.
Tommy White, of Chicago, who has
cen taking excellent care of himself I
ate1y, says that he will make his en-
rance in the ring next month and meet
Kenny Yanger. the "Tintnn Sla sher J,