The Butte inter mountain., 1902-11-10

Nose 1.afontise has received letter from
Dal Hawkins, who is now in England and
the Western lightweight talks Of doing
things across the pond. Hawkins went to
New York from Butte and shortly after
arriving in the metropolis set sail for
Merrie England His idea in going to
the snug little isle was to get some fights
with the British boxers. American pugl-
lists have had such phenomenal success
across the sea OF late years that Hawkins
was tempted by this bait to try his hand
among the English players.
Il am located at the Burket hotel in
London" writes Dal, "and am in love
with the people over here. have been
asked to spar before some OF the big
bloods and have done little hobnobbing
with myself.
Il am uncertain as to when my next
fight will be or who will be my opponent,
but ! am trying to get on with Pediar
Palmer. Palmer has fought in the feather
weight class most of the time but he is
heavier now than ever before in his life
and ! have agreed to make I3o pounds
for him. This will be hard for me to
do, as the atmosphere over here makes
one heavier but | will do most any old
thing to get him in the ring, for | believe
! can do him.
Nose, these so-caled fighters over
here are all dubs. You could come this
way and clean up dozens of the welter
and mddleweigh,s. feel that | am going
TO do things before | leave. | am feeling
like two year old. My wife and chill
dren are both with me and they were never
better. ! may make my home here, but
am uncertain about this, as | like my old
home town-Seattle. Give my best to Doc
Flynn, Ope, Clifford and all the boys
about Butte. Won't see you before sum
iner unless you decide TO come over"
wish you success Dal, and hope you
will clean up all the men in your class
over there.
| was somewhat surprised at the good
showing made by the PENNSYLVANIA foot
ball team against Harvard last Saturday.
Last year the Quakers had the weakest
team in the history of the college. They
met with defeat at every turn and Coach
Woodruff came i'll for unmerciful crti-
cism But this year the team has been
materially strengthened, and the Saturday
game with Harvard was in doubt up to
the last minute. It's "A cnch that Penn
will win the Thanksgiving game with
Cornell and the Carlisle Indians will have
to look to their laurels to save them
selves.
What has become Of Tom Dundon, the
erstwhie sprintcr? Shortly after his race
with Corcoran he disappeared, and he has
not been neard from since Some say
Dundon owed for a large board bill at the
Southern, while others declare he was so
Inundated over his defeat that he took
the first train out Of Butte Dundon at
best was a third rate athlete He knew
just smattering about everything and
not much about anything unless it was
skating. He was really a champion
skater, but as wrestler and sprintcr he
was the rankest sort Of failure. Tom got
1t into his head that he was a catch-as-
catch-can wrestle, just because he succeed
cd in staying away from the terrible Turk
for fifteen minutes. Any active man could
have done as much. The truth is Dundon
should go to work and not try to make
living at athletics, for that sort of fellow
loses as well as his hackers.
| was talking with Jerry Mccarthy this
morning and the Walkerville Pet IS
anxious to meet Lafontise again. JerS
never was satisfied with the decision
Nose got over him July at the Fam
lily theater and has always clamored for
return meet.
Just say for me that will put up any