The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP

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| GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP
| Tommy Ryan. Of Syracuse. has agreed
to fight Kid Carter on September IS a
20-round bout before the International
A. c.. of Fort Erie The bout viii De
for the championship and purse Of
s., 900.
Artie simIns. of Akron. Ohio. has fled
a challenge to meet Billy Gardiner, Of
Lowell Simms is prepared to try con
cIusions at 133 pounds.
Young Kelley and Young Alphonse. Of
/ Providence have been matched TO box
| in Providence next month
The talk that the fight between Den
YER Ed Martin and Bob Armstrong,
which WIS recently decided at London,
was fake IS stTeGuously denied by
both Charles E. (PaTson) Davies and
/ Billy Madden, managers, respectively,
Of the rival pugilists. Davies say that
the bout was honestly fought and that
| Armstrong was defeated on his merits
/ Davies is now seeking another contest,
I to be fought in this country
Young Corbett says hes is willing 20
meet Kid Broad after his fight with
Terry McGovern, providing he wins
Broad is also anxious to arrange bout
with McGoVern-
The Buffalo Racing Association an
tnounees that lis new plant is virtually
completed and will be all ready for the
opening Augurt 80 Nearly all the
prominent Eastern Owners-including
August Belmont. W c. Whitney. J. r.
and F. P. Keene. John Z. Madden, and
+ Clarence H. Wackay-have made entries
for the Buffalo Derby Of 50 000. and as
the meeting opens Immediately after the
& close Of Saratoga many owners who viii
race at the Spa have already applied
for stabIerooIn.
Lord Derby, 2;o5a4. and The Monk,
200. have qualified for the challenge
cup race 10 Re trotted at Cleveland next
month By Jogging around the Empire
track in an imitation race 10 wagon F.
G. Jones Battleton, 2:e9A, started
against them on Thursday and won as
he liked in 2.39Z for the mile
One Of the San Francisco clubs is try
ling TO arrange a bout between Frank
Erne and Jimmy Britt.
Many aigh-cIass American horses are
being sod o Cuban planters Ever since
the colonial days Americans have sup
ipled the v est Indies with roadsters and
speed horses. Since the close Of the
Spanish war this demand has been re-
vived, and large numbers of horses are
being exported to the little Republic
every week.
The Crescent City Jockey Club has an
nounced stakes for the winter meeting
, of 1929 There are tTenty-one, which
> are for three-yeaT-old and upward The
\ second division Of stakes. for two-year.
4 oIds, will be announced on January 3
1 The meeting will be inaugurated OF
, Thanksgiving Days November q.
, The problem now before the inventive
golfer is the eIastic-faced club, TO mattel
the powers Of the lively ball with an!
| sort Of ball The latest caveat filed il
: this direction is for a compTessed-a al
; face. The air will be confined in
celluloid chamber. which will be set int
an aluminium head. The private test.
show that the club has great re
silieDcy.
3 A mile track. almost in exact duplicat
s Of the famous Washington Park rae
course in Chicago. will be built nea
:. Kansas City this winter. The track vii
3 cost $3.50. 200 and all the stock has bee
0 subscribe d.
II is more than likely that the New
port Coli Club VIII give up its presen
! course after this season because Of tn
> great demand for the property, whic
: can be used to advantage for villa sites
Lexington, KY, received us first car
load of automobiles recently. There wer
six automobiles In the car. and unleS
they are sold in the meantime they wi
be on exhibition at the Elks' Fair.
2, John Nichols. jr-, a sixteen-year-o
IT giant and athlete. Of Glen Ridge, \.
= has been made an invalid for life Will
, bathing he dived from a cliff into whs
=, he thought was a deep pool Their
Il proved to be only eighteen inches
D, water Nichols who is feet iRch@
Id tall, and who weighs $50 pounds, sts ol
On his head and broke his neck He VIZ
u paralyzed instantly. Surgical specialist
: performed an operation and saved b
n life.
; There is still doubtfIl da,e on Il
"a University of Pennsylvania foOtba
" schedule 1t has been decided to pie
OF Haverferd on October S. while Octobi
" II is still open Either Virginia OF Dicl
: inson will be PENIS opponent on tn.
philadelphia Record.
This would be a good date TO give
&c 1 Georgetown University.
h Boy Cured of Collie After Physician
Treatment Had Failed.