Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
CURRENT SPORTS IALk
The McGovern.Sullivan Fight at
Louisville Tonight Creates
Much Interest.
phil" King TO Return to Wiscon.
sin to Coach Next Seasons
Foot Ball Team.
American Jockeys In Demand.
News OF the Base Ball World
..Notes and Gossip.

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The big event of the week in the
sporting world is the fight at Louis
vile, KY, tonight between Terrible
Terry McGovern and Dave Sullivan.
considerable speculation as to how
long the bout will last has been in
dulged in and the general opinion
long enough for the average spectator
to get real good and interested. Nc
Govern money at TO l is about the
proper caper, figuring on how things
appear on the outside-yet there is
scarcely any Outside" any more in
the fighting game. AS usual both men
are confident of winning. That is part
of the game. McGovern is in fine trim
physically and has worked harder and
longer for Sullivan than he ever has
for any one he ever took on before.
Sullivan also is in the pink of con-
dition and claims to be in the best
shape he has ever known in his en-
tire career. Sharkey has been look
ing after his interests and bespeaks
and thinks his protege will outpoint
outlook and outgeneral the terrible
one" Sullivan has a slight advantage
in height, being two inches taller than
his opponent. He also has had more
experience in the ring. his battles hay
ing dated as far back as 1894 whereas
McGovern began his career three years
later. Bob" Fitzsimmons is to referee
the bill.
odd" Phil King, who began his
football career in the palmy days of
Iowa College, when that school pro-
duced the best there was in Iowa. and
who has coached the University of
Wisconsin squad for the past si,:
years, has been engaged to return To
the Badgers next season. King asked
to be released from his contract, which
did not expire for a year. at the close
of last season His request was
he would return next November to as
sist in developing the team for its big
games. He has been induced to return
for the entire season, much to the
qualification of every Wisconsin man.
American Jockeys seem to be as
much in demand as ever on European
soil this season, number having left
this week for France, England and
other parts of the continent Danny
Maher. who is to ride for King Ed
ward, left Thursday and upon his ar
rival at Southampton will proceed at
once to Newmarket to report to Rich
ard Marsh. King Edwards trainer
Milton Henry, Patsy Freeman, Burt
Archie Mcintyre. Charley Van
Dusen and Jimmy Michael are all to
have foreign mounts this season
Glenn Jenkins is another who will be
on the English turf this year. He will
ride for Frank Gardner, the American
horseman, who has a large string of
horses already on English soil.
Fifty thousand dollars seems to be a
big price for a piece of horse flesh,
but that amount was refused this week
by Gen. w. H. jackson, of Nashville.
Tenn, who declined an offer made for
The Commoner. son of Hanover Mar
garine. Recent offers of $4,000 and
1000 were refused for the famous
stallion.
The resignation of A. c. Spalding as
president of the National Base Ball
League in announced from New York,
but there is little Importance attached
Ia ;,
likely to be only a temporary affair and
is pending the outcome of the meeting
called today at Pttsburg, when the fate
of the National League will likely be
settled Questions before today's meet
ing are whether or not it Will be advis-
able for the four clubs who support
Spalding to carry out q playing sched-
ule independent of the other four clubs
of the league, or whether MIR. Spalding
shall permanently retire and let the
league settle its own troubles.
The schedule of the American Asso-
citation has already been drafted pro-
visionally for presentation at the next
The session is expected to
open on April % and will close on Sept.
%, according to the present schedule.
The cities which will be given the OPEN
ing dates are Louisville, Indianapolis,
Columbus and Toledo. as these can be
counted upon for the best base ball
weather in April
Sioux City has decided not to accept
the protfer of a berth in the western
league, but instead will belong to the
North Tri-State League, composed of
Rock Rapids, Sheldon. LeMars and
Yankton and Sioux Falls,
S. ID.
dar Falls, has announced its base ball
schedule, as follows: April %, Simpson
at Indianola; April %, Iowa State Col
lege at Ames; April %. S. U. /. at Iowa
City, May 10, Cornell at Mt Vernon at
Waterloo; May IS. Iowa College at
Grinnell; May 81. Iowa State College at
Ames or Cedar Falls.
The Iowa State Colleges foot ball
schedule is practically complete and as
is as follows: October 4.
of Minnesota at Nlinneapo-
lis; Oct. IL, I. S. N. s., place not settled;
oct. 25, Cornell at Ames; Nov s, Coe at
Ames; Nov. 10, Drake at Des Moines:
Nov 80, Penn at Ames; Nov. 81. |
Thanksgiving Simpson al Ames. AS
the Iowa State Colleges season is
earlier than other Iowa !
schools one or two September games
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