The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-19
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.
Tim Callahan. of Philadelphia, has
been matched to box Wnbert Gross,
Bridgeton's coIored fighter, at Bridge
ton next Thursday.
Tommy Ryan and Kid Carter have
posted d forfeit OF $500 each. guarantee-
ing their appearance before the Inter
national Athletic Club, Busat.:, on Sep
TENDER -. The artielesscaH r the men
to box twenty rounds Tor he middle
weight championship Of the world and
q purse of S. 600, Of which the winner is
to receive $4,000 and the loser $1,000.
George Leander, the Chicago giant
continues 10 hold the fort at the At
lanuc City Coliseum. Every rider that
is brought there seems to meet defeat
at the hands Of the big Crescent repre-
sentative. He races on an average
three times week and during the past
two months has added materially to his
bank account
Parson Davies has sent Bob Arm
strong and Larry Temple to New York
as the lighting game in London Is played
out As soon as the boxers reach New
York they are 10 hustle for matches
Temple is ready TO meet any 154-pOunder
IN the world. and Armstrong wants to
force Denver Ed Martin 70 give him q
return fight
Fred Gebhard has sold to c. Pfzer the
jumpers Perion, Jbretto. and Cigar
Gerhard intends to devote his interests
to fiat racing. and il is reported that E.
\ CrowaiushieId. who bought HIS Emf
neDce for - 600 at the sale OF Maekey
horses, was acting for Gerhard
George r. Gray, who holds the Amer
| lean record Of A feet for putting the Is
pound shot, has decided TO emerge from
his retirement and compete again. He
wrote James L Sullivan, the secretary
of the A. A L., that he would surely
take part IN the national championships
which viii be held at Truyer Island,
New York, on September 10. he is IN
eligible for the Metropolitan Champion
ships. which viii be held al Celtic Park,
Long Island. on August 30
Marvin Hart has authorized the South
ern Athletic Club. Of Louisville. 10
match him against any middIeweight IN
the world for a 20-round bout.
Efforts are being made TO arrange a
28-round bout between Tommy Root and
Jack Bonner, TO take place IN Kansas
City next month.
The only thing that stops the cIinch-
ing Of a match between Frank Erne,
the former lightweight champion pugi-
list. and Jimmy Britt, the pride Of Cali
fornia, Is the weight. Britt wants 10
weigh 133 pounds at O'Clock On the
night OF the fight, but Erne stacks to
135 pounds
PIN is not the tennis player that the
! experts in his country thought he was
Larned scored an easy victory on him
PIN made many fine strokes. but his
poor plays so outnumbered his good
ones as 10 make his game almost
mediocre.
Ben Munroe, of the Cleveland Cycling
team. is anxious TO meet Albert Cham
pion. Harry Fixes, and Bobbie WaIthour
in motor paced races Munroe made q
poor showing during the early months
Of the year but ne is ROW supplied with
adequate pace and is naturally anxious
to show his speed in competition.
20-round contest between Jack Bon
ner. the Summit Hill miner. and Tommy
Ryan is being arranged The mill will
/ be decided at Kansas City during The
coming fau. sam Fitzpatrick has taken
Bonner under his wing and expects great
/ things from his new charge.
Peter Finney who was well-known
years ago rs a designer and handler OF
racing yachts. is dead in Brooklyn He
was born sixty-nine years ago in Port
/ land. Ne In early life ne was associat-
. ed with Nelson Spratt. and be aided in
the making of the model Of the AmorI-
+ ca. Which brought the famous yacht
/ ing cup 10 this side of the Atlantic
The racing committee Of the Belmont
Driving Club. n addition to the Dan
/ Patch consideration. have offered s.. 500
/ in purses for their great fall meet on
/ september ., 3, /, and s. The coming
event should be I banner meeting in the
/ history Of the club
/ Searehhght, the cratic PAGER who was
dlstanced in the ?: 04 pace, has broken
down and viii never again be seen in
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