The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Matchmaker McMurray of the Sa-
vannah Athletic Club, received a COM
munioation yesterday from Camden, N.
j., stating that Tommy Feltz. bantam
champion of the world, could get on a
match with Young Rubin of that city.
Ruhlins record is a good one, and it is
probable that he and Feltz will be
matched after the former finishes his
present contract with Thos. Love, in
Baltimore, next Wednesday night
Feltz with his manager, will leave to-
morrow for the Oriole city.
Two more good matches have been
made by the Savannah Athletic Club.
The first is between Owen Zeigler and
Matty Matthews for the Goth, and the
latter between the winner of the Han
dler-Raedy bout Wednesday night and
Thomas West, the we'll known middle
weight. Matthews and West are now
in Philadelphia training together, and
Matthews will not come here unless
West is given a date, hence the last
proposition.
The match scheduled to take place in
Boston on the 18th, between Owen Zeig-
Ter of this city, and Ed. Sweeney, may
be declared off. as Matchmaker Nc
Murray received a telegram last night
from Sweeney's manager, stating that
he had cancelled the payment of $50
wired as Zeigler's expense money. The
telegram stated letter of explanation
would follow. What is the cause can
not be surmised. unless Sweeney has
flown the coup"
The coming boxing match Wednesday
night between James Handler and Pat
Raedy will be by far the best ever
given in Savannah. Both men are
strong and healthy, both are known to
be aggressive fighters, and gluttons for
facing the music It has been said
of them that they are two of the gam
est boxers in the ring. Both are in
nne condition, and prepared to 90 the
limit, If necessary. Handler has
few pounds to work off yet, but is do
ing it easily with Tommy Feltz. as a
boxing partner, and several miles road
work daily. Raedy is doing no boxing
and only enough work to keep from
going up. He expects to enter the
arena at not more than $50 pounds.
Quite a difference of opinion exists
among crack horsemen as to the best
colt of the year. Hermiss has the
greater majority of support, though
there are many who favor Advance
selection is between these three ami
mails.
At Columbia, S. c., Thursday after
noon the University of South Caro-
lima defeated the st. Adams eleven
of Virginia by a score of 5 to 0. The
st. Adams team played a fast game.
and but for several bad fumbles and
drop kick by their opponents, would
probably have won the game.
Sewannee luck and Sewannee pluck
again carried their football team to
victory over Auburn College at Birm-
ingham Thursday afternoon. Sewan-
nee's team was the heaviest of the
two and was always an the aggressive
Twice during the game Sewannee came
within two feet of Auburns goal, only
to be pushed back for loss, but
weight and aggressiveness told ana
Auburn was defeated, though not dis
graced.
There is a strong probability that
Memphis. New Orleans. Nashville,
Birmingham. Atlanta and possibly
Montgomery will have two teams In
the Southern Baseball League next
year II Savannah gets one her fans
will be satisfied.
A number Of sporting men from
Jacksonville. Waycross. Charleston and
other nearby cities will attend the
harness races here next week
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