The Washington times., 1902-12-16
WHAT IS GOING ON IN
The WORLD OF SPORT
Matters of Interest to Lovers
OF Athletics.

Of Athletics
Jimmy Britt. the clever lightweight
boxer, who recently gave Frank Erne
his Quietus is making money hand
ovcr-fist" these days. and ne is not re-
ceiving any hard knocks from boxers
/ fists either. This lad who awolze about
two weeks ago and found himself famous
as boxer because Of his victory over
Erne, has a theatrical engagement and
/ Is attracting capacity" houses.
Unless Young Corbett" VIII agree to
/ fight Jimmy" some time before the holi-
days. the Californian viii rest on his
/ present laurels and do. no more lighting
until next spring. Corbett agreed to
/ fight Britt before the latter met and
defeated Erne. Since Britt took Ernc's
measure Corbett has not stated definitely
whether or not he would meet him.
/ Most OF Corbett's friends and admirers
declare that it would be foolhardy for
! him TO meet Britt. because the latter
/ IS pounds heavier, and although they
are not sure he would defeat Corbett.
! they believe the young Denver pugilist
should let good enough alone and re-
main in the featherweight class.
Indoor Football.
An indoor football tournament will
/ be held at Madison Square Garden on
the evenings OF December %. 80. and
January 2. The teams that will contest
for hOnors are the strongest and best
/ known semi professionals in the country
and although this is the first series OF
] indoor football contests held in New
/ York it is expected that the games win
be hotly contested and bear close re-
/ semblance 10 the outdoor game. Ths
games Will be played on specially pre-
pared turf or sod. which viii be placed
over the ground OF the Garden fin order
TO prevent the players from receiving in
/ juries other than would he sustained IN
the outdoor game. The halves VIII be Of
twenty minutes duration. and two games
viii be played each night.
Frank Hunt has in his stable a two
/ year-Old colt that has every appearance
Of becoming sensation. The colt was
sired by Actel., 2:1Sl4, out OF the dam OF
/ Llonzo McDonald's good PAGER Carl
. Wilkes, 2:05. The colt is a square trot-
ter, and with but little effort recently
/ stepped a quarter IN G:36. The owner
OF the colt is the man who developed
| Carl Wilkes and several other good
/ horses.
The Baseball Truce.
All true lovers of the great national
game. baseball. are much grauhed to
see that the moguls OF the two big
leagues are. getting together once more.
] 1t Is evident to all that the present
4 cut-throat methods. n continued. viii
mean the complete snnlhilation Of one
OF probably both of the organizations.
Baseball. the sport which is loved by
/ the American people. can only be pre-
/ served by a reduction OF the present
/ eXtravagant end exorbitant salaries
4 paid to the players, and an agreement
i respecting contracts.
President Johnson states that there is
no possible way in which the American
! League can recede from any territory It
/ has acquired since the cruel war be-
/ tween the leagues began. Nor Is it
clear % me" he continues how The
! American League can permit any players
] secured IN the IulA-LE az AtL-ll IN LN lllN
National League camp.
/ The session OF the peace committee
held ia New York last Friday night, was
executive. A further conference viii b0
held January at a place TO be named
by President Johnson
On the Bicycle Track.
The winners Of the six-day bicycle
grind" received their pay yesterday.
George Leander. who finished first for
/ his team Oeander and Floyd Krebsj
was around New York bright and early.
and looked as fresh as IL he had just
been on a ten-mile spin. instead OF the
terrible all-week grind. Instead Of re-
firing TO a Turkish bath. as is customary
with most all six-day riders, Leauder
went directly TO his hotel Saturday. and
went TO bed After tinkering with his
machines for two or three hours sunday
morning. he went down town and i0in-
. ed the other six-day riders who wsre
able 20 be out Of bed after the race. The
/ eight OF ten riders went over the entire
race. and reviewed the incidents on the
various days, aud the hair-brcldth e5-
capes each man had were graphical 3
! described by them The chief topic of
discussion was the advisability OF "dop-
/ ing" the riders. Some argued that 70
made a man ride better I'm one partlcu-
/ lar race. and that he was no good after
I that. others were Of the opinion dope"
was just as essential to slT-day riding
as liquid food was. Leander. VINO is ono
OF the men who should know. declared
| that he was OF the belief tha. dope"
WAS what pulled him through and gave
I him his enduring power.
/ On Christmas Day. Leandor W3il race
Bobby Walthour al Atlanta, Ga. On
/ ten. fifteen. and twenty paced race.
From Atlanta he viii 90 to Kansas City.
where. with Gus Lawson he viii engage
/ in the six-day bicycle race TO be held
/ the last week I'm January. John Fisher.
/ Of Chicago. will be Walthour's partner
at the Kansas City grind" Leandar
and his running mate viii be compelled
/ 10 get in some good leg work I'm order 10
| beat cut this pair.
/ PROFESSIONAL COACH
RULE MEETS APPROVAL