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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

livered full force on Bernstein's jaw when
he finally got an opening. He had evidently
but its only effect was to anger Bernstein.
He used his left just once on Hamburger
and 1t was all over.
Tim Callahan is out with a challenge to
either McGovern or Young Corbett. and
figures that he is entitled to a try at the
what he bases his dope has not yet been de-
cided. AS Callahan can still fight at llS
and as the 'feather-weight' limit at pres
ent is 121. and gradually nearing the thir-
ties. it is difficult 10 see what arrange
ton. ~
1t really appears. however. as if boxing
clubs should take matters in their own
hands and establish an arbitrary and gen.
orally recognized scale of weights for the
various championship classes. II would not
hurt a champions value as a theatrical at
traction If he gradually outgrew his class
unless he left some equally good man of
championship weight in his place. So II is
difficult to see why fighters persist in try
ing TO carry the limit with them, as they
increase in avoi-dupois.
Philadelphia Tommy Ryan. who is now
under the management OF Jack Simms in
this city. has gone to West Baden Strings
in Indiana and hopes to regain his oid-time
form by a short %sojourn there. Ryan was
badly knocked out by an attack of malaria
here recently; and hopes to get all the eff
fects OF the disease out of his system by a
course at the springs.
Ryan made a good impression while here,
both by his manner and as A fighter. He Is
a quiet, gentlemanly fellow. and Is un-
doubtedly possessed of great skill I'm his
particular line. When he returns to this
city he intends to get on a series of matches
with some of the local fighters. and he
lieves that he can defeat any of them. He
has left a standing chalIange for Andy
Stevenson at catch weights. He also Is
anxious to meet Jack Dunleavy or George
Block as n sort of SIDE issue.
His main idea in returning to this city.
however. is to get on fights with men like
Duffy and Seilof. Such bouts should draw
well. and there IS eve-v likelihood of soma
such matches being ca rded here in the near
future.
Matty Matthews of Brooklyn is endeavor-
ing to get on a match with Frank E~ne at
1875 pounds 3 o'clock. or les pounds. Z o'clock.
the financial end to be decided bv mutual
agreement between the men. Matthews still
has quite a following in the West. and
there Is some chance of his getting on the
fight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

President Angus of the Detroit club re-
Gently bought in all the stock. probably in
order to avoid any possibility of a selling
out. such as occurred at Baltimore. As one
who knows him put 1t. Angus owns pretty
nearly the whole State of Michigan. and he
is crazy over the game" From the time
that Mr.. Angus became a baseball mag
nate his interest in the game increased. and
to-day he is a dyed-in-the-wool fan. He is
at the head of a big street car syndicate
enthusiasm with his roll. Since obtaining
sole possession of the Detroit club. Presi-
blanche. and has instructed him to get star
players at any cost. Several good men have
been signed. and the outlook Is bright =. a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

1900 team that will be the strongest that
has represented the City OF Straits in
some years. II the circuit is increased TO
burg or Cincinnati will be added to bal
ance New York. II the American League
does not care 10 undertake expansion this
year the probabilities are that Baltimore
viii get a National League franchise.
The war for players is stiIl going on mer-
lilly. and at present there is just as mucf
American League money in sight as any
other kind. Tn old league would do well to
pick 10 SOT-e' magnates. Sucn as have
strengthened the American. Men of the
ability and tact of Robert L. Hedges. Henry
K!ll!Iea. Charley Comiskey ard others in
the American League; Barney Drevfuss.
'ameS = Hart and Garry Hermann in the
National. would long ago have ended the
costly inter!eaSue war had il been left 10
them. Men like JOIN 7. Brush and John l.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE PREPARING
FOR INVASION OF NEW YORK,

Question of Suitable Grounds Soon Will Be Settled League May
Expand to Ten or Twelve Clubs Next Year-Manager McAeer
Is Strengthening Browns-HemphiI Signed Several Weeks
Ago, Though the Fact Was Not Generally Known-One
Of the Browns Declares Mathewson and BOwerman
Have Signed st. Louis Contracts-OConnor
Will Also Be With the Team Next Season.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

Right fielder for the St. Louis Browns.
HemPhill received a good offer TO join
New York. but signed with St. Louis al
most a month ago. though that fact was
not generally known until recently.
Rogers have been h~indrances to the Ma
tional League. Their love of trouble has
robbed the National League Of many a dol
lar. Brush failed to give Cincinnati a win
ming team. Public sentiment was against
him. and the best thing he ever did for the
National League was TO sell out his holdings
in the Cincinnati club. The club is now
controlled by Cincinnati men, who love
clean sport. and not dirty politics. and
since the new regime the attendances have
been beyond expectation. The Cincinnati of
ficials are treating the players right and
are well liked by the fans. They went out
and got a few good men. and to-day the
Cincinnati club is operating on a winning
basis. both as regards games and gate re-
CENTS. Now. if John !. Rogers would I'M
harness himself from the Philadelphia club.
the National League would be still further
benefited. The Philadelphia fans have no
use for RoGers's methods. and. though some
of the players are popular. the attendances
at the games this year have not amounted
to enough to pay for the court fees in the
suits against LajOie and others.
The Athletics gave P~hiladefphians what
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
CHAMPION CORBETT IS REPORTED
TO BE IN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION.

Reports Circulated Last Week That He Was Fat and Above Weight
Are Not Borne Out by Facts-Newhouses Departure From the
Training Camp Probably Due to Jealousy Between Train
ers-Attell and Abel Should Furnish a Good Fight Lo-
caly, as Their Style Is Strongly in C~ontrast-Gossip.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

Joe Bernstein, who defeated Young Critic
in Baltimore ten days ago, spent last week
In a theater of that city, meeting all COM
ers. A standing offer was made all feather
weights of a purse of $50 if they could stay
three rounds against Bernstein. outpointing
him at the same time. Few of his OPP
ponents even managed to stay the limit
and none succeeded in outpointing him.
One ambitious fighter. Kid Hamburger by
name, stayed through two rounds. carefully
treasuring up d right swing, which he de-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

Albert Featherstone was the angriest mar
in Saratoga when he read in a New York
paper a story 10 the effect that he had
grown tired of racing and was shaping
things up for the sale of his entire stable
at Sheepshead BAY next month. Mr.. Feath-
erstone said that there was absolutely no
truth in the story
II have a strong string Of 2-year-olds and
maturer horses" he said. land expect to
make a creditable showing with them dur
ing the autumn meetings at Sheepshead
Ray, Gravesend and Morris Park. Arsenal
is just rounding into form again and VIII
be hard to beat in the 3-year-old races In
which we start him. / have fifty-one year
at my farm in Kentucky and expect
some of them to develop the highest class
They are home bred by my own stations,
and Mesmerist, out of mares that
/ have purchased within the last few years.
Some of the mares have borne my colors
and won rich races"
The story set forth that Mr.. Featherstons
wanted to get out of the racing game be-
cause OF a long run OF hard luck. A horse
man who wins the Metropolitan and Brook
fyn handicaps in one year does not usual
feel that he is in hard luck. Mr.. Feather
stone considers that he has already had oue
mans share of good fortune this year, but
believes there are more victories ahead for
his runners He has been one Of the most
prominent figures on the American turf In
the last six years. He has spent money lib
orally and Is one of the most heavily inter-
ested stockholders in the Saratoga Associa-
ton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

troit Is slated for the minor leagues. but
il is pretty certain that a denial can be
tackled to that rumor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

conner in his class. Carter will probably
have a slight advantage in weight, but
Ryan's superior cleverness should offset
this.
Ryan has lost none of his old-time clever
ness and he seems to have kept himself in
fairly good condition. The writer saw
him box Billy Stiff in Kansas City last
April. and, while the bout was of the east
est kind, neither man extended himself
Ryan displayed cleverness which would
have made Attell look like a dub in COM
p%arison. He certainly should he able to
hold his own with any man approaching
his weight.
George siler mas been decided upon as
referee.
Joe Cans and Gus Gardner have been,
matched to fight for the lightweight tit!e
before the Eureka Club of Baltimore Sep
TENDER 10. This bout has been pending
ever since Cans defeated Erne at Fort
Erie last spring. the negro always stating
that he wanted to get a crack at Gardner.
The latter IS generally considered one of
the top notchers in his class.
One week from Friday Cans will meet
Martin Duffy in Chicago. This will put the
battle just a week before his bout with
Gardner. II may be of interest to note that
the Duffy-Gans battle was offered the West
Emo Club OF this city a few weeks ago, inn
mediately after the Goodman-Daugherty
affair.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

Fred Gerhardy of 81. Louis has been an
pointed clerk of the scales for the fall
meeting Of the Ontario Jockey Club at To-
ronto. Mars Cassidy will be the starter at
Toronto. This meeting will open on Sep
TENDER q.
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There has been talk of expansion in both
eagues. and IL the American increases its
circuit to ten or twelve clubs Baltimore will
he retained: otherwise it will he dropped.
BY failure to nut a club in the field against
the Browns. the c!bu forfeited its franchise
and cannot compel the league to retain
Baltimore. According to some writers, De-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

The Athletics gave Philadelphians what
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16

came TO Louisville and took UP his old
quarters at Bruen's Third-avenue garden.
For nearly all OF his bouts for the past
eighteen months he has worked there.
Sullivan has for a sparring partner Charley
Seiger, Young Corbett's' sparring part
ner, and Big Bob" Armstrong superin-
nasium. This is how little Dave gets
ready for a ring engagement: Up at Z
Q clock a. m Breakfast is served between
7:S0 and s. consisting of an orange and
baked apple, fresh eggs, steak, chops, corn
bread and tea. This is followed by a brisk
walk. Then he reads the morning papers
has set apart any of his millions for the
care or and Improvement OF education
among the boxers. BY 9 o'clock he is on
the road, accompanied by Armstrong. At
first he Travelled about twelve miles. but
that has been cut in two. Dave sprints
for half mile and occasionally travels
fast mile Upon his return he takes a cold
sponge bath and orders Mr.. BruenS chef
TO prepare some homemade beef tea. This
he drinks at dinner. This meal usually
consists of beef, celery. tomatoes, corn and
apple sauce. Dessert is taken occasion
ally. Sullivan takes a short walk and then
goes to the reading room, where he plays
cards or any other game He is fond of
the excitement betting adds, and frequent
ly there is considerable loose change in
sight. At 2:30 o'clock Sullivan is off TO the
gymnasium. He does not relish the pres
ence Of visitors. and it is not everybody
that gains admission. He has a sergeant
alarms, Pretty" Barrett, and he has in
structions that must be obeyed. Sullivan
does a great deal of work after a new
system, and he has some new perapher-
MALTA. He does not regard 1t as everybodys
business how he works.
He begins by punching the bag twelve
minutes. Next he boxes either Seiger or
Armstrong for fifteen twenty minutes.
The dumb bells come next. He does not
skip the rope. A rub down follows Be
tween and o'clock supper is served. 1t
consists OF beef, potatoes, one or two other
vegetables and cream boiled with water.
He drinks no cold water and does not
smoke Once in awhile he walks into the
city to call on some of his friends. BY 8
o'clock he is sound asleep.
MY Mauser' wallop is the real thing"
said Sullivan, in discussing his latest inven-
ton. 81 shall not tell how it is delivered.
but 1t is a corker, and when 1t lands it is
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pride is reputed to be the richest pugilist
in the world. Mitchell made numerous
tours of this country. picking up. dollars
wherever he went, and by various business
ventures in England he soon amasSed
fortune. which he chung to with tenacity.
Kid Mccoy. too, has not let much money
get away from him and has gathered to-
gether thousands of dollars where another
fighter of less acumen would have taken
In pennies. McCoy's largest haul was IN m 3
questionable fight with COrbett In the Mao
ison-square Garden, In which the nghters
share of the purse was evenly split, and the
gross receipts amounted TO more than ~
600. So IL can be seen that the average
heavyweight has not followed the exam
pie set by John l..
George Dixon, once the most talked OF
featherweight in the world, spent his
money on the Sullivan plan, and he spent
a fortune too. Tommy Ryan, the we'll
known middleweight. has made quite lot
out OF the ring and is in the liquor bust
ness in Kansas City. Terry McGovern has
been a money maker and a saver ever since
he began to attract attention by knocking
out featherweights in jig time. McGoVern
was on the top wave Of prosperity when
Young Corbett'' dropped him at Hartford
The latter has been on the road ever since
looking for gold
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Ring Chatter.

II is said that John L. Sullivan had
severe attack OF heart trouble at HOT
Springs last week. Too much wine was the
cause.
Denver Ed Martin and Frank Childs are
going to try once more to pull OF their
match. They have been signed by the Amer
lean Club. Of Chicago, and will meet on
Monday evening, Feb. "a.
Peter Maher is anxious to meet James
Jeffries, so he says, in a fight limited from
six to twenty-five rounds. His manager
says that Maher will do business on JEFF
ries's own terms, 70 per cent. to the winner
to be hardly any need of -daher desiring TO
limit the number of rounds. as one or two
would suffice for the ''boilermaker" TO put
Makers championship aspirations out of
business.
81 want to go on record said a we'll
known sporting man at the Norwood Inn
at the close of the three-round bout be-
tween Terry McGOvern and his brother
Hugh, with the statement that Hugh Nc
Govern will, one of these fine days wear
the mantle now worn by his famous broth
er. 1 watched the little fellow closely to-
day. and / feel certain that he has all the
qualities in his makeup which so toward
making champions. He is as fearless as
lion and as quick as a flash, two points
which go a great way toward reaching
the pinnacle of fistic fame. Hughy Meow
ern is liable 10 get quite a number OF hard
knocks before the gates of championship
are opened TO him. but he Will eventually
get there with both feet'-Cincinnau En-
quirer.
Frank Erne has offered explanation for
his failure to meet Joe Cans at Philadel-
phia He claims that he discovered that
there was a job on by which il was TO be
made impossible for him to win Erne is a
boy with a good record. and his expana-
ton sounds well, but ii is hardly tenable
when the fact is recalled that no decisions
are given in the Quaker City. a Knockout
being the only way in which a man may
win, unless his opponent be disqualified.
Elsewise the decision is formed by every
for himself. Erne is too clean fighter
for fouling. and. with Sharkey- Maher I'm
mind. it is unlikely that any referee would
care TO test the public temper by trying to
rob him on a false call for this kind of
work Erne should be more explicit. His
action will hit Philadelphia boxing another
body blow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
NOTRE DAME THIS WEEK
UNIVERSITY TEAM TO PLAY INDIAN
APOLIs Y. vi. c. A. FIVE.
Contest for Positions on Both Teams
Is Exciting-Manager Jones Conn
PEELED TO Revise Trip.

The most important basketball game that
has been scheduled in Indianapolis this sea-
son will be played at the Y. NJ. c. a court
Wednesday evening between Y. NJ. g. A
and Notre Dame University fives The In
dianapOhs five will have a team TO COM
pete with that will cause it TO use its best
team work and most brilliant plays TO win
Efforts have been made 10 strengthen the
Y NJ. c. a. team and at the close OF the
Indianapolis Basketball League the players
on the two high school teams were asked
to compete for positions on the big team.
Masters and Randall. OF Shortridge. have
been in training every day and Kaylor OF
the NJ. T. H. S. team, will probably wear
the Y. NJ. c. A colors. Masters will be in
the lineup in the game against Notre
Dame. Randall and Kaylor are named
among the substitutes who will be kept ia
reserve. Kaylor may be played at center in
one OF the halves.
Notre Dame is one OF the best teams in
the State. The Catholic university has been
noted for several years because of the high
class athletes brought out at that school.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
SULLIVAN in FINE TRIM
HE HAS TRAINED HARD FOR HIS
FIGHT WITH WGOVERN.
Great Interest I'm the Fight, Which
Takes Place at Louisville Next
Saturday-Fight Gossip.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 15.-Dethroned
from the championship pedestal, will Terry
McGovern, the fighting cyclone" be dis
graced by defeat at the hands of that
husky little Irishman Dave Sullivan when
they meet in the stakeless arena of the
Southern Athletic Club at the Auditorium
on the night Of Saturday, Feb. p? The
pugilistic world is wondering.
or course a majority pick Terrible Ter
ry" to win long before the twenty-five
round limit is. reached. but many Of them
are not absolutely certain. There exists
locally an undercurrent of belief that Sui
Ivan has more than a chance, and this is
strengthened by the unqualified confidence
of the sturdy youngster with the fighting
name. Days OF systematic training, never
at any time INDUCING in excuses cal
culated TO injure his fighting machinery,
a thorough acquaintance with his oppo-
nents style, prolonged desire to do battle
with him, professed ability TO defeat the
most marvellous little man that ever drew
on glove, Sullivan looks to-day fit 10 bat
tie for a kings ransom. Skin pink. eyes
clear, muscles like steel and feet and hands
that move with wonderful speed, he is GER
tain to give McGovern a grueling go.
Called on time and again to take punish
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16

as deadly as a bullet Possibly the Span
lards did not make good with their 'Maus-
ers, but l am an Irishman. Terrence needs
TO keep out of range of the 'Mauser,' 9TH
erwise he will have occasion to regret it. L
nave no fear concerning his LANDSLIDE
am ready for McGovern at any kind of
game. lie Will be the first to find il out
too"
On Sept. &c, 1898, Sullivan won the feath-
erweight championship of the world from
Solly Smith, at Coney island. Sullivan
stepped into the ring weighing 120 pounds
Sullivan was so fast and strong that Smith
could not put glove on him. Sullivan says,
and Smith lost in five rounds
On Nov. II, 1898, although he had been ill
from malarial fever, Sullivan met George
Dixon before the LenoX Club, in New York
He lost to Dixon in ten rounds, on a tech
nicahty.
Previously Sullivan lost to Pedlar Palm
er in London. On Oct. Is, 1897, they boxed
twenty hard rounds before the National
Sporting Club for a purse of SO 500 a side
bet of $1,000 and the championship of Eng
land. Sullivan, weakened because he had
to make ll5 pounds, gave Palmer a terrific
fight. The English rules do not permit hit
ting while on the ropes. When the ropes
are reached then the men get to the center
of the ring. In the last two rounds Sulli-
van says he gave Palmer a terrific slug
gtng. Since then Palmer has never won a
battle.
Sullivan fought Jack O'Brien a twenty
round draw, April 10, 1899, at Hartford
Conn. Afterward O'Brien met Frank Erne
and fought the champion draw.
Sullivan defeated Oscar Gardner. Jack
Mcclellan and kid" Broad i'm Louisville
though afterward Broad was awarded the
decision against Sullivan. Immediately
afterward they boxed twenty rounds at
Fort Erie and Sullivan says he chopped
the kid to ribbons. He has had numerous
other good bouts.
XXX
Tom Sharkey will reach Louisville to-
morrow from New York. He will put the
final touches on Sullivan. The sailor feels
that Sullivan is a ''cinch," according to his
letters. The coming week will be very busy
at the Sullivan camp. Dave now weighs
l2612 pounds. With but one-half pound to
take off and a week left he ought to go
into the ring with the Brooklyn whirlwind
keyed as tight as a fiddle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
WEALTHY PUGILISTs.
Charley Mitchell Heads the List, with
Jefries Close Second.

The fighting game pays. but there are
few of the hstic artists who accumulate
money. Jeffries Fitzsimmons and Corbett
have saved money from their winnings.
Jeffries is said 70 be rather close-hsted and
to-day can draw "A check for 100000 or
more. COrbett, not so frugal a the cham
piOn, owns property in New York and has
a fat bank account, which is increasing
gradually as a result OF Jim's efforts as a
monologue artist. Fitz has never borne
the reputation of a spendthrift, and not
long ago purchased a fine house. But the
gossips say that FitZ needs money, and
for that reason he is anxious 10 fight
Jeffries again. Tom Sharkey has boarded
up pile and owns a profitable saloon. The
sailor began 10 put his coin away when
Danny Lynch had him in tow out in Frisco
half a dozen years ago Peter Maher is
said TO be prosperous, though he has
dropped much money on the races and
would like 10 get slice of big purse just
now.
Peter Jackson, who died recently. did not
have a dollar. though he was big attrac-
tion in America. Australia and Great
Britain. Charley Mitchell, once England's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
PURDUE DEFEATS INDIANA.
Rough Game of basketball Is Played
at Bloomington.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 15.-Purdue
defended its claim to the State basketball
championship to-day and defeated Indiana
by the score of 80 to s. The game was fierce
and Indiana was beaten because its play
ers could not throw goals from the field
Its team work was excellent even better
than Purdue's. Long john Miller played
the whole game for Purdue. He was in
every play and mix-up and made six field
goals. For Indiana Cantwell and Ayers
played star games. Indiana led i'm the first
half until two minutes before time was
called, when Purdue made field goal.
making the score to Z. In the second half
Indiana was almost helpless. The game
resolved itself into n rough and tumble
scramble for the ball and Purdue won by
her roughness. Lineup: