The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-10
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

/ GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.
Hughey McGovern, brother of Terri
! bic Terry, has retired from the ring
/ after a brief but successful career. Il
/ is said Terry thinks his brother can do
/ better in some other line Of business.
and upon his request Hughey decided he
/ would fight no more.
Joe Choynski wants one more fight be-
/ fore he retires from the ring forever.
I The man he is so anxious 10 meet is
/ Kid Carter, the middIeweight pugi-
! list of South Brooklyn. The latter de-
feated ChoynsH il their last battle.
after slugging match which oaIy last
/ ed one round.
/ Matty Matthews, the -weIterweight
champion. who has not fought since he
( lost the decision 10 Martin Duffy the
/ Chicago fighter. IN a six-round bout in
/ the Windy City a few months ago viii
/ be seen in the ring again shortly He
+ has been matched TO fight Patsy Swee-
/ ney. Of Manchester. y H. in d twenty
round bout before the Pastirue Athletic
Club, Of New Britain. Conn tomorrow
night
II is probable that Rhythmic, the blind
JTotteT that is winning all the big
stakes in the Grand Circuit his season.
! reaches the wire drst because he Just
can't see another horse get ahead Of
him.
G. Foster Sanford, who until this year
was coach for The Columbia University
football team. has been secured to as
sIst Coach Stage in developing the Uni
versIty of Chicago eleven Stage and
Sanford worked together On former Yale
eleyens. Sanford is one OF the most
versatile and vigorous coaches in the
business and ne cannot help but
strengthen the Westerners
Oakland Baron is represented by two
great trotters this season IN Baron de
Shay t2:0Ss4l and rhythmic (Z-o914J-
It is reported that Harry HamIfn
named $4,000 as his price for Direct
Hal, 2-06-
Western pugiIistic experts pick Kid
Carter to defeat Tommy Ryan in their
battle before the international Athletic
Club OF Port Erie, Canada. on Septem-
Der %.
Tim Callahan. the Philadelphia feather
weight boxer. who is one OF tie best
boys at his weight in this country. has
posted forfeit Of $500 TO fight the
winner of the Corbett- McGovern fight
for the featherweight championship of
the world and a side bet Of 81, 600. Cal
lshan viii not get the chance. as both
ffph4n have rroTrFsaE Tz--a EfsTT7--g
The first match
Henry Peterson, a veteran California
oarsman. who held the worlds cham
pionship in the eighties. has been signed
as the coxsWaiu and trainer for the Uni
veTsiJy OF California boating crew
Peter Maher and jim Jenords are
scheduled 10 box at the Broadway Ath-
letic Club, Philadelphia. tomorrow night I
Hank Griffin and Fred Russell meet in (
a twenty bout before the Los
Angeles lCaLJ Club en- Friday night
James s Bell. Of London. Ont. won
the quoting championship OF Canada !
and the $50 gold medal at Toronto last (
week,
J-lllhE 4LttIaEi- the DiEtfilSJ. EDGe /
= kilometres 253 metres in an hour u
Paris, France, on Sunday This is /.
worlds record.
McChesney. conceded TO be the best /
three year-old IN the West. was sold (
last week by mis- owner p J. Ryan. 10 /
DUrEeH & Herr for $1,000 The colt
finished outside Of the money in the /
Twentieth Century handicap at Chicago.
and after the race s was discovered he I
had split one OF mis- f0rehoofs- which .
WiIl throw him out OF training at least I
for The rest Of The year he ran last
in the Colors of his former owner and
the transfer did not take place until
after the race. The split hoof was
patched mp with silver plates. and the 4
colt viii probably be turned out for the .
season.
After John A. McKerrou stepped q
mile in 2.08Z TO wagon at Cleveland
recently. d bet Of $1,000 SIDE was made
that he would win the cup.
George Gardner locks upon ihe match
with Tom Sharkey at san. Francisco in
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