The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.
Pugilists who know both men think
that George Dixon has an excellent
chance 10 beat Pedlar Palmer when they
meet before the National Sporting Club,
Of London, today. Dixon is said TO be
taking the best care of himself and is in
good shape. The men will fight for a
purse Of & 500 and side pet OF 8, GOO
Coach HfHebrand. Of the navy football
team. is eongratulating himself that he
has discovered a play which VIII stop
such ground gaining as hat by Daily al
the West Point-AnnapoIis game on
Franklin Field last year Other coaches
have found -out by experience that it
takes about half q team 10 stop Daily
George y Holden. Of Springfield,
Mass. established an American road rec
ord for ten miles in the motor cycle race
on the Coney Island cycle path last
week. He had an allowance Of / minute
aud - seconds. and mis- net time was
1s-5T5z- There we're seventeen starters
Senator J. ". Bailey. Of Texas. has
given up his breeding farm at Lexington
and sent all Of his horses. to. the Elm
wood stud of : EstiIl. These in
clude the stallion 'TodigaI GIG and
twenty-five brood mares
Kennedy and Powers have received so
many applications for permission TO start
in the six-day race Of next winter that
some VIII have TO be rejected.
I
Plugger Bill Martin and Frank Beau
/ champ. the Australian pair, sail for
home on September Is from San Fran
cisco. Martin viii ride behind pace for
( the balance Of his stay in this country
I and is anxious to meet Harry EIkes.
+ The hoppled horses have not been in il
lately At ReadviIle they were barred
and AT Providence only one race was
/ Won BY a horse wearing the leg harness
The officials of the Southern Athletic
+ Club, OF Louisville, claim that the gross
receipts OF the Corbett- McGovern fight
viii reach $50. 900. Bob Gray. the match
maker Of the club. says that orders for
I reserved seats are being received IN
/ every. mail. over 500 OF the best seats
+ viii be reserved for out-of-t0wn sporting
men
Direct Hal has won $4,000 This IS
more than any other PAGER ever has
earned in one season in races
( Berr Herr, the brother TO Charley
/ Herr, who has been distanced n al his
! races. has taken time record Of Z:20%4
/ Yale is depending unon Glass. the
/ former Syracuse football player. to tske
all the qualifications OF star player,
/ and he should fiji Browns place accept
ably
! No unmarked trotter Of the year has
been in more fast heats than the 4-year-
old FLY Patchen Wilkes Maid. by Patchen
/ Wilkes. She has driven lot Of horses
/ 70 fast records.
Albert Champion. the French crack,
cannot ride in France this season. Cham
/ pion evaded army duty al home ana car
not secure permission 10 return there TO
race. He would be liable for three years
/ OF army service should he be caught Oh
( French soil
.
/ champion. viii re-enter the ring and
/ tight battle with Patsy sweeny before
the Pastime Athletic Club. Ct New Bri-
/ tain, Conn, on September II
Lady Thisbee has not won heat this
year, but second money in the 81, 000
Massachusetts and the $4,000 Bonner
Memorial has placed 81. 250 10 her credit
which, with 5000 now in other races,
places her high On the seasons list OF
{ breadwinnsFs.
The Ally by John P Gentry, out OF
Star Pointers sister, is now owned by
R II. Plant.
Harry EIlSes may be let without a
pacing machine for the balance Of the
season. since Fixes broke With his man
/ ager, F L Howe, and Walthour. under
the same manager, cannot Use his belt
line machine. Walthour demands the
I EIles machine for his own use the bal
ance Of the season. and Fixes. who in
! tended to rent this motor, finds himself
! out in the cold. Walthour threatens 70
/ leave Mr.. Howe unless given the EIkes
motor.