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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
HOT WRESTLING BOCTS.
Hugh Leonard's Pupils Show Good Form
In New York A. e. "Gym."

Hugn LeOnard's Pupils Show Good Form
In New York A. G. "Gym."
Some very interesting wrestling bouts we're
held In the gymnasium of the New York
A. c. on Wednesday night. The Glasses
decided were 1875 pounds. 1856 pounds. 1853
pounds and heavyweights. All the entries
were pupils Of Hugh Leonard, the clubs
Instructor. and they did extremely we'll. The
feature bout was bet ween James r. Branch.
DR.. a sixteen-year-old lad, and A. Narganez
In the l2s-pound division Branch. who is
well formed. won in IS minutes and So sec
onds.
lbs Pound Class-First bout-A Nareanez throw
WW.Swan with an arm and crotch hold In minutes
81 seconds; second bout. r. Branch Jr threw
f.B Rundy with half Nelson In inutes seconds:
thrd bout. \. Narranez threw c. Kcefe with a
iuI Nelson In minutes. 7 seconds: nnal bout.
:. y Branch; u. threw 4. Nargsnex with a body
of minutes being ordered. WV
IS-Pound CiaSs-Flnal bout-HuFh Jacckel
defeated a. q. Herman on work In 10 minutes
1S Pound ClaSs-Final bout-R Cochran de- feated
". Schultz on work In 10 minutes.
l5e Pound Class-First bout-F. Olsen threw
w =. Copeland with full Nelson In 10 minutes
s sn extra round OF SlN minutes being ordered;
In 10 minutes, an extra bout OF slx minutes being
ordered nnai bout. 7. Olsen threw X. A. Elliott
with body hold In minutes "a seconds
Heavyweight ClAss-First bout-MarshaIl Pare
threw Dudley Newton with an arm and leg hold
IN minutes IL seconds: second bout. H "
Campbell drew bye: nnal bout. Marshall Page
threw II. V, Campbell with a crotch hold in min
&
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Baseball Notes.

Columbia College will play her mrs, real hard
game OF the season to day when they meet ths
strong Murray Hills at South Field.
The champion batsman OF the country scoordins
70 the averages is Dan Murphy but he made his
record In q minor league. He tops the entire eon
made with the Norwich club Of the Ccnnec t,cui
League.
Work on the masonry support for the erand
stand at the American League grounds viii be
begun 70 day. The work of altering the topo~.
raphy Of the country In order 70 bring Il 20 psy
ing level goes on rapidly. The grounds wfn Be
IN shape so thst same OF ball can be played on
CHICAGO April at Is announced thai the bss.
ball nine Of the University of Chicaso law schooi
Will set precedent for professional school
mines In the West BY making an extended EAstern
trip At the close of the school year In June when
II will play Williams College, Columbia University
law school and Brown or wesleyan universities
You outnelders should be made TO nay 70 Get
Fred Clarke, the other day; -tS shsne 70 tsSs
money for playing the outneld." Seriously speak.
ing. however the outnelder who playa his position
properly earns HIS money a. much e the crark
inneider. Such artists ~ Clarke and Keeier Are
- much In the ssme" - the LsacAes and the
Collinses.
The New York Nationals have had three weeks.
fair condition. but Judging OF their work N en-.
hibltIon games the old fault Of light bstiine i not
yet eradicated. They have won III Of thsir sames
against minor League tesms. but In most Of them
sss won es % 'ss run SS % pitcher:
a. though they needed noSs suppcrt from az -.
ters. Cronin and Mc6i4nity 20 far are dciSe de
best work In the boz. Tue Heidine an6 ~ -
runhins have been snoeurssins.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
New York Swimmer Win More Races at
Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. April 2.-Charles Ruberi and
Theodore z. kitching. Jr.. OF the New York
A. Q. arrived here yesterday to participate
In the contests OF the Sportsmen's show.
Ruberl swan yesterday afternoon In tho
forty-yard race against Ruddy and Handley.
II resulted in a dead heat between Ruberl
and Ruddy. Time. rs 2-5 seconds. In the
loo-yard relay race. Ruddy. Lawless and
Beecroft swan as team and Goodwin.
final relay ended In dead heat bet ween Good
win and Ruddy. Time. minute Is seconds
The tug-of-war was unique. as the opposing
sides each had an Indian girl in the bow OF
the canoe. Minnehaha Of the Ojibways hav-
ing one Of her tribe at the paddle and Mari
oosa Of the same tribe having Dick Link
later, the celebrated Canadian guide. as the
paddler. Minnehaha won the contest
One OF the most exciting swimming con-
tests Of the week was the sixty-yard race
between Goodwin. wenck and Ruddy OF the
New York A. G.. At the finish the three men
were not six inches apart, Goodwin winning
with Ruddy second and Wenck third Time,
81 LIS seconds; In the 2S0-yard race Ruberi
won, with Kitching second and Handley
third. Time, minutes SO seconds.
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Dwtsht School A thletic Plans.

There was a large gathering OF students
at a massmeeting held ct Dwight School
yesterday aftern Don. The meeting was
called for the purpose Of perfecting plan
for the outdoor season. Athletic Director
Seixas mapped out plans which he said he
wanted carried out to the letter. He further
pers the team to a big extent, a hard try
should be made to again carry OF the New
York intersoholastio championships.
in the field this season, so as to give all the
attention possible to the developing Of the
track team.
Jack Ellin gwood was elected captain Of the
football team for next year. Summer practic e
will be had at the country residence OF s. r.
Bates in the Adirondacks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
NEWS or THE WHEELMEN.
Century Road Club Of America 10 Omen the
Season on Sunday

The riding season will be opened on next
Sunday by the Century Road Club of America
with the first Of its series Of informal Centuries
which will be run every Sunday during April
and May. The start each week will be made
at o'clock in the morning from Bedford
Rest. Brooklyn. and different routes will be
the first run. to be held Sunday, because OF
race home from the dinner stop at Hicks
vile. This Is a distance of nearly 20 miles,
and will be the first ong-distan ce road race
Of the year The century ride 10 open to all
WITHOUT fee. as all the Informal centuries
members only and ten prizes are to be awarded
at the finish. A silver cup Is offered for the
club scoring the greatest number of points
In the century run.
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BOSTON. April 7.-Charles Haghey OF Lowell
defeated Jack Mccormick Of Philadelphia
at the Tammany A. c. last night. At no
time during the ten rounds did Mccormick
show to advantage. In the fourth. sixth
and seventh rounds II looked as II Haghey
would win decisively. During the fourth
round Haghey dropped Mccormick twice,
once with a straight left to the jaw and again
With an inside right counter. In the sixth
round the big Philadelphian took the count
the effects Of hard right counter. After
Jack had gone down twice In the next,
Haghey landed a terrific right-hand swing
saved the big fellow. BY hanging on and
blocking. Mccormick stayed the limit.
although Haghey received the decision.
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INTERNATIONAL cHs 8
America ard Great Britain nsany Ter IN,
Eighth Annual Cable Match.

- Or0ss DrsSam Boo0y Ter TN
Eighth Annual Cable Match.
For the eighth tims American chsss PLAYER,
WI % pitted against British experts to try
conclusions Tor. possession Of the Sir George
Nevnss trophy. which was won By the Ameri.
cans In 1899 and which has not been In Ens.
land since that time. The match, a. were ali
the previous ones, will be played over thu
Atlantic cable and will begin this morning
out it u not expected that the fray viii be
over until Tomorrow afternoon. while this
END Of the contest win again be conducted
u GnGeI the auspices Of the Brooklyn Chess
ciuo In the assembly rooms Of the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music. the Bntishers viii fight
under the colors Of the City of London Chess
Club at the Cannon Street Hotel, London.
Inc British Chess Club. which used to arrange
these contests. has gone out of existence
IN all other respects there viii be no altera-
ZION IN any OF the arrangements. and even
an. .he composition OF the teams Is practically
tne same. This applies particularly to the
american side. for the men who battled for
the stars and Stripes last year will be in readI-
ness again when time will be called at 10
cock This morning. The team will be
made made up a. follows, Pillsbury, Marshall
oyer the boards IN LOndonI Barry. Hed i%ss
HHymes' Voist. Newman. Delmar. Howell and
Many conflicting. stories have come to
pntlsh team. The officers OF the City OF
London Chess Club. however, stated that
yheir team would be made up from the FOL
lowing players: Atkins. Bellfngham, Black
puIne Blake, Burn. Gunston. Jackso Jacobs,
kawIenceI Mason. Mitchell, Mills, Passmore.
irencnard, Wainwright, Ward and others
IN the seven previous matches twenty
one one Americans participated. having won
foIioys games games n AL Had the scores being as
ewmsn eaeR Bayyss Pss ard H EGl,s,
Howell. each: Marshall, Johnston. Bamp.
ton, = each. while Teed, McCutoheon. YOUNG.
Mhobinson. and Galbreath did not score at an
uhe 30 lost points were made up as follows
4 Hymes. 8; Marshall. ak: Del
man, X each: Barry. Burille. Helms HoweIl,
4 eed, McCutcheon.. Young. Robinson, Gal.
breath, each: Baird, 2: Johnston, X.
ne British record reads as follows: Jack
som ~ Mills. =: Blackburne. Jacobs, az
eeach; Atkins. 3: Trenchard. tx; Locock, Ward.
Mason Ia each. Cole. Lee, Mitchell, / each:
LAWRENCE. Blake, = each. Total, 80 points
won. Burn. Tinsley. Caro-, Bird and Girdle-
stone did not score at all. The SO points |
ost were recorded as follows: Mills, 3; Black !
burne, "a; Lawrence. az: Locock AZ: lee. |,
B,irn, Bird. each: Jackson, jacobs, Trench /
srd Ward. Blake. Ia each: Mitchell, Caro-, |
Leopold Hotter will again act as American |
umpire In London. while Charles W. Phillips !
Ti tb Look after the interests Of the Britsher
y. iehns, r. the referee and Champion Lasker
,ummary OF the pre- vious matches is APP
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sOTHNKR RETAINS MS TITLE.
nghtweight Wrcstilns Champien Easily
Defeats Tenn niley Of England.

In the gymnasium Of the New Polo A. C.,
10th street and Park avenue last night
,}eoree Bothner successfully defended his
| title to the American catch-as- catch -csn
chmpionship by defeating Tom Riley, the Eng
lish premier In this division. The match was
quickly decided. Bothner taking tw straight
falls with comparative ease.
Bothner Ia now going after more interna-
tional honors and announced that he wo uld
SAL for England In june to meet several men
in his division In London. Last night :
bout was for $500 aide and division OF the
gate receipts.
Bothner was attended by Bill Brown Of
the Pastime A. C., and Charley Dougher
The Enslishman was looked after by Gasp
Leon. The conditions were best two In three
falls. With the strange hold barred and only
Bothner allowed Riley to take the initiative.
snS Kiey got tired OF thess taeiics
TO regain bis feet. Once In this POSITION POSITION
Bothner rushed the foreigner. First catch
ing Riley by the legs he tipped him over and
escaped. only to fall into full Nelson. riley S
S GOV not get away this time, and slowly.
Enslishman's shoulders to the mat. The
tine me-. was 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
could not induce Riley. however. to force
matters, and then became the aggressor
ne 0niy nelu TINS position Tor Few seconds
leaving Riley to get on top once more.
hileys efforts to locate u Arm grasp were
productive OF merriment. Riley had half
Nelson, put Bothner tangled him all up by
twininf his legs around those Of his rival.
Riley changed his tactics at the sixth minute.
After falling to dislodge George with Nelson
he made a dive for Bothner's legs, intent on
securing a crotch. Again he Tailed.
As Riley tried for a hammer Bothner, quick
as fash, caught Riley about the neck and
turned him completely around The Eng
!ishman offered q fair resistance for a while
but had TO succumb both of his shoulders
clearly touching the mat. The fall was gained
In minutes and 81 seconds.
r. The opening preliminary brought together
Sam Roth and Max Williams Williams had
no trouble In winning. John Tompkins the
Tattoo Man." and Fred Hennig were the next
pair TO bold the boards. Hennlg won the first
fall With crotch and leg hold in minutes
Tho fall dislocated Tompkins's shoulder and
he could not continue Harry Miller and J.
Brown were the next two. The decision was
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A. San FrnnciscS.

=, san FRANCISCO. April 7-Doublet looked q SURF
,hlng In the NTH race 70 day and he was backed
ior thousands Of dollars. He broke down dunng
me race and finished on three legA Mexicanns
bakers.
FIRST Race-Futunty course-Aunt Polly, Io7
,upsn 70 L. won: Legal Maxim. io4 q. Sheehanl
second: fairbury. 100 lBonneD. 70 I, third.
I'm; llS Nullah, Estado, Our Pride Miss Culver.
ne hoodoo. Elmer L.. The Prime. Aonda and Miss
dividend also ran.
Second Rsce-Four furionrs-rhe Hawaiian, los
.Aaklns TO I. won: Padua, lis kelly, 10 70 8.
toond: Sacre dus. ITO (BonnerI. 70 D. third. Time.
,sr; Lbbie Candid, Charley Schweiser, SIR
ssppleby. Msroma. Toltec. Quaker Gir. George
Third Race-Six furiongs-Fou Wayne, los
Inonnen. 81 TO g. won: Warte NichI III tBoland)
10 ?, second: Gus Lanka. 100 tBirk enruthj 70 T.
ARC. Time, lI5lz ouafra. Jadge VOORHEES,
,uIe Dale Cracko. Tom Mitchell and Maud Muller
=. Fourth Race--one mile and . sixteenth-r O. u,
aH y. Sheehan o 10 !. won: Galanthus. i07 tCar
H,d 70 o second: hipPonaI. ia lbolandl y 70 ..
VII Dagmar and Ting o. Ling also ran.
vtI,h hace-futurty course-Marinsuss, 100
sneehanl o 70 ., won; BeInota, ioo Bonner 70
70 second; Gibraltar. liz frawiey). u 70 T. third.
hnme, lisa. Yellowstone, ~. Y. Tarpey, Doublet
"ssn and Arthur Ray also ran.
sim hace-One mlle-MexicannA % (Bonner1.
ioSson n Fonse, ITO Ut. ShcchAn). 70 l, second
s ~. Hsasehlno. 90 Watson), 10 10 !, third. Time,
~ Dot,erel. San Luton. Stunts. Pat nornssey
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MAKES SMALL GAIN IN RUNNING
BEFORE THE WIND.
Challenger Takes Twenty Minutes - Over.
haul the Shamrock ]. with One Min
ute Start-In Beating and neaching
the New Boat Shows Superiority.

| uso cssrt-hu Dceun8 euo hoecahAn9
the New Boat shows Superiority.
Special Caek Despatch 10 tn. sun.
| wENYss BAY. Scotland, April 2.-Sir
Thomas Lipton's new challenger for the
Americas Cup. the Shamrock Ill. started
out with the Shamrock I. on her third trial
spin at 1922 o'clock this morning for the
lower reaches OF the Firth. sailing in easy
fashion. The wind was fresh out Of the
lochs. but became lighter below Dunoon.
There was no real racing until below Toward
lighthouse. The yachts carried the same
canvas-jackyard topsails set over all the
lower working sails.
The yachts took tack or two into Rothe-
say Bay for the purpose Of having a spin
maker run to Largs. The Shamrock I. was
some lengths ahead in starting the short
beat. but the challenger weathered her and
fetched into the bay minute In the lead
The run started at ~ 10 o'clock. At Caraig-
more pier the Shamrock l. had an advantage
OF one minute. There was light. full wind
drawing from the north. The difference
in speed was no more than peroeptible for
time. the closing up was so gradual.
The yachts sailed for nearly twenty min
utes and covered three miles before the chal-
lenger overlapped the Shamrock l. She
stuck close abeam for ten minutes. and then
forged , ahead; She was soon oyerhauled,
ahead and led slightly into Lares.
a. The sx miles run took forty, minutes
yards on @
lacking TO starboard. about mile from the
turn; The challenger went fast to wind
board leg through Fairway, and widened
NE gag until they went into stays below
There was a quarter. Of a mile difference
between the boats in the lacking going out.
In streaks Of northerly air. After . couple
IL Rothesay Bay. which they turned. and
tioed to starboard. the challenger leading
They went on over the same course again
the shamrock. /. Iessened the distance be-
uie and % s oGs .ssd
on r even n terms With the new rev boat,
rather spoiled Turning the Erin Oh Cum.
brae. the shamrock I was less than two min |
n. sh Sssf @Crfsa ss 'f iSs
i front when q. yacht. headed up lie Sst Chan.
turn to :xiadwsrd The challenser had had q
the e, sy nssi e INK bt sts,sf:
sh 4 gained 81 the While and finished
The trials confrmsd t fns1 Opinion tina. tn. I
new challenger Is much faster than sham
running before the wind
LONDON. April "A despatch from ,iourock
% the Exchange telegraph Company. says
he challenger did not show so we'll as had
been ex pected. Shamrock l. had a minutes
tart from Bogany, Point and i was only
boat ceme. up on her When tested on the
each the chsllenger showed great superiority.
association says the Shamrock III has now
,roved herself distinct improvement on
he older boot on AL points OF racing.
despatch to the Central News from |
iourock says the challenger. oyerhauIed the
hammock I. In marvellous fashion, beating
cr on every point Of sailing.
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TUMBIES In STEEPLECHASE.
ALL BUT THE WINNER, ARIUs.
FALL AT BENNINGS. s-


Finishes FIRST NJ ODDS Of 10 70
WASHINGTON, April 2.-In the handicar
steeplechsse at Bennings to-day every horss
but the winner. Arius. took tumble. Gold
Ray. who finished second. fell at the las,
obstacle. but was reInounted. while Strike a.
Light. the third horse. tumbled at the flrs,
lump, Mr.. Taylor pluokily climbing into the
saddle again. Bernhardt. who rode Gold
Ray, got q severely bruised shoulder, but the
other riders were unhurt. Arius was to 5
fsyorite and ran away from the others early
In the game. Finne gan pulled him up in the
stretch and he won by eight lengths. Gold
Ray beat Strike-a-Light by a head. A lot of
smart money went up In smoke when Ivan
fell.
70 the track. the grand stand containing
many dgnitaries and stylishly dressedtwome a
when the bugle called the horses to the post
for the first race. This was a selling affair
At six and half furlongs and there were
i some ONE of fos books 4 was and tai.
"f sngR from II. f. Grin sn Mezso or y 70 oy
who was three lengths before Trapezist.
entered to be sold for $500. up to 81 900 and
got her, thereby opening what bids fair TO
be lively sellins-race war before the meeting
ends.
There were only three starters in the second
race for tg,o;year. olds at -four and half
being IL TO. 20 favorite. Hicks. the colored
Jockey had the mount and he took no chances.
riding the fayorite clean out to the wire
where he had ten lengths over Pleasant
Memories.
Pearl Diver and Plantagenet were the
choices in the fourth race for maidens at six
furongs. Plantagenet was the pacemaker
until well into the stretch. where Il. Walsh
cane up on the outside with Geisha Girl,
sto !. and took the race by three parts OF
three lengths.
Mrs. Frank Foster appeared to have the
netely at her mercy that she was made a
prohibitlve favorite at 2 to 0. Shrine was
backed for the place and In the stretch the
latter displayed so much speed and courage
that Redfern had to put the favorite under
Rough Rider. at a liberal price took the last
race at a mile and 100 yards from knight OF
the Garter the favorite by three lengths
Three favorites won and Hicks rode two
Ninncrs.
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New York Boxers Win In Boston.

Boston, April New York boxers won
bouts from Boston m en- at the Essex A. c.
this evening. In enc Of the preliminary
bouts Willie Schumacher of New York
fought eight rounds with Patsey McKenna
Of this city, and received the decision. 4
Both lads displayed considerable science
Jimmy Stone OF the Avonia A. c. and Noah
Perry OF Boston boxed ten rounds, as the
wind up bout Of the meeting. Stone re-
ceived the decision on points. Perry is
practically a novice in the boxing business,
but he made Stone work for every point he
earned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
SPIKE SULLIVAN MATCHED
To Meet JabeZ White for Engiish yAght.
weight Title This Month.

Spike Sullivan has finally induced Jabez
white to meet him again and according 10
the latest mail advices from En- gland the
pair are 10 box fifteen rounds before the
National Sporting Club. London, on April
20 The weight is i3s pounds. weigh In Al
purse OF 81 900 and a side waser for ths s.me
amount White is the champion llahi.
weight q England and is clever man. Spike
mer during the Coronation bouts and
suffered defeat after hot contest last
has tried hard 10 get White 10 box him
agar, H. and that Is one Of the reasons Why
IN a letter to his brother Dave. xrites tSai
he Is In the best OF trim and that he hopes
70 knock White out this time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
Records OF Three New York American
Lcaguers.

or'tai batting and fielding averages Of the
American Association, just received, will b.
interesting for local cranks. ina.much a. thew
contain the records ri three players recruited
ors n @es9an nfa sas A..ocis,lon e the Eew
players are CAMEL, trst base. Wolf, pitcher.
ana 'evlilei catcher, The figures speak we'll
average last year was ,y67. he playing In tic
games about nfty Of them at second bse~
lie led the A. 4. first ba semen In 6eldins
VITA an averaee 81 .oss, lie made isO hits IN
ali s snd ny Tor go total bases. He made elk
sacr.hce hit, ana stole sixteen bases. Beville
10 He feidnc average was si7. AZ did
nIst class work with the stick. hiitine for N
average of s0e. He made ~. hits for sii total
pace, made f~enty.thrce sacrihce hits and
had twelve stolen bases. an exc~lient all
round record. VOLTS fielding average WAS
50, and be won nineteen games and lost
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Baseball Games Yesterday.


AT ANNAPOLIS
EE, ,HV c,t, SGSSSsSojs
Batteries Caldwell and cariss; Raudenbush
AT wAsnMoroS.
Phisdsi'a m. Is J o 90 o iSis Z
:. B.,teriesnTownsend. Pai'en and Drill; Burcheli,
Wolfe and Roth.
AT JASPER oval
TsSs'',.n. ;ssSSScsS $3.50 2
Baiteries-Min ahan. McPhlllips and Dun: Sultor
AT ATLANTA.
Atlsnis...',. % o o %
Batteries -Chesbro. wiltse and o Connor; Cttur
MuilAn. Cole and Pettt.
AT sIRxrSoHAn.
S S!:$:: y f ;!!!.$s!,sSs,;s ;.,;:
willis and Moran.
AT WASHINGTON.
fRS ,n%D .4'..... seSsS f.&,s 3
batteries -Fuicher and Service: Whitney, Ciif-
ford. Lynch and Clark.
AT LOUISVILLE
EsS yS5s IN. Ia s2dosSd cEp /,
Egan, Walker. foons and White.