The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05


contest will likely be added, which viii COM
plete the schedule.
If George Hackenschm.dt. the Russian
wrestler. comes TO this country this year
as contemplated. he VIII not lack oppo-
def to ~ meet the tS wo On y Russian W ath
lete is Tom Jenkins The American catch
ss-catch-can champion announces that ne
Will agree TO = match with Hackenschmidt
on any terms suitable TO the caller I've
heard a lot about this fellow Hacken-
schmidt. sad Jenkins yesterday. but he
has got TO show me first. He may be good.
and all that, but he has 10 convince the
American public CT his ability by defeating
me. In the meantime l stand ready, to ar
range matches with any Of the other ex-
perts. best two in three falls to count.
Billy Roche. manager of Tom Jenkins.
bouts which Is already popular in Eng,
land. Instead Of offering a man s25 or $50
10 meet Jenkins he will donate Sl0n to the
man staying fifteen minutes with the cham
p:on. or IS for every minute the conner lasts
over ten minutes. Roche says there will be
no losers end. thus insuring legitimate
bouts
Hackenschmidt and Tom Mclnerney Of
ireland. VIII come together again on the
and after falling to throw Mcinernsy
three times In an hour. as agreed, Hack
be was sOSsa to @ foy with @
match. This time he insists that the con-
test must be 10 d finish best two In three
IRliS, at any style MCInsrCey may SuR-
gest. The trishnan is ready to come to
terms. provided Hackenschmidt undertakes
three times in an hour. as agreed: Hack
schmidt says he will consider McInerney's
proposition
Jockey Pullman and The Raven are again
on friendly terms. The Raven is tho tro:ter
who recently tried to bite a piece of flesh
of the jockey who owns him, says the New
York Telegraph.
Yesterday. The Raven performed on the
boulevard between Brooklyn and Sleeps.
head Bay. He met and defeated Bill OF
Expense. Florence G. and several other trot-
tiers that have following down Sheepshead
Bay way.
Bob Paris. the colored betting commits
sioner. twice hooked up with pullman and
twice met defeat.
The Raven had run about seven miles
when he was taken to his able IN the rear
of Sellers hotel yesterday afternoon.
pullman patted the horses neck in most
anectionate way
Yes. we are good friends once more"
said Buliinan. As matter of fact. there
never was any serious trouble between US.
1 teased him one day and he bit me.
cost me about $1,000. / would have ridden
McChesney in the frs race he WOE at Chi
ess presented the purse 70 the jockey who
RODE the horse TO victory. l also might
have ridden Savable in the Chicago Derby
If 1t hadn't been for the little n:isunder-
The Raven is a fast horse. think a lot
Of him and wouldn't part with him for
W. this morning without half trying"
And she's the queen OF the Long Island
Speedway" added the young man who acts
as valet to The Raven.
The old sloop cup defender Mayfower has
been chartered by Hollis Burgess. IN COP
junction with Gardner and Cox of Boston,
, to Ernest B. Dalgren of New York. and has
proved very speedy In her w'rig and viii
| be entered in many races in her class this
Season.
The MRyfower is 100 fee. over all. IS feet
water line. 9 feet 6 inches beam and II feet
| draft. She is built Of wood and is of the
best construction. She was designed by
Edward Burgess and built by Lawiey She
easily defeated the. English cutter Galatea.
the challenger for the cup; also defeated the
Puritan Atlantic and Priscilla in the race
for the Goelet Cup in 1896.
Young Corbett is following along the lines
OF his predecessor, Terry --cLo.e-., 49,. -.
making all the matches he car. At present
he has four fights on. three to take place
in Philadelphia and one in Boston
Tomorrow night he meets Sammy Smith
for six rounds at the National Athletic
Club; July 13 he win clash with Jack O'Neil
at the same club. and on July 16 he will
take on Kid Goodman. the Boston feather
the Tanmany Athletic Club. On July % he
will meet the only man who has bested
him in six-round go. when he will take
on Billy Maynard of this city for six rounds
at catch weights before the Penn Art Ath-
letic Club of Philadelphia. After these
fights Young Corbett will take a long rest,
and will then arrange a marca with Eddie
Hanlon or Benny Yanger.
Ralph Russell Zane. 1904. was elected cap
tain OF the University of Pennsylvania crew
for next year The choice was unanimous.
Zane has roved in the Varsity eight for
three years at bow. having made the Henley
crew in his freshman year.
Zane prepared for college at the William
Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. He
is 2 member Of the Bachelors Barge Club
ard Is a Sculler of some reputation having
won his Junior race several years ago. Zane
Is q years old. weighs lS5 pounds ard is
feet 10 inches in height.