Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-12
General Sporting Notes.

Joe" Cans, the lightweight champion.
won from Crosby at Hot Springs last night
In the eleventh round of what was to
have been a twenty-round contest
George La Blanche, the marine, who
was recently sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment in Maine, has been put to beat
Ing carpets. The warden thought this Job
was in the marines line.
Tommy Feltz and Austin Rice boxed a
twenty-round draw before the National A.
Z. OF New Britain Conn, on Monday night
Although Feltz was unable to knock out
his opponent, Rice was badly used up when
the limit was reached.
Yale, the University of Pennsylvania,
Cornell and Columbia have entered teams
for the intercollegiate two-mile relay race
to be held in Madison Square Garden at
the Greater New York Irish Athletic Assoc
citation games. on March IA.
The management of Princeton's tennis
association announced last night that the
eleventh annual interschoastic tennis tour
nament will be held at Princeton on May
16 A handsome silver cup will be award
ed to the school winning the tournament.
Sheriff Bell. a colt that was considered
early in the year the best at the Crescent
City track Is now seriously lame. In
gallop recently he injured one of his hooks
so badly that his owner has withdrawn
him from the Derby, which will be decid-
ed on Saturday.
Saturday in the Crescent City Derby.
doc" Street believes that the daughter
Of Ben Brush has chance equal to If not
better than that OF WitfuH. the favorite.
Grover Cleveland Fuller, Congressman
Tim sullivan's clever jockey. has been
engaged by Sam Hldreth to ride WitfuH.
Threatened with an attack of tonsilitis,
Captain w. G. Gardiner Of the University
of Pennsylvania varsity crew has been
in the university hospital two days, and
may not be able to row again for week
Captain Gardiner is in the students ward
of the hospital. His case has been very
90 rod full fxrt hou y;aI1 1I -
GUS treatment. and 1t Is believed will not
prove serious or interfere with the cap
tain's training for the Annapolis race.
The Greek sovs sn1n nth, has abandoned its
Athens in 1904, because they would conflict
with the Olyanpian games which are to
be held the same year In connection with
the st. Louis exposition. The Athenian
games have been postponed one year and
will take place In conjunction with the
International Archaeological Congress at
Athens in 1906
There has been a great race for sailors
to man the new boats. the Columbia and
the Constitution. Shippers Barr, Rhodes
and Miller have been jumping over each
other In their efforts to ship good men:
trusty crew. Concerning these. British
expert who watched them at work on Co
iumbia remarked: by Jove! amt they
monkey to make them the nimblest propo-
sitions that ever climbed aloft. No doubt
the Yankees will soon develop the tail!"
Jimmy Britt, the California lightweight
who recently knocked out Frank Erne and
Is frequently hailed as the only man who
can defeat Young Corbett. lost his battle
with Jack O'Keefe Of Chicago. before the
Pastime A. c.. Of Portland, Ore, on Mon.
day night. Britt easily had the better Of
the lighting but the decision was made
against him because It was charged that
he bad fouled his opponent by hitting be-
low the belt The spectators were not
rlease6 when the raforee allowed the claim
OF foul made By the seconds Of O'Keefs.
The latter could not have lasted another
round, 20 badly was he punished
After having made score Of AT out Of