The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-15

as Joseph Gordon, a builder and coal
and wood dealer. a member of Tam
many Hall and several prominent clubs.
With him will be associated John B.
Day, the old time baseball man and
at one time president of the New
York National League team.
Poor old Jimmie Handler, at one
time the leader of his class, can now
be properly classed with the has
beens." Thursday night Jimmie, who
is accused of taking a fight in Sa-
vannah with Pat Ready several weeks
ago, went against George Cole, the
negro pugilist, in Philadelphia, but the
bout was hunanely stopped by the
referee in the second round and Cole
| declared the winner. In the first round
Handler was Knocked down twice and
as the second started out to be a
repetition or worse than the first, the
men were ordered to their corners.
Tommie Ryan, is out again with a
challenge to meet Bob F'itzsimmons at
the middleweight limit of 154 pounds
Demsey held the championship for
years at that weight; Fitz won II from
him at that weight, and according to
Ryan there is no reason why the red
headed fellow should not do battle with
him for II at that limit. "Fitz states
that he has never lost the middlewig.ht
championship" says Ryan, land II he
fights me in that class, there will be
no question regarding who holds 1t
when we get through"
Terry McGovern is now at Amaleda,
Cal, training for his championship
bout with Young Corbett, March 81.
The Yale rowing crew has decided
upon the English style of shell for this
seasons work The new shell of this
style has arrived. 1t is 60 feet long, 20
inches beam, and modelled with a
broad, fiat bottom. The seats are
placed on either side and II is conf
IDENTIFY expected the speed in the boat
oars will be used.
Cleveland baseball enthusiasts have
started an endless chain protest
against Ban Johnson's foul strike rule.
Jack CTwin) Sullivan and Dick
O'Brien, the Lewiston welterweight,
will meet in Salem, Mass, Tuesday
night in ten-round bout. These men
have met previously and went hot
ten-round draw.
Jimmie Britt, the California light
weight who claims he was robbed of
the decision over Jack OKeefe in Port
land, Ore, last Monday night by foul,
announces that he will give the Chlca-
go man 81 900 If he will stay with him
ten rounds.
The Baltimore Baseball Company has
been organized with a capital stock Of
10000, and it is intended to put the
best ball team that city has ever had
In the field. The club starts out well,
as 1t owns,its own grounds and Is thor
oughly equipped otherwise.
It is said that James Corbett has
asked Tomrnie Ryan to train him for
his match with Jeffries. Ryan is one
of the best pugilist trainers in the bus
mess.
Believing that the sporting fraternity
that favors boxing contests have sold
him a gold brick, Senator Frawley of
New York has practically abandoned
his proposed bill to create a boxing
commission in the Empire State, and
has turned his attention to the anna
teur end of the sport 1t Is said THAI
since the bill was framed for presen-
tation, instead of the professionals re-
naming quiet as they had promised,
that the number of private bouts have
Increased, the result being that Gov.
Odell has been flooded with newspaper
clippings showing up the same; also
that q certain Broadway sporting man
Is booking matches for May and his
anger has been aroused. The new bill.
IL is said, will cut out professionals and
confine regulations to amateur events
under the jurisdiction OF the American
Athletic Union of the United States.
Pat Raedy the boxer who has been
in Savannah for several weeks with
nothing doing in his line, has gone
10 work earning a living by the sweat
of his brow. Pat Is now employed by
the city and Is helping lay brick paw
ing on the streets.
Beat miller school.
University OF Virginia, Va, March
1.-THE University baseball team
opened the season here to-day. defeat
ing Miller School team 3 10 4. The
Varsity squad gave evidence Of some
6rst-class material