The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-26

mond. but on the other hand thinks
the base lines from home base to first
and from third to home should be
raised so that foul hunts will roll fair
and not outside the diamond. as has
been the case in past seasons. He is
not worried about the foul-strike ques-
ton, but will argue his suggestions at
the coming meeting of the Rules Com
mittee. Other baseballists concur with
Lotus, as they believe his suggestions.
would be of benefit to the game.
Robert Fitzsimmons in a signed ar
ticle to the New York Journal be-
queaths to James ]. Jeffries all his
science and skill as a fighter.
by doing this he makes what is prob
ably the most remarkable legacy on
record. Fitzsimmons says in part:
Realizing that l am no longer
youth and that all battles are not only
to the strong, but the young. I have
selected the man whom L regard as
the best fitted in all the world to take
up the work 1 shall soon lay aside.
WHO is fitted by nature to succeed
me?
Who has the strength?
WHO has the heart?
Who has the punch?
WHO has the science.
Il name James j. Jeffries of Califor-
mia, an American.
The first three of these marvellous
fighters endOwments he inherits from
his sturdy ancestors-the strength, the
heart the punch.
Science, the last possession, l, Rob-
ert FitZsimmons. his friend, bestow up
on him as mark of my admiration"
Fitzsimmons then comments upon
his defeats by Jeffries; tells of their
touring together and his training and
care of the champion, and lastly his
| ability to defend the title against the
whole known world. He closes his
legacy by saying:
ITO his courage 1 added craft
ITO his strength l added agility.
ITO his method 1 added science.
ITO his style 1 added generalship.
ITO his youth 1 added the wisdom of
old age.
The combination is perfect. / have
created a materpiece. Where lives his
equal?"
The Bowling Congress of America
| has adopted a resolution permitting
| the use of balls weighing 161h pounds
1t has also been decided that the pins
snail not weigh over 8 pounds 2
| ounces.
Starter Turner, who sent off the run
ners Monday night in Philadelphia,
| and in which race Arthur Duffy the
! Southern champion, was beaten, as
| Serts the claims of Duffy that he was
not ready for the start, are absurd. He
| claims the Georgetown man was ready
| and got off we'll, and went about
| twelve yards, but seeing it was useless
| to try and catch Amser slowed up and
| entered the complaint that he was not
ready at the pistol. The complaint will
| not be entertained.
Harvard and Yale have not chal-
! lenged Cambridge and Oxford for dual
games this season as announced pre-
| Viously. The message sent was SIM
| ply of a tentative nature, asking the
advisability of the games, and moth
ing more. A-.s~-,
Matte Matthews, the. champion well
| terweight of America, is still adding
| victories to his record, and on Monday
night took into camp Tom Coughig in
nine rounds. The bout occurred at
Pittsburg, and Coughig was badly
used up. r. ,. 20.
| Gus Ruhlin the Akron giant, through
his manager, Billy Madden, is out
again with challenge to meet JEFF
| fries, Fitzsimmons, Corbett or any of
the heavies. none barred, for any
| amount of money up to $4,000 a side.
Rubin must have forgotten that he
showed up in the past as a good thing
| for these boxers. c@a4 -,,.r.r.4 h-4
Not since the days of Pedlar Palmer
has an English boxer created as much
| interest in this country as Andy To-
kell, the bantam, who will measure
| strength, speed and skill against Har-
ry Forbes, the worlds champion, at
Detroit tomorrow night. Tokell is
touted very high by his manager, Prof.
James Kelly, and Philadelphia. Jack
| O'Brien, who has seen him perform.
Tokell is guarded like he was gold,
| and no one is allowed to see him in
training, not even the Detroit news
| paper men.
Alex, Greggins, the wellknown
sporting authority and boxer, writing
! from San Francisco, says: Young
Corbett is here and it is hard to tell
what he will do with Eddie HHanlon
Friday night. / think this fellow Han
lon has a good chance to beat him.
| Corbett is not as big as Hanlon and
not as clever as Attell. Remember,
Hanlon stands a splendid chance to
cop him"