The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-21
SPORTING NOTES.

Al McMurray received a telegram
yesterday from Joe Fairburn, the
featherweight boxer scheduled to meet
Eddie Lenny in this city on the night
of March 4. stating to send transporta-
ton and he would sail from New York
for this city at once. The same was
wired and Fairburn will sail Tuesday
Among other bouts that will be ar
ranged for the month of April in this
city will be meetings between Joe Bar
rett and Herman Miller and Jimmie
Kelly VS.. the winner of the Sullivan
Zeigler bout on March IS. The club
will also endeaYor to secure a match
for Willie Lewis, one of the best BAN
tamweight boys in the country. He
will likely be pitted against the win
ner of the Lenny and Fairburn bout.
The first official strength test under
the Sargent system has been made ty
E. w. Foster Harvard Varsity crew
member, and who ran a relay race
against the Pennsylvania team Satur-
day. Foster scored a total of 230,170
pounds, divided as follows by foot
pounds: Abdomen, 26.6S1: pull-up,
22.722; thigh, 1O6.720 The new test does
away with apparatus and must be
completed in thirty minutes.
Pat O'Dea, the great kicking full
back of the Michigan University foot
ball team, was married at st. Louis
last Saturday to Miss Agnes Mcconnell.
The bride became i'll on the eve of her
wedding. and the ceremonies would
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objection of O'Dea, who wanted the
nuptial Knot to be tied on the day first
set. His wish was gratified, and they
were made man and wife while the
bride lay on a sick bed attired in her
wedding finery.
There are small chances of pulling
off the McGovern-Ya nger boxing bout
in this country, and it is probable the
boys will have to go abroad or else
declare the bout off. The offers so far
for the fight, which would be one OF
the best ever fought in the country,
have been so small financially that the
fighters have seen fit not to accept any
of them.
The new boxing bill for New York
state prescribes a state Athletic Com
mission the same to be composed of
three persons. They are to serve with
out pay, but will be allowed expenses,
the same not to go over S., 900 annually
Any club or organization desiring to
promote boxing must apply to the COM
mission for a license. Two judges and
a referee are necessary to conduct a
match, and both participants must be
examined by physician before enter
ing the ring. No betting or liquor SELL
ing win be allowed in the building, and
all admission tickets must be sold at
the box and at the price advertised.
Five per cent. of the gross receipts are
to be paid into the state treasury
yearly. The license may be revoked for
any breach of the rules under which the
contests are allowed.
Clever Kid Mccoy and big Jack Nc
Cormick will meet in a six round con-
test in Philadelphia Monday night. The
men have met twice before, Mccormick
knocking the kid" out the first time In
one round, and the Kid capturing the
second bout in seven rounds. Mccoy
is decided favorite.
The meeting of the College Commit
tee to revise the football rules will not
be held until next month. The fight is
likely to be a lively one, as the COL
leges are split on the subject of chang
ing mass play rules, Pennsylvania for
present method and Yale against.
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RACES AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Feb. 20.-Wealth, Old
Hutch and Carl Kahler were the win
ming favorites. Chickadee, favorite in
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