The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-03


of Sunday baseball in Montgomery. and
1t is said they will be successful in
their crusade against the breaking of
the Sabbath day. This will be a blow
TO the Southern League, which has its
schedule so made up as to include Sun
day ball games in that city. and will
cause an entire revision of the timer
airy of the leagues schedule.
The champion strong men and ath-
letes, John Flanagan and ]. McGrath.
hammer and weight throwers, have
been made members of the New York
police force. Flanagan weighs 21S and
McGrath 215 pounds. or $1,000 men eN-
amined at the same time as the two
mentioned men, Flanagan was first in
physical developments and McGrath,
second. A wonderful record.
Jack Monroe, baseball player and
nghter, who sprang into prominence
few days ago by coming so near to
defeating Champion Jeffries, in four
rounds, recently, is having challenges
hurled at him on every hand by has
beens." Even Tom Sharkey, the sailor
pugilist, hobs up again, after retiring
from the ring, and wants a singh
az the huge Westener. Sharkey says:
If Munroe means business when he
can nave a match with me by simply
liking his signature to a set of articles.
l Will meet him under any conditions
that he may name. I am not particu-
lar about the number of rounds. 1t
can be five or twenty-five.
Il know how to beat this fellow, and
1t would only be Il cakewalk for me
When L get going. 1 am glad that
Munroe thinks l aEn the man for him
to meet. He may change his mind
after the meeting. 1 hope he is sin
cere."
John L. Sullivan has been on another
rip, snorting tare again in New York.
split up with his manager and general
ly put himself in bad standing with the
sports and finances.
Henry Black a pugilist, and his wife,
are under arrest in Memphis for alleg-
ed assault, with intent to kill Thorn
as Rogers, a Mississippi farmer. The
assault was made from behind and
several shots were fired at Rogers, one
taking effect in his back.
Columbia College won the chess tour
nament of the quadrangle play of Har-
ward, Yale and Princeton, by the close
margin of half a point. Harvard was
In order to protect one of the ex-
elusive resident settlements of Pitts
burg from the encroachment of baseball
enthusiasts in erecting ground, promi-
nent citizens of that place got together
and raised 100000 with which the de-
sired property was purchased. This
! leaves Pittsburg without grounds for
next season unless other property is
| bought.
Joe Cans and Chas. Seigel, met in a
ten round go Wednesday night in Bos-
| ton, and though the white man had
no chance to win, he held Cans off
| and got draw. This is the second
| time the white and black man have
met, the first time Seigel being knock
| ed out.
Jack Palmer, England's welterwelght
| champion, is to engage in a novel con-
test at Paris within three weeks
Palmer will undertake to stop NJ. Char
lamount, the French Champion at ia
savate," the French style of boxing
| Palmer permits Charlamouna to
use his feet and kick, while
he will only depend upon his fists. The
| bout is to go eight rounds.
| IOnInle felIz mas Deen matched &c
| box Joe Hurst Jan. 9 in Boston. be-
fore the Criterion Athletic Club. Hurs
takes the place of Austin Rice, whC
was matched to meet Feltz.
Jerry Ranch, a little California boy
is now the recognized champion jockey
of the world. He is Is years of age
and can mount at 100 pounds. He has
piloted ESQ horses to victory during the
| past year, record never before
| achieved either on this side of the
pond or the other.
The corporations of nearly every
city in the country where boxing is
permitted have raised the price of tax
for the present year. In San Fran
cisco, the license has been increased
from 500 to $3.50. In Savannah it has
also been raised end is now $50 per
annum.