The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-27
Social Turner's. Position.
4. II. H. s.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Official announcement has been made
that f. II. Yost will coach the University
of Michigan football team again next fall
Austin Rice, of Connecticut, received the
decision over Eddie Toy. of San Francisco,
at the St Louis Olympic Athletic Club Mon
day night In the seventeenth round. Toy
alleged foul and quit.
John King denies that has been signed TO
Pacific Northern Bail League king stated
positively that he will play with the Chi
cago National League club again next sea-
son.
A fifteen-round boxing contest between
Eddie Connolly, of st. John, N. B., and
Tom woodley. of London. for a purse of
$1,000, was brought of at London on Mon
day night at the National Sporting Club.
Connolly was the victor on points.
Mondays Race winners-At New Or
Potheen. to 5; Censor. to S; Brushby. 9
to l. Little Scout. Z to 10. At Oakland, Cal. /:
Warte NIGHT, 2 to L. Knob Hampton, to s.;
Alado, IL to L. Sunello, to 8; Doreen, to
1; Ballroom Belle. 31s to 1.
Jim Parr, the English champion, de-
feated Harvey Parker, of Worcester, in a
handicap wrestling match at the Olympic
Athletic Club at Buffalo Monday night.
times within an hour and did so in the fol-
lowing times: 2:40, 3:4S, 1:5S.
The Amateur Athletic Unions sanction
of the proposed invasion of England by a
number of American college athletes. under
the direction of George w. Orion, of the
University of Pennsylvania, will not be
granted because the affair is fostered by an
individual and not by recognized club or
organization.
Harry Forbes bantam-weight champion
OF the world. and Sandy Tokell, champion
of one in the same class, were matched
Monday to meet before the West End Ath-
letic Club, of st. Louis. Feb. &C. in a twen-
ty-round fight for the championship of the
world. The weight agreed upon was lis
pounds. George Siler was agreed upon as
referee
M Bakhmetieff, Russian diplomatic agent
at Sofia, Bulgaria, has been hurriedly sum-
moned to st. Petersburg to consult with
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff on the Mace
DOMAIN situation. NJ Bakhmetieff expresses
the gravest concern at the outlook in Mace
donia, which he declares to be infinitely
more threatening than at any time during
the last five years. NJ. Bahkmetien's wife
who is an American, the daughter of Gen.
eral Beale, is busy distributing the Cars
gifts to the Macedonian fugitives.
At the Grand Junction, Tenn, field trials
of the United States Association on Mon
day two heats in the champion stake were
run. The interest conferred in the running
of the first brace and for the heat
the Lorillard dog had a shade the best OF
1t. The braces were as follows: First, Mo-
hawk, owned by Avant and Duryea. with
Geneva. owned by Lorillard Second
Ladys Count with Count Oakley. Five OF
the thirteen dogs entered were withdraw
as follows: Charity, Cowley's Rodfield
Pride. Jack. Pink's Boy and Harwick's
fence and was withdrawn at the end of the
second hour Lady's Count gave down in
speed and was withdrawn. The heats wer,
three hours in length. The trials were or
the preserves of Mr. Hobart Ames Tn.
attendance was large and included many
ladies.