Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-24
Governor Cummins Puts De.
cisive Quietus on the Game
of the Ring in Iowa
DEcADENcE OF THE SPORT
Fred Gilbert Heads the List of Profess
sionaI Shooters for the Year 1902
Colleges Fail to Break Into Ring
Short Paragraphs on Various Sport
Happenings Turnout the Country.

county, was prompt, decisive and had
his actions in this instance that he
will take similar steps should k
cases come to his knowledge elsewhere.
The ban he has placed on the sport of
| glovemen wild render it a rather peril
Gus matter for any athletic club or
association to pull off within the states
limits a contest of any consequence.
While the game of the ring has been
slowly but surely dying in Iowa dur
ing the past several years, his move
looks like the final swing that will
be likely to count it out.
Such being the conditions for sew
eral years, no zone is more to blame
than the promoters and fighters them
selves. Pugilism, not only in Iowa,
but turnout the entire country, has de-
generated more and more every year,
until to many of those once enthusi-
astic it has become but a farce which
they will not encourage, and on which
to say the least, they would not wager
a cent. The mills In which the fighters
were OF any prominence, which ave
been pulled off on the square" In re-
cent years, nave become so scarce as
to represent but an atom among a
multitude of fakes in which contest
ants willingly sacrificed what little
manhood they EVER possessed, in order
that they might reap the per cent of
the gate receipts donated by the un-
vary. If it has reached the point where
the game car not be carried on above
board and ION the level" it is better
it were stopped now by others, for Of
It's own corruption 1t would have soon
made for itself an early grave.
or all the professional trap
shooters of the county who
contested during 1902, Fred Gill
bert. Spirit Lake. heads the list with
score is 292 points to his credit, while
r. o. Heikes is second with 249. The
standing Of the shooters was arrived
at as follows. Winners Of first aver
age in a single days shooting. four
points; second, three points; third, two
points; and fourth, one point. In gem
eral average wins, counting wv to FIVE
days shooting. five. three. two. one
for first, second, third and fourth
erage respectively.
Des Moines has landed the Iowa
State Bowler's urname which will
inclusive. Bowlers and alley owners
have raised $500 to be given as prizes
to five and two men teams and to in
I;xsl,,-I 1854 - 49, 49, ms P11@ ~ q y .,,tyV
be charged to each man and there are
reports from twenty different localities
that each Will have a team at the
meet.
The silver bat, the trophy for the
winning team of the college State Base
Ball League vas recently given to
Grlnnell. This was for the champion
ship OF last season, over which the
interested engaged in such a
wrangle last summer.
According to the sentiment expressed
at the recent meeting of the managers
of the State Baseball League, Drake.
Simpson, Coo and Highland Park must
make for themselves a record else
where before they can presume to cross
bats with the four colleges represented
in the league.
The Ames baseball squad has lost
Hollis, catcher. of last years team, he
having left school on account OF a COLI
lege ow.
Prospects are good for a fast base
ball team at Highland Park text sum-
mer, so friends of the school say. Six
men who were members of last years
will be out OH the diamond for
practice as soon as the weather permits.
Governor Yates. OF Illinois, has ALSO
taken a hand in the pugilistic game, and
the sport in that state is under the Off
cial ban. 1t looks us tho Iowa and Illi-
llois pugilists would be compelled to
emigrate to greener fields.
The performance of the big colt
Cunard at San Francisco q few days
ago is one of he notable rae per-
formances of the week. His mile In l:40
on q track a shade slow is n of the
fastest miles made recently.
Corbett would SO like to meet Jeffries
Jeffries ignores his challenges,
Corbett had better stick to
his monologue turn ard let good enough
AS an instructor in boxing Cor
bett has not an equal, but as a fighter
he came close to being a dismal failure.
The biggest bowling event in the his
tory of the sport will be the annual con-
and tournament of h Ameri-
Bowling Congress at Indianapolis
on Feb. % to March next. Over 1000
entries from all parts of the country are
expected.
Walter ]. Travis, OF New York. has
established a new record for a drive in
golf. 1t is 3S2 yards. The old record
was held by Freddie" TAFT and was
made in 1895. 1t was BAL yards.
Champion Tommy Ryan is after
.titz's scalp, but insists the Cornishman
must make a certain weight. Fit2
would have a lot of trouble reducing to
Tommy's stipulation, and hence pros
poets for a fight are remote.
Fred C. McCutcher. general manager
of athletics for the University Of Iowa
for three years previous to this year, is
in Iowa City obtaining the views of the
athletic authorities upon a proposed