The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-10
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

O'Keefe won from Jimmie Britt on a foul
in the sixth round at Portland, Ore, Mon
day night
John O'Neill, of st. Johns, N. B., consid-
cred one of the best second basemen and
batters i'm Canadian baseball circles, has
been signed to play with the Milwaukee
team during the coming season.
Fitzsimmons and O'Brien failed to sign
said will do so on Saturday, when Fitzsim-
mons returns to PittSburg from New York
with a certified check for the 5000 forfeit.
The Pittsburg Athletic Club opened it's
new clubhouse in Spring Garden avenue,
Allegheny. Monday night. the main attrac-
tion being a ten-round bout between "Phil-
adelphia" Jack O'Brien and Jim JefTords.
of California. OBrien was awarded the
decision at the end of the tenth round.
The final round in the singles for the
international tennis championship and the
Monte Carlo challenge cup was won on
Monday at Monte Carlo by r. +. Dougher-
ty. His opponent. r. +. Risley. slipped
and injured his knee in the first set, which
he lost 6-1. Risley made a game fight and
won the next set 6-14. when he retired.
Gus Rubin and Mexican Pete Everett
We're scheduled to go six rounds at the
Washington Club, Philadelphia. Monday
night. The bout, however, lasted but a
few minutes and was miserable exhibition
on the part of Everett. At the beginning
of the second round he received right
hand blow on the face, dropped to the floor
and took the count.
In the seventh round of the second half
of the international chess tournament at
Monte Carlo on Monday, Pillsbury beat
Reggie, Queens pawn opening in thirty
two moves; Wolf defeated Taubenhaus,
Giuco Piano. in twenty-seven moves, and
the game between Schlechter and Maroczy,
French defense. resulted in draw after
thirty-two moves. The four other games
were adjourned.
In the ten-round fight at Pittsburg Mon
day night between Joe Walcott
cured the decision. Donovan stood
his punishment well, but was en-
tirely outclassed by the negro, who landed
his blows when and where he pleased. ex-
cepting in the sixth and seventh rounds,
when Donovan made a stand and kept his
opponent busy avoiding his lunges. Neither
man was severely punished in the bout
After completing the autopsy on the body
of George Cooper. whose neck was broken
while wrestling with Frank Wagner, at
Turnverein, in Freenpoint. Friday night,
Coroners physician. Charles Wuest, of New
York, said death was the result of a most
unusual accident. Wagner had partially
thrown Cooper. who suddenly lost his bal
ance and fell off the mat, striking the floor
on the back of his neck. His long-shanked
collar button struck the side of the spinal
column at its tenderest place. causing the
fracture.
Stanley Robson. vice president of the ST.
Louis National League club announces that
Burke has been released to st. Louis. Krui-
ger to Pittsburg and Brashear to Phila-
delphia. Frank De Haas Robson, president
of the st. Louis National League club. and
Barney Dreyfus president of the Pittsburs
National League club. In New York last
week agreed TO make an exchange OF play
ers. whereby Burke was to go to ST. Louis
and Kruger go to Pittsburg. They thought
the exchange would be Of advantage to both
players interested and their respective
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