The Washington times., 1904-05-17
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

Young Corbett. the pugilist who has
been in London, has started for Carls-
bad
Johnny Richie won from Kid Solomon
in eight rounds on a foul at San Diego,
Cal, last Wednesday.
Frank and Dave Woodbury. defeated
W. Hartley and J. Smith, of Brooklyn,
five bowling games out Of seven in the
doubles rolled at Chicago.
Jack Munroe, who has been boiling
out at Hot Springs. will soon start for
California. there to train for his fight
with Jeffries. He wants kid" Mccoy
to work with him.
Nine men were elected to membership
in the Quaker City Barge Club. and five
applications for membership received at
the May meeting Of the SchuykIH Navy
Club. The club regatta viii be held June
Dan Mcleod, ex-champion Of the
world, threw John Berg. of Seattle, at
Vancouver, b. c. in a catch-as-catch-
can handicap wrestling match. Mcleod
won the first, second, and fourth falls
with half-Nelson and crotch holds. Berg
won the third fall with a side roll.
Time. p II 26:25, 4. and l1:2O-
Dave Barry knocked out Cyclone Kel-
Iy, of san Francisco, in seven rounds at
Honolulu, last week.
Jack Burke is matched to meet Rufe
Turner before the Stockton, Cal, Attn
letic Club. Wednesday
Barney Oldfeld has been awarded the
trophy cup which he won at the En-
pire track. New York. a year ago
Stoddard and Gebhard won five games
cut of seven from Bean and Voorhees,
in the bowling two-man games rolled
at Buffalo.
Quite a number Of entries were re-
ceived for the annual regatta Of the
Gloucester Yacht Club. which is to be
held June p
Champion Rodenbach has arrived in
San Francisco. He announces that his
match with Sam Berger. of the Olympic
Club. will be at Mechanics Pavilion on
May %.
The Pennsylvania Y. NJ. c. A. checker
team defeated a picked team from New
York on Saturday night at the Assoc
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a score Of p TO "a.
A dispatch from Atlantic City says
David Holland. president Of the Aque-
duct Race Track. denies that he has
sold a controlling interest In the prop
erty or has any negotiations pending
for its sale.
George MenIsic. the Chicago light
weight. was offered a match with Kid
Williams. 10 take place at Milwaukee
next Friday night. The contest, If
clinched, will be the semi-fnal Of the
show OF which Benny Yanger and Char
ley Neary are the stars.
Jack O'Keefe. of Chicago, and Billy
Melody are matched TO fight twenty
rounds at Butte. Mon. on the night Of
June Il. miners union day. The boys
will battle at l42 pounds. Benny Yanger
will meet either Aurelia Herrera or
Louis Long On the afternoon Of the
same date.
Jimmy Slagle had a twO-inch gasn
cut in his arm on Monday by the spikes
of Abbatichio. He will be out of the
game for several days.
Jake stahI is certainly the most re-
Inarkable example of slump ever exh;b-
iteG in the big leagues. The great bats
man of Illinois University is utterly I'M
able 10 nit the plainest pitching this
season. and has rolled up an average
{ Of about 087 20 date.-Chicago Journal.
Harry Davis is playing the game of
/ his life so far this season, both at the
/ bat and In the field
! Schlei seems to be making good at
! Cincinnati He is catching very clever
/ l. and soaking the ball in the muzZle
As far as the records of boxing IN
many cities go there is no mention @
| amy man ever being disqualified for los
ing on what might be called a reverse
/ foul. nor Is IL likely that any referee
/ in town ever had occasion 10 pass upon
! one. Yet the rules distinctly provide
/ FOR contingencies Of the kind. A reverse
/ foul would be where a man, who was
/ down on one, knee. or, for that matter,
| down in any position. reached out and
! struck his adversary, who. Of course.
| would be standing up waiting for the
| count. This kind Of a blow is just as
much a foul as though the man whU