The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-26
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

Toronto may lay out a new mile and a
half rowing course.
George Gardner fights John Willie at
Spokane, October ;.
Jack CTwin) Sullivan and Kid Mccoy
fight at Los Angeles tomorrow night.
''Scaldy Bill" Quinn and Charley
O'ROurke are 20 box at ScitUate. r. 1.
Jefries made his debut in 1.-The New
Davy Crockett" at Santa Rosa last
week.
New Orleans new race track will be
opened this fall after the Memphis
meeting.
Mike Ward knocked out Black, Of
Chicago. in FIVE rounds at Grand Rapids,
Friday.
Tom Pendergast. of Sagina W. knocked
out Billie Weldon, Of Minneapolis. at
Alpena, Mich.
The Philadelphia police team will play
a return match with Baltimore at Bal
timore today.
The date Of the record breaking trials
for autos at Ormond-Daton, Fla, has
been changed 10 November L.
Chicken" Reeder. an amateur boxer
Of Santa Rosa, Cal, and a lightweight.
is reported to have once whipped Giant
Rose.
Joe walcott Is billed for Seattle on
October u for ffteen-round contest
with Tommy Burns. money TO be di-
vided 90 and 20 per cent.
The hunting season in Maine opens
October l and lasts until December Is.
Already hundreds Of spOrtsmen have
put in application for the services OF
guides.
A. J. McNealis VIII be matchmaker for
the Physical Culture Club. Of Reading
The clubs first boxing show will be Oc-
tOber S. when Charley Mulhan meets
Joe Grim.
Joseph l. McGodwan, Joseph AfcGuck-
en-. Albert II. Nash. and James Y. Mill
gan. well-known schoolboy athletes, pro-
pose going to Europe in June. They
will try and arrange relay races there.
Dave Holly and Sam Longford are
matched TO box fifteen rounds before the
Eureka Athletic Club. Baltimore. Md.
on next Friday night. The men are q
weigh In at 142 at s o'clock.
Young Roeber. the Philadelphia ban
tamweiRht wrestler, who claims TO be
work IN the West. He IS now In Chi
cago, meeting all Corners Roeber has
defeated every wrestler he mas met
since leaving Philadelphia.
Mulcahy and Kafka. Of the Ata!anta
Boat Club. cha'1pions in senior double
SOULS. won IT ore races than any other
double IN the country this season. They
did not lose one race they rowed In from
the Harlem regatta to the Middle States
last Labor Day.
Pennsy will be the first Of the Big
-Four to play a football game this sea
son. The Red and Blue will line W
against the Penn State College pigskin
chasers this afternoon.
Dartmouth and Brown will play their
annual game At American League Park.
I'm Boston. while Harvard and Yale are
fighting il out az New Haven.
Cora BeckwIth. who claims the reputa-
ton OF being the greatest woman
swimmer In the world. declares she Will
positively make an attempt 10 swim the
rapids at Niagara on September 25 II
VIII swim the rapids or die. I can die
only once she says. Wonder whether
che will die OF drowning or Of freez-
ing?
A really truthful canvass Of the col
lcge football players on Jhe subject,
Does a College Education Paw" would
/ bring out a number Of affirmative an
swers.
The salary OF 5000 which Virginia is
70 pay 20 @. Foster Sanford 20 coach
the football team shows that tho old
school Is going to make a desperate ef-