The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-06

SPORTING COMMENT

many who don't think that he has. The
coming championship fight is a dead
one up to date, and were IL not for the
fact that Jeffries, broke into print ex-
tensfyely by breaking into matrimony
Hardin Springs would hardly be figuring
as date line at all.
There is no talk OF the big fellows
among those who are wont to discuss
every phase of ali things pugilistic. and
this for the reason that every one ex
poets Jeffries will beat the miner to
pulp II the police permit him. A few
enthusiasts. intent on gaining a reputation
for pugnaciouS .Sapiency, look wise and
talk about the 'sMunroe punch" but this
is mostly done on the long shot of COM
tel your
Munroe is hardy miner. weighing 200
of fair amount of boxing science.
Jeffries weighs zee and has established
his fighting qualities beyond the cavf1 OF
dopesters, therefore the odds are 3 to l
on the boilermaker and there is no bar
gain day crush of takers recorded up to
the present time.
The only fstic event of the past week
Was the defeat of Buddy Ryan, of
Chicago. by Jimmy Gardner of Lowell,
indicate to the SagaciouS that he is a
first class lightweight with all kinds of
possibility He beat Ryan to standstih.
and although Buddy was game he
could never have finished the six rounds
if the referee had permitted him to try.
Gardner had distinct recollection of a
rather unfair draw with Ryan, and en-
tered the ring with the intention Of put
ting Ryan out in the limit, which he
certainly would have done If he had been
allowed. Ryan's friends are talking poor
condition. but from all accounts Ryan
has only himself and his friends to blame
If he was not in first-class fighting
shape.
Everybody will be breathless in Mil
waukee tonight, for the idol of the Cream
city has journeyed far from home and
friends to fight second rater in the
wilds of Omaha, where there will be no
crowd to mob the referee if Neary does
not get the decision.
This daredevil Neary Is actually going
away from Milwaukee to fight Clarence
English at 130 pounds, and his Beer city
adorers will sit up late hoping for the
best for the boy on his first trip from
home. AS long as decisions were being
given Neary in Milwaukee he steadfastly
refused to leave the city, but after Benny
a part of his ''pu1l'' and now has to make
good without the assistance of the ref
cree. He will probably put up a good
fight in Omaha tonight, as his perform
ance viii mean a whole lot to him.
In the international sporting world the
victory Of the American golfer, Walter J.
1TdFiS5 over the tAnSllSh ana SCOTCH
cracks IS causing no end of enthusiasm.
All England is wrought up and the
bonnie Scots, who hold the game of golf
too sacred even for Englishmen to play,
are at their wits end. Heretofore all golf
has been made in the United Kingdom,
rules being imposed without ever for
moment thinking Of consulting America.
That would have been prepoSterouS a year
ago. but since Travis showed them one
or two things on the links there is
half-hearted willingness to believe that
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if King James, something or other, never
played it here.
Then there is the Palma trophy af-
fair which has awakened nearly a year
after the event was won by the American
rifle team. The American team appar-
emily won the match with regulation
rifles and nothing was said about it at
the time. Now there is a certain clique
fairly frothing at the mouth and every
body is sorry the subject has been men
toned"
The affair is to be regretted for the
simple reason that it only adds another
to the already long list of international
kicks at a time when it will be fresh in
the minds Of the English when the Yale
Harvard track team goes to England. 1t
is small affair but every little helps.
With the American Derby less than two
weeks away, there has been little doing
of late among the candidates for the
Western classic to indicate that there are
any entitled to beat English Lad.
MontresOn had shown up fairly we'll and
Moharib has sustained two defeats which
have taken the heart oHt of some Of his
hackers. Dolly Spanl1er has done well,
but that is about as extravagant as one
can get when considering. his perform
anceS. Soft tracks have been the rule
everywhere for the past week and doubt
less many horses were not equal to the
mud.
The Worlds fair handicap for $4,000 is
growing in importance, and if all the
horse owners carry out their present inten-
tion there should be a fast field. Nc
Chesney, Africander and few others of
the Eastern cracks have been promised,
and there should be some in the lot to
give Dick Welles a run for the big
money.