The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
World Of Sport

rangemehts for taking care Of an IN
mense crowd had been made. The bout
was widely advertised and promised to
be the best six round 60 ever held u
the town of short distance affairs.
= At the. last minute the principals
and promoters were informed by the
mayor that the scrap could not go on,
''as II promised to be prize fight,
and as such was contrary to the law.
They must be In the habit of hold
ing pink teas in Philadelphia, and all
the limited round bouts of the past
two or three years were apparently
on this female order, when it required
such length of time for the executive
to come out of his trance.
Instead of putting down his foot in
time to prevent the thousands from
New York, Washington, Baltimore
and other contiguous cities making the
trip for nothing, Mayor Weaver waited
until the day the bout was scheduled
for, and then exploded his bomb.
There were two explanations for the
proceeding. One is that Philadelphia s
mayor suddenly awakened to the fact
that fights have been pulled off for
some time without interference and 1T
was due to him to assert his author
ity; the other is that the men who
were to mix things for six rounds did
too much talking.
The bout was Of Importance to both
men-of more importance to the Phil
adelphia boxer than to Fitzsimmons,
but of importance to both neverthe-
less. 1t had assumed the proportions
of championship fight by reason of
the boasting INDUCED in by. the fight
ers and their following.
Every day for weeks the papers had
been filled with opinions as to the out
come and the position of the winner,
after the bout. Signed statements an
nouncing that each would certainly
knock off the other fellows head be-
fore the sixth round came to con-
clusion, appeared with regularity
that could not help attracting the at
tention OF enemies of the game, and it
is reasonable to suppose that rather
than have what he called a 'real
, fight" pulled off under his nose, the
mayor vetoed the bout.
Some machinist has been repairing
the fractured feelings that existed be-
tween the University of Michigan and
Ralph Rose, the California giant. who
broke the worlds shot put record this
summer, and who occupies one of the
prominent positions in the athletic
| world.
While Rose shines as an athlete, it
is said he is not brilliant success as
a student, and that like many big
men, he is not scholar upon whom
the smiles of the faculty are be-
slowed.
Some weeks ago it was rumored that
the difference between Rose and the
faculty had reached the stage where
he announced that he was through
with the university, cas- he had not
been treated right" Then some one
was found who said that the Michigan
school was glad to be rid Of the big
fellow, who could not come back if he
wanted to.
About this time Rose decided to join
the Chicago Athletic club and repre-
sent that organization in the track
meets. Now from Ann Arbor comes
the report that Rose has been given
special privileges in connection with
his examination which he failed to
last month, and as a result will enter
the school next term and take up his
class work.
Charles Baird. the director of ath-
letics, professed to know nothing
about any special privileges being
granted the man whom Yost looks
forward to as center for his eleven
next fall. but suggested that as Rose
had entered school in the middle Of
the term, and had failed to pass his
examination. he might return next
term and enroll a. freshman. and
take up the work of the second semes-'
ter over