Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-06
SPORTING.
..BREEITIES

Jockey Todd Sloan is considering an
offer to go on the stage to take the
part now played by George M. Conan
in Little Johnnie Jones' The part
is that of an American jockey who has
been set down by the English judges
on suspicion of foul riding in the
Derby. Cohan is to produce another
play as soon as he finds an acceptable
player for his present part.
Columbia need not feel so badly
over it's riot with Wesleyan. Two
foot ball teams at Mahanoy City, Pa,
got into a free-for-all fight and the
5000 spectators joined in the fray.
Two players and fourteen spectators
were injured. The trouble started
when the quarterback of n team
punched the nose of the right tackle
of the other team.
A blow over the heart killed Chas.
O'Reagan in a boxing contest with
Fred Northrup at st. Johns, n. b. The
referee and seconds were arrested, but
will probably be released.
That there is money in going
against the second raters is shown by
the fact that Young Corbett cleaned
up $1,150 in his last two matches. The
money comes so easy that Abe Attell
has decided to go after some of it,,
and will fight regular three-round
bouts before a Philadelphia A. c. that
makes a specially of such affairs.
Capt. Gillespie, of the West Point
eleven, which played Harvard and
Yale on consecutive Saturdays, says,
in his opinion, the Yale team is much
the stronger. Yale has a much more
spirited and speedy attack than Har-
ward, he says, and the Yale backs play
better together, helping the man with
the ball and %affording him good pro-
lection. He thinks Harvard may be a
trifle better on the defense than Iale,
but weaker in the center part of the
line.
Quarterback Stevenson of Pennsyl-
vania is coming in for severe criti-
cism by eastern writer's because of his
tendency to slug during the games.
The same complaint was made against
theis player last season.
Harry Payne Whitney has decided
on a wedding out of his stable, and
will place on sale some of his most
promising two-year-olds. The young
turfman intends to sell 9attleaX.
Midas, Commune, V%angaual | and Is.
rafel, all of which have shown ability
to race well in private or in public.
Coach Stagg of the Chicago Univer'
sity, has affixed his stamp of approval
on association foot ball. and it will be
a prominent feature of Maroon attn
letics in the future. The adaptability
of the English game is giving athletic
experience II training to a large
number of students, rather than to a
. few specialized thletes, is its chief rec
ommendation as a college sport, &C
cording to Coach Stage.
1t must have been a bitter pill fol
Coach Ray Morley, of the Columbi7
foot ball eleven, to swallow, when Yale
administered that 80 to 0 wallOp tC
his team on Saturday. No doubt Nor
ley wishes that he was out OF the
coaching business and back on his
ranch in New Mexico.
Petitions are being circulated IL
Chicago by the Liberal League asking
the mayor and chief of police to lif
the law, and allow boxing, unde
proper restrictions. The league ask
that only n or WI chartered clubs
be allowed to run. 1t is said the mayo.
has expressed himself as favorable t
the plan, with six round goes as tn,
limit Of the fights pulled off.
Efforts to bring about a resumption
of athletic relations between the Kan
sas and Nebraska universities ar
meeting with slight success. Thesl
two colleges should be spirited rival
for athletic supremacy. Instead, the.
are bitter foes, and the games betweel
them in the past have beer character
lied by most unsportsmanlike cor
duct, not only on the part of the play
ers of the two teams, but by the STU
dents of the respective colleges.
The governor of Michigan stoppe
the fight between Willie Lewis an
Joe Walcott, and it looks as thong
the game was dead in Detroit. n
reason was given for the interference
by the authorities, except that tn
fight could not go on. Lewis an
Walcott will try and find another ba
tleground.
Billy Roche is making an effort t
get Joe Cans to fight under his maj
agement but as yet has failed to Ian
him.
Thos. Thorpe has developed into
sort of foot ball Evangeline, wande
ing through the wilderness OF Tn
south seeking a team whereon he ma
indulge in the great college pastim'
After being dropped at Columbia b.
cause he was deficient in his studio
he went to Charlottesville, Va, an
began playing on the University
Virginia eleven. Now he has bee
sent on his way again, as the faculi
feared his presence there would haN
a bad effect upon the reputation OF ii
school. Thorpe should study his lie
sons a little while on his travels.
Cornell students are enthusiast
over the game of push ball which h'
Just been introduced at the colleg
The game proved exciting to the pla
ers and novel and amusing TO q
spectators.
The loss of Won Saltza by the c
lumbia team. owing TO illness in h
family, is about tine most severe bio
the blue and white has received tn
season.
TILE IITKC Al MANIAC FOR 1906