Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-13

compliment by a Gotham paper of
being called the "Rube Waddell of the
Pacific Coast League
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The Chicago police have begun
stopping the amateur boxing bouts be-
fore the athletic clubs of that city.
What a rocky road the game is tray-
cling in the big city by the lake.
In spite of the prohibition of foot
ball at Columbia, the red and white
played a game of socker o o a
with Cornell. BY the way, what is
socker foot ball called at Columbia?
O'Brien is the favorite in the early
betting in California in his scheduled
bout with Fitzsimmons, but the wise
ones are holding on to their coin, until
a betting line can be secured on Bob's
condition.
The unnecessary affliction of all
star foot ball teams is being forced
upon the attention of sport readers
whose interest in the gridiron game
was tagged on Thanksgiving Day.
After lab~oriously guessing the all-star
outfit-what then?
.
An attempt to revoke the charter
of the New England Breeders club,
which recently put in a Sl,O0O,OOO
racing plant at Salem, n. H., is being
made by a number of prominent resi-
dents of that state, who object to the
gambling feature attached 10 horse
racing.
g.
A. UI1-r- C;nro1 nf NaH Work
has offered $50 for an original game
for girls which will at once aid in the
improvement of their physical condi-
ton and yet not be too strenuous.
Something in the natur of "ladylike
foot ball" without the mass play, IS
wanted.
Now that the prospect OF a fight
between Nelson II McGovern has
died away, Britt is trying to get a
match with McGovern. Britt says he
will offer Terry better terms than
Nelson. He says if he cann0t get a
match with McGovern he will take on
COrbett or anyone else in Philadelphia
who is good enough to be considered
In his class.
Sam Crane, who is called in print
"the well known New York base bail
expert advocated moving the pitch
er's box nearer the home plate as a
mean OF improving the batting OF
the players. He says a five foot ad-
vance will solve the problem. Merely
as a specimen of unique reasoning,
Crane is quoted: The present dis
lance from the pitchers box TO the
plate gives the batter too long a time
TO size up the curves, drops and bend
ers that are served up to him. He
cannot snap at the ball with that
quickness of sight or judgment that a
shorter pitching distance would
allow"
]. j. Jeffries; Players should
weigh in at noon; n point should be
scored for the opposition for each
pound of surplus beef.
Aerogram messages from a commit,
tee of experts suggest the following
modification in foot ball playing
rules:
Robt. FitZsimmons: II is a mistake
TO put an age limit on players; a mar
is never old as long as he's got the
punch.
Jas. Edward Britt: The LOSING
team should be allowed a return game
within 30 days on a 60-40 basis.
Jos. Cans; No time TO discuss it
am wondering what I'll do when The
rent comes round.
Terry McGovern: Because a team
Is beaten Is no sign it can't come
back.
Thos. Sharkey: What tlls the mat
ter with packing house rules?
Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson:
believe in the winner taking all.
Young Corbett: / think the colleg,
yell should be s~andpapered.
j. j. Corbett; Hitting In clinche