The St. Louis Republic., 1905-08-03
SPORTING COMMENT

both sdsA IKE . leather jeTkia--Tssiiss aai
Mr. Mathew Stanley Rob,son =, named
for the dead Mathew Stanley Ov;6y. - hav-
| ing large opinions and decided tudgments
Of his own There was time when
sae s.an ssinx Was simply very p;inSs
| he Is being starred. willy or nilly. as the
very hoarsest OF croakers.
Mr.. Robson IS bent on making ball plav-
ers WorS- In that the world is with him.
Mir. Robson is supposed to have employed
manager to oversee the work. Ths
manager seems to be something OF q
Mr. Robson says that he - aga:3Es
Southern trips for :he purpose Of precar-
ing baseball players for the seasons r:as.
career Of Herr Won der Abe Is .II,.M s.Ssicu. M
confirmation OF the utter idocy Of the
Southern trip. He says that st. Louis al
WAYS WAYS beat Cievei.nd in the early season
land club and Mr. Won der Abe 81. Louis
This IS the first time We have seen Mr..
Won der Ahe's career as . baseball mag
others should comfort themseives. MAY
hap Mr. Won der Ahe's team did not take
Southern trips. Had Mr.. Won der Ahe
Robson would not now b pointinG him
Louis.
- ,,sH LUZ 70 tian niS teem vas one
Ahe out "f baseball In 81. Louis and ave
Mt; Robson chance to desert the deaA
s'ilase 81 Cleveland to run . ban club IN
Mr.: Hanion won several pennants while
Mr. Won der Abe vas finishing last In the
same league. Mr.. Hanlon always cent hio
which was usually second TO Mr. Hs1.
ION" LOIS baltimore club. when St Louis vas
the Southern training trip
Mr.: Robson. or those who sro thinh.
Ing for him: ara evidently eokitatina 61e
sh.,iiowly. II Is his tin,e to do . lot oS
rethinking.
Nd t!tz:immons's return to America
with with his third wife. one daughter ana .
thing that will help the moribunA spofe
II plsiism. CndOubtedly the dineo fs,r.
r.er Is the Mvest dog In the. pusilistie
what he says and pay money to see hin
night than any man Of them.
With such alarming wash ladies ~ No
s sormick and Ruhlin, making threats Of
night. with champion like Marvin Hart,
II u good To hear from q man who really
could fight and who has got enough of his
puSiI;stic pretenders to Jeffrtes's abdicated
throne. There is not a doubt IN the world
that tn. red fellow can get good and nt
F1tz can whip AL of the Ruhlins. Harts.
Johnsons. FsrcusonS and McC0rmickA
there are In America in one good after
noon
IL is really remarkable how the eooa
men stand ou; and what slight merit
recently arisen pusilists show. Not only
ls there not good match for Jefries.
there is none for FitzSimmona, whom Jen-
ries twice defeated or for Corbett. twice
beaten by Jeffries and once by F1t1sim-
mons. JeFries In the only good man who
has developed in the last ten wears F9i1-
simmons and Corbett. stars Of their class
a decade ago. still rank closest to JeifrieaI
II is lauShnhle to read Of Marvin Hart
ha-ring negro fighfera II n but q few
days ago since he fought johnson. Now
he says that johnson never viii get an
All eusilis,s begin to har nea.oes when
they fear them. Sullivan was the firse
PuSi!ist 10 draw the color line.
II. drew II IN avoid jackson then 4
great fighter. Sullivan did not draw Il
against George Godfrey, whom he vas
strippcd TO fight In Boston ono evening I'm
ceed. Sullivan never actually dil neist q
negro. He agreed 10 do u. stripped To Do
J, y and the police alone prevented him from
. Corbett fought Jackson F1txsimmoos
Fought several negroes ana always usad
armstrong to train With. Je6fsss had No
1ua,m: about punching Jackson INTO ths
Aic's"ve-n. Britt. rRrien. all of them
fought negroes. Ryan tiucked them when
Walcot'. hard man. lcomed up In the
class.
What promises to BE- the beat sscf1oual
regatta ever held In the Southwest VIII
begin at C'reve Occur Lake Saturday.
There MAS q time when rowing stood
higher I'm popularity than II does to-day.
'h"ra can b. NO good reason given for
fs decline. II - one 81 tho very hneae
,: sports.
y" contest can BE- compared to that ae
hrce or four crews. eight stalwayt young
.,cn To each. striving hard for victory on
"a" water. II r. a heaithfu1 and heausiful
'astime- exciting and worthy Of slI prsiss
md patronage. In the old days the
,ame+ cf IIanIon. t;aUiaur. Teemer and
'losner were ~ well known in America
IS those of the President cf the United
;taf.s Rowing was at its best In o.
.cuis sixteen years ago when Mr.. ST.
oi,n backed (;auiaur. Teemer and others
mi kept them about this city. IT 10 -
- trusted that tho regatta ~ the South
y.s;ern Rowing Association WIN -
eavily ra,ron!zed. Tho oarsmen are all
mateuYs There - no money In u for
nv"ne. II Is an inspiring and attractive
poEs.