The Washington times., 1905-07-23
Think M'CORNICK
NOT MUCH ACCOUNT
Fight With Rubin ArOuses
Little Interest.
MITCHELL AFTER REDSKIN
Would Pick Up Easy Money by Fight
mig John Middle Sky-Who'H
Back Indian?
MITCHELL AFTER REDSKIN

NEW YORK. July 22-TVith the Britt |
Sullivan fight gone into pugiHsttc his
tory, languid interest is felt In the fight
between Texas jim Mccormick and
Rubin.
The best impression here is that it is
like taking candy from q child for the
Akron man to go into the ring with the
former great John l. 8 sparTtng partner,
and this despite the fact that John L.
declares that he is a conner. Mccormick
has the size TO make great heavy
fighter, but whether he has the other
attributes remains 10 be seen. II by
any chance he should put Il on Gus he
would be in line fer a fight with Marvin
Hart. and the tryout for the heavy
weight neaF-ChampIOnShip would be in
progress. OF course. the title viii be
a mere compliment so long as Jeffries
IS unwhipped. and in condition TO fight
If he wants TO,
am free TO confess that am a bit
skepucaI about JcT's permanent retire
ment from the ring. The big fellow is
out of the game temporarily. because
not enough of the public viii give UP
TO see q fight between him and any fight
er now IN sight TO make it worth while
to train, i opIne, however, that if any
OF the men now talking OF the title should
so develop. as to indicate that he had
a chance with the -boileT-nnaker jeff
would come cut Of his hole and make
him prove he is a real and not a near
champion.
Sporting men in the East would like
TO know the real reason why Jimmy
Rritt and Battling Nelson do not get
toeether- Nelson certainly seems anx-
fous 10 get another chance at the Cali
fOrnian. A Nevada battle to a finish
between these two men would be some
thing worth while.
Charlie Mitchell. once England's
greatest ring performer, like the rest
of mortals, does not believe in things
too strenuous, While the sun IS 50 hot
At the same time he is not aVeTse To
picking up n little easy money. and in
order to corral il he stands ready to
take in the indian John Middle Sky.
The RedSkin can have his game if he
wants II, and Mitchell says he viii bet
s5,G00 he puts away the giant in six
rounds.
Who is to furnish the backing for
John Middle Sky? So far as is known
no one takes enough interest in him to
give him more than passing notice, The
only point Of interest about Mitchell IS
statement IS that il shows he Is ready
proposition offers itself. What about
the fight with John l. Sullivan Has
that fallen through one does not hear
anything about It. and the inference Is
that there is nothing doing
It's a tribe early and more than g
trihe too warm 70 talk seriously OF
football, but news comes from Ithaca
that Cornell viii have a much stronger
football team than that of last sea
son. During the college year which
has just ended the Ithacans We're sue
cessful in every branch Of athletics
except football. and are now bending
every energy 70 make up this year foi
their reYerses OF last fall. The earl,
part Of the schedule is easy, but at tn
end the Princeton, Columbia, am
Pennsylvania games are crowded int
space OF little more than three
Last years team will be back this
Lynah. quarterback; Hackstaff. Ief
end. and Smith, tackle, are the onl!
players lost by graduation, and thr
men who substituted them last yea,
are almost up to their level. COacl
Warner trained nearly all Of las
years squad so that they would b
able TO take a place IN this year
varsity without much extra coaching
Those interested in archery in tn
East are pleased with the program lai
out for the National Archers' Tourna
ment, which viii be held at SoutI
Park, Chicago, August 10. and =
number Of Eastern archers viii be i
attendance there.
TWenty-ninc miles or the sIhooItlts
and safest connecting roads which Lon
Island. the home and center Of ia
good road movement. has produced hay
been chosen for the Vanderbilt Gu
race. which last year had two victim
f-I.ad outright, one in practice and on
G-iting she race, and another whose Re
Cov,ry camc only after several months
e----sTing- Such was the casualty list {
.-t -rlF's contest with time and spao'
= st is planned 70 hold the secon
q mobile event OF international In
.-a .o,- over roads whose very danger
- initiate Tor the safety OF tn
F--
-a.S sounds rarad0xical, but las
RS event proved that at the turn
Is were considered most dangeTOu
t..l cars and their drivers even IL
-ts.E reckless of the motorists shut o
-.e.r high speed and crept By IN safet,
was az the gradual turns or on III
.Hepd stretches where the roadway N"a
narrow and when the full speed lover
Vyere back 10 the last notch, that II
TIE course. carefully as It has bee
chosen this year, furnishes hundreds
uIaces where the least carelessness o
The part Of the driver or the sTnaltci
mishap 70 the mechanism of the car WI
send them both crashing into q tree
bank in wild confusion OF wrecked lFC
and injured men.