Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-21
SPORTING NOTES.

1t is reported that Jimmy Gardner
and Larry Connolly will meet at MARI
horo, Mass, on May l.
Donald Ross has completed his WIN
ter engagement at Pinehurst and gone
to Boston to report for duty at the
Oakley Country Club.
The Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter have been playing golf all week
at the Ardsley Club course, and they
expect to remain for several more
days.
James ], Farrell. who finished second
in the junior cross-cOuntry champion
York A. c. during the coming indoor
season.
The members of the Jersey City Golf
Club have given up all hope of securing
a golf course this season. and the golf
ing members are beginning to join
other nearby clubs.
Nebrick. the crack n. Y. A. distance
runner, is laid up in Fordham hospital
with bad case of tonsilitis. which fact
kept him out of the special mile at the
Thirteenth Regiment meet.
Larry Connolly Of South Boston and
George Ashley of Fall River are match
cd for the show of the Social Athletic
Club of Brockton on April %. There will
be two good preliminaries also.
Alec Smith, who again Won the
Southern California championship this
spring. has returned to Glen Cove, l..
l., and resumed his duties at profess
sional at the Nassau Country Club.
Christian Tusch. Syracuse representa-
tive for the Union News Co., says he
was swindled out of $1,000 on fake
wrestling match which was scheduled
to be held last Thursday at Toronto
Ont.
Lester Klous, the Dwight School
youngster. who can hurl the 125-pouni
shot with the best of them. is making
good in the athletic ranks of the n, Y.
A. c.. Klous will continue his educa-
ton at Princeton University.
There will be very large entry list
in the annual spring tournament of
the Country Club of Lakewood, which
will be played on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week. 1t is one
of the most popular of the early spring
tournaments.
Bobby Walthour is out of pocket $3.50
per week because of the refusal of the
n. C. A. to let him ride on the other
side. Tie Georgian was to get $3.50 for
each race Sunday, 500 for race the
middle of the week. and 500 for riding
a certain make of tire.
Harvey Cohn ran a slashing mile at
the Thirteenth Regiment games, New
York. The little Irishman ran alone all
the way and finished very strong in
$50 2-5. Cohn moved along in the
same easy style that characterized his
work under Hjertberg last summer.
Many Of the classic golf courses
abroad have been heightened since the
advent of the rubber cored hall. Among
them is Prestwick, on which the anna
teur championship Of Great Britain is
soon to be played. The players will have
to cover something like 200 yards more
in finding out who is to get the cup.
Walter Travis has held for the last
year. More bunkers and traps have also
been added.
The New York Assembly. Wednes-
day by vote of 80 to 10 passed the bill
| of Senator Frawley, authorizing L.
| minute boxing bouts by amateurs with
eight-ounce gloves under the rules and
auspices of the amateur athletic union
of the United States or any domestic
| amateur athletic association now in
| corporated and under the sanction of
the union. The bill prescribes that
such bouts must be between registered
amateurs. may not exceed Is minutes
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once in any "a hours between the same
two participants. and must be for
medals or prizes other than money.