Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-24
SPORTING NOTES.

Joe Walcott has not given up hope
of getting back into the fighting game.
Prominent racing men in the East
have written Gov. Higgins of New York
asking him to re-appoi,t Perry Belmont
as racing commissioner.
The League Of American Wheelmen
will hold its national assembly. May 30
iii Boston 1t is the 25th anniversary OF
the formation of the league.
The fourth day of the Pimlico meet
ing brought out a crowd of more than
5000. The card presented was the best
of the meeting thus far. as great inter-
est was taken in the Pimlico handicap.
won by Flinders. and the sporting rec
ord cup.
Higasni. the Jap. makes an offer to
meet any rough in this country. He will
use jiu-jitsr. and his opponent can bite.
stranglc. kick or use any foul tactics
whatever. Higgie better be careful
Some Philadelphia election officer might
accept the def.
Jimmy Walsh has returned to Bos-
tor after series of rapid fire victories
over the best boys of his class in Phila-
delphia. Walsh is insistent on meeting
Frankie Neil for the bantam champion
ship of America and unless all signs
fail he will get his wish.
There's a hitch over the Hacken-
schmidt-Jenkirs wrestling match. Hack
was very much disappointed when he
learned that 30 per cent. of the gross
receipts was the usual division of mon
cy for events of that kind in this coun-
try In England he claims to have al
ways received IS per cent of the gross.
II is not often that man offers $50
900 for horse that has never started
in a race. but that is what happened
at the Aqucduct track. Saturday, when
james a. Brady Diamond Jim) told
Newton bennington that he would
give that sum for First Water. The Of
Ter was refused as the colt was going
to the post
The Eastern Athletic Club of Port
land. is cndeavOrinC to arrange a match
between Jimmy Gardner of Lowell. and
Peter Sullivan of Fall River for Fas:
d1y evening. Gardner after holding off
for some time has at last agreed to
come to Portland. Jimmy Dunn. Sulli-
vans manager will give his final ans
WEI, MOIludy evening.
Eddy Durham, the professional soul
Ter and nephew of Ned Hanlan. forner
champion sculler of :he world. writes
to The New York Press that he has ar
ranged a match sculling race with Sul-
IVAN. champion sculler of England the
event to be rowed on Toronto Ray early
IN August The winner is to take a
stake of $4,000. A three mile course will
be rowed.
Gov. Warner of Michigan. has declar-
ed that he would not permit anv r,,.i-
listic contest in Michigan for lar1a
purse during his term as governor. The
s.a.e.'eilt was inspired by report
which reached the governor to the Of
- t.'al hgnt promoters were planning
q nstlc battle in Kalamazoo between
W. posiilsts OF national reputation for
purse of $4,000.
me Old cup yachts Mayowfler and
rrisciila are to be fitted with motors
ana viii be auxiliaries in the future
me Mayfower was purchased recent
~ Dy Mrs. E. NJ. Barber and is to
, ~. % horsepower motor Installed.
Inc Puritan, which successfullv do.
lended the Americas cup in 1885, after
'eieating the Priscilla i'm the trial
races mad a motor put in her, last
year. Now that gas engines are being
perfected, many yachtsmen. who are
10 use their boats for cruising. are
having them installed in their craft
Ihey take up very little room, are easv
10 run. and auxiliaries are becoming
'o'e anu more popular each year.