Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-16
SPORTING NOTES.

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Wilfred Borrett of Montreal in q
oatch-as- catch-can wrestling match at
Sanford, Me, Wednesday evening.
Kushton, who is much heavier than
the Canadian, Won the first fall III II
minutes, and the second in minutes
Mike TOpin of Sanford was referee.
The Western Jockey Club has decided
to let the Oaklawn track at Hot
Springs continue racing until April IA.
In the meantime the American Turf
Association has concluded to keep the
g3tes of Essex park, also at the
Springs. closed. Is this evidence tina t
Edward Corrigan and his friends arc
weakening!
Sixteen members of the Calumet and
Portage Lake hockey teams will leave
i'll few days for Winnipeg, arrange
mentS having been completed Mon
day for their appearance in n series of
games there. at Rat Portage and other
Manitoba Kinks. 1t is presumed that
this move is made to Introduce profess
sional hockey preparatory to all inter-
national league entering that territory.
The captainS of the four ma jor ath-
lctic teams of Harvard have announced
i'm the Harvard Crimson that after the
April recess the names of al athletes
WHO are on probation on account O..
deficiency in scholarship will be pub
liShed in the Crimson. AS baseball,
football, rowing and track candidates
are affected. the move. which is I'M
lrecendentod in Harvard athletics, has
created Il sensation among the UNDER
graduates.
Seymour Wilkes. 2.OSi. was accident
ally killed Saturday while being exer-
cised by Thomas Roach near Lakeviile.
Cal. The PAGER was on the road for
light exercise. when young man came
along with fractions colt htched to :,
buggy. Just is he was pass the crack
PAGER the young horse reared and
swung around. driving the shafts
through the body of Seymour Wilkes.
causing death within few minutes.
seymour Wilkes was valued at $25 600
The Metropolitan Handicap to be run
at Belmont park has attracted So nom
nations, "a more than last year, All
tie Hat races except the Harlem Stakes
SHOW gain. which is a further indira-
ton that many hOrsemen who usually
race on the Western tracks will come
East this season. All Of the cracks have
been nominated for the Metropolitan,
which will probably provide sensa-
tiGnal race. even though 1t precedes by
several weeks the other big Eastern
handcapS.
There is to he a novel race near Ter
re Haute. Ind, between a Rose Polv
'eclnic Splinter. Turk, who holds sew
erai state records. and n fast passen
ger engine of the Vandalia Line. The
race Is to be 100 yards, from a stand
still. ~ Rose mathematician has fig
ured 1t out that the engine must attain
speed Of 40 miles an hour at the end
OF the 100 yards to tie man running
the distance in 10 seconds. No date is
set for the match. but as soon as Turk
can get into condition the race will be
run.
George SlOSSOn. the billiard pIayer of
New York. is practicing at Saratoga
Tor ms games with Willie Hoppe at the
Grand Central Palace i'm that CITY on
March q. He will keep up his training
two weeks. Slosson's private billiard
table mas been temporarily installed at
the spacious quarters of the Saratoga
club on Broadway, where afternoons
ana evenings large numbers of entru-
isasts witness the practice plays be-
tween the expert and clever baIiardists
from New York, Philadelphia. Chicago
and other places.
Big Schultz Of football fame &c our
OF the game. Professor Waldo of
Purdue University has handed the line
smasher his diploma after a more or
less stormy career on the gidiron In
a statement issued today by Professor
Pattenslll the students are told that
Professor Waldo. as the conference ar
oi'er. mas been engaged on the I'M
raveling of Schllte's eligibility ever
since the University of Chicago raised /
the question. After months OF work. :
Professor Waldo has come to the con- /
clusion anG has DECIDED accordingly
th;t Schulte consumed one wear Of his
usefulness at Washinptno
University. ard is therefore ineligible