Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
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University OF Columbia students have
set a precedent In making bowling q
college recreation, and to all intent
are preparing to boom the game among
the universities of the country. The
faculty will no doubt be pleased with
the innovation, because of the fact that
no coaches need be employed, and
at the same time preparation for match
meets will not detract from the class
work of those participating. Chal-
lenges have been issued and accepted
and alleys are now being fitted into
many Of the large college gymnaslums
o'Brien Went to the Floor
Jack O'Brien at least knows what It
means to hit the floor with an opponent
standing over him. While boxing with
his sparring partner Fred Cooley, dur
ing u theatrical performance at Cincin-
natl the other night, the claimant of
The middleweght championship re-
celved a right swing and went down
for longer than the count. Jack had
been caught unawares while looking
at some one else on the stage, and as
consequence retired for the time
being. AS usual, the crowd gave vent
tn its glee at witnessing the flooring
of a great athlete by an unheard of
boxer. O'Brlen was more than willing
to give Cooley the credit of q knock
down and did not seem at all chagrined
over the fact that he had received what
came near being knockout blow. On
the other hand, he at least maintained
probability this tendency to take things
Cooley has been a factor of O'Brien's
success.
Yost May Go to Carlisle
'Hurry-up" Yost, who may be out of
job so far as Michigan is concerned
next year, has received an offer TO
coach the football eleven of the Carlisle
Indian team. The action of the big
Nine" may cost Yost lucrative posi-
tion. unless he is made n member
of the faculty, which is not at all
likely. The Carlses have always been
considered as fitting foes for any grid
iron aggregation in the country, and
there is no telling what would be the
limits of their development Under
Iost's tutelage,
Herman Was Roughing II
Young Herman was in no gentle mood
yesterday afternoon at his training
quarters and did not spare his sparring
partner, a young fellow by the name of
Burke, who appears daily for the pur-
pose of letting the kid whang at his
face and ribs. Burke has something of
singing blow and whipped it several
times across the Chicagoans head
Herman noticed spectators nudging
one another and evidently thought they
were laboring under delusion, for he
let fly with a right that caught Burke
slanting blow ON the tip of the chin,
telling him, not on his back, but
squarely on his stomach. Burke was
up quickly enough and resumed the
hardest sparring match yet witnessed
at the local quarters.
Staeg Is the Stronghold
The great success of the University
of Chicagos football team last season
is attributed almost solely to the Won
derful coaching powers of Stagg, who
has become the idol of the Chicago stu
dents. Although there was no lack of
strong individual material at hand, the
victories which came to the Windy
City athletes resulted from the unity
of action and splendid physical condi-
ton which Stagg had implanted in his
charges. Yost of Michigan is not held
by the majority of westerners as the
superior of Stagg who has had to over
come obstacles in the way of light grid
iron men. Yost, on the other hand, has
always had heavyweights to deal with.
Jim Jeffords Broke Arm
Jim Jeffords outfought George Gard
ner at Philadelphia last week, and after
the bout was concluded the fact de-
veloped that Jeffords had earned de-
cision from the Lowell man after break
ing his arm at the beginning of the
fourth round. Jeffords stalled through
as best he could and forced Gardner
to break ground continually for the re-
mainder of the contest.