Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

interest this week has been more
VI less centered in the little band of
'iot more than a score of American
athietes, who are representing America
III the olympic games at Athens,
'reece. Attic only part of the sche-
ouied events have been run off, the
sqoao of Americans have more than
heid their own. OF the total of events
they have won three first, two sec
onus and one third. In addition they
established one new world record. that
LOT the discus throw. In all Of the
shorter dashes, 100, 220 and 44O yards,
Aists and most of the seconds, are con-
ceded to the Americans. There is every
reason to believe that the American
team will win first place, and thus
achieve another athletic victory for it's
country.
practically all Of the more important
base ball leagues have opened, the
central League, beginning it's sche-
duled season this week. In another ten
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doing business, and by that time the
sea- son may be said to have fairly be-
gun The leagues now playing are the
National, American, American Associa-
ton. Western, Eastern, Central and
Southern.
Following are the racing dates for
the Great Western Circuit, the most
pretentious of the circuits of the Mis-
sissppi valley: Davenport, July 81
August 3; Decatur, ILL.,, August to 10;
Pekin, ILL.,, August IA to II; Galesburg,
Ill, August 81 to "a; Dubuque, August
% to 81; Hamline Mimi, September
3 to 8; Milwaukee September II to
%; Lacrosse, September 25 to %, and
Springfield. ILL.,, October 1 to 5.
| Nate Lewis, manager Of kid" Her
man, matched to fight Jimmy Britt in
Los Angeles, Is in receipt Of a telegram
frob THE ghetto boy, in which he states
the fight will be decided about June l.
The fiesta at Los Angeles has been
postponed to May 81, and the Herman
Britt fight will be put on some time
later. Herman's telegram also con-
tains the information that the Neil-At-
tell fight will be decided May at the
Los Angeles Club, and that Nelson and
Herrera will fight May 25.
The Douglass Park Jockey Club, Of
Louisville, racing under the jurisdic-
ton of the Western Jockey Club, yes
terday offered the presidency of the To-
cal organization to Gen. John b. Cas-
tleman, the salary to be $4,000 a year
for term of years 1t is believed
General Castleman will accept.
New contracts In the "Three T.
League were announced yesterday as
follows: With Rock Is1and--1ra last
ings, late Of Toledo, and Ralph Gibson,
late of st. Paul, both pitchers. BY
Peoria-Joseph Bewar, infielder, pur-
chased from Indianapolis for $500. BY |
Dubuque. w. Myers, pitcher Of st.
Louis.
Jack O'Neill, of New York, quit af-
ter the sixth round in his contest with {
Kid Sullivan before the Eureka Attn
iSllC SluD VI BdtIllloIS. " 4SelH was |
badly punished.
Two men were out shooting; one
had a license the other hadn't. A
keeper approached and the one that
had license ran away.
The keeper was a good runner, and
an exciting chase ensued over a mile
and a half of nice ploughed field. At
last the keeper got up to the runaway.
Now, sir, where's your license?"
1t was produced.
'Then why Gid you run away?"
"Oh, I'm fond of exercise answered
the man; but don't you think you'd
better ask my friend if he has one?"
The friend was by this time about
two miles off, and the keeper only
whistled then went on his way a sad
der and a wiser man.-Ttt Bits.
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