The Hawaiian star., 1906-03-30
MAINLAND SPORTS


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Nordyke the Californian, who is go
ing to st. Louis Americans to play first
base, is touted on the Pacific coast as
one of the best players ever seen out
there.
After a two-year trial of jiu jitsu It
will be dropped at the Annapolis naval
academy.
Marvin Hart was so sure of defeat
ing Tommy Burns that he insisted on
the purse being split 70 and 80 per cent
Hart drew the small end of the purse,
$3.50, while Burns got $1,65O. As a heavy
weight championship affair it was
joke.
Barney Schneider has won $2S,OOO thus
far this season on the Pacific coast his
stable containing the best 2 and 3-year-
Olds on the coast
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BY the way, what has become of Bob
Fitzsimmons? He hasn't lost a fight
OF a wife for so long that the impress
sion grows that he has dismissed his
press agent.
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'In nothing that l do hereafter" says
James John Jeffries, will there ever
be a suspicion of the prize ring" Hav-
ing done and been done in the prize
ring, Mr. Jeffries is now willing to live
it down. if the public will give him half
a chance.
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Now it is claimed Herrera was doped
when he met Battling Nelson. The
dope was administered with good
sized punch in the jaw, however, in
stead of in the Mexican's food
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Joe Grim, the human punching bag,
wants to fight Peter Maher, who is now
making his second tour of the earth.
These men have fought twice, in 1903
when the Irishman won on a foul, and
in 1904 when no decision was given.
Grim has never been knocked out,
though he has lost a number Of deci-
cions. His capacity for punishment is
one of the wonders of the prize ring.
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Leo Pardello, a wrestler who was
meeting all comers at ST. Louis, has
returned to New York to be treated
for blood poisoning caused by another
wrestler biting him in the hand dur
ing a wrestling bout.
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President Faunce, of Brown univer-
sity, isn't afraid to voice his senti-
ments even when they conflict with
popular clamor He thinks football a
rough game and that it should be re-
tanned by the colleges. Il firmly be-
lieve we ought to have one rough
game" he says, "one game in which
college men conflict with each other
When people are now denouncing the
game of football, the old drinking
and carOusing of a generation ago are
forgotten, as well as the destruction of
property that used to characterize
youthful exuberance. These things
are unknown in college life today, and
il Is a direct result of the rise Of ath-
letics, especially football"
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The national outdoor swimming
championship has been awarded by the
A. A. u. to st. Louis, during the last
week in August or the first week in
September.
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Dan Stuart has been elected presi-
dent of the Oaklawn Jockey Club of
Hot Springs.
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! California is certainly doing her
share in turning out ball players
Never before have there been so many
boys from the Golden West with the
big leagues.
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Secretary Farrell has figured the ag-
gregate of salaries paid to ball play
ers of the country at $2577 0OO. Sure
ly this cannot include the highest sal
aried player we hear so much about
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Seven Western athletes are included
in the American team selected to COM
pete IN tn Olympic games at Athens.
They are Archie Hahn of Milwaukee; {;
/ ] j. FOrshaw and Marquand Schwartz
of st. Louis; Hugo Friend, j. b. Clio
yer and H. A. Barnamann of Chica-
go, and II. w. Kerrigan of Portland,
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