Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-05
SPORTING NOTES.

Roller polo game; Tuesday night re-
suited: New Haven &. Hartford 3;
Pawtucket ;. Bridgeport 2; Waterbury
s, PROV idcncc |.
The 10Th game i'll the class Z anna
teur billiard tournament for the cham
Iior snip Of New England. at the Hub
billiard palace Boston. between Shute
and Onluh. WAS Won by the former by
a score of 200 to Sc.
Salvilorc. the long distance champion
of the turf last season. Will lc a factor
in the big turf events next year Wher
SalVidert pulled up lame at Belmont
parI; it was stated he had run hi; last
race Trainer Madden has worked
hard With tho horse and he will have
him in .harc when racing opens At New
York next spring. Madden VIII Wint.l
Sal1 idcrc at BennngS
1t became known Tuesday at New
Haven. that Forrest g SmithSon. con =
$dercG the best track athlete at Yale.
has left college to go into business in
New York. SInithson comes FROM
Portland, ore. and attracted y
great deal of attention by win
llIlt i've lh0lS ~ Ile are TAI
games = few weeks ago He was y
firstyear man i'll the law school
Owing t. the lack Of interest, it has
been considered wise to diSband the
Harvard Association football team IN
til spring. when another effort will be
made TO put a stronger team in the
field. ihi. fall only 4 few men re-
MOI Il t,,,-
difficulty that a team was gotten to-
Gether to play against the Springfield
training school In the spring it is like
~ that games will he arranged with
Yale and Princeton
II" last day Of the old Glory sale at
Madison Square garden AZ New York
Tuesday was marked by L. slim atten-
dipc" and extremely low prices De
Snlt.' thi; fact, the sale was D success.
and showed no lack Of money on tho
part of horse purchasers The total
sales of the day was $10.612 for ~ head
with an average Of $145 The total
sales for the entire eight DAYS wa@
$il3,140, as compared with S4G1.936 i'm
1906 and $425,l5o in 1905.
l.
more College VIII not accept TIE Anna
I. JeanCS bcqueSt which demands; that
the institution cease participating in
intercollegiate sports The sentinert
of the board Of managers that the eft
seemed ike bride. was reiterated ~
the annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the college who We're almost rIuaui-
nous against the acceptance Of the be
quest. 1t was argued that il woull
ne better to drop athletics for Other
reasons if they should be dropped al
all. than to discontinue them undc,
such circumstances
Jack Sullivan of Lawrence. Mass
writes to the Bath Times that he is not
satisfied with the result of the last
nacn with Somerville in ,this city
Thanksgiving day and that he is ready
to double the side BET and wrestle at
catchVelghtS. The only stipulation he
makes IS that there be Q bigger mat
and not as thick as before as he
claimed that is hindered him from rs
ing more science and that is also had
something to do with his losing the
| match. Somerville is willing to meet
ANYBODY in the world at his weight but
WHEN lie gives a man the ADVANTAGE of
catch weights he takes a chance of his
Weighing 10 pounds or more at the ring
size Which would mean considerable in
a match of this kind. However som
erville is confident of himself and Will
LINK the matter over and give his de-
cision in a few days.