Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-18
REVIEW Of The SPORTS.
Charles Hackenschmidt Downs
Delivuk in Wrestling Match
at Des MOines
CLINTON JOINS THREE | LEAGUE
Sabbath Observance Bill May Become
Law-University Basket Ball
Players Disqualified-chicaso Ma
tionaIs' Training scheduIe-Grand
American Handicap Set for juno.

IlOudlS ITdIftu9 0SttSoa'S ~ e~'s>s
American Handicap Set for juno.
In a mixed styles wrestling match
Charles misunderstanding, the SWede
wrestler who is wintering In Des
Moines. won from Charles Delivuk In
one hour and twenty-three minutes.
The bout was promoted by the Viking
club. Hackenschmidt won the first
fall in forty-one, and the second In
forty-two minutes. The first bout was
catch-as- catch-c can, and the second
Graeco- Roman. Hackenschmidt show
ed his superiority in both styles. The
match was the best of the many that
have been pulled of in the capital city
in recent months Hackenschmidt
weighed in at 40 pounds and Delivuk
at 1872.
Clinton has passed from the Iowa
to the '"Three-T' league, and whether
the change will do Clinton or the
'aThree-I" and good remains for the
season to disclose. Clinton was q
failure in the Iowa State League, and
lost money for itself and for the league.
Its expected, attendance failed to ma
terialize and by its location, mileage
made. games there heavy expense to
visiting clubs. With a $1,000 salary
limit in the "Three-P' Clinton is liable
to find professional base ball of the
type it has tackled extremely expens-
i've. At the meeting of the league at
which Clinton was admitted to mem-
bership q playing schedule Of 140
games was adopted. The season Will
open May ! and close September 10.
II the Sabbath observance law pass
es the legislature it is destined to put
a "crimp" in base ball, and numer-
Gus other outdoor sports and pastimes
with which the Iowa public has been
wont to spend the Sunday hours of
summer. The bill passed the senate
last season, but was pigeon-holed by
the sitting committee OF the house. In
view of past experiences 1t is likely
that the bill, IL it ever passes, will
prohibit so many unobjectionable Sun
day pastimes, that, for that reason 1t
will fail Of passage.
On the eve Of the most important
trip Of the year, two Of the star MEM
bers Of the hawkeye basket ball team
have been disqualified by the ruling
which requires Of basket ball players
one years residence before participa-
ton in intercollegiate games. The men
who have been disqualified and Norton
and Stewart, and it Is practically GER
tain that Coach Rule will be unable
to replace them by men capable Of
carrying on the team work In the way
in which they did.
The plans for the spring training
trip Of the Chicago Nationals have all
been arranged The schedule of prac-
tice games to be played is as follows:
March 10, 10, IA, 16 and IL at New
Orleans: March % and "a at Memphis:
March Is, rs and % at Nashville;
March % and 20 at Louisville; March
81, April and 2 at Columbus; April
5 and 4 at Springfield; April s and 6
at Indianapolis; April at Dayton,
and April 8 and at Toledo.
Joe Cans has posted $1,000 to make
good his offer to back young" Cor
bett with a $4,000 side bet in a finish
fight with Tommy Murphy, to be held
in Tonopah, New. Oliver Murphy's
hacker has posted $500 that he will get
up the rest Of his $1,000.
The grand American handicap Of the
Interstate Association of Gun Clubs is
to be held on the grounds Of the new
Chicago Gun Club in June. Prepare
tions for the handicap are in progress
under the direction of Elmer Shaw.
secretary Of the interstate association.
Entering the ring last night at the
Riverside A. G. A., Peoria, Ill, 2 te
/ favorite, Bill Papke of Spring VAL
ley, knocked out Tom Wallace of Phil
adelphia in the third round Of what
was to have been ten round contest.
It took the young coal miner just two
to feel out the veteran, and
then he rushed in with right and left
swings to the head and body, and soon
had the easterner on queer street"
He finished him with right to the
jaw.
Addie Jose, the famous pitcher of the
American league, who played with
Cleveland last year, this week became
sporting editor Of the Sunday Times
Bee, to continue until March, when he
expects to go south with the Cleveland
team.
Invitations are out for the second an
nual power boat show, to be given I'M
der the auspices Of the American AS
ISOLATION of Engine and Boat Manu-
facturers in the Seventh Regiment
Armory, Chicago, March 2 to 8.
Buying a Bottle for Baby.
A new, inexperienced father, sent to
purchase supplies for baby, is apt to
be handicapped in the open market.
On the other hand he may prove unex-