Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-20
SPORTING NEWS

\ special from New York says: "Thir
ty thousand tournament boWlers in
Greater New York are discussing the
sensational revelations made by Cham
pion johnny VOORHEES,, following his sus-
pension by the New York Bowling as
ISOLATION for nOn-payment of entry fees
in the Broadway Arcade individual
tournament last spring, which, he says,
were waived to secure his entry. NOOr
heis paid the $50 claimed as due by
Stein and SchWebke, upon whose COM
plant the suspension was granted, III
order that he might continue to bowl
i'll present tournaments, but he has aT
pealed from the decision of the executive
committee. This means that every dele
gates will be present at the January
meeting of the association, when NoOr
heiS will make Il complete statement.
which, he said today, he would prove by
reliable witnesses and ask Il full inyesti-
CATION. Some of the charges made by
VOORHEES, indicate that very loose sys-
tenn has existed in affairs of the asso-
citation"
Fred Beell, the Marshfeld (Wis.)
wrestler, has gone to Montreal Canada
where he intends to meet two or three
of the best wrestlers there. He will
return to Cleveland for another match,
if he can arrange it, and also to Buffalo,
~ l.
feat Hackenschmidt if the latter will
risk his reputation to come to this coun-
try.
Young Klug is after match with any
135 to 145-pound wrestler in the city,
Kid Wilson or the Detroit unknown pre-
ferred-
George Slosson made 300 points to AL
bert Cutters 236 in their 1900 point con-
test at 1871 balk line in New York. The
total score now is: SlossOn, 1900; Cut
Ter, 1929.
& Jerome Keough of Buffalo and
Thomas HueStOn will meet for the
worlds championship i'll St Louis within
the next forty days
Boots Durnell is at Il loss to under
stand the action of the New York Jockey
club at this late day. Durnell denies the
accusation that he talked to little Dugan
just previous to going to the post. The
new California Jockey club will not take
any action until they hear officially from
the eastern Jockey club. They will
recognize the ruling of the New York
club, as has been the invariable custom.
y forfeit of $500 has been posted by
Jimmie Kelly, manager of Bert Keyes,
to cinch another bout between Tommy
Murphy and his speedy rival in New
York. 1t is proposed to let this forfeit
go as Il side bet if Murphy covers the
amount. and the fight is to be for ten or
ringside.
At the opening boxing bout of the
Delaware Athletic club, Brandywine
Springs park, Del, on December IS,
Tommy Lowe of Washington and John
ny Dohen have been signed to go ten
rounds. Battling Singer and Young Jack
Hanlon and Joe Theel and Percy Cove
will also meet.
Packy Mcfarland and his manager
Harry Gilmore. Jr.. are not stuck on
''e theatrical game very hard. Packy
had chance to stretch his tour three
weeks more, at st. Paul. Minneapolis
and Duluth but he concluded that he
has had enough just now and will close
his engagement at the Star this evening.
III" will return to Chicago at once and
prepare for q trip east. Manager Gil
more has practically arranged for Packy
TO meet Kid Goodman at Boston first,
to be followed by another fight with
Tommy Murphy week or two later
Then if arrangements can be made he
may be matched with either Freddie
Welsh, Johnny Summers or Charlie
Neary out west.
The proposed battle with Battling Mel
son at San Francisco still hangs fire
Nelson was wired twice yesterday about
the match, but has been holding off for
some reason. However. Gilmore ex-
poets to close a match with Nelson at
Frisco some time in February or March,
John Willie of Chicago is at Hot
Springs arranging for a twenty-round
bout with Young Peter" Jackson to
take place there in January.
Jimmy Devine and Jack Nolan viii
meet in boxing bout before the Way
side Athletic club. They will battle at
126 pounds. Jack Roman will meet
Young Green and Vine Moha and Young
Mitchell will furnish the opener. Mike
Selvin will referee.
Something in the nature of benefit
performance for George Dixon, the for
mer feather weight champion of the
world. will be held in New York tonight.
when Terry McGovern and Young Cor
hett. Dixon's immediate successors to
the title, will go on in a three-cornered
boxing exhibition with the negro. Dixon
is almost down and out financially.