Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
REVIEW Of The SPORTS
Illinois Cities Lend Added
Strength 10 the Iowa State
League
JACKSONVILLE POORLY LOCATED
JACKSONVILLE POORLY LOCATED
Anti-Prize Fight Bill Liable to Become
Law in caIiforna-Gotch and Hook
enschmidt WrestIe in Chicago To.
night - Iowa College Managers to
Meet-Reid to Coach Des Moines.

away for the coming season. I'm.
questionably this winter has been 6
critical period in the history of the
league. 1t has weathered the storm,
season tho, and with the added new
blood is. perhaps, as well prepared tt
open the coming campaign as it ever
was on the eve Of the opening of other
seasons. Quincy Is undeniably
good addition to the circuit. 1t has
q population that places 1t at the head
of the league by reason Of its size
Jacksonville is handicapped by its
geographical location. It's a long
jump from Burlington and Keokuk to
Jacksonville. but If the schedule makes
Quincy an intermediate stop, travelling
expenses will be materially lessened
However, by reason Of its isolated po-
sition Jacksonville is at disadvan-
tage, which it may overcome by fur
nishing the attendance.
However well the circuit may have
been patched up by the addition OF
these Illinois towns. there is neverthe-
less bound to be a loss of interest in
certain quarters because the league is
no longer distinctively an Iowa organ
ization. That fact takes at least lit
tie of the zest out of the game.
The prize fight game which has
1n6aI1 CT in Col n
and especially In San Francisco, and
since that city was wrecked. in Los
Angeles, is liable to receive its knock
out blow from the legislature. An
anti-prize fight bill is now in the hands
Of the committee on public morals of
the senate. This committee, it is adj
mitted, is in favor of the measure and
will recommend it. The bill was in
troduced by Senator Hartmen. of San
Francisco.
George Hackenschmidt's manager has
accepted the offer Of the Missouri Ath-
letic club for match with Gotch in
Kansas City in May next. for a purse
OF $4,000 for the worlds wrestling
championship, winner to take Is per
cent. $3.50
Frank Gotch is in Chicago, preparing
for his match with Charles Hacken-.
this evening Gotch is in good
shape but he expects to have a fight
on his hands before he wins. Gotch's
next match will be with Farmer"
Burns at Birmingham. Ala.
The Iowa College base ball managers
will meet in Iowa City Feb. 8 to ar
range for the playing dates of the Iowa
college teams this spring. The visitors
will be entertained at a dinner by the
board Of control and at the Grinnell-
Iowa basket ball game which will be
played that evening. 1t is not known
what action Iowa College will take
with reference to their invitations.
which have already been issued for q
similar meeting to be held in Grim
nell.
The Tricity Athletic club Of Daven-
port, Iowa, has matched 'Packy' Nc
Farland and Steve Kinney to fight if
teen rounds in its arena February II.
The weight is to be 1873 pounds at 6
o'clock. 1t will be battle between
stiff punchers and both men are favor
ties in Iowa.
It has been definitely settled that
Evansville will be in the Central Base
Ball League this season. The park.
which was turned over few days ago
by John P. Walker to the Federal Un-
ion Surety Company Of Indianapolis,
was purchased for $4,000 by Arthur
Gross, who will lease it to the local
company. Enough stock has been SUBJ
scribed to insure the success of the
team. punch" Knoll will be retained
as manager and he now has twenty
five men under contract. Harry Stafl-
hefer will remain president of the local
association.
During the recent Chicago horse sale
John G. Buckton, manager of the Ellis
worth Stock Farm, near Bows, where
the fast stallion Don Roma 2:071a is
mares to add to the collection at that
farm. These were Corla NJ, six
by Montevideo 1929 Gown
brother to II. Il. ID. 2:O812, Oneone
2:11A and Jennie Wilkes 2:121a) dam
by Pluto 1850; grandam by Lakeland
Abdallah 351, own brother to Harold
Ala, sire of Maud S. 2:OsA, ETC., and
La Brie, a three year-old by Mongrat-
tan 36S72, by Grattan 2:13. out of Rus
sell Queen, by Alley Russell ppm.
A. G. Reid, formerly a broad jumper
Of the University Of Michigan, will
coach the Des Moines College teams
during the coming year. Reid takes
the place made vacant by the removal
Of Coach Boyle. Reid was physical di-
rector at Simpson College for two years
after leaving Michigan.
Navigation of Hudson Bay.
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