Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-21
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.


some time in March, and In all prob
ability the National Amateur Athletic
union championships, open TO all
registered amateurs of the United
states. will be held in Newark.
The famous hackney show mare
Hlldred, which Eben Jordan has
shown at the leading horse shows for
the past four years with such notable
success has been purchased by y. T
Bedford, OF Brooklyn. for his daugh-
ter. Miss Emily II. Bedford. The
purchase price is stated TO be f25,-
O00.
Eben Byers, OF Pitsburg, national
amateur golf champion, has sailed
for England to play In the British
amateur championship tournament
mt 81. Andrews course In Scotland.
London sports are worked up over
the coming championship battle be-
tween Gunner" Molr and Tiger"
Smith which Il stated to take place
before the National Sporting club on
February 20.
Peter Maher Is the most unlucky
fighter In the ring. He knocked out
ais mother-in-law IN one punch and
had 70 20 20 Jail for II.
The international dory race Will
take place in Nova Scotia on July i5.
n will be held under the auspices OF
the shelbourno Yacht club OF Nova
Scotia.
Bill saulres. the champion heavy
weight OF Australia, has sailed from
Melbourne for San Francisco. He
has issued a challenge 20 all Amerl-
can heavyweights.
n. Dyment. well known Cana
dion turfman. is dead. Tie was "a
years old and had amassod millions
in the lumber business. As breed
or OF thoroughhreds he was known
both In the Dominion and the United
states His horses twice won the
kings plato lie owned Fort Hunter
Klngley Dale, aud other good racers
and last year purchased the two-year-
old colt Toureno by odafellow for
$4,000. lie kept mp HIS large stable
with no object 10 gain but solely for
the sake OF sport.
Horroshoff, of Bristol. the builder
os the Reliance. Constitution, Colum-
bia and Defender. IL building do
fender for the Canada cup.
The Harvard and Columbia crews
ON the Charles river on May IL.
Harvard viii not row Cornell on
Lake cayuga on Memorial day unless
the Cornell authorities give their AS
surance that no steamers will follow
tho two crews over the course.
MidshipmRn Samuel l., Henderson,
OF Imbodon, Ark. has been appointed
manager OF the naval academy boat
crew 10 succeed Midshipman ciaudius
n. Hyatt. OF JoneHviile, Va, who has
graduated. &. u. DreutEor. one OF
the best oarsmcn ever produced az
the academy, II now rowing In the
crew OF tho University OF Wisconsin,
Whitney Langdon, the plunger, has
gone 60 the wall again. During the
past season he made eos 900. but last
week met run OF had luck and drop
ped Il all.
The fourth annual tourney OF the
Indoor asrCallbre Rlae league OF
America viii be held next In Rochcs-
Ger. n. Y, The date has not yet been
flxod.
fiaekensehmldt, the wrestler. has
written boob ON wrestling which |
viii be published IN few days.
The council of the English Hack.
ney Horse society have offered 10 the
New rork horse show society a chal-
ienge cup valued AZ tSOo AZ a mark
of che friendly feeling ot the English |
breeders
pedlar Palmer. who was knocked |
ont BY Mc0oyern ~ punch a,
Tuckahoe several years ago, wants
20 meet Battling Nelson IN a htteon
round bout AZ the National sportlng !
club OF London AZ isa pounds. Nol-
son can hardly resist such chance
30 plck up a bunch of easy money,
Tom o'Ronrke has taken Jack |
blackburn. another oolorcd boxer OF
much skin under his wins, The
Tonopah club. Of Nevada. has notified |
o'Rourke that Blackburn can have
no match with HONEY Aellody, Harry
Lswie OF Jimmy Gardner, providing
that one of this trio has been aypided
BY many of the llghtwelehts In the
past, ne IL wlilihg 20 hght any man !
IN the world up % its pounds, rims
uide.
Huga Kelly. Chicago middle
weight, Il Gus With q challenge 20
nGhs limited rounds bouts with
6chreek. Tommy Ryan on "Phlladel.