The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

Joe Cans and Jimmy Britt are
matched to fight on March II at Ton
opah. March IL this years falls on
Sunday and it is probable that the
date will be changed. The promoters
made the match without consulting
the almanac.
The Tri-State league has been TAX
en- into organized baseball, but the
national commission has refused to
reinstate Jimmy Wigs of this city,
Johnny Sebring, Wiltse and others,
all OF whom played in the outlaw
league.
There is a strong feeling against
licensed pugilistic bouts in California
and it is stated on good authority that
an effort will be made to have the
legislature abolish the present license
system and place boxing on the same
footing it is now on in most all other
states. Governor Sparks of Nevada
favors a law against fighting in that
state, too.
There is trouble in the Coast league
in the direction of Los Angeles. The
league wants the Los Angeles club
to deposit $1,000 to be forfeited if the
club fails to finish the season. The
club made a similar deposit last year,
which was not forfeited, and the club
owners now want to know why they
have to make another deposit when
the old one was not forfeited or drawn
down.
Eddie Quinn, manager of the Spo-
kane club of the Northwestern league,
is the first magnate on this circuit to
make plain statement with regard
to the intentions of the men who own
the franchises in Lucas's organiza-
tion regarding the Seattle proposition.
He is quoted as saying: Eve have
made formal application to the ma
tional commission for the restoration
of Seattle to the Northwestern league.
We lost it in the first place three
years ago by outlaw tactics and got
no protection from the commission.
Now the Coast league makes fight in
Seattle and We hold it is open ter
ritory. If the Coast league makes 4
fight for it we will meet them with
the same methods they employed
against US in 1903" That spells out
law, and that Is what the fans have
been wanting to know.
Frank Thorpe, the New York racing
critic, says in regard to racing two
year-olds: "It is nothing short of a
crime to race two-year-olds at this
season Of the year. The jockey club
would put an end to the early racing
of colts by barring from racing in the
east any owner who started horse
of tender age at any of these winter
merry-go-rounds. 1t ought to be done
for the sake of the thoroughbred as a
class"
DR.. Givens, in charge of the sani-
tarium at Stamford, Conn.,, where
Terry McGovern is confined, said last
week: There is no hope for Terry
McGovern. He is mentally dead now
and it will not be long beroe he is
physically dead" The statement was
made in conversation with Joe Hump
hreys' who made trip to the asylum
to see the former fighter, McGovern's
expenses are being paid by Sam Har-
ris, formerly his manager.
When Australian Bill Squires was
informed in Melbourne that his pas
sage to America had been Cancelled, he
said this by cable to the Los Angeles
Examiner: Passage bursting form
iez kontreton huldah pelonies," which
translated from the cipher code says:
Passage; why was it Cancelled? Shall
We continue negotiations? Is there
anything wrong? Will be ready to
sail as agreed January a." All of
which would indicate that Squires
hates to give up chance to earn
part of 100000 by taking whipping
from Jefferies in Nevada mining
camp.
President James E. Sullivan of the
A. A. u, has come out strongly in
favor of amateur boxing in an address
to the board of managers of the CEN
trail association of the A. A. u, re-
Gently, II am in favor of amateur
boxing and think it should be encour-
aged" said Mr.. Sullivan, "but do
not think the blame for the obstacles
in its progress lies with the boxers as
much as with the promoters of box
ing exhibitions. If the clubs or the
promoters would not offer the boxers
money, they would not become pro-
fessionals. Boxing can be kept clean
if the promoters will only stop giving
prizes"
"THIS Is MY 43D BIRTHDAY.