The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-11
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COLUMN
Present-Ddy Professional
Runners Wouldn't Have
Easy Snaps if Some of
Our Amateurs Now in
Game Should Go After
the Money.

Hayes, LongDoat ana all tne
u rest, wouldn't have so much
Of snap IL certain amateur runners
should take 1t into their heads to
shift to the money class. John Eisele
ran ten miles a while ago in SO min
utes 16 seconds. This is at the rate
of minutes IS 3-5 seconds to the
mile. Crowley, the Marathon cham
pion, can gallop nearly as fast as
that in mud ankle deep. John Daily
can cut out terrific clip when he is in
shape, but the Irishman is so big and
husky that he needs lot OF work for
track races. He is built like hammer
thrower. There is no doubt at all that
Collins could trim the lot over ten
mile course, and if trained for the Mara
thon would probably put up new fg-
ures for the distance. Collins IS the
distance phenom of the year. Perhaps
he will try for the real Marathon that
is to be run in Athens In 1908. and 1t
will take a great record breaker to beat
him. The Athens Marathon. run over
the old historic road that was covered
by that famous Athenian soldier 1000
Years ago. is the greatest athletic event
the world has to offer, and the winner
OF It has n right TO retire on his laurels.
as did Sherring, of Canada. Winning II
IS an honor worth years of hard train
tng.
r NIFLOT, who wrestles E. Hahn
at the l. A. a. c. clubrooms
J" tonight. is a great lightweight
'Niffie" was brought ont by George
Eothner. the cleverest of them all. He
trained with Bothner for years, and
during his amateur days Won cham
pionsh!p after G. ampIonship with ease.
He is ole Of the best little men ever
turned out in the amateur class,
'Niitle' became a professional after
competing in the Olympic games at
Athens IN 1906. He hasn't found pro-
iessional wrestling as interesting as the
amateur game, ana has often been
sorry that lie cut out all future chances
TO compete in the Olympic matches.
r rERE We are, eleven and q half
" thousand miles from a great
- = worlds championship fight It's
a curious thing that two Americans. one
white and enc black. should go half
way around the world to fight. But
the money is in Australia Just now
and money draws liks a magnet. The
Australians have fine taste in sport
!nC events. Only the best suits them
American fighters are famous tho
world over, and at first the americans
who journeyed TO Australia were given
sha
two good matches. But the Austria
lians soon tired of his monkey shines
In the ring. Mary other fighters went
out from the Pacific Coast, ind but
l!ttle has keen heard Of them since.
second-rnters need not apply. is the
new motto across the water.
This Burns-Johnson fight will be a
good one. Burns. the champion. is
well known through his exploits in
tile ring. Johnson !s known more
through the talk that has been clrcu.
lated In his favor than through his
actual fighting. lie mas been an ac-
tive faher. fighting crooked bouts with
nearly all tie big men IN America
SAL l. his reform is genuine he should
make good showing He Is a mar
VelloIsly buAt neErC--and all negro
fighters arc built for strength. John
son has gor!lls-l.ko reach and
knows how 20 use IT, lie is rs clever
as Jim Corhe;t was years ago. He is
as fast ~ Joe Cans, and fights in
much the Esms manner. moving about
very little on mis- feet and making fbe
other man DO tho leading, while ba
" -CLca LIS Chance 10 get IA counters
~ ~ Gang 'pys, Tor he has "A punch