Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-13
REVIEW OF TIE SPORTS
Hackenschmidt Leaves Country
With No Love For Gotch or
Chicago
STATE SHOOT COMES IN MAY
Kent Developing Base Ball Players at
Iowa city-Des Mones Man Starts
to Walk to Chicago on Wager
Davis Signs With Davenport-other
Gossips of the Sports.

Sore in mind and body, George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian Lion,
from whom Frank Gotch, OF Humboldt
Wrested the title OF champion wrest-
Ter of the world, in Chicago last week,
sailed yesterday from New York for
| England. Before he embarked, Hack
that he had had fair deal with Gotch
In their recent match. He claimed
Gotch wilfully thrust his thumbs into
his eyes and scratched his face. He
admitted, however, that he had UNDER
; estimated Gotch, because Gotch had
taken an hour to throw Rogers. whom
Hackenschmidt threw twice in fif-
teen minutes. He said he did not
know whether he would consent to
meet Gotch again or not, and certain
lions.
| The annual state, shoot will be held
in Des Moines on May 10, 10 and IA.
The program for the event was
mailed to trap shooters all over the
state yesterday. The Jack rabbit
system of dividing the moneys will be
used. The program calls for - cents
each day. The principal shoots of the
meet will be for the Ottumwa diamond
badge, the Smith cup, and the match
for Iowa amateurs at 100 targets.
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Apparently excellent results are at
tending the coaching of Maurice Kent,
of this city, who is whipping the state
university base ball squad into shape.
1t Is thought that Kent has developed
an exceptional pitcher in Burrell a
member of the freshman team Of last
year. Manager Catlin has arranged
games with both the University Of
Illinois and Chicago University. The
paign on April rs, and the latter in
Chicago on April % and "a.
Max Brenton. a local wrestler and
sporting man OF Des Moines, left the
capital city yesterday to walk to Chi
cago on peculiar wager. The dis
lance to be covered is 1853 miles. If
Brenton completes it in forty-one
days and has $3.50 in his possession
which he has earned on the way, he
will get $3.50 more. Brenton, when he
left Des Moines, expected to get into
Chicago several days before May ~.
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Walter Davis, formerly one of the
fastest shortstops in the "Three-"
league, was signed yesterday as man
ager of the Suburban Island team,
Davenports Independent organization.
Davis is signing a fast team and is
ready for games with the Independent
teams of other Illinois and Iowa cities.
Decatur, ILL.,, says that local option in
Decatur has prevented the Great West
ern race meeting scheduled for that
city July 27-30. George A. Kellar, pres
ident Of the local association, stated
last night that he considers it useless
to attempt to hold the meeting in a
local option city and that Decatur,
after a membership extending over
many years, will withdraw from the
Great Western circuit.
Butch Cassidy, of Kansas City, de-
feated Dick Coleman of st. Paul two
falls out Of three, catch as catch can,
at Iowa City last night.
Ed Painter, formerly a member Of
the Boone team Of the Iowa league.
who has been spending some time in
Boone, has gone to Virginia, where he
will join the Roanoke team Of the Vir-
ginia state league. He will play first
base.
"A $4,000 handicap dash race on Au-
gust "a, in which the slowest horse will
go distance Of one and one-fourth
miles, and be allowed fifty feet start
for each second difference in speed,
no horse to be handicapped slower
than UP to anile in 2:15, will be the
feature Of the Grand Circuit week at
Readville this year. The purse. which
is offered by the New England Trotting