The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
Jack Palmer and Tommy
Burns to Meet Next
Week.
INTERNATIONAL,
BOAT RACE
Tile Gallo Nation Is Rapidly
Growing sporty-Ten Thou
sand Frencl,mcn Witness
Football Game Cup
for Hackney Stall
lions in 1908.
ny tIcMAllD DAIrLGnEN.

BY RICIIAItD DAnLEiEN.
LONDON. February LACK Palmer
and Tommy Burns are rapidly rounding
into shape for their fight at Wander
land next week. Burns Is doing MIS-
training at Jack Castle, at Hamp-
stead. while Palmer Is getting into
shape for the fight ut Harrogate
There IL very little betting on the
result. 1t looks too one-slded TO per-
init of any great amount OF speculn-
lion. Some small wagers have been
made at to / on Burns. and it Is
probable that these will be about the
To quote Jack Palmer's own
words" says Sporting Life OF London,
The is dong splendidly in his prepnra-
ton at Harrogate for his contest for
the worlds championship at Wonder-
land against Tommy Burns on Feb
runry 10th. Palmer has been taking the
waters and doing lot OF road walk
scales 1875 pounds. The Newcastle.
lads fine condition greatly pleases
Ills supporters. and Bob Ryan, his
Leeds trainer. states tina; when de-
livered in the ring next month Pal
mer will be faster than in any pre-
rious fight. BY his quiet and nnas-
stunning manners. Palmer is making
be was doing light sparring and gym
nastic exercise. but now he mas
started more serious work. The New
castle lad is quite confident tina, he
Will put up good fight against
Burns"
There is not great deal OF hope
Tor An international boat race this
year between American and English
university crews. understand that
Yale. Harvard and Pennsylvania each
have suggested such a race with the
winner of the Cambridge-Cxford race.
but the best opinion among the var
sity rowing authorities is that 1t will
be impossible by reason OF engage
ments OF the British oarsmcn to ar
range such race.
There Is a better chance for meet
between the field and track athletes of
American and English universities,
IL the Americans desire such a meet,
Il is not at all impossible that 1t could
be arranged.
The plans for tho olympic games
are In fine shape. and there is every
reason to believe that the greatest
gathering the world has ever seen will
get together at Shepherds Park next
summer.
It is officially stated there will be in
all probability more than 1000 athletes
in eiompetititon including very large
tain f. Whitworth Jones. the assistant
secretary of the BIRTHS Olympic As
ISOLATION, says matters have been most
OF organizing the games has been con-
siderable. but 1t has gone on rapidly
and smoothly, and though. of course
many important details have yet to be
decided upon. arrangements are now
British Olympic Association has to rely
y upon Its own resources to raise large
sums necessary to finance the project,
spect from the government, and is
therefore at disadvantage with other
countries who have held the games
For the lawn tennis tournament
", mems singles, mems doubles. and
her of competitors from each country
is twelve. six pairs and twelve. res
seea aesed upo m9o or poSsrs aW
tennis.
Players in singles may agree not to
play advantage sets, but to decide the
game by one game after arriving at
The. course for the. long distance. or
Marathon race. about twenty-five
miles in lslength. has been fixed upon
Mi Sa Isl start near Minasor and finish in
the stadium.
III understand the Japanese govern
ment is quietly in the market for q
number Of thoroughbred stations and
brood mares. 1t Is the program Of the
government to encourage horse-raisins
and breeding throughout. I, Japan. Sc
pendent In the matter of first-class
cavalry mounts.
French interest in athletics is stead
& NV growing. called attention re-
Gently to the interest in boxings.&in
Paris. AT recent Rugby football
match betweenEthe teams of the Stnde
Trancais and one from Bordeaux, fully
10000 spectators were on hand, and
they followed the race with the keen
= For tic nrstStimei special train was
run from Bordeaux for the match.
NJ. Paul Bourbon. once champion
cyclist OF France, and known as the
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