The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-01
SPORTING GOSSIP

San Francisco, Feb. live are tired
 of waiting for Stanley Ketchell to come to terms We have challenged him for the middleweight title and un- less he accepts by April we will claim the championship" With this state ment Joe Woodman, manager for Sam Langford. the hard hitting Boston ne- gro, deposited $1.000 with John T. Clark as a forfeit for a match with the Mon- tana fighter. Woodman said that they would cut the purse any way that suit ed Ketchell and would also offer to bet $5,O00 a side.
 New York, Feb. 1.-"Dummy" Tay- lor the most picturesque ball player on the diamond. is to pass out of ma jor league company. Manager Nc Graw has asked for waivers on the deaf mute. A winning pitcher up to two years ago. Taylor. however, has since continued to go back Taylor began his baseball career in school out in Kansas. Later he Joined the South ern League, from where he went to the New York State League. He was then bought by the Giants McGra W has also asked for waivers on Brain Pfiel, Butcher and Schrieber.
 San Francisco. Feb. 1.-Packy Mo- Farland, of Chicago, accompanied by Harry Gilmore, arrived here today. seeking a fight. The stock yards boy will probably be matched to meet Johnny Murphy or Lew Powell, a.l- though his manager has not given up hopes of getting a match with Battling Nelson for the lightweight champion ship.
 New Orleans, La. Feb. 1.-Abe At tell will meet Jem Driscoll of England. provided the latter weighs in at 124 pounds The clever Californian who fights Eddie Kelly here Thursday next and he would not jeopardize his title by agreeing Driscoll to weigh more than 124 pounds.
 Kansas city, Mo-. Feb. 1.-Beeinnfng this afternoon, eight teams will ride race. They are: Kramer and Moran. New Jersey team; Fogler and Root, New York; Bargett and Mitten. Iowa; Demara and Hill. California: Walker and Palmer. Australia: Wilcox and Newhouse. Utah; Wiley and Cameron, New York; Devonovitch and Mickey. Russia.
 Boston, Feb. 1.-BOston fight fans expect to see humming bout when Bill McKinnon of Roxbury. and Harry Lewis clash here tomorrow night. Mc- Kfnnon's friends have money today that says he will be in at the finish. Lewis is one of the most scientific men in the ring today and he looks like winner over McKinnon on points as he is faster than Bill and is a wonder in evading punishment McKinnon will have ten pounds on Lewis and this ad- vantage should tell during the battle.
 New York. Feb. 1.-Tom Longboat
 1;oI. runner. have begun final preparations for their Marathon race which will be held on February 9th. Loneboat, who raced in Washington Saturday night, to his quarters at Allenhurst, N. J., early today to wind up his train ing.
 Boston, Feb. Baseball practice will begin at Harvard this afternoon when the battery candidates will re- port to Coach Pieper and Ga ptain Fur ney in the cage on Soldiers Field. Their work will be primarily to Timber up for the first two weeks and then a few weeks. On the 18th of Febru- ary the other candidates for the team will be called out and the season begun in earnest. Harvard will start her season this year with veteran nine and has not had a brighter outlook for a winnfg team in years.
 Bunny Ford of New Haven. who has fought in this city many times and proven that he has the goods is out with challenge to meet any 12S or 130 pound boy in or out of the state. Ford IS the champion heavy featherweight of Connecticut and is booked to meet Young 'Furey of Providence in Boston, Tuesday. Feb. g. Frurey is the chn m- ton heavy featherweight of Little and has also the "comer" sign dangling from his best. Some of our local aspirants for the heavy feather weight honors are now gwen a chance to prove their worth. They can do so by writing to J. J. Moran. Ford's man. ager, 635 Congress avenue. New Haven
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