The Washington herald., 1909-01-01
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS.
Bv BILL BAILEY.


Just as we had afixed our John Hancock
10 lovely water wagon New Years resO-
luton. no less than eight Of our friends
/ called. leaving everything from third
rair' to Shoemaker. What's the use.
anyway?
Good morning. Win see you ali at the
". NJ G. A. ten-mile run. Bill Bailey has
! been invited to act as clerk OF the course.
or course Of the clerk, something like
that and viii be easily recognized stand
/ ing on the steps OF the Methodist church
waving red flag. Keep your eye on the
flag.
/ Mr- Bliven. fight promoter and manager
OF Willie Ryan. of Buffalo. SAYS that his
+ boy has Kid Sullivan, Tommy Lowe. and
All the Baltimore light-weights sidestep-
/ ping Ryan sent Kid Seager 10 the hay
+ in three rounds about year ago, and
that seems to be the answer.
The fact that Longbost. the Indian
runner. Is now a bridegroom suggests
that his wedding must have been a swift
affair.
For the benefit Of many Of our readers
/ in the northeast section, the Bin BsiIey
column will soon appear in the Italian
translation, edited by Dorsndo and Kid
/ Broad.
/ Dear Bill: To decide a bet. please state
( la} the date or the first Cans Nelson
| fight. the winner, and how many rounds:
I tb) the number Of fights and who won
I the last two. l. a J.
Answer-A. September :. 1896. Cans won
on a foul in forty-twO rounds.
3. They have fought three times. Mel
! son won the last two bouts. one in
seventeen rounds. which was fought july
I I. 1908 and one Of twenty-One rounds,
which was fought September 9, 1915.
Bowling seems 10 have taken a strong
hold on some Of the Washington news
paper men As we seem to have the Bal
timore scribes beaten 10 a frazzle in
about everything why not organize a
/ team and challenge the best they have
over in the Monumental City?
Foolish Question No. u.-PrincipaIs-
Tom Brown. the old National League
player, and Bill Cooper. the New York
( avenue merchant
Did you get your fingers banged up
+ playing ball. Tom?"
NO you 'pOssum hunter; got 'em IN
juTed trying 10 spin a top on the point
4 of the Washington Monument"
There seems 10 be considerable differ
ence of opinion about the ability Of Al
fred ShrUbb 70 stay through the regular
Marathon" distance Of 5 miles and 5S5
yards Tt Is conceded on al sides that
ShrUbb is a wonderful runner up to If
teen miles. but there are many who be-
Iieve that that distance is his limit and
that Longboat Will lose the little Briton
( iu the last stages Of the race Now. don't
think for a single minute that "AIfie" 5
going 10 20 cut and run his head OF the
F first half q the race, and be helpless
mark in the last few miles. ShrUbb did not
make the match blindIy. and he is a
shrewd trainer and has the racing game
down 70 a science. The event should
prove one of the greatest distance runs
Of modern times.
/ How to Chauff. No. Ie-The best way 10
Tu1 your own csr-TheTe is many a man
/ who can run his own buyness and run
/ fis own home who cannot r1n MS own
auto. The reasons for this are legion.
the principal ones being that the car
doesn't 20 when he is Al the wheel. lie
+ knows all the brakes and can tell each
piece Of mechanism by its first name. He
( is 4 qualified chauffeur in all things ex-
/ tcept that he cannot make the machine
90. The best way 20 run your own car
is 70 hire a driver 10 do t.
Z Here's 10 you al, boys-and many OF
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