The San Francisco call., 1910-07-26
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Ty cobbs batting. average against Doc White.
the White Sox left handed finger. is 133 for the
last four seasons. White is one twirler that has
the Detroit suggsrs number
Deacon Charles Dean of the negro Methodist
church of Adrian. Mich, says that he received
Knockout" from Jack johnson some six years
ago when the now colored champion visited that
place giving boxing exhibitions with troupe
of open air entertainers johnson and his party
were the principal attractions at the county fair
being held at that time.
The deacon says that Johnson took his meals
with him when he was running het dog" dis
pensary under the grandstand. Johnson agreed
to stand for the board of the entire party.
the week when the "smler' stalled him off for
S32 of the s4s he. was to receive.
Conrad B. Doyle and his brother, Harold E.
Doyle, who recently won the southern champion
ship in doubles, will 60 to Chicago August g. to
which will be held on the famous onwentsia
clubs courts.
The sectional champions will meet to decide
the challenging team for the title of national
doubles champions
The Doyle brothers have an excellent chance
Of winning the doubles championship of America
They are probably the greatest racketers that
ever represented the district Of Columbia.
A member of the Imperial driving club of Rus
sia has sent six Orion trotting mares to Lexing-
ton, Ky. to be bred to American trotting stall
lions. Three of these mares are booked TO Peter
the Great, 2:07X two TO Axworthy, 2:15I2, and
the other to the champion year old. Gen.
Watts, 2:06s4.
Although the end of the National league sea-
son is still far off, betting is quietly going on in
New York and Chicago upon the outcome. The
betting 1t must be understood is entirely apart
from the sport. for the baseball magnates long
ago realized that the game would be degraded
IL betting were allowed upon the diamond or if
the players themselves were allowed to make
wagers. Wagers being made in New York
that New York will win the pennant. while in
Chicago Ii Is being bet that Pittsburg will not
finish better than third. The Windy City fans
flag
Boston's Red Sox baseball men are of cham
contenders for the 1910 American league pen
nant. This fact dawned upon the White Sox in
a forcible manner during their series here. While
Comiskey's men looked well against the Athletics
and Tigers. and even against New York in the
last series, there was q different tale to relate
in the clash with the Red Sox
Long the Harvard strong man. is credited with
a story of being anxious to tackle johnson. but
upon innocent public. Long probably never
had any intention of going after honors in the
squared circle, but was simply seeking fame at
This is not the first time he has been heard
from. for 1t was only recently that he broke
with story of how he lived on 81 week at
the eastern institution and thrved on it, Either
is drilling himself for just such a career after
he gets away with his sheepskin.
Another whom many would groom for the task
over here with the idea of taking Gotch's title,
but soon learned that he lacked the class to
stick
Mickey Shannon. .'the bard of the back
stretch.'' will break the yearlings Of Bud May
at Sheepshead Bay.
Although the international Olympic committee
at the last meeting in Luxembourg professionally
ia
pie games for 1912 in Stockholm, it is believed
that glove contests between fighters OF inter-
national renown will be included upon the pro-
gram. The suggestion to have boxing included
as a sport was made by an English minister
the Rev. DIR. S. de Courey Laffan, who is an ar
dent boxer himself.
There is a movement on foot in France to dis
courage the buying Of American bred thorough
bred stations by the government
Captain George Anger of Bridgeport. Conn.
the biggest in the world. who tops Jack
johnson by nearly two feet and whose reach is
champion business proposition. He believes
that nature has endowed him with superiority
over the negro which he can bring into such
effective use that the negro will last but short
years old and his weight of 80 pounds is all
bone and muscle. He Is feet 10 inches tall and
was formerly professional wrestler. He has of
late been a circus and vaudeville attraction. For
athletic trim by hard work on the 40 farm
he bought this spring in Fairfield, Conn.,
Book making in Florida will be Illegal after
1911, according TO law passed by the Florida
legislature Unless the pari mutuel system of
betting is lesalized or the ..oral" plan adopted.
the Tampa and Jacksonville tracks will be hard
hit.