The sun., 1910-12-17
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
rtIky MfARLtND THROWS
IIGHT on ATTELL MArCH.
-4ys Fairmont 4. q. IL Entitled 20 u and
Tells of Alleged relegrams signed
Timothy ID. snlli, an Declares That
champion should LIveCpt to His " ord.

Champion should Live I p to Hls " ord.
"aSy Mcfarland. the clever Chicago
sh,Sstshi. arrived here Thursday to aa.
Moore Murphy bout and To carry out
a.-e~ment with the Fsirmont A c to
40" Nteil next week Mcfarland.
H".l~ve> in keeping his word. threw
new hight on the present controversy
1""n resident Gibson OF the faIrmont
tH. Manager - p'Rourke OF the National
.... = '.Ih yesterday. lie said to THE
rs.nrrrr
...~"n suggested the proposed match
.. N'"I nearly ~iN weeks ago and told
'.r Nh" had asked him 10 stage rh.
,'~~lhis gave INV word tn Gibson
""Hld box at the Fairmout \ 4
now thar httelI did ths -anI" Tor
'''"T saw Atteli IN Chicago on his
Peas. from ia" coast IN October and he
VAN IN" that The taIrmont \ 4.
' nest place 20 b0N He said post
tt' n" didn't want So box for IN.
...Hu sporting club because he didn't
..'" Al tar treatment and didn't like
n" TffN"rally. Hs admitted 20 me
.H| 'uL. NJ would rather box me at the
..'n' I because he knew shat he
..l -"i more out OF the match than az
hu.rrs> club. but when | asAed him
.s. through with the match he said IA. was
.,.lI
"'uc | was IN Chicago pressure vas
|tt'' 80 bear on ne by Smiley Corbett
.... '.H"r- who are friends OF DRourke
.""' NfielI a. the National sporting
tI-" received several t.legr.ms
-r"l ilW"ihF u. sullivan aSkln. me to
DO ..pRn IA me tairront \ 4, but WHISTLER
aH N"." csnuIn. or NOT Canno, say
.t'" hiS Inn sullivan very we'll and II -
.... " "".cN" mat he cent those tsle-
.r.- IL tAc' don. believe he did becaus.
. $500 ..' not asa me to break my word al
.... hut want To show To what eN-
s1.sr. ha.N
" .ut- cross Gibson. the only boxing
'.H'.- Iu whom | nav. absolute CON
."'' and tor " nom alone | viii box IN
b. N''"ll does not meet me at tn. Fair
.'u Z u"Nt Wees shall go home to
'i.I 'hrt~'luu" would hAe to box the
.t'. .. N'.sI' champion because | think
..r. W"'..i u" riectdr,lly interesting and
."".,I both urort by - an financial way
'. wonderful boxer and Id like to
'N mE TRENDS Just whAr can ,lo with
.| l''n claim - h- Hbl" 20 knoCA him
10. OFF '"hf nim up badly. hut JhInN can =
"...".n' hIiu IN a scientific contest tor ten
..ui- am much lighter now that i
.H' ally believed. | weight lJI pound. |
.." hni can easily MAKE iIt pounds
".s IN" Nt'"lI through Gibson asNei
- 10 ruAN- i3j pnIn.t- AZ 3 - 'CloCg> and We
.rtH h:r''"! q" those Conditions
".l cont! nu.- to mold ont IN favor OF |
."Ir"e.- 'lub II i ?o-sIhIc that MoFar- /,
Z
-.u" other good HshtNelght AZ the
.r..ru' \ n"N' wees But ne will not .
r'"I AT M National sporting tlub
't...' 'n" ron--n vi Gibson, which can
f." " ~"curci Sporting men are ANXIOUS .
-"" hIrtaTiand shape up with ttiell
".H many 81 them say IN" latter >h"Ili ,
10. 40 -lIi 70 Iiy" M To- ms verbal "a .r,.,s-
r..u. EI'n TIA. Bronx club.
H,.n. scored an impressive victory over
Moore. Harlem Tommy Murphy has
r.su"I The night 10 a r"'urn match with .
q In E,.af
'Nupi" \ Z. several weeks ago The
...pife 4 {. Matched Murphy ana Brown
.s-i" on m" nrht OF January 4
''o later JOHNNY ,"glon. the hicago
...tul!a at the Empir. \ g the weight TO
ll' pounds rlng~Idr. tou!on, IL ts under
sammy h-lIar ot England at the sam.
$50. which = Eonshii"r ION. tag matches
a-t temporarily IL" NOung Quaker has
II hi- -;"-d hnd hiring power lie Ia.
rn hEhtInS steadily tor wear ami may
gone sale. htt There ---'Ins TO b. no
b, ,ha' l. Is not IN thc sam" class ~.th
.'"r IN boxing "a II - III Eorseracing !
.-uI.'- are divided into TWO classes
r...h" winners ami selling plateEs
N = letter from Havana, Gu ba. an Amsri-
says that rye members Of tho Havana
-.'.iIl team which has beaten IN. De
Ind Athletics this winter are colored
"~, WING hav. been imported from this
'.' "I r"tSay. l. we'll known her" ana -
'-".' nail r.ay"r ~ cobb did not steal
'.-..tn negroes an" playing under Cuban
= = rhr \a'ional League umpires will
.r f.'Ii"d =" nave their eyes examined
.u.N' --a.'u begins President Lynch
% b" intends to prevent tn" usual
ICON that urnprsS have. defective
d." N1'iUfal League rluboWners :
..rr nm 0Tity of them. haN" promised
t.N
.. IA their power to Nrrp players
ing against decisions on ia" ball
an easy matter to make such
..' GtrIuG the winter.
- Louis Americans made 500 ,Ooo :
"' vr"n rh" team. Under McAl"er.
't nr, and nec. race VIA the D"tror'-
r'Uu.H' iiut -.nr" then ~ = sad
yer Eo6er, | I.ea % ii-dss- i" h;,- ha-
'-"l..-'- IN ~" hub he new owners
.0..--I hv .s.dcnt Ban Johnson
NlHau !. Mnrray a. i"aH' man :
'ruuble with tho Phladeiphia
..- " .pD. bTr be has rr'"ived s-v-
p. from major l"ag"" clubs
-.r a. of The National Commission
Dr." tnrr"w t"aal"y. the t"ru.r :
r.,F."r. unless h.- virhdrlW- his
= " Murphy Of the cubs = ,
.'. nfaxorIhiy Dv fA'r minGe'! Das.'- a
-. IN" 'Onmi --,on- r'l.lng II
...' 10 Ar Ni'.,r-- or that ,uLhisy. 7
tr"n vas declared in.'iiG Die 10" !
..'t b" n"r'" . appeal to The civil y
...u"v ale g"'i - be due I
"..,-. of". II Ehbct. Of Brooklyn =
-. .uutt League schedule" com
az Nh"n he wr- member tor L
..r'. YEAR,. - believed 80 p.. par y
.... - enable AIEE-' Hermann :
.u.' 10 rule the league NI'h al
tbr"'t-'- frI-nf- -stl'! y--t"rtay =
....' Lynch hal d""i ned 10 re- ,
~ l.I. -"nHiui" committee a. n
.. pi i"rTrntnH an Pr"-..iruf
.. '.- tr."rt"ln I.''..-:..c -. ho ha- =
.r. -p -r,'ie with III" BrvunI}I. -
10 nn"T~ would 'Hi away Ir"m 9