The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-18
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
kETCHEL. BROkEN MN '. NiI
MEIER FIGHT ntI\.
Goes Homo To Michigan for . Lang Res,
Nfter lsis~ inE On \ Fortune kauf.
man and IanE MAJ Meet In I'hliadrl.
phlA Giants and HiIlmrn TO Meet.

stanley ke,chel. the misidlewciEht title
holder has broken down phv,i,ally and
NAV never indulge IN a championship
battle again. ketchel has dee ilcd to go Ia
his home in Michigan for a long rest tie
has been travelling NJ speedy gaii ever
since johnson stopped him IN california
last fall ami has shown little or NO desire
To maintain strict framing \lthouRh he
has taken part IA several minor bouts. he
has done so regardless of hts phY-tcal
condition AMI has continued 10 go tho pace
ketCh~l Vas compelled To call IN his bout
wuh Bill Lang last week because Of break
doNn. lie had worked a few DAYS down
on staten island but he los weight and
strength 50 rapidly that his friends became
alarmed lie finally injured his ankle
aud gave that a. an eNcu-" Tor backing oui
NJ the Lang bout. but as matter of fact
he WAS total UNIT TO enter the ring
ketchel has blown IN a fortune since he
first cam" into the llmeliRht 10y whipping
Joe Thomas IN California. Hs received
$4,000 for his battles with Jack O'Brien.
$4,000 for his two Straps with Papkc. o., 40
for his AFFAIR with johnson and about $40 600
for other bouts Of Lesser importance. But
the middeweight champions friends assert
that he has very little left and unless he
regains his good health he will have TO
devote hts time TO some other pursuit in
or,ler TO earn n livelihood ketchel - only
- years Oh. hllt ne mas TAKEN laTt IN nearly
two hundred fights lie was regarded as
a world heater until he risked defeat AZ tho
hands OF Johnson. after which he apparently
lost heart
PhiladeIphia has bobbsd ny with an
Offer for a siN round bout betSeen Al kauf.
man md Bill Lang who were prevented from
meeting a. the fairmont 4 4. on Tuesday
night The managers ot the pugilisf~ re-
celNed word yesterday from Harry Edwards.
promoter of the Philadelphia Boxing club
that he was ready to stage he bout in about
Two weeks IA one ot the baseball parks m |
the Quaker cay u i undsr-t ood that the !
bout will h" held a. night and thar the
pugili-tS viii receive percentage ot the !
gate receipts kaufman and Lang are Z
anxious 20 -ettl" the question 81 supremacy |
and both feel confident that they can win |
inside Of -iN rounds
n was stated YESTERDAY that q most saa
son series Of nine games het cen the Giants 7
and hiehllnders haS been pTaClicallv ar
Presidents Farrell and Brush The PLAYERS
of both teams are unanimously IA favor
Of the series ami - are Managers McGraW
and Siallings The fans are anxious To
have the question Of supremacy put to
test and are also roofing Tor n pitching due
bet thristy Mathew son and Russell
Ford Tho-- Who are strongly advocating
he series .ay ~ will be Of greater interest
To New Workers than the Norid'- chsm-
In. Highland-rS and ,'iant- hav" never
met on the diamond. although m" rivalry .
i'..i wsen the local ,iub- - bitter This
wear The teams apIssr To To- about svenlN
ma Ched and here - an " ,reaEing demand
for . series President Farrell hAs always !
been ready To- play ani ns''ts ne urging
10 reach definite agreement President
brush - believed 10 bs. ~ favor Of The games
and will probably be- dVIs.s,i by secretary /
Knowles aud Manager M'GraW 20 come
10 terms
The series viii all FOR uins games. 20
he PLAYED alternately on tho Polo Gruund-
and A. American league Park, the umpire-
10 be appointed bv pr'-ident~ Johnson anu
lynch. The gate ~, -IUt- e 10 he ell 'ided
In su"h a manner that the PLAYERS All
re- eve about - Ter cent 81 The gTps- The
SOLE ion Of the grounds Tor the first game
"a 10 be de-, id-d hv LOT he arrangement
NJ The series "a 80 not b" formally uuuuuuvsd
untH u D. NOV n positively that 'n" Giants
have no hanDs 10 IN ne is-nuaui Blt
pre- "a Ta'iou- Tor the games al 10 mad.
quietly luSt the same I he NtghlaHd~r~
v ind up their regular -sR -on On 90 tob-r
with the boston Red ~oN in thI- city
The Giants do not ind up until catcher
-, according 20 the National League
- hedule. bat n IL SAID 'har two games
with ItoSton. arranged for O,toh"r 20 and
5 u III he doubled M Nth The games he'd
lied for september aud : ~ that Mo,,rRw :
men viii b. ready 10 begin the series with
he ~ ghlandsrS on October ~