The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-08
SPORTING EDITORS CORNER.

Captain Joshua D. Wheaton of Chin
colleague, Va, claims the distinction
Of being the only wild goose farmer
in the world. He has $50 acres of land
skirting the coast of Chincoteague
sound and has at the present time over
$500 wild geese on the place. He
ships alive to the northern market and
| gets an average price OF SIS a pair.
He got a start by capturing young
birds and clipping their wings.
A postponed game between Minnea-
polls and st. Paul will be played on an
| open date, Aug. IL, at Lexington park.
This was announced yesterday, when
| both clubs got together on the matter.
The game will be the first OF a series
| between the Millers and the Saints.
Poor old Joe Cans is about all in.
The once famous lightweight fighter
has given up the fight against the
dreaded tuberculosis and on realizing
that his fight against death was fruit
less, the "old master boarded a train
for his old home at Baltimore to make
last visit to his aged mother and
two children.
Sam Berger, manager Of Jim JEFF
fries, says that Jim will never return
to the ring again, no matter how big
purse is offered him for a fight.
This talk of Jeffries coming back is
all foolish" declared Berger. He new
er will. He is done. He has recovered
from the effects of the fight, all ex-
cept heart wounds, which will never
heal, but he will never fight again"
Billy Papke was recently asked by a
Western fight promoter if he would
meet Sam Langford IN a twenty round
battle the latter part Of next month.
Billy quickly turned down the offer by
stating that he has no intention of ever
fighting Langford or any other colored
man. Let those colored men battle
among themselves" said Papke, as he
walked away.
AID Wolgast. the limelight champion.
is another one of our top notch fight
ers who is planning a trip to England
in the fall. Tom Jones, manager of
Wolgast, says that there is no money
to be made Sow out of fights in this
country, and on that account he is
thinking seriously of making the trim
abroad with Wolgast Hugh Mcintosh
may clinch a bout between woIgast
and BATTLING Nelson, to be fought in
England.
Barney Oldfield has accepted the
sweeping challenge for a race sent
out by Jack Johnson and the dare
devil auto driver has written the
negro offering to race under any con-
ditions and adds that to make the
affair interesting side bet of $4,000 |
should be made. Now Jack johnson
has about as much chance OF beating |
Oldheld on the track as Oldf1eld has |
of beating the negro in the ring SO. |
taking 1t all in all, it looks like one |
nice piece OF free advertising all
around.
In view of the fact that the new
home OF the Whitesox is very large
and II will be possible to hit a home /
run to any field inside the fence. IL ia
believed that they will be at a disad |
for 1t has been some time
since Chicago had a home-run hitter
Of the caliber Of Harry Davis, Sam
Crawford, stanage, Engle, Jack stahl
and others. Hughey Duffy, however.
says that he intends to remedy the
.ault next season, having instructed
he scouts to sign up nothing but
1ome-run hitters OF the "Home-run
7aggerty" and swat Mflligan" stripe.
Armstrong, the heavyweight pugilist
Who was member OF Jim Jeffries'
raining camp from the time the once
champion first began ac-
i've training for his fight with Jack
Johnson. entertains only one belief i'm
egard to the white mans downfall.
lie is positive that nervous reaction.
GLOWING months of hardest kind of
raining was responsible for Jeffries'
lefeat Armstrong, who has had a long
'areer in the prize ring, having fought
bout all the champions except John
ION and who assisted in the training I
md conditioning OF Corbett, Fitzsim- |
mons, Sharley and Jeffries for their
battles. Is positive that
eff can attribute his defeat to
A Safe Precautioni