The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-03-18
The Latest
In Sports
What the WrestIers, Boxers and Base
Ball Artists Are Doing.


scarcely word has come over the
cables from London since the Lang
Langford fight. There never was a
big ring affair, in fact, with so little
aftermath. The inference is that
there is nothing further to tell and
nothing to argue about. Langford
polished off the Australian so COM
pletely that Lang or Lang's friends
cannot think of anything on which
to base demand for return match.
Now that society men have taken
up boxing and are inviting profes-
sional pugilists to join them in the
pastime, there is danger OF some OF
the journeymen bruisers getting too
big for their gloves. 1t was all right
for Bobby Beresford and Drexel OF
the Upper Ten to have a little set-to
on their own account, but when
Tony Biddle of Philadelphia. who
is called the pugilistic champion OF
the Four Hundred" or something
like that, arranged to do a few
rounds with Packey Mcfarland he
started something that may result
in class distinctions arising among
the fellows who fight for a living.
1t wouldn't be unlike Mcfarland to
tell his next challenger to go and
get social reputation.
And after all there is to be no
worlds championship wrestling
match between Frank Gotch, the
American Bear, and George Hack
enschmidt, the Russian Lion. At
least that is the latest report that is
being spread in hammerlock circles.
Hackenschmidt, they say, is
thoroughly disgruntled at the turn
affairs have taken, and he criticises
Gotch without reservation. He says;
"Gotch has not only fooled me, he
has fooled the public. He gave out
that he was debarred from wrestling
because of promise made his wife.
Personally, when l heard this l did
not press matters, but when it was
told that Gotch's wife had with
drawn her objections and that he
was prepared to defend his cham
pionship, l looked for an early meet
ing. He hasn't made the slightest
move towards accepting my chal-
lenge, however; and as | am leaving
the country in the near future, it is
very evident there will be no wrest-
ling match between US for a long
time at least" Jack Curley, man
ager of Hackenschmidt, declares
that Gotch has carefully avoided
Hackenschmidt from first to last.
"Since Gotch announced his re-
turn to the mat he has confined
himself to wrestling hired men and
giving exhibitions" says Curley.
The fact that Duke" Farrell is
going south to coach the young
Yankee pitchers this season means
the passing of Lou Criger from major
league ranks where for years he
shone as one of the greatest back
stops the game ever produced. Chase
believes Criger's days of usefulness
as an active participant at an end.
With Farrell to do the coaching
there is no place on the team for the
aged and respected veteran Criger.
No waivers have been asked on
Criger. He will in all probability
become a free agent through the club
not offering him contract before
March /. Chase has made no pro-
vision for Criger in his plans for this
seasons campaign. 1t is quite un-
likely that any other big league club
will have use for the celebrated bat
terry mate of old Cy Young, save as
an instructor to pitchers and catch
ers. The new roster limit rules