The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
FREDDIE WELSH
RAPS DR|SCOLL
Pretty Fair Boxer, He Says, but
Suffers From Loss of
Memory.
ENGLISH EXPERT PICKS
FOE FOR JACK JOHNSON
National Baseball Association
of England Holds Meeting
and Elects Officers.
BY RICHARD DAH1eREN.
able TO The Tribune.

| Special Gable to The Tribune
| LONDON, March 25.-Frederick Welsh
| Is still laundering away in the newspa-
pers at Jem Drlscol Here is his latest.
After reading Jem DriscolTs letter In
a paper recently 1 am convinced that
| there Is truth in the saying that many
boxers suffer from loss OF memory after
having been In the game number OF
years. This is brought about. so ply
sicians tell us. by the constant hammer
Ing about the head some boxers receive.
! Jcm Drscol is known 10 be rather
clever with his head, so some are sur
prised that veteran OF DriscolfS cali
bcr should suffer. as he certainly does.
from defective memory. He fails to call
10 mind how he insisted upon being guar
antced half the purse in our proposed
match at Cardiff about year ago He
does not remember challenging me from
the ring at Mountain Ash pavilion when
be tried To promote some boxing shows
there about eighteen months ago. AT
this time Drsco challenged me at 9st
9lb. (Western Mail. October. 1909: 'He
was now prepared 10 meet any man In
9lb. IL might be pointed out that this
challenge brings Driscoll In range OF Fred
WelshD."
Many Sham Amateurs
That there are many sham amateurs in
athletic circles is true, but the reproach
ners who turn out in the cross country
championships. These events are team
competitions, wherein the positions oc
cupicd by the leading six from each club
arc added up. the team scoring the low
est total naturally winning. In all team
contests tine individual has to sacrifice
his own ambition for the good OF his
club, and VIC often sec examples OF rum
ners letting their chance OF winning out
right go for the sake OF coaching their
less speedy fellow clunmen. Another fine
side OF the sport is the way in which
men train thoroughly during some of the
worst months of the year for the pur-
pose of running for n team which has
not got thousand 10 one chance OF
getting place. One must admire such
real amateurs as these. who. year after
year. support a pastime they are keen
on, even when they know the prospects
OF winning prize are out OF the ques-
Certain signs point 10 King George
following the example OF his late father
In regard to support for the turf. He
VIII attend a race meeting during his
visit To Ireland. and attend the Derby
night ball al the Duke of Devonshire's
house, and this probably means a visit
TO EPSON for the purpose OF seeing the
race. Perhaps the most noteworthy mat
ter connected with the wagering on the
Lincoln handicap is the manner in which
Spanish Prince has come into favor
This son of Ugly graduated from the
selling race class. and as 2-year-old
conceded twelve pounds to Bronnzino at
Nursery Last year he beat Americas
Girl, at Ascot, and also ran well at
Lingfield.
w Henry. honorable secretary OF the
Royal Life e-Saving society, arrived here
last week after a successful tour 10
induce overseas athletes 10 support the
Festival OF Empire Sports during the
summer OF 1911. Mr.. Henry is cnthusi-
astic regarding the interest taken In
swimming and life-saving in Australia
"A ~ q nd ntnI VYN. l..l,r
praises the enterprise OF the Sydney
sportsmcn.
C. u. Egan. who is somewhat notable
In educational circles. favors boxing In
the schools In a letter TO Sporting Life
he says: The utility OF physical ex-
ercise may be compared with that OF q
book or teacher. II Is not the knowl-
edge contained In a book that counts
II Is what you can get out OF II. If the
style Is uninterestlng, il Will profit you
nothing. Dumb-bells and developers are
useful appurtenances. but boys soon
weary Of them, II Is only the COM