The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-16

he can stand the tcs; of the scales. The weigh; question explains Whg he has had trouble with getting matches in New York City. Tn. New Workers say that Paokey must show on the scales. and be does not seem to be overly anxious tu comply with the demand.
 Exaggerated stories have been printed of the money earned in the ring by Jem Mace, the famous old fighter, who died recently at the age If @. A matter Of fact his eleven chief contests made for him far less money than would persuade a modern second rater 10 enter the ring for a big show. These eleven fights total up to E2.00o.
 The biggest money maker was his fight with Tom Allen. which brought the winner G5Dp. The next biggest figure is Gio0 for his fight with Joe Goss. Four fights brought him in e2o0 a piece. one was for G12o. one for G1o1. and the others for $50, E25 and t5. These figures cover his biggest winnings in the ring.
 ldhh i'i tAtffA tI Alit Mirror of Life, an old friend and pupil of Mace. says: Altogether. 1 should say, Mace did not make more than G5.0JU oct of his box ing. and this he lost many years ago" Totally without education and with no business instinct, Mace had been for many years poor man. His sole income al the time of his death was his old age pen sion of five shillngs week He was always q sober quiet man. but his ignorance. his lack of business knowledge, and his generosity, kept him poor. He went to America and made nothing out of the tour. He went to Australia and the same thing happened. Yet h. once owned one of the largest hgtels in Syd- ney. and also owned the winner of the Australian Derby.
 NEW YORK. Dec h. - Sugges- tions from English, Canadian. Aus tralian and Corean football authori- ties always flood in at 1he end of the open season for pigskin chasing. Some of these criticisms are Valu- able and others are simple. At any rate. they all give the rules com mittoe something to ponder on be fore decreeing next autumn's grid iron modes. Alexander Knox. for mer president of the New South Wales Rugby Football league, how ever. has issued an interesting statement on his impressi ns of American football. He saw the ArmyNavy game, itself unin' crest ing and planes the rules In part he said:
 Recently had the opportunity of seeing a firstclass game of Amer iCan football. l was greatly i'm pressed with the tremendous enthu- siasm and magnetic influence of such an enormous audi nee; also, with the rival calls, songs and hur rahs of the partisans, and more es- pecially with the quiet and unlb- trusive demeanor of the Navy goat
 As the play goes. no doubt. it is in one sense str nuous, that is, as far as sheer physical force goes. But, as a game where individuality. originality and that faculty to grasp an opportunity and take it is con sidered, to my mind it is, on ac- count of the code, very defci nj.
 Several attempts were made al goal from place kicks. The place kicking was very poor. We have players in Australia that can $ nd he leather over the bar five out of six times from midfeld. l have seen Messenger (Cne of the gr rgat est place kickers in the world) ire Quently kick goal at the eX- treme right wing from midfi Id. There were several brilliant dash es that brought the vast audience en masse to it's feet. This proves my cont nticn. Make the game open, give the players a chance to display their faculty of grasping the opportunity al the right time and the audience will be better pleased.
 Football is the great winter game in nearly all countries speaking the English language. The German en- peror has quite recently advised his subjects to take up the game. France has adopted the Rugby rule. l. is a pity we could not form a football federation with international con tests. What spectacle ii would be to see t.ams from England, Scotland Ireland, South Africa, Aus tralia, Canada, America and Ger many competing for the champion ship of the world! This affiliation of genuine sporting interests would do more to promote good feeling and pace in the world than all political conventions"
 English turf critics in writing of the career of Melton, the Derby win the fact that he sired one of the greatest racehorses that ever lived James. R. Keenes Sysonby. The English critics are reminded that Sysonby, by MeltCn-Opttme, was the winner of s1S4,43 in stakes and purses on the American turf, stand ing second to the great Domino, who tops the list of American win ners with s193,550. Sysonby started fifteen times and was beaten once when Artful and Tradition finish ed in front of him in the Futurity of 1904. When the Melton cClt died of fatal skin disease MT. Keene said he was probably the greatest thre e-year-old colt that ever wore plates, and to perpetuate his mem ory he presented his skeleton to the American Museum of Natural His tory of this city. Even when the mighty Colin won s1S0912 without suffering a defeat Mir. Keene refus- ed to admit that the son of Con- mando was a better racehorse than Sysonby, and in this opinion MT. KerDa has hepD StrOnplV SunpOrtp6