The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07

that Roper came here at the solicita
ton OF Champion .Gotch himself, to
talk over affairs. Roper is a tall
athletic built fellow and looks as
though he was made up of nerves. He
appears TO be a person who can so
the route and not have 10 quit He Is
a quiet, unassuming fellow and one OF
his characteristics is TO say as little
as possible about himself He made
good record for Hull idt last year.
Hank SEVERED is a fixture on the
Cincinnati club and now comes the
information that Billy Pressey is go
ing 10 stick with Pftts5urg. keokuk
fans viii watch the big fellows
smoke and hope that there viii be
lots OF il.
Considerable interest is being shown
in the match al Nev York April IS
between Packey Mcfarland and Ad
Wolgast. They are going 10 weigh
I35 pounds at O'Clock the evening
Of the fight, and will 80 the Ten-round
route There is little chance OF eth
er man winning decisiFelF.
According 70 dope in the Sporting
News on the 1911 Red Sox, Boston
American league team, Catcher c.
D. Thomas was born in Quincy. Ill,
in 1855. began PLAYING in San Jose,
Cal. IN 1903 and his present home
IS in Sharon. Kan. On the same
team Is Catcher Alva Williams. who
was born near Carthage. H., in
1855. began playing at Keokuk in
1906. and now makes his home in
Carthage Thomas nickname is
Goat. while Williams Is known as
Bun
Mcfarland returned to his home in
Chicago last night from Canton. Ohio
where he defeated Paul Kohler over
the ten-roand route. Packer said
Kohler gave him hard fight in the
fret three rounds. brit after he had
solved Kohler's defense il was easy
10 hit the Cleveland battler. McFar-
land said he tried to PIT away his
opponent. but ewing to Kohler's abil-
lily 70 assirnliate punishment Packey
had 10 be content with gettirg the
popular decision. The Irishman viii
resume training today al o'Connei's
for his tilt with Bloom
Harry Forbes returned to Chicago
yesterday from Ottumwa. Iowa. where
ne went to straighten out his bond in
connection with the charges against
him for alleged participation in the
Mabray frauds. The surety COMPANY
of Council Bluffs. which was on
Forbes tond in conjunction with C.
J GafTrey, recently failed. and Harry
thought it best to interview the dis
trict attorney and judge at Ottumwa.
and have the matter adjusted. This
was done and Forbes says the mat
f ter practically is dead as far as ne is
! concerned.
The Spaghetti stable IS keeping hot
on the trail Of Cyclone johnny Tnomp-
son silvie Ferretti says he'll keep
after johnny until he either signs up
for match or admits that he Is
afraid Of the Italian middle weight.
An offer was received from Racine
yesterday, according to Ferretti. of
so per cent of the gross receipts for
the Kelly Thompson match. Silvie
thinks Thompson ought TO jump at
this offer and SAYS if he refuses it
there is still . chance An offer has
been received from New Orleans for
Kelly 10 fight twenty rounds and Fer
retti has wired suggesting that the
club go after Thompson He declares
! the Spaghetti stable VIII fight on a
basis Of winner take all, or any 9th
er way Thompson may decide, just as
long as he gets the match
7 surely feel sorry for Harry Hof-
er, but it is not his fault. said Ned
/ Egan The Quincy fans are to blame.
! y the papers and fans there had not
J, Kept Fostering him to get in faster
/ company, ! believe that he would have
! stayed IN the Central Association I'm.
4 tli there was vacancy in the Three
Eye circuit AT that am Glad he Is
out OF the Central A alton, as ! dc
RI ny oe,ieSe that GUN Fould have
. Kept the sl,4o0 salary limit be
"a heYe that the clubs in The present cir
N cunt VIII observe the salary limit &c
me letter Hofer can not keep tho
Quincy PLAYERS under contract
"a LINZ .nl,lk mat some Of his men will be
- Slshed up by Central Association
~ CUBS. Some Of them are high priced
- men however, and clubs In this cir
- cum could not pay the salary they de-
le manded. The more i look at the buncl
IN OF PLAYERS ] have sianaa - 80