The Alaska citizen., 1911-04-24

HOt be the hltteT that either Of the other two mentioned is, but he has a happy faculty Cf stinging the ball with men on bases.
 That Ty Cobb feels confident that the Tigers will again capture the American league pennant can be taken from the conversation he had with Jimmy MCAleer the other day. when the great batsman visited the Washingtons al Atlanta. In parting McAlCCr said: Remember. Ty. I have you reserved again for the allstar team next fall" Cobb shrugged his shoulders and replied: No. you won't, because l will be playing against you. We are going to Win once more, and will play for the title. If confidence counts for any thing then Cobb has plenty and some to spare. II is this spirit. however. that makes winning ball players.
 Wrestling is taking a firm hold in all our colleges now. The latest to adopt the sport was Chicago in the West and Lafayette in the East. Teams are now being organized in all he colleges and Harvard has asked 10 be admitted to the Collegiate Wrestling association next year. A year or two ago there were but a handful of toys at college that in 'ulg'd in wrestling; now there are hundreds.
 1 few years ago wrestling could not draw respectable crowd in New York and t was abandoned. k. gently Pat Powers and Harry Pol l"k under uok to revive il and the re suit is that Madison Square garden was packed 10 the door when Zbysco and Hackcuschmidt wrestled there. Just a few good matches and New York Will be a5 good for wrestling sport a5 it is for the fighting game al present
 BOSTON, March 30.-Boston so- c'ctE women have new fad-wrest- ling. The smart set has taken to the innovation quickly and wrestling !Outs are q frequent occurrence in the quietness of the society woman's beudoir along Beacon street and Commonwealth avenue.
 Miss Olga Nelson and Miss Ward took up the sport some years ago on account of failing health. Today they show a marvellous development and have attracted the attention of phy- sical culture and athletic instructors throughout New England. Miss Nel- son is going to try to have the sport introduced among the students at smith and Wellesley colleges.
 NEW YORK, March 3O.-Although baseball never yet has caught on in England, the National Baseball as, sociatiCn of London will this summer make another big attempt to pCpu- larize the American pastime in Great Britain, according to advices receiv- ed here. The association has arrang- ed an impressive schedule between he teams made up of members of he Tufnell Park, West Ham, Brent ford and ClaprOn Orient football teams. and similar schedule is pro posed between the Junior Athletes. To this end all boys under a certain age will be admitted free to the prac- tice ground.
 There are no particularly good play CTS in London, but an effort will be made to arrange a fixture between the Britishers and some star" Ameri- cans The Rhodes scholars at OK ford will also have teams.
 NEW YORK, March 30-Edward Payson Weston. the walker, who ob- served the seventythird anniversary If his birth yesterday, is looking for fresh fit Ids to conquer.
 T feel as strong today as I did when l started my jaunt from the Atlantic to the Pacific" he said, and am now looking about for some at | tractive route couple of thousand miles long, suitable for similar trip"