The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-13
The Sporting World

worlds record for a mile and a quarter. and W. S. Williams. d veteran owner wh-sg best horse was Rams Horn. winner of a Brighton handicap.
 The best known football men were Francis Burr. former captain of the Harvard II and Jim iInEan. the Yale captain and tackle. who was deputy street cleaning commissioner under big Bill Edwards ar the time of his death Others who died were Jacob Schacfer. once the cham pion billiard player: hn \. Albert, famous swimm r: Willie Auder- son. the golfer; Tobin De Hymel and Al Livingston. auto drivers; R. F Doherty and John A. Bycrson; the tennis players; l.. C. Willard, the trap shooter; Andrew NJ Walsh, a prominent Philadelphia Cricklter. and Big Jim kenuedy of this city. widely known as a book maker and gambler.
 One of the best known athletes in the country is Frank Mount Pleas. ant. who was graduated at Carlisle and holds records fir the quarter mile. loo yards. 220n yards and the broad jump. He was a famous foot ball player and represented the United States in the Olympic games in Europe two years ago. He grad uated from the academic department of Dickinson College last year and was the first Indian to gel the dip loma and degree of this college He has been selected as athletic diree- tor in charge of all student sports at Franklin and Marshall college. Lancaster, Pa. where he resides.
 Another of the Carlisle students who had the honor of being an All American quartertaCk was Jame- Johnson, Stockbridge Indian of Wisconsin He was considered on of the most wonderful athletes Cf his day After graduating at Car lisle he entered the dental depart ment of the Northwestern Uniyer- sity at Chicago working his way and was graduated in 1897.
 He is now at San Juan. Porto Rico, where he is praeicing his profession He did a business uf Si.000 last year. says the Red Man and numbers some of he most prominent people of the island as his patients. He married d Carlisle graduate and has a nice home.
 One of the most exciting things to happen during the football sea son of 1903 took place in th liar yard stadium when the indians were playing Harvard University. During the game Charles Dll Il, a Sioux, after running the whole length of the field male roUCh down with the ball tucked under hl- jersey. This young man, aI.h ugh he did not stay long enough tu grad nate. is now living in HantaHg. where he is ill charge =ut- the# black smithing department on tIc Cfa" reservation. He mari | Gre" girl, who is graduate of the school and is considered q successful em- pl8ye of the government
 Many will remember Edward Rag- CTS, a Chippewa Indian. "ho was q famous end captain of the team il 1900 He was also good track man, a hurdler and pole vault,r. He was graduated from tho law de partment of the university of Mime sota in 1901. and regarding his stay tUtlt SdN W OI ht 'l lIIt W b1 through the uniyersity; q Very hap py recollecticn." He is now living at Walker, Minn., where he is d sue ceSsful attorney. He owns his own home. a nine room hOusC with bath and all modern Improvements. While practicing law at MahnOmen. Minn. he had the distinction of Icing ap pointed judge of the probate court
 LONDON, Jan. [ The English people at last acknowledge that they have something to learn about such things as Marathon races. The ad- mission was forced by tians HCl- mer when he won the great Powder Hall Marathon race on January 3, covering the 26 miles 3S5 yards in the record time of ? hours g miu- utes and 45 seconds. knocking the record time of ? hours fD minutes : 1-2 seconds made by Jack Price, the Englishman, last year into a cooked hat. It was this race that brought out Henri St. Yves two years ago. The Frenchman until he won this event. which, by the way, is run just outside Edinburgh, Was un- known outside of the restaurant in London where he waited on the table. But he won the first Pow der Hall Marathon ill grand style, and it was another countryman of his, little Louis Bouchard, who chas- ed the American. Holmer, home in this weeks event. The third man was Pat White, the Irishman, who took part in several events in Amer ica, but White was long way be hind when the finish came.
 In the last race Bouchard led to the 18th mile. smashing all pro fessional records from the 18th tC the 18th mile. Holmer then took the lead and from the 18th mile to the finish was never headed. he in turn breaking records all the way. Holmer has made great impression here and when he arrived in Lon don after his success in the North he got a great reception.
 When Sam Langford had beaten Joe Jeannette to frazzle in B0s- ton the other night he was ask ed to say something as to his flu ture plans. Il am still after Jack Johnson," he replied, and I'll get him into the ring sure in the course of time. I will beat Lang first and then I am going to challenge Al Kaufman. Nobody believes kauf- man can whip Johnson at any time, so that if Kaufman wants to prove that he is in line for a match with first. If Kaufman can beat me then 1,~ will ho f,4-t 5,lo