Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
\ CHAT ON
 SPORT TOPICS
Football, Running, Motor Racing; a Variety of News and Some Views on Items of Interest in Various Phases

Ferdie Mercier. one of the star motorcycle riders in the country, ] announces that he has ridden his last ract. Following the accident at New ark. by which two riders and four 1 spectators lost their lives. Merciers wife pleaded with him 10 give up the sport. He has yielded to the persua- 1 sion of his wife Mercer has been q | successful rider for the past five years. He has won many races. and l is known as a rider of the daredevil ! type.
 Present at last weeks meeting of the New York state boxing COmmls- sion was Victor Breyer. representing l the board of control of boxers of | France. He is interested in the plan uf creating international boxing reg ! ulations. such as having action pun l ishing a pugilist for infraction of the rules recognized and acted on by the 1 affiliated bodies
 It is d very good thing that Tony | Ross has been barred from fighting I before the Cincinnati clubs. His sus- 1 pension for six months by the New York state Boxing Commission was none too severe. Ross frankly ad- l uaitted that he fouled Joe Jeanette last Monday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
 Apparently Leach Cross is dead stuck on using the kidney punch.
 Willie Kolehmainen. brother of the Olympic hero, has entered for the professional marathon race to be held at the Vailsburg Stadium on October ,22nd
 IT is seldom that a runner is spiked ;n the arm; but that is what hap rened to H. DeGroot. of New York, who is training for the ten mile cham pionship. The injury was not re- ceived on the track, but in an office. where the runner laid his arm down on the business end of a spindle He narrowly escaped blood poisoning.
 Intending competitors in the nation al championships will be glad to hear that the track that was laid last year on Forbes Field has been kept Tn con uition and little work will be required to render it fast enough for record performances.
 Though the other colleges are start ing their fall practice early this year because of the new rules, Michigan has decided to stand pat and Will not attempt to work out her football candidates until Tuesday, the regular TWO weeks before college opens. fost does not seem to deem it necessary 10 hold consultations over the new plavs that the 1912 rules will develop This does not mean that YOst is not scheming out plays and formations not that the wolverine football men will not be in as good condition when the whistle blows as their opponents
 One of the most important trans actions in thoroughbred horses was recently completed when Wllllam roY-vme a New York banker, purchased sixteen yearlings from James h. Keene for s30.000 It has been known for some time that these 1nvaIy bred Castleton youngsters were on the market, and several otIers had been received, though all were re- fused until MT. Pryme made hls sue cessful bid. The purchase was largely matter of speculation with MT Prvrne. for he will put the lot up at auction tomorrow at Lexington
 A relay race with some unusual features and open only to amateur riders will be held in connection with the horse show that win be held dur ing the last three days of the Queens Nassau Fair on September Zoth' LII ana 18th. The race will be for five miles, with q change of ponies every half mile. Each relay team Is al lowed only one rider although the horses need not be owned by one person. The race will be run on half f-mile track.
 An exchange remarkes in regard lo the proposed international reclaSslflca- fion of boxers that "at the present time there are seventy-five different grades of batters and twice as many ohamDiOnS.