Arizona republican., 1912-08-06

Jennings picks Washington as sec ond in the American league pennant race He has no doubt the Boston team has the flag cinched.
 The Giants, Cardinals and Boston Americans are all after Everett Scott. the young shortstop of the Youngs- town team of the Central league.
 Jimmy C!abby, welterweight cham pion. is practically matched with Mike Gibbons of St. Paul for the title It's ten rounds and at the Buffalo A C.
 Harvey Haggard won the marathon on Mount Baker with the good time of seven hours and 34 minutes. The course is 26 miles of the toughest mountain road in the state of Wash ington.
 This is Ty Cobb's last year under his old S27.0O0 contract If he plays ! next year it will very likely be at an advanced salary. There is persist ent talk of his purchase of minor 1 league team. Indianapolis for choice, |  even more than at Detroit scale. The Athletics are losing out in the 1 outfield as well as in the pltchln9 end The field is in poor shape, and it is only the hitting that keeps some of the players on the pay TOOL Murphy is slated to slide next year. and there is talk of more than one other transfer. Who is heavyweight champ? Who will be? Who the dickens wants to be? All answerable by everybody Even Jack Johnson is likely to re- enter the ring as champion Tommy burns claims it. So do Jeanette, Me Vev. who is Johnsons best choice, and sam LangfOrd Luther McCarty is headed west to polish off Jim Stewart. Then he will be the champ.
 Ed Smith says Billy PaDke is sure winner of the middle title After his bout with Georges Charentler Tn Paris, the big boy will return to America to take on Jack Dennlng. Gibbons and others who thing they can stop his race for the champion ship. Al Lippe. his manager is ready to post $50OO for a match with any middleweight right now.
 The toboggan act of Frank Chance lately is said to assure his transfer ance to less responsible position. than manager of the Cubs. Accord ing to a Chicago baseball authority, mt game. He has an orange ranch in california, where he can pass his years in peace, after a long shot ot the baseball dope
 The Empire Athletic club of Salt Lake City has wired Jack Johnson an offer of $5OOO to meet Demetral the Greek in a finish wrestling match The Greek also offers to put up the same amount of side bet. Matt McGrath of the Irish American A. C. in Ireland, the other day made a new record for the 56 pound weight. Throwing from a nine foot circle, he heaved it 41 feet and IF inches
 Once more Jack Johnsing has de clared that he has boxed his last = .Ah'm through. Yo' cain't injooce muh into no noah bouts-not mel" That sounds final enough. But even if he should come some Ad Wolgast tac- ties and heave his tile into tht souared circle. it is not likely that any sane manager would meet ms terms. "3O,OOO is my lowest figure t( meet Joe Jeanette he said to Mana ger Billy Gibson of the Garden Attn letic club of New York a few day: ago. Gibby dropped the receiver o the long distance phone to Chicago over which the astounding Word came. and when he could speak, sai' weakly to a friend Pay the toll ant get me into the cool fresh air think I'm a little faint"
 No records made on tracks outsld the Jurisdiction of the American req eration of MOtorcyclistS, and measure bv their officials will be accepted according to the letter of the char man of the competition committee c the federation to the sporting edlto of a New York paper. It seems theI have been several so-called record breaking rides on the Brighton mo tordrome and the papers have Tea tured them as real achievements Tn officials of the federation, hoWeve have taken exception to the allege instrumentation of the statement and though praising the Brighto track as the best laid out and pes kept in the country, say they cann' recognize the records, as there neV' has been a sworn measurement take of the course. It is suggested thS the federation prepare and dlstripu the set of rules under which they WI be willing to have races run TOT u official American motorcycle recoru