The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-10
LITTLE BITS Of
SPORTING GOSSIP
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that the men have been matched to
meet again. Labor Day. The discus
sion over the July bout has got the
fans talking 1t assures a great gate
for Labor Day. The fans will fairly
eat up everything in the dope line
about the Two boxers until they are
in the ring again. They will talk
about grudge fight and remark sage
~ that everybody will see real fight
when Wolgast and Rivers meet again.
Perhaps they will. but while all
this hollering and hot-air talk is 60
ing on about the Wolgast Rivers bout,
t1uly 4th it may well be kept in mind
that they had signed for a return
date before they had fought their
first battle This battle may not have
been fought with an eye to bigger
gate on the return match, but tho
way il ended certainly did not injure
/ the drawing ability of the pair.
When the nited States team beat
the British and the rest of the world
ut the Olympic games in London, -four
years ago, the Englishme1 were 70
disa ppointed and bitter over their de
fear that they accused the winners of
games one clever chap wrote a few
rhymes about It. thus:
The hammer throw bad been an
] nounced the bugles had been blown
the heavy hammers few and bounced,
! by mighty giants thrown. Who wins
it," cried the eager throng, Who
| captures this event." And the Irish
entries came along retiring on their
| tent "A foreigner has beaten us.
~ 4
! foreign er--tnited States fellow
named Malone" A dozen men were
crnuched tn start. the starter fired
/ the gun; and as a bow projects
/ dart, the men were off to run. who
wins Il 80 cried the eager crowd Who
/ captures this EVENT." And the Ger
| man sprinters, sad and bowed, retired
| to their tent. "A foreigner has COW
! auered us. they said, and WINGED a
| bit: g elgner--United States--his
name Is Otto Schmidt" The hurdle
race was duly called. and the starter
fred the shot; and some there Were
were overhaulcd and some there were
We're NOT, Who wins Il cried the
| multitude. who wins the last
/ event ." And the Frenchmen beate1
/ and subdued. retired to their tent. "A
+ foreigner outhurdled us" they said
/ with little heart. "A foreigner--
I United States. man named Bona
/ parte.' The running jump WAS on the
( card. and men went high aloft. and
! some men hit the Island hard, and
/ cried the eager mass Who ca ptu-es
this EVENT." And the Swedish jumpers
sadly passed, retiring on their tent.
"A foreigner has. won they said,
some fellow from W:sconsin-''he
yump like sixty. and his name, his
name ban Yonny Yonson.'
Well. they will have little cause 10
growl this year. Jimmy Thorpe and
Louis Tewanina, American Indians
are point winners. Duke kahana-
moleu, a Hawaiian, is another COM
petitor. and somehow the names Of
( Meredith. Craig and Adams have a
smack peculiar to these United States
% America. They are as representa-
tive American names as Hancock,
Washington. Lincoln, Grant Roosevelt
or Bryan--not 20 mention Taft and
wilson
Eep9entUer. how some OF the British
officials helped carry DDrando Pietrt,
the Italian, 70 the finish line after ne
had fallen In fa,nt ia order to ROB
Johnny Hayes. nm American, OF VIC
tory ia the marathon race? British
fair play
a r. WtdinE. tie New Zealand
'tit.s expert, has won the British
npiauship gH y lie defeated 4.
" Gore. lie chailenser So 60. "a
Il memory * not at fault Gore won
al all>cnI. ers championship over
hera at Newport but lost 10 Cham
plon n. ~ Nrenn IN the challenge
round Gore is . veteran player,
steady bIt not brilliant performer.
lie WIS never regarded the equal OF
pr PIN. Mahoney, or the Dohertys
w. A. l-arned has made his appear
s4Tcs on the courts again but no Is
vet to take part In tournament plav.