The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-25
SPORT SNAP SHOTS.
Bv Dan Mccarthy


Bat Nelson, the ex-champion, thinks
well of Luther mccarthy. He regards
the Nebraskan as most promising
candidate for the heavyweight cham
pion, and believes that in year he
need not hesitate about taking on any
fighter in the werld Nelson also has
a very high regard for Carl Morris.
Morris has championship material in
| him. insists the Durable Dane. The
fellow was sprung in fast company too
SOON
Jess Westergard, who is considered
by many experts the best American
wrestler with Frank oGtch retired, has
declared his intention of taking up the
fighting game. He has been encour-
aged in the belief that he has fighting
material in his makeup, and even hopes
eventually to put stop to Luther Nc
Carly.
! If Westergard makes good at the
fight game he will be doing what no
wrestler ever did before. Whistler.
Gotch, Willoughby-good grapplers all
have gone into fighting at some time
in their. careers, only to fail, and wo-
fully at that.
This Joe Rivers is a tough boy and
don't count him out of the lightweight
championship race by any means" re-
marked Joe Mandot, the p1ucky little
New Orleans fighter. the other day.
"'Stil1. beat him by wide margin in
our first bout than he trimmed me
when we met the second time. I'd like
to get him again. He's awfully popular
inLos Angeles, where everybody is
with him. I'd like to see HON he per-
forms away from home, or before a
crowd that wasn't hostile to his op
ponent.''
Mandot says he will start on a cam
L. II,
top of the list in the lightweight di-
vision. The Crescent City lad doesn't
care in what order Willie Ritchie, the
present champion; Ad Wolgast the ex-
champion; ole Rivers and Jack Brit
ton, the other aspirants, are sent
against him.
Following F. Leroy Chance. his lord
and hero, Red the bat boy, is leaving
Chicago for the wilds of New York.
whats the use of sticking around
here?' asks Red" whose real name is
Grover Galligan. Whats the use, I
say? Here's Chance gone. There's
Tinker gone. There's nobody left now
but Evers, and he'll baw1 everybody all
season long. Tt won't be like the old
gang Jimmy Sheckard is due to get
the hook and I'm quitting.
Yes. I know the Cubs used to win
when they did what I told them. But
'Husk' used to make 'em. He was wise.
He knew that when 1 got bunch it
was a real bunch That's why they
won. Well, Ill give the Yanks my
tips next summer. Watch 'Husk' and
me bring them right into line for the
pennant."
Sam Langford and his manager, Joe
Woodman, have left Australia and are
now on their way back to America The
Boston Tar Baby is ambitious to
meet Joe Jeanette in California during
the spring or summer. 4
Mike Donlin is a high priced base
ball man, and this is said to be the
reason why none of the National
League clubs wants his services in 1913.
If Mike would be willing to accept less
than a $4,000 salary he could probably
get a contract for 1918, anyway.
The Amateur Athletic Union box
ing championships for Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Iowa, will be held at the
Cleveland Athletic club on the even
ings of January 81 and February l.
The tournament will bring together the
highest class of boxers in the middle