The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-31
IN THE SPORTING WORLD
Chum Bob" Tells OF All
That's Coming On Land
And Sea
Special to Ocala Banner:

New York, July 29.-With the
Shamrock w. on the way to ths
United States for the greatest into,
national race for the America Cun
and the time for the final trials II
the Resolute, the Defiance and the
Vanite rapidly approaching, interes,
is growing rapidly in the great event
The three boats meet tomorrow for
the final runs and two races of the
New Yacht Club cruise. Then win
come another week of rest to be fol
lowed by the final trials of Neport
beginning August Is.
Silent Joe" McCahey, the locker
who recently came under the van n
stewards of the Jockey Club, accord.
ing to popular report, has received
some ~flattering offers to ride abroad
and he may accept some Of them.
McCahey was suspended only for -four
days last week, but some of bis
friends are inclined to feel that the
punishment was ~undeserved. He has 4
quiet, p~ainstaking and earnest way
and is not generally regarded as a
rough rider.
James Paddon, the Australian pro.
fessional sculler has arrived in Enc.
land for his four-mile race against
Earnest Parry, for the worlds cham
poinship. This contest will be held
either the last week in August or
the first week of September over the
Putney-Mortlake course on the
Thames. Barry has held the title Just
two years today, for it was on July
20, 1912 that the defeated Barnet over
the same route.
Higginbotham and Hammerschmidt
are not a new team of eccentric equi
librists on the Keith circuit, but the
names of a battery on the Dubuque
team of the Three | league.
A RI that is attracting much at
tention among the Boston oarsmen
has been formed recently and is out
with a defy to any four-oared crew
in the world composed wholly Of
oarsmen who are brothers. The
unique crew is made UP of four Man
ming brothers, two of whom are well
as professional oarsmen and
coaches; James Manning
bow: William D. No. 2; Bernard, No
and Jack stroke. Bernard and JACK
are the professionals.
Pitcher Jack Rowan has gone to
his home in Dayton, undecided as 70
whether he will eventually report to
Chattanooga or not. President Her
man tried hard to place him else
where and told Jack he would send
him to any club which would make u
offer for him, but up to date Chats
nooga is the only one, and he VII
probably go there in the end.
Eppa Rixey, the giant Philadelphi
is a photographer Of cb
skill, and carries his graha
with him while journeying from poi
to point through western plains. Ri
is nov engaged in doing SOM
Sherlock Holmes work and says :
ne discovers the culpit who turns
1 flood of water on him with a stres
hose in Cincnati recently, they vi
get worse than a bath.
Pitcher Baumbartner, the ne'
Quaker, is a student at Chicago u
gersity, with another year or so. j
Joined the Phillies only a short tn
ago, after college closed. He Loo
good and may develop into 2
ZEAL thing.
Reports from Paris says that Ja1
Johnson lost a good lump of the mo
~ he won on his fight with Nor
IN Gun Boat Smith when the lan'
'ecently lost to George C~arpentire
foul in their London bout. Johns
s not greiving over his loss, howeIs
md says that Carpenter a still
,ested by Smith if the American g
rave another chance