The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-12
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has been tried out a bit in Cali
fornia. and even in New York, and
now they are having contests in
Australia with events for women
featured The ladies make very
clever fist artists. too. experience
has proved.
Secret Is Out.
San Francisco-The secret of
Tommy Burns come back" at Taft,
Cal. where he knocked out a heavy
weight named Battling Brant in six
rounds several months ago, is out.
Battling Brant breezed into town
during the week and right off the
reel made the rounds of the news
paper offices. He was there with
the customary challenge to meet any
heavyweight in the world. When
questioned about the recent reverse
he suffered at the hands of Burns
the so-called Battling was not taken
back at all but quietly explained:
You shouldn't hold that knockout
agn a guy. Dis Burns, you min
Der. was de champ of de world and
had too much experience. Also
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Battling Brants features are evil
dence that he has escaped little in
the ring His nose has been flatten-
ed over his face and he is beautiful
ly decorated with a pair of cauliflow-
er ears But Brant is a smart fellow
and insisted upon writing his own
notices to 90 in the paper
Irish Champions.
Frank Moran. the pugilist, was
born in County Mayo, Ireland, on
patch in Clew bay called Island
taggertha. just outside the town of
Westport of Cahernamarta.
Mike Gibbons, the wizard of the
ring" is the son of parents from
Cruckspula guddaun in the same To-
cality.
Johnny Klbane's father is an
Achil man from the foot of Mweel-
rea, in Mayo, and an Achill man has
il all over Tom Sharkey when il
comes to closing a tight bargain.
Martin Sheridan. the famous
worlds all-round athletic champion,
came from Garrywadereau. Get
that? Well, Martin survived the
name of the place and is proud of
the County Mayo.
P w Nally. another wonderful
champion performer of the '7Os, also
came from that county-a place call
ed Balla. near the county town OF
Cushlaunawarra. There is a fine
monument in the market square of
Balla for up. w"
Isn't that bunch of good ones9
Baseball Bunders.
Washington Post: when We
Were Twenty-one" was a play which
enjoyed some success.
1t will never live as long in the
memories of citizens Of these great
United States as 1--WE Are Twenty
one"-the q great plumbers in base
ball.
That "21" is immortal to all who
follow the fortunes of diamond stars.
Every one of the bones" could have
been avoided, believe the fans and
en- to first fool the baseball jinx.
For your entertainment and edifi-
cation we herewith enumerate base
balls best "Barrys":
l. When Cincinnati traded kid
named Mathewson for a great pitch
er named Amos Rusie.
2. When the st. Louis Cardinals
traded "Three-fingered" Brown to
Chicago for Jack Taylor.
8 When Charles Webb Murphy
stood in the lobby of the Waldorf
and called Roger Bresnahan police
man.
4. When John Anderson in st.
Louis stole second with three on.
s. When a spitball lost Jack Ches-
bro worlds championship on
wild pitch.
G. When Fred Merkle failed to
touch second and lost pennant.
7. When Matty grooved one for J.
Franklin Baker.
8. When Marquard grooved one for
j. Franklin Baker.
9. When Charley Murphy planned
the national commission.
TO- When Bill Hinchman loafed
on his grounder to Bobby Wallace
at ST Louis, October 4, 1908, and
lost the Cleveland team a flag.
H. When Sherwood Magee belted
Umpire Finneran on the bugle.
- When Pittsburg and Detroit
passed up Grover Cleveland Alex
ander.
10. When Cincinnati allowed Wal
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