The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-03


 talk seriously about fight with Sam Langford Jack has really sur pfISed lis admirers although t.ere ale many who still criticize hlu for not having knocked out Moran before the twentieth round, claiming that he could have done SO The fighters are taking Moran's word for il that Jack Is still a wonderful fighting machine and there is no doubt that the champion will be able to dictate any terms le desires in making matches for the next year or so.
 Jimmy kilroy, the boy manager continues to scold the lightWeights for ignoring his title aspirant, Jim my Cassidy. uf Chicago. and unless some of the alleged champs up and allow this Cassidy person to beat them down the boy manager is soins 10 pack his plaitcd shirt and E Y. D. and take his battler out to Den yer or some other western point where the opponents are not so scarce.
 American league pitchers are gel ting so they fear Neach. the young outfielder of the Tigers as much as they do Cobb or Crawford. The soungster is rather pleased at the compliment. too. The Tigers are proud of Neach and are keeping watchful eye upon him.
 Baseball is barred from the Olym- pic games of 1916 on the theory that the game is not played in six dis tinct countries The Olympic com mttee has another guess coming. Baseball is played in the United States, Canada Japan, Cuba, Aus tralia and Fairbanks.
 No golden harvest will be reaped in organized baseball this year Sal aries have gene up and receipts have come down The Federal league is responsible for the first reason, even if not for the second. In spite of all the bad things that have been wish ed upon the Feds they seem still 10 be holding their own.
 There is every reason to believe that inc ResOlute can be so imprOE- ed upon that she will show [, e best front to Sir Thomas Lipton'5 challenger in the race for the Ameii- can cup. In the races that have been held the Herreshoff cup has exhibited far more strong points than weak ones and it is believed that she can be improved upon in many ways There is likely to be some lively racing, however, before tie final decision is made in favor of the Resolute.
 Yale may not be quick back, but she is on the way. IL has been some time since the Blue has fluttered as high as it has fluttered this spring. But Yale's situation next autumn is frausht with many complexities. Princeton, Notre Dame, Colgate and several of the smaller colleges are primed with some of the best ma terial that they ever had, and as Yale Is planning to meet them in various events, unusually careful pre- paration will be necessary
 The racing season has done 50 well so far that promoters of the sport are fearful of it's very success. They say that racing will need care ful watching for the rest of season because of the freedom in betting which grows more apparent daily. The courts have decreed that oral betting is not against the law and regulations have been laid down for the proper conduct of all betting at the track. Unless these regulations are enforced racing is sure to suffer before the end of the season.
 Great interest is manifested lr the Olympic golf championship of the Western golf association which takes place in Grand Rapids, Mich, the latter part of this month, The western amateur championship calls for 54 holes of qualifying play. Thirty-six holes will be played July 27 and the lowest GA will play IS oles, medal play, the next day, the lowest 32 qualifying for the first match round at IS holes.
 Russell Ford is more than holding his own in the Federal league. He has taken the measure Of every rival except Baltimore and Kansas City. and beaten the Tip Tops twice.
 Willie Beecher and Joe AZevedO, the Mexican lightweight boxer of Southern California, have been matched for twenty round bout in Iah RaacH-