The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
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TRAINING HARD.

Rivers and AID Wolgast are trainin
hard for their fight which is to take
place in this city on Friday.
FEBRUARY IL.
Los ANGELES. Jan. l9.-Havins
been assured by his physicians that
he will be in fit physical condition
to go into the ring within three
weeks, Petrosky has reopened nego-
locations with Clabby, and it is prob
able that their delayed match will
be set for February II. Their earlier
meeting was delayed because Pc
troskys physicians refused to give
him a clean bill of health.
OUTLAWS CUTTING IN.
SAN DIEGO. Cal, Jan. 20.-George
Stovall, who managed the st. Louis
Americans last season. and who has
since accepted the managership of
the KANSAS City Federals, is authori-
ty for the statement that Tesreau, of
the Giants; Russell. of the White Sox.
and Jack Roche, of the Cardinals, are
considering offers from the new outlaw
league. Stovall claims that in each
case the old leaguers have been Of
fered increased salaries by the new
organization.
SET FOR APRIL 3.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 20. The
Richie Murphy match, which was
postponed few days ago because
of the inability of the champion to
enter the ring, has been reset for
April 8, by which time it is believed
Richie will be entirely recovered. His
strained tendon is mending rapidly.
FEBRUARY 3.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. 2o.-Bud
Anderson and Frank Barrieau have
reached an agreement to meet in
15-round boxing contest in this city
on February 3.
CARPENTIER WINS.
NICE. France. Jan 20.-Pat Okeefe
went down for the count in the second
round of his match here today with
George Carpenter. 1t was Carpenters
fight from the sound of the gong.
FEBRUARY IL.
CHICAGO, Jan. 81 Packy Nc
Farland and Mike Gibbons have made
arrangements to meet in boxing
contest in this city on February II.
AFTER JOHNSON.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Confident that
championship heavyweight boxing
contest will prove a drawing card in
this country. if Jack Johnson can
be matched with someone of nearly
equal ability a number of local en-
thusiasts have formed a syndicate
with the object of bringing Johnson
over from Paris for a fight with Sam
Langford. with some other heavy
weight, if Langford will not fill the
bill.
The syndicate has offered a purse
of $4,000 for match between the
two colored fighters. and representa-
route to France to secure Johnson's
promise to appear.
JOHNSON MAY OBJECT.
PARIS. Jan. %. 1t is generally
believed here that Jack Johnson will
refuse to meet Langford in London
unless he Is given a guarantee of a
certain amount. win or lose.
DESSERTS THE CUBS.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Utility Out
fielder Miller admits that he has
left the local Cubs to play with the
new Federal club. He says he has
signed for a position in the left gar
den.
TWO OF THEM.
His companions bent over him with
ptiiful earnestness, and stared be-
seemingly into his waxen features
Again came the flutter of the eyelids,
but this time his will mastered APP
preaching death. His lips weakly
struggled to execute his last COM
mands, and the friends bent closer
to hear the faltering whisper II am
gone. Yes-er-I know. Go to Milly
Tell he-er-I died with-her name on
MI. line. that I-ar--haNa loved her