The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-31
Latest Outside Sporting Dope

Tennis and yachting will occupy the major part of the sporting in terests of the country for the next few weeks lt is believed that ev- ents already scheduled to take place will go forward, but owing 10 unset tied conditions in Europe. it is said that the Olympic games for 1916 may have set back in Germany. Every bit of the time that was be- fore the committee before the war scare occurred was needed for the games, but the delays of the past few weeks have been embarrassing and the cause of great anxiety to the committee interested in the 1916 Olympic events.
 If Austria is not able to use Law son Robertson, it is believed that hc readily will release that coun try from it's contract with him to train Austrian athletes for the Olym- pie games. There are so many clam crlng for the services of the great coach on this side of the water that he will not be idle minute after his release.
 Reports that two big league base ball clubs will tour Ireland and parts of continental Europe next winter seem to be dying in the telling. England was exceedingly anx- ious to have the visitors. but it is doubtful if any of the sporting plans including world tours will be carried out during 1915.
 Well. for the next month at least. t..ere will be nothing but specula tiOn regarding the decision in St. Louis Federal league clubs petition to have dissolved the injunction against Armando Marsans. the Gu ban infielder. who jumped from the Cincinnati Nationals. Judge J. H. Trieber of the r. S supreme court, who is hearing the case, has gone on his vacation and is not expected 10 return for a month.
 The crack athletes who have not planned to take part in the events at Baltimore next month will have a splendid opportunity of going to
 
 track and field championship meet will be held at Rockingham park on September 5. It is expected 10 be one of the largest in the history of athletics in New England
 It is not likely that Tom Jones will throw up Matty McCue just because Joe Rivers whipped the eastern lightweight in short order. Jones says that McCue Is a high class fighter and has held his own with the best of the boys.
 As result of pool taken of the universities, it is shown that there Is at least one motor car to every twenty-two students. Practically every fraternity at every big college or university has a battery of motor cars That college students are al ready leaning toward motor car rae ing is apparent by the kind of cars they are insisting upon. All of the big racing types are in great de- mand.
 Jimmy Williams of Milwaukee pre- fers to play with the Millers than to umpirng in the Federal league. He evidently figures that beer in the hand is worth two in the keg.
 Football experts who have had the opportunity of watching the big elevens in both sections of the coun try say that the Southern game Is as fast as that in the north. Some of the leading Southern colleges are booking games with Northern col leges for next season. It is predict ed that 1t will be only matter of a few years before all of the big schools will be exchanging games with the leading Southern institu- tions
 University of Tokyo students find large rowing enjoyable and own twenty-five of the outrigger style of river craft. The boats are of Eng fish and German make. This year the Japanese university crewsmen beat the European Boating club crew for the first time in their an- nual races.
 Blair, the new outfielder of the Washington club, was at one time connected with the engineering de partment of the United States navy, having the rank of sergeant. He bought his release from the service and joined the Martinsbury. w. Va. team. from which Griffith secured him.