The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-12

Georges Carpenter. the popular
French fighter. is devoting his time
and skill TO his company, being a
member of the aviation corps a
Versailles Carpenter is willing TO
so wherever his country may send
him. Probably he will yet have the
opportunity of meeting Flint on the
battlefield.
Smiling Chuch" Larson, the Chi
cago lightweight. has declared war
on all l33-pound boxers in the coun-
try He has begun to get himself
in top fighting trim in anticipation
Of a hard campaign this winter and
asserts he is boxing with greater
speed than any time during his
career. Six months of ring idleness
he asserts has made him fight hun
cry
Denver is to have baseball series
all its own at the conclusion of the
American association and Western
league seasons. Magnate James Nc
Gill has agreed to the scheme.
1t is planned to start the series
Saturday, October IS. and continue i
until one club has taken four out of
seven contests. This series will
give the Denver fans a chance to
see their old friend. Jack Hendricks.
again. This year Jack has been man
aging the Hoosiers and the Indiana
outfit is anxious for the Denver
series.
The big stables lei little of the
big money get away from them at
Kalamazoo, Ind, all the $4,000 was
distributed, of which the Murphy.
Geers. Cox. Andrews. Mcdonald and
Snow horses won $4,000.
Womens golf in America owes
much to the visits of great English
PLAYERS. but it is unlikely that many
will come to the United States after
this season. unless the war comes to
speedy close. England is needing
all of its women, just as it needs
its men, and golf experts are loyal
English women before they are
sport
A. Reich, eX-champion amateur
heavyweight, has turned down an
offer to meet battling Levinsky. who
is again on the job of fighting some
body or other about every night
Reich saws he will wait until he
has had more experience in the
game before he tackles the top
notchers.
Kinney McGreesor, owned by
William J. Wilson, is the champion
of the New York Speedway. He
won the honor from brown geldins
Bright Direct. During the eight ma
tinees held this summer the cham
pion scored twenty-eight points, six
points more than Bright Direct the
runnerup.
R. Lindley Murray is good timber
for future Davis cup teams, and
of course Norris Williams will be
talked about for months to come.
Just a little more seasoning and eX-
perience and Murray will take his
place among the great players of
the world
Speaking of international contests,
it is admitted by the members of the
Polo association that the war in
Europe has set back the develop
ment of the game in this country
many years. Not only is there no
prospect of international compeu-
ton for some time to come, but the
fact that there is no expectation of
challenging for the international
title for a long time has had the
effect of lessening the number of
active QeVOteeS IN lne CHlteu otdleS
in spite Of the fact that few men
of wealth are willing to make an
endowment to be used in developing
polo ponies of the first class in
this country.
Pigeon flying is a popular pastime
in Great Britain. No fewer than
1000 900 rings are issued each year
by the National Homing union, the
organizing body of the sport Every
pigeon that is now bred is branded
at the age of seven or eight days
with small metal ring, which bears
the identifying number, the year the
pigeon was bred, and the distinguish
ing letter BY means of these rings
the ownership and pedigree of
bird can be easily traced. The same
method is used in this country,
There seems to be much uncer-
tainty regarding the management of
the Pirates in 1915 and some are
questioning whether Fred Clarke will
have the task. Success this year
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