The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-19

out the rival claims soon finds him self up to the knees in the miry banks Of the River of Doubt but just at this writing Syracuse. Brown and Tufts appear to have much more solid ground to stand upon than any of the others.
 Packey Mcfarland now has a baby l. weighed S pounds ounces at birth and Packey probably demand. ed that il make pounds at p. m.
 A bonus salary system for ball players is being advocated in var ious parts of the country II is all very logical and works out beauti- fully on paper, but no system can be devised that will compensate for the brain work an athlete puts into his play. and average" players aren't always the ones who bust up ball games.
 The Knickerbocker A C. of Al bany, New York. club that was recently granted a license to hold bouts under a tent in vacant lot, has decided not to stage any fights until the legal status of the matter has been settled The matter will be left to the new boxing commis- sioners to be appointed by Governor Whitman.
 Now that they have introduced games, We expect Harvard to beat Yale at the 120-yard fox trot over hurdles.
 Columbia would not go far wrong in picking Jim Thorpe to coach the football eleven next fall He knows the game, and better yet, has the faculty of imparting his knowledge. More than that, he is blessed with a happy disposition, which makes it possible for him to acquire quickly the confidence of those with whom he works.
 They've insured the oldest base ball in captivity over in Smoky Burr. The horsehde is 5 years old and carries policy of $500 against burglary. A 100year-old kid named Miller owns it. Sure, he was the one who knocked the first home run with it.
 Dartmouth has lost a valuable man for the intercollegiate track and field meet in Dave Trenholm who is now in a Boston hospital i'll with appendicitis Trenholm showed great promise in the runs over the uprishts early in the sea son, and he was counted on as a sure winner in the New England inter collegiates.
 Loudermilk. who started the sea son as if he were going to be the cream of the St. Louis Browns pitch ing staff, has. if his recent perform ance5 are to be accepted as criter- ions, become crude.
 Jack Temple, the California heavy weight, who was a sparring partner to Jess Willard, when the Kansan was training for his fight with Jack Johnson, which brought the heavy weight toga back to the white race, is meeting with great success in the east and if he continues to make good will be given a chance at bigger game.
 In a recent game between the Louisville and Milwaukee American Association teams, nine twirlers were used. Louisville won, 12 to Il. Each team made 17 hits.
 Joe Rivers, the Mexican light weight, who a few years ago was a sensation in the lightweight ranks, but when he got his chance was knocked out by Willie Ritchie, is endeavoring to fight his way back to the top and is expected to meet Ad Wolgast, former lightweight dictator, in this city at an early date. For the past few weeks he has been meeting second-class light weights.
 Phinney Boyle is the lad Johnny Kilbane must watch. Abe Atte0 is training him to fight Johnny for the featherweight title. Abe feels age creeping on, and he cant do the job himself, so he has picked up Boyle in Boston to do it for him
 Entries are pouring in for the na- tional competitive shooting matches on the Black Point range in Jack sonville, Fla, to be held beginning October IA. The Naval Academy will be represented and probably West Point.
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