The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-03

" li'll tiit Ndl iS o'tl anu scared Belgium starts the tremen- dous task of rebuilding the nation. | Victor Linart. an illustrious son | expects to return with the title of American motor champion and a fortune in good American dollars ! If Linart's hopes are realized, he will have big advantage over thou sands of his countrymen. Cornell has four intercollegiate point winners that are at their best in the mile run. Potter, Hoffmire and Speiden are all veterans with endurance and speed, and Windna- gle. the fourth man for the relay, is new to Cornell. but veteran of the West.
 Charley Murray the Buffalo box ing promoter, still insists that Jim my Duffy, of Lockport, N. Y.. can beat both Ritchie and Welsh easily, Right now, says Murray, Duffy is ready to box Ritche and Welsh in the same ring. the same night, and to give his end to charity If he fails to defeat' both.
 The fiscal side of the Feds pros poets are as rosy as a May morn ing At no time since the league began its fight against organized baseball has the circuit been in bet ter condition. It cost the league about s55,00 to buy out Indianapo- lis. This includes the $2,40O rent for the ball park, which the league agreed to pay for next year. The bail park is on leased grounds and will be turned into an amusement park by the Indianapolis promoters, They think they see chance to make money and are perfectly sat isfied.
 When Tex Rickard browses around a place there must be money there. His presence in Buenos Aires is an advertisement among the men who know Rickard.
 'Wid" Conroy who formerly play ed an infield position for the Koch ester club, will manage Elmira in the New York State League this season. The Ex-Yankee ball player should be able to get results with the Elmira club.
 Health resorts in Texas should not forget to mention George Leidy, of San Antonio. when telling of the wonders wrought by the climate of that state. He is within a few months of fifty-seven years of age, yet last season he played in twenty eight games and hit for .261 And
 6 stole two bases.
 Hattie Jay, 2:20 IA by Jay Me Gregor, 2:07h2. and owned by H. w. Hass of Pittsburgh will be bred to High Admiral, 2:071s this spring.
 New Haven, Conn.,, is looming up very big on the map In fact it has become the fight mecca of the Eas; and probably the entire country It is the only place in the East where tWenty-round bouts are per mitted. Because of it's comparative nearness both to New York and Boston, it is very likely that some championship bouts will be staged very soon in the Yale college town Rumor says that some big sporting men are planning to build big club in New Haven
 Louis de Ponthieu, the French boxer, has been acquitted of desertion charges at court-martial in Paris. He was in this country when the war started and accepted three bouts before returning to France.
 Tom Clarke, of the Reds, is not consistent. Last December he said he was through with baseball for good but in contest down in New Orleans tie other day it took squad of police reserves to get him out of the game after he had incur red the umpire's wrath.
 With George Parker and Howard Drew entered in the 220-yard dash at the San Francisco meet this sum- mer there should be some chance of new figures at the distance. though like the rest of the short distance events the records hold well. With Drew and Parker running there will