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Show McCARTHY-GIBB- S DRAW. Jerry McCarthy and George Gibbs went twenty rounds to a draw at the armory building on Thursday night. To quote the expressions of a morning paper: It was one of the best exhibitions that have been seen While in this city for some time. much received neither punishment, blow a was landed. good yet many The public generally dont look with favor upon fights which end in a draw. As a rule draw fights are not on the square, but this one was an exception to the rule. All the evidences went to show that each man tried his utmost to knock out his opponent, and the conlcst was decidedly Interesting from the start until the twentieth round' was reached. McCarthy seemed to get the worst of it at times, but he showed great powers of recuperation, and was dead game. It was a good exhibition, and the spectators got their moneys worth. --o Match Race Talked Of. The purchase of McChesney by E. E. Smathers has revived a world of f talk anent a match between the colt and L. V. Bells phenomenal race horse, Hermis. Many horsemen have expressed the opinion that before McChesney could race in the East, his new owner would have to satisfy the stewards of the jockey club that the sale of the colt was genuine old Mac-Duf- and not a temporary transfer of own- ership for the purpose of arranging a match with Hermis. This opinion was probably caused by the statement recently attributed to Mr. Smathers that he would be willing to pay $20,000 for McChesneys running qualities in order to match him against Mr. Bells great colt, after which he would return him to Duraell & Herz. The sale of McChesney and Mr. Smathers declaration that the colt will fill his engagements in the West, is followed by an assertion from New Orleans that while Mr. Smathers has actually bought the colt for $30,000, he will continue to race in the name of Durnell & Herz until he has fulfilled his Western engagements, and that Herz has reserved the right to handle him, with Durnell still acting as trainer. Benefit for McCormick. Fitz Looking for Trouble. Macon McCormicks benefit which Former Champion Bob Fitzsimmons was held in Industrial hall, Philadel- is looking for a fight. Fitz, who is phia, on the night of March 4, was a in New York, bays that he believes tremendous success. James J. Corbett started the subscription with a contribution of $100. Tom Sharkey, Jack McCormick, Geo. Tracey; the pedestrian; Corse Pay-tothe theatrical manager; Edgar Murphy, Harry M. Stevens, George Kessler, Charles Duges, Patrick T. Powers, Sam Harris and John Ryan of Brooklyn all sent contributions of from $5 to $50, swelling the fund to $600. Ben Benton, the Boston newspaper correspondent, had contributions from Boston sports amounting to over $150. The committees in Chicago, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Baltimore and San Francisco also secured substantial sums. The committee arranged a splendid boxing program for the benefit. such as Billy Edwards, Arthur Chambers, Professor Billy McLean, n, Old-time- rs ten-pin- so-call- I cannot get down to 158 pounds again and be strong. Maybe Ryan is also of the opinion. Well, I'll fool him as I have many others. I am no bigger today than when I met Jim Corbett at Carson City in 1897. I weighed 150 pounds to his 183 in that match. I understand that the International A. O. of Fort Erie is ready to give us a 11 prize of $15,000 for a fight; well, o this is a fact, I have never heard 1 it except what I read through the papers. o McGovern as Good as Ever. Terry McGovern has apparently lost none bout phia man, of his rapid-fir- e force. In his with Billy Maynard at Philadelthe little terror bore in on his and, bullying him ' into close quarters, pounded away at his body in such a terrific fashion that he put him away in comparatively easy fashion. This showing against Maynard, after the latters fight with Young Corbett, a fight in which Maynard unmistakably held his own, contributes its mite to the general confounding of affairs In the feather-weigh- t class. Had a decision been rendered after hii six rounds of milling with the champion, those at the ringside claim that a draw would have been the best Corbett could have gotten, and then there are those who hoid that the decision, had one been rendered, must have gone to Maynard. Then, on the ueeis of this, along .comes the exchampion and does in four rounds Professor Mike Donavan and Jimmy what the champion failed to do In six. o Clarke again donned the padded mits in friendly bouts. After Tennis Trophy. Dominick McCafferty, Jack McAu-liffe- , Cable advices have brought welcome Carroll, news this week to American Brooklyn Jimmy s Bull McCarthy, Horace Leeds, Bill players, for definite information Gabig, the mysterious one; Jack Fo- has been received that another British garty, Jimmy Ryan, Jack Daly and for the Davis international other retired champions also lent their challengehas been issued. It has been aid as did Peter Maher, Jack OBrien, trophy well known among the Terry and Hughey McGovern, Tom American players for some time that Sharkey, Jack McCormick, Dave Sul- the English Lawn Tennis association livan, and Kid McCoy. would send another team this coming Mr. McCormick has had a relapse and they now have assurance and his physician has very little hope season, that the Doherty brothers will be on of ever being able to restore him the visiting team again. There can to health, as another complication has be no question of the acceptance of set in which has rendered the patient the challenge, for the U. S. N. L. T. A. helpless in the lower limbs. officials, as well as the players at o large, are very keen to meet the BritJones Wins Championship. Daniel A. Jones of Milwaukee won ishers again on American courts this the individual bowling championship season. o of the United States iu the tournaSt. Louis Secures Dave Brain. ment at Indianapolis, with a total of De Haas Robison, the Na Frank G83 pins. J. Y. Chalmers of Chicago tional league magnate, has completed finished second, twenty-tw- o pins bea deal with Manager Stallings of the hind. It was not until the last series was Buffalo Eastern league team, whereby rolled that Jones had his title secure, David L. Brain, last years champion as Hank Rogman from Lake View of the Buffalo team, goes to St. Louis started with a score of 248 and had this season. Fred Hartman of St a chance' to win. Several splits put Louis will replace Brain at third lp the Buffalo nine. him out of the running. o Chicago and Columbus carried off Assorting Our Troubles. the lions share of the money. MemIf we would only take; the burden bers of the Wrigley and Columbus appointed for each day- - we might teams won $1,037. easily manage it; but we choose to o Naylor was down from increase our trouble by carrying yesand adding his new home in Cache county for a terday's over till we are burden before couple of days this week, on business to our morrows and shaking hands with old friends. required to bear it John Newton. : lawn-tenni- best-informe- WE BUY BOOKS. ) Head of Bowlers Organization. John . J, Rowe, the new executive of the national bowling organization, is mayor of Lakewood, Ohio, a subthat he is just as strong as he was urb of Cleveland. He is prominently when he was. one and twenty, and Identified with the game of s declared Bob also as clever. equally as a member of the Hecla team. In middle-weigh- t that all of the champions do not mean business, and was also positive that Tommy Ryan, Jack OBrien, Marvin Hart and others were not as anxious to fight him as they would have it appear. Some folks think, said Bob, that d - WE SELL BOOKS. Salt Lake. Will Furnish Largest stock in Jtook on Earlh. Any SHEPARD BOOK COMPANY Ex-Sheri- ff to-da- "He ffllfcc goolte gthoppc Opposite Hotel Knvtsford y, . - ' c- A. .. j. povve the home league, in which he is competing with that team, he has an average of 188. o English Golfers Will Not Come. A personal letter from A Ryder Richardson, honorary secretary of the Royal St. Georges Golf club. Sandwich, to Mortimer M. Singer of the Foxhills Golf club, under date of Feb. G, states that Mansfield Hunter of the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing society will not be able to come to this country this year, and without him the team will not come. The informar tion is unofficial, but it is the first definite statement in regard to the trip being given up made in this country. o Slaughter of the Birds. Forty thousand birds, mostly sandpipers, are reported to have been killed recently on the North Carolina coast for millinery purposes. "O Lives 8aved by Dogs. According to the monks of the hospice of St. Bernard their famous dogs save on an average twenty lives every year on the mountain. |