Show I MARCH 17 IN THE ANNALS OF SPORT N F a famous professional proCessional ball player born In Louisville 1869 Oxford defeated Cambridge by three thre lengths In annual boat race over the Thames course from Putney to Mortlake 1877 George Gardner pugilist born In County Clare Ireland At San S n Francisco H Petersen de do defeated G W V Lee in threemile match for 1000 and Pacific coast cham championship championshIp championship At Chicago Special meeting of the Western league the circuit comprising Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis Mil MU Milwaukee waukee Minneapolis Omaha St Paul and Toledo At Boston George Dixon defeated Jerry Marshal in seven seyen rounds At Carson City Nov Nev Ne Bob Fitzsimmons FitzsImmons Fitzsimmons mons won the heavyweight championship by b defeating Jim Corbett In fourteen rounds 1898 At Cleveland George Lavine Lavigne and Jack Daly Dal fought twenty rounds to a adraw adraw adraw draw 1902 At Fort Erie Frank Erne knocked out Curley in sixth round 1904 At New York In a chess tournament tournament tournament ment Napier of Pittsburg won four out of oC five contests and drew the fifth 1903 Control of the Brooklyn club of the National league passed into the hands of or C H Ebbetts and Henry M Medicus |