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Show contest for $2000 a side in New York Thank-" giving day. Fred Watkins, who is going to put up half the $10,000 stake money for Charley Mitchell to fig-ht Jim Corbett, says that if he is allowed al-lowed to have his way that Mitchell will fight nowhere but in New Orleans. Watkins says the Coney Island Athletic elub will not get the match under any circumstance. THE PARSON TALKS. Jackson Still Waiting- for Recognition From Corbett. t . CHOYNSKl'S FUTURE UNDECIDED Ueneral Oosslp About the Scrapper The Teaa aa They Will Line lTp for the Football dame on the State Street Uronuds Thanksgiving; Day The Bcllxhts or Wheeling Told In Verse. "Parson" Davies arrived in the city from the East yesterday, says the Chicago Herald. The "parson" was not happy. His right shoulder and side were stiff with rheumatic twinges. Peter Jackson, who is showing this woek in Connecticut, will visit Chicago about December 5 and remain a week. Jo.eph Choynski, who is meeting all sorts of peopil in the East, will arrive about the same time, and the pair, under Davies escort, es-cort, will start for the Pacific slope, where they will bo tendered a joint testimonial. It is possible that the "parson" may arrange an athletic show In Chicago. "Jackson," said the manager, "is willing to allow Corbett Cor-bett any reasonable time to prepare for a fight. He does not care to go into the ring until next Ssptember, but he does think that he merits some recognition -at Corbett's hands. He knows that Corbett ' is making money and is glad of it. The manly thing for Corbett to do would be to appoint a meeting and sign articles for a battle eight or nine months hence. That would please the public and Peter would be certain of a fight. As it is, Corbett is holding hold-ing off and Jackson is becoming somewhat discouraged. His friends tell him that Corbett Cor-bett has no idea of meeting him. Peter is 31 years old and he realizes that he is not growing grow-ing better. He wants this affair off bis mind. He fought a draw with orbett, and Corbett has given it out that be wants to meet him and settle up old "scores. Before the bie fights in New Orleans I announced an-nounced that, win or lose, Jackson would meet Corbett Jim is coining money. He says that he wants to give Charlie Mitchell Mitch-ell the first chance. Jackson has a right to expect better treatment at his hands. You will remember that the St Louis papers printed an alleged letter from Mike Donovan to Tom Allen in which he declared that Peter was a physical wreck. It transpires that Donovan never wrote such a letter. Dono- van says that he has not seen Peter in two years and therefore is in no position to pass judgment upon him. Jackson is in prime shape, but he wants Corbett to define his position." Choynski's future is undecided. He has not signed to Befit either Hall or Fitzsim-mons. Fitzsim-mons. He is friendly with the Australian nnd prefers to,go against Hall's game. "We don't know when'or where the flerbt will come off," said the "parson." "3o far it has been all talk. The betting would be about $100 to $60 in favor of Hall, and-if my man conld whip him it would be so much more to his credit" - My Pneumatic. In the airy whirling wheel is .the springing strength of steel And the sinew grows to steel day by day, Till yon feel your pulses le.ip at the easy swing and repp As the hedges flicker past upon your way. Then it's ont to the kipfc of the morning breeze And the roe of the mornine sky, And the long i rot'.n road where the tired tpirifs L-ad Slips off as the lengnes go by: Black and ei'ver, swift and strong, with a pleasant pleas-ant undnraong From the tteadv, ripplins murmur of the chain, Half a thing of life and will, you may feel it start and thrill W ith a qnick elastic anwer to the strain, As yon ride to the kiss of the morning breeze And the rose cf the morning sky, And the leng brown road where the tired spirit's load Slips off as the leagues so by. Miles a hundre.l you may run from the rieing of the sua To the gleam cf the first white f-tar. You mav ride through twenty towrm, meet the sun upen the downs, Or the wind oa the moantain sconr. Then it's out to the kiss of the -j-.oninj; breeze And the rote of the morning ky, And tne long brown road where the tirii npirit'F leal Slips off as the leagues go by. Down to the pleasant country-side, through the woodland's summer pride, Ten have come in jour forenoon spin, And yo:i never would have guessad how delicious ia the rest -. , In the i-hado by a. wayside inn, When you've sought, tha kiss of the morning breeze, 1 -. And tiie ro.-e et the morning sky, And the long brown rosd where the tired spirit's icad Slips off as tiie leagues go by! There is many a one who teaches that the shining rivurreaches Are th place to spend a long June day. But give me the wauling wheel and a boat of air and steel To float upon the Queen's highway! Oil, give ii'.e a ki. ot the morning hraeze, And the roe of the morning sity, And the long brown road where the tired spirit's lr.d -- Slius oI as the leagues go by ! T. W. Molieston in the Spectator. The Football Game. Interest in the football game between the Fort Douglas and Y. M.. 0. A. elevens, which comes off at Baseball park next Thursday afternoon, is increasing, and there will doubtless be a large crowd to witness the contest. The Sixteenth Infantry band will bo In attendance. Both teams have rma n nlTfr and Knrt Hnldin 1ia fo a.l V auw - " J - "- f aw- moui captain of the Harvards, will play half back for the Y. M. C. A. The teams will line up as follows: Fort Douglas. Position. Y. M. C. A. Merweed Right end left. Seiegn;an iJriscoll Right tackle left Falconer Connolly ...itight guard left Gnan Keilly tenter Work Linze Left guard right Monk Sultzer Left tackle right. Cross Lienor Left end right .Plant Doyle Quarter back Peabody Woodward Right half back Holden Bradieh Left hilf back Curtis Morrow Full back Lyman Subs. Sub. B radfield ....... M an stield Conole Beecher Wood Colton McBride... Westerfelt Sporting Splinters. Jim Williams is taking life easy just now. Peter Jackson says he will take to the stage if he cannot get on a match. ' George Work and Edgar Murphy, the rack shots, are matched to shoot a 300-bird , c. - |