Show I to r H r rnrrerrri wer fl L r I Late News by Wire I Luis Marx tho winner of tho Cuban automobile cup has engaged Demo geot to represent him In tlw cup race in 1907 J O II Denny of Pltteburg who tied with C II Ua < nfeld of New York with allot score of 80 In the St Valentines golf tournament won In tho playoff Cambridge defeated Oxford by 3 goals to 1 In the annual association football mateli which was played at the Queens club Out of thlilythree matches Cambridge has won seventeen seven-teen and Oxford fifteen The other match was drawn I In the Indoor Hlflo League tournament tourna-ment at Grand Rapids Mich W A Tews of Jersey City made a score of 2481 In the chanplonshlp match at 2500 points beating tho worlds record rec-ord of 2408 The scorn was inailq with a 22cnllber rifle at twentyilvo yards Village Boy by Newton Hoy dam Miss Jay with a iccord of 214ft and credited with several trials of 205Vi was sold by Mike Reardon to Groely Wlnnlgs of Indianapolis for 7100 The sale set the high marl for tho first days auction of speed animals nt the Indianapolis stock yards I The national anon ur speed skating championships of the United States and Canada at distances of three miles one mile and onehalf mile were decided In tho Bronx Feb 17 and Morris Wood Of New York won ill three His tine in each event fol mss Onehalf mile In 132 one mile 3OS 26 and three miles n in 1012 15 I j i On the Turf I By a practically unanimous vote the Kentucky houso of representatives passed a bill ptohiblting the operating of poolrooms and fixing the penalty of a fine of from 1000 to 5000 dally John Relff tho famous American jockey was married In the English church at Chnntllly Fiauco to Miss Marl daughter of Dcmimn tho trainer of Edmund Blancs horses The Brooklyn Handicap foremost r u with the racegoers at least of all the great classics Is to be run for this season on Monday May 21 the opening open-ing day of the first spring meeting at Gravcsend Col H G Toler In his day one of the best knmvu turfmen In the West died nt St Francis hospital at Wichita Wichi-ta Kan aged CO years Col Toler went to Wichita before the boom 20 years ago a wealthy man lIe died poor At ono time he owned tho finest fin-est stock farm In the west where the present town of Tolervllle Jan now stands There ho raised many fast horse among them John n Gentry Theodore Sheldon Sallie Toler Ashen Wilkes anti Marquis I Baseball I President OBrien of the American association announced the signing of William J Sullivan of Rochester N Y on his staff of umpires for this sea Fen I Second baseman Hockenflcld of tho Browns requests us to state that If any club has an idea of making a deal for him It would do well to first communicate com-municate with him at Seattle as ho nay not report What Is ho driving at I am not particular about using any special bat says John Peter Wagner For a pitcher who serves slow ones and uses his head I use a lighter bat hut when a pitcher idles mainly on speed I find a heavy bat more serviceable ser-viceable I A recent meeting of the directors of tho Hock Island association disclosed the fact that that team made somo money last season but not enough to declare a dividend It was decided to allow the surplus to remain n ic I treasury Frank Belt rim v ty f UM HIu6m Ington and a ingnelil tcnirr 1 the farce Eyes league and who man fed I Vlcksbarg lost > ear In the Cotton t 5tnt < 3 league haG been signed to maims maim-s JackFonvllle In tfn reorganized K I I league James Slicehan who In tho early SOs was ono of tho greatest first base men In tho west died at Beloit Wis aNd 44 Shcchnn played ball with nil tho star teams of this part of the country nt that tlmo being a partner of Joo Cnntlllon Catcher Charley Duke Farrell is making Boston his homo this winter This great old player might bo Induced Induc-ed to go out nnd manage a taut t In some strong minor I league and what a man ho would mako for a club needing need-ing a brainy director Harry Wllhelm a former svotl known baseball manager of Heading Pa died at his lit iie at Oakbrook of a complication compli-cation of diseases aged 46 years He was prominently Identified with soy and the ilividtgn withdrawing and pay oral winning teams and as a manager was very successful William K < Brnnsfiold known as Kitty Bransflold has nlnved his last game In a National leagno uniform according to his own statement Next season will find him covering first base for tho WllltouiBport team In tho Trl Stato outlaw league whoso terms he accepted In a mcssugo to Jimmy Se bring At a meeting held nt Kalamazoo Mich tho Interstate Baseball league was organized Tho eight towns composing com-posing tho league follow Kalamuzoo Saginaw Flint Fort Wayne Intl Marion Ma-rion Intl Lima 0 Bay City and Mun cle Ind Tho last two towns were taken In at time meeting Tho league starts off with good prospects Tho averago population of tho towns Included In-cluded Is 40000 A constitution and bylaws similar to tho articles governing govern-ing the South Atlantic league were adopted aid a provision mudo for a sinking fund of 10 per cent collectable after each game President Dlckorson was Instructed to correspond with Secretary Sec-retary Farrell of the Minor League Protective association to secure pro lection under class C Time eague opens on tho last Thursday In April I I Boxing J Articles for a lei rouol bout between be-tween Mlko Dooley of Crystal Falls LOU DILLON WHO IT IS CHARGED WAS DRUGGED IN THE GOLD CUP RACE OF 1904 1 v I and Ernest Palest the French Kid of Nagaunee have been signed the fight to be contested on Feb 28 Jack OKeefe of Chicago and Kid Parker of Denver fought twenty rounds to a draw at Spokane Wash Fob 16 OKcofo weakened himself by reducing find Just managed to make 135 pounds at C oclock the required weight OKeefe had tho bettor of the early rounds but near the closo Parker Park-er ralllletl and by good work gained a draw Joe Cans the lightweight champion wants another fight wlili Jimmy Britt at all hazards Although a Ight with Battling Nelson would probably draw a biggor house Gans would rather fight Britt than any of the other lightweights light-weights before the public Guns said Heros my proposition to BrItt I will fight him at 133 pounds at six oclock If I win I will take GO percent per-cent of the fighters sharo If I lose I will take tothlng I Football IAn I-An authoritative tlcnhl l Is made of tho statement that football would bo played at Columbia this fall The denial de-nial which camo from the university officers says that football Is not a topic of discussion ut time l university as the game baa been ihollHhed Dr Alvin C Kraeiizleln track coach end football trainer of the University of Wisconsin bus resigned and his I resignation has been accepted by tho executive committee of tho university athletic association Dr Kroenzleln expects to practice dentistry In some town In Pennsylvania William Casey a crack athlete from town Normal at Cedar Rapids has cnier HIP Michigan tIhcllllj and will K In line for football next fall I tic weighs 210 pounds and has an idml mild for n linesman Ho played tackle at Iowa Normal and was a tower of strength for his team Captain Curtis has sized up tho big Iowan and will see to It that ho gets out with the squad bright and arty |