Show SPORTING BRIEFS There is some ome probability that Christy Matthewson the old Bucknell player now flow with the New York National league baseball team will don football to togs s again this fall tall and pIa play with one of or the professional teams of oC New York Capt i l Kennedy ennedy of or the National league team has been heen negotiating with him and he hema ma may pia play fullback Matthewson has considerable skill as a l drop Fred Malone Maloney the Western Intercollegiate Intercol Intercol- champion hurdler will try for a place on the University of ot Chicago football football football foot foot- ball team this year ear As Maloney weighs i 1 iGO pounds and anti can sprint yards ar s in r II 10 5 5 1 seconds he will make mak a valuable man Stagg will try his at end The rhe I Westerners will vill ha have hac c nine members of ot last Jast years cars team back and are deter mined to regain their old position among amons the Western Vestern colleges Kennedy and Powers ErS have received so soman man many applications for tor permission to start In the six day race of oC next winter winter win win- ter In New York that some will vIll have hare to tobe tobe tobe be rejected Bobble Bobbie does doe not Intend to accept the offer of at from rom France but will ride a few cw more races In the East and then race In Atlanta once each week until the close of ot the season If It Root noot and Sharl Sharkey ey finally meet In Inthe Inthe Inthe the ring the sailor pugilist will have ha his wish to meet the weight middle-weight fighter lighter Root Hoot will have to give away at least twenty pounds to Sharkey Matt Matty Matthews the feather ex weight champion will vill re-enter re the ring and fight tight a n battle with Pats Patsy Sweeney before beon th the Pastime Athletic club of ot New Britain Conn on September George Gc Gardner has been made so confident by his recent victory over Root that he Is If out with an nn announcement announcement announce announce- ment meat of or his willingness to meet either Jeffries of Root is Ig anxious to emulate Bob in n tho the i. i ring and will l go after larger bait balt I Tim the crack featherweIght feather reather- weight boxer has posted a GOO COO forfeit to fight the winner of oC the Mc Corbett-Mc- Govern Go bout for the worlds world's champlon- champlon hip thip and a 1 side bet of 1000 Callihan Will vIli not have a a. chance to meet the winner as aR bott Youn Young Corbett and McGovern McGovern Mc- Mc Govern ha e agreed to fight Dave Sullivan Sul Sul- liven livan first The Law 7 and Order leal league e of Coni Con- Con i not cont content nt with preventing the Young McGovern light In Ini i- i that State is now doing Its Us best to have ha havet haveit t I It prevented pre in Kentucky Kentuck The s secretary secre secre- re- re r tary of the league has written a 0 letter to II Henry nr Watterson editor of at the Louisville Journal Courier asking him I to US use his Influence to have the match prohibited bl ted |