Show A MEDLEY OF SPORT Joe Joo Gans Cans has fought nearly bat bat- ties 0 II What is probably the most nove novel trap team in the country has bas come out with witha a challenge e. e Tho team is the tho quintet quint at of Graham brothers of Chicago and their offer is to meet an any five fiva members r of any family amily in in ma a hG t over the traps Manager Hugh h Jennings of the tho Detroit Dc De troit team says sas sa's Its the tho club that I mixes them up the e club b that does the unexpected the club that sees and takes advantage anta e of the tho flaws in tho the opposition opposition tion the team that does docs the correct thinking that stands the best chance chanco to win tho pennant in a baseball race raco r The passing of Lavo Cross the veteran vet vet- eran cran third baseman and for twenty years years a bri bright ht shining star in the lar largest baseball or organization from the tho New Orleans lineup only goes to further fur fur- ther thor substantiate tho the fact that when a horse has grown own old and become useless use less he ho is turned put out to graze raze Cross has halS about served his bis time in baseball of t thigh high standing The Tho Motor Boat Club of America has issued a notice to owners O of fast poWerboat power powerboats powerboats boats boat calling attention to the tho comin coming race raco for the British international cup Clip Trial races races open to any boat for the toe purpose o of or choosing tho the defending boats will be held hold oil off the station of tho club at Huntington Lon Long Island Jul July 10 and 11 Three races aro are to bo be held ono one on the afternoon of July 10 and two July 11 That tho Chicago clubs are arc not going Qin Qinto to have hae the runaway for the tho National lea league e pennant they had in the two previous previous pre pre- Ire campaigns seems certain and that one Frank Chance mana manager er of the team realizes this fact is shown b bj- bj tho the precaution precaution pre caution he is taking not to allow his bis team to slump oftener than it can possibly possibly pos pos- sibly he be helped here Philadelphia and Pittsburg arc likely to give o the worlds world's champions a battle for the tho title this season N Stanley Ketchel was wIts the first man tuna to knock out Joe Thomas the first who whoever whoever ever put Mike Mik I Sullivan away in ji jig time and the first to make mako Jack Sum Sum- van look outclassed Ketchel has scored eight knockouts in the first round ono one in the second fiyo in tho third three in tho the fourth two in tho the fifth one ono in tho sixth an and live in the tho seventh sc In his forty ono fi fights he has fought J ilvo vo draws too the rest were knock ck outs A II Professional scullin sculling is to be revived re in England next fall unless all indications indications indica indica- tail laiL The attempt to bring En England's Eng Eng- lands land's most moet promising ct ler Ernest Barry BarTY and Geor George e Towns the retired worlds world S 'S champion together last fall alL has hag been bean revived this time by the New who havid won the Sportsman Sports Sports- man cup and aud English championship twice now sl signifies his willingness to take lake Barry on for a race raco next September Septem Septem- ber t to bo be rowed rowed on on th tho Thames 0 Handball players of t f Greater NewYork NewYork New Now York are arc enthusiastic at the tho prospect over th the tho establishment of ot a regulation court at the seashore As a starter Andrew An An- drew Limbach of Far lr Rockaway has outlined an outdoor court about fifty feet lon long and two twenty feet feel wide nn and he has bus planned to build ld a covered ered court of about tho the same dimension which will J. J give ve players and sp alike an opportunity to lo enjoy enjo the tho game A return shows ho that last year thero there were WCO played in the London parks and andopen andopen andopen open spaces th the following number of Bowles 22 cricket games croquet 1376 1378 football hockey 2330 lacrosse lawn tennis 97 quoits Golf Golt links at four foar places places and grounds s for bas basketball and hurling are also provided The numbers ot oX cricket and fo football pitches available for tor matches durin during the tho year were and 2 24 4 respectively hut tho the overage average number of applications for cricket pitches for each Saturday was and for football pitches |