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Show IK TRAINING FOR MEETS 'Varsity, Athletes Arc Lim-berin? Lim-berin? Up ftrthc Com-; leg Trials. The 'Varsity athletes are training dally for their coming meets. A dosen or fifteen fif-teen men turn out every day and the prospects for a strong aggregation are very encouraging. Russell, a new man, promises to be a winner in the pole vault. Jt Is understood under-stood that he has Vaulted over ten feet already this spring. Bennloa is doing well In the weight-throwing events and the sprinters, Rideout. Whitney, Brown, Riser and a freshman, whose name is Thatcher, are all Id excellent trim. NOTES Or THE .FUGS. Billy Ryan's victory over Jack Mcr Clelland stamps the Syracuse light-weight light-weight as a dangerous one for any ot them. Benny Tanger denies the report that his match with Kid Broad on May 2nd, at Louisville, has been called off. Tim Hurst has been selected as referee. An enthusiastic English admirer of George Dixon has offered to take the former champion to South Africa, pay all expenses and put up the cash to back him. V Joe Walcott declares Jack Johnson, the big California negro, can defeat Jef-freis, Jef-freis, Corbett, Fltzsimmons and McCoy. Walcott rates him as being clever and a hard bitter. Fiankle Neil, the California bantam, who called off his match with Harry Forbes for April 22nd. has now issued a den to fight Forbes fifteen or twenty rounds in Boston or San Francisco. - Benny Tanger's manager is willing to wager $5000 to $4000 that Yanger can kno k out both Maurice Rauch and Kid Herman on the same night In twelve rounds. . Sam Harris says his tlOOOO offer to back McGovern against Young Corbett has not been withdrawn. As soon as Corbett arrives In New Tork the Consi-dines Consi-dines will, place their money on the champion, and then Harris rays he will tome to time also. Tommy Feltz has posted a forfeit of $1000 to meet Harry Forbes for the bantam-weight championship at 115 pounds, or Young Corbett for the feather-weight championship at 122 pounds. Feltz claims that both are now fighting over the prescribed limit. In the event of Jimmy Brltt defeating Willie Fitzgerald, the Californian will have a chance to display his prowess before the English sports. Brltt has received re-ceived a substantial offer to meet Jabez White or Spike Sullivan before one of the prominent English clubs. |