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Show I ' rml i sporting Life. B ' hi)1 ! 1 1 Hi H I ' Tll ble Allows In tho poundage business will H j ' ' aavo to retiro for a few months until the sporting H1 I J M j world recovers from tho mental dispepsia caused K I ' 111 M 1 uy tlie two a;es' heavyweight travesties that H 'It- Jiff wer0 billed as prizefights. The wretched showing y j? H ' hi ado by Sandy Ferguson with the colored cham- H' ( j jml P"on Johnson, coming so soon after Ruby Robert's L j ij JH Saddening exhibition, has thoroughly disgusted all H' l' H ' tno e0118- sPorts with the big punch distributors, Hj 1 ' IB and the unsavory part of the business, from the H j j 'S standpoint of the sport, is that these battered old B I It? 'V ' remnants and tho exploding of the baubles of the H!r '' ' iWi younger aspirants for heavyweight greatness H j ) m leaves Jeffries about as far from all other fighters H ' w j hs a polar bear on a precipice. H ' jM So the little men will have it all their own H I X way for the next few months, and in the immed- H m iato future the best festival provided will be the H debate between Young Corbett and Hanlon, unless H J H Abe Attell and Frankie Niel or Harry Forbes clash H t 89 before the date of the other bout. Hanlon is al- H f jH ready talking about meeting Britt when he dis- H H ppses of the champion, while Benny Yanger, with H ! f B much warpaint on his features, is clamoring for H ' 'H a, battle with Young Corbett. Yanger's confl- H i , B dence has received considerable inflation since he H i Jfl I recently disposed decisively of Hughey Murphy, H I t w I who gave the champion featherweight a busy H 'I JB ' evening for eleven rounds a few weeks ago. H IB Another proposed bout which is attracting con- H ,' im siderable notice is one between Jimmie Britt and H I1 jgflj Cord ell, the man who jmnctured Aurelia Herrer- H''' H 9 ras uoom n a fifteen-round bout a few days ago. ! 1 1 ' H That should be an extremely delectible contest, as ij , flr j Cordell has shown himself to be quite a wonder in 1 1 C9 ' cleverness, although he has not shown yet that LLW II 111 UG is tne owner of the punch which makes or un- B? rfiH makes champions. Just at present everything looks very good for some post-Christmas fistic ie& tivities. t & & Eastern turfmen are already speculating on tho American Derby of next year. From present indications tho favorite contenders will be Irish Lad and Highball, although the event is rather distant for speculation upon the betting. They will bo quoted at from 15 to 12 to 1. It will bo difficult to figure on Whitney's entry, as tho impression im-pression prevails that he is extremely anxious to capture the derby prize. j t5 tJ Africander, one of the phenomenal horses of tho year, whose permanent retirement from the turf was feared on account of an injury received some months ago, is improving rapidly and will soon bo in racing form again. The same is truo of the groat Water Boy, whose leg is now undergoing under-going the blister process. It is not believed that his mishap will interfere with his future racing. fc3 Don Domo, whose good showing at Oakland gave promise of some very speedy work in the future, is in the stable for repairs with an injured, in-jured, stifle. It is not expected that he will bo seen on the track again within the next three or four months. 3 JC t Barney Oldfield intends to keep busy in his practically continuous tour of auto-record breaking. break-ing. He does not intend to appear in the Gorden-Bennett Gorden-Bennett contest next year, as he does not think the trip that would be necessary would add any more gold to his strong box. The snow will not disturb Oldfield, who expects to continue racing during the winter months down in Florida and other tropical points. |
