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Show f - ,. ?: - , ., v If WOM Macon' Talk of Pugilists. If Peter Manor was a raco horse Instead In-stead of a pugilist, ho would bo considered con-sidered an "In and outer" without a doubt. Sometimes he fights Just llko a champion, and then again ho battles like a perfect dub. When ho feelB at all confident of his superiority to tho man ho contests with, ho Is Indeed an Irish champion. Ho felt In this way when he encountered Jim Jeffords, when he met tho heavyweight In Philadelphia last week, and as a result re-sult ho knocked him out In double quick tlmo without receiving a blow himself In return. It was one of the easiest victories Peter has evor had, and It has restored to him perfect confidence con-fidence In his fistic powers, and he Is now willing to battlo against most any of tho big fellows of tho ring. He won't have to go much longer without a match, Pctor Is a great favorite, especially with the Milesian admirers of pugilism, but he Is unreliable. He can't be depended upon to maintain his standing. I llko Peter very much, but 1 would admlro him much more If ho was more dependable, and would llvp up bettor to his reputation. I think he will not lung bo without a match. Giis Ruhlln Is back In this country again, fresh from his European Euro-pean conquests, and I have no doubt he will consider Peter choice "apple plo" for his game. Mnhcr made but a poor showing when ho tackled Ruhlln In Ms own town. He seemed over-matched, over-matched, and he looked to be a star dub, and not at all dangerous to a man of champlanship aspirations. His long rest, however, may have changed his form. I trust It has. In company with a number of others, oth-ers, who are pretty good judges of boxing, I was misled by Dob Fttzslm-mons's Fttzslm-mons's aphorism that "the man with tho punch" will nine times out of ten win In a fistic contest, and knowing that Kid Carter had "the punch," I was Inclined to think that he would defeat Tommy Ryan. I overlooked the fact that Tommy Ryan also had "the punch," and with It twice the fistic skill of Carter. He demonstrated most decidedly that on Monday night when he went around the Brooklyn pet like a cooper around a barrel. Carter made a uravo stand, but he waB beaten clearly clear-ly and most decidedly by the man with superior pugilistic skill. It was a won-, won-, derfully good tight, and Carter, though beaten, was not disgraced. Ryan clearly showed that ho Is a worthy wearer of the tltlo "The Middleweight Champion of the World." -And the man who deprives him of It will bo a cuelcoo Indeed. "Macon" In Cincinnati Cincin-nati Enquirer. Strong Team at De Pauw. It now seems suro that De Pauw University will this ycr have one of the strongest teams she has had on tho gridiron for jears. Coach Henry, formerly of the University of Michigan Michi-gan and University or Chicago teams, has taken hold of the work In a manner man-ner that has enthused every man In the university who Is fit for football work, and tho -crowd of candidates on McKeen every afternoon Is flattering to him and tho others Interested In tho success of the game. A Young Bicycle Star. George C. Schrelber, tho speedy New York amateur cyclist of last year, bids fair to blossom into a star of the first magnitude. Tom Eck, whoso Judgment Judg-ment of blcjcle riders Is not surpassed, sur-passed, predicted long ago that Schrelber Schrel-ber had the makings of a champion In hi in. He is a stocklly built joung man George C, Schrelber. nnd has been Improving right along In his work. This Is his first year with tho professionals and his admirers admir-ers bcllevo that by next season ho will bo able to ropo with Kramer, Taylor and tho rest of tho top notch-Qrs. notch-Qrs. Schrclber's best riding thla year was at tho circuit meet in Ottawa, Ont., when ho won the 10-mlle International Interna-tional championship in record time. For McGovern and Corbett. The story that Sam Harris Is not overly anxious to bring his featherweight feather-weight and Young Corbett together Is nonsense. Harris Is too shrewd r. showman not to appreciate the value of a victory over Corbett for McGovern. McGov-ern. Tho Brooklyn boy as he stands A to day Is not a profitable theatrical proposition, and nover will be with the Corbett defeat hanging over his head. He must wipo this out to draw on tho stngc, and no one knows this better than does tho shrewd Semitic pilot of McGovern. Tho offer of Captain Cap-tain Hilly Thompson to bring the pair together In private and which was scoffed at by Corbett, Is not a bad one Of course, it Is a question' whether twenty men could be found who would put up 11,000 each to see vhe mill, 1 can count about ten, possibly fifteen, with enough sporting blood and money to do this. Tho pair might be taken out on a steamer, photographic outfit and all, and box to $10,000 or $16,000. The pictures would earn something so that Thompson's offer Is not the silly one it Is sized up to bo by Young Corbett. Jockey Connelly. LssLsV l- H iLiiH Sam Hlldrcth's recently acquired lightweight, who rides Luclan Appleby to perfection, and is thought by his employer to bo a comer. Biggest Man In Squad. E. O. King, a second year man In tho Harvard law school, is the largest member of tho 'varsity squad. He weighs 242 pounds stripped, and is trying for the position of center rush. Somo of his measurements are as follows fol-lows : Girth of head, 23.2 Inches; girth of neck, 16.1; girth of chest, 43.3; girth of chest expanded, 4G.6; girth of waist, 43.5; girth of hips, 48.4; girth of thigh, 29.7; glrtn of calf, lti.B; girth of uppor arm, lfi.l; breadth of neck, 6.3; breadth of shoulders, 19.7: breadth of waist, 13.4; stretch of arms, 70.2. King's homo Is In Huntington, Ind. His father weighs 285 pounds, and his brother tips the scales at 225. Strong Stable for Next Season. Aleck Shields, who has campaigned Advance Guard for several seasons, will have a tile string to raco on tho Canadian and Metropolitan circuits next year. During tho past few months ho lias secured a large number num-ber of jcarilngs and they will bo trained at his place In Jersey. Mr. j Shields has a flno thrco-quarter-mlle truck, and he Intends to spend con- . slderablo money In tho Improvement of the course. Advanco Guard will I ngaln hqad the Carruthers & Shields I stublc next season. Zoroaster, who ran such a swell raco In tho Annual Champion stake,, will also bo one of tho star performers. Splendid Rifle Shooting. Dr. F. C. Wilson, of Savannah, Ga.. distinguished lilmrelf with tho rlllo nt the fifth annual meeting of tho Savannah Sa-vannah Military nifle Hnnge Association, Associa-tion, held In Savannah, Aug. 20-30. In tho threo individual matches ho captured cap-tured first medal In each. In match No. 1 seven shots each at 200 and 300 yards, ho scored 33 and 31 points respectively, re-spectively, a total of C4. In match No. 2, seven shots each at 500 and COO jnrds, he peered 33 and 32 polntn respectively, re-spectively, a total of 65. In match No. 3 ,ten shots at 200 yards ho scored 47 points. Ho was awarded tvvo gold medaU and a rlllo as prizes. Carter Challenges Kid McCoy. Kid Carter, who was unsuccessful in his attempt to wrest the middleweight flstlc championship from Tommy Ryan recently, has challenged Kid McCoy. Carter, In support of his defl, has posted $500 in New York. Ho declares ho will meet McCoy at 1C5 pounds, and in tho future will not agree to any lower weight. In case McCoy refuses, Carter says ho will direct his attention to any of the other oth-er men who can scale this weight. Mile on a Motor In 0:42 2-5. Tho world's record for a mllo on a motor vehicle on a straightaway course was broken at Norwood, Mass., when V. A. Gately and E. W. Ponvicr, professional riders of Norwood, on a motor tandem covered tho dlstanco In 0.42 2-5, Tho courso Is a section of tho Norwood highway and on a down grade. Three trials wore made. On the first the distance was traveled In 0:59, on the second In 0:51, and on tho third In 0:42 2-5. |