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Show SPORTING FORECAST Every pugilistic enthusiast in the world Is waiting eagerly for definite news as to whether James J. Jeffries will agree to meet Jack Johnson In a contest for the heavyweight champion cham-pion of the world. The recent arrival in this country of Hugh D. Mcintosh, of Sydney, Australia, Aus-tralia, has added greatly to tho public pub-lic Interest In the possibility or such a contest, but considerable reeling has de eloped that Mcintosh's oner of a purse for the match on foreign soil should rot be accepted and that the question as to the merits In the men should be decided in the Uuited States. It is known Jeffries Is not inclined to light abroad and that IT he decides to re-enter the ring, he probably prob-ably will favor tho offer for a world 8 championship battle in Seattle, during the exposition there. He has taken up road work in connection with the light Indoor exercises he is doing and will continue this work the coming week. Jeffries tells his friends that his wind Is Improving rapidly and ho pays he intends to work up gradually, if possible, to hl9 real fighting trim. It Is -no secret among friends of Jeffries that he is anxious to light Johnson and has practically made up his mind to do 80 as soon as ho feels able to do himself justice la the ring. Johnson, who has declared his willingness will-ingness to light Jeffries, Is expected to be In the ea6t within the next two weeks, and It may be that he and Jeffries' Jef-fries' manager then can come to an agreement. American bicycle riders will compete com-pete with the Zoological Gardens in Berlin in a six-day bicycle race this week. The race will begin Monday on the same conditions governing the annual New York race. Among the American riders -who. will compete are: Floyd Mac Farland. San Jose, Cal.; Walter Demara, San Francisco, and James Moranind Jack Clark, an Australian, who is now racing under American-colors, aleo Is entered. The New York A. C. will hold its annual indoor carnival at Madison Square Garden Tuesday. Monday night . Dorando Pletrl. ot Italy,, and Johnny Hayes, winner ot the London Olympic Marathon, will meet Jn Madison Square Garden lor the third time In a match to settle the question of Marathon supremacy. Edward Payson Weston will celebrate cele-brate his 71st birthday Monday, by starting o na walk from New York to San. Francisco. He hopes to reach the coast within 100 days. . He will start from the General Postofflce, New York, at 4 p. m. Aamateur and professional billiards will have an Inning this week. Georgo Slosson, professional. 18.1 balk line champion, will defend his title against George Sutton next Thursday in the Garden Concert Hall in New York. The match will bo 500 points up. |