Show SPORTING MATTERS The GiiKluirHuiiliii Itace Notes on rufjilisN Special CorresjKmclence 1 NEW YOUK May 10 Can it be possible that after all the talk has been indulged in the HanlanGaudaur boat race for the American championship will fall through after alll Time difficulty seems to lie in the selection of a place satisfactory satis-factory to both principals Each protests that the fault docs not lio with him and reiterates reit-erates his willingness to row on any fair course selected by the other man but despite all these vehement protestations no sooner is a course n amed than some strong objection is suddenl3 discovered l which had up to that time been entirely overlooked Main icpu table spoiling men are becoming disgusted with the childlike tactics of both of these aquatic heroes and openly assert that the present bickering is only a rev ised edition of the old adage that one is afraid and the other darent There is probably veiy much moie truth in this than would appear at first glance to an uninitiated as I hipjva to know that each man fully appreciates i that win or lose the coining contest will be the event of hN life v Thin i eport that the injury to Jack Denip SlJs aim will cause him to letire i > eiiia nentl3fiom the loped arena is almost entirety en-tirety without foundation Jack now holds the Richard K Fox belt which he has had for more than fom teen months and lie swill retain it until convinced by a defeat which I think he is not likely to get very soon that he has a master in the middle weight division This I know for Dempsey himself told me that he would never go into the saloon business i busi-ness so long as he possessed either the sti ength or ability to earn a living at anything else lIe was a cooper before he took to fighting and bears a large scar on the back of his hand which he received from a drawing knife His present lesidenco in Williams burg is almost within a stones throw of the place at which he worked when ho made his debut into the magic circle upon the occasion of his meeting with McDonald 0 Joe Acton the Little Demon will probably proba-bly have a walk over when he wrestles Connor of Pittsfield Mass at catchascatch can The date and place of meeting have not yet been positively agreed upon 0s Tremont is again being pounded heavily for the sumburbamm landicap This would seem to indicate the correctness of mny recent assertion to the effect that it is by no means certain cer-tain that the hitherto unbeaten and I think still unbeatable colt will be scratched If he participates in the race the inner if it bo not he will have to make the best time of his life OCTY COHEN |