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10 MARCH 23, 1908., __ THE EVENING WORLD. MONDAY, UP TO DATE AND NEWSY | THE BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NE YORK le EDITED BY ROBERT EDGRE ROOSEVELT GRIP MAKES “HACK’S” EYES GET BRINY “Russian Lion” Has an Interesting) Interview With the President, and - in Yarn-Swapping Contest the Big Wri COL MN tale of his match with Perelli, in which Hack squeezed too hard and cracked FOUR of Perelli’s ribs, Mr. Roosevelt changed the subject to shoulders and discussed various | accidents of the mat. Hack knew all) ut shoulders, He wrestled a dig | Turk named Madrali once in London. Madrali playfully tried to gouge both | of Hack’s eyes out with his fingers, and Huck, becoming petulent, picked Madrall up and hurled him to the mat 80 hard that one of the Turk’s shoul- ders got a quadruple compound frac- ture, of words to that effect. j When the interview was over Mr. | Roosevelt and Hackenschmidt shook | hands again, and each agreed that the other was probably the greatest man | in the Each isgin’ his line. hurting their hands in big! matches and taking a long lay-off | before fighting again. Billy Papke hit | Kelly too hard and won't be able to fight Stanley Ketchel for a month or two. say. If Papke says it it's 80. There isn't a sign of yellow about | He prefers fighting to any other | no doubt he is us ted over having to wait e figuting the Pacitic per as a boy Js when he's ol instead of the ball game. | has a sore hand, too, tes calling off his thatch for the present, Per- tte thinks he needs more Boies are getting the habit of ore?) tells another | e Jonnson-Flynn He was talking to Flynn after! jmake Johnson jump very far. | Boat. estler Wins. known in wrestling circles as the “Russian Lion,” called upon President Roosevelt in Wash- ington Saturday. The President was DE-LIGH-TED. G ORGE HACKENSCHMIDT, “It I were not President of the United States I would like to be George Hackenachmidt,” sald Mr. Roosevelt, holding out his hand and giving the Russian Lion a grip that made his eyes water. | “Ah,” said Hack, aot to be outdone not | “and if I were Hackenschmidt I wou'd like to be President of the Modesty !s characteristic of all great men. in politeness, Then the President told Hack how | he once threw a professional wrest- | ler and broke two of his antagonist’s ribs in finishing up the job neatly. Hack topped this off by relating the | the scrap, and Flynn expressed the} opinion that Tommy Burns wouldn't “Why said Flynn, “I tried to get Johnson's I thought I had him gotng, and I tried a little Young Corbett on him. I just finished the first remark when he shot his right over and I thought the roof fell on me. If I ever tight Johnson again I'll be a perfect gentle- man. I'll take care not to get him| mad.” Unholz 1s also of the opinion that Johnson will make Barry surrender within a couple of rounds. Says that Barry would have quit with Langford in Los Angeles only they pushai him back into the ring every time he took | @ dive through the ropes. Barry did:'t jshow any anxlety to quit In his East- ern fights with Langford. HEN champions or record hold- ought to be timed whether they | win or not. Saturday night at the Thirteenth Regiment Harry Hillman | Lawson Robertson ran from| scratch In the 12-yard three-legged | race, The world’s record (which they already hold) is 14 seconds. They fin- ad second in the race, but a stop| watel held on them registered 13 conds, They actually beat the world cord by three-fifths of a second. It’ lcapper gave an unreasonable handicup jto another team, or because watches | are held only on the winners of a race. Bg LES WILL NOT CANCE: hits Present Schedules Stand, Though They Will Likely Be Cut Next Year. ement through- college athletes, sof the various | ssening the num- ch students nerally Harvard Univer- et at ay pie stor seven we In of many Harvard ay ni of a otha ‘ e * und sport to as great an ex Went as possible.” 4 a JAY GOULD SHOWS | CHAMPIONSHIP FRM Young American Beats Pro- fessional Champion ‘n Bril- liant Game of Tennis. i} Young Jay Gould showed that he ts| by defea rare nal tennis pl the world, in a set of games at Tuxcdo Park on urts of the Tuxedo Tennis and | Club. Pers: who saw t y that Gould's LS ex a brillant one for » the audience. Latham s9 easily Gould and a to the fa arpris Dus * tiiand aa mater St SSreecinn United States.” | | ’ DURING THagn's visiT. |STARS AT WHITE ELEPHANT. Jants, Riddell HACK PAYS A VISIT TO THE PRESIDNT ~ IYOUNG KETCHEL SAYS PAPKE MUST FIGHT ON COAST + $ -— Western Man Claims That Only a Finish Contest Can Decide Middle- | Weight Championship, Which He | Will Assume and Defend. | | ~ y should put BY JOHN POLLOCK. | NLESS Bill Papke, the Western U Palle alan taeehangea a nlalniind itera Now Wares to Fight Gans. Moran, je English pugiliet, e h Tomny Sulllvaa, rookiyn fignter, before 1 Franelaco, the up a yery Interesting Vi arig, aay Yj Mwnptpl about Ketchel pe no bi ZS pugilists for ri Chi Harvey, plonship of PPBPEY, refused ne of. LIMES CE by ete Med refined to. {lent Mores ast night Montan et Joe Gans it Chaconne box i leat ns Welsh Has New Manager. Genes tor nly E. Jon er of Dilly Papke, bas ey G nf t under his manage night he will tool ie Wolah, the asked him to be ple Fientng Dick Hy- tive or forty-flv defen | | | aan es es “1 usep Te BE VERY Goo —= f putting on Jim AT THis", Sain AR. RoosevERy . er, of Chicago, colored pugiilst, for to be heid weeks It te take on the could not 1 again THe Waite Housee The Imited Ketcnel and GIANT BATTERS ARE BEST IN THE LEAGUE AL ALISA "POAT Tu MOR | Hitltops Are een ae Atlanta anq Can’t Prac- | ‘SONVILLE, Fia., They Ran to ee in Gime 7 wo v are ea eer Re chedule 10. at Dallas, and McGraw California, was awa’ Charley Harvey, manager of Owen | March 23.— sco Ty , Moran, the little English fighter, re: a . = St Lay. si Is Happy Donovan, of the Brooklyn Na- tise To-Day ceived a telegram from Jim Coffroth, duonal League Club, is thin seriou: arr the California fight promoter, thie ly of le 0 of his young pitchers ; " 4 morning to the effect that Abe Attell wi : bh 3 h j Saree (Spectal to The Eventne World.) i elt | wet rtwe! Fone oe tne Clams te a 8010 the minor league clubs, Who the TLANTA, Ga, March 2.—The had agreed to make a weight of 122/ (A): Q°°%ue George severe test in the batting ae- ‘Wirleg are Patsey refused to state, A Sleveland Anvericans ran Into the pounds four hours before another fight | ago. nee Nwingltonthontecthine te riligiminen partment of the game. and those ming) thathebwouldy makeiknown m-oound Highlanders here With | Gans May Mcet Robson. agium from his saw the men turn loose unani- | thelr names in a days. The play- The two teams met in wants the limit to Cn MER TGRdWaTRAGel ers were given a lay off yest d their time by sigh ont Hotel, and there will be resent indi agree that from thons New York should have thp best °Ccup! ike andshak > Consoildat hitting club in the Natlona! League. majority cof (them among ere will be 1 The add! vas 7 2c Dry Dox patting wonderfully, as well as the (eh AEH but never poand aad turn of Donlin, There is no club In the r camp, variant aannolda Rea datin 4 Union on Johnny six beaten man gland League which can beat the Shannon- Seymour-Lo combination for a nit- ting outfield, and the infield is al as strong. The only weak well, but McGraw is of ‘opinon rest uf his men can hit wel to carry I along, as did Gilbert for several years. la too fast a tieider to lose y of diamond “Young Erne” young Een er Defore aInK D. ——_—$—$_— Wins for Giant Thirds. to Fight Marto. urdy an the week will in- as twice daily, with noons between the won clude practices The marve games in the at AMUSEMENTS. CIRCU MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TWICE Dé DAILY 2.15 & 8.15 P.M, ~ EMPIRE ManitW oe ILEY feng |Harry Tuthill Is Seca WM. KR. CRANE 1 BAR NUM & BA Bie ee he With Tiger Colts. NEWYORK EAT CUES ha GREATEST So ON EARTH THE SOUL "Kiss with GENEE : FAMED ARTISTS Miss HOOK OF HOCLAN J WOTAN, open and everything else closed, 1s just BALLOON HORSE; LIBERTY 22 TRE, W y adats. Wed Sat i tas el to susp ded fi i“ y EK, C7 TTS 7 ae one can get. The Pittsburg. ped MABEL eat td Bat Tyan weds © san, 215. é i ee have arranged to allow the Tigers on pr POLLY oertney Viel . sae 18 Geo, M. vhaban’s both ? ard by the Dailis Sa the field Ml A. M. to-morrow and leaving THE Ni MOST HAZARDOUS OF they held themselves in reserve, and | ‘Tuesday. and probably wit! not object ‘New Amsterdam ie 5 ee a. 8 SAVOY S255 8 ea Psy 32 Tat THREE ame the Giants | to the use of the di ats ne : Jn BY a oon the bit ; hi and the |C H THE MERRY WIDOW: "are ares BALY ABI 3 ifternoon, aud to-morow befora BRUAD 7 Nene ee DRN Ieyplayed'a tle gam | oldsters 10 day and Wet Fie Rie ae A WALTZ ORGAN ENTRIES AT BENNINGS. NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. . La., Mareh 23.—The iorrow are as NEW ORI City Park entries for to-n 2 | folows: al to The Evening World.) 38 RACE TRACK, WASH- h 23.—The en are as follows f games in 1 tournament Riddell, Fret z the contes: » YORKVILLE The + Mortons * \. METROPCLIS *: tel “bat mail orders me hinted by currency Will recelve Prompt attention, Pump, Jr.. raves ers, are younkste Paatelth Ease! © Newspaper ee to rol i : ; or nie ate. wed & 230. 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