Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — ODDS & ENDS SPORT [ARTICLE]

ODDS & ENDS SPORT

Bob Armstrong and Joe Goddard are to try conclusions shortly in the arena at Philadelphia, and they ought to make a lively bout. One of the many telegrams of condo* - lence received by James J. Corbett after the tragic death of his parents was from John L. Sullivan. It was addressed to George F. Considine, and read as follows I “Give Corbett my sympathy. His friend now and forever." A Toronto writer says that the Cana* dian ball teams are foolish to continue their alliance with American teams and go running off to small Massachusetts and Pennsylvania towns to play before poor, eyowds, urging the formation of a circuit that is exclusively Canadian. The ameteurs of the national wheel* men’s meet at Indianapolis did not like the ruling which made Kramer of Newark the champion, although he had won only one of the championships, while Collett of New Haven had captured three of them, and had a chance to win four when he was thrown from the track by the foul riding of a Detroit entry. The riders say that they do not consider anybody the champion but Collett. There are only 500 professionals of the 3,000 known bicycle riders for cash in th United States registered, and Chairman.. Mott says that the number of amatento of whom he has record number well up toward 10,000. Jim Corbett was passionately fond of his mother. When he beat Sullivan ho expressed >IO,OOO of the money he won to hie mother the next day, to lift a mortgage on her San Francisco property. Like many another loving son he dM not always do Just what hie mother wished, but tot all that his affection for her was deep* seated and eiacera.