Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Summary of Dan Patch’* 1908 Itnctag. Thirteen miles In 23:59(4. or an average of a mile for 1:59 12-13, Is the record made this season by Dan Patch, who recently circled the Billings park (Memphis) mile oval In 1:58, clipping a and a quarter off the beat previous time for a paced mile without dirt or wind shield. At each trial he lowered some record with or without the use of the shield.

During the season Dan Patch visited several states and crossed the frontier to Toronto, where lie paced a mile on a half mile track in 2:06, establishing new figures for the Canadians. His full list of miles, the tracks and time during the present season were: Minneapolis, 1:59(4; Minneapolis, 1:57(4; Indianapolis, 2:00Vi: Allentown, 2:01; Allentown, 2:05 (to wagon); Chicago, 2:01(4; Lexington, 1:56; Lexington, 1:55(4; Toronto, 2:06; Memphis, 2:00; Memphis, 1:59(4; Memphis, 2:00; Memphis, 1:58. The trials at Toronto, Chicago and Allentown took place over half mile tracks,_ and the trials at Lexington, Minneapolis and Indianapolis were preceded by pace and are known as records made “with the aid of shield.” The four miles at Memphis were made with runners at the side or following. Football la Profitable. The annual statement of the graduate manager of athletics at Harvard, made for the year from September, 1904, to September, 1905, by Roger Ernst, shows that in the year Harvard’s athletic features took in slll,680.85 and spent $83,808.84, leaving a credit balance of $27,872.01. fflie receipts for the preceding year were $112,262.39 and the expenditures $79,204.88, giving a balance of $33,057.51. This makes the decrease In the credit balance over the preceding year $5,180.50. In almost ail the sports there was a falling off in the receipts and an Increase in the expenses. As in other years, football was the chief source of revenue. This Sport took in $68,657.10 and spent $17,424.78, leaving a balance of $51,232.32, or about S6,(XX) less tbau the preceding year. There was an increase of about $2,000 in the expenses and a falling off of about $4,000 in the receipts. Baseball was secoud in receipts and was the only other sport to show a credit balance of any considerable amount. This game took In $16,952.56, a gain of about S3OO over the preceding year, and spent $11,564.36, about $l,lOO less than the year before, and showed a balance of $5,388.20, an Increase of about $1,400. The balances in these two branches more than made up the deficit in the other sports.

Boxing Lost Against Jlu Jltsn. Jiu jltsu, championed by a typical Frenchman named Regnler, has beaten the French method of boxing, represented by a professional, Dubois. The match tvas held recently in Paris. Champions of French boxing for weeks had been demonstrating on paper that jlu jltsu was no good against a kick because the hitter keeps you, bo to speak, at leg's length. The encounter was short and decisive, lasting only one minute. Dubois aimed a fierce kick at Itegnier's chest. The latter avoided it easily and closed at once. In an Instant Dubois was down, his arm pinioned and twisted, and a second later he was shouting his render. Automobile Notea. A conference of delegates of the v&rls ous German and Austrian automobile clubs recently settled on the dates fat the Herkomer contest. It will begin June 0 and finish on the 15th. E. J. Conlll, president of the Havana Automobile Racing association, who will be represented In southern speed tournaments by a French racing machine, hopes to induce Albert Clement to come from France to drive the car in the Havana meet According to report, John T. Brush, of baseball fame, may be represented In the Florida meet by a racing machine of foreign construction. The Flts-O’Brien Boat. According to the Fltzsimmons-O’Brl-en articles of agreement, the men will fight twenty "or more" rounds. The fighters will receive 00 per cent of the gross receipts, of which the winner will receive 75 per cent and the loser 25 per cent. Forfeits of $2,500 each are deposited. Graney is named as referee. m . 1 Hertford's Offers. Al Herford, manager of Kid Sullivan, offers a $5,000 purse for a fight between Sullivan and Nelson and a $3,500 purse for Sullivan and Terry McGovern, the bouts to be fought at Eureka Athletic club, Baltimore. Goodbr, Danny. Danny Dougherty will quit the ring to accept the position of trainer and teacher of boxing at the Atlanta Athletic club

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