Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1907 — the SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Wrestler Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste, the St Louis wrestling star, frequently uses a novel hold in his matches, a hold that requires great strength in the execution thereof. He raises a man's legs from the mat (when his opponent is on all fours) and

secures the reverse of the ordinary crotch hold, one arm extending down his opponent’s back. With his other hand Baptiste reaches down and grasps the back of his opponent’s neck and pulls the head toward himself. This removes the support of his opponent’s body, and Baptiste then falls heavily on him, bringing him flat on the mat

Kraenzloin’s New Place.

Alvin C. Kraenzlein, the former Pennsylvania track athlete, has been chosen to succeed Thomas E. Burke, formerly of Harvard, as coach of the Mercersburg (Pa.) academy track team. Kraenzlein not only is a great athlete, but has had a varied and successful experience as a trainer. He was In charge of the track men at the University' of Wisconsin for two seasons and also trained a numof schools In and around Philadelphia. He was highly recommended by Mike Murphy, the Penn veteran trainer, who expects him to make good training the preparatory school athletes at Mercersburg. Kraenzlein has a great record as an all around track athlete, made not only while representing his college, but with the Chicago Athletic club and the New York Athletic club. Besides being a record bolder In the low and high hurdles and broad jump, Kraenzlein has made good marks in the sprints, quarter, pole vault, high Jump and weights. He holds the American amateur record in the 120 yard hurdles, 220 yard hurdles and broad Jump, hls mark for the events being 15 1-5 seconds, 23 3-5 seconds and 24 feet 4% Inches respectively. Kraenzlein will have a squad of about seventy-five men to work on in the spring, which includes a number of hurdlers and jumpers of promising ability, and he Is expected to develop some stars out of the squad.

No Centlped Races.

It was announced recently that the board of stewards of the intercollegiate rowing regatta have decided to abandon the plan of holding centlped races at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., between crews from the universities composing the Intercollegiate Regatta association. This action was taken because of the small number of entries that had been received for the event. When the matter of holding a centiped race was first brought up Coaches Ellis Ward of Pennsylvania and James Bice of Columbia were enthusiastic over the plan and immediately sent in their entries, but the project was opposed by the other four college coaches, Courtney of Cornell and Ten Eyck of Syracuse being especially outspoken In their stand against the plan. When only two entries out of six had been received nothing but the definite dropping of the matter remained for the board of stewards.

Cornell Rowing Shells.

That the other colleges believe the Cornell crews’ victories on the water are due largely to the boats they use Is demonstrated by the fact that when Coach Courtney decided to sell some of the shells to make room in the boathouse at Cayuga Lake, N. Y., nearly threescore of offers were made for them. After six had been sold to smaller colleges Courtney had to tell the others that were clamoring for the boats that there were no more for sate. One of the orders for halt a dozen shells came from Seattle, Wash. The Ithacan coach took pains to make sure that none of his shells went to any of tbs larger colleges.

Buys Pioknel, 2:15'4. Picknel, 2:15%, a son of Allerton, that won a number of pacing races in Pennsylvania .and New Jersey last year, has been purchased by D. B. McMenamin of Elkton, Md. u Fast Pacing Mare. George D. Beal of Jamestown, 0., has a very fast pacing mare in Dorothea D., by G. W. D., 2:08%. She is now live years old and could beat 2:15 at a three-year-old. Tom Stuart’s String. Tom Stuart, the Ohio driver, has thirty head in training at Abdallah park, Cynthiana, Ky., Including the crack pacers High Grade, 2:11%, and High Seven, 2:13%.

BAPTISTE EXECUTING AN EFFECTIVE HOLD.