Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1907 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Pitcher Nicjt Altroek. That able twirler Nick Altroek Is widely believed to be In Une for tbe premier pitching honors of the American league for this season. Many careful experts state that Nick Is the

best twirler In the entire organization. Anyway, Altrock’s work for the Chicago American world’s champions last season was of genuine top notch caliber, and It is safe to say he Is tbe chief standby of Captain-Manager Dtvy Jones. Jeffries Will Fight. James J. Jeffries says be will return to the ring If the title of heavyweight champion becomes the property of a foreigner. If It remains in American hands, he will not leave his retirement. Here Is his own statement: “Will I fight Bill Squires, the Australian champion pugilist? “Yes,lf he wins the American championship from an American. “I have retired and do not wish to go back into the ring. ♦ . «I have no love for the glove battles, but I saw a chance to win a .competency in a few short years and I took It I have this now. It is safely Invested where I cannot lose It and where It will bring me a comfortable ... income for the rest of my life, so I don’t need to fight again. “My wife wants to sqe the historic places of Europe, and I, too, have a desire to see places I have beard and read about I shall sail for Europe as scheduled, and meanwhile Mr. Squires will thrash out the situation with the ambitions young fighters of today. .“They are a fair lot and will keep t this fellow ibusy, unless I am mistaken. “Should be whip the best American / fighters and win tbe championship from them I’ll cut short my travels and come back to take a whirl at the old game. “I don’t wave the star spangled banner every time I get a chance to get a gallery yell, but I am a good American for all that, and I don’t want to see the championship held by a foreigner If I can help it “I have read Squires’ statement It Is a nice, straightforward, manly appeal. It Impresses me favorably.” / Harvard Football Dates. Harvard’s football schedule for the coming season as announced recently calls for ten games with tbe same teams that Harvard lined up against last year, with the exception that Annapolis has been substituted for West Point The Harvard eleven will play all but the Annapolis contest at home this year. The schedule follows: Oct 2, Bowdotn; Oct 5, University of Maine; Oct 9, Bates; Oct 12, Williams; Oct 19, Annapolis, at Annapolis; Oct. 28, Springfield Training school; Nov. 2, Brown; Nov. 9, Carlisle; Nov. 16, Dartmouth; Nov. 24, Tale.

As to Baseball Crowds. The gross exaggeration of the else of baseball crowds has already started In. The national game draws well enough without inflating attendances. However, It hi not die only sport In which the attendances oftth are bigger on paper than they are in reality. Football attendances are more nearly correctly estimated than those of any other sport

Another Ooean Yacht ftaoo. The nett ooean yacht race of 400 miles for the challenge cup offered by the Brooklyn Yacht dub of New York city will be started on July 4. The course Is around Montank Point N. Y., thence around Northeast End lightship, off Cape May, N. J., and thence to a finish line off the Brooklyn Yaoht club, house at Gravesend bay, New York.

Barry After Towns. Ernest Barry of Brentford, who stands as the most promising sculler in England, is out with a challenge to George Towns of Australia for the world's English sculling championship. The latter carries with it the Sportsman Challenge cap, valued at SI,OOO. the stakes an to be SI,OOO to s2£oo a side. it ■ / Balky Lindsay.. , V| First Baseman Lindsay of Detroit has definitely refused to be transferred to the Kansas City dub, aa Tebeau offered him even less than his Detroit talary. < Lave Cross. j Lave Cross’ work with the Washinglon American league team belles the report that he would be forced to give Up the game because of ill health.

NICK ALTROCK IN ACTION.