Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1908 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Zybsco May Visit United States. The Gotcb-Hackeuschmidt wrestling match at Chicago last spring has kind of stirred up the sporting members of the Missouri Athletic club at Kansas City, for they are endeavoring to bring SSybsco, tbe big Galician wrestler, who has been making quite a hit in London the last year, to this country. The Kansas City club has offered Zybsco $3,000 and SI,OOO for expenses to come over and wrestle six matches with opponents they may select, the

Mme to be held during tbe winter months. If Zybsco accepts he will probably be matched against Charles Olson and live of the best heavyweights in the west. The plan then is to have Zybsco, should be win all the matches, meet Frank Gotch In a big International match about March, when Frank gets through with his theatrical tour. Gotch has stated that he would not wrestle again, but it is thought that in a case of this kind he will again take to the mat and defend his title. Remarkable Tennis Record. A. W. Gore, who at the age of forty made history recently by winning the Olympic lawn tennis medal (covered court) and the All England championship, possesses a record which is declared to be unparalleled in the sport. For one thing, he is the oldest player ever to Win the blue ribbon; for another, no man has ever won the title of champion of England twice with an Interval of seven years between his two victories, and, for a third, no player has ever appeared in the final of all comers’ singles on six occasions. Mr. Gore was born on Jan. 2, 1868, and as far back as 1880, when he was only twelve, was winning prizes. It was at the Dinard club that he learned lawn tennis. In 1880 he won his first handicap, mixed doubles, and in 1886 captured the silver cup given as a championship of the Dinard club.

Mr. Gore’s 1908 record Is one of which any man should be justly proud. He has won the open championship of England, the covered court championship and the Olympic gold medals, doubles and singles, covered court.

Shrubbs on Cross Country Running. The Harvard Cross Country association has shown a desire to make the crimson better fortified in cross country running by engaging Alfred Shrubb. the famous English professionr al. Shrubb has his own ideas about the development of cross country runners, and this is his first opportunity to put them in practice. In expressing his views recently Shrubb said:

“You Americans don’t know how to run cross country. If I had charge of one of your college teams for a season and could run with the men I know I could Improve them 50 per cent. There Is nothing which helps young runners so much as to have an experienced man to set pace for them and to point out their defects.” The experiment which Harvard Is making will be watched with great Interest throughout the college world.

ZYBSCO, THE GALICIAN WBESTLER.