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T1IK wile curried a story lusl week i rout Toronto regarding the plans of Amateur Athletic I nlon of I'unnila regarding tlif Dominion's rep-1 1 tit tlie Olympic sports In t-iui kluiliri HiIh year, and eastern ex-i Ii.imK' Him lo hand bring I'urtlien il-lails. According tci this Toronto Stur i In? I iii'iiIoii government bus onu to piiy the team's expenses. The team will leave Montreal on Ihe Teutonic on June 15 for Liverpool, anil will train at tht! Crystal 1'iilme gruumla in London until July 1, when they will leave lor Sweden, arriving there about two days before the open-lug ol the contests. Rowing, athletics, swimming and trap shooting will cover the repre n.n-tation ol thin country, it' the committee Ii.ih the final ay. The matter of rowing wus it In the hands ol the Canadian usaoclal Ion of Amateur Oarsmen, who will hold the trials and look alter sending a single sculler, who will lie K.

U. Butler, and an eight anil a lour. Keiatine the Dominion Utile ussoii.i-tion does not ui prove of sending a team of rifle experts, the IMmlnlon ill he represented by trap shooters oniy. In swimming, Hodgson and Dinner, the two Montreal experts, have about been settled upon. Hodgson will cer-tanrly make the trip.

In athletics things are still open, thmigh, at this distance, George Gould-ing. the walker; Kddie Archibald, the pole vault or; Hubby Kerr and Frank llalhims. tho sprinters: Jock Tall and Arnold Knox, middle dl.staneo men, and l.nkemun, for the all-around hurdles, look to be ulmtit ot a nhiee. ami there are a dozen more. In cluding three or four Marathoners, I who have a chance to make the Jour-no.

The eommittee decided dellnlle-lv that only men whose records give them a reasonable chance to beat the world at their respective specialties be sent across, and this, of course, ruts the list down to a small team in athletics- Ontario will hold trials on May It or The Intention of the other provinces has not yet been niude pub-He. They may seleet their representatives in the comniiteee room. HUMPED THE WHKBIill EN The Canadian Wheelmen's association forwarded a Ust of ten names, from which they expected the committee would select lour men for the K'eat 2'Jtl-tnilc road race around Ijike Malar, but to the intense surprise and uisgtist of the C.W.A. officials the Olympic coniiiiitlee turned them all down on the ground that they would have no chance. The list was as t'i i lows: r'ruuk Brown of Stratford; Walter Andrews.

P.IU Smith, Gordon Harry Young, Scotty WiHon, Tom Bulger. Joe lioldcn, Halily Wat-son of Toronto winner of the Dunlop read race; Gus llughen of Hamilton. HAVE A CHANCE "I don't know what the Olympic committee was thinking of when they turned down that list," saild CJ. chairman of the Dominion Racing Hoard. "They Intimate that if any other body wants to defray a cycling team's expenses they will endorse the entry.

That, means that the C.W.A. la Invited to pay tho cyclists way over. Why should c'; The Olympic committee is netting from the l'oiulnioti government lo uo- Irav tile cost of a team and they should send over at least four cyclists. In W. Brown of Stratford, Cunada has one of the greatest unpaced road lid ers in the world, and Walter An drews' showing in the great 62-mlle track lin at the last Olympic Karnes, where he finished sixth, after taking a tumble and riding over forty miles with a H-inch gash in the leg, surely entitles him to smut consideration, to say nothiiiK of his wonderful record on the track since then.

Why, both the Dig Train and Uordon proved their superiority over The Aet America had last summer, and in young Scotty Wilson we have a -col I of great promise. I think that these lour, at least, should go." THE MARATHON TRIAL It was practically decided to make the Hamilton Spectator Marathon thu official trial for but the Spectator will bo asked lo run thin year's race over the around-tlie-bay course of nineteen miles instead of over the full Marathon route from llrantlord to Hamilton. This Is to avoid the mistake made in litns, when the eommittee killed off Canada's chances by sending the candidates a gruelling twenty-six miles on a red-hot day over a rough course. None of tin; runners recovered their form between this rai) and the race in England- James G. Merrick will represent Canada In the athletic conference to be held In Sweden during the Olym piad.

Hit. BARTON LIKELY TO OO The question of a handler for tr1 team was discussed, ami vnne me names of Dr. Burton. Prof. Williams of Toronto; Major Long of and II.

K. Hadcock of Winnipeg-, were all discussed, it is practically settled that lr. Itarton will have tho rurtisal ot the post. While lr. Barton is a clever handler from a physical point of flew, the committee has apparently forgotten that the big feature in the winning of races and events by the Yankee team at the Athenian and London olympiads was the wisdom of Matt Halpln and Mike Murphy, who always saw that their men got all that was coming to them in the matter of position at the start, and that they engineered it so that possible winners were tlven all sorts of protection during the races.

Theirs was the wisdom lich sought out the weak spots in the nar-ness of Ihe other fellows and told the lnlted States lads how to take ad vantage of them The Canadian team also wants the services of a wise chap who knows when and where to start a man sprinting anil how to correct bad styles and habits. All races are not won on physical condition or by an athlete's own brains by a Jong chalk, and the sooner the comrrV'e recognizes this tho better for the welfare of Canuck teams. JIM JEFFRIES PLANS ANOTHER "COME BACK" Ex-Champion Likely to Enter Arena Again for Battle With Negro Illy H. -M. Walker.) Los Angeles, Feb.

Ki. For many weeks a story has been In circulation here to tile effect that James J. Jeffries Intended courting a second "come back" chance and would attempt to force the satisfaction of a return battle with the negro champion. Jack Johnson. The gossip, rumor, comment or whatever you want to call it.

was to the effect that Jeffries would go under the management of "Cherokee" Tom Jones and, after a six months' sojourn In the mountainns, would open a real training camp. Tek Rlckard's name was brought into the talk, this picturesque individual being given credit for having Induced Jeffries to make another gamble. Jack Jeffries, so tho story went, would be Jim's chief spurring partner. The writer corralled the principals Willi the following results: Jim Jeffries still believes that he was "doped" at his Monana Springs triinlng camp and Insist that he scarcelv knew -what was going on about him when he entered that Reno ling He insists that be can get into condition and likewise Insists that he is Jack Johnson's master. He refuses however, to acknowledge that he intends returning to the ring, but wag likewise dumb on the same subject when asked to deny that he contemplated such a move.

"Cherokee" Tom Jones when back ed Into a corner. made his talk straight from the shoulder: "Jim has not asked inn to be his manager. He has not told mo that he Intends boxin again; hut it is my personal belief that he Is and has been for weeks considering the step. "He was delighted as a boy at Christinas when he put on his ring clothes last Thursday and boxed he-fore the moving picture machine for me. 'This fuels like old times' was hls'reniark us he danced about on the grass.

1 have no authority to speuk for Jeff. He has made no direct statement to me." Hrother Jack said: "Nobody knows what Jim intends to do. We all think that he Is a better man than he showed at Reno, nnd I for one believe that he can lick Jack Johnson." And there the matter rests. If Jim Jeffries does not know the answer to the question why should anybody else presume to open the "DOPE" STORY IS REVIVED Jeffries Still Believes He Can Win Back Heavyweight Title. Emerson W.

Dickersnn, a sporting writer of Grand Rapids, and friend of Ad Wolgast, has received a letter from the lightweight champion, stating that It is no dream that Jim Jeffries is again in tine condition and desires another fight with Johnson. Wolgast has been with Jeffries for several weeks in California, tramping ill the mountains and doing other conditioning stunts, and ought to know what he is talking about. He says that Jeffries still believes his poor showing against the black champion was due to dope, and that he believes he can go Into training now and win back tho title. ls RAOUL LE MAT This is Raoul Le Mat, world's cham- Eion high jumper on ic skat is, who rok th world'i 24-hour roller kat record by skating 268 miles In 24 hours and 35 seconds. The best previous record was held by Joe H-Hamilton of Wichita.

who skated 167 mnes in 24 hours. That Le Mat finished well within himself is apparent from tho photograph, which was made immediately after the long grind. all-staFhockey I LOOKS GOOD Coast Selection Would Give Any Seven in Canada a Hard Tight An all-star team could be selected from the teafs In the Pacific Coast Hockey league that would come pretty close to trimming uny similar aggregation selected from all the rest of the Dominion. The clubs have played more than half their scheduled games now and the fans have had a pretty fair chance to size up the merits of the various players. Most of the pluyer have performed up to expectations, but there Is doubt that othera have fallen short of the form looked for from them and It Is a comparatively easy task to tlift from the lot the seven woh stand out most prominently.

Here is the Province choice: final Hugh Lehman, Westminster. Point Frank Patrick, Vancouver. Coverpolnt Ernie Johnson, Westminster. Rover Lester Patrick, Victoria. Centre Eddie Ijilonde, Vancouver, Right wing Hairy Hyland, Westminster.

Left' wting Jimmy Gardner, Westminster. There is no questioning the choice of Lehman for goal for he is easily the best of the three net guardians. He has shown up wonderfully well In the games so far and the other players affirm he Is every bit as good as Percy Lesuer of the Ottawa Stanley cup holders, who Is recognized as the best man in his position In the east. Frank Patrtck is playing better hockey now than he ever did, and his work at point has been one of the features of the Vancouver team's play Hrother Lester has been playing just as brilliantly for Victoria and us he can attend to the duties of rover he has been passed up in the choice of a point player and named for the rover Job. Some enthusiasts doubt Lester's staying qualities In the forward position and would rather see him on tho defence in which course It would JuBt about come to a toss-up between him and Frank for the point position.

In that event Tommy JJunderdale of Victoria would unquestionably be the choice for rover. Ernie Johnson is In a class by himself a cover point and nobody would think of selecting an all-star aggregation without including him. The big fellow is worth about two men In a team. "Newsy" Lalnndo has been playing the centre position on the all-stars. played magnificent hockey In Vlc-toiia last Friday night.

Hni'ry Hyland is sure of one of the wind positions on the all-star team and Jimmy Gardner on account of his great headwork would be the choice for thu other through Ron McDonald of the Westminster team and Bobby Rowe both seem to have a claim for Ton Andrew tTGi iT Gossip It looks like a hard summer for ne-gro boxers wiio have been eating chicken regularly in Paris, London and some American cities. Even Jack Johnson Is not burning up the world these days. With all his i.putalion he has received the icy mitt from many clubs. Following has turndown by New York clubs and the judgment of $7,50" awarded against him bv an English Judge, comes word that Paris Is through with negro boxers. Word to this effect conies from the boxing Heait P.iumniel, Charlie Galvin, who lias manuged several negro box-irs, Including Dixie Kid and Bob Scullion.

He has passed them up. The smokes are on the chute." writes Cabin, "and I'm through. The clubs won't hire them, because the public Is tired of matches between "hlte and black men. They are being put out of business." The animosity against the negro boxers is In the air. They are not as popular In Australia as they were, and that land was their last stand, apparently.

Freddy Welsh's calling off ot His bout with Jack Pritton, recalls the Inct that the little Welshman bus had to cancel two other bout within the past year and causes Hie to wonder bethec his vegetable diet Isn't re-M'otislble for tills. When Welsh trained In Milwaukee for Wolgast. I believe, he adhered to liis vegetable diet and his anus were overed lith bolls to an extent that he had to call off the bout. Dr. Jas.

I lew. who examined Welsh, said he would become consumptive unless ho i ii.inged liis training methods. He or- lijred Juicy beefsteaks ami alter eating them Welsh rapidly regained his liculLU, Xh aVaiii gt Ualuiutf, Dr. Fiew says, demsmis the most nutritious foods and Welsh always, confined for a hattle, winch may be at tho bottom of his present difficulty. Johnny Thompson's victory over Jack Lester must have been sweet to th'j Illinois cyclone, who lost decisions: to tfoinismun Hlce and Dave Smith.

It was a life-saver for Thompson and finish, et LUr, Johnny may now go on with Langfoid. Snllor Petrosky must be some lighter, but his real speed will be determined against Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg middleweight. Sid Smith, tho English bantam, will Kit a real tiyout when he meclH Johnny Daly. Daly has met all the good 01125, lucludlue Cha-iiiplyu CuuluU. THE WINNIPEG TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1912 21 ROUND UP OF LEADING SPORTING EVENTS CANADA'S OLYMPIC TEAM; SOME OF THE MEN LIKELY TO GO New Champion Roller Skater AND SLOSH IT HEN THE WIZARD' Athletes Already Mentioned Include Butler, Hodgson, Draper, Goulding, Archibald, Kerr, Hialbaus, Knox and Lukeman Dozeu More May Secure a Place Story of a Great Game of Billiards and a "Toutinj" Experience 'Touting," said the barber, "has al ways seemed to me to bo about the easiest way of making money that i open to men of your liberal views ad elastic molality.

I wonder sometime that it Is not more generally followud. Hurely there is no other game In which a man can play both ends against the middle, more readily or more sulolw than he can In touting." The others smiled. "It depends a great deal on how many suckers you can get on your lino at tho same time," said the con man thoughtfully. "If you have enough of them, it la certainly easy to play 'em with a double cross ami get a profit out of the winners. 'it was almost thirty years ago, but I haven't forgotten tho particulars.

At that time billiards was a crack snort. The expert player was as popular a baseball pitcher is now, and thv matches that were played from lime to time by the famous ones were sporting events ot the llrst Importance. "Woll. when the great match between Schacfer and Blossom In was announced, everybody know that it would be the event of the year, and tho betting began on the day of the-announcement. was as excited as anybody else and was keen to put his money up, but ho got it in his head that the match was fixed, and ho came to nut to know who was suing to win, ABSOLUTELY UN THE LliVKXi "I laughed at him and told him nobody could know, because It was absolutely on the level, and nobody could pick the winner.

Hchacfer was then at the height of his fame, and there were a great many people who could nut believe that any living man could beat 'Wizard Jake' it was a fact that nobody had ever before played such billiards as it bad. Tho balk line was established In the game to break up the phenomenal runs he was musing in the corners and along the rail, ami he worked at It a week or two then made hia runs just the same outside the line. "Hut Slosson had come Into the first rank that year, and had proved that he was a good deal of a marvel his ownself. There were some that had studied his play carefully, whu were inclined to think he had a show even against the champion, and 1 was one of them. "rio, when Smith refused to believ me and Insisted that I should tell Hun who was slated to win, I saw no rea son why I should throw a golden op portunlty over my shoulder, and, after making him swear secrecy, told him Slohson would win.

SCHAEFER FAVORITE "I reckon If the betting had been the other way I might have picked Schaefer. but Schacter was the favor Ite, and I figured that 1 wanted the short end of the betting If I was go Ing to do It with Smith's n.oney, tor the way It looked to. mo the two men had about an even chance und of course, Slusson would pay the best if he should win. "Well, Smith swallowed it whole, and said he'd bet heavily, to we went to the match together. It was play ed in Tammany hall, and they bad the betting on tho ground floor, the game being played In the big hall, one (light up.

We were early, but the betting had begun and the betting room was crowded. "I made Smith give me $100, and told him I would bet that on Schaefer, hut that he was to follow me and bet J-00 on Slosson. That was about so far as I thought he was likely to go. but after he had done that all right, I found 1 wus mistaken and pursued the game. "He didn't say any mure till after the play began.

I nad told him that ho must not be surprised if Schaefer ran ahead early In the game, and when Slosson began with a count of four or five and Schaefer madeNelghty-odd In his first Innings, Smith whispered to me that he thought he'd take some more, for the odds had run up to 3 to 1 almost Immediately, having started at 2 to 1. So I told him to put up 2 000 more and he did it. "After tho start the two players fiddled along for a few innings with out either of them doing much and the story went round that Slosson was sick: had cramps or something and was drinking brandy-Smith heard that and got nervous, so I told him It was a frame-up, and he believed me. "So, when the odds crept up to 4 to 1, Smith took another thousand of it. He certainly was game, but when I saw Schaefer start another run 1 Bneaked out tdward the-door.

SCHAEFER RUNS 160 "Smith had gone to the ground floor to watch the betting, and thought I might get away, but he met me and I bad to go back and took on with him while Schaefer ran over DiO points before he missed, and the an nouncer called: Schaefer 350! Slos son, "The room went wild, and It seem ed to me as if Smith was looking at me suspiciously, so I whispered to him to go on and tret all he could at the odds, which were then 6 to 1. And he put on (2,000 more, but I thought I could see that he had his doubts. while, as for me, the principal anxiety I had was as to how I was go ing to be able to get away with mm "They were playing 600 points up and by the time Schaefer was In his last hundred and Slosson had only Just broken into his second, tho crowd had begun shouting bets out in the billiard room. Downstairs they had been selling pools, but nobody was going downstairs. "Thev were all watching; for tho finish.

Uoche, who was backing Schae fer, shouted out, '5 to 1 In thousands on the Wizard," but tho few bettors who had backed blosson had lost nerve. There was for a moment no response nd Smith looked at me again. "I read the look and cot desperate. so I said to him, 'Go to it. Get all you can.

He's good for anything he says and you can pick up a "Smith wavered plainly enough, hut he mirr was Kiime- He called out iil take $,1,000 of but even Roche was staggered. He did bet (10,000 to though, and I was on the verge of collapse. Wo had been drinking a great deal of wine and I thought 1 could feel the bottles popping in my head. SLOSSON WINS OUT "Then Slosson ran 2''S and in the next Inning 110 points, and Schaefer went all to pieces. He had an innings and a good opening, with only a few points to go, but he missed, and Slosson ran the game out.

"Smith divided vtn with me. as he had promised to do, hut while we were drinking a few more bottles he said. i thought you nao inrown me, ana i wouldn't have done a thing to you if you but .1 laughed at him. I could afford to." Freddie Welsh has Ad Wolgast "beat to a frazsle" In the hard luck stakes. A year ago he lost the English lightweight championship to Matt Wells.

Then came the American trip and litigation with a New York promoter. Next the postponement of tho Thanksgiving Day contest with Wolgast. which meant a pot of in for each hoy. And now a serious muscular trouble ceinpula Welsh lo cancel all engagements, nnd It is extremely doubtful It will ovui' bo able to tux aguiu. F.

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B. Walkerville, Ont FORD Model Torpedo. Completely TCtiuipped, Ont 2 passengers, B. Walkerville, SCENT RETURN BOUT BETWEEN BIG IS' San Francisco Sports Figure Gotch and Hack Will Try It Again Jack Cuiiey, during hia recent visit to Francisco, had so much to say about Wrestler George Hackenschmidt that some of the Hmrt fellows Jumped at the conclusion that the Flynn-JobtiBon match is largely a "stall" with Curley and that it is a Ootch-Uackcnschmldt event he Is trying to pave the way for. Wouldn't It be funny it it turned out that way? Of a certainty it is the easiest thins In the world to make Curley drop Flynn as a conversational theme and begin talking about Huckenschmldt.

Jack becomes seml-emotional, in fact, whim telling of how Hackenschmidt, rather than disappoint the public, went Into that other match at the White Sox park, Chicago, with wrenched ligaments and splintered bones. If memory serves, the public wus not let Into the secret of Hacken-schmldt's Injuries until after the match took place. There Is reason to believe that quite a number of persons knew that the Russian Lion had hurt one of his paws seriously. According to Curley, the services of at least one eminent surgeon were required to bandage Hack's crippled limb in siu-h a way that the Lion might make a bluff at engaging in a wrestling bout with Gotch of Iowa. And It Isn't quite clear how Hackenschmidt saved the public from disappointment.

He remained silent about his Incapacity and allowed thu biggest crowd that ever paid Its way Into a wrestling event to gather in the expectation of seeing a genuine struggle. And right there was where the real disappointment came In. Curley, who keeps In touch with Hackenschmidt, has received news that the Injured knee Is scarcely ready yet for another tour of the United Htates. An X-ray picture taken recently showed a splinter of bone adrift from one of the 1. Ion's shanks or Joints, and until the Injury is repaired In some way Hackenschmidt will have to remain In retirement.

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B. Walkerville, Ont (No Ford Cars Solr Unequipped.) of Canada, Limited WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO WINNIPEG BRANCH: 309 CUMBERLAND AVENUE that Curley cares to agitate for a third match with Gotch the Russian will hold himself subject to Curley's orders. There Is something about Curley which suKKcsta that he will be equal to the occasion. There is a suspicion that he Is already at work upon a Hiick-Gotch tussle, and there ia a further suspicion that Han Francisco will bo the scene of tho third annual i ntch-as-catch-can reunion between "the two greatest wrestlers of modern times." Well, If the cat Jumps that way It will he Interesting to watch how San I'rancisco welcomes the first official announcement in the connection. For years the Rports of San Francisco have had about us much use for professional mat specialists as a fruit Krower has for tho Aiedltorranean fly.

Hut times change, and occasionally sporting crowds change with them, mid maybe the Far Went can be brought to look upon a Gotch-llack-enschmldt match with favor. President A- B. Tearney, of the I.I.I, league. Is stakeholder of the forfeit money posted at Chicago, Keb. ft, Tor the flcht between Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn next July for the chumplonshlp of the world.

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Record "Clouting" in One Game; William Bottenus Hit For Eighteen Bases in Eastern League Affray So far as any available records show, the greatest batting feat ever accomplished In a loague baseball game Is that of William Bottenus, who set a record of IS total bases In a contest between the Buffalo and Wllkesbarre clubs of the Eastern league. Four home runs and a double were his contribution to that game's clubbing and his total of sacks is one better than that of any other player known to fame. The major league record Is held Jointly by Bob Lowe. Detroit's neout. and the late Ed.

Delehanty, each of whom set a mark of four homers of 16 cushions. Bottenus was playing left field for the Buffalo club when he had his big day and led off In the billing order. On the opening day of the season, May 13, 1805, he hit the first ball pitched over a house In loft field for a clean homo run, and followed this up with three more homers and a two-base hit, making the total of 18 sacks for the game- Not content with this feat, he thumped out five more home runs before the week was over, makng a total of nine in seven days. He led Ihe Kastern league in home runs that season, outbatting even the celebrated Home Run Buck Freeman, who went to the big league next year. With all his extra base clubbing, this slugger did not have a fancy average, hitting but .288 in 113 gumes.

He used a left-hand batsman, who used to switch to riKht hand position when a southpaw opposed hla club, furing Ju-t about as well against the portsides as anybody else. Teammates of Bottenus In that game were Sam Wise. Jack Shcaron Bill Clymer. Klght home runs wore made in that game..

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