Due {o the small field that will weigh out for the important race named The Griffin Sweepstakes, it will be run as the second race instead of much later in the zíternoon. Still, despite the small field, it promises to be a race of interest, including two ponies that should certainly start in next month's big classic race, one as the possible winner. Therefore I strongly recommend all that intend going racing today to be at the track in time to see this race, Some Writers Unimpressed Some of the local writers who have watched Shelaeff work have not been. impressed. They do not believe Shelaeff can pack as much punch as his, notices proclaim for him, awing to the fact that he is a "jolting" type of hitter who holds his guard well in front and pegs home his wallops over only a six inch span of distance.
Others have been openly impressed by the impact with which Shelaeff's fists have landed on the torsos' of sparring-partners.
Nevertheless, considerable interest has been aroused, for several reasons. Mhe first is the story of the young Russian's life, which reads like a page of fiction torn from Horatio Alger. The second is that a reputable Shanghai physician who diagnosed Shelaeff as a "medical freuk," over-Whelmed with the impulse to kill as soon as he steps into a ring. Another is the impressive knockout record itself achieved by Shelaeff during the course of a career which took him successively from Harbin to Tientsin, to Shanghai, to Manila, to Singapore, to Shanghai and to San Francisco.
Outcome Vital Nevertheless, the Russian fighter has been given a difficult assignment in his first American start, for Fasano is famous for his ability to take Punches without flinching, and during the course of a popular career as a club fighter has never been knocked ow. He himself boasts a string of Knockouts eclipsing even that of Shelaeff.
Victory for the Orient champion will catapult him into the limelight, in view of the advance ballyhoo sur 3 rounding the fight. Defeat will place jin in the prelim and curtain-raiser renks for some time to come.
Shelaeff has been working out daily at Paddy Ryan's downtown gymnasium under the direction F Heinrich Seelig, a refugee from Germany and brother of Eric Seelig, ranking German middleweight.
His gym labour has been confined, however, to light workouts, although immediately after signing his contract today he returned and began serious drill.—United Press, say about 145 pin, "Merrylight has to give Newcastle 51. and there are many good judges that think he cannot do it and win. My opinion is that he can. I ther Tore forecast the race to finish Merrylight first with Newcastle second.
The third race is at 7 furlongs for ird class ponies to be ridden by novice "riders only. A good sized field should weigh out with B. Mielck riding his good sprinter Sober Morn. and there will be no other riding in the saco to receive more hearty cheers than he will if he should wu which J think he will do, with E. Moller and his mount second,
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