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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, MAY 4. 1007.
FIRST GAMES IN COMMERCIAL LEAGUE SATURDAY
j SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING f
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
BY PERCY H. WHITING.
And then it rained.
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Nashville was inundated and the Crackers rested.
It was good of Memphis to lose again Friday. That defeat
left the Crackers still well in the lead.
Nashville and Little Rock are still in the first division,
which means the Crackers will tackle in succession the three
first division teams—Nashville, .Memphis and Little Rock—in
the order named. Probably when that tnckliflg is over some of
them will have dropped out of the first division. And hero’s
hoping it's Memphis.
It looks now as .though Nashville woidd have the pleasure,
of bucking Atlanta's two star pitchers—Cnstleton and Zeller.
And if the Dobbers win, then they are good batters, all right.
If Atlanta had four games with Memphis very likely the
Mormon would be saved and worked twice against the Babblers.
But as there are only three this trip Castleton will doubtless
get but one chance in the Bluff City.
They’re off in The Georgian’s Commercial League today
and a good season is promised.
All the players in the league seem to have entered into the
game with the right spirit and it is hoped and expected that
there will be none of the untoward incidents which sometimes
mar the records of the best regulated leagues.
The success of an amateur league depends chiefly ot\ the
caliber of the officials, the umpires nnd the managers. If these
officials have the right amount of interest in the welfare of the
league and the right amount of spirit in maintaining discipline (
in the organization there is no reason why the sailing should
not be smooth.
Especially is the success of the league up to the umpires.
These officials have full power to keep order on the playing
fields, and it is to be hoped that they will do it. If they do
not it will be their own fault.
U. OF GA. ATHLETE.
The people of Atlanta who are interested in amateur base
ball are invited to witness the games, which will be played to
day. No ndmission fee will be charged. Two of the games will
be played at Piedmont Park, one at Gainmage Crossing.
MY, SUCH A WET WETNESS!
NO GAME AT NASHVILLE
Special to The OoorRlnn.
Nashville, Tonn., May 4.—It wos a
cue of more rain more rest for Billy
Smith's Firemen yesterday. Shortly
before the time to call tho anme the
weather began to behaVe In regular
April fuhlon, and It wun't Iona before
Athletic Park resembled a full-fledged
duck pond. Managers Dobbs and
Smith waited patiently to see It the
wetness wouldn't hold up and allow
the game to proceed, but such was
not to be. It continued to pour In
torrents nnd the Firemen did not
leave their hotel, where they are tak
ing things euy.
The chnmplnns appear In lip-top
shape, nnd Billy Smith elntms he will
trim the Boosters all right. Sparks
will likely work this afternoon against
Johnny Duggan, and with such n pair
BURNS DODGES
BILL SQUIRES
San Francisco. Cal, May 4.—After
signifying his willingness to meet Bill
Squires, the Australian champion, be
fore Jimmy Coftroth’s club. May 30,
Tommy Burns has refused to post n
*1,0(10 forfeit to hind the papers which
he signed. He announced lata last
night that he had decided not to flrfit
Squires on the percentage basis offered
by Coffroth, which he dlil not believe
would warrant him In making another
hard fight *o soon after tho u'Brlen
battle.
pitted ngalnst each other In the box,
a spirited battle Is anticipated.
Manager Smith so far hu heard
nothing from Becker, who left for
home several daya ago on account of
the serious Illness of his wife.
Manager Dobbs, of tho Nashville
team, hu been out of the game recent
ly, owing to the. fact thlit Mrs. Dobbs
hu been In rather a serious condition
u the result of an operation for ap
pendicitis. Hardy Is holding down his
position In the center garden during the
absence of the player-manager.
The Nnshvllle fans are keenly await
Ing an opportunity of watching Billy
Smith's hopefuls perform. Yesterday
was ladles' day and a great crowd of
them had planned to give the Firemen
the rind band. If the Boosters don't
win tho pennant the fans hero want
Atlanta to have It.
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AMATEURS 1
GET BUSY;
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Opening Games in
Commercial League
Played Today.
GEORGIA CHAMPION
LEAGUE MANAGERS
MET FRIDAY NIGHT
Two Teams Asked For Ad
mission But Managers
Voted Not to Enlarge
League.
KYLE SMITH.
Smith la one of the best track
athletes at the University of Geor
gia, and lut fall he played good
football with the Athens team.
Team at Winder
Is Re-organized
Special to The Georglao.
Winder, Ga.. May 4.—A Inrge gath
ering of cltluna, fans and ball players
held a very enthuslutlc meeting Tues.
day afternoon In the city hall, for the
purpose of organlalng a team for the
coming season. ,
Mayor J. T. Strange was selected
chairman of the meeting, nnd In a
very eloquent address commended the
team for retaining the amateur cham
pionship of northeast Georgia for past
three seasons, nnd wishing them the
nun suecees for the coming season.
The following omreri were elected for
the season: J. J. Wilson, president; J.
W. Mlllsap, manager; L. A. House,
treasurer, and F. E. Durst, secretary.
The Winder tenm le ready for games
with any strong team of northeast
Georgia.
ORPHANAGE BEAT COLLEGE.
PfHTlnl to The neorgtnn
Clinton. S. C, May 4.—The orphan
age lode took the last game from the |
]'reshyL 1 Plans, it was an Interesting
BARTL THROWS
W. DEMETRAL
Special to The Georgian.
Nuhvllle, Tenn, May 4.—"Demon'
Bartl, the middleweight champion,
threw William Demetral. the Greak
heavyweight, two auceesstva falls last
night In quirk order. Bnrtl used a half
Nelson nnd a leg twist each tlmo nnd
punished his man unmercifully. The
match came near ending In n row at
the conclusion of the first fall, when
Dari Pons, Demetyal'a second, mn out
on the mat,
Demetral weighed about 180 pounds.
Bartl weighed about 16*.
Bad Shut- Out For
Sanitarium Team
MUIerigevflle, G#., May 4.—Georgia
State Sanitarium couldn't score on G.
M. C. yesterday, losing a fast game
by the score of 10 to 0. Only two G.
8. men reached .second during the
nine Innings:
The tubulated score:
G. 8. 8.— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Gilman, cf. . . 4 0 l 1 0 <»
Smith, C\, lb. . 4 0 l 5 2 0
Smith, R, 2b, . 4 0 0 5 3 1
Smith, A., c. . . 3 0 1 7 1 0
Hudson, ss. . . 3 0 0 3 2 0
Lockhart. 3b. . . 3 o 0 2 1 2
Wright, rf. . . . 3 0 0 0 •* 0
Wilson, If and n. 3 0 o I l o
Harper, p. and If. 3 0 1 0 0 2
Totals ... .30
G. M. C — ab.
Kiker, 3b. . . .3
Forbes, 2l». & cf. 4 2
IUynoldfi, c. . . 5 2
Whilden. lb. . . 4 l
llut< hlnson. If. . 5 1
Jordan. 2b. ... 3 0
Damn, as. . , . 2 2
Allen, rf 4, 1
Smith, p 3 0
MrleUln. rf. . . 0 1
Totals . . . .33* 10
8ummary.
Socre by Innings:
O. 8. S.
G. M. C.
4 24 10
h. |h>. a.
DAHLONEGA VS.
BLACKSMITHS
The Furman team, which waa sched
uled to play at Tech Park Friday and
Saturday, canceled the games, and
there waa no seaslon at Tech Friday
afternoon.
Saturday, however, the Dahlonega
bunch will be here for a battle with the
Yellow Jackets.
The Tech team had a *100 forfeit
with the Furman management for each
game, nnd will make a stout effort to
collect the money.
Sam Woodward and his Dahlonega
players arrived In Atlanta Saturduy
morning and they hope to make a good
ahowing against Tech.
The North deorgla tenm made a late
atari this year and has not played a
great many games. Their principal en
gagements were:
Lost to Gordon. 4 to 0 and won from
Gordon 3 to 2.
Played 4 with Gainesville, won 2 nnd
lost 2. On Monday the Dahlonega play,
era lost to Galnesvlla by a score of (
to 0 nnd the next tiny won by a score
of 13 to 1. In the Monday gamo four
of the Dahlonega regulars were out of
the line-up.
In speaking of the team Coach Wood,
ward said:
We have a good team nnd I believe
that we will make n good showing
against Tech. The players have plenty
of ability, hut of course they lack ex
perience. If they will do na well In the
gutne ns they do In practice we will
give Tech a rubt"
Sam Woodward will probably join
the Mobile team after his season ends.
The Dahlonega line-up In Saturday's
game will be:
Harbour, catcher; Morris, nltcher
and left Held; Charters, first base; Da.
vtdson, second base; Reese, shortstop;
Akers, third base; Hancock, right Held;
Davis, center Add; Humphries, pitcher
and left Held.
The second season of The Georgian's
Commercial League Is Inaugurated to
day when the six teams Included In
the organization get together In the
opening festivities.
The games scheduled are:
Southern Railway vs. Bun-Proofs, at j
Gam mage Crossing; S. V. Stiles, um- |
plre.
Southern States Electric Company
vs. Beck & Gregg, on the north dia
mond at Piedmont Park; Carlton
Floyd, umpire.
M. Kutx vs. Koca-Nola team, south
diamond, Piedmont Park; Henry Watts,
umpire.
It Is hard to tell much about the
teams at this stage of the proceedings,
but It looks as though they were evenly
matched and as though the season
would see a closely contested fight for
the pennant.
The last preliminary meeting of The
Georgian's Commercial League was
held In the office of The Georgian Fri
day night. The six teams composing
the league wore represented.
Representatives from tho Georgia
Railway and Electric Light team and
the Schmidt Home Bakers were pres
ent. Both of these teams asked for
admission to the league. The ques
tion was qpted upon and It was de
cided that the two teams could not be
admitted. It was deemed advisable
by the managers to keep the league
down to a six-club organization. The
managers stated that they would have
ben glad to let the two teams In at
the start, but as the schedule was ar
ranged nnd grounds secured for six
teams, It would perhaps be harmful to
make a change.
The six teams posted their cash for
the guarantee fund.
TURF MILESTONE IS
REACHED THURSDA
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP,
RUN MAY 9, BELMONT PARK
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For Three-Year-Olds and Up. One Mile. Value $10,000.
Horse & Age.
Wt.
Owner.
Jockey.
Glorlfler. 6
..119
J. L. McCormick....
Garner ...
Dr. Gardner, 4..
.120
D. T. Sullivan
■ ■ , # , .
Dishabille. 5..:
.116
George C. Bennett...
Nlcol
Whimsical, 4.. .
.114
Frank Farrell
Notter ...
Cairngorm, 5..
.112
S. Paget
Horner....
Oxford. 5
•m
J. McLaughlin
Cherry ...
Dolly Spanker, 6
.m
R. T. Wilson. Jr......
Lowe
W. H. Carey. 4..
.110
R. F. Carman
Koerner ..
Don Diego, 4....
.110
A. Belmont
Mountain .
•Suffrnge. 4
.106
J. R. Keene
Miller ....
Juggler, 4
.104
Fred Berlew
Hennessey
De Mund, 3
.104
P. J. Rainey
Rndtko ...
•Philander, 3
. 93
J. R. Keene
Myers
J. C. Core, 3....
. 98
•Newcastle Stable...
t t r ,
Rosemont, 3....
. 95
P. C. Randolph
Schilling .
Bat Masterson, 3
. 93
Schwarts Bros
Preston ..
■James R. Keene Entry.
DEANE.
Here Is the champion In singles
of th* University of Georgia. He
will represent Georgia at the Inter
collegiate tennis meet In Atlanta.
AUBURN WINS
FROM GEORGIA
Special to The Georgina.
Athens, Ga., May 4.—Auburn beat
Georgia h'ere yesterday by a score of
3 to 4 In a game which ended In the
seventh Inning on account of rain.
The score:
Georgia. ab. r. h. po. a
Foley.
Derrick, 2b. ... 2
Brown, c 2
Hodgson, cf. . . 3
Cobb, lb 2
Graves, If. ... 3
Martin, as. ... 3
Williams, 3b. . . 3
Watson, rt. ... 3
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KMT-.r. & CO
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
Of* V A-.r^LF-S.
. v* .r ht. Kiribati Hou**
wirc mi »« t.'nrerfeemtb Diamond*.
• Two-bftne hit, Harmn; three-l>a*c
hit. Reynolds; Inning* pitched, by Har
per 2. Wilson 6; hits, off Harper 6, Wil
son 4, Smith 3; base tin ball*, off Har
per l, off Wilson 3: double play*, Kiker
j to Wblklcn to Jordan, Hudnon to
! Smith, K.; left #*n basest G. 8. 8. 3,
<’» :.l l\ 5. Time «5f iminr. I hour 13
I ndnu-*. I'mplre, Stembrtdge.
QuestionAnswered
Hportlng Editor Atlanta Georgian:
If not asking too great a favor of
you, I will appreciate your Informing
me the city of the Houthern League'
whose gate receipts were the greatest
for the season of 190*. Some fans of
this city think New Orleans has the
honor, while others contend fur Atlanta
and Birmingham. liease use the en
closed envelope for reply, nnd I thank
you In advance for your kindness.
Yours respectfully,
PORTER KING.
Anniston. Ain.. April 25.
You are all wrong. According to the
amounts paid by the different clubs to
the sinking fund. Memphis led last
year's league. Atlanta second, Blrmlng.
ham third and New Orleans fourth.
President Chambers, of Montgomery,
Is up In the air about the plentiful gos
sip going nut from Montgomery about
the Senators' franchise being trans-
ferret] to Chattanooga or Mobile. He
says the anvil chorus which rang laud
anti clear during the tlmt part of the
season has been hushed, and that
Montgomery will he aa good a baseball
town as Shreveport or Little Rock. Ms.
larky Is learning more nnd more nbout
running the dub. anti will make a
fairly good manngcr In the roume of a
few years.—New Orleans Picayune.
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j Standing of the Clubs.
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Southern League.
CLUBS— Played. Woo. Lost. F. C.
ATLANTA 18 12 6
Memphis 12 > 7 5
Niuhvllle 16 9 7
Little lt4K*k 17 9 8
New Orlenns . ... 13 6 7
Shreveport 14 6 8
lUrniliitflinni 17 • 7 Hi
Montgomery 17 6 11
South Atlantio League.
CLUBS— Played. Won. Lo«t. V. C,
Savannah 20 12 8 .600
Macon. . . .
Jacksonville.
Columbia. . .
Augusta . •
CLUBS-
Mohlle. . .
Merldlnn. .
Vicksburg .
Gulfport . .
Cotton 8tates.
Played. Won. Lost P. C
American t-eague.
CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
Chicago 16 11 6 .687
Philadelphia 16 10 . 6
New York 16 10 6
(Me vein ml. ...... 16 9 7
Uotrolt 16 9 7
flonton 17 7 10
Washington 15 5 10
Kill iiu ton
Louis.
CLUBS-
New York. .
Chicago. . . .
Pittsburg . .
Philadelphia.
Boston. . . .
Cincinnati .
St. Isoula . .
Brooklyn. . .
Columbus . ,
Louisville .
Indianapolis.
Tohtlo . . .
Kntiftjis (Tty .
Milwaukee. .
St. Paul . . .
Minneapolis .
YE8TERDAY'8 RESULTS
South.rn.
Attant.-Xa.hvllle. Kiln.
Illrtnluglimn-Montgomery. Its In.
“ ft-New drleniin. Unln.
ck 5, Meuipbl. 4.
South Atlantic.
Ci'InmM;i t. Msidu a
Jacksonville 2. Augusta 2.
Chariest™ 1, Savannah 0.
'bleats’ 0.
Boston 3, Washington 0.
Ht. Loula 10, Cleveland 5.
National.
New Tork 1.' Brooklyn 0.
Boatnn «. Philadelphia I.
American Association.
St, Pant. I. Columbus I. Tea Innings.
Milwaukee «. Indianapolis 3.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Atlanta In Nashville.
Totals . . .
Auburn.
Marks, 3b. .
Ware, If. . .
Steele, 2b. . .
Burgers, lb. .
Weema, cf. .
McClure, aa. .
Schwartz, rf.
Whltner, c. .
Reynolds, p. ,
.24 4 7 21
ab. r. h. po.
.27
Totals .
Score-by Innings:
Auburn .......
* 21 1*
R.
.020 020 1— *
Georgia . . .' 200 200 0— 4
Summary—Three-bate hit, Oravez;
two-base hit, Derrick; struck out, by
Foley *, by Reynolds 1; bases on balls,
off Foley 3, off Reynolds 2; passed
halls, whltner 1. Brown 1; double
plays. Martin to Derrick to Cobb; hit
by pitched ball, by Reynolds (Cobb);
wild pitch, Reynolds 1; stolen baaes.
Graves; sacrifice hits, Marks, McClure.
Umpire, Foster.
DOBBS CANS
TWO PLAYERS
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville. Tenn., May 4.—Manager
Johnny Dobbs, of the Booster's, has re.
leased Fred Schmidt, pitcher, and Jim
Hacketl, Infielder and pitcher.
BUI Sorrell or Johnny Duggan will
pitch for Nashville today, and either
Bparka or Zeller for Atlanta,
Curtis, of Mich.,
To Coach Tulane
Special to The Oenrgtan.
New Orleans, La., May- 4.—Joe Cur
tis, captain of last year’s University
of Michigan team, has been appointed
coach of the Tulane University foot
ball team for next fall.
By J. S. A. MACDONALD.
New York. May 4.—On next Thurs
day at Belmont Park one of the mile
stones of the turf Is reached when the
Metropolitan Handicap—an Annual oc
casion for a great outpouring of met
ropolitan society and-the Inauguration
of the real racing season—Is run.
It Is an event for 3-year-olds and up
at a mile, nnd It stands today as one
of our cherished classics of American
racing, for the fixture has been con
tinuously contested for upward of
thirty-six years.
At Jerome Park In the old sporting
days of New York, the Metropolitan
Handicap was the race of all races, but
It has been essentially a modern turf
function since 1891, when it saw Its
first running dt Morris Park. There
Tristan beat Tenny and Clarendon, the
owner of the w|/iner taking down 37,500
as his share of the prize.
^Already New York Is talking of noth
ing but the Metropolitan Handicap, so
It would seem that the attendance rec
ord for the event may be broken, which
Is quite a momentous affair In Itself,
since 32,000 persons cheered home Gun
Fire at Morris Park In 1903. With
clear weather, not fewer than 30,000
people will see the race on Thursday.
With the Metropolitan Handicap but
a few days off. a field of about sixteen
horses Is In prospect. For the first
time In a long while, "Davy" John
Roseben receives an Indulgence in
weight. He Is asked to take up
pounds, as against 126 on a 4-year.
Accountant. The latter horse has
withdrawn.
Now that the Sulltvan-Farrell-Jo
son triumvirate has won a signal
tory over the Jockey Club through
Infusion of politics Into the tilt
Jockey Jack Martin, that young nu
n-ill ride Roseben. He will probably
to the post a favorite, though the r
of the Metropolitan Is a trifle long.
Incidentally "Big Tim" Sullivan
start Dr. Gardner, but Martin will
Johnson’s honfc. Martin is under
tract to the “Big Three."
The reinstatement of Martin Is fo
nate for the “Big Three,' for he Is
the sort of boy required for Rose
at this route, aa the big sprinter
cornea heavy headed after three-qu
tors of a mile.
L. McCormick's Glorlfler. w|-
of the Carter Handicap, and the luck
less 3-year-old, De Mund, are prl-
factors along with W. H. Carey, f
California hero, and James R. Kee
filly, Suffrage. The season Is a bit
early for Go Between, winner of t
1906 Suburban Handicap, and his gr-
rivat, Dandeloln. They are doub
starters. The winner will be aeclal-
as the beet handicap horse In tralnl
at the present time here In the East
Terrible Terry’s Conqueror
Is Slaughtered by Sulliva
Baltimore, Md„ May 4.—When Young
Corbett was stretched out unconscloue
In the eleventh round of hie fight with
Kid Sullivan last night, there waa pre
sented one of those peculiarly pathetic
pictures associated with the prlxe ring.
Once the mightiest of the little men of
the ring, nnd twice the conqueror of
"Terrible Terry” McGovern, he lay
there completely defeated, a victim. It
seemed, of his own fate.
Corbett had really been beaten down
In the fifth round, but though blinded
and dazed from the blow he had come
out and gamed It through.
In the tenth round Corbett had gone
down for a count of eight and hnd
come up doubled with pain and hardly
able to stand. Yet he had stalled It out
to the gong and faced hie victorious op
ponent- without a sign of flinching in
the eleventh.
Before a storm of body and Jaw
blows he went through the ropes,
gerlng around the stage, and so
refuge In his own corner, where he w
given a cold water douche. Fins!'
unable to stand the punishment,
was knocked through the ropes
down the stage. Stretched on his b
face upward and completely done,
manager threw up the sponge ber
ths work of examination had *-
completed.
Dragged to hla corner and rcauscr
ed. Young Corbett’a first thought
for another battle with his conque
who even then etood over him str
Ing hands and-wishing him good I
Then Joe Humphreys, Corbett's ma
ger, told the departing throng that
man wanted to meet Sullivan ag»-
within six weeki for any reason
purse and a aide bet and the cu '
was rung down, aa Corbett, still
with pain, made his way to the d
Ing room.
Bernie McCay To
Be Here Sunday
Bernie McCay, manager of the Mo
bile team, In the Cotton 8tatea League,
will be In Atlanta over Sunday on busi
ness.
THE CUB’S
...COLUMN...
Pointing Fancy 2-Year-0lds
For Valuable Spring Event
‘‘It tickled me Immensely to hear the
crowd give the glad hand to Bachman,
the St. Alphonsua runner, whose num
ber was 23, when he finished the Mara
thon run." said Bob Fowler, who waa
second In the race. "It brought back
to me the memortes of my trip to Ath
ens a year ago. when everything I
stacked up against bore the hoodoo
number. My stateroom was 22, my
seat at the dining table was 23, my
number In the race was 23, and I think
there were several other 23s that have
By J. S. A. MeeDONALD.
New York. May 4,-A-Through none
of the valuable two-year-olds In the
stables of New York's millionaires has
shown so far at the Aqueduct meeting,
two score or so of priceless thorough
breds arc now In point under the di
rection of the star trainers of the East.
As usual, the chief trainers have the
beet babies. By common consent, this
year Is going to be a banner one with
the, stable of Harry Payne Whitney,
so far as two-year-old racing la con
cerned. In years gone by his Meddler
youngsters stood as the Whitney reli
ance, but another Richmond le now In
the field. This Is Sandringham. This
Imported sire has sent about as line a
lot of colts and Allies to the races this
spring as ever went to the care of
Trainer John Rodgers. The culls of the
lot will be raced late In the current
meeting and at Jamaica, but the prize
Juveniles of the "Eton blue” will be
reserved for the opening at Belmont
Park, where the 315,000 Juvenile stakes
and the *25,000 national stallion stakes
are sure to bring out the flower of the
establishment.
A Sandringham miss named Forge
(dam the old-time steeplechase mare.
Forget) and a bay Ally, by Hamburg
Mornlngslde, are talked about The
litter filly Is one of the leggy upstand
ing sort which will not come to hand
until the warm weeks of June nr July.
Bonnie Star, a chestnut Ally, by Star
Shoot-Bonnle Blue H, Is also the tip of
the paddock.
Rodgers has a great hand of Al
lies, but le lamentably weak with
colt division. The beat colt, so far
recent works Indicate, Is a fellow j
Nasturtium-Equality. He Is called
None. He worked a very fast qu'
for Rodgers last Sunday, and the -
hie hands are saving up to have a nr
on him In hie first start. Yankee *
not n single exceptionally prepn-
Ing eon or daughter In the lot. H
ever. It le a wise trainer who wi
holds a prediction concerning this
that two-year-old until they get to
races, for many a scrawny one on
gallop grounds amounts to a star w
the silks are up. Mr. Whitneys i
ble deserves a more than ordinary
S ree of aucceaa this coming sum;
lothlng but 111 luck attended It In 1
First, the great mare. Artful,
thrown out of training for the Su
ban handicap and retired to Brook
farm. Then came the break-down
Burgomaster, probably the best or
three-year-olds and certainly the r
ter of Accountant. As If the cup
bitterness had not tilled to the ■
Tanya, the best daughter of Mod
broke training with an attack of 1
fever, and waa sent to the farm.
At times the ordinary colt, Ironsl
aa the only race horse lit to bear
Whitney colors. The stable's gre
success came with the victory of
laloe In a good stake over James
Keene’s Pope Joan and other
ones. The fact that Harry
Whitney estimated the loss at ca
Ing his stable In 1906 at 150,000 gt
one an Idea of Just what sort of mo
Is entailed In keeping up a flret-c
racing stable on the Metropolitan J
On the whole this looks like a » M*
year. Late advices say that
master will stand training again.
slipped my memory. I wasn't feeling
any too good when I was handed my
number by the clerk of the course.
Martin Sheridan drew 23 In the discus
event. Greek style, but he laughed
so heartily over It that I fety encour
aged. However, when he waa d(squat,
tiled, he came bad: to the dressing
room and was Inclined to think that
there was something In the hoodoo aft
er all. When I started out for the long
rare I was trying to forget the number
'that was on my back. For the life of
me I could not. Ir was like the old
man of the sea. It seemed to hear me
down. I beams to co bad at 20 miles.
fought tt out as long as I could
finally gave up. I had covered .3
of the run, thus completing the he
That le why I was glad to «»,»
man finish aa well aa he did-
Grad, In Boston Herald.
How long will It be before Billy ®
klA* himself out of the league If
thing keeps up? No woflder the)
him eo In New Orleans.—Monig"-
Advertiser.
Billy kicks some, but If he can*
make himself as odious as Mull
and Durrett we will lake off our
to him.—Birmingham Ledger.