The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-08
ROBBED OF INTEREST
BIG SPRINGFIELD MEET LIKELY A
FAME AFFAIR THIS YEAR.
Number Of the Best whecImen Not to
Take Part I'm the Races-The st.
Louis "Ffxedv Event Denied.
specia, TO the INDIANAPOLIS Jourpal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCHESTER. N Y. Sept. 7.-Suspensions
BY the racing board Of the league. accidents
unavoidable and other causes will mar the
effect Of the Springfield meet as regards the
determination Of just who Is the hampion
OF the season. To ali appearances Edward
Cannon Bald will clear the field in all events
IN which he starts. A glance over the field
can give but the one result. There is some
chance that Cooper will win in some OF the
events. but Cooper has been worked hard
the last three weeks. and in the eighteen
days from Aug. IL To 81. in thirteen days of
racing. the man won eighteen first prizes
and against good men at all times. Such
work as this is a strain on any man.
Cooper is light in build and claims to-cay
that the extraordinary sprint which re made
toward the top OF the percentage and prize
winning table has not affected him In tue
least. Trainer Ed Moulton, who Is the ex-
champion Splinter Of the world. says that
Cooper Is a wonder. and that he is isling
stronger to-day than when he started IN %
his famous wins. Cooper may give Bald a
drubbing. but the fact that Bald has been
resting and storing ammunition for the COM
ing battle is against the chances Of Cooper.
Bald is feeling like a winner. His ride at
Waltham on Labor day. poorly paced by
ullIdlltu ldUlcm teams. ana a ndI WHlCn
he rode without the slightest effort In
training. are fair indications of the form of
the man at this. the very time wnen he
most wants good form.
The suspension of Cdbanne, Titus and
Murphy at this time is a most unfortunate
thing. There can be little doobt that the
entire matter is an error, FOR the men
are well known to be hardly friends. and
among the last on the track TO try such a
thing as fixing a race in these days, when
thing as fixing a race in these DAYS. when il
Is a well known fact that the public is too
we'll posted in the cycling game to be
fooled. ST. Louis is the home OF Cabanne.
and II is certain that the last thing that
good sportsman would do would be to sell
out at his own home. The matter has been
well discussed in the papers. and the YER
diet is in the hands of the Racing Board,
which will have to take a mail vote on the
evidence submitted by the St. Louis mem
Der of the Racing Board, Mr.. Douglas W.
Robert who ii has been said, has over
stepped himself this time.
DENY THE CHARGES.
All of the three men deny chat a single
thing was wrong. and as It is the two-mile
handicap race that is said to have been
fixed a glance at that nay do no harm
and serve to show the fallacy of any
charges. In this contest Titus and Cabanne
were on the scratch mark, Murphy had
eighty-ive yards. and Terrill. than whom
there are few better handicap riders. had
Is yards. Murphy shot ahead at the start
and caught Terrlil. That man went too
slow and Murphy went by and took the
pace This he kept, and so we'll
did he pull the California giant over
the ground that he, Murphy, was
blind with the fatigue of the work.
When he reached the. head OF the home
stretch, TerriIl shot by TO the lead and
Murphy saw he could not catch him, as he
had intended to do. so ne sat up. Now had
Murphy had that race sold or traded as Is
the charge, it is offered that he would not
have taken away his own strength to pare
Terrill away from the very men that were
expected to win Murphy showed good
headwork in the mile open when he kept
his wheel between the pole and the rear
wheel of Titus, the pacemaker, for when
that rider turned out and away from the
pole Murphy shot by on the inside. while
Cabanne, from the position in which ne
Gram = gH r IS that If sny races were fixed
on that occasion, then some one got good
and well fooled. and no mistake; and the
name of that man was not Murphy. These
three men are in the pink of condition, and
on their reinstatement will depend a large
amount of interest at Springfield, the most
Important meet OF the entire season.
Cabanne, who has been on The sick sheir,
IS all right now and stronger tnan ever.
~uDuAtL III ioa
season, and IL does seem hard that just at
the time when he wa in the finest shape
this new trouble Npould come. the man
comes so steadily, is hardly the racing
man he is when out OF trouble. His team
mate. Fred Titus. has hardly been doing as
we'll this season. but has of late shown
a remarkable change in form. He has
made several very brilliant rides. and the
hour race at Springfield would have doubt
less. brought to this man a great addition
to his reputation. Titus is prepared to
race any man in the world at the hour or
twenty-ive-mile distances. The absence of
these two men alone will rob Springfield
of a great deal of glory.
Active preparations are now being made
to remove the stain from the names of
week. il is said, they will once more step
among their fellows with an untarnished
name and nc less speed than mad the
er that was at the St. Louis meeting says
that beyond a doubt the entire trouble
Originated owing TO the fact that Cabanne
did not win when IL was thought that ne
should. OF the other riders. and the num-
Der is legion. apparently, Gardiner is very
prominent, but hardly a candidate at
trouble left from the fall at the South
Bend meeting. in which Ziegler broke his
arm In two places.
STANDING OF THE MEN.
The percentage table this week is fig
ured TO the first day of September. and
prize winnings to the same day. Percent
ages of the men figured for National Cir
cult only for open scratch events. Aver
ages figured on position of men at finish
OF contest. Each competitor receives
credit mark for every other competitor ne
beats TO tape:
Times. men de- men de- cent
Name. started. feated. feated by. age.
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