The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
Sport
Review

Tom o'fsourkc and other officials OF tho
Lenox club have vest.gateS and detor-
MINED that they know nothing OF any fake
In connection with the Sharicy-Corhett
10; all OF which the public believes or not.
according TIC whether they believe gold
bricks are solid or only plated. With
nearly every day since the fight some new
evidence has cropped out bearing out
Kelly's decision that &c was crooked; and
the more comes olit the more II appears
that Kelly was about the only man mixed
I'M with the fight who Isn't besmrched
with suspicion, The whole thing will come
out in a short while: too many people were
IN thc know for the facts TO stay hidden.
Al o'1,curkes little investigation Cor
bctt again and fgr the millonth or 50 lime
announced he was Il "gcntlemnn.N" He'll
have to fake d lotto demonstrate IL to
most people. He lsn't a fighter, IL would
appear, aud lots of proof OF that fact cx-
ists.
"a New York paper. devoted mainly to
sporting matters has decided abat the bets
ON the flasco should be paid; other papers
have decided that some bets, as. for In
stance. on tho number OF rounds, or Tue
possibility of one or another OF the contest
ants knocking out his adversary within Il
specified time, ana on ether possibilities OF
the hight should be paid. The only author
ity on which any bet on the I ght can be
paid must be In defiance Of the rSNarcc's
order. The referee Is complete master of
tlls ring after the f.ght begyns. and every
ruling he makes should be respected John
Kelly declared bets of on the fight because
he was convinced In his mind that II had
been dishonesty conductor. Under this
order, every bet, OF Whatever nature, Was
declared off. AS to the bets on tho mum
Der of rounds and the possibility of a foul.
they We're declared off Just rhe same ms
those on tho general result, because 1t Is
fair TO presume that II the fight was pre-
arranged IN regard to IT'S finish 1t was
prearranged in all it's details. If 1t was
decided by the principals that McVey was
TO stop the fight by "a violation of the rules
IN the ninth rouni. then Il must necessary
lily have been arranged that neither man
was to be knocked out prior TO that time.
and the possibility of any other and to
the Fight eliminated before the men en-
tered the ring Thus one party to every
bet had no chance TO win and under all
betting law he, therefore, could not lose,
II a man bet that Sharkey would not
knNck CprbeNt out Ia fifteen rounds. for
instance, and Corbett and SharlSey had
arranged 10 have the fight come out as it
aid. then Mat man never had chance
10 win. Under these circumstances. each
party to every bot made on the fight should
get his money back.
Among the victims Of the Baldwin hotel
hre at San francisco was John j Carter.
man with National reputation as rae
ing Judge.
No man could be more sincerely mourned
usan Will Judge Carter be, because no man
a a. i.s.l
more friends or moro sincere admirers.
Judge Carter won HIS position In the pop
ular mind by, above all. his unauestIonod
honesty. There were some wio did not
favor him as q Judge because they thought
him too lenient. but when Judge Carter
nad good grounds for believing u race 10
have been dishonesty run, no one was more
VrompL or severe with disclpllne than he,
lie had far better idea OF how to reg
nlate turf evils tllan any or his contem-
porarlcs. The average racing Judge, when
:. horse Is pulled. is content to rule on The
Jockey and let the matter end there. Judge
Carter was not OF that kind. He knew that
tine Jockey who did the Job was The least
of the guilty ones. He knew the boy would
not pun a horse for fun and no would In
variahly set about TO ascertain WHO was ut
the back Of the Job and who was the man
M-i) d.riyei uhe proft from It, This trait
in his character WAS admirably illustrated
In a race run at East 81. Louis some Ave
years ago. A Jockey Named Corbley fla
gfantly pulled a horse he was riding The
work was open and beyond question. judge
Cartier summoned Corbley In The stand and
asked an explanation. lie At tilst. OF course.
said he had ridden the best race of which
he wes capable But Judge Carter prompt
~ shut him up ana began 10 cioss-qncs-
ton him. The hoy finally broke down and
confessed, telling under whose orders he
had p1iIlgu iha horse and hNnIf In thr
ring which had ''iaid against" the ANIMAL.
The two men involved were ruled OFF forth
with. all bets declared off but the jockey
because OF his confession, was allowed 10
go with "a fatherly lecture upon the fool
ishness OF allowing himself TO be maie a
tool OF by anybody.
An1ther incident In his career occurred
soon aftor he came 10 tire East st. Louis
track. Felix Carr. Then struggling stable
boz. rode a bad looking race. Judge Carter
called him UP and began by asking him
where he had coma from. The bow said
Nashville" which waB Judge Carter's
home. This fact seemed TO give tho Judge a
sstdien interest In tho boy, aud he gave him
iuiat, frienlly talk. The moral Of Which
WAS that M Jockey could ever really sue
coed by dishonest tactss. The talk had a
wonderful effect on the hvy. aud ever after
~ locked up 10 Judge Carter as one OF the
greategt men who ever Lived. What is
more, tho lesson bore fruit Felix Carr be-
came the beet Jockey on the Western turf,
and throughout his career his name was
always free from suspicion
Judge Carter had the Highest conception
~ honor IN his personal affairs. On one
eccasi0n a friend sent him telegram.
aebtng hin to bet 500 ON . certain horse
yAbch was 70 start on an ftsstsan track
The money. OF course. MAS 70 10 bet In
the mreiEn book W Io,st So. Louis In the