The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-22


Horse-racing is funny thing and
some of the rules are as silly and fool
ish, apparently, as it is possible to
make them. Monday V. Hughes, was
suspended by the stewards of the New
Orleans track because he had falsely
entered the horse Tankard. Peter
Winner, trainer for Capt. S. S.
Brown, the Pittsburg millionaire, ar
rived in the Crescent City that day, and
told the stewards that the horse be-
longed to his employer. Hughes then
admitted that the horse belonged to
Brown and his suspension followed. If
protest is made Hughes will have to
return the money won by Tankard, and
it is with the stewards whether they
will rule him off the course, suspend
him or impose fine. What difference
does it make who owns a horse so long
as the animal is the one in question
and not a ringer?
The AllAmerican baseball team,
which has been touring the West, has
started for the East, where the players
will join their respective clubs, and
begin training for the coming seasons
work.
Bob Fitzsimmons say he can stop
Jack Monroe with one hand-tying his
right behind his back. Bob still has
good gift of CAB.
The following novel rules have been
made to govern the Charter Oak Stakes
at Hartford and the Ohio Stakes at
Cincinnati. The race for each of these
big stakes is to be run in three heats
of one mile each, the winning horse in
each heat to receive 81. 500 and the Sec
ond horse $500. The remainder of the
purse-$4, 000-is to be divided accord
ing to the standing in the summary
$4,000 to the first horse, 5000 to the
second, $500 to the third, and $500 to
the fourth. In case two horses are
tied for either of the moneys, they,
and no others, are to trot a heat for
the money. The entry fee is per cent.
fiat, no more for winners. 1t is be-
lieved this plan will prevent laying up
heats.
Gus Tuthill, the noted manager of
boxers and all-round sporting man,
is dead, having died a few days ago in
Phoenix, AriZ, of bronchial trouble.
Tuthill made Jack Dempsey the great
est fighter of his class the world ever
knew. The body was sent to New
York for interment.
The major baseball leagues are hav-
ing trouble with players jumping con-
tracts, and signing with minor leagues.
The minor leagues appear to be the
most desirable to good men.
Frank Mcconnell, one of the pugi-
lists who participated in a benefit box
ing match in San Francisco a few days
ago for the striking miners, is lying at
the point of death and likely to be
another victim of the prize ring, as the
result of a knockout blow, he falling
so heavily to the floor that his skull
was fractured.
The celebrated baseball case has
| been taken up and has reached the
| stage, when will the New York Base
| ball Club win the pennant?' was asked
a few nights ago in Philadelphia in
! the presentation of Rogers Brothers
| in Harvard" The query was a hard
| one, but the answer came, when they
! get out an injunction preventing the
| other seven clubs from playing ball"
A bill has been introduced in the
Missouri Legislature to prohibit the
playing of football. Under the rules
| of the bill it will be misdemeanor
| to play the game in that state, and
the faculty of any college allowing the
same will be imprisoned. The law also
| applied to any and all schools and the
| public in general. 1t is said the bill
will pass without opposition.