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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
ILDEBRARD'S CAREER
From PeddIing Peanuts He Be.
comes the Most ldOlized
Jockey on Coast.

san Francisco, Feb. 20.-From selling
peanuts at 5 cents a bag at the chutes
70 the idcIized Jockey OF the California
racing public is the wonderful transition
OF Jockey Charles Hildebrand. Three
years ago tIildebrsnd had never even
ridden a bTonchO. let alone q racehoTse.
Today he is accounted five pounds bet
ter than any boy riding in California,
and has a bigger following than Felix
Carr had in the early sos or Tod sloan
in the late Sos.
IiiIdebrand was born at Gilroy lit
tie town leo miles south Of San Francisco,
Just seventeen years ago He is thin and
wtry and can make Lightweight pounds.
This lad, who has the distinction OF
having plotted the winner Of the Burns
handicap. never rode a race until last
winter at tngleside, when ne had the
mount of Escarola. he rode his first
winner at Oakland. when Sterling Tow
ers flashed first past the post. After
the good jockeys went east EIildebrarG
tried numerous mounts and gave great
the Seattle meeting. and frequently rode
two and three winners during ar after
noon.
Hil6ebrand's success during the present
California racing season has been phe-
nOmenaL lie has pilOted thirty-niHe win
ners in twenty racing days. Hilde6rand
Is 4 marvel at the post. ana can ride
out in front or make a waiting pace.
Hildebrand first started TO gaIlop horses
for "CUrley" Shields, who had the Mac
Donough string. Dick Ledgett secured
a contract on Hildebrand and sold il out
TO Vic Gilbert. Joe Yeager recently Sc
be seen on the Chicago tracks this sum-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
HORSEMEN FEEL
SEASON COMING.
Fair People Trying to Get in on
Colorado Circuit.
MORE RACING STOCK NEEDED
so SAYS LOCAL THURMAN WHO
OUGHT TO KNOW.

The salt Lake horsemen are beginning
to awaken TO the fact that the summer
racing season is coming on and that they
viii have to be up and doing IL any sport
IN this line is 10 be had here this year.
Last season was probably the most sue
cessful horse racing season in the history
or the sport in Utah and the local turf
followers are anxious to shape things up
again this year. A great deal is expected
from the fair people again this season.
The racing department proved the most
Important one OF the fair last year from
point Of attendance, and a majority of
the directors are trying to do even better
by the hoTsemen this year.
> ). BrausfOrd, one Of the directors and
chairman of the speed department, said
yesterday that he was in CORES ondence
with the promoters of the Colorado cir
cult with view 10 extending that circuit
20 salt Lake this year. BY doing this
Alr. BTansford thinks all the fast horses
OF colorado and the surrounding states
VIII come to Salt Lake. The size of the
purses offered here are equal to those Of
Tered in either Colorado or Idaho. and this
should De strong enough iuuuCemeut 10
get horses from these states TO enter
Air- Bransford says no steps have been
taken yet towards getting out a pro-
sF2nIne- 1t is customary to do this sew
erai months before races are held in order
10 secure nominations before an the
horses are entered elsewhere. This the
talr people VIII probably do. says Air
BTansfoTd. just as soon as they are as
sured that the Colorado circuit Will eN-
tend TO this city.
He also says that the fair people will
lot attempt 10 run a spring meeting.
There has been talk all winter OF holding
a spring meeting here. but as far as can
be learned no one In the city has taken
any action toward this end. Both Calder 8
and the fair grounds tracks are at the
command of anyone caring TO promote
such meetings and &c IS thought it could
be made a great success.
A number Of local horsemeu interviewed
yesterday state that Salt Lakes great
need Is more horses. Il needs horses that
can travel down around the 2:2O mark and
peter and not common, everyday plugs.
For the past four or five years there has
not been enough Of this class Of horses to
iii the different classes and as a result
IN nearly every race the winner was
known before the heat started. With 4
Few more horses shipped ia here. horse
men claim the sport viii boom as never
before
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
ALL OFF AT lNGLESIDE
Meeting Closed With S1.0dO
Mile Handicap, Which Was
Won by Horatius.

San Francisco. Feb. 29.-This was the
closing day Of the IngIeside meeting
ana the feature Of the day was the 81
900 miie handicap. Gold Money. a S 10
faveTite and Kenilworth raced out
together, but in the stretch the FLY
grew tired and Horatius, who had suf-
feTed early interference, came up with
a rush and beat her q head. Jockey
Club was tired.
The California derby at q mile and a
quarter, VIII be run at Oakland Mon
day a field Of six is named. For
master viii be the favOrite. The prob
able starters are. Toledo. 122; For
master, III: Judge, III: Mendon, ia;
sBombardier, IL; ana Ananias, ia
Results
First race, FIVE and a half furIOngs,
seling-Dr. Sherman won, PreuwOod
second, quiz third. Time. los.
Second race, three and a half fur
iOngs-GeOrge Z. McNear won, Tar
Baby second, Dixelle third. Time, AZ.
Third race. mile and q furlong. sell
HnE-Frank Woods won. Mr. Dingle
second. COnstellator third. Time. 1856
Fourth race, one mile, handicap
HOratius won. Gold Money second,
Jockey Club third. Time, 1.4G II.
Fifth race, seven furlOngs. selling
Whiskers won, Goldhnder second, RoI-
lick third Time. 1:2S -.
Sixth race, six furlongs, sefling-Sad
sam Won, MimO second, HainsauIt
third. Time, ia Ii
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
JOE MADDOX TO
COACH FOR UTAH
Crack Michigan Man Accepts
Offer TO Come Here.
is RECOMMENDED BY YOsT
CHAMPION SHOT AND HAMMER
MAN OF ANN ARBoR.

Joe Maddox Of Michigan is the man
slated TO coach the University Of Utaa
football team next year. and word re-
oeived in the city yesterday was TO the
effect that Maddox had accepted the
position. The fact that Maddox had
been offered the position by the Athle-
tic council OF the East bench institu-
ton was stated in these columns some
time ago, and yesterday word was re-
ceiyed that Maddox had accepted the
terms offered him II is stated on reli-
able authority that Maddox is to be
given $1,000 per year and full control
Of the Utah team, that is he VIII rot
lie hampered by outside Interference.
Utah was not the only university that
wanted the crack Michigan man, as the
University Of South Carolina had Of
fered him the sum of $500 year to
so down there and run the football
end OF that school Maddox. however,
said he preferred 20 come to Titan and
turned the southern offer down.
Maddox viii not graduate from
Michigan until June and viii therefOrs
not come here until after school closes
He SAYS he expects 20 arrive early in
the summer and shape up a team for
the fall season. The new coach IS con-
sidered the best tackle on the middle
west champion Michigan football team.
lie is also The college champion shot
putteT and hammer thTOwer and an all
round athlete of ability.
Maddox was recommended to Utah
by Coach Tost of Michigan as the most
available man in the east today to
coach a football team, and it was on
his recommendations that Maddox was
offered the position.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21

with the Dixie Kid" II necessary to
get on with the eolored man once again.
Al IS willing TO box him a preliminary
to the Dave Suilivan-Y0unE Corbett con-
test at the end of the month And he
doesn't care what the compensation is.
either.
Willie Fitzgerald and Kid Fredericks
were not allowed TO box in private at
CheeptoWaga, which IS a suburban town
to Buffalo. and the price where Erne
and l.ayigne fought several years ago.
q ne sheriff got word OF the fact that
there was going 10 be a quarrel be
tween "a couple OF ScrappeTs, and he
ordered his deputies TO be on hand to see
that u did not come off. There is now
talk OF bringing Fitzgerald and Freder-
ticks together at Fort Erie. which has
been closed to the pugs some time.
johnnie Richie Of BROOKLYN and Billy
DE Coursey Of Los Angeles fought twelve
rounds of scheduled twenty-round con-
test before tho San Diego Athletic club
last Tuesday. Richie being the victor and
showing himself to be a very clever ring
general. He went after De Coursev from
the start and kept him on the run con-
unually. landing many heavy blows, not
being able 10 knock his man out until
the beginning Of the thirteenth round. as
ne Coursey showed himself q glutton for
punishment and put up a game fight. but
was SIMPLY OufclaSsed by a better man
and veteran fighter.
II see from the papers" says Clark
Griffith in the Chicago Journal that
some of the colleges are going to use
pitching machines for the spring practice
this season. Wherefore. am tempted TO
grin. Tor the very mention of a pitching
machine always makes me think Of the
story Ted Sullivan tells Of the one tried
out at Yale. This machine. after send
ing IN about one ball-it was loaded with
~ regulation spheres-skewed round on
It's pedestal and began sending its freight
straight at the professor who had invent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
SANTA BARBARA STAKES.
Pinkerton Wins the Event by Half a
Length


Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. z0-The Santa
Barbara stakes for 2-year-olds at four
ana a half furlongs. and worth 1910
10 the winner, was the chief attraction
at Ascot today. A big Saturday crowd
was IN attendance. The stake event was
the fourth on the card and furnished a
stirring finish. DurnelFs entry. Lady
Lasca. and Peggy Mine opened equal
favOTites with Pinkerton, both selling
at 10 ,. The latter gradually went Oft
to TO ., at which price he went to the
post. The stable receded to . to 1. Air
ship at to 1 was nibbied at. They
were well punched at the turn, when
PinkertOn came through and won b.
half q length from Airship, which was
the same distance in front Of John Car
roll.
The Ascot management has increased
the average of ali purses, making $500
purses $3.50 or over. Weather fine,
track good. Results:
First race, five furlOngs. purse-Dick
Turpin won. Alma DUfOGr second, Ell
bernado third. Time-1:01.
Second race, six furlongs, selling
jim Hale won. Fustian second, Winni-
freda tnird. Time-1:14zk
Third race, mile and an eighth, han
dicap huTdles-CharaWin wOn Martin
Brady second Heir Apparent third.
Fourth race, the Santa Barbara
stakes, Sl,oo0 added, four and a hais
uriongs-Pinkerton. III, (Bolandl, to
s., won; Airship, 113. q. Lewis. to
1, second; John Carroll, 10. (Hilde-
brandt, TO l. third. Tines seconds.
Lady Lasca, Peggy Mine and Sea Air
also ran.
Sixth race. mile and a sixteenth
Bragg won, Green0ck second. Platoni-
us third. Tinae-f:4s.
Sixth race, sellins-FIorestan Won,
InauEurator second, Canejo third Time
II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
SIGNAL CORPS LEADS
Has Not Lost a Single Game in
National Guard Indoor
Baseball Series.

The signal corps indoor baseball team
now has a safe lead in the guard cham
pionship struggle at the armOrv. So
far it has played three games without
a single defeat. The sigGaI corps last
game Of the first half of the schedule
VIII be pisyed next Friday night when
il meets the troop team, the tail-enders,
and the Photograph boys say they will
win and make il Il straight clean rec
ord.
The game for next Tuesday night be-
tween the battery and company II has
been postponed on account of a dance
which viii utilize the armory on that
evening, so there win only be but one
game the coming week. Some OF the
fans who are following the work of the
different teams say they win finish the
season as they now stand, although the
tail end teams claim differently The
following is the standing Of the teams
M "a d7f
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
TERRIBLE TERRY WANTS
JUS ONE MORE TRY

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 20.-Terry Nc
Govern. who is appearing here as the
hero in thrilling melqdraTna- wants an
other crack at Young C0rbett.
III he viii only give me another chance
I am sure / can beat him. said the for
mer terrible one. "He cannot make the
featherweight limit now. and neither can
f. so ] win agree to meet him at I33
pounds on any conditions he may, name
All I want IS another crack ct him.
Dave Sullivan win surprise COrbett
when they meet this month. and it's no
Z to ] shot that The Denver boy will win.
Z have fought them both and I ought to
know. Sullivan gave me a much harder
fight than COrbett did, only CorDett was
lucky. Sullivan has a good chance IN the
coHain- match
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
[. D. S. u. HAS ITS SAY
Gives an Account of Basketball
Game as Seen From It's
Point of View.

Willard Sean writes The Herald the
view Of the game Friday between the
l. D. S. L. and 3. Y. c. OF Provo, as
taken by the students and faculty OF
The L. y. S. L. The following ~ writ
ten IN reply TO the statement published
yesterday at the request Of Manager
Galde Of the 3. Y. L:
We cOnd0le with Manager Galde of
the B. Y. Z. basket ball team IN his
hour Of defeat, and would suggest 2
bottle Of soothing syrup Re needs it
very bad. The game was not played IN
Provo, hrSt, because It was scheduled
10 be played here. second, because our
students and the patrons OF the game
here enjoy basket ball as well s our
Provo friends; third, when the PROPOSE
ton OF going 10 Provo was mentioned
10 Manager Henderson of the Logan
team he protested on the ground that
the game he played according 10 sched-
ule. Logan had PLAYED our team here
and demanded that Provo do the Same.
AS to our gym not being official. W.
nave this to say: According to the rules
the boundary line may be done away
with By mutual agreement. and When
the schedule assigning three games %
our gym was signed by the managers
OF the different teams their signatures
made our gym official
Manager Glade also takes a pop
SHOT at harrington, who scted as ref
cree in the second half Without criti-
cising either official. we would suggest
that they present scne reputable man
in Provo with a set Of rules with in
structiOns TO post himself. as il is very
UnspOrtsmanlike to insist that a physi-
cal director act as referee.
we are not fiuiibs fault with his
decisions, and it is with reluctance that
We mention the fact of his coaching his
team while he was referees Also that
he failed to call single foul on his
team while many-'not hundreds
committed.
Mr.. Glade boasts Of what they
would Go TO our team If they could get
az where fairness was paramount His
argument is poor. The result was prac-
tically the same when we played in
their gym and our physical director
did not act as referee. either. We have
reason 10 believe that the players took
their defeat magnanimousIy. bat Nan
ager Glade has proven himself to be a
hard loser. a papeTweight Of - cslitcT.
Signed, Willard Bean, physical in
strUctor OF the L. d. :. L.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
WHEN HANS WAGNER'S BIG
HAND CAUSED TROUBLE

Manager Barrow OF the Detroits tells
good one:
while We we've waiting for a session
a the hotel. says Barrow II got TO
talking with Coy DOian. and that fellow
sprung s. new enc on me. lie said Cy
Seymour made SO many errors in the CHI
Cinrau OuUficid last season because his
hands were too small TO handle the bah
well
That reminded me Of the experience
Hans Wagner had when ne was with me
at Paterson y. J.. six years ago. Hans
has the biggest hands o. any man IN the
business. I guess. and In one game early
in the season ne went into the oGtfield
with a new pair OF trousers on. The
pockets were too tight Tor him. and Wag-
ner squeezed his package OF tobacco into
the hin pocket with difficulty.
Atoms in tbe middle of an inning he
stuck one hand into his pocket 10 get
q chew and the hand stuck there, in
spite of sli his efforts 10 pull il out. To
make IL worse. q fly was hit ia his di-
rection just then. and Hans had to grab
10 with one hand
'Efc got friend TO help him pull his
fist cut Of his pocket when the Inning
was over"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
sHARKEY NOW READY
TO MEET MUNROE

New York. FEB. 20.-Tom Sharkey, who
viii indulge IN sas six-round fight with
Jack Munroe al Philadelphia Oh Feb. -,
saws ne now weighs Isl pounds and that
he VIII tip the scale at $50 when he
climbs into the ring. The muscular
sailor weighed exactly $50 pounds when
ne put up his memorable twenty-five
round fight against Champion Jeffries
three years age
Spike Sullivan. at whose place in
Sheepshead Bay Sharkey VIII finish his
training. says the sailor never was IN
better shape in his iifei that he can hit
harder. IS faster in every way and better
fitted TO take punishment than at any
previous period IN his career.
Mccoy, who is training MunrOe, is
equally confident. The willy Kid says
that Shsrkey wiz be an easy mark for
the reason that AIunr0e can Outpunch him
and outgame him in 2 grueling smuggling
match. Sharkey IS essentially q Swing
err not n straight puncher. He has had
experience with the best men in the
world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
'TAcKs PARROT HEARD FROM.
Thinks Well of Donohue, Quick and
Hulseman.


'"Tacks" Parrot, the former Salt
Lake player, has broken into print and
has the following TO say:
4 would like to have a few words
10 say I'm regard to Frank Hulseman. I
see that McAleer says Hulseman viii
have TO hustle for an Outfield position.
Not for my coin he won't. McAleer,
in nay opinion. viii All the gardens
with choice timber. and each of his
fieiders U'iu have 10 be equally as
good as Bill LANCE ID keep Frank on
the bench or 10 keep him out OF the
National or American league. i played
against him two seasons, one in the
south and IN 1903 out west. Frank
played with the Spokane (Wash1 team
and I was with the Portland and the
salt Lake Utah) teams Franks good
points are: Batting from $50 TO 40
in any company, good fielding. fair base
stealer and fast. for such a large man;
an arm of steel and a level head His
weight varies from $50 TO 210 and he
IS six feet or over. T would like very
much to see Eddie Quick Of the Salt
Lake team pitch for the New York
team I think he is the coming pitch
or. I wish Donohue Of the Salt Lake
team all the success in the world He
IS a good ball player, Hne batter, clever
bunJer, good inaeldeT, has good, strong.
sHappy arm and can run like light
ming. This is all. Bye-bye until the
next. + win answer letters addressed
TO 6I7 College street, Cincinnati, O."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
BARNEY OLDFIELD TELLS OF
DANGERS In AUTOMOBILE RACING

Although I have driven automobiles
( in track races $50 separate miles in
less than a minute, I have had only
{ two narrow escapes from death" said
Barney Oldfield, the celebrated driver in
track racing, who holds ali the records
from one to fifteen miles, the other
day.
''The only time I was in real danger
was at Detroit, in September last. when
q tire broke on my machine. ] was
then going at = speed of less than a
minute 20 the mile The machine
sweryed and went through the fence,
killing one man and badly injuring an
other. I thought then / would be killed.
Suddenly as the accident had happened
4 saw my danger. realized that If the
machine struck one of the trees that
were directly in my path would prob
ably be killed. It came TO me like
fash, and as quickly I realized that If
7 threw myself backward and took the
chance of breaking my legs when the
machine struck I might not receive
fatal injuries. I let 90 the controller,
leaned forward, and let the machine go.
1t bounded through the fence, throwing
the boards and posts in ali directions,
and did strike one of the trees, but
escaped with only a broken rib. I was
greatly grieved that the poor fellow
VINO ElUBA III LttE " d- ID d. AA4lNAs EtAI
the accident was entirely unforeseen
and could hardly have been avoided.
am sure il was due to no careless
ness on my part.
Marrow Escape at San Diego.
'.At san Diego, Cal, on Thanksgiving
day, I had another narrow escape. JUST
as I was making a turn on the track.
going west, the setting sun caught rue
fun in the eyes and blinded me for an
instant. I could see nothing, and had
not the course Of the machines carried
me cut Of the direct rays Of the sun
within a geeOEd or two, / would have
crashed into big pile Of dirt, and that
probably would have been the end OF
me. ! was only lucky that was all
To any one who has seen Barney Old
field ia q race his statement that nerve
is the chief qualification of a racing
man win not be surprising. When he
comes down the track, past the grand
stand. at a speed Of less than minute
to the mile, with one hand upon the
steering wheel and the other ciutchinS
the frame of the machine, with his
shoulders punched forward, his google
covered eyes apparently set. his face
bearing q hard, strained look. and
thiekly coated with dust, while his hair
streams out behind, he looks like a YER
table demon-a thing without nerves
or sensation Of any sort.
Sport Becoming Too Dangerous.
AS to the future of automobile rag
ing. Well 4 am inclined to believe it
IS becoming too dangerous to continue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
EUREKA WAKES UP.
Can't Be Happy Unless It Has a
Good Ball Team.

Especial 70 The Herald.}
Eureka. Feb. 20.-Plans for baseball
this year have taken definite shape this
week. and it is now practically certain
that strong team viii be put in the
field. The plan is TO form a stock COM
pany and fence suitable grounds. TC
do this $1,000 viii be required, and the
experience Of the committee which cir
Culated a subscription paper this week
has convinced the fans that the money
can be raised without difficulty.
IT has not been decided yet whether
Eureka lI join a state league or ad-
here 10 ,he original plan to form a
four team league, with Park City
Bingham aud some other team within
easy distance. The objection 10 state
league IS that the players viii all be
employed in the mines and cannot get
away Ions enough to make the long
trips that would be necessary. It is
the belief that there is material in the
old Blue Rock team Of last year suffi-
cient TO make up a team OF amateur
champions, with q little strengthening.
The three Heusers are here, and Nc
kean, who win manage the team, be-
sides a number Of good local players