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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

second only to Proctor Knott among the
two-year-olds of the year. We watched
him closely when he ran for the Junior
champion, and were captured by his grand
appearance and his enormous raking stride,
and in the race we also noticed that he out
ran all the others at the finish, and was
only beaten a head by Fresno for third
place. 1t is true he was receiving fifteen
pounds in the Flatbush from Fresno, but
he won so easily that we doubt IL even
weights would have reversed it. Salvador
is our favorite for the spring events. Fres-
no is more of the light two-year-old order.
He is as good as he ever will be, while
with Salvador there is a great deal to go
on with, as trainers would put il. He is a
big, lengthy fellow. with the blaze and
four white legs of the Blair Athol family.
Salvatore only defect is that he dips
Slightly In the back-a peculiar Glencoe
characteristic-and from this some will in
fer he cannot put up high weights. That
did ten years ago. Nowadays the distances
are so short that the weight does not have
the same effect Salvador when extended
Is a charming horse. His stride is enor-
nous and he holds his head low like a
slayer. The fact that he is a son of Prince
Charlie leads many to doubt his stamina,
yet Prestonpans, son OF Prince Charlie:
stayed well in England. Breeding is full of
contradictions.
I'm England Dutch skater was a slayer,
but his get are not, w.iile on the other hand
Buccaneer and Sterling were both voted
'short-coursed,' and yet their get could stay
any distance. In this country Billet, who
was no slayer, gets them TO stay Tar
enough, while Rayon dor, who was a
slayer of the first water, has not as yet
sired a slayer. We have less fear Of Sal
vator because he comes from one OF the
best mares We have seen appear in Amer
lea, Salina, by Lexington, one of the old
Levity family, who could stay any route,
but was cursed with bad temper, which
all her children thus far have inherited,
notably Danicheff and Saltpetre. Salvador
seems TO be of different kind. Breeding
Salna to Glenelg, himself a high-tempered
horse aggravated it in her foals, but Prince
Charlie was a very mild horse when We
saw him, and 1t is possible Salvador breeds
after his sire in this respect, as he does In
style and conformation.
That was the Salvador who came in two
years of endeavor to be the king of the
turf. 1t was the Salvador who grew into
the form and fact of a Suburban winner,
and the Salvador who, in that contest of
Titans, beat Tenny by so short a head that
there are still many who deny 1t, in the
mile and quarter of which we will talk so
long as we have lip left for turf utterance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

of the games. and the foul-strike rule was
found needful TO fit the case.
Magnates are all selfish and all incon-
sistent. They inveigh against the foul
strike rule handicapping the batsmen, and
then go out and pay big salaries for pitch
ers with extra ability in fooling batters.
Why don't they use only third-rate pitch
ers, whom the batters could pound all over
the field. If the batting is so feeble? Why
didn't they retain the rules which kept the
pitcher from raising his arm higher than
his head, or keep the rule which made him
plant both feet on the ground and keep
them there?
Every magnate and almost every fan
looks at the rules only from has own team 5
point of view. The magnate with heavy
a sin and a shame. The magnate who
has the fast pitchers thinks the rule is
great stuff and just what the game requires
Personally, / think the people like to see
close fast games, and have heard no COM
pianist against such games from the crowds
coming away from the parks. When the
fans do register a kick il must be remem-
bered that the rules are the finest ever
when the home team wins, and are simply
outraged when our own club loses.
"Of course, l don't deny the patent fact
that pitchers get the mastery Of new rules
much quicker than batters. This is not be-
cause pitchers are more intelligent than the
average players in other positions, but be-
cause the pitcher handles the ball more
and gets more practice Suppose in game
each batter faces the pitchers four times
that means that the pitcher gets thirty-siX
chances for practice and the development
of his SKILL while each batter gets but
four -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
News Of the Game.

The old Chess and Checker club at
Evansville viii very likely be reorganized
shortly.
j. B. Morrissey. champion of northwest
ern Iowa, is to be matched against Joseph
Buck, OF Rapid City, Ia.
DR.. w. NJ. Purcel's criticism OF 'Stearns's
Worlds Problem Book" has created some
interest among Western players who think
that the grand old analyst is not ''sparing
the rod"
It is scarcely probable that the much
mooted international match will be played
this year. 1t is not a practical idea. Such
a match could only be made possible by a
general subscription.
The draughts editor of the St Louis
Globe-D Democrat gives amateurs good adj
vice after this fashion: 1T is believed that
the great majority OF players. irrespective
OF experience and ability, become careless
in handling their pieces In ending. They
seek trappy variations in cross-board con-
tests, which IL they do not succeed in
springing, seem to dampen interest and
often a loosely conducted ending results.
This is the opportunity for the careful,
hard-headed contestant, who, by nicely con-
sidered moves. wins the game" All OF
which Is true nevertheless many insist that
the majority Of their games are won be-
cause of early structural losses on the part
of their opponent. Wyllies method OF play
ing (he game just as hard at one stage as
another is surest TO bring results.
Gus Ports, of Troy. N; Y. says that the
Troy club is in a fiourishing condition and
Albany On. W club. The leading experts
of the Troy club are Messrs. Gardner, Ports,
Corners. Chatfield, Haines. McNutt, wey-
man, Wheatly, Hastings and Williams.
Most of these gentlemen are famous
throughout the East for their finished play,
and some are the originators OF new and
splendid lines. Mr.. Ports Is man OF no
small ability as may be found by reading
the modern draughts columns. In last
Sundays issue a problem by Mr.. Ports was
given, and next week a game played be-
tween him and Mr.. Gardner will be pub
lished. Mr.. Ports is anxious 10 see the
Indiana boys revive the annual tourna-
ment idea. The last tournament I'm this
State, so far as the editor has been able
TO learn, was held I'm Indianapolis April u,
IA and Is, 1887. At that time II. l.. Singrey,
OF Argos, was president Of the association,
John A. Conlen, OF Indianapolis, was vice
president and William Threlkeld Of Evans
vile, was secretary. Indiana draughts his
tory has been sufficiently "checkered" in
the past, seemingly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

(a) Forms the opening on which more
play has been published than on any other.
Although many consider the opening weak
for White, it is recommended as the most
satisfactory reply to lib. 1t gives quite
an equal game.
(b) 2e-17 is very weak, although it can
be drawn.
(c) S-lS, 23-1s would run the game into
a will o. the wisp' Instead OF S-11, as in
the trunk, good line is 12-16, 29-25, 10-14.
25-22, 1870, A-19, 6-10, 1915, s-12, PA
20-27, 31-A, 12-19, 4-6, Ito, 2S-24, Ill.
24-19, 81, 32-2S, As, 2S-24 S-12, 24-2O
1l-16. 2o-l1, 7-16, 1915, 1913, PIT, 1924.
Drawn.
Id PIE, 2e-25, 1870. s-14, s-1s. 2s-14,
1O-17, 21-14, Sill, 2E19, As, 27-23, 6-lO,
25-21, 10-17, H-14, 1-6, 26-22 80 31-16
draws. 9-13, 1Sl4, 1o-17, Ala, 16-2O.
2S-1S. 6-1O, 25-21, 10-17, FLA, 1-6 26-23,
1911, 31-26, I7-2, 1S-l5, 81, 15-s, Al,
26-22, &c, 22-17, 9-1S, 23-14, ILL., 14-10,
ia, lilo, 3-S 30-26 draws.
(e) 1914, SIS, 23-14 10-17, 21-14, Ills,
2E19, 15-24, 2S-l9, Sill, 27-22, 6-1O, 25-21,
1O-17. 21-14, 1-6, 2s-22 draws, or 25-22,
LIE, 24-9O, S-11. 27-24. Job, 24-19, 15-24,
2S-1s. 10, S1-27, 81. 27-24, 9-14, D-9,
% Pie, 2s-22, SIP, 2s-24, s-1s, s2-2S,
Go, A-i9 GA 1873, 5-14, 22-lS, Is, 1S-9,
5-14 26-22, 13-17 draws.
20 26-22 is tricky, for if Black reply 12-16
White wins by 23-19, but let Black reply
1913 and White has to play carefully to
draw.
(h) 15-19, 23-1s. 12-19, 27-2s, SIP. 2s-1e.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
SMALL INCOMES FOR
THE YOUNG FIGHTERS
Chicago Journal.

Chicago Journal.
There is a general idea. prevalent among
both young and ambitious boxers and
ring-followers, that the earnings of pu-
gilist are something almost stupendous.
The fortunes made, spent or saved by the
various stars are continually quoted In the
papers. and so frequently have these for
tunes been harped on that the average en-
thusiast regards the average boxer as a
solid young man of ready means.
AS a plain and painful fact. while the
stars in the different classes make plenty
of money, and, If they were not wild-eyed
spendthrifts, would keep plenty. the emol-
uments of the struggling young fighter are
of the most ridiculous littleness. Happy is
the kid boxer who has a Job, and fights
evenings for extra money. He has an an
Choir to windward, and knows where he is
at from day to day. But hard are the lines
of the youngster who has nothing but fight
ing to depend on, and who gets maybe a
S25 prelim. every three weeks or So His
winning end-if he wins-is SIS: his man.
ager gets 1913 and he coughs up 30 cents
apiece to each of the scrubby seconds. He
carries s10.25 away from the ring, and on
that he has to live-or exist-three weeks
or So till another fight comes his way.
Seven boxers out of ten, when they
change cities, go under the cars or on top
Sometimes they have whole car for them
ten are actually suffering for the necessi-
ties of life from day to day. Yet every one
of them has some spark of ambition-the
hope that he may yet become champion
and have enough to keep himself and de
old folks" in luxurious ease. Under the
circumstances it is really a puzzle that so
many youths should want TO become pu-
gilists, and it is also highly to the credit of
the boys that the average fighter is as hon.
as the day is long, and that there is
nothing of the thief, crook or sneak in his
disposition.
Ball players in even a third-class league
get SIS to 800 a month, hotel bills on the
road. and the cheers of the crowd How
many young pugiists get as much for their
seasons performance in either cash or
public approval?
The twelve husky youths who are at
the Watita league tomorrow night are,
right now, envied by all the other 200
boxers in the village. They are going to
make some money and they are going to
fight hard for it. Always, when the game
has been quiet for awhile, the first bouts
afterward are redhot tussles and the Wa
tita show promises whirl Of milling Dia-
mond Dick and Fred Cooley, finely built
giants will battle nightly. The light
weight mill between Henry F'agin and Dick
Fitzpatrick also promises much diversion,
and the four preliminaries look like a great
lot of assorted wrang1es.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
ROYALTY md SPORT
OF AUTOMOBILING

illustrated Sporting News.
Perhaps the first royal convert to motor
dom was the present King OF Italy, Victor
Emmanuel, who took TO the automobile at
about the time of his marriage, seven years
ago, and has become very enthusiastic over
the sport. He now owns four cars, one of
them-"Nike" (Victory)-being capable of
a speed of fifty miles an hour, and being
often called upon to show it. Many stories
have become current concerning the King
adventures on his frequent and extended
automobile tours. and, if rumor is to be
credited, he Is as daredevil a chauffeur as
ever transgressed a speed law.
1t is related that during the recent ma
neuvers in Italy he drove his car through
the sentry lines one night and being dis
guised by his goggles and long coat, was
uncermoniously arrested by two privates
and an officer for disregarding their COM
mands to halt. 1t is not recorded just what
was said when he removed his mask and
slipped off his outer garment, revealing the
Kings uniform beneath, but evidently he
did not take exception to his subjects faith
fulneSS to duty, for all parted with smiles,
and 1t is said that the three soldiers have
since been the recipients of royal favors.
Victor Emmanuel is firm believer in the
automobiles usefulness for military pur-
poses and Is giving his personal attention
to its development into efficient of
the service. To this end he has taken pains
TO inform himself thoroughly upon the me-
chanical side of automobiling, and 1T is
said that he can effect repairs with all the
assurance of an experienced mechanician.
AS the latest manifestation of his sympathy
with the automobile movement, he has con-
scented to become patron Of the Information
alt Automobile Exhibition soon to be opened
in Turin.
Probably the most extraordinary conquest
yet achieved by the automobile is marked
by the shipment of fifteen cars by a Ger
man firm TO the Emperor of China and his
aunt, the Empress Dowager. These cars
are to be used between the winter and
summer palaces in Pekin, and it is under
stood that they are presents from a Chi
nese viceroy, who made them a means of
currying favor with the powers that be,
and at the same time an excuse for looting
the imperial treasury. All of the vehicles
are built in omnibus style, and are wonder
fully embellished with blue and silver
dragons and yellow silk. Three of them are
intended respectively, for the Empress
Dowager the Emperor and the Queen Con-
sort. These cars are painted bright yellow.
The others are finished in red and are in
tended for the royal suite.
Twenty of the best engineers in the Flow
cry Kingdom are studying the operation of
the cars, under the tuition of two German
mechanics, and show a deep interest in
their lessons, which is said to be inspired
by promises of prompt beheading should
any mishap occur after the cars are given
finally into their custody.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
WESTERN LEAGUE TIE-UP

The Western League magnates did not
expect the clever trick that was played
by George Tebeau I'm Lincoln last week,
when he enjoined the league from holding
its annual meeting The Western League
American Association fight in Kansas City
cuts quite n figure in the litigation between
Tebeau and the Western League 1t seems
to be largely a retaliatory measure on the
part of Tebeau. because the Western
League has insisted upon maintaining a
club in Kansas City in opposition to the
American Association unless the association
paid large bonus to the Western League
10 vacate. The action was more honorable
than many of the tricks that have been
played by the Western League. A few
other men in the country could have tied
up the Western League and caused it much
trouble had they been so inclined. George
r. Simmons, of Peoria, could cause the
league much embarrassment and it may
be that he will take a few questions to
court His $500 guarantee is still I'm the
hands of President Sexton, and the Peoria
magnate cannot get his hands on it. One
player with Peoria last season was drafted
by a major league club and the first in
stallnaent, 1915, was paid to President Sex
ton. Instead of the Peoria club getting the
money Sexton placed 1t in the league treas
ury and Simmons says he does not know
just when he will get the money or his
guarantee for last season. Simmons does
not blame Tebeau for taking the action he
did against the Western League magnates.
He frankly says that the Western League
has done several things that are unsports-
manli<e. and he has little use for the pres
idpnt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

a floor space dmple to maneuver troop of
sixty horses, a seating capacity of one
thousand. and balcony for a cadet band
of forty pieces. The enthusiasm and pluck
of the cadet riders justified this provision
for the cavalry course of instruction. From
the start they had no idea of being paper
soldiers" and under the instruction of a
veteran trooper of the regular service, they
pitched into drills with the ardor of the
football field. To-day the rough riding
feats of the crack troops that have exhib-
tied at Fort Myer and Fort Ethan Allen
are duplicated at Culver Academy. Boyish
cavalrymen in blue shirts, SLOUGH hats and
khaki breeches, mount their galloping
horses with a run, take hurdles standing
on their saddles, or go flying off and on,
like rubber balls, as the line of leaping
troop horses take the obstacles.
There have been no serious accidents in
the five years of this strenuous work, and
for pure joy in pluck, daring and mastery of
horsemanship, the Culver cadets are not
far behind the crack rough riders of West
Point. The practical side of the trooper
life is theirs, for they take care of their
own horses, under rigid stable inspection,
and are used to marching and capering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
KING HORSE IND COURT,
Il TALE OF THE TURF
New York Morning Telegraph.

New York Morning Telegraph.
On that afternoon in Aug. 1885, when
Proctor Knott and Sam Bryant gave us a
glimpse of their picturesque selves. we had
also first sight of that horse that was to
give Proctor Knott the struggle of his life
and to go on to greater fame after Proctor
Knott had passed into that oblivion which
comes to the gelding no matter how great.
They were warming up for the Junior
Champion at Monmouth. and a pair of
youngsters came slipping through the
stretch as only the well bred and the best
of them can slip. One of them was a dark
coated, dainty fellow by Falsetto, the type
of the thoroughbred that so much suggests
the grace and the agility OF the deer He
was Fresno. Slashing along in a careless
way beside Fresno big. open-striding
chestnut, with blaze face, of whom no
body outside the stable of James b. Haggin
had much knowledge. He was given on the
cards as Prince Charlie, out OF the famous
Salina. And they called him Salvador. Re-
port had il that they expected to win with
him. But Fresno had beaten him in their
trial and in this preliminary the dainty
Falsetto seemed the ripper or the pair, as the
chestnut, while grand locker, was not
as clever on his feet.
When il came to the racing where Proctor
Knott so beautifully showed that Great
and il was perfectly apparent that the
youngster was being given public education,
always having in mind, of course, the faint
notion that he might win
That was Salvatore first day. But IL was
only his rehearsal He had his proper COM
ing TO the turf in that same autumn, when
he raced like a very fury himself, to be
beaten a nose in the Futurity by Proctor
Knott.
The dominion OF him began just a month
after when September was midway of it's
passing and the big Prince Charlie chestnut
went 10 the post in the trying F'latbush
stakes, and won the race in a common can
ter, in fast time for the condition of the
track. All that little darkey Barnes had
TO do with the sashing fellow was to wait
to the last furlong. work his way through
tho field, and call IL all off. The dainty
little Falsetto was there also and finished
third. with Maidstone separating him from
his stable companion.
Magnificent individual as Salvador is
now, when they lead him out of his box
down there at Elmendorf. what a cracking
youngster he was that Flatbush day when
he came TO know that kingdom was his.
How familiar IL all sounds of Salvador
when we read this of him:
THE race only confirmed the opinion we
formed some time since that Salvador ID
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
FROM TRACK And STABLE

John Madden has sent word TO the
superintendent OF the Bennings track that
he will arrive there early next month with
thirty two-year-olds-
Blues. who will make his first season in
Kentucky this year. Three OF the mares
will be sent TO him this spring. three in
1905 and the same number In 1906
The report OF the treasurer OF the Ma
tional Trotting Association. recently is
sued, shows that on May 1. 1909. there was
a cash balance on hand Of Sls.g5s.29. The
T Teta from and M tSs expenses Mey during sSs
same period were s. 1914, swelling tho
amount in the treasury on Nov ] TO
S25.4l5.S9. To which should be addei the
amount In the general fund including tho
trust fund.-" $7.O36.4s. making the total
amount on hand at the last named date
$32 452.4S.
The cables tell us that Upton is to chal-
lenge again for the America cupi Tou-
this farce was stopped? The whole thing
is overworked. There Is little doubt that
the English cannot build a ninety-fOoter
and bring her over here 20 win. any more
than we can. apparently. build a small
rater 10 win back the Seawanhaka cup,
which is a species of pup" OF the Amer
tinue, or 10 amount 20 anything outside Of
the now tiresome newspaper nurrah, there
are things" TO be done.
Prominent thoroughbred breeders have
Dech recently cesleeeu by norsenen 10 price
many or the stars OF their yearling crops.
The slipping epidemic among mares last
spring shortened the crop OF foals OF 1903,
and the dissolution Of several big breeding
farms has added 10 the yearing scarcity.
A number OF breeders at Lexington, here
tofore shipping their yearlings 20 New York
10 sell have either this season no yearlings
20 speak OF or have already given turfmen
the refusal OF their youngsters az private
sale. Indications now are that there will
be fewer yearlings the Eastern market
next spring from Kentucky than IN any
season In the past ten years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
CULVER ACADEMYS
RIDING DEPARTMENT
Illustrated Sporting News

Illustrated Sporting News.
The many thousands of spectators along
the route OF the inaugural parade of Pres
ident Mckinley. will remember the BLACK
Horse Troop of Cleveland, which was
the Presidents personal escort. These jet
black and spirited mounts had been picked
up in the South in two months of careful
search by an expert judge, who was given
carte blanche in the matter of expense.
No mounted troop in this country ever
made a finer appearance than this COM
mand. Later this troop OF black chargers
was purchased In body for the use of the
cavalry cadets of the Culver Academy.
and their quality has been kept up to the
original high class, when remounts have
been needed since that time.
the cavalry department became so popu-
lar that in 1898 riding school was built.
which still stands as the largest and most
complete OF its kind in this country. with