The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-29

but McGovern for some reason dis
posed of him and never got hold of
another good one. Terry's little
brother Phil was at one time a jockey
for ''Pittsburg PHIL and that's what
attracted him to the turf.
Jack McAuliffe, the retired light
weight champion, was always a crank
on race horses, and is today a book
maker in the east Ike Weir, who
was champion at the same time as
McAuIiffe, would talk more horse
than fight any day in the week He
was a jockey in Ireland, and owned
horses in this country. Next year he
will enter baseball as trainer for the
Boston American league champions.
Kid Mccoy knows as much about the
racing game as he does fighting, and
is now making books with his brother
in-law, Charley Hensel, at Los An
geles. Frank Neil, who was recently
defeated for the bantamweight title
by Joe Bowker in London, was at
one time a jockey. His father is
race horse owner in California, and
frankie has an interest in the stable.
George Gardner, the ex-light heavy
weight champion, was raised with
horses in Ireland, his home being
near the birthplace of that famous
race horse imp. CandlemaS, in County
Glare, Ireland. George bought
stable TO rhimself and lost all the
money he made while he held down
championship honorS.
Billy Thompson. who was at one
time manager of Charley Mitchell, is
a crank on horse racing and although
he has sunk thousands trying to pick
winners, he would never allow any of
the fighters he managed to go near
race tracks. Dan Creedon was
crank for fair on the thOrOughbredS.
He always liked to be around horses,
and for years worked as a bookmak-
er's clerk.
Young Corbett bought a stable of
race horses one time, and was going
70 iv1 he hTrci
He received a friendly tip from one
who had tried and failed, then he sold
his racers to his neighbor, a milkman.
Danny Needham was very fond of the
races, and for years Travelled with
Denny Lynch, who was ruled off at
Chicago same time ago. Jim Hall was
always Il faithful attendant on the
race tracks. Paddy Sullivan. the for
for years been identified with the
racing game.
He made some money out of it, but
the best thing he ever struck on the
turf was the contract on Jimmy Grim
mias, whom he developed iato a star
rider. Joe Vendig got tired of the
fighting game after the Mitchell
Corbett fight at Jacksonville, and now
pays strict attention to the turf. He
is one of the most successful book
makers in the east. Bob Gray, who
managed the Southern Athletic club
at Louisville, was at the same time
made money out of both. Jake Holt
man, the famous starter, quit the
fighting game a poor man and made
his reputation and fortune on the
turf. Charley Vokes. the owner of
the Vokes starting gate, was formerly
lightweight champion of Ohio. He
never saved a penny out of the earn
ings but is getting rich on his new
patent. Billy Meyers, the famous
"Streator Cyclone" quit the fighting
game without money and went on the
turf. He is now superintendent of
the Harlem race track and has the
proverbial fortune put away for a
rainy day. Others too numerous to
mention have tried both fighting and
racing with varying success, but most
of them quit losers on both PROPOSE
tons.