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with most track secretaries is now supreme.
would come to naught. They could no longer
successfully threaten TO see that the judges
lose their jobs IL they not less severe on
the members of the ring. Honest stewards
will see that every heat is as near a race as
IL Is possible TO make il. and that every
race Is won by the best horse, so far as the
human eye can detect. or punish the cul-
prits who fix IL otherwise. Last season the
best two-in-three heat races was a great
Improvement over the tedious three-in-f five
plan that had been almost universally used
in previous years. Now let the several
ards arrange for a liberal number of dash
races for the coming year. and, having edu-
Gated the public up 10 them, in another year
abolish heat racing altogether. The latter
affords too good an opportunity for crooked
ness and the harness race drivers who do
not take advantage of the chances to do
shady work are almost as scarce as the
traditional hens teeth.
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mccoy TO TEACH BOXING,
THEN BACK TO RING
He Has Opened an Academy for
Amateurs and Declares He
Is Fit to Fight.
~ eft Hook" in Morning Telegraph.

Left Hook" in Morning Telegraph
1t is maybe. perhaps. a new era OF pusil-
istic second time On earth-a channels push
ing restoration.
Little George Dixon is coming back-has
almost arrived.
kid Mccoy threatens TO come back, too.
Mr. Selby told me so himself while at
breakfast yesterday afternoon.
''You know could fight" said the KID"
well, can fight again
Yes, indeed, l tnow he could. He was the
neatest and easiest moving piece of scrapa-
toriai machinery 1 ever saw. No work OF
his was ever better than his performance
with Peter Maher at New Years matinee
down by the wave-kissed sands that girdle
with white purity the otherwise Coney
isle.
He worked the ways-there-with-the-
wallop Peter like cooper going around a
barrel. Mccoy had before experienced the
danger to be feared from the stray and IN
timed punch.
He had carved Tom Sharkey as a feast
tit for defeat and then, when ready tC
help himself to the choice morsel OF the
gate division. grew careless. Sharkey'
fails still had action In them: wild
swipe caught the too confident Mccoy or
work went for naught.
But no such mistake with Maher. Nc
Coy had Peter ready for the end half q
dozen times during the mill. but kept away
from any possible dying stab until he had
the Irish Champion" so tangled with his
wabbling lexis and cross-eyed with dazt
that he was wandering in space. Then Z
jolt, and the winners portion.
Could he fight? 1 thought so much OF
Mccoy at one time that he was the only
man l could figure TO beat Jeffries.
oh, no, not so far on, when you come q
do the dope" thing on IL.
You know what Jim Corbett did 10 th'
big fellow the first time. What ne lacked
was the punch. Mccoy was as clever a:
Corbett He, 100, could have hit Jeff wher
rand where he pleased. A dozen of th'
KIDS accurate and solid ones 10 th'
| champions jaw might have-but that's idl'
now.
The Jenries of to-day is not the Jeffrie
| Of Coney island.
II went back, continued Mccoy "even IN
| my boxing because L couldn't keep m.
mind on II. My family troubles took tn
| place OF every other thought That is al
over now"
/ Mccoy has doubled up with Billy Elmer
and in partnership they are conducting
physical culture academy at 10 West Forty
/ second street.
There the kid" and Elmer will teacl
boxing wrestling. and how 10 train 10
amateur manly sports
! This work" said Mccoy, will put me Il
! shape again and bring back my skill wit
| the gloves. When l consider myself right
| as / have been. L viii have something {
| say TO the fighters at the TOD. IL l get a
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News of the Came.

A number OF leading players have written
to the checker editor wishing the checker
venture of the Journal good luck.
Edgar p Wolferstan, 4; William Threl-
keld. / drawn, 2. was the score OF friend
ly bout in Evansville the other day.
A great Indiana player writes: II see by
last Sundays issue you are going about Il
meet that Indiana has a column.
In a recent correspondence match be-
tween Rem A. Johnston, of Ossian. and I.
o. l.. Carmody, OF Carrollton, Ill, Mr.. john
ston won by the following score; johnston
Harry Pillsbury is losing games with
astonishing frequency" one of the corre-
spondents complains, and wonders whether
the great expert is not simply "stringing
| the bows on" The Chicago experts, IL must
| be remembered. number some of the best
| players in the world. Only the best players
| have beaten the gentleman.
Some little talk of a State tournament IS
heard. 1t would seem necessary to have a
State Draughts Association before attempt
ing a tournament Correspondence on this
of the draughts editor goes, no one at pres
ent claims TO hold the State title, and II
would be impossible TO name a champion
except by an actual tournament
In general IL may be said that the aver
age Indiana checker player does not know
that there Is one book devoted exclusively
to the game of draughts. William Threlkeid,
! thirty volumes and some fifty booklets.
| brochures, pamphlets and the like, and Ia.
therefore, quite an exception TO the rule.
| Mr.. Threlkeld probably possesses the
| largest draughts library In the State.
Percy M Bradt OF Omro. Wis, sends
| the Journal greetings and promises prob
| lens and games in the near future. Readers
| will remember Mr.. Bradts famous SEQ
| ond Double Corner work, and that he Is
| one OF the finest players In the West to-
| day Although mercantile pursuits keep
him away from the more serious phases
| of the pastime he In still sufficiently In
practice TO meet on equal footing any de-
| votee OF the game.
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JACK MONROE SCARED
BY 4 BIG SEA LION
Chicago Journal.

Chicago JOURNAL
II see that Jack Munroe is expected in
the city to-day or tomorrow" says Jack
Beauscholte. II shall be glad 10 see him.
and / will not be cruel enough 10 remind
him OF the time he had his adventure with
the sea lion.
Several OF Us were training not far from
the Cliff House. at a time when Jack Moi
fat had a fight on, and Munroe and myself
were among his helpers. We all went In
for a swim one afternoon, and while we
were splashing round in the brine we hap
penSd 20 see a sea lion swimming lazily
big. Notwithstanding. but perfectly harm
less beast should have scared Munroe I'M
less he wasn't used TO them. but ehe mo-
ment he saw the creature he let out a hor-
rible yell and began 10 pull for the shore.
We saw our chance, and followed him.
kicking up an awful splash and yelling that
the lion was coming Munroe fairly broke
his back tearing up the water. / never saw
a man swim so desperately I'm my life. and
he was so ratified that he plowed up more
water than he covered. and made very lit
tie Roadway. Seeing a golden opportunity.
I swan W close, let go a fearful growl.
and grabbed him by the leg. III never for
get the howl that escaped from MunrOe as
and finally turned 10 night FOR his NE
against the demon OF the sea.
WAS he mad7 None OF rs dared get
within his reach for two weeks. m by
no means certain, either. whether he's all
over IL yet Ia go running 10 meet him az
the train. but he might think about that
sea lion and hand me one"
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Helpful Games, Old and New.
CONTINUED from last week.
Game No A"Cross "

(a) Forms the opening named by Ander-
son from the fact of Whites hrst move pc
ing PLAYED across the path of Blacks. We
do not recommend this game, as IL al
lows Black too much variety OF attack.
OBJ Best although anything else at this
point gives Black an equal game.
Co The most popular move here is IL
but If replied to by As. 23-1S, l-l4. IL De,
comes tame. The text move is considered
equally strong and more interesting
(d) Here 1914, 800. 40, 24-19, 15-24.
2S|9, 12-l6, 1872 u-l6. 1S-l5, lO-ls'
ply. Go. S2-2S. As makes a nice draw.
(e) 15-19 runs into the Dyke, and 9-lS'
2-20, 1913, 23-16, 12-l9, 2l-2S, S-lz, 80
12-19 1S-15 draws.
81 2S-ls, LIE is very weak, If not
9e5 Stronger than 10, 22-17, PIG, etc.
(h1 1O-15. PIT, 15-22, ITO, la, 2s-1o,
2-7 etc, is weak for Black.
% 24l9 would lose by l0--l5, etc.
% 24-19, 15-24, 2s-19. Ills, Black wins
CO 1913, 23-7, 1+23, 21-l7, $40, lf-l5'
drawn.
a. as. ls-9. S22. 21-17, 1-6, BIS, drawn
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REFORM NEEDED IN
THE TROTTING WORLD
Illustrated sporting News.

Illustrated Sporting News.
Never in the history of harness racing. not
even twenty years ago. when ringers were
rife and Jobs almost daily affairs, have
there been more fixed races on the harness
turf. Horses trotted and paced fast. and
there were many stubborn contests, but
crookedness was the watchword last year on
the Grand Circuit, which bears the same
relation To the trotting and pacing world
that the jockey club tracks do TO the thor
oughbred.
The remedy for all this Is simple, II the
stewards have only the honesty and back
bone to adopt IL. Let them agree on three
racing stewards for the entire Grand Cir
cult these stewards TO have supervision of
the Judges at the various meetings; let them
be men of the highest integrity, and let
their pay be enough to make il worth their
while TO devote their entire time TO the
work. Then the nefarious plottings OF
drivers and track followers. whose influence
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Easy Problems, Old and New, for Be-
Rfuners.

Problem No. 1-Payne Black-K1ngs on
three and four. White-king on fifteen
White TO play and draw. Soluton-lb-I.
SIS III, S-12. I'll. Drawn.
Problem No. Payne. Black-Man on
five: king on nine. White-King on seven
White TO play and draw. Solution-7-lo.
9-1S, 10-14, 1873. 14-10. Drawn.
Problem No. 3-Payne- Black-Man on
twenty-one; king on twenty-five White
Kings on twenty-six and twenty-seven-
Either to play and White 10 win. Solution
White plays first and wins as follows: Us.
25-29 2S-ls, 2S-25, $50. White wins. Black
plays first and White wins, as follows:
25-2e. 27-2S. 29-25. BIS. 25-2s. is-22, A-25.
$50, White wins.
Problem No. EPayne. Black-Man on
seventeen; king on thirty. White-K1ngs
on eighteen and twenty-seven. White TO
play and win. Solution-1S-2z. l7-26. Isl,
White wins.
Problem No. 5-Gus Ports, Troy, ~. Y.
Black-Men sixteen, seventeen, twenty
one twenty-seven; kings on seven and twen-
ty-four White-Yen on nine, fourteen,
twenty-three, thirty-one: kings on twelve
and eighteen. Black TO play and win Soiu-
tion-24-9, 3l-24, D-27, 12-1s, n-22, ls-5.
$50. 2s-1s. TO. IA. 27-2. D-26. se-s.
Black wins.
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DISCOVERY OF CANS,
PRESENT CHAMPION

Joe Cans. the lightweight champion, who
is TO meet Willie Fitzgerald at Detroit on
Jan. - was once under the management
Of Jack Burke, who In speaking of Cans
the other day at Buffalo. said:
Il first saw Cans when he was an almost
unknown boxer In a town where negro fight
ers are as plenty as appless. While playing
I'm Baltimore. / attended a fight given at
popular Irices and saw Cans whip another
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Just how the fight writer's can claim
that the coming bout between Tommy
Ryan and Philadelphia Jack OBrien, to
take place in Philadelphia on Jan q. will
be championship affair is very hard TO
understand. Boxing contests in Philadel-
phia are limited TO six rounds and should
both men be on their feet at the end of the
sixth, the referee can give no verdict as
decisions are rot allowed in that city
Championship fights cannot be decided in
ak rounds. especially between such men
as Ryan and O'Brien. Ryan is o long
distance fighter. and the best the contest
can show. unless there should be a knock
out, is TO determine just how well the men
are matched for a twenty-round affair. If
Ryan has his old-time punch. he may be
able 10 settle the matter in less than six
rounds, and In such case mis- title would
not be injured. On the other hand should
OBrien knock out Ryan. he may be re-
garded as the champion, although the cham
pionshrip is not at stake
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would have sprung follows: 1S-22, SIS
12-l6. 1872. Ito. IA. 3-2S. 12-S, 2-1,
SO. 6-3l. Black wins. The text move
proved TO one amateur. at least. that his
opponent was ''bOOk-learned."
I'D Childish The draw by Sturges from
this point is as follows: 1T-21. 31-36, s-l1.
2@22 Is-25, 2S-22, u-l5. 2S-ls, 20 90.
CO. PHI. 9-lS. 25-l4. 15-lS BIB. n-2z
24-le. 22-25. 1o-6 Ito. Is. IN, "a
Drawn.
Whatever may be said TO the contrary,
with the practice of Anderson ana the
preference Of many old-school players
standing evidence, IL is nevertheless thought
that THE Laird and the Lady" opening Is
too difficult 10 be ventured by a novice who
is plaving with a stranger or a man whose
strength he does not know. The favor 10
always with the White forces unless Black
is extremely we'll versed in the intricacies
of the gambit. However, the learner should
study the opening and be fully prepared 10
play the White when the occasion obliges.
and ought never to go 1910 at the eighth
move TO form The Black Doctor, wholly
untenable line for practical purposes
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Johnny" RothweI, Of Denver. has added
new line TO the physical culture fad His
system will rouse indignant bowls from the
almost-foOd people and the advocates of
starve-the-fesh methods. Here is Johns
idea: Eat what you want, drink what you
want, do what you wish, aud night once a
week In lazy and goOd-humOred fashion,
always selecting some novice 10 do the
other half OF the sketch. This system
causes a great deal OF fat to accumulate.
but the weekly row keeps the wind and
muscles pretty we'll toned up. causes per-
spirauon enough 10 carry away the evil
effects Of wine and high eating. and gives
valuable boxing practice. Then. when a
real fight for the championship is on, IL Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

Many baseball players have declared re-
Gently that they win not stand a cut in
salaries the coming season. The time will
soon come when they will see that the con-
tracts offered them call for a smaller salary
than they received last year, and their
bluffs TO refuse 10 sign will be of little
avail. Reductions in salaries is as sure to
come this winter as the championship sea-
son is in the spring, and the players might
as well realize that the club owners are
determined To make little money on their
Investments instead of paying out all Of the
revenue in salaries.
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The joint committee of the various trot-
ting associations has decided to disallow
Lou Dllon's mark of 2:O5 to high-wheeled
sulky and also to disallow the records
made by champion trotters and PAGERS the
past summer behind wind shields. No mat
ter what action the joint committee has
taken, the sporting public will still regard
Lou Dillon the queen of the trotting
turf and Dan Patch as the champion of
PAGERS. 1t seems as if the Boomers had
considerable to 90 with the committee 5
refusal to allow Lou Dillons high-wheeled
sulky record Maud 5. still holds that
record, according TO the committee Maud
&. was grand trotter in her time but in
horse history that was a long time ago
and no one doubts that Lou Dillon could
easily beat Maud SIS record under all the
conditions that prevailed when the latter
made her mark.
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1t is quite peculiar that the introductions
20 the races at New Orleans. Oakland and
Los Angeles tell Of the defeats of many
favorites every dag. 1t seems as If lucky
"pikers' stand a better chance with the
books than the talent
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Judging from the reports of the basket
ball game at Charlottesville, last Friday
night. II would be a good idea for members
OF the Rose Polytechnic and Charlottesville
Business College teams to meet under Mar
ouis of Queensberry rules. Five-ounce
gloves would be more business-like than
bare fists.
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Young Corbett agrees with Abe Attell's
suggestion about a division OF the feather
weight class OF fighters similar to the
heavyweight division. Under the proposed
plan Young COrbett would be the heavy
featherweight champion and Attell would
be recognized as the light featherweight
champion until Harry Forbes or some other
122-pound man defeats him.
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and that Ascot would become a model rae
ing town.
The trial of the raoe-course men in san
Francisco several years ago, when bay
View and Ingleside were successfully closed
necessitating a removal to Alameda county,
where Emeryville was established, is we'll
remembered and the proposed incorpora-
ton of Ascot is for the purpose OF prevent
ing a repetition OF those troubles. accord
ing TO a local horse owner.
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II Joe Cans shows no better form on
Tuesday night in Detroit when he meets
Willie Fitzgerald than he has in recent
matches. Fitzgerald should not experience
great difficulty in winning the decision. But
Cans is very fOxey fighter, and when
there is something big at stake he general
~ shows he is still entitled to the light
weight championship honors
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% vtns In a few moves

And White wins In few moves
(a) This move completes the formation OF
the opening as shown in Game No: 4.
(b) This is a weak line for Black TO take,
and was planned for the great Wylhe trap;
The move is safe but perilous-6-lO should
be PLAYED. Go is also safe, but 1l-l6, 49,
1623 15-1O G-15 25-21 is an old trap.
(c) The preparation was all In vain. Black
wished White to go 31-26 when the trap
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time to train to weight. cut out the iuxuries,
and build up hardened sinews from the soft
tissues of legs and arms The system is
hard proposition for the man who thinks
that a real athlete should always be diet
ing and working the pulley weights. but it
seems 10 be all that Young Corbett' re-
oufreS
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Harry Forbes says that fighter who
goes to San Francisco and is made an TO
favorite against a native son, is really
a legitimate TO 1 favorite. The sports
think pretty well of the native sons on the
Pacific coast
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The Social Turner athletes of the Ger
man House have decided TO participate in
the events for German societies at the st.
Louis worlds fair next summer. Many
good athletes have been developed at the
German HO and some OF them should
win prizes at the big games.
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The cominS battle between Young Cor
bett and Jimmy Britt, the date for which
has not been set, will attract as much if
not more interest than the recent fight be-
tween Corbett and Eddie Hanlon. The
champion won a decisive victory from one
of CALIFORNIA; native sons and should he
defeat Britt. and the chances favor him,
he would have few opponents that are in
a class TO give him hard battle
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The Marvin Hart and George Gardner
fight last Tuesday night in Boston. which
ended I'm a draw, demonstrated that Hart
Is showing wonderful improvement this
winter or Gardner has begun TO go back in
the pugilistic game. Another battle be-
tween them would be interesting. 1t looks
as If Hart has a very good chance to be-
come the light heavyweight champion.
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SPORTING EDITORIAL PAGE

Telephone Calls for the Sporting Department:
No S6-Both Old and New.
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good as have been. think will be good
enough for most OF them"
i think so, too.
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THE SPORTING SECTION OF THE SUNDAY JOURSA

Can be found the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House
CHTCAGO-PaImer House Auditorium Annex
Hotel. Dearborn Station News stand.
CINCINNATI-J- r Hawley Co. Arcade.
Grand Hotel
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deerlng northwest corner
or Third and Jefferson streets. and Bluefeld
Bros. az West Market strest-
ST. LOUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. d. C-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House. Fairfax Hotel. Willard Hotel.
DENVER. CoI.-Louthain & Jackson. Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets. and A. smith, 1901
Champa street
DAYTON. OIL V. Wilkis, % South Jefferson
street
COLUMBUS. O.-Viaduct News Stand. $50 High
street.
BEN ID. CROSE, Sporting Editor
Another heavy fall Of snow would please
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Note to Contributor


and
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Another heavy fall Of snow would please
the local horsemen very much.
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OBJECTS.
% popularize the game Of draughts.

To popua
cica Illustrate o the
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Can be found az the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

His First Attempt at Marketing Proves
lamsntabIs Failure.
A well Known officer has an idea
that he can manage the affairs OF
the pantry better than his wife.
"My DEAR" said he one day, "that
baker Of yours is cheating you. lie
ought to give you seven Of these
buns for sixpence. | can get seven
for that price"
So the major set off for the ba-
ker's shop.
On arriving he pointed to pile
OF buns on the counter and said in
his seyerest way:
II want seven of those buns for
sixpenee."
"Bnt"-- said the girl in attend.
ance.
"No butts in the matter" roared
the major. "If you don't give me
seven III go elsewhere and gel
them"
~Well, sir, If you insist = said tn.
giyl, "I'll'-
Il Do insist, sd ~ naies.
- ~ sirl soun1a2 nuB0 buns IN.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

morata about O'Clock the evening be-
fore her projected departure for st.
Louis and asked her to take a walk
with him. She accepted his invitation
and the two left the house ostensibly
to go to the Soda Springs. A couple Of
hours later they returned to the home
OF Miss Hall, but from all accounts did
not remain very long, going thence to
the residence of Judge J. j. Minor,
who was awakened from his slumbers
and requested to marry them.
Being of legal age and having the
necessary license Judge Minor asked
no questions aside from those pre-
scribed by law and the twain were
made one in accordance with the
statutes OF Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham concluded it would be a fine
lark to go to Salt Lake City on their
wedding trip and they boarded the
west-bound d. & R. G. train at mid
night for the Mormon capital where
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

they are spending their honeymoon.
Mrs. Hall, mother of the bride, did
not suspect such a thing as an elope-
ment until she went to her daughters
room on Friday morning to call her
for breakfast. and finding it deserted
suspicioned what had taken place. On
instituting inquiry at the city clerks
Office she learned that her daughter
had by sanction Of the law changed her
name to Mrs. Graham. The bride is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hall
Of 10 College avenue, and is . young
young lady Of more than ordinary ac-
complishments. The groom is . young
man Of good character, and it is UNDER
stood that he is not objectionable to
the Hall family. The parental bene-
diction upon the loving couple is re-
garded as among the probabilities.
Your hat is here. Bethel Co,