The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-06-28

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Sport Ia getting SO many black eyes
of hate that pretty soon 1t will not Be
able to see.
The Chicago authorities have placed
a ban on pool selling and the proprie-
tors Of Washington park have called
on the present meeting,-with a hint
that the magnificent piece OF prop
erty, where SO many classic events
of the American turf have been de-
cided may be abandoned.
Chicago seems to be getting mighty
rood. While the police wink at crime
along the levee and the red light dis
trict fiourishes, while policy slips are
sold openly and the click of the rou-
lette ball or the monotonous voice OF
a dealer drones Make your play
gentlemen" the stamp Of disapproval
Is placed upon horse racing, an insti-
tuition as old as the Boston tea party
Bookmakers have no more chance
In the big town than snow ball In
the Philippines and unless the pubic
NAV risk it's money on its opinion
the thoroughbreds might as well seen
Jobs drawing agricultural nipple
ments in tse suburbs.
James Jasper Jeffries, hero Of the
sore knee episode. is not only giving
pugilism a black eye, but the act In
which he is now starring may result
In a Knockout blow to the game on
the coast, Just as the Corbett-Mccoy
fasco resulted in knocking out boxing
In New York.
Investigation on the part or Cor
Sroth and Munroe's manager seems
to have brought to light the fact that
Ueffries is uninjured. has no deposi'
IN and In all probability had no IN
tention of facing Munroe in the first
place.
The consensus of opinion seems to
he that the California has been play
ips game for the purpose of getting
a lot of advertising. which, had ~
rome through, would have resulted III
Tat box office receipts when Jen ana
his wife go on the stage.
Boxing has received so many set
hacks from crooked dealing that one
naturally looks to the star men In the
came for decency and straightfor'
wardness, in an effort to keep ITS enc
mics from getting a strangle hold
pn 1t.
Baseball has had many hare
knocks. hut of late seemed to be sate
ly weathering the gales of adversely
or course the two big leagues have
been taking an occasional rap at eacf
other. but these were mere love taps
compared to some of the past per
tormances.
lust as all differences seemed tt
be shelved, the Boston American
league team announced that 1t hat
traded Dougherty. the hard-httint
left fielder, to the New York Ameri
nans for Unglaub, utility man.
The protest made by Harry Pull
Ham. while decried by American
lee guers as a case of sour grapes
looks Just to an uninterested OBJ
.server. Pulliam knows. and so does
Utmost every one who follows base
nall, that the deal was made t'
Htrengthen Clarke Griffith's team, u
rive 1t a fighting chance with Jimmy
Collins aggregation of world
heaters,
Dougherty is one of the most Valu
Able men in the business, He shines
In the field and at bat and he will be
n tower of strength to the High
anders.
The cry Of Syndicate ball" has
rome up, and, while it may not bt
true, it does not do the league an,
rood. 1t is a we'll founded suspicion
hat Ban johnson controls the des
iny of every player In the American
eague, and 1t Is supposed that thu
brder Tor the shift came from him