The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-27
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
CORRIGAN LAUNCHES THE AMER
ICiN JOCkEI CLtB
HSs fermldnble Circuit with which TO De-
clare Turf war In the West-Grinith
Tells How the Amateur Baseball
Championship Of California" was Won

launched the American Jockey 'luDs 'H'
organization which Will make an attempt to
-rest control OF racing from the Western
uckey club This movement. caus ed by
tho refusal OF the Western Jockey Club to
grant dates 70 the Panama track AZ New
orleans reached e climax M Hot Springs late
Wednesday night when "a meeting was held,
az the instance OF torrigan, at which these
tracks we're represented and formally joined
the new body:
Kansas Ciiy and Hawthorne Chi cago hy
tn-rlgen. Louisville by Matt VIM. Union
Park, St Louis bv Capt tarmody. Essex
Park. Hot Springs boy william shannon
Worth. Chicago. by 5. r. Wagner PANAMA
park New Orleans bv Joseph t. Rhinock
Vim and Corrigan also held the proxies
or Iatonia aud Lexington, respectively
n = understood that two other tracks are
on the fence ready to jump into the torrigan
fold When the meeting began torrisan
was made temporart chairman. ~ was
decided that ull horsemen who mad not been
ruled OF the turf for fraud would be per-
mitted 10 enjoy the privileges oil al tracks
IN the American Jockey Club. The next
meeting viii be held on Feb g. when officers
will be elected and permanent headquarters
will De established in Chicago. IL Is said
that T. e. Mcdowell Of Lexington Will be
the president and that Board OF Appeals
will be created to be- composed. possibly, OF
S : Blown Of Piusburg. Mayor Julius
ElplsCumNNn 81 Z iiAlHNhll w sNN('A iN''''
Wells OF 81 Louis and President-elect
Mcdowell Tho new Jockey club has pledged
itself to give protection 10 horsemen, breeders
and track owners all disputes to be settled
by the Board of Appeals. which Will have
absolute power
Stories regarding trouble in the Jockey
Club over the allotment OF dates continued
10 be circulated yesterday one Was TO the
erect that the Coney Island Jockey club
and the Brooklyn Jockey club had refused
TO surrender i've days each Of their usual
share Of the dates In order 10 let belmont
Park into the circuit as we'll as Morris Park
Thi. yarn could not be confirmed. but it was
repeated nh the afternoon where turfmen
cougregate The New York Jockey Club,
which has leased Morris Park for ten years.
has been reorgan1ed II Is said that W. >,
FanshaWe owner of Heno. who is a member
of the Jockey Club is one of the leading
lights in The West chester venture.
James X Keene is stnl looking out for n
first class Jockey Having failed TO land
Crimmins or Nicol. it is now said that Mr.
Keene would like to secure second call on
the services OF Herbert Phillips. who rode
for T. II Thomas last year and stands second
on the list OF winning jockeys at New Orleans
this winter
NJ L. Haymsn has had row with his
trainer. DICK Watkins, II seems that Hayman
called watkins down the other day for allow
ing the regular stable Jockey Jack Martin.
to accept an outside mount without his
consent Watkins promptly resigned. and
the resignation was accepted. Later Hay
man changed his mind and made over
lures to Watkins TO rcenter his employ until
the end OF the New Orleans meeting. Wat
kins accepted after a phrley, but he will
sever his connection with the Hayman stable
-. .,gA lea a -, Hae-t kt.
engagement with +. X. Thomas. Hayman's
horses Will be trained on the local tracks by
Roger Minton. who l. thoroughly capable and
has hsu much experience,
Manager clark Grnlth Of the New York
Americans told story about amateur base
ball Yesterday that is worth repeating here.
1T was in 1898 ! think, said Grin as he
lighted fresh cigar and looked out OF a win
dow in the FlAtiron building. that a series
Of games for tine amateur championship
OF California was framed up between TWO
rival towns One OF these clubs sent man
10 me and said
-'Grln. We would like TO have YOU pitch for
Us and we thluk We can ring you in without
any body knowing IT,
When terms had been agreed upon the
man told me- he would like 10 have me secure
several other National League players to be
used on the team a. ringers. and also said
that n pile OF money would he bet us So !
] secured Charley Irwin. Mike Cody and
several other wcll known PLAYERS. and We
went ont to the grounds AZ one OF the towns
IN roundabout vny When va Ind put on
some old uniforms We sneaked out on the !
Neii 90 timber up. The other team had not
pu' IN .uu appearance, but there We. a big
crowd ON hand for the game had been we'll
hoomod suddenly there WAS cheer and
tho other f"dn showed w. Before betting
none Nook M III. OWN WAL d @98sh md w wSnG
th.t 'Ini" MO view the first man saw was
DERRY uorut behnd him was Big Bill Brown
th" Sew 1-i catcher and also Fred Carroll |
together VITA other professionals Then | !
concluded nor 10 bet We did not recognize
ono mother however for We wanted to get
ogf money M Of the amateurs sat on the
bench and we went mt IT The game WAS Z
hcart brroEel. bur We, won T., and also won
chinpon-hp' Of the Coast
lN p "oar. has sent his signed contract !
o Mana or Grliiith, VINO nus also signed /
Hlher Mctcalf. semi professional who has |
m i- his mark ne games up IN The Bronx
The phlldelphia Nat ionnl' have traded /
Catcher Roth and Inrelder Dononue 70 Indl-
annapolis FOR Catcher Nike kahOe who was
with the 81 Louis Americans last year The
Cincinnati Club hn- roeased Pitcher Kellum
TO the 81 Louis Nationals.
The election Of Tom Shevlin 70 Yale's foot
ban captaincy. which took place on Wednes-
dsy night, was forcshadowGd in THt suN
two weeks ago Quarter Back Rockwell I
who would probably haye been no choice !
Of tho players. was Officially declared ineligi- /
ago he was on rhe Hcd as a Yale piayer |
for twO minutes. bit aficrward LEFT the uni
xersl'y ard went back 10 preparatory school |
b. strict intrrpre'auou Of the eligibility /
rules. u was dec.ded thar Rockwell had PLAYED /
four years whom h. completed the campaign 1
lls' fall ruling bar seems TO be a hardship I
for tho Aubu-n haired quarter back Shevlin /
Il the best end rush In America He il a I
For two scissors hc has been the best hammer
,hroweT ar lalo and thG, second best in the /