The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-12


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The boys themselves went INTO
the game with considerable trepidl-
tion. but also with resolve 90 do
their utmost aud the results Of tho
contest reflect very ereditahly on
the lpcai team.
The national college track cham
pionship would 80 TO the University
az Chicago team were the Maroon
conference vietara Go meet the East
ern champions this year, according
20 the belief Of Coach A. A. stagg
The Maroon director declared re-
Gently that the NhoWina az his men
in Saturdays big meet entitled them
20 be classed uudualiffedly a. the
greatest team IN the country and
capable 81 capturing the United
states title In addition 70 the West
ern championship.
The withdrawal OF his trainers
license from G. sloan. Tod Sloan q
brother has caused considerable Fus-
sip among turf followers, Il Is al
legged that Soaln arranged with a
lad from r. Counts stable to ad-
minister dope" pill 10 Madapo-
lam before a race al 81. Cloud. The
lad. instead OF drugEinE Madalso-
lam, gave the pill to his employer.
who handed 1t 70 the stewards. An
analysis has revealed the presence
OF an excltant which l. known to be
deletarions and prohibited under
"anti-doping- regulations
Il believe that with two years
track racing. except upon specially
constructed tracks. Will be prohibit
ed by law This startling an
nouneeEnent was made recently BY
barney Oidfieid. the king OF the
track DRYERS Those who have seen
the intrepid Barney rush around the
track AZ hurricane speed and have
seen him take chances that no ordl-
nary driver woald attempt VIII feel
that his words bear some weight.
There are many reasons FOR this. .
continued Barney. but tho principal
one Is that nearly every manufac-
turer Ia now able 20 place car on
the track that can DO better than a
minute. A few years aEo there
were bat a few racing machines
which eeui1 do track va. 3. but now
there ara score Of them and more
are being bullt each year.
Track racing Ia different from
other branches of sport because Of
the speed that the cars attain In
cruising around the oval with the
increase IN the number % entries
the danger 10 both drivers and spec
tatora becomes EreateF. Imagine a
hair dozen ears punched al a curve
and EulnE a mile n minute gait.
Then imagine one Of the cars koiuH
wrong The drivers Of the ether
machines have no chance at ali and
IN such a case = catastrophe would
result
The time Il coming when there
viii be erected especially construct
ed tracks for automobile racing The
auto racing game is nov one u the
most popular In the country aud
considering that Il Il ntue more
than three years old II IL remark
able what a hold u has secured on
the public. With tracks built IN such
a way that cars would not crash
through fences and also built IN a
manner 20 give the drivers a chance
FOR their lives better time would be
made. larger crowds would attend
the races and All objections u The
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dents have already occurred this
season but In both the drivers e.
capped unhurt and the cars sers
practically unluiured. but n tBeas
accidents had happened al a Tins
when other cars would have been h
danger there might have becn a diff
ferent story To tell"
II was only last year that Barney
dublousiy shook hts head before a
race on the Brighton Beach track
He entered the contest bat az a turn
which he had previously pronounced
/ dangerous his car Hkdded in such
a manner that Il appeared that hs
would lose control Of his machine
lie afterward refused 10 drive or
II NAAT AAsAAA So NH NV n AHF us IT
cfslon was Is seen now that ths
track has been closed 70 automobile
races since Nelson in the Lightning
Bug crashed through the fence al
/ that same turn two weeks ago.
"a. Duke, official starter at ths
| Meadows. was arrested Sunday
night on a charge OF disordcriy con
/ duet
lie struck a man In a resort al
III Yesler Way In the presence Of
an officer. lie was released on bal
and Hill appear In court Monday AZ.
| ternoon.
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