The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
Fly TEMPTER5 OF JOCKEYS
SHOULD DE PUNISHED
Confabs with Riders in the Paddock
Growing EYl-LaOsuit Discloses an
Electric Battery Made for Killing
--Interleague Ball Series Arranged

In practically ruling Jockey Munro on the
turf for an alleged crooked ride on Jhe horse
Joe Lesser the other day. the stewards OF tho
New Orleans meeting evidently believe that
they have conclusive proof OF vTorgdolng'
II is a serious matter 70 deprive 2 Jockey
Of a means Of livelihood. but is JUST penalty
n guilt can be hxed upon him. But IN the
case Of Munro. the stewards. It is said, feel
confident that the boz Is merely tool. and
that they will soon secure evidence against q
bool,rnaser that will result In the barisLne NJ
az the LAYER as uell The bookrnaker under
suspicion has been doing business on large
scale all through the meeting. He haa won
heavily. II is sad. on the defeat OF several
widely backed favorites. and when Joe Lesser.
az odds on. vent down the layer. accordlns
to report. cleaned Up extensively Against
thts horse this par lcular bookraker aid
the TOP price n the ring ard refused 20 va gers.
no after how large Such confidence IN bis
oEn Judgment, coupled With tho defeat OF the
horse in a startling form reversal. served 70
s-ouse tho suspicious Of the stewards lInnne-
dIatelY They nstir ally wanted 20 know why
Munro rode what seemed 20 them 70 De
raKantly bad race. In answer 60 their CUES
ttons lie boy refused point blank to reveal
certain looked FOR facts and under cross
examination he eonuadicted himself IN such
a manner that the stewards decided inst no
other course was open 70 them
II is generally accepted ss fact that when
a Jockey rides 2 crooked race be is under
some strong outside influence. Either he e
following The instructions OF his employer
or he has been induced By some plunger or
pooknaker 70 take care OF bis mount. one
Of the !eading plunRers on the local tracks
2ot himself into dlsfavor not many years
ago because u was generally believed that
ne was exerting a strange influence over
certain Jockeys, He owned two or threA
horses and had ONE Of The rest riders IN the
profession under contract This Jockey, y
was said, did much OF the plungers business
with the other boys With the result that
ne was nrally ruled Of. together with another
Jockey. who was one 81 his assoc atee. But
he powers that be never disclosed the nature
Of the evidence they held against him. As
FAR as the plunger was concerned. his entries
we're refused which virtually meant that as
an owner he vas ruled on but because OF
further lnck OF proot be was permitted 70
keep or enjoying the privileges Of the tracks.
which allowed him 70 continue his sp@eula-
ron
Last year another big Spectator who was
unusualy successful on the Eastern turf
excited some criticism by his daily practice
~ holding confabs with different jockeys
IN tho paddock before each race He made
no secret OF these confabs but went right on
WITH them while the stewards pa sed him IN
the act More than one tu-cman renlar sed
that such proceedings did not look well.
and that they should he stopped c. =
FITZGERALD who will be a steward az tie
Brighton Reach meetings this year, wa
among those who noted the practice Of the
munger Nr Fitzgerald has promised thai
st BIZ CLIFTON he ,Fiii make q personal eroT
10 keep the Jockeys away from all such speeu-
lAtofs 1t Is believed that Z the J9cAeY llnp
should pass rule prohibiting locheys Hon
oonversing with all persons. except their
srnp!oyers and the track officials during the
7inning OF the races each day much good
prevent ernisseries of gamblers. and book
nskers from seelnS boy n the paddock
MAJ y be veil deserved, the root Of the evil
should BE- struck at with Two edged sword.
and the persons who corruIf these Young
sters should be f7i4ec on LOT NE
An electric battery made 70 help through
a Eiilln1 at a Western track has been made
: dgnrein lawsuit brought By an electrician
against his employers tor the sum OF tol.5o
due Tor labor according 70 tse SInS sI,i AZ
inch long half al inch n diameter ana Is
made 81 glass II is constructed on the prin-
ciple 81 an ordinary dr. battery Win two
eieotrodes attached 70 II by thin copper wire;
d; is Intended 70 be placed beneath The tau Of
+he horse 10 he fixed md its action Is de-
dared 70 make the animal virtually run NE
a deer The testimony did not reveal the
succcsaott the attempted Kill rs but the plain
tiS 60 judgment for siflo
II is now unoflcially announced that the
hockey Club will not make public the alot-
msnt OF dates for the coming seas on IN the
East until after the annual meeting on Ian IS.
Ata receivers sale. the Union Park Jockey
Club track in st Louis has been turned over
10 a supposed agent Of the syndicate which
controls the three Other s. Louis, tracks
Tor ss3 900. Il such proves 70 D. the case.
6 9EEg z5a SHa jockev Club. rii be- com
pietely shut out Of The Mound city
" 7 Douxla. Massachusetts, new Gov
ernor, Is reported - he in favor ~ glove con-
tee's which rs taken 70 moan That there VIII
ne boXlue revival tn Boston before long
Meanwhile the Illinois authoritcs have dc
sided 20 suppress the game untl the present
Law can be amended With 8 b. Incoming OF
The new year local followers Of boxing are
anxously awaiting the introducuon OF Sena-
Tor Frswleys hill al Albany u football -
permitted IN all parts 81 ne / n,ed S,aifs,
I'm spite Of tho fact that during the recent
season twenty PLAYERS died IRON tho Effects
OF Injuries received on the grdron, WHY
sboiild toylng be- suppressed when there are
Comparatively few fatalities Why not STOP
both football and automoblliug SO Well 81
boxing
CAMEL Of the New York Americans and
Bresnahan Of the New lork Nqionals, are
RSpids and Toledo clubs respectively. and (
they are successful they say they Wall play
no more major league b1ll In Camel e
or chase the new California player 10 nut
on first ba 50, but IL Bresnahen gets out Of Tho
New York club Manager McGraV VII ind
T. diGcut matter 10 replace mTr.
The irst interleagie series 70 be PLAYED
IN the sprug has been arranged by the
Philadelphia clubs he series VIII consist
81 nine games and the first OF them VIII lie
nlaved ip ouakervllle Oh Saturday. April
The rival 81 Louis clubs viii $50 meet In 4
similar series but there VIII b- nothing dolnc
IN Boston and New York. where The relations
between the American and National League
clubs are sill strained The Sew York
duoe McGrav's men TO play them. but VIII
make a strong fglt TO vln the American
league pennaut. Then II McGraw's men are
nRain successful Ia taking hrst honoTs m the
National League tie two Local CLUBS Will
play for the worlds series. 10 accordance
With the recent resolution passed BY the
National League. There can be no lodging
may be he personal feelings of certain .n-
d.vduslt
Fred Teunev will manage the Boston Ma.
Nonals this year 10 The place 0f ~ BuCken-
berger. Tsnnev was once the best first
hasensn In the profession. hut bas gone
back some in the last year or 80 still he
II me dig teams. nuf he prefers - rem ain
under contract 20 the famous Boston Tri-
urnvlrs Ever since ~11eU A. Co lcf Frank
Salee 30 their team has cIt-a small ngure in
basehali Selee won four pernonts With the
Bostons In the National League and de-
veloped some of the hest players W. the
r,3uhtry In the meantime When Soden Co.
decided 10 let- him 70 Chicago snapped him
I'D with he result that the WINDY City has
IN loved come flue baseball under his On an