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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
Ru uroMMYn roMPkINs.

NEW YORK. Jan. s.--"If you cah't
It's. q nice sentiment, that all right.
hing on the order OF love your
neighbor as yourself but It's an orchard
to an apple that knocking has accom-
Ilished more in this world than all the
ioos,ng ever heard of. And that's why
mi c 4 seK s;'i t9 reeed ss at fnGSs tha gentlemen
WHO preside over the destinles of the
two New .1rleahs tracks. They are prac-
tcal horsemen. many OF them have
the sake. OF a few dollars In hand now.
they strike one of the most serious blows
that could be aimed at the sport OF
kings" In the miserable little scramble
for the patronage Of New or.eans race race.
throughout the country. they are willing
10 destroy the future kings and queens OF
the turf. the horses that real lovers ol
see nghting it out for the classics of the
turf in the time to come.
one Of the strongest arguments rae
ficaation flea for their existence, when they
have beeh attacked, is that they fostered
the sport to benefit the breed OF Amer
lean horses. That argument has won out
for the gentlemen back of racing IN
this State. Their actions have proved
they were sincere. and as a. consequence
racing in the East never was on firm
cr basis; never was in such a prosperous
condition.
The gentlemen OF the South, the Corri-
gans, Bushs, Renauds. Cellas and others
have used the improve the-breed, of j.,
by their acts that they didn't care q rap
whether America turned out horses or
ssiy ha Soar thsGY nGY to aif ey
were willing to obliterate the horse from
To To-day las; the New Orleans cards offer
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.WHITE-RUSSELl BOUT
STIRS LONDON SPORTDOM

Especial to The Times-Dspatch)
LONDON. January APPROXIMATIONS are
being made for n very big assembly at
the Horse Repository. Birmingham. on
January 8th, when the principal attrac-
tion will be "a 'nfteen-round contest be-
tween Jabez White. the English light
weight champion. and Bob Russell, the
clever LiI9sShouse boxer. In addition to
the White Russell contests, considerable
interest is heing aroused over the meeting
of Ned hiley. OF London, and Tom Ed
monds, of Birmingham. who box ten
three-minute rounds The Nidlander is
training steadily for the event, and ex-
poets a hard set-to with the Londoner.
Ernie Watson d.ondon) and Bill King
tBirmingham) meet in twelve three
minute rounds encounter. Quite recent
ly King beat Watson easily In siI rounds
at Worcester. and the I.ondoner Is anx-
ious to reverse the verdict. He will 'go
into training Immediately at Jabez
Whites establishment. King III training
at Oldbury. and expresses himself oonfi-
dent Of victory.
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4 LITTLE KNOCK
FOR RACING MEM
New Orleans Authorities Sacrifice Future Of Racing for
Dollars and Gents Babies Of the Turf Can
Bring to Their Golfers.

three proofs that this statement Is true,
In the shape of three races for what are
called two-year-olds. although many OF
the horses that will start are far from
being two years old. With more good
winter horses on their grounds than they
can devise races for, horses that have
demonstrated that they are fit for moth
ing bur to chase purses through mud and
8 ush, and therefore can never be ex-
pected to improve the breed of thelr
kind they deliberately tempt owners to
bring out their baby racers and subject
them to the fearful strain OF a, race.
Their argument probably ABLY Will be ut s., has
that race at our tracks, in the winter
months are the culls, those that have
been tried and found wanting and have
stnd.H sG future either on the turf or In the
This argument isn't worth the breath
It takes to utter it. The horseman
old will become. whether n world beater
or plug, in the early months of It's
racing career. There have been cases
were wop tonsh e5 eoor hef o sor they a
jacks. Ali they needed was time to de
a ysgp spor @ SIX hs 1t IL s SeM orsans h oSa
for the dollars by their owners and the
racing associations, and their future use
fulness Is destroyed.
Some owners, who need the money. con-
tend that early racing does not hurt q
horse. They do not believe this. Neither
does anyone else. Look Mt the chlld who.
is compelled to start in at a tender age
and labor for his bread and butter and
sec what kind of q man he is. Then look
at the baby horses that have chased
you will have companion pictures that
will appeal to the friends of humanity
and racing alike.
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tspecIal to mic rImes. pIspatch.l

(specal to The Times -Dlspatcli)
SAN FRANCISCO, Call. January o.
Fttzslmmons is the Oldest man who has
ever taken part in a ring contest in this
country. He was born May 49, 1853. and
is over forty-two years old. Jem Mace
was about forty-ora wiien he met Joe
Coburn for the heavyweight champion
ship at Bay St. Louis, while Joe Gross
was forty when he lost the championship
TO Paddy Ryan A fighter Is supposed tn
be at his best between the ages of twenty
and thirty. John H. Sullivan held the
championship from twenty-three to tliir-
ty-four, and Jim Corbett from twenty
six to thirty. Fitzsimmons was middle
weight champion at twenty-ninc, heavy
weight champion from thirty-five to tfir-
ty-seven. and light heavyweight cham
piOfi at forty-one. Joe Cans won the
lightweight championship when he was
twenty-five. and still holds the title at
twenty-nine. Terry McGovern was ban
tam champion at the age of twenty. and
won the featherwelght title when he was
n year older, only to lose 1t at twenty
two.
James J. Jeffries was in the city this
week. He said einphatically that he has
quit the fighting game.
"Is there any chance that ] will fight
O'Brleng Not chance: not one. I'm
spell 1t out FOR you II you think you don't
understand 1t, and I'm willing to set II
to music and sing It, whistle II, draw
diagram OF it--any old thing. so long as
you understand and make 1t plain that
] do not intend to fight again. Yes that's
the answer: I've retired, and 1 mean II.
ut wasn't Il very easy thing to win n
world'a championship but I'm finding II
harder to let go OF than 1t ever was for
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BACK TO THE ANVIL
FOR OLD MAN FITZ
Upset the Prize Rings Most
Cherished Tradition By Not
Opening a Boozeorium.

There's that Mr.. jackson again. I've
more trouble with that fellow than I
have with my money. can't go any
where without Mr.. Jackson butttng in.
II could only SEQ him. there might be
something doing, but Jackson is such a
peculiar fellow While he makes himself
felt at inopportune moments, he's never
visible. I've often tried to keep him
quiet by buying him a sandwich. but he
wouldn't even be sociable enough for
that s "A
You know Mr.. Jackson, Bo? You've
probably had trouble with him yourself,
Here's the latest thing Mr.. Jackson
has handed me:
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cut glass. And a husband who would
deceive his wife
But, whist. They acted together
Ha! Ha! And again Ha. Ha! Like
wise Ho! Ho!
If you haven't seen Fitz act you may
He and Julia May Gifford-the latter
as per bills of the play-are sweethearts
in "a Fight for Love- AS stage lover
Fitz is a dream-the kind you get after
late supper of pigs feet and cream
puffs.
Not the Right Kind of Candy.
Fitz-You hare the h'only 'oney hon
my ORION.
Honey lon a horizon? But
Ftz makes motion of hooking a right
to the neck. Vivian (Julia May side
steps and crosses r. u. f. At a safe
distance.
Vivlan-Yes, yes. go on.
Fitz rushes. Vivian ducks.
Fitz Cat long range)-H'if Hi 'ad your
and and 'eart-(a moments light spar
ring for wind) H'id-(throws a left over,
but misses) Railways ave (steps in with
short uppercut) railways ave
Vivian-How perfectly lovely. tBreak-
ing away from a clinch-) Go on. Go OH.
Fitz-Wfil you ave me for ai-will you
be my 'usband?
There you have the cruelty layout. 1m-
agine a woman standing for broken candy
( like that
Fftz. however. may put in a counter
charge, make 1t an even break. He had
to stand for her in the same scene.
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Riders Not Allowed to Use Their
Hands or Feet On the
Ball.

quired to take 1t on the move. The riders
are not allowed to use their hands or feet
on the ball. Such acts are fouls. 1t is
really contest between horses. with
the riders there to help out equine in
teliigence with human reasoning The
horses use their shoulders or heads or
s!des-any way TO stop the ball or to
push 1t. Riders cannot use spurs.
Only trained horses show to advan-
tage, for new horse will invariably
shy at the ball. and must undergo quite
a course of training before becoming
good players. Oftentimes the game is
SO rough that horses are thrown on their
sides or launches, and their riders un-
seated.
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ONCE MIGHTY TWIRLER
HAS SURPRISE IN STORE

Especial to The Times-Dispatch)
SOUTH BEND. IND, January G.
Amos Rusle is likely to cause d SUR
prise next spring II he goes back on the
ball field" observed George Cupp. now a
business man at Elkhart, When he read
that the once mighty twirler had been
signed by the Springfield, Ohio, Central
League
IT have been told that Ruse has been
taking care of himself. lendirot tsa slmnie
life and earning living BY healthful out.
its former power left, he will make those
Central League tbatsmen look like a lot OF
drunken sailors when they come to the
plate"
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EQUINE PUSH BALL GAME
IS POPULAR OUT WEST

bride. and dash madly about as If they
enjoyed the sport Immensely.
The game was doomed in the far West
two or three years ago. and variation
of it has been played at local riding
academies.
The regulation push-ball. about six feet
in diameter. is used. The field is not as
large as football gridiron. and a score
is counted when It is pushed across the
goal line. Each team consists of four
mounted players. Two on each side line
up back near the ends of the fields after
the manner OF goal tenders In football.
They are really emergency men, as four
horses around the ball would make the
game dangerous. and would. besides, in
terfere with fast play. In case one horse
slips the ball away from an opponent and
starts down the field with it, the ener-
gency horse is brought into play
The game requires an umpire ard a
referee. The ball is put into play by
the referee rolling II across the middle
Of the field, the two horses being re-
r. 4 b rs
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DOME WITH GAME!
SHOUTS JEFFRIES0
Heavyweight Says There Is Not Chance That He Will
Fight o. Bnen Anyone Else--Gossip Of
the tsHas- Beens -

me TO get II IN the first place. The fight
promoters and the sporting writer's Will
not let me alone on this proposition.
have never lied to them in my life, and
when I made up my mind to retire told
them so. and didn't hold anything back.
simply stepped o,it--that was all
u do not intend to let anybody influ-
ence me in this matter. ] know my own
business best, and am on the level when
I say will not fight O'Brien or any either
man. 1 am done with the game.
DOME! DO you understand that?
Well. write 1t in your old brown hat. for
1t goes. and you can ti,lbelt on IT."
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horses Dash Madly About and
Are Otherwise AS Enthusiastic
AS Human Beings.
Especial 10 The Times-Dlspatch.)

KSpecIaI 10 lie IILIes-DIspatch.J
CHICAGO, January 6.-Push- ball on
horseback is game that is becoming.
popular IN the West. Just as polo is
popular in the East. because of the COM
bination of brains and skill of horses and
men. The game cannot be put within
reach of the masses, because OF the
time. expense and space required for It,,
but Ii is nevertheless very interesting.
One of the most likabIe features of this
mounted game is the manner in which
the horses enter the spirit of contest,
once they overcome their fear of the big
black ball. In fast game the four
footed players perform intelligently.
without suggestion from the whip or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
FOOTBALL PLAYED IN
FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
Even at That Early Date It In
terfered With Commerce of
the Country.
the Country.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.)

Special to The Times-Dispatcr.)
LONDON. January s.-arr. W. J. VIII
son. the honorable secretary of the Surrey
Football Association has been studying
up the history of the game recently. So
much of an authority has he become that
he recently lectured to a large number
OF football enthusiasts here in London.
dealing especially with the ancient laws
upon the subject Mr.. Wilson authori-
tatively declare dthat football was
six centuries old. shrove Tuesday had
been associated with the game from the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
MOTOR SKATES WILL
BECOME POPULAR RACE
Frenchlnan Has Invented a Skate
Which is Propelled BY
Motor.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

Ispecial TO The Times-DispatchD
PARIS, January 6-Motor skating is
tho latest possibility that is likely to
attract the attention OF the sport-loving
public in the near future What cffec,
motor skates Will have upon the future
motor cycles or even light runabout au-
tomobiles. IT ls prcplema,ieai at this
timc to speculate, but the fact that such
apeculations may assume very practical
shape is seen in the fact that a pair of
motor skates is now on exhibition in the
automobile salon here. These motor
skates have attracted much attention.
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Robert FItzslmmons,
Practical Horseshoer.

It's the circle for fitz. He travelled
around his orbit and now is back from
whence slle started, From the white brill
liancS of the footlghts to the dull, red
glow of the forge, from the buy leaves of
n champion to tho smudge of an apron
from the erect figure OF the worlds
greatest athlete to the bent back of la
Dor, from the ringing cheers Of a null
3titude to the tiresome thud of u ham-
mer, Ftz began as a blacksnitli. Eitz
intends to end as il blacksmith
The following issl joke. You nlIghtn't.
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Reds Have Indian Pitcher.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

NSPeCIHI VI y TIC -1'71rs~11FsP.1eNI1,9 7
CINCINNATI. January 6.--The Cincin-
natl Baseball Club will not have the
services of the Indian pitcher. Charles
Roy. for next season, A telegram has
been received from Major Mercer. Of
Carlisle, as follows; Charles Roy is now
away on leave at is-Whlte Earth Reser-
walton in Minnesota. He returns here to
school March lst, He informed mo that
he does not intend pitching professional
,Eall for at least TWO years. Neither
will the club get Irlaherty, the Pitts
burg pitcher President Hermann has
waived claim despite the fact that he
tried 10 secure him the last summer.
Flaherty will probably be transferred TO
Il minor league. q
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Step Up and See the Big Jenkins
and the Little Beell Take
Hold.
NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS MATCH.
The Guy That Can Guess Right
WI Have 1t On the I'D.
Puzzle Editor.
BY LEFT CROSS.

NEW YORK, January 6.--Jenkins and
Beell are getting off some crap talk, and
1t is more than likely that the pair will
show on the mat In the near by and by
It will be the goods when they do
They met before, and this Beell chap
furnished Il surprise party 1t took the
champion SO long to get over his end of
the surprise that he lost the first fail.
And he was lucky to land the other two.
There was no doubt about this match
1t was in private and there was thou
sand-in money that you can spend-ur
on each SIDE
Harvey Parker. who knows more about
the wrestling game from all Its angles
tfttn any man in the country, found
Beell. Parker himself is the best man
In the business at his weight: but he's
too light for the big boys. lie wrestled
Beell somewhere in Wisconsin, and ii
didn't take him long to discover that he
had something on his hands. After the
bout which Parker won, he took Beell
one side and whispered unto him:
Tie up with me. You can wrestle.8
You've got the invoice, but you don't
know 1t. What you need to learn I can
teach you. lust now you are as greau
as the dye they make in gay Pnree. And (
you know about as much of the wilas of
the wicked mat promoters as Il prattling
babe. But am help to all their salve
for am one of them myself. Let us
double. You'll furnish, the muscle ana
do the hard work I'll furnish the brains
and perform the box office, And we,El
gather a multitude OF the big round dol
lars, "
Can't Judge Roll BY the Shirt.
And Beell, who really wasn't SO very
green. saw the value OF the combination
and linked his fortunes with Parker
They came East and for time Parker
nosed around tho places and knew tho
graphing outfit and began to brag
The heralding of unknown world beat
ers is so common that little attention II
paid to It, While Earnest Roehe,, was the
champion and Parker was known onlyts
his family, Parker carne TO me one niSilt
In the Madison Square Garden and said
II can beat Roeber, Can YOU get me q i;
match with him?"
Foot of Twenty-slxth street replied
Go TO the side entrance Ask for tho
bugs doctor F
9"Just like thal?H Parker came back.
Then he dug down under his shirt-ibRwaH
one oe the red. blue and green brand and
must have acust all of As cant sand wlienE
he caine up he had il roll OF yellows that;
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His Curve Rollers Will Put the
Blue North Behind Them
Early This Season.
SUN RIPE WHEN HE STARTS
Chesbo, in Particular, Will Side
track Harvard for the Balm
of Southern Skies.
BY GYM BAGLEY.

NEW YORK. Jan. 6-Clark Griffith
has set the alarm clock early this time.
and isn't going to let any sleep plug up
his peppers in the prep. for next season.
He's mighty hep to that blue and gold
spread OF buhting that bangles over the
Polo Grounds. Grlff wants one for Amer
scan League Park.
And Griff is going to get it next year
IL the hustle thing can reeve any hal
liards. He is framing up already for the
sprihg practice.
Jask Cheshire Is Is tn the main brace for
last year that he couldn't give a hitch
to his pantalcons for the medals that
crowded his bulging front. Griff knows
why.
Il wasn't that the big pitcher had lost
Chesbro has been coachlng the Har-
ward ball team when the college rah-rahs
ready up for their seasons games. That
in the South. This time Harvard wifi
nave nave to side. SO far as Chesbro is con-
orange groves melting winter fat and us-
Ing the residue to grease his salary whip.
Up here In the stiTenng North, where
necessity fashiohahle, pitchers wings are
Iksy TO gsl Kinks haan II their utter
AitisS Y Dteu III Inc DOx uepufl-
ment that the Yanks have been marked
down. Griff intends to send his pitchers
South first so that there will be no
chances taken on their condition.
Last year Chesbro had only two weeks
of Southern training before the bell tinkl-
cd for the opening game, and 1t wasn't
enough He'll be sun ripe when he starts,
this year. s'5g
NSs,ss%sr$ s sss trip a S' sa aasass asssss
tnv Mis- ane haye ppy Eamcs With huoWm W. bi1
taains @ I'm in the towns through which fi i9rat thev
pass. These games make the hest ~
practice and help some by paying eN-
penscs
Barney Dreyfuss ls oil n still hunt for
new players. Barney wants to beat the.
Giants out next season md will do 1t II
he loses a leg--no. something more val
Uabie, that big bunch of ice he totes
around In his scarf Barney is there
with the lariat wheh II comeslto ropins
players at that.
He found Sam Leever under peculiar
circumstances. Barney was touted to a
tip that there was q school teacher up
in Southern OHIO who knew more about
drop curves and inshoots than lie did
about Algebra. In Goshen Barney 4loof-
ed It to the outsklrts-Cfoshe wasn't
much more than outskirts anyway--and
j3 anne TO little blue school House, lie
sal on q NO., 3 fence rail- and waited for
ne dinner bell
The sehoollnaster !. came Y, out with tMhs M
Kids alld began to pitch rings around tile
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Flour City Auto Trophy.

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.>
MINNEAPOLIS, JANUARY 6.-The
minneapolis Automobile Club has Of
fered u $500 trophy for competition at
the Ormond meet. 1t Is for stock or tour
ing cars at five miles and must be won
three times by the same driver for per-
manent possession. In the general design
of the trophy speed is symbolized by
a racing tire encirclng silver glove,
From the swirl evolve decorative bronze
figures of victory uphoding shallow
silver bird. The base is of ebony and
ONYX.
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saddle horses. has made successful eX-
pertinent crossing thoroughbred mares
with saddle bred stations. At the recent
sale here he bought large number of
Thoroughbred mares that are to be bred
to saddle stations, the idea being to get
a type of horse that is faster and quicker
i'll action than the pure bred saddler.
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Here Was a Brutal Scene.

( 2 r. 3 7
they are the less chance they have work
ing the cruelty gag on a jury OF WISE
ones.
slept @ Under M his roof ep tree and broke bread
at his board. His three children We're
with him.-Rose Fltzsimmons's children.
I've seen him box with Robbie, his Oldest
enough enc GU to ' Fl his IS issfant st hands % Fitz
would lie down on the carpet while the
kid handled him all he knew. F,itz tougnt
Kicking was at a premium. Robbie al al
ways got. the decision. but then the
style,
him, and at these times Fitz was further
Handicapped. There We're plenty OF gloves
1.-The house and Rose would RRat ,pa,In6, 9m one,
Ssa RanS' Was pnne Eetnfk 81 ss faSs EfGSEsy S
annually settled the bout Titz went down
and was counted out Sometimes no
waad make battle oys Of II tumbag ninen
ing with Rosa He seldom forgot the
clich And there was no referee TO p;l {
them, No referee would Death hstd
Good Cause for Complaint.
sst Mhs a + XsIy EsTy Ppepy ps Il Eut hsS now
fes; hsf has has sTasl AIS aHq a cban Ram
/ taMHters' ~ W Just how he has been cruel 70
e. tHf course no one isnows until No
Perhaps chat bank roll was mot fat
enough, 1. always did sy,npathize with
the engaging burglar who worked All
mIght ,s W. a. the risk of having Ills so,ldity
at tleBend Of his laboIs but uti j. o. II.
+ if'ernhps some ol the family Jewels Won 4
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CUBAN AUTOMOBILE
CARNIVAL BEGINS SOON
lSneclal 70 The Times-Dispatch,) 4

(Special to The rimes-Dispatch0
HAVANA, Jan U.-The Cuban Automo-
bile Carnival will begin on February Sth
and continue through the lath instant'
On Sunday, February lltn. the 2oo-mile
rond event. In which the leading drivers
fr,m Tie Ormond meet are expected to
enter, will take place. rhe start is slated
ID begin at /, ipolnt on the San Crlstobal
road, about three miles outside OF Hay
ana. The course extends TO San Cristo-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
GRIFF is MAKING READY
TO SHOOT THE RED SUN

schoolhouse. That afternoon Barney sat
on a bcncE and delved into the mysteries
of the fourth reader. When school was
out he signed UP Lever