The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-04
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
CELLAS ARE OPERATING SIN
cooks AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Ralney Insurcs Radtkc's life for $4,000"
and Looks for n Reimbursement Burns
calls O'ErIcn's BIun as 20 n Finlsh
right - baseball MaSnates MONlng.

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six books in the betting ring at the Fair
Grounds. New Orleans. are owned and con-
srolled BY the Cellas. Louis and Charles.
who had a losing season on the Eastern tracks
this year. At one time they controlled twelve
, books in the big ring here. but after meeting
with remarkable setbacks they inquired up
their losses NJ $50 900 and reduced their books
10 three, which did little or nothing up 10
the end of the campaign. The Cellas hold
a big block Of stock in the Crescent CITY
Jockey Club and are also powerful IN the
Affairs OF John Condon's Western Jockey
Club. which recently declared a truce with
CorriRan's American Turf Association. Ihey
: are hard business propo sitions' ana tnuch
has been said about the part they played
In the killing Of the racing game In the otate
( Of Missouri. but while they operated on the
local tracks. though under constant surveI-
lance Il is said that they did nothing to warrant
Interference from the powers that De
The Cellas admit that they are Interested
! in racing purely from n speculative Stahu-
point. Louis Celia. however. is anxious
20 own n successful st table and In the course OF
,sr,a ba NAV succeed. But turfmen who re-
member his first venture in this direction
iii never forget the fact that he turned
several horses which he had purchased at
fancy prices over to the chauffeur OF ms au-
tomobile with instructions to train them TO
the best Of his ability. The chauffeur soon
Threw up liz JpO IA ~ "
who had no better luck. so that Celia was
} finally induced 10 engage Henry Mcdaniel,
an expert trainer. who will handle a pig stable
for the st. Louis man next year. lncldentahy
Il may be saidIt hat If the Cellas decide TO BOOK
IN the East again they will not DE permltVeu
70 bring into play the syndicate methods which
{ caused so much talk here last summer
Paul J. Rainey, evidently confident that
Jockey Herman Radtke will be reinstated by
che Jockey Club. has just insured the boys
4 rife for s25 900. Rainey decided to do this
when Jockey Sewell was fatally injured at
: Aqueduct last month. The Cleveland million
ARE IL positive that Radtke Is not guilty OF
wrongdoing in connection with the alleged
bad ride on the horse Tommy Waddell at
Jamaica and is said 20 have made a personal
appeal to the Jockey Club in the boys behalf.
~ will not be at all surprising II the Jockey
Club In the event Of reinstating Radtke Will
notify Rainsy that the. boy cannot accept OUT.
aide mounts. in which case he will be forced
20 depend upon his stable salary TO get along
ttoxether with the fee from some other owner
who may secure second call on his services.
f.. pbiade lphia Jack o'Brien, who has man
Ard to get away with many stupendous
, bluffs in the pugilstic game. has been sharply
: calIed down by his recent antagonist, Tommy
Burns. After the recent mill at Los Angeles
O'Brien according to his usual custom posted
n 400 and issued a challenge to Burns TO nght
again to a finish. The Philad elphian. how
ever. was subjected TO a sudden and unpleas-
ant shock when Burns quickly covered this
forfeit and also declared that he would bet
O'Brieu 5000 on the side that the latter
would be stopped inside OF twenty rounds.
Thoee who know O'Brien well say that he VIII
back ont Of this proposed match. as he has
never favored finish fights but has always
been at his best in limited round affairs. The
ouaker's failure to make a more successful
showing with Burns did not come as a sur
nrise TO clever judges OF ring affairs,
M It has been common gossip for some time
that O'Brien has preferred Easy marks to
ar.t class opponents. Neither O'Brien nor
p,,rns for that matter would have a ghost
of a chance with Jefries. who stands alone as
the greatest heavyweight pugilist in the
world.
When Honey Melody. the Boston pugillst,
defeated Joe Walcott the other night he
declared with remarkable nerve that he had
won the welterweight championship OF the
world. But before he will receive due recog-
milton from the sporting fraternity Melody
will have to fight the phenomenal Joe Cans
for the title, which was taken by the Balti-
more pugilist from Twin sullivan In a light
on the Coast last winter. While an attempt
IN being made to match Nelson and Cans
axaIn. which may not prove successful Tor
some time yet, It might be OF more interest
TO ring blowers to arrange u battle between
Melody and Cans TO settle a much mooted
question. Cans can fight at 1888 pounds,
his best weight. 1t would be nothing Tor him
10 concede four pounds to Melody, who would
scale at the w~elterweight limit.
Things are beginning 10 hum in the base
han world, for both OF the big leagues will
hold their annual fall meeting next week.
On Tuesday the National League will meet
AZ the Victoria Hotel in this city, While on
wednesday the American League will con-
vene at the Auditorium. Chicago. A hot
tfme Ia expected at the National League
meeting when the reelection OF H. Q. Pulliam
AZ president comes up. Brush Of New York
and Hermann Of Cincinnati are openly OPP
"a nosed to the reelection OF the man who has
made n vigorous crusade against rowdy base
ball. but it Is said that the six other club
members will line up for him with-a resolu-
ton that his next term Of ofice be heightened
70 three.years. The American League has
already zone on record as in favor OF a l40
uame schedule next year, but it is not gem
orally expected that the National League will
advocate a plan that means slightly smaller
gate receipts. 80 that In all probability the
old 1S4 game schedule will prevail once
more. A move to increase the worlds cham
piousbip games to nine or eleven will be dis
Scussed and there may be a change.
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When the National League conven es the
veteran magnates. A. II. Soden and W. H..
Couank who have owned the Boston club
for thirty years. will step down and out.
lThsy have sold their plant to George B. and
yoseuh Dewey. st. Louis men. who are said
~ hsv, agreed to pay t275, 900 for the club.
Ths Doveys planked down $4,000 In cash
last week. with notes for 500. 900 and Soden
takfne Q mortgage on the balance. The
new magnates are close friends Of Barney
Drsyfuss Of Pittsburg. who also holds a block
Of stock In the Philadelphia club. They
have signed Fred Tenney TO manage the team.
ard say that they win spend money for new
players. Soden, Conant and Billings were
known In baseball for many years as the
Boston Triumvirs. They made more than
81 1000 600 out OF the game In the Hub In the
days when they had no opposition. but they
were big losers during the Brotherhood fight
In 1890, and when the American League went
into modern Athens their game was prac-
tically knocked In the head. Soden. one OF
aha most conservative men In the National