The Washington times., 1906-12-10
.PULLIAH DISCUSSES
ENGLISH BASEBALL
Sport Has Great Future, But
Not for Visiting Amer
lean Clubs.
FRENCH HONOR KENTUCKAN
Eugene Lee Showed Them There Was
No Necessity for Spurs on
RaCc-IaCE

NEW YORK. Dec. le-H arry PullIsm,
president OF the National League who
went away after the season closed, as
ne said. 10 forget the game" came
back yesterday on the American liner
New York
He looked cheerful. hearty and con-
hdent. The annual meeting OF the
league begins tomorrow noon at the
Hote! Victoria, and the president is
sure 10 be reelected, his friends de-
clare
Il came Tie nearest I ever have in my
life 10 forgetting baseball while j was
away SAID President Fullam. 81 had
an audience with the Eule, visited the
battlefield ot Waterloo o4 d rainy day
when 1 was t.e only person on the
grounds, ana saw the tomb ol Juliet al
Verona. On this occasion had another
ON the rampage ana almost prevented
me Lrom getting back 10 town.
Lee Showed En- Something.
I'm France. at ChanulIy. I met a
most interesting man. Eugene Lee, from
La Belle Farm. Kentucky. now a public
trainer on -yl-yea--old training
ground
''Alr. Lee has now 100 horses in train
trainer ia France. The long season Of
Zen months racing has given him tre-
mendous uppurtgMles
when he went 10 France four years
ago both whip and spur were lu use
o- the French tracks. This kentucky
man demonstrated 10 Freuclmea the
IuJulJy OF the spur. ana The Instrument
OF torture Was DAu-sned forever from
the French tracks.
Gave Him a Medal.
''The National Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty 10 Animals in France
presents every year a gold medal 10
him who has done the most for dumb
beasts. The society gave its medal that
year TO MI Lee, an award that made
lean"
Mr.. Puniam did not talk baseball
politics, but he said the great American
Edne had at length become a riXed pro-
1tsslunal pIsJlme IN England. The in
PRODUCTION or baseball as fixture and
ITS future permanent place IL English
sports had been brought about III a
curious way through combination OF
ClTcEmS JdECeS-
Don't Want American Clubs.
The two men who are the most re
sponsible for it," said President Pulliam.
''are Nelson Cook. an American. who
for fifteen years has lived I'm London.
and Mr. AcWeeEy, a London sporting
writer WHO was studying In Rome for
the priesthood UEeu ne witnessed the
series o. games between the All-Ameri-
ca nine and AnsOu's CAlcasOes and be-
came fascinated
Again, Cecil Rhodes, when he found
ed his International scholarships at the
great English universities. little thought
Ec would be udIT city Instrumental in
introducing baseball INTO England.
American clubs. especially third-rate
clubs, that go to England TO exhibit
baseball have no influence whatever
upon the English people. You know
how clanni8A the English are, and
American players giving exhibitions
over there Dc more harm than good.
Will Never Drive Out Cricket.
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. NIcWeeny have
been principally instrumental in getting
the Association Football League tC
take up baseball, and the Rhodes sChOl-
uTs from America have acted as
coaches 70 the football players and are
also among themselves playing the
game in the university towns. Thus has
baseball been introduced into Great
Britian as a permanent professional
game
"Of course" said Mr. PuIliam, base
ball viii never take the place Of cricket
as the game of the English people, but
IL has gone 10 England 10 stay"
Nj FUlllam said England was Ihe
greatest sporting country he ever saw
on a cold Saturday in November with
in a radius of ten miles OF Blrmlng-
ham, MI Chamberlaiu's town, 5000 peO-
PIE were playing games in the open.