Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-22
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best horse In training in America, died
today in his stall at the Sheepshead
bay race track of blood poisoning. The
horse had been i'll for long time with
skin disease. His ailment had neces-
STATED his withdrawal from all this
years big stakes, including the Subur.
ban and Brighton handicaps, in all of
which he was the future book favor
tie.
Sysonby's death today was sudden
and occurred, strangely enough. while
Mr.. Keene was making his daily visit
to the Sheepshead bay stable. The
horse dropped dead while Mr.. Keene
stood beside him.
AS two-year-old Mr.. Keene was
offered and refused 100000 for his
colt, whose only defeat in his racing
career was in the F>uturity of 1904
Sysonby was the favorite for the event.
but was not in the best of condition
and was beaten at the finish by Art
full and Tradition.
Sysonby made his first appearance
as a three-year-old in the Metropoli-
tan handicap in 1905, when he ran
the famous dead heat with Race King
over the new course at Belmont park.
From that time on Sysonby went
through the racing season without
meeting a horse that could make him
extend himself. He was the most
brilliant performer the American turf
had known in years.
1t is claimed in San Francisco that
Battling Nelson having offered to meet
any lightweight in the world on the
coast next month, will soon be match
ed with Joe Cans, the colored cham
pion. Eddie Graney, it is claimed, is
making efforts to get the men togeth-
er for fight in his state. Few be-
lieve here that Nelson will agree to
meet Cans on account of all the bad
things that have passed between
them in the papers. but there is said
to be SO much coin in sight that Mel
son is tempted.
A Memphis specialist, who treated
Mathewson when the New York pitch
err was suffering from nasal diphtheria
during the spring practice said when
commenting on the poor showing of
Mathewson in recent games, that in
his opinion the worst had not come
yet. He declared that Mathewson
would encounter hardships in breath
ing properly when the heated term ar
rived, and thinks that the ill-effects
Of the malady may continue all sea-
son.
Tommy Burns, who went east to
fight Bob Fitzsimmons and was cheat
ed out of the contest by Governor
Pennypackers ultimatum. has return
ed to Chicago. One of the first to
meet him will be Mike Schreck, the
Cincinnati German. Mike will leave
job of fancy stone laying in his
home town to go to the city and ask
Tommy to his face for match.
The man is base ball crank To
day he is going out to play shortstop
for an office team. He is full of gin
ger and is confident that he can STOP
any grounder that comes his way and
bat over 800. He hasn't played base
ball in five years, but he has seer
others play, and he knows he can dc
as well and better. He has often sald
so. The man is going to wear a base
ball suit and red undershirt and he
will look the part. But will he play
| the part? Tomorrow the man viii
smell of arnica and other soothing 10
tons. He will have no ginger. The
man will be nursing three swollen
fingers and 400 sore muscles. He will
walk with care and deiberation He
will also hurry over the sporting page
for fear he will see something more
there about the way he played. He
will be full of remorse
| Jack Munroe, the Butte miner, will
probably be seen in action in the ring
in the near future. Munroe has been
offered a match with Jack Johnson
the colored heavyweight, by the Lin,
coin Athletic club of Chelsea, Mass
AS both are eager to box. it looks as
though there would be little time lost
signing articles.
| Terry McGoyern has made up his
mind to lead the simple life this sum
mer and build up his strength in or
der to be able to tackle the light
weights next fall. The Brooklyn Ter
ror and his wife and children have
packed up and gone, with Manager
Joe Humphreys, to a farm at Pom
poosuc lake. Mass. where they viii
spend the summer Terry will d.
light work under the supervision o.
hts trainer, Charley Mayhood, assist
ed by Johnny Burdick, who was Nc
Governs boxing partner in his train
ing for the Nelson and Britt fights.
Aurelio Herrera and Battling Mel
son had one meeting after the grea
fiesta fistic fiasco that has not beer
recorded. Bat Nelson made a trip I,