The Washington times., 1906-01-31

Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
f. F. Rudderham has been appointed
a Southern League umpire.
The Northern League viii be organ
ICED on a thoroughly professional basis.
Secretary Locke, of Pittsburg. has re-
turned from two weeks trip to Mt
Clemens.
Springfield. OHIO. has brought First
Baseman Dickey and Third Baseman
Champ Osteen from Indianapolis.
The veteran Jack Chapman. who
brought out Jimmy Collins in Buffalo,
is confined to the Wauregan House.
Norwich. Conn, with a cold
Manager Fred Clarke. Of the Pitts
burgs. now owns seven horses Clarke
says with the pitcher be is after and
Catcher Smith In shape he will ask odds
from no ona.
The Springfield baseball people are
warm over the proposed grab OF Crolius
by Jess Frysinger. Dan O'Neil. OF
Springfield. paid $500 for the player and
says he has no fears about his coming
hack.
TRoTTING.
The fast pacing gelding Ed. M. 21A.
by Prince Wilkes. has been purchased
by Frank Burt. proprietor of the Par
nell House, Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Kalamazoo (Mich) Driving AssO-
citation has decided to hold d four days
harness meeting. and will offer four 81
90 purses and eight of $500 each.
The Canadian courts have sustained
the legality Of betting on horse races
when such bets are made within the in
closure OF the Ontario Jockey Club. at
Ontario.
When a three-year-old can pace close
Up In 2O35z it's worth watching Keep
your eye on Pert, by kingmaker, next
season Driver Mead had her out last
season
Fred Mckay has decided to prepare
Rob BuTdette for the II. and n. This
candidate last year for this event, but
ne went wrong.
The Canadian trotter Johnny. by Cen
eva, which showed so fast three Years.
ago and was held over. but went lame
afterwaTd. Is reported 10 be going
sound again
Charley De Ryder has a three-year-
old under his care at Pleasanton. Cal,
that is fun brother 10 John A McKer-
ron, 2.0fis. He Is PAGER and has been
named Lord Alwyn.
The fast ana game three-year-old
racer Count de Kayville, 2.17b4. by
nan Gun. Of Red Oak. Iowa, who viii
race him next summer.
Deed Tinker. of Wichita, Kan. will
race and train Colonel LoOmis. 20Si.
and Misty Dawn, 2I6i+. over the Grand
Circuit and Great Western Circuit
tracks during The coming season.
". O. Foote. the Texas horseman. who
Is well known along the Grand Circuit
has made an appeal TO the different
for 3-year-old trotters on their pro-
grams
BoreI, who has ridden four winners
out OF six mounts at Ascot never had a
mount until January l OF this year. He
was simply an exercise boy, but as no
jockey was available. Borel was given
the mount in the extremity.
A suit for 5000 damages has been
instituted against the Southern Express
Company for injuries TO the trotting
mare Emily Letcher, which. il Is alleged.
were sustained in shipping the mare
from Lexington TO Memphis.
Earnest Burns -. DN BOBBY BURNS
2:1S24. sire OF GlenwOod NJ. 2-0Si4, IS out
OF Lady Lancaster. the dam OF Maggie
Burns, 2-19I4. and Van Loon, 2:2lL-
Down in West Virginia they claim
Earnest Burns 10 be coming 2.l0 per-
former
Jockey Hildebrand has gone to Hot
Springs to get into condition in the hOre
OF getting a license for the coming SEE
son. He has severed ali connections with
PlungeT Joe eager. and II granted a IL
eense, Will ride for II. p. Whitney.
There is q chance that the Belmont
Driving Club will hang up a big purse
for trotteTs eligible 10 the 2-l5 class ear
ly in July. II will be a 20 If such horses
Night Kinstress. Nut Boy, Empire
Prince, and Dewitt can be induced to
enter.
The stables and outbuiIdings on the
estate OF the late 4. T. Stewart at
White Plains. y. y. were destroyed by
fire recently by the health authorities,
as il is claimed they We're a breeding
place for glanders. Several horses on the
farm suffering from the disease were
shot
BOXING.
Joe Tipman and Harry Scroggs. both
of Baltimore, clash tomorrow night for
fifteen rounds al catch weights a the
BijOu Theater. Baltimore.
Jimmy Gardner, the Lowell (Mass.)
lightweight. will make his appearance
in Philadelphia Monday night next at
the Washington Sporting Club and
meet Young Erne. the lightweight
champion Of that city, for six rounds