The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-24

Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

cents or under should be made for
games Maybe the public isn't with the
rules committee in this. Yes?
II seems an outage that in a city
Ike Washington only two out of the
nVe schools have gymnasiums. and one
Oh those TWO The smallest Of the five
The election OF Steve Loranda as can
tain OF the George Washington track
squad seems to have put new life into
THIS branch OF athletics at that iEstl-
tuition. For the first time in years the
local school will be well represented in
alb OF the events at the Georgetown
meet ia the early part of March.
a dean OF one of the Western uni
Verssties clmes TO the fore with the
statement that no matter whether or
not team wins every game played.
there shall 10 no chanr.ionship eleven.
IN other words. the mere fact of ere
college defeating all the Others Is 20
PROOF that II is any better than lie
rest II IS 10 laugh.
Captain Thompson. of the Eastern
High cinder-path squad. says that he
mas out the largest number of canCl-
oates Inc light blue and White RS ever
had. A number OF the mon are new at
the business. but with proper training
should be developed into Eoad ones. 81
lar thfre mas been no attempt TO Dick
those Fno viii enter the events at Eli
foley's meet on February a.
TRoTTING.
No wonder the weather's warm, after
the Speedway officials arranged for a
sleigAing matinee on the course.
Ed Geers viii be hfty-hve years of age
Thursday
! Ira Batcheider says Forester. 2.1os.
] a.
Tae turf congress Will convene in New
/ 4DEk, February Il.
Willard Sanders will train at India
napolis in the spring.
George Spear has gone TO California
after racing material
Andy Welch has one OF those miIe-iu-
( ioFty-seconds automobiles.
Barney Demares, is going to England
/ with his outfit in the spring.
York Boy. 2.Os4. is now the property
Of Mayor Thatcher. Albany. \. Y.
Miss Wilks has bought fast young
/ ster by Bingen, 2:0514s out in Michigan.
/ The stewards OF the Great Western
. Circuit viii meet in Chicago next month
stein. 2.o6. is owned in partnership
/ by IioVrard Cobb. Al Thomas. and Theo.
/ dore cobb.
Many Hanks. 2.O4. after foaling Il
I John A MCKerron. 2.0452. viii be bred
10 Tpdd. 2.l4ss.
! Lou Mcdonald looks for Swift B.,
/ 2;l2A. 10 be one of the crack stake
/ horses OF the year.
/ snow. the white collie. who was a
! familiar figure at Readyille and Saugus
( last summer. IS dead.
/ The PAGER Rudy Kip. 2:10I4. winner Of
J seven races last season. Will come down
the line in Tommy Murphy's stable.
/ Frank wallingford. who for some
years has been handlinG American horses
in Liverpool has retus cd to this side.
one Of the members Of Charley de
| Ryder's winter stable AT Pleasanton,
! Cal. is a three-year-old pacing brother
to John 4. McKerron. 2-04l5
while maiden. and was loudly touted
as a green phenom. took a time record
Of Ell the last day but one in 1905.
a new disease called the .'naIisade
worm has broken out among horses IN
some parts OF Kansas The disease is
fatal and is caused by drinking from
| sJagnant ponds.
Trainer Frank Shank. of Berea. vii
train and race the stallion Homer VII
ton tS). 2:z9ls by Earl Wilton. 2:IIL
Homer Wilton obtained his record over
tn half-mile track al Berea. and should
trpt in 2:l5 next season He is owned
br F. NJ Camp Of bonneville Mr.
| Carp Will have several other promisins
| youngsters in training.