The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
PROPOSED NEW RACETRACK MAY
FIND OBSTACLES IN ITS PATH.


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Changes In the Cincinnati Team.
The statement made yesterday that a new
racetrack would be built at Whitney Point
near Binghamton. on which a thirty days
running meeting would be held next year
saa NOT generally credited by turTmen who
discussed the matter at the Hoffman House
md. the Waldorf-AstOria, Among the pro-
motors Of the new track James Butler. the
owner OF the Empire City track at fonkers,
who has made several ~fruitless applications
TO the Jockey Club for a license under which
20 Operate the Inter plant. IL there IL any
truth in the Whitney Point scheme. 10 Is De-
lieved that the proposed track will ma IL q
dinac 1T task to secure the sanction OF TN Q
State Racing Commission, COMPOSED OF II. N
Knapp, James Wadsworth and John Sanford
while it Is n generally accepted fact that the
Jockey Club, following it's fixed policy VIII
oppose the granting of dates TO the new track
IS In other cases.
Under the stipulntions OF the racing law
No track can operate unless first receiving a
ijoense from the commission. The Empire
track has been shut out OF the Jockey Cluo
circuit for several years because OF the lact
mat IL is inaccessible TO the public and Is
not properly arranged for successful thorough
bred racing. Last year an application Tor a
riioense to be used by a track near Albany
twas refused on the ground that there were
already enough racecourses operating under
uShe law in this State. When the Jamaio
track got a license several years ago. it was
understood that the commission would re-
fuse to entertain any further applications
from newly organized racing associations,
no that IL a request comes from Whitney
Point to conduct a meeting under Jockey
Club rules IL is expected that a prompt REFUSAL
will be the result.
John L. Madden seldom loses n chan ce to sell
q good racehorse. Last fall he bought a
green two-year-old colt named Temmeraire.
by Ballyhoo Bey-Miss Hamburg. from II. p.
Whitney for a small sum. The colt was pre-
pared for a race by Trainer John Rogers. but
at the last moment something went wrong.
Madden. however, patched the youngster up
and cut him loose one day at Sheepshead Bay.
with 40 to l about him. Temmeraire was still
BOO green to be OF much account. but Madden
persevered with him until the son Of Ballyhoo
Bey developed a wonderful turn of speed that
made him win several fine races at Washing
con. With all the qualities of a crack three
year-old, Temmeraire attracted the attention
OF John Diamond OF Ontario, who intends to
have a big stable next season. and when Mad
den received a cash offer of $1,000 for the colt
Diamond got him in a jiry. Diamond. by the
way. has made a proposition to Bub May to
train for him in 1907, and If May is not wanted
by the Raineys. which is probable, he will 40
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9ri-State League of Pennsylvania looking
Do an application TO the two major leagues
for protection under the national agreement.
The TrEState is known as an outlaw circuit.
because il has been willing to paddle its own
canoe. By reason of its existence ball play
srs have had a chance TO Jump from the or
Ranized circuits for increased salaries, some
Of the outlaw clubs pay ing more money
than clubs under the protection of the ma
tional agreement. The outlaws are not a unit
as to the proposition 10 seek protection, but
some of them have expressed a desire TO get
into Class A in order to place their Affairs on a
paying basis. During the recent National
League meeting here the Tri-State had sew
eral representative on hand. but no official
negotiations were held with the big magnates.
II the outlaws are finally admitted to the
charmed circle, however. the ball players will
have no further opportunity to play both end
against the middle. but will have to acc pt the
terms offered by their employers or seek other
means Of earning a livelihood.
Frank J. Farrell OF the New York Ameri-
cans returned yesterday from Chicago, where
the American League concluded a most sue
cessful meeting on Thursday. Farrell said
that Collins would remain with the Boston
club, which would probably secure Jake
Stahl from the Washingtons. He said that
the New York club had made no deals. ex-
cept to secure Third Baseman Morgan from
the Hub. He stated also that Cleveland
has sold First Baseman Rossman to Detroit.
Farrell had a hand in the peace making he
tween Ban johnson and Charley Comiskey
and was much pleased with the way these old
friends buried the Ratchet.
Some painstakinG person has figured 1t
all out that during the year about to end
more fatalities occurred on the diamond
than on the football field. According to care
full research, this individual sets forth that
In 1904 there were twenty-one deaths due to
baseball accidents, against sixteen due to
the grdiron game, while in 1905 football
led In this respect by twenty-one to eleven.
Last season there we're fifteen baseball fatali-
ties and twelve resulting from football. or
q total OF forty-seven in baseball and forty
nine in football for three years.
Manager Hanlon Of the Cincinnati team
has decided Trron the biggest kind Of ashake-
up before the Reds take the field In 1907. He
has already sold ShOrtstop Corcoran to the
New York Nationals and may let Joe Kelly
come here too unless Pittsburg exerts a
prior claim. Jim Delehanty will 20 to the
st. Louis Americans. Chick. Fraser TO the
Chicago Cubs. Livingston and Slegel to
Indianapolis and Bob Wicker TO Columbus.
Hanlon has made an offer TO the ~. Louis Ma
tionals for Catcher Mike Grady, upon whose
services McGraw IL said TO have waived claim.
He has also picked UP the cream Of the play
ing talent IN CALIFORNIA ana mas also drafted
many promising youngsters from the minor
leagues. First Baseman Deal will be sup
planted by John Camel. while Right Fielder
Jude Is slated for release. Hanlon is adopting
the same methods which yielded a champion
ball team for him in Baltimore twelve years
ago. He wants a young blood team which will
obey orders and hustle all the time.
Pitcher Sam Lever OF the Pittsburgs II
one Of the most consistent boxmen In the
profession. In ten years on the diamond he
has won lA games and lost "a. OF these,
$50 victories and rs defeats occurred while
Ieever wore a Pittsburg uniform in the
National League. an average OF 1857. Three
times in eight years he stood first among the
Leagues pitchers, another unexcelled feat.
Leever began his baseball career in Rich
mond. Va. in 1907. He is q man OF education
and refinement and puts in the winter months
teaching school.
Hugo Kelly. the new m~iddleweiRht cham
pion. says he will fight either Philadelphia
Jack OBrien or Jack rTwinl sullivan. as both
men have made a claim for the title. Kelly
says he wants to beat all the available men