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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
Mike Riley Likewise Puts Kibosh on the Gans-Brit
SIS 1000 Match

Johnson landed there, is now on The
way here. McCarey feels that he can
gobblo him UP to face Tommy Burns
for q much lesser stipend than Jack
O'Brien would demand. Say u or Is thou
would clinch this match. Then with tho
international thing played up to tho
limit. there might be much more sift
through the gate than would happen
for OBrien and Burns at q much higher,
figure.
Then, again, Jeffrles is said by Bill
Delaney to BIO making day and night
hideous in the vicinity OF his alfalfa
farm with q noise like repentance,
coupled with a strong flavor Of anx-
lefty. Repentance that he did not sign
up with Squires on q 60 and 40 basis
for 100000 purse when he had the
chance. anxiety lest Burns lick Squires
Il in punch. SO that there would be
no gate for him to fight an interna-
tional battle, the while Burns not hav-
ing shown the class to warrant a
gate In fight with jeff, either. So
+ with Squires on the way to fight Burns.
and JEFF for the winner, Mr.. McCarey
lis studying how he can flag O'Brien
without bringing on any legal tangle.
Meanwhile the boss promoter OF them
! all, Tex Rickard. is not saying word.
What's the use? Goldheld needs no
| advertising when Nevada Is ALTERNATING
under few fathoms of the beautiful
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. February 16.
"A new pastime; that is, new to the
sport-loving fraternity on this coast.
has been introduced in California. and
roller skate polo bids fair to become
most popular. The Pacific Coast Roller
Polo League has been organized for the
purpose OF bringing the game into
favor throughout the State. At pres
ent tho league consists of five teams.
the Auditorium (San Francisco). Lake
side (Oakland), Princess (san JOSEF,
Pavilion (vallejo) and Crockett
(Crockett). Teams have also Just been
formed In Stockton and Sacramento.
and will be admitted into the new or
ganization probably next week.
schedule was drawn up recently.
and several weeks of play have all
ready been INDUCED in, the local polo
lists having thus far made the best
showing. The Auditorium team has
defeated Crockett two games. Lakeside
one game and yanqulshed the Vallejo
In one match, and the other ended with
a to / score. The contests are played
on standard set of rules, only that the
heats number three, each being OF ten
minutes duration. Three tlVe-minute
rests are allowed.
Richmond should organize teams for
! this sport, which is popular all over
1.-THE country. There are many good
skaters here who would furnish ex-
cellcnt material.
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for dear life and only getting q draw,
This fight puts him up with tho front
runners for the heavyweight title. and
now II wants Very much to meet big
Jim Jeffries.
II know that you people laugh ut
mo when ] say that want jeff" said
Burns, ms his gray eyes twinkled. "You
oil think I'm such little fellow that
there's no chance ut all for me, but III
tell you I've been taking chances all
my life, and have been getting away
with them, and Hin out for another.
"There isn't heavyweight In the
world ! haven't beaten. and figure
that I'm just the nearest thing to Joff
we, have.
"Johnson? No, I'll not fight a negro.
I beat a man who beat him. and tiate
good enough. think.
! "Heres the DOPE" plped Tommy. as
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RALPH ROSE, THE ATHLETE,
MAY BECOME FIGHTER

was, however, q we'll known fact TO
his friends and that he thought him-
self pretty good was well known.
HIS FIGHT WITT BUTLER
Mike Butler. OF the Chicago a. A.
took down his ambitions a peg when
he administered a severe thrashinE to
the big fellow, who underestimate
Mikes lighting qualities and his game
ness, and undertook to tell the scrappy
athletic instructor of tho Cherry Circle
athletes where he got off,
Around the Midway campus, where
the little ARRAY took place, they have
not yet finished talking about the
scrap and the way the 1.-THE and pun
ishing athletic director walloped al
the gumption out of tho big fellow
from the coast
Rose was taking instruction In box
ing at that time, and thought he was
| pretty good with his mitts. lIc has
| been Keeping up his study OF the hstic
| game, and is now to start career
! in tho ring that will bio watched With
interest by sporting and athletic au-
| tthorlties all over the countrr.
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Tom sMcCarey Welches On His 100000 Offer For
Tommy Burns and lack O'Brien.

NEW YORK, February 16.--Grcetings,
30! Although I'm glad to be In your
midst, considering what great pro-
motion 1t Is considered In my chosen
profession, 1 must needs brush away a
tear when T think Of how disappointed
arc the readers OF the Bifftown Bladder
when they find to-day's issue of that
sprightly little sheet minus mo. Hop
Ing thcse few lines will find you the
same. and many OF them, we will pro-
coed with our bid for the first days
pay in the big city. Regards to all the
folks. here goes:
Fight promoters out West, those OF
the big-purse brand, are in the throes
Of a severe attack Of frozen feet Not
withstanding great press work, Mike
Riley lost numerous thousands on the
Cans Herman fight, despite which he
at once signed UP Cans again with
Britt, IN the face Of the fact that wise
ones told him Britt was even worse as
moneyrnalser than had been Herman.
But now Riley has disappeared from
Tonopah. They were getting ready to
lynch him lthere for trying to throw
away their money twice on bum
matches. So In order to pave the way
for safe re-entry into Tonopah, he
announces from Frisco, where he is
hiding. that the Gans-Britt match has
been Indefinitely postponed. This is
taken TO mean that there will never
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be anything doing for Cans and Britt for
that twenty five thou in Tonopah.
The match may be hold elsewhere
at that, and It would be a rafting
good drawing card for the sole pur-
pose OF showing just how quickly Cans
could knock Britt out If he really tried.
But curiosity as to this proposition
will probably not cause amy promoters
to offer more than q million dollars
for the match.
It's tho same way out in Los Ange-
les, where dwells and does ono Tom
McCarey. owner of the Pacific Athletic
Club. Having cleaned UP untold thou
sands when he got Jack O'Brlen and
Tommy Burns to fight at his club for
a $4,000 purse, he also got the swelled
head and Immediately started into
competition with the Nevada Croesuses
for q return bout between this pair.
Nevada saw McCarcy as far as $25,-
900 and then Tom foolishly raised 'em
five thou with gold and diamond belt
thrown In. Nevada wisely omitted to
come back. and after mature reflection.
Mr.. McCarey Is beginning to suspect
that they really know something in
Nevada after all.
Now Mccarey is framing UP one OF
the most monumental welches ever
Ming to intimate to O'Brien and Burns
that possibly they had better sign uI
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he pulled out a hand and started to
count.
81 fought this fellow schreck in Mil
waukec on two days notice, and sim
ply slaughtered him, ! dropped him
four times in six rounds, but only got
draw I had Al Kaufman training
With mo In frisco, and hit him IN the
stomach so hard that It was fifteen
minutes before he got up from the
floor. He doesn't want my game, and
/ don't need to lick him anyway Until
he gets up hig CHER, WhenI met Hart
1T looked like n Skilling for the Ken
lucky lad, but what did to him Is
history.
~ showed the public what bum
y O'Brlen was, and now / want Jeffrias.
You know Jeff can't hit the booze
ard be us good as he Was TIM SIX
inches shorter .han Jeff, and when !
crouch guess I'd be q foot or so, You
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know a big fellow like him would have
to bend away over to get at me, and
what I'd do TO his front would be
something awful, You know some
one has to lick that big fellow. and It's
lust as liable to be mo us the neXt
one, I'd night him cleverly, I'm as
fast on my feet MS O'Brien, ana really
think could beat him.
"Will3l fight In the East? Yes; why,
I'll walt here q week or two FOR TINS
l1nglishnun, Palmer, and II can get
him in philadelphia I'll take him on,
I'd like to get Palmer, squires, o1'rien,
and then JEFF, That wouldn't be bad
clean up, would AtN
Mr.. Stevens, q sporting man from
Australia, who Is here onfa visit, told
us sonla Interesting things about Bill
Squires yesterday. He says that
Suuires is tho most vicious man he
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VIRGINIA Meetings.

Tho dates for the race meetings and
fairs in the Maryland nnd Virginia cir
cult have been apportioned as follows:
At Tasley. Va, on August 9th, It'll. sth
13th, l4th, 18th and 10th; at colchester.
Md. August goth, 21st, 22d and 23d; at
Rockville, August 27th, 18th, Goth and
3Oth; at Timonium. Md, September Sd,
4tf, 5th and 9th; Mt Prospect Park, Md.
September 10th. 18th. 18th, 18th and 14th;
at Easton. Nd. September 18th, 18th.
10th and Goth; at Belalr, September gath,
her sth, 9th, 10th and 11th; at Hagers-
town, October 18th. 10th. 18th ana 18th;
at Frederick. Md, October ed, 23d, Gath
and 25th. 1t is expected that Richmond
will be added to the circuit. ana that
October lst I'd, Sd and 4th will be the
dates OF this Meeting.
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Gold Gun Tour.

An entry feeot $1,000, to cover nll en-
penses. has been named for the Gold
Gun European tour. FOR a two mon tbs
tour of 1000 miles. combining pleasure
and business, this seems cheap. TO n
manufacturer, 1t would appear to be
worth moro than this as an advertise
mont to parade his car all through
Europe, as tho price is not equal to
that OF many single advertisements
that are published and forgotten with
In n week. The tour ought to be u
rood proposition at several times tho
price, and 1t Is now promising to DO
IA fine SUCCESS. s3t
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Facts on RunaWays.

a writer on horses has been collect
Ing cases Of horse and team runaways,
and In ono thousand Of those lie finds
tho following causes Detached trace.
CO; broken whihletree, "a; broken shaft,
81; detached wheel, So; left unattend-
ell, So; rein breaking, 81; broken or
bit rein breaking, &c: automobiles. 1910:
motor cycles, As; Tying paper, 16;
broken saddle or shat. girth, 10; broken
pole or king bolt 10: broken uxles. G;
loss OF driving reins. 20; railway trains
~; trolley cars. bS; fireworks 40: fra
engines. "a, It Will be noted that tho
auto heads the list.
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nv ,I,.AD.

NEW YORK, February le,-Alr' \.
Burns, or Canada. the stout little gent
who jumped way UP the pugilistlc lad
der IN tho last year paid New YORK
social visit yesterday.
Upon his front ho had headlight
that makes Tom Sankey's look Ike q
chip. Tie also wore ono OF those check
around his neck was " collar that
measured seventeen and looked like Il
barrel hoop. Mr. Burns came IN the
door sideways. He is q very wide per-
son, measuring the same across MS
shoulders that he does from tho feet
to tho head. He is very much on the
plunger, Is, and has the same amount
OF courage.
1T Will hn remembered that Burns p
secuted O'Brien MI over the ring III
Los Angeles. making tho Quaker hop
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But when tho roses bloom again and
the carefully sprinkled nuggets stick
out all over every kOpje, the crowds
will be brought there again to see
and buy.
Richard is the originator OF the big
purse idea, but In offering fortune for
his initial contest, ho selected the best
card in Cans and Nelson that could
possibly be obtained. The result was
gratifying IN that it was big sue
cess both financially and as q contest.
Instead of coming right back, rs some
expected he would and offer other big
purses, Richard simply lay low for
while and let the others take UP
) the work where he left off. Riley and
tho Tonopah people jumped ut tho
chance and went into the game in a
sort of rough-shod way that ended
disastrously, to say the least.
That Is, * the Gans-Herman fight
proved fizzle as a contest, and. be-
sides. the promoters lost@a fortune as-
timated at $4,000 on the affair. Nc
wonder Riley Is looking around bit
now beforeN again jumping blindly into
q loser q second time.
Meanwhile Richard is waiting for O
chance to again bring Cans and Nelson
together or find an opponent for jim
Jeffries. He seems to have his mind
set on the former match, and Will Sc
cure It at all hazards.
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Auueduct Stakes.

The Aqueduct Stakes OF the Queens
County Jockey Club, or the spring
meeting. has the Carter Handicap,
worth 10000. at seven furlongs; the
Sterling Stakes, $4,000 added, at mile;
the Queens County Handicap $500
added. at a mile; the Rockaway Stakes,
$1,000 added, at six furlongs the Flush,
Ing Stakes, $1,000 added. at mile.
The three-year-old events are the
Arverne Stakes with $1,000 added. at
six furlongs; the Union Stakes. with
$1,000 added. at seven furlongs. The
two-year-olds have the Canarsie
stakes. $500 added, at four furlongs;
the Rose Stakes. $1,000 added, at four
furlongs: the Ozone Stakes. $1,000, at
four furlongs; the Woodhaven Stakes,
81 900 added. at four and a half fur
longs. The steeplechases have the
Glendale Handicap, two miles and a
half, $1,000 added; the Winfield Han
dicap, two miles. $1,000 added, and tho
Bayside. $1,000, at two miles.
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MONTREAL RACING.
Jockey Club Organized and Track
Secured.

MONTREAL. February 1G.-At the
first annual meeting OF the Montreal
Jockey Club. held in tho Windsor
Hotel, w. p. RIGGS, Of Baltimore, was
elected Joint yice-pres.dent. with JUS
Vice Robidoux, of Montreal. Sir II.
hontagu Allan. Of Montreal. was elect
ed president. John Boden and w. G.
Percy, Of New York. We're elected 10
the board OF directors It was de-
rided that the inaugural race meet
TN the now S25o000 track. finished
last autumn, Will be held the first two
weeks in June. Immediately preceding
the meeting OF the kanilworth Racing
Association, at Buffalo.
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.Ial1naica Stakes.

Id '
The metropolitan Jockey Club rac 6
ut Jamaica. announces its list Of stakes
and handicaps for the spring meeting.
There will be six fixtures for three
year olds and upward. three for three-
year-olds exclusively and four for two
year-olds. The smallest amount of
added money Will be $1,000. The prin-
cipal race will be the Excelsior Handi-
cap, at a mile and a sixteenth, which
Will again have q guaranteed value Of
$4,000. The Montague Stakes Kings
County Handicap, Pnumonok Handicap,
Newtown Stakes ana the Corona Stakes
are tho other events for three-year-
Solds and upward. For three-year-
olds are the Williamsburg Handicap,
the Dunton Stakes and tho Columbus
Stakes, while, the two-year-old events
arc the Greenfield Stakes. the Rosedale
Stakes. the Suffolk Stakes and tho elm
hurst Stakes. all at FIVE furlongs The
races close February 2Sth, and the EN-
celsior weights will be announced on
March 22d.
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American Geldings.

The list OF American gcldlnE Win
ninga places I. the leaders as follows,
ana is not without interest3at this
time. Raceland with 129 starts, 70
wins 90 seconds. lG8thirds and>17 un-
placed, winning s12I920; StAiNmeatll
l33 races. IS wins. "a seconds, ID
thirds, % unplnced with total or
s117,GG2; Banquet 1866 races 81 wins,
SO seconds, "a thirds, 81 unplaced, with
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=.
month OF February: February 23d, Rio
Vista, a p M. j. ST. George Bryan,
M. r. n. James w. Graves, secretary.
treasurer. January 20, 1907.
kEsWIck HOUNDS.
Hunt fixtures for February, 1907.
Tuesday, February 18th, fox hounds
Royd's Tavern, 9 a. Nj; Saturday,
February Esd, drag hounds, "Casta'la"
Gate, P. M; Tuesday, February 26th,
fox hounds, Sugar Loaf, 9 A. M. Julian
:, Morris, master.
WARRENTONG HUNT CLUB.
February, 1so7--Weather permitting,
hounds will meet at Warren Green Ho-
tel Tuesday and Friday at 2:3o P. Nj,
until further notice. f. A. 3. Port.
man, master.
ORANGE COUNTY FOX HOUNDS
THE PLAINS, VA.
Fixtures, February, 1so7-February
Goth, The Plains; February 2sd, Half
way; February 9Th, Wl,Itewood. N.
B.-The above meets Will be at 9 A..
Nj, weather permitting. John r.
Townsend, M. f. II.
MiDDLEBuRG HUNT cLUR-MID-
DLEBURe, VA.
Fixtures; 4 February, 1907 ebruary
7 18th, Mlddleburg Inn; February 21st,
Old 5Belllngton Mccarty House; Febru-
airy 25th, Bald Hill; February 2eth, the
Kennels. N. B.-The above meets Will
be at 9 A. M, weather permitting.
Percy Evans, NJ. F. n.
THE HOUNDS
will meet during the month OF Febru-
airy, 1907, as follows; Wednesda y, goth,
Orange, 3 P. M; Wednesday,, 9th,
Woodley Nv. w. Sanford's),F3 P. M.
Wallace Sanford, master.
RIVERSIDE HUNT, PETERSBURG,
VA.
FOX hounds will meet every Monday
and Thursday; time and place of meets
will be posted at the club on preceding
Saturday. Drag hounds Will meet on
February 23d, at clubhouse, 4 P. M.
Duncan Wright, master. BIZ
MIR. MADDUx's$ tioUND s,
for the month OF February, will meet
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
at 8 A. M, at the kennels, until fur
ther notice, weather permitting. J.sk.
Maddux, m. f. r. Lection Hill, War
renton, Va.
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Paced Mile on Ice in ana.

GLlSNS FALLS. N. Y, February To-
The worlds record for q mile on Ice over
"a regulation track was broken to-day in
the Northern Circuit ice races here by
Wild Wave, who paced the mile in All
dat. Tho record was held by Black Bird,
R.l4 Ia. made this season in Michigan.
Wild Wave Is a bay geldng, by Gam
murius, son Of Gambettp Wilkes. lie
is owned by Blbbey and Rowland. Of
Fort EdWnrdes.
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HUNT or WHICH Mn. DUNCAN WRIGHT MASTER,
ny RIGHT HOOK.

elsewhere and not wait around Los
Angeles any longer for that fight in
May.
When you come to think OF 1t, s3O,-
0O0 for O'Brien and Burns Is somewhat Of
a heap OF money, especially when a
fight to a finish between them would
prove nothing, and this proposed match
was only for a limited number Of
rounds.
Also, tho much Wanted Mr.. Suurcs,
scared out of Australia whom Jack
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Roller Skate Polo is
Popular Men Pastttin1e

:117,s4o; Parole 127 races, SO wins "a
seconds. Is thirds. % unplaced, with
sS2,s15. Salvidere is eleventh with Z
races, wins, / second, no third. no
unplaced, winning s53,7s0. What is
generally lost sight of in such com
parsons Is the wonderful difference
in the possibilities OF winning gross
amounts in 1907 and 1897 or earlier.
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ever saw in action. and that the en-
miner is as strong as q horse and as
quick as a panther.
"IIe isn't a trained boxer" said Mr.
Stevens, u mean by that that he
would be of no use whatever With big
gloves against clever boxer, hut
In the ring his natural quickness md
cleverness offset ANYTHING the other
fellow has. think he's much like
this man Sharkey sou have here. but
great deal stronger and quicker. I
hope that he Is given q chance with
American pugllists, as ] know he is u
lighter puro and simple, and one who
viii make " great impression,"
*< 4555s
lolnes Joy corbett has a new bug.
He offers 70 bet $4,000 thut Mike
Sahreak can beat JIM Jsffriss,
STOP that noise. Jim. the baby's
asleep.
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I no Great Sires Have
% Colts in Dercv Race

.fllles engaged in the race--Marcolina
Gown sister to Beppo), and filly BY
Martagon, out OF Simola.
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he feel the criticism that lie dis
claimed all knowledge OF the reported
challenge and denied its authority.
That he had hankerings for the ring
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=JEFFRIES AND
ROSE COMPARED

JEFFRlEs. ROSE.
eft. "a ln..... .helnht........6 tt. 8 In.
21o pounds. .welght.....25o pounds.
16 ln........,... chest, ........E AN In.
4s 3In.......chest cxpanded...53 ia In,
SO ln......... ..Walst, 80 In.
a. In........... hips. ...,.,.....45 In.
20 ln.,.....,.... thIa h...........,27 In.
To in.,.... cali ..,..'........,..n IN.
10K ln......,... ankle, 10 la In.
E 10 in...,.,,....f orea Is Ia In.
BE- ms. wrist. s3a IN.
16M ln....,.. .biceps......, ....t6 In.
10 n.....,,..,.... neck. ...,..... .1sH In.
7oA ln.....,..... reach,...,.....77A In.
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Hunt Club Fixtures.
DEEP Run HUNT CLUB.

DEEP IHON FUN VIZ O ~
The following. are the meets for the
month OF February: February 23d, Rio
Vlsta, q p. M. j. st. George Bryan,
M. F.H. James w. Graves, secretary.
treasurer. January 20, 1907.
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Fox hounds will meet every Monday
and Thursday; time and place of meets
will be posted at the club on preceding
Saturday. Drag hounds will meet on
February 23d. at clubhouse, 4 P. M.
Duncan Wright, master. 5
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-06
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given by the City
Council Of Salt Lake City of the inten-
ton Of such Council to make the follow
ing described Improvement. TO wit Con-
structing cement sidewalk four (D
feet wide and four (D inches thick on
the east side OF Post street between
Fourth South and Fifth South streets
In sidewalk district No, 81 and defray
the abutters' portion Of the cost and ex-
pense thereof, estimated at four hun
dred ninety eight and 40-100 (Sd9S.80) dol
lars or T0-100 (S70) dollars per front
OF linear foot. there being 7l2 feet abut-
ting said improvement, by n local assess
ment upon the lots or pieces OF ground
within the following described district,
being the district to be affected and
benefited by said Improvement: namely:
All of lots 10 30 inclusive. block 10.
City Park subdivision of block 2S, plat
&C" Salt Lake City survey.
The total cost of said improvement Is
estimated al five hundred seventy-slx
and 25-10o (S576 25) dollars. OF which sum
the city's portion is seventy-seven and
dred ninety weight and 4O-100 (s49S 4o)
dollars to be raised by local assessment
All protests and objections to the car
rying out Of such intention must be pre-
septed In writing to the City Recorder on
or before the 11th day OF March. 1907.
being the time set by said Council when
II Will hear and consider such protests
and objections as may be made thereto
BY order Of the City Council OF Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Dated September gath, 1906.
]. B. MORETON, City Recorder
Sidewalk Extension No. 1874 hl72O