The sun., 1907-03-16
SPORTING TALK or INTEREST.
HI FFALO RUMORS DENIED M
MURPHY, CELIA AND CONDON,
nut the Jockey duh Is StIn Looking Into
the Lease Of the Track sam Lazarus
MAY Bc New BAcIxer Of the Plant Hold
up Of ROwc's License Causes Comment

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Following ar invests CATION instituted by he
Jockey club. Joseph \. Murphy. the well
known racing official. " ho has secured lease
of kenilwOrth Park, Buffalo. with the pTivi-
lege of purchasing the property outright has
entered denial OF the rumOr that his financial
hackers are l.. A. Celia and John Condor. the
Western track owners, who also say hat they
have not a dollars worth of interest in any
New York track. For that matter, nobody
has ever declared that Celia and Condon
owned stock in a track operating in this StaNe.
hu the rumOr has been persist entity circu-
lated that they might become identified with
buffalo As Murphy has eliminated Celia and
london, however, il il but natural for turfmen
I'm general to inquire who are the men that
Murphy has associated with him in the pro-
~prctive deal Murphy, who is in st. Louis.
has not VOuchsafed this informal ion. but n
said in that city that Sam Lazarus "a Texas
triman who owns a small string OF horses
aud Nho sold TemaCeo to &. r.. Durnell last
yoar, is a possible purchaser of kenilworth.
A. any rate IL may be said that before Murphy
y Gives permission to operate he Buffalo
rack he will he compelled to disclose the in
ado Of the transaction to the satisfaction OF
tho Jockey Club.
Men who raced horses at Buffalo last year
said yesterday that it seemed rather odd why
John Boden was not allowed to continue as
manager of the track for AT least an other year.
Boden and those who were identified with
HIM conducted the only successful meeting at
kenilworth last year since the track was first
Opened, His management was extremely
popular. and when the meeting closed he re-
Ceived much praise from those W no had par
tcipated in the sport. Murphy has had no
experience as a track manager in the East.
" here he is known merely as a racing Official
A. BennnRs. It is believed that the whole
matter will he cleared UP within the next
week or so.
The action Of the Jockey Club in tablinR
the application Of e y. Rowe for a trainers
hccnse has caused great deal of speculation
a. 10 the reason Rowe is known TO turfmen
~ the owner Of the noted mare Colonial
Girl who WAS recently sold to }. T.. Widener
for $4,000, also First Mason Allowmaise.
SsVell and other horses who have raced in
his colOrs on the metropolitan tracks.
Several weeks ago Rowe announced that he
did not intend to race again for IA year aud
that he had sold all of his horses with the
exception of First Mason. But whether he
had an inkling OF trouble over new license
he did not say.
Rowe had first call on Jockey Sewell, who
vas killed at Aqueduct last fall The boy
was frequently scored for queer horseman-
shIp, and at one time Rowe was said TO be
anxious TO get rid of him. In the running
Of the Brighton Handicap First Mason. in
Rowes cOloTs. was beaten a head by Rams
Horn after brilliant race. A few days later
FIRST Mason started in race with some
selling platers, including p. J. DyweT's Red
Friar Rowe's horse looked like a sure thing
but he went back in the betting from odds
on price 10 to I, while the wise men. par
tcularly those hainR from the West. bet
heavily on the Dwyer colt. Result: First
Mason could not get UP a gallOp while Red
Friar rolled home with the coin, Rowe was
severely criticised for this peculiar bit of
horse racing. but as far as could I've learned
the stewards At Brighton took no official
action. In all other respects Rowe's horses
ran consistently. so that if there ia any reason
why he cannot get license il is believed 10
be due to the performance of First Mason.
HsrVard's football affairs are in another
tAngle. Joshua Crane, Jr., a Rraduate Of
the class of 1890. who has won the national
court tennis championship three times and
is an expert golfer has been appointed head
football coach to succeed W. T. Reid. Jr.
who has had charge of the eleven for the last
two years. When Reid resigned the position
he intimated that he would like to have r.
" p. Brown appointed in bis place. Brew
had coached the second eleven at Harvard
eiore he Joined tn corps Of varsity coaches.
and for the last two seasons he was closely
associated with Reid. But the new Harvard
captain. Parker. turned away from Reds
advice and named Crane as the boss.
While in college Crane played football a
little, but ne never able TO make the
varsity team. consequently his elevation
TO this important position has caused some
apprehension in certain quarters. where II ia
believed that the Reid system of coaching
should not be abolished. Crane has announced
that he will have as assistant coaches John
W. Farley, Harvard's representative on the
rules committee; Andy Marshall. who will
have charge OF the linemen and the tackles,
Motley, Cabot and Cochrane for the ends,
Percy Haughton for the kicking department,
and Leo DAILY for the quarterbacks. 1t il
positively stated that W. y. Lewis the colOred
centre rush of days gone BY will not be ident-
fed with the new coaching system, while
Brown will also be left out At Cambridge
IL is sad that IL Brown had been selected
nv Capt. Parker. Reid would have assisted
next fall in developing the eleven But
rs IL Ia now Reid who will be in Boston next
season, says he will take no part in the coach
ing of the team. The situation at Harvard
now regarding football s precisely what it
vas five years ago. IL means that Reid
methods, which produced better sosults
than ever before. as far as system goes, will
he thrown overheard. Crane will iDaugurate
IN entirely new plan of action, VIII lie Yale.
Hs usual. will proceed on the old lines-har-
mony and concerted action.
The New York American League club
officials received an encoura ginE letter from
NldhAReT NHlI1LD yesLeTudys Nuo says
believes the pitching department will turn
Our all right after all. Griffith says that
Orth. HoggSand Clarkson are ready to pitch
winning ball from the first championship
game; that BrOckett Ia not only fine pitcher
hut II also a splendid all round player that
RPefe looks especially good and will receive
thorough trial; that Hughes will be kept
and that BarGer and Casteton give much
promise GriR also declares that Moriarity
IS playing first base most acceptably and that
he will he kept in that position until some
deAnite disposition IL made Of the Chase
matter. The club officials have ceased send
ing communications to Chase and viii make
10 further move to induce him to come East.
u is believed. however. that the crack first
haseman will capitulate OF his own accord
before many days pass.
Manager McCarey Of the Pacific A. c. Of
los Angeles has matched Abe Attell, the
featherweight champion. and Kid Solomon.
p local fighter, TO box twenty rounds, probably
the last week in May. The men will weigh
- pounds stripped a half hour before en-
IornE the ring and will receive 50 per cent.
Of the gate receipts. divided on the basis Of
80 ana 40 DER cent. Solomon for a year has
heen trying to secure match with Attell,
who has continually lodged MIN until recently
when he was accused OF COwardice. Solomon
: hard hitter, clever, aggressive lighter