Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

Mcfarland, the lanky invinCible who
has been riding in such splendid form
on the local saucers, is contemplating
n trip to New York this fall. Jackie
Clarke has the same notion. These
men constitute a pair of riders who
could pass anything in the world.
Clarke and Mac" have done as much
as any two riders to cut records on
the local tracks during the past sea-
son, season which must go down in
sporting history as one of the worst
on records ever known. Records that
stood for eight years were punctured
and Mcfarland and Clarke are large
~ to blame. So If they ride in New
York or anywhere else this winter the
track they select win be the gamer
and Will get into print often. Watch
'em.
Butte anticipates golf tournament
in the near future on dates not yet Sc
lected with Salt Lake, Spokane and
perhaps a few other cities. The Butte
papers announced this and told how
added zest was noticeable in a local
tourney being held in Butte. The local
players were eager to get into line for
the interstate meet. The papers fur
Their explained that DR.. F. w. Me
Crimmon had won cup tournament
and when the Salt Lake visitors came
he would be matched against A. w.
Copp, Salt Lakes expert stick wielder
Mr. Copp said he had heard nothing
of the proposed tournament but hopes
one can be arranged and so far as to
him being pitted against anybody he
says. Its all right whatever happens,
I'll be there like "A duck. An inter-
state match in which the golfers of this
city would meet the golfers OF the
northwest would be interesting and
give the follower of the links an OPP
portunity of making up an entirely
new line of dope for this state Mon
tana and the northwestern states have
plenty Of cracker sack players who
would put up some mighty pretty con-
tests
The double umpire system, that of
having an umpire for bases and one
for the ball Is being discussed through
out the country and n majority of
writer's advocate it, 1t appears the big
leagues will use the system. With
but one umpire mistakes are bound to
happen once i'm a while and they usual
ly happen just when they arc most
dangerous. An umpire with his mind
on half dozen things al once Is linble
to call strike a bail or something
as bad. and then the whole game Is
changed around But with two men.
one 20 watch the bases and another
the ball, there Is no strain upon one
man Each has half of the play to
watch ana can do it thoroughly with
no trouble, whereas the umpire who
watches the game all by himself has
10 be foot raCer-mind reader-and
thirty-eyed individual all In ono.
Squabbling would be eliminated. for
now there Is an excuse occasionally
Tor a player objecting TO decisions An
argument Is for the tWo-umplre avs
tenn and none "agin'" It. so next sea
son VIII no doubt see two umpires in
the different leagues.
Wen II appears the fighting game Is
dead In Utah First Salt Lake ro-
FUSED 70 let bruisers hold conflicts.
then ogden turned them down. then
Sherlr Emery turned them out OF salt
Lake county ana finally BoXeder
county refused tu let exhibitions he
held within its boundaries. SO il looks
as II the prize-fighters must seek
other fields for their battles The fms
lost all heart when fights were forbid
den az the Saltair coliseum and O.i.r
HOT Springs pavllions. But to rynrv
one man who IS feeling bad. thora
~ uoEens VINO are pleased with the
attitude or the various persons rosn,t,
slple for the I'D being nailed dou,n
Meal ticket scraps pulled Off every dav
~ the year do no country any good
No aspersion Is intended on the recent
bouts held in Utah, Such battles p9
me Thompson-S sullivan; Thompson
JIll"n COS We're good mills from a |
light fans standpoint but when agbts !
are permitted how are the authorities !
going 70 draw the line2 What right |
would they have 10 say who coiild |
fight and who couldn't fight. So to |
Keep the state clean It was necessary |
10 put ban ON hghts-the ban was |
put on suddenly but decisyely
Anyone with some dooency finds a
Iund Of material for an anti-pugillsm
argument I'm the fight specitls"
which always run 10 tho ring from
neishborlng cities Drunken, cursing
men OF all Colors and degrees or
iegonoracy are aboard ana while there
nay be- scores OF clean fans about
90, thore Is aiHays enough Of tho low