Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-19
THE SPORTING WORLD
The RiUItO

Bill Papke and Sailor Burke, were no
titled that their services would not be
required. Then Elmer climbed into the
ring and made a smooth, plausible
speech, in which he eXplaind that the
police had stopped the show and that
the members could get their money
back from the treasurer. Was any of
the money given back to anybody? SO
far as have been able to learn, not
nickel. The treasurers office was
locked tight when the crowd went out"
This occurred at the time when Papke
and Burke were matched a few days
back. The incident shows why the
New York fans cannot have real fights
in that city. Just such bunk games as
this will keep the lid down tight and
hard In the big town, and it is up to
the sportsmen and the sporting press
to take the situation in hand, can all
the promoters not on the level, and in
sist that the game be conducted hon
eStly, and when this is done no doubt
the laws will be modified so that legiti-
mate fight clubs can pull off good bouts
and the chances for crooks to operate
and skin the public will be removed.
1t is so seldom that the winner of a
big stake race is disqualified for any
reason that such an occurrence creates
a mild sensation in turf circles. Stam-
| ina, which won the Alabama stakes at
Saratoga a few days ago, was disqual-
flied for fouling and set back out of the
money. Stamina was the 2-year-old
hlly champion of last year, and holds
the honor as a 3-year-old, and is owned
by Harry Payne Whitney, but these
facts did not prevent the disqualified
ton.
Keener, right fielder for the Fair
mont, Pa, team in the State league,
recently hit the ball over the fence,
and as the park is located on the banks
| of the Monongahela river, the ball
dropped over about midstream and
hoated away. This is the first in
stance on record of such home run.
Bellingham, Wash. is to have a five
day running and harness race meet,
beginning August 25. Ralph Tozer is
boosting the meeting and 125 horses
have been shipped from Seattle to par
! ticipate. If the meeting is successful,
| it probably will be extended week.
Ed Duke of Los Angeles will of1ciate
at the barrier.
It is reported that ST. Louis society
| folk are arranging for a ten-day run
ming race meeting in the Mound city
| next fall. The meeting, of course, VIII
be run purely for the sports sake, and
there will be no booking on the results.
But all of Chief Creecy's police force
will be inadequate to prevent the little
side bets in the old club house, as st.
Louis still can boast sporty bunch
oe youngsters as in days of yore.
Texas comes to the front stronger
| than ever as a bidder for classy horses
| for it's several fall race meetings, and
| the remarkable successes of the Hous-
ton and Beaumont meetings last spring
have convinced horsemen that the
sport will pay it's own way. Houston,
Beaumont, San Antonio, Dallas and
Galveston will have meetings Of two
and three weeks each and will catch all
the good horses shipped the southern
way to the coast. Texans believe in
horse racing and they certainly sup
port the sport in great fashion. With
an average attendance of 1000 persons
every day at Houston and $4,000 in at
tendance Houston day, not to mem
| ton the 5000 daily average at Beau
mont and II 900 for Beaumont day, in
dicates the degree of enthusiasm that
prevails in the Lone Star Jurisdiction.
| Texans do not want any of the anti
racing legislation and make no bones
about declaring themselves on the sub
| iect. For these reasons Texas is GER
| tain to become a center of racing in
| fall and spring months each year.