The evening world., 1908-10-05

THE British Amateur Athletic
Association has suspended
Carpenter for life"
This means that Carpenter cant
run in England again. 1t also means
O practical suspension of athletic re-
1ations between England and Amer
lea English athletes will not be al
lowed to compete against Carpenter
or against any athlete who completes
SlEith Carpenter after the "suspen-
sion"
This action of the British sporting au-
thorities is quite 4 joke on our local
moguls. Mr.. ]. Z. Sullivan, after re-
turning from England. mentioned some
thing about taking a mail vote on the
question of suspending relations with
the British A. A. "A. The mail vote
probably died natural death, for 1t
hasn't been heard of since. And now
our British friends have jumped in
ohead OF US.
3iThis suspension of Carpenter brings
no discredit to him. It is merely trick
to help British officials cover up their
tracks-to make people think there must
have been some honest reason for dis
qualifying Carpenter in the 40O-metrs
race at the late OlyT:. pic Games.
"Of course poor Carpenter will weep
pftter tears when he learns that he will
never be allowed TO enjoy the British
brand of hospitality again. OF course.
" OMMY BURNS has made a ire
mendous hit in Australia. I'm
soA mense crowds gather to see him.
He Is forced to make public speeches
and to hold great receptions" on the
S1awn at his training quarters
as The Sydney Referee. after printing q
OSolumn or TWO describing Tommy's pop
ularity, adds the following note:
.! The attention paid to Burns drew q
Sailarat during the course OF a sermon
at St Andrews Kirk. Mr.. Walker de-
u9dored the fact that the famous puSilist
cHt a greater figure In the public eye
clans"
ssW lille E1r ~ Is1 MP. was was. seen
fight with Cross. Asked about
eahe foul blows. Willie said: Those
were a couple of peaches. They caugh:
r,me square on the chin and made my
Ucdu sWlill AOI
Note the following gem from q con-
temporary who dotes on Cross:
HE (Fitzgerald) couldn't get away
Sfrom a volley of punches and seeing
"a knockout staring him in the face
gently dropped to his knees 10 avoid
s1he onslaught. Cross. wild with ex-
latter was on his knees, but the bell
S7finging choked Off the yells, and they
went to their corners. Fitz. while
groggy. was near his end, and COM
United mite ia ;. foul by dropping without
Fitz is probably the only living
fighter who can receive ''volley Of
punches. and become ''srogsy without
- ROSS, "the coming champion"
was offered at match, Friday
night, with Joe Cans. "the going
champion" Cross refused without
stalling for time to think it over. Cross
is wise. He isn't quite ready for Cans
yet Joe is too young. Besides, Cross
can make fortune cleaning up easy
ones, while Cans fight would either
leave him shy opponents or put MIN at
the bottom again.
A ND, by the way. we saw Mr.. AL
q \ match. Herford came 10 New
York TO do business" for Joe Cans
ePoor Old Joe, whipped. has evidently
osallen from his high resolves He's
willing to be crooked again. Tha;
is the only possible Interpretation of the
fact that Herford is handling MIN. Fier-
ford is the most notorious manager OF
fighters in the country. Wherever his
ed ha
boxing game has scliened and fallen
into disrepute.
.ERFoRD handled Cans in Chicago
when the negro laid down" to
Terry McGovern. The fake was
ali on the Herford-Gans side OF the
afence. McGovern didn't know 1t was
coming off. Herford engineered the fake
GIN which Cans won from Jimmy Britt
on foul" Cans afterward made am
e4Ryit to this fact in San Francisco when
he publicly announced his 'reforma-
ton" Ganss long career of taking
awas all under Herfords direction.
Joe Cans himself told me lnat Her
ford kept him In debt from year TO
year and then forced him to fight 10
arders. Cans said he was sick OF be-
Ing dishonest in the ring and was go
las 10 cut Dose from Herford and make
e clean reputation on his own nook.
Phiiadephia Jack CO o'Bri ta1 has B been
semong hghters-al but the confessing
II this Baltimore manipulation is al
lowed 10 butt Into the boxing game In
New York We will very soon be buying
round-trip tickets 10 Philadelphia again
STAN DING o