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New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
Colin May Be Top Weight IN Big
Spring H0ndicaps.

with most Of the entries announced for the
Brooklyn. Suburban and Brighton handicaps race
goers will find something to do in assigning the
weights in anticipation OF the allotment by the
official Handicapped February ,. 1t VIII be IN
teresting to see what Colin, James r. Keenes un-
beaten Commando colt, will be asked to carry In
all probability he will not get off lightly and may
be at top weight according to the scale, with some
thing like lis pounds. Ballot. Salvidere. Nealon
Dandelon, Frank Gill. DR.. Gardner and Charles
Edward are the ones most likely to head the list
in the matter of actual weight. When the entries
all in from distant points the totals for the
three big almost sure TO be under those
of last year. but what will be lacking in quantity
will be more than made up in quality. In fact,
there fewer bad horses named this year than
usual, and indications, at this early date,
point to brilliant
Racegoers have consolation in worrying over
the possible adverse legislation in Albany this
winter. There will be racing this year at least,
if bill is passed to put end to betting.
By accepting entries for the various stakes, con-
tract has been made between the owners and the
racing associations, and these stakes must be de-
cided
The forfeit list for 1907, published in the
Racing Calendar last week. cause for much
satisfaction The total of only 81 900
out of some s2,50O000 distributed in stakes and
purses indicates clearly that the Jockey Club has
worked wonders in the last few years The time
when the forfeits amounted to 20 per cent of
the amount raced for; it is less than three
quarters of l per cent.
August Belmont has claimed the following names
for the nine two-year-olds which in charge of
John Whalen at Belmont Park.
Melodeon-Cot by Collar. dam Mem Sahib, by
Ladas.
Amqui-Colt by Octagon, dam Amcitia, by
Hastings.
Rostrum-Colt by Hastings. dam Lady Rosemary,
by St Blaise.
Madman-Colt by Hastings, dam Lady Madge, by
Rayon dor.
Queen of Trent-Fflly by Trenton, dam Queens
Bower
Amicita-Filly by Don de Orc, dam imp. Aurata
by Bend Or
Fontanel-Fflly by Hastings, dam Fond Hopes
by st. BlaSe
Ffgent-Filly by Hastings, dam Fidena, by
Rayon dor
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
IBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Annapolis Jan. 5-The announcement that a race
has been arranged between the Navy and Harvard
eights the Severn River. was received by the
brigade of midshipmen this afternoon with delight.
the Navy rowing management has found it diff
dcut to schedule two-nile races for the coming
season.
1t was said at the Naval Academy that the race
with Harvard may hereafter take the place of the
annual Navy-Yale In fact, the policy of the
Navy rowing authorities may be radically changed
after this year Last year for the first time the
Navy allowed to send to the inter-
collegiate race at Poughkeepsie This is now the
big racing event of the season for the Navy, and
as it is over four-mile course. whereas the
Severn is two-mile one, it is thought likely
that the Navy may drop its two-mile races unless
the is successful this year the Hud-
than it was last.
Captain Rockwell Of the Navy said yester-
day: 81 am glad we to race Harvard this year.
The Navy has in years gone by defeated Yale,
Pennsylvania, Columbia. Georgetown, and, in fact,
every that it has pulled two-mie race
against. This is the last year that 1 will pull
in Navy eight and L should like to be the
captain of the Navy crew that beats Harvard,
though whether 1 will not remains to be seen.
At any rate. we welcome the Crimson as our op-
ponents the Severn"
Prospects for a good bright this season.
although the Navy will miss Captain Ingram, who
StrOked the last year.
The with Harvard is the first meeting of
crews from the two institutions. 1t is thought
likely that Columbia will not be the Sew
ern this year. So far the Navy is of
with Harvard Pennsylvania, Georgetown and the
Ariel Boat Club, of Baltimore
In view of the Nays participation in the inter
collegiate four-mile the Hudson 1t is be-
Heved that Glendon the Navy's rowing COACH will
change his training methods somewhat this season
in order prepare the 'ddies'' for the four-nlile
pull. Hitherto Annapolis crews have raced only
two miles, and in the last few years have almost
invariably defeated every crew they have met at
that distance
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
COMMENT ON SPORTS
THE ATHLETIC MUDDLE.
Nezcs and Viers on Current Topics
amateur and Professional.

out of much mixing and stirring OF muddy
waters in the track and field athieuc "orio
growing out Of the appointment OF M r. haipih
as manager of the American team Tor the olyih-
pic games in England this year comes only one
direct implication bearing on the amateur stand
ing of eny of the men who made victory pos
sible at Athens in 1906. There have been many
charges and counter charges, however refiec'ihs
ON the personal conduct as gentlemen and
srortsn,en of some of the competitors winch ior
The good of American athletics had better never
been published The controversy has developed
into an airing of petty jealousies; incidents pao
cnouch in themselves, have been exaggerated
for tbe sake of a talking point, and those VINO
are disposed 10 scof without q fair understand
ing have not lacked for material and nave not
hesitated 10 make full use OF the opportunity.
A false impression has gone abroad some u
the good work accomplished by James T. Suih-
wan Casper Whitney and the Amateur Athleuc
Union looking TO the uplifting of amateur sport
has baen nuIllfied confidence in the integrity OF
o1ir athletes must be built up again 1here Is
need for more wOrl-good, hard, earnest uidiiA-
,oss p,ort-but. fortunately for the cause. there
are those who are willing and ANXIOUS 10 oo
,beir mart 10 counteract the evil, and after all
American athletes and American track ano heiu
athletics are not half so black as they have been
,,sin,ad in the last few days. The whole subject
has been unfortunate. coming at a time when
all energies should have been devoted TO SEND
ing strong. clean and representative team 70
England for the great Olympia, but out OF II all
some good may come, as the American olympic
committee is made up Of representative Aneri-
can sportsrnen in the true sense OF she word ana
these men can be depended on TO handie 'he
vexed question and send team ABROAD lhd'
VIII be a credit to this country. The one real
charge Of professionalism in which Ray & E"ry'
the amateur champion broad jumper, is involved
&c now under investigation by the registration
committee OF the Metropolitan Association OF
the Amateur Athletic Union Ewry mace d
clean denial and the case was continued unth
THURSDAY when Halpin Will make his statement
ON the outcome OF this case must depend 10 a
,s-se extent the attitude of the American oiyfn-
pic committee toward retaining HalPin as man.
sger.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
TIE IN SHOOTING MATCH.
Darkness Stops Three e-Cornercd
Contest at For Hills Club.

In the trap shooting contests at the Fox Hills
Golf Club at Clifton, Staten Island yesterday the
chief interest was centred in three -cornered con-
test between George Bechte ]. s. Dickerson one
Of the crack shots of the New York Athletic Club
and Joseph Keppler. for cup, valued at $780, at
$50
The conditions called for fifty birds each. After
an exciting finish keppler who had already missed
four birds dropped out by letting hard left quar-
terer get away from him. At this stage Bechtel
and Dicl1erson had each missed two. The pair
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
WANTS BIG SALARY FOR SERVICES.

IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 5.-Danny Hoffman the
outfelder who was recently traded TO the St Louis
Americans by the New York Yankees, arrived
here yesterday. He is not pleased over his trans
fer to ST. Louis: in fact, he says he won't go
there unless he gets big salary. He said in part:
'I want considerable advance over last year
because the New York Club promised me an in
crease this season. I'm not stuck going 10 st.
Louis, but if get the coin Will not complain.
1t doesn't make much difference where fellow
plays, because the team is the road as much as
II is at home"
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
REFUSES OFFER TO PLAY HOCKEY.
Big Salary offered Wagner, of Pittsburg
Baseball Club, to Form Seven.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Pittsburg Jan. 5.-Hans Wagner the star player
Of the Pittsburg baseball club, has received an
oGer Of n salary the same he receives from
the Pittsburg club for playing baseball if he will
organize a hockey team for the town of Union
town and play on il, the to be a member of
the Central Pennsylvania Hockey League
The offer was made by William Mccormick, Of
Cniontown, who told Wagner he would give him
aS much money as his Pittsburg contract calls for
for four months hockey playing. Wagner refused
the offer. fearing that it would aggravate the
rheumatism from which he suffered last season.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
RUN OYER ICY ROADS.
Geschanck and Hogan JTinners of
WOtt H0Uen Races.

Despite the cold weather an unusually large field
appeared at the clubhouse of the Mott Haven
Athletic Club yesterday for the regular weekly
handicap Of the club over the six-mie course
L Geschanek, with handicap OF minutes fin
ished first in the covering the distance In SIS
min, % Tho weekly invitation cross country
for the second time by P. Hogan of
Holy Cross Lyceum who covered the course in SO
min, 80 The order Of finish In the handicap
race which closed 70 members of the Mott
Haven Athletic Club. as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

What a wonderful baby, or, rather, growing
child the automobile industry is! The i'm
porters' salon last week opened the eyes once
more to the truly remarkable strides which have
been made in the evolution of the motor car in
a short twelve years. To compare the palatial,
luxurious, smooth running machine of 1908 to
the homely, cramped, jerky and occasional run
ming car of 1896 makes one wonder if the latter
date should not be 1886, and that he had dis
covered the secret of eternal youth. Twelve
years ago there were just fourteen cars in this
country and the drivers were looked on with
mingled feelings Of pity and amusement. Now
there are something like thirty thousand auto
mobiles in this country alone The amount of
capital employed in the manufacture of auto
mobiles has been estimated at $4,000 600, and
the employees engaged in the factories number
a bout sixty thousand. The value of the factory
product for this year may be estimated up TO
500 600 GOO. The twelve-year- old child is grow
ing. American manufacturers, with character
istic enterprise have reached the standard of
automobile building; but one lesson of last
weeks show was that there is still big demand
here for the imported car HERBERT.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
MILEA NfINUTE' MURPHY DRIVING A MARTINI CAD

then let their forty-nnth bird get away from them
but as each killed his fftieth. the result was a tie
Darkness prevented the tie being shot off and the
pair Will meet on Saturday Among the winners
of the various sweepstakes at 25 birds apiece were
II. S. Bottone, Gustave Lembeck and Colonel Hugh
ODonohue. j. A. Jonin was the referee and Eu-
gene Schafrer scorer
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Sailors Defeat Camerons, While
CIdrendOns Beat AstOrias EdsiIv.

At Van Cortlandt Park yesterday the soccer
eleven Of the steamship Philadelphia defeated the
Cameron eleven by a score of goals to 8. The
sailors started the fun in the first half by E. Rich
ards scoring three goals in rapid succession, while
the Camerons failed to tally. In the second half w
Cameron the centre forward on the Cameron
eleven. scored three goals, but before time was
called A. Wheeler tailed the winning goal for the
PhladelphianS. The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
ALonzo MCDONALD TO SHIP HORSES.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribur

iHy Telegraph 20 The TribUEe1
Lexington KY, Jan. 5-The horses which Will
comprise the campaigning string of Alonzo McDon-
aid of Readville which have been quartered i'm
Lexington during the faU and winter win he
shipped Alma Ala, Monday. where they will re-
ceive their Writer training Mcdonald arrived hcr.
This morning 80 see Ia Tho shipping of the horses
.rF also hook Tor ohor promising racing. ma
tori1l that might be market.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

r., ,.,,a- letter from a man who signs him
self -0ld Grad" leads up 10 the quesuoh u
what rart The general public has in college
spor;s The letter follows:
have read vour column from week 10 week
with a great deal OF pleasure AIthongh aL. LercS-
sariIy could not always agree WIN ~ i.to
-1,s erortsnaulfle spirit in which ~ NaS "ti''e
c,,ol1ed 2 hearty respect for IL 10 crllclse IL
last Monday may seem capliouS' pu5 80 20
gested a train OF thou6AA ~ 4i
10 set before you r..
yor advocate numbering players on the root
t,zu field ! would say the plan Is lmpract@,cdl @
Ven can find no way OF affixing the nuplherS
satisfactorily and they could not be seen II you
did But there would be no real harm IL you
did s,lcoeed in doing it. although thlnk IL Is
rlayins TO the gallery too much IL was IhiS
though. OF which / wish TO Wr1te
no Won not think that there is too much con
,i6e-ation for the spectator in the game as III
Sc We hear that the general pubic hkeS tle
Forward pass and the open game and TINS ana
1lst and what not. What has the Senefal pup
liz got to do with the game any way why
should its likes or disllkeS be consldertu- WHY
sl,ot,ld Ire game be made attractive TO the gen
eral public by numbering players or Dy any
other thing? .-,-,.- -, ~
interest in college sports College sports are Tor
college men for the actual participants In them,
for their pleasure and the pleasure of the cone
giate body and the graduates. They 90 NOT cry
ont for the forward pass and the open game or
this or that, though they may think them OF
good effect but they leave legislation in the
game 10 those who understand the value of
strategy on the field and who are working for
l,ester game intelligently. There is too much
attention paid. il seems to me, TO the outcTy OF
the general public, which knows nothing OF
causes and effects in the sport and judges super
ffially and ignorantly. ' believe college sport
would be better off all the way around without
,ll. general public. which. after all, represents
.F,a gate" which is the symbol of all the
l,,,ses and nlalpractices that college sports have
suffered The rearer we get to the ideal thdt
college sports are gentienanly anluseinents, not
q public show the better off We will be
.T-lis NAV seen q fa- cry from nun beILlc foot
feT rlayers but. / said II the start, Eour
s,ur7er' yerasrl1s sira.'N suggested the train oi
shC,,rhf and ] make IL the occasion TO vent ny
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
HARVARD TO ROW NAVY
Race to Take the Place of the Gus
tomoru One sCith Columbia.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 5.-The manager Of the
Harvard varsity crew announced tonight that
Harvard would row the midshipmen of the navy
at Annapolis on the Severn April 22. the race
taking the place of the customary one with Column
bia the Harvard schedule
This will be Harvards first rowing contest with
the mdshpmen At the time the Harvard
baseball team will make its headquarters at An
napolis and will probably meet the Navy in one
games.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
NEW RECORD FOR WOMEN BoWLERs

Mrs James Smith. OF Hackensack N. j. has
made 4 record for women bowlers in Jersey
and New York. In game Kreigers alleys yes
tcrday afternoon Mrs Smith made score of eS1
points. Her average for i've games was 1Sa The
record until this time has been held hy Mrs H Il
Lester. of New York who scored 1eN Mrs Smith
has several n,izes for bowling
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

In sided game the Clarendons, of West Io-
boken, defeated the Astoria Independents by the
score of goals to 1. at Scfuetzen Park yester-
day I. Dewar and B. Hayward each scored n
goal for the home team in the first half while the
visitors failed to tally. the early part of the
second half G. Hane scored the only goal for the
losers, while L Agar scored four goals for the
winners,
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
BIG PRICE PAID FOR STALLION
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Lexington. KY jan 6--John Splan has bought
for export tho fve-year-old trottng stallion CO.
dero. 2oss b. Bingen. 2doa,. dam Jolly Bird. 2:6l.
| by Jay Bird The price paid s. 500 The horse
was owned by Mr.. Williams, OF Boston and trained
ny Aionzo Mcdonald, who closed the deal with Mr.
Soan here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

The National Rife Association ana It's pfesl-
dent. General James A. Drain, are making
vigorous campaign for a more general under
standing of the military rife. and 1t IS a worthy
one General Drain said in his address to the
schooIboys who had competed in the rifle
tournament at the Sportsnlen's Show: THE
st1rest way to avoid war, the plainest plan TO
preserve peace, is preparation" This appeared
10 make deep impression, and following most
successful tournament, in which the youngsters
showed remarkable skill, the work OF creating
and maintaining interest in how to shoot Is
likely TO be easier. The average boy loves
gun and all that is needed is a little more en-
couragement such as the National Rifle Asso-
citation is giving to make the seed, which has
fallen on fertile ground, grow and be productive
During General Drains recent trip through the
West no fewer than ten state associations We're
organized which will be affiliated with the Ma
tional Rife Association. This bespeaks prog
ress even as the rife tournament, the first of
its kind for college and schoolboys, did last
week.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

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New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

Kgz, anreaI 2 week ago for the proper ldenu-
fcation OF the players in football game py the
use of numbers securely fastened on the back OF
the Jersey has opened the way to the discussion
Of another subject concerning the unoue pun
lcitv given college sports which cannot be passed
over lightly. There was interest enough on the
question OF numbering the players. ana SIX cor
respondents approved the Suggestion "hhe '"o
took mild exception. ] would like 10 publish the
views of those who coincide with my ideaS' p"'
snace is lacking The other two, however, oe-
,nand recognition r l. NJ says in part;
Tho numbering of football players would lead, IN IN
5s ~ sbse7vient TO individual effort player
would realize thai he could @ be aT RSkea o tRe grand
stand at the expense of his eleven
This does not appeal 70 me as strong argu-
,,en1 60 long as football any sport Is Played
81 long will some men magnify their own I'M
,,,-.a,ce and fer selfish measures play 10 the
gallery when the opportunity presents 30 loIiS
zIso as football q any sport is played. so long
III, some men outshine their fellows in brill
fancy of individual effort. through no ueSite
however 10 shine at the expense of their team
I an, strong in the conviction, based on close
.-sooiaticn with many athletes. that the So
,.,,o5 ..ealIerv players' are on the whole fe"
.-a far between particularly in college sports.
-rlare ere some of course, who by virtue OF
.,,ej- skill must be retained, but the persistent
gallery player whose vanity Is upperllost III
his mind rarely, if ever, makes good aIhleUe
md is quickly weeded out In the heat oil con-
s,,. tho mind is concentrated on one particular
.v,,,p and for the moment everything else Is
so-eorten. even the thought Of danger man
might have a monkey on his back instead OF d
number and never be the wiser; a man can
receive a cut or bruise during play and never
he conscious of il until the play is over. 1t
y,ould he a sad commentary on our college ath-
l.tes and their craftsmanship if number on
.he back would lead to their forgetting tner
alma mater and the JOY Of competition a iiiah
with red hair or a big shoulder pad or an ankle
brace which serve occasionally as identification
,a-1,e docs not forget his team for his own
,,o-so7al ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and why, then with
q number on his back
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
Name and club.

The competitors IN the invitation run finished Il,
the following order:
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

The Forest, Fish and Game Society OF Amer
lea a comparatively new organization. has al
ready accomplished a great good looking to the
preservation and increase of fish and game and
to the saving of the forests from mutllatioh
and destruction and the lakes and streams from
pollution in which game birds, fish and other
animals have their homes The Sports
mems Show held under the direction OF the
society at the Grand Central Palace for the last
two weeks has been educational as well as IN
teresting and entertaining. The society. which
in all probability will face a loss for the sake
of creating a more genuine love Of nature and
the great outdoors, is deserving OF the nearly
spport of all true sportsmen in It's continued
efforts TO save what is left of our forests for
our childrens children. 1t is hoped that the
work so well begun will grow and grow and
grow.