The sun., 1908-12-02
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
DORANDO AND TOM LONGBOAT
MATCHED TO RUN on DEC. 10.


Indian viii Begin TraihIng at Once in
Care Of TOm Eol-WOrid Series TaHin
10 Ne Cut--Treubie fer Dreyfus1
--suuiPet Btiil T'hlnkS He Ceu Fisi1t.
Dorando and LonEboat were formally
matched yesterday afternoon TO meet In q
Marathon race In the Garden on the
night Of December IS. Their manaesrs,
after conferences. agreed upon terms and
both men win begin training at once. Long
boat wanted month In which TO prepare
himself for meeting with the great Italian
runner. but as there was no open date
available for q race In the Garden. be finally
yielded and will place himself In the hands
OF Tom Eck. IL 10 probable that tho Indian
will take long runs on tho country roads
In order 10 get ht, as indoor work is not
considered by Eek to be the proper caper.
Dora ndo 10 In sxcsllent condition now and
says that he does not require much hard
work to keep on edge. ltis said that Long
boat will attract Q big delegation OF Cana
dams TO the track side. as he Ii looked upon
a. an idol In tho Dominion. Johnny Hayes
wants another race with the Italian and
has received assurance that he will be
accommodated early next year
IL Nas learned yesterday that when the
National Commission hands down de-
oisiof next week In relation 10 the Chicago
Club ticket scandal which arose over the
playing OF The worlds series last fall. II
viii DO found that In future the prices OF
admission for worlds championship games
viii be out In half; also that the commits
sion will have exclusive charge Of the sale
Of all tickets. II is said that the prices win
b fBally fixed at 81, 75c., 5oc. and 7sc..
which will be welcome news 10 the fans
who hase been forced TO pay exorbitant
rates In past series. President Murphy OF
the Chicago Cubs IL already on record With
q protest against this scheme and says that
he does mot zee how the commission can
Assume control OF the business end OF the
eanaes.
The pot is boiling over In the Pittsbure
club. A minority stockholder 10 on the
trail Of RArney Dreyfuss and other di-
hectors OF the club who have indorsed the
notes of Secretary Locke Cor s275 900 In
In the Smoky City The minority stock
holder wants to know whv Dreyfuss in
stead OF Locke. q former newspaper man.
was not pained as the real purchaser Of the
has been denied, but ! suit ID equity viii
bo HchlO III COuIt IN u ftW Wcthr. hEcgtnfo
controls. 70 per cent. of the Pittsburg club
and Is also said to be the real owner OF
OF the, stock In the Boston and
Philadelphia clubs or the National League,
II President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn club
wanta Blll Dahlen 70 manage his team next
ssSn " Is % sSd thas poysy q the M B0stSa &
Jordan in exchange. E6bets still Insists
that, Dovey seme time ago promised TO
ever been guilty Of such . policy it looks |
- II there would be nothing doing unless |
Jordan Il allowed to 20 to the Hub team.
buy Jordan T release rom Brcoklyn. but
the big f1rst basemah fell OF In his play so
much last season that he no longer oom-
ptsea ps tssss saSn Club 'i Ssr Ss
'Ss ystersn Dan deSanu e%s 1e out, %' ~A' 10 '''
serted positiysiy aIS tSas fSS Clark GflnSth viii
manage the Kansas City American. Asso-
flstion Slsti team next year and that George
4ilwaukes owner. ,aleo Hsrrtpann ,9f Cin-
lervices. Grimth and Tebea1. however,
wAsG 2, az pSssS: ssil, che M roll s g ,bs ,es
owners Of these elubs VIII probably he on
1and Proyidsnce. Negark. ButIslo. Jer-
sS h 4osSo eonmSns STHSaso LoSsvs
and 81. PsSSi. This : : for:
Iss many y tHoSssdss dSssS SOs. SSGs
s' 5s no sood rssson Why these t%o tRpfs sass @
which vim rate them Just below. the ma lSrs
ind Just above the other minors. Baseball
men say that such concession would re-
4 To- organised leagues rue TOPS for some m III time " 70
'ome.
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af'f4s tes 1s1ff q sSrn fss sR sSa
sa 9ss si / ss%s s 4 s dos sSsasr 10 OGS ps1nii
hat. following his usual policy; be viii
KsnfSn q .% n,c Sr KetSSs b Burns : knows
shile q battle With eitRef d the caIifornians
would not be a sure thing.
Young Corbett is laboring under the de-
,oing to New Orleans to tackle young I,
che bout 10 scheduled to 90 ten rounds and
Young 9ornett does not win It will be up
o him to get out Of the boxing game
Abe Attell now says that he will never
Meet o man again who weighs more than
70 pounds. He does not care to go out OF ,
he featherweight class In future This .
beans that he should be willing TO make .
match with the winner OF the coming Dris-
oli-0rtfln mill In Boston. as both are after
Ittelle scalp.
For the flrst time In twelve years Jack
loAulihe, former lightweight champion
Z the world. has decided 70 indulge Ia 4
ublio boxing egbibitions. He is on the ,
Dad with q sparring partner. and got an
walton in the Hub the other day
Old Joe Ghoynsld has caused much merrl-
lant among sporting men by expressing I
desire TO meet Stanley Ketohel Those |
rho have seen Ketchei put up his hands say /
hat ChqynsM In his. prime could not have {
eaten him. Some OF theee old time fighters I
Tho do not know when they have had I
pough seem 10 be In need OF friendly adj :
foe
Jim Stewart. the local heavyweight who
iaap an absurd showing In bout here with
I'd Mccoy not lpng. ago, tackled Al Kubiak, 4
sA Minhl gan backwoodsman, In Phiia- .
elphia Monday night. White huosaA !.
euid not soore knockout he sent Stewart }
own for Tho count onoe and had much the Z
etter OF the argument according to Inn (
artial observers. Stewart has the strength ]
q Hercules, but his heart is about The ! i
ze OF q pea, For that reason he will never j
) o champion. In