The sun., 1908-02-13
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST,"
r. r. MADDEN SAYS RACING CAN
LIVE WITHOUT BETTING.
rurfmAn Declares Tbat Ho WIN Try Cor
Next Years EhEIIsh Derby and That
HIs Son Edward VIII re = Jockey
mis- YeAr-MOrs LlmelIEht for WAddell.

and Joseph, arrived here from Europe yes
tArday on the CunRtd steamer Caronia. They
aAd been away seventy days. travelling in
France and Egypt. When asked for his
f1sws as to the present crusade against bet
Rins on horse races In this state Madden.
" one OF the biggest breeders and owners in
America. said:
Horse racing no longer depends on bet
l ing 70 is too popular. People will go TO
ZEE the thoroushbreds race for valuable
stakes when the bookmakers are all dead.
The Jockey Clubs various tracks have not
been connected with betting for years. The
spectacular bettor. the punRer. 10 not seen
20 much nowadays. OF course the revenue
% thcss conducting the sport may not be
that 10 has been, but the game will continue
even though q bill prohibiting betting Is
passed Thousands of people love horse
vscing for the excitement there is in II. II
makes the blood tinge to watch thorough
hrsds contending for supremacy. Only
- per cent. Of those who 20 to the tracks
net. anyhow. AZ that I believe the price
81 admission should be raised TO IS, for some
~ tire big crowds on holidays cannot be
comfortably accommodated.
Turning from the subject. Madden said
that ne paid q visit to W. K. VAnderbt's
stable outside OF Paris and pronounced II
The best in the world. Every one OF the
horses there looked like Derby winner he
said, which proved in his opinion that Mr..
racing material. speaking of his own racers
Madden stated that he had nfty-four horses
10 training At Bennings and that several
~ them would be sent abroad. In all proba-
bility to start in the English Derby OF 1900.
also the Oaks and the Grand PriN Madden
also stated that his son Edward. who is ~
Years old and weighs % pounds. would be-
cOnne Jockey and would do all Of the light
weight riding for him this spring. The
hoy has been riding his fathers horses in
private for the last four years and has de
veloped considerable skill in the saddle.
In addition to the Madden string. the
stables at Bsnnings are rapidly filling up.
Already these turfmen have horses at the
Washingtoh track: W. &. Daly, George Cor
nell. W. p. Buroh. J. 4. Nally. y. VI. Burch
August Muller. n. II. Hanna, J. ". colt. Willie
shields, r. Boyle, p. Gallagher p. II. sullivan.
Theodore Coles, Y. NJ. Mitchell. J. =, Hoy. A.
Carson. W. Ksaling. Thomas McCreery. ".
Garth and others. Many horses have been
working lately in spite OF the fact that snow
= covers the track. The general health of the
rhorOuEhbrsds il excellent.
The horses winterinE at sheevshead Ray
and GraVesend were visited by throng OG
turf enthusiasts yesterday. The splendid
weather made the many crack racers there
feel their oats and some Of them showed un-
usual activity while indulging In shed eSer-
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for the curious and the wonderful Colin. when
he came out Of his stall for a short walk under
cover, Was greatly admired. Dave Johnson's
Roseben also came In for many favorable
comments when Trainer Weir let him have
= breath OF braoing air. Among the horsemen
who looked things over few were ready to
believe that the Legislature at Albany would
cripple raoins by repeating the Peroy-Gray
lAw. Many Of them said that when the true
tacts about the turf and ts wonderful popu-
lArity were made clear there would be a
change Of sentiment in favor Of the sport.
George Davis. the veteran member Of
the Chicago White Sox. who Is spending
the winter hare a. usual. said yesterday
that he expected to play second base for
ComisksY's team this year instead OF short
stop. Parent. who vas with the Boston
American last year. will probably play at
short fed" said Davis, for he is at homo
IN that position. Lee Tannshln will cover
third base and will be moved over to second.
With JiRRs Donohue on hrst base the SOX
will have . pretty fast inneld. 10 makes no
difference 20 me what position play in the
ipneld. for each is eaay for me. I've played
third base, also arst base. second and short
stop, together with the outisld. and never
had any trouble in making good. My arm
wss better than ever last year. so that even
II should be stationed at third base IN the
event Of Isbell's return 70 second I would
feel perfsctly at home Davis has been
IN the big leagues since 1890. yet he Is as fast
on his feet and as skilful with the bat as ever.
he is . stickler for physical condition and
never dissipate He has been keeping down
70 weight all winter by taking long walks
on the roads. bundled up In sweaters and
accompanied by q big bulldog.
- It turns out that the ST. Louis Americans
paid only o. 900 for the release OF Rube wad-
dell. President Navtn OF the Detroit Club
AYE that he could have secured waddell
for less than that sum, but did not want him
40 any price. Waddell has shocked his new
smpIoyer with the request OF a paltry $50
in advance money and q promise TO keep
% the water wagon for at least this year.
wAddell'swifs has Just brought suit against
him for absolute divorce. When the Rube
was served with papers he made the remark:
I hops she gets IL before spring practice
begins, because don't want to be worried
them
HIthsrto Taylor Of the New York Nationals
has been the only deaf mute pitcher in the
baseball profession. But now comes the
news that the Oshkosh club OF the Wisconsin
League has 81 gned deaf mute twirIer named
Charles Grail. who has beSn doing excellent
work with the semi-profes AonAl teams in and
around 81. Louis. Grail ts only yOungster
and his friends say that some Of these days
ne -ytll be wanted by one OF the major league
nhanksers.
Napoleon Lajoie manager OF the Clevelands,
announces that twenty-five men will 90 South
nt1t month. In this bunch are nine pitch ers
and four catchers. The players are Lsjoie.
stoVaIl. Daubsrt. Turner. Bradley. Perrine,
MI. Hlnehnnan. Hickman. Birmingham, J.
Clarke. Flick. joss, Thielman, Berger. Lieb-
hAndt. Rhoadss Hess. Clarkson. baltimore,
Chsak. Bsmis. ". Clarke. Davidson and Joe
wilson LajolS has just sold Catcher wake
held TO o minor league club and has also
decided to turn loose Harry Bay. II the
CtsvsIands do not win the American League
pennans this year IL Is probable that Forest
City fans and critics will clamor for q new
manager 20 succeed LaJoie.
Jack Thoney. purchased from the Toronto
Club By the Boston Americans. gives a novel
reason for not wanting TO Join the Red sox.