The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
Instead OF Having a Horse Show
This Fall, the Ponies and Fair !
Exhibits Will Be Featured.
Tommy Burns Has
Things His
Way.
VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE
stnn0ins Of tic Clubs.
Games To-day.
Richmond 1T Roanoke.
LyGchburg at Norfolk.
Portsmouth at Danville.

Games To-day.
Richmond ut Roanoke.
aLyGcllburg at Norfolk
Portsmouth at Dauyille,
Bi Il. J.SGRtEFlTH,
Sporting Editor Time s-Dispatch.
First they're up. then they're down.
and then they're up again. But Just
Sc the lawmakers finish up" the fans
are happy. The series with Danvilie
last week was the most strenuous Of
the season, and the games that each
team won were deserved. The horse
shoe played an insignificant part in
the contests. But l do believe that
Richmond Is capable OF getting up q
better article OF bail than /. did against
the Red sox in the two games that
wero lost.
The weakness doubtless is due to
the fact that Lipc was Handicapped
by pitching puzzle. Mckenzie had
been oyerworked, and that may be
why he lost his game. TIT. way the
Bugs guy Howard makes Ii a danger
GUS thing 10 put him In against Dan
VILE. no matter how much ..Rube"
says that he don't mind It. Lipe had
nothing to do Saturday afternoon but
put In Chenault, who knew he was
being tried out, and who found the
biggest crowd in local history.
Under these trying circumstances
many OF the most observing followers
OF the game conceded an even break
In the series before the contest started
Richmond plays Roanoke the first
half of this week. and lis going to face
stiff proposition. Lipe had this
series in mind when he held Mckenzie
out. so as TO be sure and have hin, In
winning form TO face the Hihlanders-
The latter are playing in mighty fine
form at present. and the Lawmakers
will have to be at their best to get
two out OF three.
Lynchburg. which has taken a sud-
den brace. Will be here for the week
end games, and another hard fight
will be at hand. The week promises
70 keep the locals busy trying to stay
at the top OF the ladder.
1t Is matter OF general regret that
the board Of directors of the Virginia
State Fair Association has decided not
TO hold horse show this year irNcon-
nection with the races and fair during
October 18th to nth, inclusive. Here
tofore a horse show has been very
popular feature OF the week. and not
only Virginia horses, but some OF the
best animals out Of the North have
pranced in the ring.
u However, the directors have care.
fully considered the matter. and their
reasons for not holding show this
year are doubtless good. One show
was held here. this spring. and prob
ably as many good Virginia horses
could not be brought back again, as
numerous smaf1 shows are being held
throughout the state. The situation
Is very much the same in the North
while the recent financial panic and
stump In the horse market has made
owners reduce their entries and limit
the number OF places they are to show.
Taking into consideration the fact
that the race lnset here Is going to
be the largest and best that the State
has seen for many year, in addition
TO an unusually fine fair exhibit the
directors are doubtless wise in con-
centrattng their efforts on the perfec-
ton OF these two features The early
closing purses for trotters and PAGERS
filled well. among the entries being
some high-class horses from dozen
States or more.
The open purses will also attract
many well-known light harness per-
formers.
The speed program for runners dur
ing the meeting will be a most at
tractiye one as many horses OF. note
will compete for the liberal purses Of
fered. both In, the steeplechase events
and those on the flat.
The weeks racing card will afford
q rare opportunity for turf followers
to witness some fine events, and one
can count on seeing not a few local
The Philadelphia papers ana a few
CORES e spondents delight In declaring
that; rommyl Burns is afraid OF meet.
ing the big negro, Jack Johnson. The
Quaker City dailies now declare that
&Johnson$is going$to Australia, and that
he will fix things with the Kangaroo
sports so that they will call OFF the
Burns Lang mat oh. and will give Ton-
my the laugh and ask him to meet
Johnson or else get back to America
t The truth OF thesmattersis that much
as the English would have liked to
have seen the white and black rnanmix
it,8they can't help but admire the fact
that Burns drew the color line in spite,
OF tho most tempting offers. The Eng
llshman3 Is Very careful and accurate
in his estimate of5any athlete, He
knows as we'll al any unbiased Anerl-
can that Johnson is no match for
Burns, 3 and that T he has no clalm5for the
right to demand "a fight. This IS shown
by Johnson hiking to London with
lots1of buster and @theNSf fading sud,
denly from 81 ght, ". SS
Burns is very popular aproae more
50 than many on this side realize.
Turns will SO to Australia we'll backed
BY his English admirers; ho wi 1 fight
8 Lang or any boo y else he wants to for
tue big end of the purse. Johnson Will
follow, may he, and will get the same
cold $turn--dowtl as IN England, unlesai
he acce pts 4 the one sided terms that
Burns d totat es, i; Il
The tronl,la wi VI, TAI ltiade pilias. u.s.
tina Buns ki lad hopes OF II that
city aasd i9ege m 81. IS u III