The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-14
San Francisco Performers"
SO Are Trying Hard to Kill
90 the Horse Racing Game in
Cdlifornia-The Fight Is
's Largely a Political One.

dISOly q OllIlCdl Ollt.
@UT in San Francisco the re
formers" are trying to xii,
racing Just as Gov Hughes
Skilled it here But in Frisco t:
Isn't "blue-nose" proposition. The
Tight against the racing game is
8anore of political scrap. Racing
goes on nine months in the year in
dSalifornia. Naturally there are ire.
mendous financial interests, and
enany politicians are in for a slice
here and there. The insiders are al
ways trying to hang on to their graft
sGnd the outsiders are always trying
to break in. This makes fight
within the ring, and there are al
Ways few real reformers hanging
aroun- the outskirts ready and anxious
to take a hand. No doubt there are a
QSew genuine reformers in the California
movement. but they are in a small
| minority.
1t is not likely that racing will be
\ stopped in the Golden State. California
has always been liberal, like Nevada
/ and most of the Western States where
the: are no blue-nose traditions Ne
~ada is the only State in the Union
to-day where finish fights are allowed.
and in California, while there is no
prescribed limit the promoters occa-
tional!y pull off forty-five-round af
mars. which are practically the sam.
TIOCNG CORBETT has done very
well. even If he hasn't come back
to his old fighting form. No one
Thought that he could fight at all. He
QYent away and trained hard and long,
very quietly. 1t must have seemed
strange 10 the o. famous little fighter
TO go through his work day after day
e6ithout n visitor to look on or take
Interest in his chances. But he stuck
go II. The result was the ten-rounc
Seraw Saturda~ night with Brock IN
New orleans.
Brock. on all dope, looked a sure win
9Ser over Young Corbett, by the knock
.put route, in ten rounds. He is young
"dnd in good shape. and has been doins
ksome very credtable fighting in Los
Angeles. Corbett. Fat as young whale,
has been out Of the game for long
time, ana in his later ring battles suf-
9fered many Il knockout.
- Give him the credit. There must be
something left of the splendid game
,sess that made him a terror among
the lghtweights Young Corbett has
Bone thing TO be proud ola thing that
few fighters can boast: lie never fixed
a,,I,. 10 1t oly
ohis best and tried hard to win. Even
toward the end Of his successful days
in the ring, when he was fat and out
Of condition and apparently outciassed
by the men he met, he never tried to
"do business" for the sake of bolster
ing up fast collapsng reputation
r@ID mccoy and Tod Sloan being on
their way to Paris, we all wonder
l. = what is coming off. They say the
pair will open a refreshment parlor in
Hhat dear old Paree. They're likely to
Sopen almost anything from an oyster
90 j. was sitting in cafe in Paris one
QpiSht few years ago. In came three
otahe After few minutes they turned
aground and asked u were not an
american. ! assured them that they
were on the right trall. and they moved
osaid after a little talk; we're glad to
00neet a man from home Say, We're all
Sfoing out TO the races Tomorrow in KID
3AlcCoy's automobile, We'd he glad TO
stake you along and introduce you to tho
SEid. He's fine fellow, He knows one
Sbf the jockeys and he's going to put us
wise on a race. Wen make a big XIII
ing and YOU might as well be in on It,"
Kid?
The right thing to do, Of course was
IN IA aud tho n
day. They might really have had the
Kid staked out AT the track. or they
might have told me that he was sick,
unfortunately, ana couldn't come, but
rad sent his machine but I was curl
Gus TO see results rirht away.
| b. WHY" tS,a!d me1ndoc,iously' the Kid
pparring partner in New York"
L. The three looked AT me mament.
got up, and hastily heat 4 without even
talting to say Good night"
lST-EAT loud snoro comes from
Father Knickerbockers apart
llA mont lie VIII wake up IN three
br four DAYS. These siX-day events
surely do tire one cut,
@oAlE big amateur runners, rumor
I@ says, are seriously thinking OF
~ turning professional The money
made by DorauGo, Hayes, L.ongboat
IRnd a few others is the attraction. But
II might be remembered that those who
so out for the money will be barred
from all chance 10 make the American
team that VIII be sent 10 Athens In
T19l0 And this profo. sional racing is a
Sad will die out as quickly as
IL started When Dorando. Longboat.
shrub and Hayes have made their biz
land shown their relative abilities there
len be no more interest In professions!
foot races. There has been no probes
slonHl running worth mentioning. and