Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
c. THORPE IN STOVE LEAGUE
Old Jockey Cuts In with Some Race
"Hossp Yarns.
RODE WINNER WITH BROKEN LEG
Frask Banaie Is Called On for
speech ON the Old HsiOn rs-
cIacs, that Beat Sc.
Louis BrOwss.

cihcs, that Beat St
Louis Brouss.
The full, quota OF the Stove League had
not gathered, but. a few were on hand
listening TO Charles Thorpe. the old jockey
tell some Of the thrilling experiences ne
had in the early days OF the racing game.
1T may sound 4 little fishy, but won
a race once with a horse that had a broken
leg" said Thorpe. 1t was on the old
Lexington track and | was going fine, a
leusth in the lead Of the nearest horse when
l. heard something snap like the pop OF q
gun. I had a tight rein on the horse or
would have gone down, but as il was he
carried me about thirty yards and across
the tape a winner with his leg broken
right Off. just above the ankle. The track
was quite muddy and the going hard. We
we're running along nicely in front until we
hit a path which had been packed hard
by the people crossing the path. When
the horse hit hat path with his front
lex, the hard ground failed to give and
The leg was broken, but the horse kept
going and we won.
The members of the league, more used
to thrilling base ball stories looked incredu-
ipuS anu NOulu SCdICtlS DcllCNb ~ SbOiS
50 Thorpe went on to hand them another,
both Of which he stood sponsor for as being
true.
II was booked 10 ride a horse which had
been looked upon as a good thing for over
a week. I forget the horses name, but
anyway he carried the money OF all the
stable boys and wise ones around the track
and at about 10 to 1 st that. The horse was
a two year old. was making a fine run
for the money and was well in front when
of a sudden there were two pops and the
horse came 10 a sudden stop. Both legs were
broken off and the horse had to be shot.
Thorpe told another story OF the way he
had bis. leg broken in a race. He was riding
next to the fence when the horses on the
outside began to crowd, forcing his horse
against the fence. Thorpe's foot was caught
under the rail. No harm was done until
they came TO a post when the top Of the
rail was pulled off and Thorpe was pulled
from his horse TO find that his leg had
been broken.
The member OF the league had been
gathering and base ball was taken I'D and
hoTseraclng put aside because the fans
were more at home at base ball. when
l Owned the st. Joseph team" said william
Mcknight, who took a flyer into base ball
as a manager a few years ago, 81 thought
st. Joseph was going 10 be about the best
town in the business, but I soon woke I'D.
| don't take much stock in this thing OF
moving the Lincoln team to st. Joseph. but
thenthe OLD town might have changed. They
might have enought people there now who
IKE base ball to make the great game
flourish
H"HelIO KelIV ~ qhcpfel .L.u,. r.
voices as Frank Bsndle, former star OF the
great national game and at present reg.
lister OF deeds, walked into the presence
or the league. Tell us of some of the
Nd times when you used to star"
We'll" said Bandle, Il hate to tell
about those cid days. because you kids
;hink the old-timers did not understand
he game, hut ! can~tell you that Omaha
once had = team which was the talk of the
whole country. That old Union Pacific
team could play with any of them. and
that. too. when the players were not pro-
fessionsls at the game, but simply played
It their recreation hours. l guess every
Sne knows the old Union Pscifics beat the
Tar out of the St, Louis Browns when
that team was winning pennants and was
N the heisht Of its glory. Some of us are
left around here yet. There's Russ Nc.
aHu o. fnbhnOusGIt VINO can Odck
up anything l have to say about the Prov
ess OF that team. Omaha got some good
advertising from that bunch"
c"T don't think base ball is in it with
ninochle,' said Ed Benson. who poses as
the champion at all sorts OF games. includ-
ing the bicycle games. "A home run amt in
the same class with the pleasure of meld.
tng 1000 aces or 500 kings. / have a new
scheme I am working at pinOchle. 1t is
simply this: Just think hard about the
card YOU, want and It viii come. Just try
It on once in a while and see how often
Il works"
II know Cy Young will make good this
YEAR and be just as good as ever" said
Dan Whitney. How do | know? Well
Just SIMPLY from personal experience. Cy
Young is just my age and we began pitch
ing about the same time. | pitched fol-
Eenson last year and I know l was better
than ever. so | know from that that Cy
viii keep on setting them on fire this
year
A"lts your turn TO stand watch tonight. p
This was the injunction given Red Fisher
the first night he Travelled with a profes.
alonsI base ball team. Tho team was en-.
route from ono town to another and Tho
Jump required that a sleeping car be used
RED was a big country boy. not versed t.
the ways OF the professional 'kidder." H'
thought the secretary meant what he said
when he told him TO stand watch ovel
lie grips and shoes. Red was just dozinl
off 10 sleep when he spied the porter gath
erinE Up the shoes to take them to tn
smoking apartment TO shine them. Rec
had been put there to watch those shoe
and did not propose 10 let any black DO,
run away with them. so he pounce,
upon the uniformed representative OF Mr.
Pnllmsn and was mixing IL up fast whel
The other members of the team came Il
hs front and separated the warning pair
DATE FOR scHUYLKnL REGATTI
BOARD Of Fixes Finas fOi
Thtrd Week In Nay.