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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
YONKERS HANDICAP
EASY FOR ARONDACK

Empire City, July 24.-On a heavy track
ArOndack, backed down from 8 to to j,
easily won the Yonkers handicap at En-
pire City today. McCanney let her rate
behind to the far turn, when he sent her
up fast on the outside and, catching AL
fred Noble. took the lead and won by
three lengths. Fashion Plate was second.
eight lengths before Alfred Noble.
First race. five and a half furlongs-
Frank Purcell, 30 TO /, won; Zephyr, s to
I, second; Hudas Sister, g to l. third.
Time, LII.
Second race, mile and a sixteenth
NethermOnt, TO /. won; Dander. to
9, second; County Fair, to 1, third. Time,
1.A.
Third race, six furlOngs-ROse Queen,
to 10. won; Bosom, y to /. second; Prac-
teal. to 1, third Time lis p
Fourth race. the YOnkers handicap,
guaranteed gross value s., 400. mile and a
Observation-Disclosures, 4 to 1. won; Fash
ion Plate. to 1. second; Alfred Noble, 8
to T. third. Time. 1:5l 3-5.
Fifth race five and a half furlongs-
The Fad, g to TO- won; COllienete, to
]. second; Fauntleroy, Is 70 ). third. Time,
Sixth race. mile and a sixtesnth-St
Joseph. s to I. won: Keep Moving, , TO
.. second: Golden Shore, 80 to /, third.
Time, 80
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
S-P-O-R TO Loo
BY w. D. RIsHEL

The hammer brigade has been busy
now for six months saying Jeffries does
not intend to fight Jack johnson, and
that all this talk of making a match is
press agent dope and IS done to increase
the attendance at Jeffries' exhibitions
around the country. Stories are daily
published to the effect that Jeffries can
never get into condition, and that he
never had any intention of meeting
Jack johnson. This kind of stuff comes
from the pen of writer's who do not
know the real Jim Jeffries. When the
big fellow gives his word he intends to
90 a thing, just put it down that that
particular thing is as good as done If
there ever was a fighter before the pub
lie who has made good every deClara-
ton he has ever made, IL Is Jim JeffrleS.
He is the one fighter of the day who
does just as he says he viii do, and his
announcement a dozen times in the past
two months that he viii meet Johnson
makes il absolutely certain that the
two men will meet unless Johnson backs
down. JeffTies has one serious draw
back for a man in his position IN the
sporting world, and this leads to many
misunderstanding about the champion
He will never deny a fake story about
himself. Many an alleged interview has
been printed about Jettrles IN winch
there was not a word Of truth, and JEFF
fries would not take the time or trouble
to deny them. This has occurred right
here in salt Lake during the time JEFF
made a six weeks stop here a few years
back Stories were printed about him
at that time, and they were absolutely
false in every particular. and Jim would
not contradict them OF let his friends
DENY them. Knowing this, one can take
about half the stuff that is being print
ed about Jeffries' condition at the pres
ent as being far from the real truth.
Jeffries today is probably in fair cOndi-
ton, and now that he says positively
that he will meet Johnson, you can take
il for granted that the match is as good
as made, and that If it falls through, ii
will be no fault of Jeffries. And if JEFF
fries comes out with the statement be-
fore the fight that he is in good cOndi-
ton, just place a little bet that he is in
condition. and that Jack johnson will
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Mondays Suite Entries.

First race four furlongs. purse-I.uk7
Mccoy. ia: Stanley Milward 10: Glover
KYLE 1l0: Good Money. 10; Culiciau, lOi
Miss Hattie. 101. DaredOit. 10i; Earl
Peck 107: Bell Of Portola. 107: Wicket, l0l;
Moonglow. 10i; Jim Brady, 103
Second race. six fuTlongs, setinE-Re-
gone 100. Altenberg. 109; Furnac'. 100.
Force 197. Beauman. los; Old Nick 6;
Ronfils. 1O6: Lanita 10i Bauthel. 104;
BirthC 1O4: Minnie. 80: Miss Danville. "a.
Third race. mile ard a sixteenth, selling
Queen Lead. ~: Patriotic llZ; Contri-
button 113. Jack O. Lantern. Ill: Nor h
west 1O9: Docie 10f; sam Bernard III;
ArCourt. III. LuNurio. 102; Grotto, SO;
Wolfville 90: Flying Dance, %.
Fourth race. one mile selHng-John
Louis I01: Hush Money. l4t: Tom Shaw
1O5: Ethel Day. 1O2; Work Box, 100.
Fifth race. mile and 2 sixteenth. sell
ing-Prince Of Orange. III; Ksiserhoff,
III: Black Gem. III, Taskmaster, l9s;
Ericsson 100. Banhanaa. lot; Salpnarl. lOi;
I.akeview 1O4: Flo ManOia, lO4; No Rule,
90.
sixth race. five furlongs. selling-Bryan.
ia. NagaZam ia. Burning Bush. ia;
Robert Mitchell. IA; Reuben, IA: Redan.
ia. Zoe Young. 1l2; Marian Casey. 1l2;
La Chata. 112; Lady Adelaide, IL; Maza-
pan. 10, VoltrOma. ll2
Seventh race. five furlOngs. Sal1ng-
Walton. IL: Orelio. III: Garter Iieht. IA
PaIhnm. ia. Gov. 0rman. ia: Sauev NJ.
liz. Daisy Frost 112: Arna, ~: Monsie
Noble. 112: Hersain, 112; Rose DAILY, H.
ScOrCher. 109.
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Baseball in Three States.

Stop for d minute and consider base
ball conditions in Montana, Utah and
Idaho now, and what they were in the
early spring months. When the snow
first began to melt after the long win
ter, these three states were alive with
baseball enthusiasm. In each state the
fans and those interested in baseball
were busily engaged in organizing state
leagues along lines which past expert
ence proved would be a success. Each
state had tried the larger interstate
leagues, and each state knew such a
league could never pay its way on ac-
count of the long railroad jumps But
the fans wanted baseball and were will
ing to dig for state leagues in charge of
men who We're in the game for the love
of the sport. Men who were known in
their own communities as being capable
and not out to graft an easy living from
the fans in the plea of giving them a
chance to see the great national game.
Then the Intermountain league broke
into the field. They were asked to keep
away, warned to keep out, but succeed
ed in securing the moral support of GER
tain people in each city, who probably
meant we'll, but did not know any bet
ter. They played ball for a couple Of
months, the real promoters pocketed a
nice sum of money, and then the whole
thing blew up in smoke. 1t killed the
game dead as a door nail in each Of the
states invaded. A state league today in
Idaho, Montana or Utah is out Of the
question. There is no demand for il,
and the public, fooled by the Inter
mountain league people, would laugh
at any attempt to launch one All three
states are back in the bush. deeper than
they have ever been since baseball was
first introduced. They can be whipped
into line again, but it will take time and
hard work on the part of the loyal fans.
And when they are ripe for good state
leagues again, the same promoters will
probably come along with fairy tales.
and there will always be some foolish
enough to listen to them. 1t is hoped
enough of the old-timers will be around
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
KAUF O'BRIEN
MATCH PLANNED
COffroth Working Hard to
Stage This Bout for Mid
die of August.

San Francisco, July 24.-Matchmaker
Jimmy COffroth of the Sunshine Athletic
club announced yesterday that he would
make an offer for a match between Al
Kaufman and Philadelphia Jack O'Brisn
TO take place at his arena some time in
August
COffrOth has already secured the con-
sent of the Quaker boxer for such bout,
and he is now in communication with
Morris Levy, trying to get his consent TO
let Kaufman appear against O'Brien.
Cotfroth Is of the opinion that such
battle would prove an interesting one
and would be attractive from the view
alike.
"O'Brien is the only man who ever beat
Kaufman declared COffrOth yesterday
afternoon, 'and the Philadelphia still
thinks he is good enough to repeat over
the local heavy hi. Now / think that
KAUFMAN should take the opportunity 1
am offering him to erase the only black
mark he has on his record by meeting
and beating O'Brien
The Philadelphia will fight Jim Flynn
In Denver the latter part of this month,
and he is anxious to come out here and
show against Kaufman.
From what l can learn, O'Brien is far
from being all in, and from the letters
tnat JACK has been writing to me, ] take
II that ne still feels he can beat Kauf-
man.
II Kaufman will agree to meet O'Brien
l viii make him a liberal offer O'Brien
mas already consented, and now it is up
TO big Al to come through
There Is another match that 1 will try
TO make for the September HOLIDAYS. and
that Is match between kaufman and
Johnson.
1 teel certain that the fans want to
see this pair in action and I will do what
1 can 10 please the fight public
Kaufman and Johnson, ] think, would
furnish rafting good fight in a forty
IEe-FOund battle, and I will make the
men a libelal offer to show before NV
club. '
also intend to book Jim DriscolI and
ape Attell Tor some fall holiday 1 am
gong 70 Keep my calendar of dates well
stocked, and even automobile wrecks will
not keep me from doing a little business
now and then"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
Young corbett All In.

Young Corbett should be convinced
by this time that he is all in as a fight
eT, and that to further prolong his fight
ing career is merely a case of going slto
the game for the losers end of the purse.
COrbett was all in when he fought Dick
Hyland at Ogden couple of years
back. At that time he was in no con-
ditiOn to fight, and has never been since,
nor ever viii be. Corbett was one Of
the most remarkable fighters of his day,
and might still be the champion of the
featherweights if he had taken care of
himself He never was a lightweight,
and every time he stepped into the ring
over the legitimate featherweight limit
he was carrying excess baggage. Cor
bett was also one of the most popular
fighters that ever appeared before the
American public, but, like many other
champions. could not stand prosperity.
His remarkable defeat of Terry MCCOY
ern was one of the biggest surprises in
the history of pugilism, if not the big
gest, and for years TO come il will be
mentioned as one Of the notable battles
of pugilism.
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az FIaht Appearg Dubious.

At this writing it appears very much
as if the Langford- Ketchel fight at Ely
is off. LangfOrd does not seem anxious
10 sign up 10 meet KetcheI for a $1,000
purse, although it is probably more
money than he ever received for a fight
in his life. LangfOrd is a foolish man.
No matter what Ketchel gets out of the
fight he is champion and is entitled to
the big end. If Ketchel loses, he loses
his title and the chances to make more
money that go with it. If Langford
wins, he can make more money in the
next couple of months than he ever
made in his life. If Langford should
win, Jack Johnson would have TO fight
him, and another big purse is in sight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
jus LittIe Pres AGENT Work.

The press dispatches of Friday night
give a lurid account of a sheriff Of
Kearney, Neb., chasing a Glidden tour
list over the sandhills of Nebraska in an
endeavor to catch a violator of the speed
limit law. Perhaps some will fall for
the yarn, but it looks very much like
prearranged affair for a little free ad-
vertisement. Just imagine a string of
automobiles that accompanies the Gid
den tour stopping over night in a vii
lage like Kearney, Ne5., and the sheriff
of the county not being aware of the
fact. Then the next day when the ma
chimes start out on their long trip, the
sheriff picks out a particular car and
gives chase for breaking the speed limit
law. The sheriff is probably a good fell
low and allowed the manufacturer Of
the car to use him to give their ma
chine a little extra publicity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
curley After Takers.

Jack Curley, the we'll known Chicago
sporting promoter, who. is located at
Seattle at present. has undertaken a big
Job. He declares he. will drive the
crooks and sure-thing gamblers out of
the sporting game by exposing them
and their methods at every opportunity.
Toward this end he wishes information
from sporting writer's around the cOun-
try giving him details of crooked deals
that have been pulled of in their COM
munity that he may have the same pub
lished broadcast.
Curley is on the right track. but he
there is a bunch operating in Seattle at
the present time that he is after, and
what the writer knows about Seattle
sure-thing crooks, Curley is not far
wrong. Let's see! Isn't il Seattle where
an ogden man was fiimfiammed out of
$4,000 a couple of years back on a sure
thing wrestling match? If Curley can
land this bunch, he viii receive many
heartfelt thanks of one Louis Saville
of Ogden, who was on the losers end.
If some system could be devised
whereby the crooks could be branded
so sporting writer's could attend to them
whenever they attempted to pull off a
deal, il would soon be stopped, but until
that time arrives it will be a big under
taking for any person to stop their
game.
The writer wishes Curley all the sue
cess in the world, but the job looks
hopeless.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
PITCHER WIGGS
IS A MYSTERY

San Francisco, July 24.-Big Jim Wigs
is the pitching mystery of baseball. Wigs
is like the mythical little grille. When
Jim is good he is very, very good but
when he is bad, well, he is rotten, that's
all.
He has everything a pitcher is sup
posed to have, and then some. If Wigs
were a consistent pitcher he'd be occupy
ing a place in baseball alongside Of the
Browns and MatheWsOns, but Jimmy is
in and outer. One day he is so good
that the opposition cannot touch him
with forty-fOOt rod. Next day Jim is
so bad that he is easy for the poorest
Of them.
If some one could develop what Is
really in Wigs. Oakland would have the
best pitcher in the Coast league. Right
and proper, Wigs is the best tWirler in
the league. He has everything, but there
is a strong suspicion that Jim lacks heart
and cannot come on from behind.
Yesterday Wigs had a bonnie day.
During the pastirking at treeman's park
Jim allowed the hard-hitting Seals just
one lone single. Also he allowed them
but three free passes and famed seven
batsmen. There never was a time when
- Os-.4and looked to be I'm danger. Wigs
had the clamps on the Seals good and
hard, and ne never weakened or looked
as though he was going to weaken.
If Wigs had consistency he'd be up
with the big Fingers and an ornament to
thing, and IN lacking that something he
just misses being one of the best pitch
ers in the game.
Wigs was there with the willow yes
terJay. Jim slapped the hOTsehide in the
features for three hits
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Results at Butte.

Butte Mont. July 24.-First race. six
furlongs-Tom Shaw won. Biskra second.
Glaucus third. Time. :45.
Second race. five fUrlongs-Miles wen,
Camera second, Rel el TOvar third. Time
1.01L.
Third race. four furlongs-Lvte Knight
won. Antioch second, Sam +. third. Time
AZ.
Fourth race. one mile-Hush Money
won Frank Lubbock second. Red Leaf
third Time, 1:t1L.
Fifth race six furlOuTS-Pimkin won.
Grace G. second, Lord Nelson third. Time
1:1p4.
sixth race. six and a half furlongs-
Rillv Never won. Elevation second, Coble-
skill third. Time. 1:22.
Seventh race mile and a sixteenth
PIack Gem won. Miss Nigilaut second
Black Gem won. Surety second. Miss Wig
liant third. Time, 1;J5ia-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
3 PAGE OF SPORTS
HANS WAGNER IS
CRAFTY PLAYER
National League Star Throws
Well to Entrap UnWary
Runners.

Craftiness in d ball player was never
more dominant than in Hans Wagner,
the Pirates wonder. There is not a trick
on the diamond that is not brought into
play by Honus. An instance Of this
same craftiness was shown recently in
a game with New York.
Arthur Devlin slammed a long three
Dagger to deep left that scored two
runners and came near breaking up the
game. Many thought that the Giants
third baseman should have scored on
the wallop, as the ball was thrown fully
twenty feet wide Of the plate.
But Devlin did not fall for one of
Wagner's favOrite tricks Honus jug
gled the BAH purposely to allow DevIin
to attempt to make the plate. If the
latter had tried to make home, Wagner
would have thrown him out.
"Huh," chuckled Devlin, after the
game. Of I had tried to score Honus
never would have thrown that ball
wide.
You've got to watch that guy" ex-
planned Devlin. Il saw him have the
ball ready to throw me out all the
time He was just Juggling it there to
let me get a start for the plate. If I
had tried to score that Dutchman would
have cut me off by ten feet. When he
did throw it wild he did il just to see
if I would get too far off third and
give Gibson a chance to catch me"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
YIN CA. TRACK
RECORDS BROKEN
Sauer Of Chicago and Raine of
Vancouver Do Some Fast
Work at Seattle Meet.

Seattle, July 24.-Two Y. NJ. c. A track
records were made in the meet In the $50
yard run +. Sauer of Chicago lowered
the association record 20 seconds, his time
being 2:O2 SIS. c. Rainc OF Vancouver.
B. c., established a record in the five
mile run, making the twenty laps in 2S:03
Rains had no difficulty in winning this
event, taking the lead in the third lap
and gradually increasing it until he lacked
only few feet Of tapping E Fischer OF
North Yakima, Wash. who finished sec
ond as the race ended. ID. Stophlet Kan
sas City's crack runner. lost a shoe in
tha fourteenth lap. He ran q full lap
without II, dropping back of the field
When he recovered his shoe he made a
brilliant sprint and finished a good third.
Summary.
SSO-yard rum. Sauer, Chicago. won:
w. Shearer. Vancouver, q. c.. second; H
Watson. Tacoma, third. Time. 2:02 3-5
l6-pound shot put-H. Kanatzar Kan
sas City. won; \; Bruseth, Everett
Wash, second; j. Koenigsdorf, Kansas
City, third. Distance. Is feet, inches.
100-yard Observation-Disclosures, Kansas
city, won, j. Gerard. Tacoma, second H.
Irons, Chicago. third. Time. 10 As.
Pole vault-H. Duesing, Chicago, won
J.. Hitler, Vancouver, B. C. second; NJ
Messegee, Portland, Ore, third. Height
9 feet.
Kansas CITY, won; Hitler, Vancouver, B.
c., second; W. Argabrite. Ventura, Cal,
third. Time, IT.
Mile run-D. S TopIet. Kansas City.
won; F. J. Elzins. Vancouver. 3. c., sec
ond; II. T. Watson, Tacoma, third. Time
4:43.
44-yard run. Mccartney. Chicago
won; c. r. Chapman, Chicago, second: c.
Newton, Everett, Wash, third. Time, "a
High jump-Argab rite, Ventura. Cal
won; c. Sheets. Portland, Ore, second; L.
Mazzell. Everett, Wash. third. Height
feet, 75s inches.
16-pOund hammer throw-Kanathar.
Kansas City, won: y. Bruseth. Everett
Wash, second; o. Anderson, Seattle
third. Distance, lis feet, inches
Broad jump-Argabrite, Ventura Cal
won, Beal, Troy, n. Y. second; Hen
Erickson. Kansas City, third. Distance 20
feet, inches.
Discus thrOw-Kanatzar Kansas City
won; BoWley. Everett. Wash, second
Distance. 123 feet inches
Ftve-mile rune. Raine. Vancouver,
won; Z. Fischer, North Yakima. second (:
Stophlet, Kansas CITY. third. Time q :03
220-yard dash-C. Sutton. Philadelphia
won; Koenigsdorf, Kansas City, second.
Time. % 80.
220-yard Observation-Disclosures Kansas
CITY, won; Price, Tacoma, second. Time,
Is Is.
One-mile relay race-Chieago won; Van
couveT, second; Seattle. third. Time.
S:36:04.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
How Welsh ear eet jos.

Freddie Walsh gives out an interview
from London to the effect that he is
coming TO America and force Battling
Nelson to fight him. Force the Battler.
mind you. This sounds rather funny
when one stops and thinks about having
to force Nelson to fight anybody. If
there ever was a fighter in the world that
took them as they came, black or white,
that man is Nelson. If Walsh is really
serious all he has to do is make 1873 ring
side. sign UP to go the Marathon dis
lance, and then get some club to offer a
purse of championship caliber. When
this is done il will take a whole squad of
policemen to keep Nelson from getting
his name alongside Of the British box
er'S
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
ROSE WREsTLED eorcH.

W. o. Rose, one of the men ar I
= rested in connection with the at !
= tempted hOldup Of a Pullman en- :
= ploye at the Commercial club build !
= ing yesterday, is fairly we'll known !
= IN local athletic circles He was !
= wrestler Of some ability, and has fig !
= ured in some Of the wrestling tour !
naments hereabOuts. Rose is one of :
= the four men who recently went I1p :
= against Frank GOtch at the Salt Pal :
ace. Those who were present will 4
= probably remember that one of ~ :
= contestants lasted five seconds. He :
= was put down as quickly as Gotch 4
y could cross the mat grab him and :
= put his shoulders TO the mat This !
= was Rose
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
FARMERS BREAK
BINGHAM SPORTS
ALBANIA Proves Too Fast for
0yeta and C0nSuelIa in
Free for All.

Bingham lined up against Murray in the
horse races at Wandamere Yesterday. and
the farmers are today carrying around
all kinds Of Bingham coin. Incidentally
it was proved Conclusiveiy that horse
fed en- smeIteT smoke alfalfa can beat one
whose diet consists Of fine city oats
The first harness races Of the year
were pulled off al the park as part or
the July "A celebration. and the farmers
living in and about Murray and the min
ers of Bingham made up big majority
Of the crowd
While three races in all were pulled
off. the whole interest Centered in the
free for all. with four entries In this
race Ben Harker's AlZama, the pride or
the rural district. was matched against
well rs COnsuel!a, owned by Jimps0n, be
lOnged 10 the Bingham contingent and
all kinds of coin was brought in from
the mining camp to bet the farmers TO
standstiu on the outcome. Oveta was
the horse picked to beat Alzama, and it
is said that d 81 600 side bet was only
part of the money Wagered on the out
come Maytlower was the fourth start
er In this race.
Alzama proved herself to be the better
horse I'm the first two heats, winning
hard race to the wire i'm the second heat
In the third Aizama broke on the back
stretch near the three-Quarters. and be-
fore the animal could be put into her
stride the race was won by MayflOwer
AlZama came back in the fourth heat
and won with ease. and the farmer con-
tingent went wild with enthusiasm.
Paris mutuals were sold on the races
and did fairly good business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
Willie Hoppe Coming.

From Denver comes the report that
Willie Hoppe, the worlds champion bill
HARDEST, viii shortly appear in salt Lake
in public exhibitions 1t will be a great
treat for local billiard fans. as he is I'M
questionably one Of the worlds marvels
with a. cue. His appearance here ought
to put new life in the game during the
coming winter months.
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The same thing occurred in the Gold
field fight where Joe Cans got the small
end of the purse, but by getting the de-
eision over Nelson, Cans made thou
sands Of dollars that could not have
otherwise been earned.
The promoters of Ely have not vet
given up hope of securing the battle.
but they will find that in staging a big
night, only half the work is done when
the purse is subscribed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
o. S, 1, DEFEATS FARGO.

The n. S. L. baseball team defeated the
Wells Fargo team at Walkers field yes
terdav by score of j TO Z. The winning
battery was Shultz and Rsthburn- Inc
O. S. l. viii play douhle-hsader TO-DAY.
meeting the T,awranr, and Bvwater team
az o'clock and the Columbia Phonogranh
team at s O'Clock. ThNs0 gamas viii be
nlaved ON the North Salt Lake grounds.