New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
SPORTS OF THE DAY
TROTTING MEET HERE
duplication TO Be Made for
Grand Circuit Dates.


one more effort will bs made 20 revive
interest in trottinE and pacing in the me-
r0poItan district with Jirsnd Circuis
meeting AZ either Brighton Beach or tn-
Empire CITY track nest wear. n plans thar
have been formulated in the last few dsgs
are carried out Andrew J. Welch. owner
and manager Of the famous Readvihs
track. near Boston. has been instructed oT
a number or horsemen here 70 apply for
dates ~ the annual meeting OF the Grand
Circuit stewards in Detroit on January II.
n is said that a fund will be raised IN
guarantee the meeting against loss. ana
The amount which - now subscribed %
ali practical purposes. will oe big enough
10 insure the offerins OF several ricn
stakes. which will be sure 20 attract IN.
best trotters and pscers in the country.
In at prOba biIty dates viii be assigned. or
a. least asked Tor, in August. when ms
thOroughbreds are racing az Saratoga. ana
the meeting may precede the one at Read
VILE and follow Buffalo. n the latter city
applies for dates this year
Many men Interested In the breeding and
racing OF light harness horses expressed
themselves yesterday as keenly awake 70
the impOrtance OF holding a meeting ~
this civ if one could be arranged. AMI
some acce pied il as settled and reioiced sc-
cOTdingly.
Ir IS several years since Grand Circuit
meeting was held in this city For sons
reason, hard 10 explain. the experiment. Of
racing az the Empire City track and ss
Brighton Beach was not successful enough
70 Justify those who cOnsrol the properties
10 carry IL along and educate the nssse.
20 enjoy a thoroughly good SPORT Some
twenty thousand persons turned out 20 se-
the record breaking race between Cresceus.
s-O2i.. and The Abbot 2o5is. at Brighton
Beach in 1901. but that was fash IN the
pan 50 to speak. and no dates were s7-
Piled for IN the following ycar
Tim Hurst the former National s1s
American League umpire. SAYS Thomas j.
LYNCH will be a good president OF tbs Ma
tiouaI League and a president with dig =
In telling a story about the new orcis,
Hurst said.
Years ago Lynch. Rob Emslie and
combined 20 strike for more money. 'Cncl.
Nick Young. then boss Of the National
League. turned down all our requests. -
would hand out the argument that n-
couldn't raise our salaries becaus. this
club had lost money. and 50 had thar cn-.
Well. we threatened 70 hold out even attsr
the season opened
"One day Lynch received a letter from,
Uncle Nick telling rim that his salary
would be raised $50. bur not 70 say any
thing 20 EmsIie OF ma Here's where
Lynch's character came 20 the surface. In
stead or putting the letter under his b-r
he promptly mailed Il 90 me. In the course
OF few davs T got a similar letter from
President Young. and before the season
opened we al got our advance"
August Hermann. chairman OF the Ma
Of the Cincinnati club OF the National
League. has no fear for the worlds cham
pionship series and scouts the idea thar tho
American League will offer any objections
I because OF the difference IN the number OF
| playing dates He is quoted saving:
The fans Of the East need not WORRY
/ about anv danger 20 the worlds champion
ship series it's going 70 be played next
fall II We have 20 do Il IN sleet"
Mr. Hermann suggests that IN all prob
ability the American LeaEle will drag cut
| its schedule OF 154 games. and end the
season az about the same time the Ma
\ tiOnaI League. with its schedul- ot rs
games
An oldtime ball PLAYER said yesterday
that the difference in the number Of PLAYING
days might prove a blessing in disguise by
doing away almost completely with
conflict OF dates between teams playing ss
I home IN the same city. II was suggested.
also. that the TWO leagues might have been
I carving out a prearranged plan with this
| end In view There we're hardly more than
fourteen conflicting dates LAST season. and
7 by working in harmony the schedule com
rnirtees of the two leagues can take full
aCIvantage OF the fourteen dsys' leevsy. ana
so avoid any conflict next year
7-hor,s,- Nf-Ca-a,- r,arazs~ - 49, pa-;e-
Athletic Club. OF Los Angeles says IN
telegram to "A friend in this city that hs
has an agreement for a forry-rve-round
1 contest between Battling Nelson and Al
Wolgast. The latter signed the agreement
in person. while Nelson telegraph-d his ac-
| ceptance rom Chicago.
Nelson viii get yOooo. win loe- or drsv.
and the men will posr a side bet ot 500
The contest will take place in February
/ or March. the exact date 10 be settled later.
and the Vernon Arena. outside the cf-y
limits. will be the scene
According 10 Pooh Donovan. th. Hsr-
ward trainer. Pennsylvania track ard r.ls
team is the one the Crimson will have =,
l fear next year in the intercollegiate. games
/ Mike Murphy had a good team Iasr season.
l Lut n appears 10 be even stronger FOR 1910.
az some OF the new men promise well. ana
all the old stars will be back.
Jimmy Neary has hsen re-enzaz-d % a..
as trainer for the Boston Club OF the Ma
tiOnal League.
Fielding YOst. coach OF the Michixar
football team last fall IN commenting on
the inergibility OF Captain-eiect Miller.
saws.
ITS the strangest case have ever
heard OF. and the only one OF the kind on
record. The boy must have paid hts
trance fee. and Yer he did not try TO &c,
what he had paid for. since he cut all hi.
classes. And he was a junior. too. having
been al Michigan three years. I have little
20 say about his case. further than this.
They are yery strict up there. and I do
not see how Miller ever got BY the board
OF control"
Mr.. Yost added that Miller had been
trying 20 make the team for three seasons
and earned a place only last fall after two
games had been PLAYED