The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-24
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
IHERTCA,S PROV ESS 10 BE
TESTED IN ENGLAND THIS WEEK
N Addition to Sir Martins Appearance
IN tho Derby Yankee Pugilists MN
Hold Forth-LAnsford-HsSue ana
N~aIsh-stanley Fights On other Side.

The American sporting public will await
r,th interest the result Of numerous events
r. England this week. The most i'm
uortani Of course Is Sir Martins race in
in. Derby to be run OF Wednesday, for the
ard Is considered the most formidable race
horse ever sent 10 the British turf. Travers.
he American golf expert. 10 expected to
win the British championship tournament
this week. while Sam 1angford, Jimmy
walsh. Willie Lewis, Young Jack johnson
aud Harry Ferns, all American pugilists,
will take part In, ring contests.
largford will meet Iron Hague, the Eng
Heb heavyweight champion. In . twenty
round bout before the National Sporting
club OF london tonight n as . prelimi-
nary Walsh will box twenty rounds with
Digger Stanley for the bantamweight
championship Of England at the new limit
Of IFS pounds. Tho Langford-Hasu fight
has stirred up interest or both sides Of the
Atlantic. Hague recently knocked out
Gunner NOR In Q round and Is regarded as q
World beaten in Great Britain. He will
Weigh about, ieo pounds when ne crawls
through the ropes INT will have plenty Of
backing. From all accounts Hague is q
slusger pure and simple. with q limited
amount Of ring science. who never has met
man CT bou8IOTu D C8I1OIS. AFTER TINS
match was made man English sporting
men we're anxious to have it called Of be-
cause Of Hasue's lack Of experience. but
the National Sporting Club remained hrm.
LsnGford. who has been training hard at
Iolly Jumbo . resort. will weigh 1853 pounds,
and his manager, Joe Woodmau, sends word
TO TIE SrS1thae- the negro, will carry the
Asht to the big Briton from the FIRST sound
# the bell and will try to score q quick
Knockout. II LanSford 10 successful he
will be the lion Of the hour In London when
Jack Johnson. who sails from here to-
morrow. arrives there to all bis music hall
.nssgements. Lansford intends to chal-
lense johnson to . twenty round mill and
is anxious to make the latter show the white
feather. If Hague wins he will challenge
Johnson too. but It 8 probable that the
latter will engage In any kind OF q hght
until he meets Ketchel in California next
: October.
Within the last week ugly rumors have
been in circulation hero to the effect that
both Lsngford and Walsh would throw
these fights for big money. It Is reported
that Walsh, before sailing for England with
Iangford, admitted to Boston friends that
both bouts would be Axed for Haeue and
stanley to vEbut persons familiar With
the integrity 81 the National Sporting Club
,sid yesterday that they did not believe
these stories OF fixing matters. Eugene
CORR, who will referee. bears an excellent
reputation and 1t Is improbable that he
'f fbe s sisna e tHu srs q n.a ssait1ns;~ ors.ni..-
81 bis BEN senes ere for ' 5sm Mac Mace, ie The eS Sessr.n s u,
j%,hi nmPp Britt. a. Bi ns'f Plum nss fsst sn %eSss..
.lesnueae. Willie Lewis and other puisilists
a aaEs PI fs.is x Il ap Se. Ae ID %sdn Sed,s.
'pentv rounds ut The Arena Club for q purse
"tstSso: While on Friday nigh. IN the same
IsEey Smith In a slmilar bout. Saturday
nights attraction. is q ten round battle be-
,reen Ferns and Dick Lee, the winner
10 box Britt in Paris on Grand PriI night.
As Joe Jeanette got a decision over
taIdy Ferguson In q twenty round bout
manager will nov, strain a point to get
q fight with Jack johnson when the latter
~. TO be cut any way that johnson says.
Shie i the later III o cons s.' II to "a a finish init
spt AZ stated above Johnson is not anxious
- fight in Europe and win keep out Of the
wing unless public opinion forces him to
Cange his policy. Sc
When a telegram from Billy Delaney
bout or 70 Gnish was read in the ring Just
rouneed 70 the crowd that he would accept:
hut after the bout, when. ". A.. Brady
pressed johnson ad for a oS DEFINITE ho, reply; the
SIX rounds with a age Of $1,000 on the
result Of each round. Brady accused the
~: Ia ' s:'s % o. f tSHI a siphia m soS ds So { So p test
that kaufman win sccep. the sig round
e eiHp have to wait indeaniteiy for the Dsi ns e1So
70 nx . date.
bout h Hish Z ke .taisf 10 u f1liadss s q. a 1Ddn 4
l Esssss' sS.r, h ts.y will msy fSliS ~, ", johnson so%s .o to
nents to open . big boxing club In Paris
am: and SS,is ss but Is .ft Sci, PIG S. ssHs sos. i MG { !.
sa.s 70 American puEilisae fskers., vii
f nsys some I,nserss,tdin g.. 9onsss:so set be.
have been pulled Oh in Paris. but as soon as
sre s%s Ne s.. e tS.s,p sss f sssts !, E;ns !.
ups" viii have TO leave the country.
The boxing attraction in this city during
fe.c i Scfos s"i tS Us so wen yG deniis nse md ae Y@Ss sen
grne Of Phiiadelphis. 1t Win take place Il
he Ftirmcnt a: ]: on Friday night, and
Mario, Cross and .Erne are both hard
following on,the lower East Side there1l be
= rousin9 crowd OF members on hand. The
Fairmont club Is run strictly 10 accordance
With the law and 10 the only one in this
city which caters to the bsttdr element.
rs tho " elsh-Goodman bout was q profit
able venture and as the Cross-Erne Attain
looks like a winner the club will proceed
70 put on a star attraction every week in
future. Heavyweights will be barred. how
ever.
Persons who have insisted that rscetracks
are run in New York STATE for gain ex.
because Pfthe willingness OF the turf ,solons
me sport at Belmont Park depends wholly
nm the money taken In at the gates the
,r-t I've days OF the present meeting have
'7.'ted a small profit. II the weather bad
bcen pleasant last Saturday there doubtless
'o4id have been a paying Attendance. but
a.. II was the Westchester Racing Associa.
Ion LOSE a snug sum-. which was made up
the money taken in aboye expenses on
40 previous. days. The argument that
'a-,ns Is held to further the breeding In
austr" has been generally .ridtculed. but
no iart remains that by scheduling extra
.tt"res's Of horsemen who Keep the breed
ls Establishments alive.
-ir. Martin wins the Derby America
-, %nn'llusc over the victor. which will
mcn' a distinct triumph for The thorough
'''' ndn-'t! IN this country. Vet racing
"' N'uericGn tracks has been severely