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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
PLAYERS FOR SALE.
White Sox Manager Has Two Dozen
Men to Shuttle Off Before
Spring Trip.

Chicago. Dec. S.-Charles A. C0miskev,
president of the White SOX has arranged
to dispose of tweuty-fOuT of his surplus
baseball players at the annual meeting
of the American league in New York ON
December l5.
The master of the White Sox." after
going over his books. discovered that he
had sixty ball players under contract
while he would be able to take only
thirty-six men TO- California with him.
He prepared to dispose of the twenty
four at the annual league meeting.
CatChers. pitchers. OutIiaiders and tu-
fieiders are numbered in the list, and it
is expected that COmisSey viii be this
busiest man I'm New York about the time
that the meeting of the magnates of the
two major leagues takes place. COmisSey
is fin O. position where ne must dispose
OF surplus material. The chances are that
he viii put the extra men up upon tl4
auction block and dispose of them TO tine
highest bidder.
New Workers may witness the scene or
baseball players going upon the block
Here frs my position said Mr. COmis-
key today OF find upon going over my
books today that I have sixty men under
contract. / cannot take that number to
California with me. I have made ar
rangements upon the special for thirty
six. That means that tWenty-t0ur VIII
have to be disposed Of between now and
the time to start the spring training
trip.
IT viii De al New York and willing 20
negotiate for the trade of the surplus
tWenty-fOur to major or minor league
maguates.'
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09

200 miles on last years record and a
gain of 4.3 miles on the lead of the
previous hour.
AT ! o'clock, however. the pace had
Stacked, the lead over the former rec
ord showing loss of 1.5 miles from
the hour previous.
The score: Mcfarland and Clark.
Rutt and StoIl. Root and Fogler, Law
son and Demara, WalthOur and Collins,
Halstead and Lawrence, Pye and He
hir, I 457 miles, laps; Anderson and
VanOni, Mitten and West, Cameron and
Krebs. Hill and stein, 1,457 miles,
laps; Calvin and Keegan, GeOrget and
Georget, 1,457 miles, 8 laps; German
and CaTapeZZi, 1871 miles, laps.
A 1888 this morning the management
announced the Withdrawal of Patrick
Keegan of Lowell. Mass, from the
Irish American team of Keegan and
Calvin. Physicians say that Keegan
has congestion Of the lungs with a
temperature OF 1O4. Calvin has four
hours to find another partner
Efforts are being made to induce
Floyd Krebs of Newark n. J., 10 with
draw and thus give his teammate
Cameron, a chance to double up with
Calvin.
The pace grew brisker in the early
morning hours, and at ? o'clock the
men were 21.3 miles ahead of the rec
ord Of last year.
The nine leading teams are tied with
1,477.2 miles; Anderson and Vanoni
Mitten and West, Cameron and Krebs.
Hill and Stein, All; Calvin and Kee-
gan withdrawn, Georget and GeOrget,
1.477; German and Carapezzi, 1912.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
What's What in Sports
All the Time
THOUGHT He HAD RACE
WON BUT WAS NIPPED
COburn on Bubbling Water Eased Up
and ROsevale Wins by
Head.

Oakland, Dec S.-Thsnks to Over-con-
fidence on the part of Jockey Coburn
ROsevale won the San Mateo handicap al
Emeryville today from Bubbling Water
the taVOrite. Bubbling Water was in
front and CobUm thought he was Win
ming. He stopped riding, and RoseVaiei
coming with a rush, beat him mead.
Tine weather was rainy and the track
sloppy. MertpOl, known as Young VOL
CAST owing 10 his enthusiasm Tor the D0N-
er of that name. rode for the first time
in a race and won with St Avon
First race, five and one-half turlongs,
selling-David Warfield, l09, Mcbride, 20
10 I, won: Lena Leech, 100. MenTy, II TO
6, second: Indictment f12, E. Smith, to
Q third. Time-1.10 So. Bishop w,
Father Stafford, Marburg, Gatherings
and Balerian finished as named
Second race. five fuTlongs, purse--Bal-
roma, JOG, Nesper, TO ]. woni Lady
Elizabeth, 1e1, Anderson, 9 to ., second;
Dr. DOughertv S. L. Martin 10 to l.
third Time-l;02 As. Miss Picnic, Sain-
otta, Old Mexico, Miles, Terms Trick
ocean View. Arthur Rouse and Sal At
ticum finished as named.
Third race. six furlongs, selling Bisk-
"a, Ice, Cotton, to i, won; Burleigh, lO9
Mentry, to J. second; GOssiper III, 1U
Van Dusen, s 10 ], third. Time-l16 40
Emma G.. Balnade, NOVgOrOd, Hamper,
Ybor and Billy Myer finished as named.
Fourth race, one mile. san MateO ham
dicap-ROsevale, "a, Caiden. 8 TO 2, won;
Bubbling Water, even, second; Edwin
Il. Fryer, 81, Martin. 30 TO l. third. Time
1:42 3-5. Madeline MusgraVe, Silver
knight and Fullett finished as named.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards, sell
ing-Rubric 1O9 Mentry to /, won;
Merlingo, 100, Walsh, to 5. second;
Whidden, les. COburn, TO I, third. Time
1:49 is. Sink Spring, Raleigh, Sea Lad
and Wolfville finished
Sixth race, six furlOngs, selling-StavOn,
107, Meripole. Is to !. won; Curriculum,
Zoe, Walsh, 2 to ., second; No Quarter,
noe Smith to g. third. Time-1:18 10.
Special Delivery Lord OF the Forest Ar
gOnaut, Lady Rensselaer, and Duke Of
Milan finished as named.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09

When the men grouped themselves in
some semblance of order again 1t was
announced that Cannon and Krebs Nit
ten and West Anderson and VanOni,
Hill and Stein, Calvin and Keegan and
the two Georgets had lost a lap, and that
the leaders We're fourteen miles and four
laps ahead of the record. Demara fell
exhausted from his wheel just after he
was relieved
At 10 o'clock the men had gained an
other mile and three laps on the record,
with positions unchanged.
AT II o'clock they had gained again,
and the figures stood 141S.6 miles for the
seventy-first hour, a lead of sixteen
miles three laps over the mark Of ], 402 3
made last year by Hill and Demara.
The score at II O'Clock was: Pye-Hehir,
MacFarland-Clark, Rutt-StOl, RoOt-FOg-
Ter, LaWsOu-DemaTa. WalJhOur-COllins,
Halstead-Lawrence, lis miles 6 laps
AndersOn-Na Aiitten- West, Came
rOn-Krebs, Hill-Stein. AIS miles laps
GaIvin-K eegan. Orget-Georget, las
miles 4 laps; Germain-Carapezzi, 1882
miles laps.
Between IL ard u o'clock last night one
Of the best sprints ever seen in the gar
den took place. All the teams were in it
and the riders tore around the track at q
terrific pace, while thousands of OnlOOk-
ers cheered fTanuCally. The sprint lasted
twelve minutes and when the riders
stopped speeding the score showed that
Calvin and Keegan had lost a lap in the
wild scramble. This team entered pro-
test.
At midnight those in the van were
credited with 1,439.S miles, a lead of
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
LEHI MEETS DUMMIES
IN BASKETBALL GAME

Especial TO The Herald-Republican
Lehi, Dec. S-What promises TO be one
OF the most interesting games of basket
ban in local circles during the season
IS the game scheduled for Friday night
between the fast quintet from the State
School for the Deaf and the local High
school five Principal Hopkins has been
trying for three years TO land d game
with the boys from Ogden, because OF the
demand of local fans 10 see how the deaf
boys play, and the fact that a game is
now assured comes as welcome news TO
the people of Lehi.
Coach Wangsgaard has finally picked
team 10 represent the Iehi High during
the present season. With the center DO
EitiOn filled by SouthWiclL who was out
Tor a time I'm September with typhoid
David and DOTtOn, at guard and Walker
and Goodwin at forward, Lehi will make
another strong bid for the state cham
piOnship it being the opinion of many
local fans that this lineup will be even
stronger than last years championship
team
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
LOCAL TIGHT PROMOTER RETURNS;
EAST GLAD OF RICHARDS SUCCESS

W. Rhe who with Tex Richard handled the presentation the
successful bid for the ee0nsOn fight New York and HOoen
returned Salt Lake yesterday big B Rsh widely
Utah sporting circles showed the effect of the hard had had the
matter of beating the coast promoters out for the plum being easy
matter he said.
When asked if the fight would to Salt Lake Rhel said
When left New after the bids had been opened
ards bid accepted Tex told that he favored Salt Lake the
and that this city would have first chance the big battle He
did say however that he would attempt pull the contest off here
face Of opposition but that the town could have above all other cities
in the country if it wanted it.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
HUGO KELLY RECEIVES
MANY FIGHT OFFERS

Chicago. Dec S.-Silvie Ferretti. man
aPer of Hugo Kelly. received word from
Boston yesterday that Fred Klaus. the
Pittsburg middleweight had backed out
of his match with Kelly set for Deem
her il at the ArmOry Athletic club of
Boston. Ferretu received an offer from
MATCHMAKER Dime Of Pittsburg for a six
round nO-decisiOn bout between Kelly and
Klaus at Pittsburg on December "a, and
wired his acceptance.
He also received an offer from Tommy
Walsh, who is managing the New Orleans
club. for a match between Kelly and Bill
y Papke on New Years afternoon.
To the latter Feretti wired saving Kel-
" was ready 20 meet any middleWeight
In the world and that if Papke would
consent the match was on.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
new ORLEANS BUSINESS
MEN WANT RACING

New Orleans, Dec. S.-LocaI stockhold-
ers of the New Orleans Jockey club
owners of the City Park racing plant,
met yesterday, but only routine business
was transacted. incidentally, COrrigan's
bankruptcy was informally discussed, as
he was a heavy stakeholder. The ASSOC
cations quandary is what they will do
with the people into whose hands the
stock falls.
Local business men want racing, but
want 10 run it themselves. They are wor-
ried as 10 how Corrigan's large block Of
stock will be disposed of. 1t was an
nOunced the association would hold its
annual meeting i'm March, OF shortly be-
fore the legislature cOnVenes.
A movement has been started by local
merchants and interests from Louisville
to take over the holdings Of Louis Celia
in the Crescent City Jockey club. The
syndicate is to be headed by p. A Re
maud. former stakeholder Of the Fair
grounds track.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
WRasW anSprs dgAd6Hy
IheSpOrting Authority
Of Salt Lake
WON'T TRUST CHANGES
New York City School Board Bars
Football-Says Dangerous
Features VIII Exist.

New York, Dec. Safer January 1.
1910 football is barred from the public
schools of Greater New York. This was
decided by resolutions at a meeting OF
the board OF education today over the
protest of James p. Sullivan, a member
of the board and former president and
now secretary of the Amateur Athletic
union. "This board won't trust the rules
committee that is gCing to change the
rules so as to make the game less dan
gerOus,' said air. Sullivan with heat but
IU is TO accept the recommendation of men
who do not even know the game which
they want 20 abolish"
Answering Mr.. Sullivan, Frederick O..
COubert a member of the board, told
of the fatalities to the players iu the
games in the season just ended, and added
that Columbia university two years ago
abolished the game.
They did not do It without due con-
sideratiOn,' he said. Experts were
called and opinions were gathered. After
careful consideration 10 was decided to
abolish the game"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
STOPS TO LOOK AT GIRL
AND RECEIVES KNOCKOUT

Atlanta. Ca. Dec. S-The fair face of a
smiling miss at the ringside lost the fight
last evening for Buck Foster when Al
Christensen put him 10 sleep.
Just before the bout began there was
considerable cCmmoti0n created fin the hail
by the entrance of a young lady who
made her way to one Of the rlngsid6
boxes. She was the guest Of Christensen
and app-auded everything he did.
The battle was going on at a merry
clip when Christensen landed a blow on
the upper lip of Foster that brought the
ruby.
Foster knew the young lady in the box
was pleased with the work of Christensen
and when he got the w8llOp turned 20
see what effect it had on her.
Christensen saw Foster make the move
ment. although it was very slight He
was quick to- take advantage of the open
ing given him and put over the sleep
blow.
After the fight Foster said it was his
curiosity that caused him TO lose.
why, he was looking right at me.
exclaimed the young woman as Foster
fell
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
MURPHY LEAVES TO BOOST
WARD FOR LEAGUES HEAD

Chicago. Dec. S-Presideut Charles vs..
Murphy Of the Chicago Nationals left to-
day for New York to launch his cam
paign 90 elect John H. Ward president
of the National league. Before leaving,
Nr Murphy issued signed statement
that ne would support Mr. Ward 1or the
presidency. and gave his reasons. one
point iu Mr.. Nurphys platform was that
Mr. Ward must give up his law prac-
tice entirely if ne accepted the presi-
dency
Mr.. Murphy refused 20 discuss the re-
port that Charles G.. Williams, secretary
of the local National league club. would
be the next secretary of the National
league IF John A. Heydler the incumbent,
were NOT reelected.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
UNIVERSITY MEETS FAST
Y.M.C.A. FIVE SATURDAY

Interest is daily increasing IN the
first big basketball game of the sea-
son to be played at the Young Mems
Christian association Saturday night
between the "Y" team and the Uni
Versity Of Utah This opens the sched-
have been working very hard to get
their OrganiZa tiOns into shape for a
hard game. Both the university men
and the association squad have tried
their metal against the various teams
of the fort and as far as comparative
scores go, the cOntending teams seem
10 be on an equal basis.
As a preliminary to the big game
the second teams of the two institu-
tions. which are also very closely
matched viii meet. Freeman Bassett
will referee, and Dad" Stewart viii
umpire. The first game, between the
second teams, viii begin at 1880. Sat
urday night
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
GLEASON SAYS SECRET
AGREEMENT is FALSE

Chicago, Dec. SACK Gleason. who.
with Tex Richard, landed the Johnson
JeffTies championship fight with a bid
Of $4,000 and guarantee of two thirds
Of the moving picture money, arrived in
Chicago from New York yesterday after
noon and stopped off here two hours
before boarding the Overland Limited for
San Francisco.
"Of course I'm glad we landed the
bout, said the Californian, but / am sor-
~ so many harmful IumOrs have been
spread around since the matter was
closed. There is no secret agreement
among US. and the reports that it was
all cut and dried before we reached New
York are absurd
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
PHILADELPHIA JACK
USES NOM DE PLUME

Calumet Mich. Dec S-"Philadelphia
JACK" O'Brien. whose "off the stage
name is Joseph r. Hagan, is the "Al
GO0dale of Chicago who is training in
Calumet Tor a battle with Walter White
head. c0lored. of Duluth TO take place
at Hancock Saturday night. The discov-
cry was made yesterday by a newspaper
reporter. who wondered why the two men
trained in different towns and why White
head was not allowed to see "GOOdale'
o. Brien Is i'm good condition. Whitehead
is training at Hancock.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
WOMAN EXPELLED FOR
STARTING A RINGER

New York, Dec. S-Niss Elsie Palmer
of PimlicO, Nd, was expelled from mem
bership in the National TrOtung assOcia-
ton at a meeting of the associations
board of review here today.
The charge against her was that she
started her PAGER, George Berlin. out Of
his class and under the name of "AristO-
crat" at the state fair at TimOnium, Nd,
last fall
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
''AMERICUS" IS CERTAIN
HECAN THROW TURK

Chicago, Dec. Sous schoenleinl the
Baltimore wrestler. known on the mat as
"AmeriCus." reached the city yesterday
to rinish his training for his bout at the
Coliseum next Tuesday with 1IahmOut-
81 weigh 1913 pounds now, or u pounds
more than I did when I met MahmOut
a year ago in this city, said Americus.
1T is my opinion that I am just that
much stronger and better and. unless DE
has improved immensely I'm the mean
time. I am almost certain TO throw him.
Ii may surprise Chicago wrestling fOl-
lowers to- know that j am out t0r
match with Frank Gotch.'
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
WON'T PLAY MARQUETTE.

Denver. Dec. S.-Denver university has
decided that for the best interests of all
concerned it viii not meet the football
team of Marquette university, as had
been planned for Christmas day The past
season has been unusually long and hard
and the players have requested that they
be allowed to give their entire attention
to their studies. Then the injury Of
Schroeder in Saturdays game at Spokane
and the poor condition generally of The
men as a result of their long trip to
the northwest caused the local manage
ment to decide against playing the game.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
ANNUAL SESSION OF
TR0TTING ASSOCIATION

Chicago. Dec S.-The board of appeals
of the American Trotting association
closed its annual session here today after
disposing Of nearly 200 appeals. Dates
for the Grand Circuit were arranged, but
they will not be made public until they
have been tabuiated.
In the cases of W. B. Snyder alias
William Tracy. alias S. n Row. and
S. N. Snyder, Of Fresno. Cal, they were
ordered expelled. Dutch, alias Dee Dee.
and Wanderer, alias Denver Dick, en-
tered by them, were also expelled.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
CHICAGO MAY TAKE ON
NAVY INSTEAD OF u. OF M.

Chicago, Dec. S.-The list of the avail
able teams for games on the University
Of Chicago schedule was enlarged yes
terday by Director Stage naming the
Navy as a possible football opponent next
fall He went so far as TO say that the
Annapolis authorities are distinctly i'm the
running among the bidders for contests.
AS a result of this change gridirOn fol-
lowers are looking for a shakeup In the
Schedule for 1910. and at the same time
pany feel that Chicago Michigan game
Is not as likely as it was thought TO be.
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ards, but unless the fight goes to San
Francisco Gleason will have nothing 10
do with the bout RiCkard has the thing
himself, and he is the man who viii
he wants to stage it in Salt Lake.
Coast Fought Hard.
zone thing was heard on the streets
IN New York above an others, except
the main quesuOns-the efforts being
made by San Francisco and Los Angeles
to get Richard to stage the fight with
them. Richard received all kinds Of flat
tering Offers petitions from bankers and
business men came in by the hundreds.
They said they must have the fight af
a business investment, and they were
willing to pay for ii. Nevada also got
in line with many of Richards old min
ing friends there to land the go IF pos
sible for a Nevada mining camp
In every city ] stopped they said: We
VIII have a special train for Salt Lake
sure. Wherever the fight is held there
Will be thousands OF visitors from the
east and they plan to make a stay as
long as possible.
Il saw Jeffries in action with a spar
ring partner on two occasions, and he
looks in good shape now. While there
is yet some weight to come Off he ap-
pears in no different light than any
heavyweight training for a go. I am
sure he viii be in shape when the time
comes.
JEFF himself says little. Berger does
all the talking, and all the work ON the
business end. On the other hand. John
son is his own business manager. and
keeps track of everything that goes on.
He seemed afraid that they were going
to give him the worst of it i'm some way,
and was very careful before he signed
his name. He told me, however that he
was sure Of getting a square deal from
Salt Lake and Richard
Richard went TO Boston after the ar
TangemenLS Were EOmDiEreO. but will nn
here within a short time. He worked
hard for Salt Lake, and, with the excep-
ton of the coast delegation, the people
were glad that Salt Lake won out"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
SIGNAL CORPS WINS.

The Signal Corps basketball team OF
the National Guard defeated the Ores.
cents last night In the National Guard
armory by score of 30 to Is in the third
game Of the season for the signalites
The guard team showed better form than
in the game with Company II of Fort
Douglas last Saturday night and has ar
ranged for another game with the regu-
lars in an effort to wipe out the 14-tO-1g
defeat wsich stands against the team thus
far.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
JEFF TRAINERS LOOK
MUCH LIKE HAS BEENS

New York, Dec S.-Jim Corbett has
promised to spend two months with
Jim Jeffries when the latter starts to
train for his big fight with Johnson.
Jeffries figures that his enormous
strength is still intact He IS stiU
able he thinks. to hustle the strongest
man alive, but what he needs is sharp
ening and tuning, he needs speed. and
ne is gathering together the greatest
bunch of trainers any fighter ever had.
Jeffries now has on hiE list Jim Cor
bett, Kid Mccoy, Sam Berger and Jack
Irwin sullivan. Zach of these is
known as q remarkably clever fellow.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
GRAND RAPIDS ASKS
ADMISSION TO CIRCUIT

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. sat the
coAils meeting of the stewards Of the
grand circuit to be held i'm Detroff ,,s,,r
month representatives of the Furniture
city Driving club will be present to ask
Tor admission to the circuit. This facf
mas been definitely settled by the Off
cidIs or the local club. DR. S. F. Dod-
son, secretary of the CHM mas -,
N active correspondence with W ~
collier, president of the circuif ~
some months, and has stated fbat be
mas mas, been assured that the application
meeting in Detroit, ''-iii' &