The sun., 1909-01-01
CURRENT SPORTING TALK
APPARENT GOOD REASON wHy
DELANEY DRAWS COLON LINE.
Kaufman WAKES Poor Showing In Ills
Miil with Barry. whose second End,
Itin the Thlrty-ninth Round Chicago
Mans Hands Broken In Twe,tia, n


johnson In battle for the worlds cham.
pionship. Delaney has been drawing The
color line. but after Raufman's 1ght with
jim Barry at Los Angeles on "Wednesday Y
hiHht II looks az II Delaney had other rea.
sons for his obstinacy. Barry. who had
been twice Knocked out In IiR time by SAM
Langiord. the Boston middiewcight, stayed
tnlrty-nlne rounds with Kaufman, who won
when the Chicago pugiists second threw
tower IN the rinR a. signal OF defeat. In
.he twentieth round Barry Ia said to have
broken both OF his hands. but continued
gamely in spite OF the fact that he could not
harm ms antagonist. Up TO the thirtieth
rouhn the bout was considered draw by
impartial observers at the ring,id
Neither ever exhibited any sped or
oieVerness, and the battle from n scientific
point OF view wa' farce. Kautmlr won
because OF his superior reach, weight and
s'ayinH qualities, for the distance. forty
nVe rounds. was evidently too much for
Barry. The fact that Barry actually out
pointed Kaufman In the first dozen round ,
was big surprise and does not speak well
Tor Delaney's man. Ring expert, who had
neen told that Kaufman was the only man
In the world capable OF giving johnson a
hight expected to see him put Barry away
IN Few rounds. But Kaufman was rs slow
as cold mola'ses and required much time to
stilke MS best gait. IL was n gruclling mill
all the way and Barry's face was n mass of
bruises The Chicago man insisted that lie
was able To continue In the thirty-nint n
round. but his chief second would not hear
OF such a thing.
lAngford, who IL in Frisco sent telc-
gram to the Jerres Club Offering TO meet
the winner, but Kaufman refused point
blank. Kaufman also declined PROPOSE
uons from five promoters in los Angeles
and Frisco to tackle Johuson. saying that
he would never fight a negro Those who
saw him beat Barry DECLARED afterward
that Kaufman would have no chance TO
beat johnson and that Delaney was aware
OF this fact when he drew the color line on
the new heavyweight champion some time
ago. IL viii be matter of interest to see
what Kaufman can do with Dr. h. +. Roller,
the muscular Seattle athlete. who will meet
him in twenty-five round bout the latter
part OF this month.
II Abe Attell really means business he
may fight Jem Driscoll for the featherweight,
championship OF the wcrld at The West
side 4. G., New orlears. during MaId
Gras week. Attel says that he will meet
Freddie Weeks at Goldheld. New. on Jan
uary II and after that he will be ready to
talk business with Driscol II Attell is
fair about the weight conditions Driscoll
WI piNHiBNls hlku Inc EnKllSn-
man says he can make I2i pounds end be
strong, but il is probable that Attell will
insist upon l?2 pounds ringside. the feather
weight limit. perhaps for the reason that
he thinks he will have pronounced advan-
tage over Driscol If the latter consents
10 such a condition. Attell says a twenty
five round bout can be pulled OF In New
Orleans. but nobody believes that the
Crescent City Club can begin to ofrer as
fAN kA
California promoters Just why Attell
shows a preference for New Orleans there
fore is a puzzle to many sporting men who
are inclined to believe that the American
champion does not think Driscoll Will gree
TO fight him there.
John W. Rem. who is anxious to have
johnson fight Jeffries at Melbourne next
November and who has offered $4,000
purse for the mill. has just received cable (
message from Jenres to the effect that the |
latter has retired permanently from the !
ring.
Jockey Vincent Powers has signed one
years contract to ride for Baron Leopold ,
Rothschild in France next season al a salary
ofSj.Uo0. There i also a clause In the boys I
contract that II he remains ia France Roths- ,
child is to have the privilege OF renewing
first call on his services for three years. In
view of the fact that Pow Crs has been find
ing it a hard task to make los pounds lately
It is conceded that his contract is The best
since the days of Tod Sloan, Tor whose
SerN ices Lord BeTeSfOrd il said to have paid
year retainer Of s?j,WN. II l. the inten- !
ton of Powers and his fathpr to leave for
France At the end OF the California season. /
The boy az present is under contract to
Barney .Schreiber, who pays him 81 900 n
month for the winter season. Powers rode
more winners in 1908 than any other Jockey
on the American and Canadian tracks. He
Is alert at the post, but his best quality Is
riding strong finishes.
Dolando, the famous old beef and beans
champion, is dead. As q, ,thrce-ycar..old
and after that he won many races. always ,
receiving the financial support OF ParS row;
lu recent years he was seen dragging a
harro" al the Gravesend track.
Joseph L. Murphy announces officially
that on January ii b" viii inaugurate a
thirty days meeting at Algicrs, just across ,
The river from New Orleans. Murphy says :
Park, will have strong financial backing
and that the promoters vii, live up to all
rontTac'S contra. Nth he norsGme9d EaiTig liberal
chartered in Texas. Memphis. latonia and ,,
other Western tracks will be shipped to the ,,
Tndsr g q fayorsbe "SP d" co%doqs the s%S maetas ina
may be extended 10 ni9ety, day. IN speak;
ing Of the meeting Murphy says: II will {
preliminary work. ! haN" a copy Oi the
Locke Law and intend 10 live up strictly !
TO its prov isiOns. ! shall ask the county !
officers to point out the line that il the
straight one and We Will proceed accord ,
iugly. We will make no attempt to cvade ]
the law. There will be no tent, shed, tene- ,
ment or OF her place for harborimg bookmak-
ers nor will We take the slightest CogniZanCe J
ni netting There will b." no messengers :
other undesirable persons. There Il enough 2
money behind this venture to meet any :
losses. IL Is possible hat I'd Corrigan, z
tho Cella~, John Condon and others for 3
mrrly Interested in the big tracks ~ New
Orleans are behind Murphy IN the vent ure. :
AlgI"rS II In .JeiIersoa parish, whore there {
has ALWAYS been hDerdl Cou-tr ruction I
placed upon the laws OF the state Of Louisi- r
ana
Secretary Thomas of tho Chicago Cubs
>ay, hat he will bring suit for DAMAGES r
against Ran johnson unless the latter +
ceases making dark hints concerning =
his. relation with the sol" Of tickets for the .
" ord'~ series In reply johnson says =
Oh | hope such a suit viii he brought AGAINST d
me. If the case ever gets INTO tho courts
he evidence now IN hand Will be sufficient !
to drIN" the guilty ones Oui of blsobll Y
ina much i, know am night IN this mat
ter. y
n" 81 louis Americans viii take forty
plaN'rs South IN III" Srfinc of these n
p'a,"r, hficen ar" pitchers, Manager Mo
A'-r rcCding strength IN that department
NOR" than anywhere else. Eight or the
buNm'u WcrC With last years team, thre"
"l th-u being Pai'ey, Graham aud Crtss, II
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