The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-28

When it comes to speeding Barney Old
! field is the king. Nothing spectacular about
the man, but that car he drives Is enough
TO set anybody on edge lust goes around
that track like creased lightning. and the
cigar butt never leaves the southwest cor
| ner of his mouth. n If
Lots of fun listening to the comments
! made by the crowd on the race course.
YOU see him go by z. But he never
knows nothlns while he's going ne r suss
fast as that man; Betchers rter he 1usi
stands stll and the devil pulls tho ground
from under him. A few3sof those noted In
passing. $50 sd H. sssel
Secretary Of the Atlanta meet says Old.
field will not be allowed to race at the nee,
because of the suspension BY the a. a. y.
Notwithstanding all of this. Barney and
business manager, left for the Southern city
last night on schedule time. II may be
that Oldheld will try the courts on the big
Organization.
Several members OF the board Of direc-
tors of the Virginia State Fair Association
stood around watching the speed demon.
Unanimous opinion that 1t would be a good
meet at the next fair. The rub will come
when the effort is put fort h to do away with
horse-racing. Lots OF people who like the
ponies will Q fer aobje tons to the substi.
tuition of gas buggies and air craft. G
55li 4tt 3
The virginia League lis one OF the besi
minor league organizatlonsin existence. This
idea of dropping a. club because OF Its strate.
gic position from a. geograp ical standpoint
is all bosh. Better watch that lis not a
case OF penny-wise and pound foolish. y Dan
3villels a God town. Thatstown3 always has "a
good ball club. In addition, they always
pay. n debt when they make II. Can't say
the same for come OF her OF the better towns.
1T fisn't real sportsmanship and It Isn't right
low brows who think they 8l1nowBit ALL The
few cents saved In ailroad fare would be
lost should u The substitute town fall down
on the Job, and It would be lost In one
week. Better to have "a town YOU can de-
pend on. whore the men! interested In tbs
team are good sports. than to take chances
With men about whom you + know little. ]
an. for Danyille All OF the time.
Pretty ii situation in Norfolk. Preferred
stockholders claim hat 81 : hey should have
the franchise because: last year they put UP
be law. but II certainly does look funny.
,s slacksburs is Just waiting to set at that
WashlnEton and Lee GTowd : Same report
then watch for Ia battle royal, May the
best team win. and IT probably WILL.
side OF the pond because there will be few
American entries In the English Derby The
exception will doubtless he Richard Croker's
clonbern, Borrow. Al fast son 5ot Hamburg
ana Forget is stabooeds Az q ma tier OF fact,
there arc several American en- tries, but they
/ have shown such little class as stwo-yeat
olds that there rs little hope far their sue,
cess. w Ssilss..i /. lM y
News from Parts Il 40 tho effect that tho
authorities over there tarn seriously consld-
urfng the adp!sabillty of sr,aking all boxers
take out d license. This looks good. II you
are going to have boxing llcgl timatize It
with a license. Then you vii have the box
erA under : restraint and Il they pull on