The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
TURF SCANDAL !
ON IN ENGLAND.
Charges of Crooked Racing In
volying Big Jockey Clubs and
Noted Jockeys Made.
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS
ARE AGAIN in QUARREL
Efforts to Reach an Amicable
Understanding Still Be-
ing Made.
BY R1cHARD pAH1eREN.
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Special Cable 10 The Tribune

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LONDON. Dec 3-English sporting
affairs are much mixed up. There are
rumors about crooked racing. England's
most noted jockey clubs are interested
and the most noted jockey has been ilp
on charges. The great football combina-
tIons are at war and players are fighting
IN the courts, And there you are 49,
Lord Derby. Lord Villiers and Can't.
Greer steward OF the Jockey club, recently
held an inquiry into ths complaint OF.
F. Wootton on Tovaro's colt In the
Blankney Plate at Lincoln
IL was late In the day when the EVIL
dence was before them and at . O'Clock
there being still many witnesses to be
questioned the stewards announced that
the inquiry would be adjourned.
IL is regrettabe that the football asso-
cintion countenances practices utterly re-
pugnant TO the great majority Of sports
men Professional baseball and Football
Is commercial business in which play
is true that last spring the football as
sociation abolished all financial restrlc-
tons In the English and southern leagues.
Nominally- this meant the abolition OF
the former wage limit. by which club
was forbidden 10 pay a player over E4
week, but only nominally SO. The leagues
effect of which Is thai the wage limit
| still endures The professional football
players earnings are restricted. which is
| a condition OF slavery,
1t is true the player gets a share in
his price dransfer fee). but in effect he
| is bought and sold. He cannot leave his
him without consulting lis wishes
In the cup-ties the club which has
choice OF ground frequently sells its
rights to It's opponents.
Actually Selling Game.
AT first this sort of thing was con-
| fined TO cases OF minor club opposed to
| a great one, the result being a foregone
conclusion. Last year. however. first
league club sold its right of ground to
another club. Both were SO evenly
matched that the advantage of playing
| at home meant everything. IL was q
clear case Of buying a match.
| There are professional players who are
genuine sportsmen and play clean, but
| they are in the minority
! definite step has now been taken
towards bringing about a reconciliation
OF the differences at present existing be-
tween the two growing bodies govern
ing the football team: Nowhere. per-
| boycott been felt more severely than in
| the Isle OF Thanet, and the member of
| parliament for the latter constituency.
Norman Craig. has taken upon himself
| the duty of trying to effect a settlement
| IN conditions acceptable TO both organi-
| cations, AS thorough sportsman in the
! best sense OF the word and gentlemen
of Influence occupying neutral position,
he is eminently qualified to have taken
the initiative
Having In view the object mentioned,
of the game under both associations, Mr..
| Craig called meeting of delegates rep
resenting all Thanet clubs and leagues.
Craig Works for Peace.
Mr.. Craig in an Illuminating speech re-
viewed the question OF football politics as
Ii al present affected the locality and
nelghborhoods similarly situated. II. he
said the present deadlock could be got
rid of great all around good must result,
| The chairman touched on the necessity
| for a conciliatcry spirit in approaching
the matter. and said tine cardinal point
appeared TO be rat they could not ask
| ,Der the football association or the a,
| F. A to accept a position which would
involve any loss or self-respect in either
case. The scheme. to be acceptable, must
embody concessions on both sides, and
which would provide for a maintenance
on both sides of all self-respect. There
must, further, be an entire absence OF
Craig proceeded TO outline. in some de-
tail. the principle of the scheme en-
bodied In the resolution subsequently car
| ried, and dealt with the position which
would he set ND If II could be adopted.
II would reunito all football interests.
and besides doing away with, present
land to place in the field her fun anna
teur strength. F. g. Hewitt. r. Flor
ence and E, s. Oak Rhnd all urged the
dssirao.y Of I'm rean and noss as
! ble means.
The following resolution subsequently
carried and dealt With the position WINCH
would ne set up if il could be adopted.
1t would rcunite all football interests.
and. besides doing away With. present
difficulties, would once more enable Eng
land Ia place I'm the field her full amateur
| strength and l., S, OakRhind urged
the desirabilty OF a rapprochment
| and their Willingness TO support II by
every possible means
The following resolution was adopted
! unanimouSly:
| That this meeting of representatives
| of clubs and leagues playing under the
F. a. and A. F. 4. in the Isle OF Thanet
| unanimously resolves that II be recon-
mended to the Headquarters of the r. A.
and the A. F. A, that n reconciliation
between the two associations with.
| view to the removal Of the hoySott.
| should he possible on some such lines
laid down One proposition agreed to,
and that was this; That the boycott be
withdra wn and mculbers of the A.. f., A.
! 10 have the Benefit Of the organization
| OF the +. A.