The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-16
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
John NJ Ward Net Q Candidate FOE Ns-
tioaal League Presidenc,

uoaAs League presldRne9
John NJ Ward ~ill not DO q candidate
Tor the presisiency Of the National League
81 Professional Baseball CIubs at tho COM
ing election. Ward was Q candidate last
year and ran against John A. Heydler. the
vote being q deadlock a nd Thomas } Lynch
being chosen as . compromise Ward has
written the following 'et,sr To President
l.Tuch.
November T. 1910
TA0~iI LvreA Eig. P'ssiasni National League
Of BIsso1u Cubs
hS DKAR Mr. Lunch: My attention has been
called 10 several newspaper Suggestions that
am 10 DO candidate for the once Of president
81 tho league ai the coming annual meeting.
These statements have been made wisrout any
authority from me and beg TO assure you that
am NOT and will not be a candidate against you.
Please accept the assurance Of my friendly re-.
gard aud believe ne yours very truly.
JoRS n. WARD
u - understood that several of the Ma
tional League club owners are opposed to
the reelection Of Lynch but the withdrawal
OF Ward from the held will probably insure
Lynch = rstsntion IN ofilGe.
John : MoGraw signed q FIVE years con-
tract N.th the New York National I easue
club yesterday n IS said that he will re-
/ 'eivr more than $50 40 for his services dur
ing that period McGraw was supposed
to get $40 O0O year and percentage OF the
clubs profits IN past seasons. although the
figures were not made public. His new
engagement Is a testimonial to his success
, as the Giants leader.
Some Of the stockholders OF the Santa
Anita racctrack at Los Angeles are nxious
To conduct a sixty days meeting this winter.
hut IT appears that George Rose. the mill
ionaire bookmaker. Who Is heavily Inter
IL.
with favor. Rose is making book at Emery
vile aud on Monday lac talked the matter
over with Thomas u. Williams. president
Of tho Pacific Coast Jockey club. MIR.
Williams expressed the opinion that the
reopeuIng OF Santa Anita Just now might
revive the hostile attitude OF Ieformers
toward racing in california and that the
meeting now IN progress at Emeryville was
. sufficient test. The california Legisla-
tuTe ConNenes in January and Mr.. Williams
Is prepared to make u hard hght against
further anIt-racetrack measures. Emery
vile - going along smoothly with the oral
betting system aud N the legislators do not
pass another bill II - believed that in due
time racing IN california Will enjoy IT.
former pr0speriIy Rose. acting upon the
his fellow stockholders at santa Anita that
II IL advisable to keep the track closed for
the present at least John BrInAt "n the
Barney Schreiber and Others who have
money Invested Ia the Los angeles course
announced yesterday that the meeting
would tie held regardless % the agreement
reached hy Me--Ts Williams anu Rose
The appointment Of Judge charles
Price 10 ofiiciato IL the stand at Juar-h
guarantees clean racing al the eSicaH
track opposite IL raso. Judge PHgs /.
fearless in his rulings and has established
"a reputation for square dealing Mat has
made hIm one Of America foremost racing
officials lite JuaTeI meeting bids fair
Quoted during IA" inter- -~ason and v hen
the bugls sounds on Ihaus-glving Day
more 'hau spu hOT-.- NlIl L. on u" ground
Manager VIM has worked diligently TO
IcTra1ss. par rv'uer = the track. i closely
Identified With tie Mexican Government.
to trouble I"- ~ Of tie anti American
feeling ia 'hr r"pIbl.. - expected james
lur". sill 'Js't luarr& about he drs' ~
I-npaty
-rhe To-. Sc ,lln doc IT, adj ate
the ueN Legislature 80 Albany. said
we'll posted I.'iIg man. Yesterday ~
mdtt.r If lto' o." TT -nt"rnuIs have
rIonrl-d 'nS ab"dti"u IT -" upnAmakSI-.
~ nav, ne ai.c'"r- HaBiii'r law lie
tlAr-G uUtpn -tItati"uHl h" i'a'As 0"tr
C"mp.. lei 20 close after the saratoga meet.
~ h.,au... lf- law mad" 'hn track owners
liJtl- 10 Arrest aud prosecution u any ton
~ b"fF|a. took Itl'" On their urupeI''
II ~" directors Ia" - knocked "a'. 'heT"
iut- s.t -r" tracks NtI conduct meetings
newt wear aud ~" h-tttn. r|N 'lN. "hf1
and und.r nov conditions q ,"rtlIn form
of speculation vIil be- established 10 he
courts lie DAYS - states s'""'- street
and ,i~h I"N's aT" s""" ere er