The sun., 1910-11-01
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
MATT VIM SAYS PARl-Mf =
TUEsS WILL SAVE RACING.

Gives nease0s Nhy Machine Besttns VIII
Cleanse tine Turf Waibanm IDsscusses
small Fry Dookies-Sllnse Leagues In
Cs0ver-wagner On l.ucis In Baseball.
Mats J. winn. general manager Of the
coming winter meeting at Juarex. Mexico.
stakes for which clss<d at - o'clock last
night. has come here with q glowing account
Of the working of the pari-mutuel system
OF speculation a. operated In Kentucky.
Ntnn believes that the pari- mut,,el system
10 tho salvation OF racing In this country
and predicts that tt will be employed by
all the tracks in Canada before another
rear has passed
Winn Yesterday. and IL 10 wholly due 20
the psri-mutuel. This form OF betting
has accomplished many desirable things
in rhe Blue Grass region IL nas practically
stamped out alleged crooked transactions.
There arc no plungers Left and the touts
and pikers. together with the old rin ran.
have disappeared.
Horse owners Inclined 90 be dishonest
have no crooked bookmakers with whom
way to cheat the public there's nothing
in IL for a Jockey TO pull a horse. and coli
lIston between riders. trainers and the
gamblers is impossible.
The new system 10 q hard blow to hand
books and poolrooms. no betting odds
are written at the track and sometimes
mutuels pay such big prices on winners
that city layers cannot AFFORD TO pay them
The profits to the track owners from the
machines are greater. and liberal purses.
therefore. can bs offered The people
of kentucky have reucwed confidence in
racing and Il IL entirely due to the mutue.
system.
We are going IN have n big meeting
az Juarez this winter. Since last year
We have made many improvements and
are now in a position TO oder both induce
me nts and conveniences to the borsemen
Jusrez track Is one Of the finest in the world
and wish increased accommodations for
horses nnd men We expect to score a brii-
liant success. The meeting will open on
November "a and will continue for IGo davs
We will race on Sundays instead OF Mon
days. which will be open. More than $780,
400 In stakes and purses an average OF
5000 day. will be distributed among the
successful owners. There are no rs-ir,c-
,tons on open bookmakins in Mextco.
Ninn again will have James Butler.
Schor Terrazas. J. @. foila ansbee. A. Dam
gerheid. Price Mckinney and others ASSOC
ciated With him in the conduct OF the meet
ing. The entries received show that the
stakes have attracted many Of tha bcst
Gottfried Gottlieb walbaum has a poor
opsnion Of some of the bookmakers who
held up states at Pimlico. They were
pikersl- exclaimed walbaum. with show
Sre. S anna them Ssra ss. esy as, @
fellow wanted TO bet a nsty dollar note
Why. with a century not. could has. made
often longs for return of-th old days al
sin''-nourT. Then a. 2 H-mh"r OF the
"Srr % and " L alssam-ss sns~ how '..T 10 ss,
the money without overanXiety
The Coney Island Jockey Club announc-s
that the Lawrence Realization for the Jllne
meeting OF ial? AZ sh-epshead bay will
rom ,he E.aIiI.i,np ~ ,sni ,nd III. amS
tese Futnrity Of 1911 arr dur to-day
The minor baseball leagues cannot ad
vance the argument that they are unfairly
treated 10y III. hI frllows. according 10
II app~ar~ that during the season Iusi closed
she National and the American leagues
conhIn paid s?nS. ~, To the min"r leagues
30 pay snS $50 additional in caae all rI.-@
players arr retained for next season The
players. which brings the total w to .ss; 'gs,
~ this amount tho f,g l"as'i.s arr credited
18th me % icllo~,ns L,prnded 10, Enr
National League. S'a.5Sp For drafted
ylayers American I.asn". 81. "a" National
paid for purC hased PLAYERS n retained
American League. ssn, 80. National league
o.. am. all of which shows Ikai the Aneri
can laaGue's output In s.Is. i;1t abr the
National League si5".Si0
In spi'e Of Willie k~~l-r's famous ~yrlana-
,ton OF s,,cces.fui batting. Hit en- who're
they aint!" Hans WaRn-r saws AZ, all
matter 81 good and bad lucs say ths
ilInstrious Du,chman n yOu hii 'cm ph-r"
they Amt you're all right, but " yoT hit
sn where they are you're ont Thars
all there r. 70 ~ and if'- whole lot naS'er
tn hist en- where they are too 0niS hck
puts ern any place 4 PLAYER may have
Q good wear. then an OF yesr with ~. .tics
It's 4 case Of luck and IL wasn't vita me
thi. ycar hit the bal tus' a. hard and
a. souarely a. ever did In my life. bur IL
vent at the Aeidsrs instead of away from
them. Luck cuts q rgrr~ IN hriiing TOO
Errors in = large majority of instances
are duo "a fomsthins beside- inferior skill
In handling the bail Tho ground !. uneven,
o stone N IN the way. the cover ~ the hall
u wet or fellows spikes don't hold bur
tho players hands and eyes are ali right
For that reason I say mighty few feeling
errors can he blamed on the playrr- n
hero ain z a hpOdoo somewhere vel and
q, od. hut II there - a links. goO3 night
Members Of rhe Natiouai Sporting Club
Of America . ypsct u slsm-banz af air when
Battling Hurley and Willie Beecher como
together for ten rounds o-niRht -
Beccher wins he will secure another match
With Young sammy Smith. who re'enriv