Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06
SPORTING COMMENT.
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

One ball club does not always profit by
another's experience. Washington, for
instance, after training at Norfolk last
spring came to the conclusion that 1t was
not wise to train SO near home, weather
conditions not being of the kind calcu-
lated to get lot Of players in good trim.
Notwithstanding this fact, however, the
New York Americans have selected Rich
mond Va, as the training grounds. 1t
is evidently Hal Chase's idea not to
train in the far south. for it was at his
suggestion that Richmond was selected.
1t is the first innovation that Chase Is
responsible for since taking the manage
ment Of the Highlanders, and it will be
interesting to note what sort of a start
the team gets in the race.
Heretofore, under Stallings' guidance,
the Highlanders have always gotten away
good, and much of their success has been
attributed to the fact that their condition
was excellent in the early spring. Stall
ings trained his players down In Georgia,
but the place evidently did not suit
Chase, who has come much farther
north.
Though he has been in the game ten
years and has been more active than the
head of his class, and what Is more. it
is not unlikely. that he will earn the dis
tinction of being dual champion, for he
aspires. to the lightweight title now held
by Wolgast,
Attell. is undoubtedly remarkable box
er. and just as soon as he cleans up a
few of the second raters in the light
weight class he will try to get on with
Moran and WoIgast, both of whom he
feels confident of beating.
H.: IL ri, srvh
ed with terrific punch. Attell is an
artist with the gloves and his ring gen.
eralShip makes 1t most difficult for
stronger and harder hitter to make much
of an impression on him. 1t would be
remarkable thing that after fighting al
most necessarily for ten years Attell
should gain possession of a second cham
pionship title, and it really looks as II
he had a splendid chance to accomplish
this.
Those behind the racing game in Can
ada are not going to wait until popular
sentiment brushes the game against the
wall because of the unpopularity of the
speculative end of the sport, but are ar
ranging to install the pari-mutuel betting
system next spring.
Wherever this system of speculation.
which absolutely prevents collision and
crookedness, has been given trial OPP
position to the racing game has been
elmlndCeU, anu yet IL SccIuS tiIdt tHcTc
are those who hesitate to come to the in
evitable and insist OH continuing along
the old lines, which have been response
BILE for the hard blows the sport has re-
ceived during the past few years.
In almost every section where racing
is tolerated it hangs by the barest thread,
and the wise promoters should hurry to
the rescue of the sport by putting the
bookmaker out of commission and yet
giving the public chance to speculate
on the result Of races.
When A. D. Fletcher came to the front
with his third league talk there were
quite a number of players anxious to get
under his wing. Some of them signed
agreements with Fletcher. and it is these
in the future. The major league club
owners know the players who showed a
willingness to desert them, and in many
instances they will be traded or steps
taken to make their future as unConl.
Portable as possible.
The club owners are working quietly
in this matter. but they feel that the
players in question did not treat them
with consideration and are not to be
trusted in the future. 1t was expected
of the players that when approached by
the third league promoter they would &C.
quaint their employers with the fact.
which, however, but few did, and hence
there is prejudice against those who
stances they are to be automatically
punished.
The moving pictures of the Moran-Nel-
son bout are being shown in New York,
and according to fight critic. who view
ed them Nelson was not helpless on the
floor of the ring when he was counted
out. This Is the experts sfze-up of th::
pictures:
NELSON was on his knee when the ref
cree counted the tenth second and
was up on both feet the next moment.
This occurred after four or five knock
downs. The first time Moran foored Mel
son. the latter received terrific right
hand swing flush on the Jaw. Nelson fell
so heavily that the back of his head
struck the floor and his feet assumed the
position of a man trying to
turn a backward somersault OH the floor.
The force of this punch evidently dazed
Nelson for the rest of the time he remain
ed inside Of the ropes. When he got up
another punch. Twice afterward he drop
ped OF his own accord after get
ting upon one knee rather than run the
risk of a knockout. The last time he fell
Nelson seemed to be half wrestled to the
canvas, his legs being too weak to support
him. He was technically knocked out
because the referee counted him out.
far different ending when compared to
that of the Johnson-Jenries fight, when
Jeffries. although he wasn't counted out,
was declared knocked out" by Referee
Richard as soon as the seconds entered
the ring and stopped the fight. Jeffries was
no more helpless than was Nelson. but in
forced by an official who knew his busi-
ness"
ssVNhat's the difference hot uoep a ma ior~