New-York tribune., 1912-01-22
R,a Auonohmg Country Running Il Boxing bahMd ~ n . M
Orval Overall Babe Adams N''
Rucker or Howard Camnitz.

Orval overall. Babe" Adams Nep
Rucker or Howard Camnitz.
II will be a little more explicit a. ~
lust what he wants me TO decide, l VIII w
my best TO answer the query. II. ho"eN1' ,
he only wishes confirmation on cer'ai''
figures which he has worked out ana WHICH,
so far as | can see. have no particular oe''
ing beyond adding few more statisucs'
must beg the question.
Those interested in the light harness IuTi
in this district were not allowed much tiHie
In which u gloat over the allotment VI
dates for a Grand Circuit meeting at the
Gravesend track In August. The BROOKLYN
Jockey Club. which owns the track al
Gravesend. had quick and sudden chahge
of heart. and all because OF the so-called
directors liability law. which has proved
TO be the old of the sea to thorough
bred racing in this state, Philip j. DWyer'
chief owner Of the Brooklyn Jockey Cluo'
was not willing 10 accept responsibility tor
any betting that might be done on the
premises II the trotting meeting was held
The law, of course, would apply with equal
force TO a trottlng meeting. but without
knowing much about the legal end. il strike
me that Mr.. Dwyer or any other director Of
the Brooklyn Jockey Club could not be in
volved unless the meeting was run direct
ly under the control OF the club. However,
the meeting is off. and once more this dis
trict is robbed of an attractive sporting
fixture because Of law which. in aiming
TO prevent professional bookmaking, put an
end for the time being TO racing. ! am
not in sympathy with the law because
consider it unfair, apart from its Interrupt
tion Of a good sport, but neither am | alto
gether In sympathy with the stand taken
by the directors of the various associations.
Some effort at least should be made to pro
vide test case. aud II is rather interest
ing 10 recall that no cases came out OF a
number of amateur thoroughbred meetings.
10 say nothing of one Grand Circuit meet
ing in this state last year.
Word comes from the Far West that the
Pacific Coast Baseball League has decided
that the players shall wear numbers on
their sleeves for distinguishing purposes
while taking part in games. II would be a
boon II the major leagues would take the
same progressive position, and an even
greater one II it was followed by the vari-
Gus college football eleyens Numbering
the players is an old bobby Of mine. on
which | have preached and enlarged of
and on for the last five or six years. II has
been tried here and there. and always with
good results. but up TO this time time no
football eleven whose example would be
followed has been bold enough 10 set the
fashion One week from to-day, when !
hope 10 review the needs OF football Just
previous to the annual meeting OF the rules
committee, ! shall make one more plea 10
bring about this hauUy condition.
Sam Lawrence, o. harvard, who is rated
by many good critics AS a second Mike
Sweeney. when il comes to high jumping
would do we'll in the near future 10 abjure
skiing A couple Of dislocated ribs are
not likely to interfere with his training for
any great length of time, but wrenched
knee or a broken leg might keep him off
the Olympic team. HERBERT.