The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-02
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Missouri VS.. Kansas, Wesleyan vs.
Trinitq, Nebraska VS.. Iowa. and Tu.
lane vs.. Louisiana. Thanksgiving
Day games include the annual Penn.
sylvania.Cornell clash, with Carlisle
VS.. Brown, Vanderbilt VS.. Southern
University, Texas VS.. Notre Dame,
Washington State VS.. Washington
and Oregon VS.. Mutanomalr> arfordins
thrills in other parts OF the country.
On Saturday, November %, the u. 5.
Naval and Military Academy teams
will meet and with this game taps
will sound for the gridiron warriors
OF 1914.
The agreement entered into by a
number OF English sporting publica.
tons TO cease printing the advertise.
ments OF racing tipsters recalls some
interesting memories OF the origin
and development OF this phase of the
turf. Although racing was well es.
tablished in England late in the
eighteenth century 1t was not until
some years later that the tipster
made his appearance. So far as turf
history can be relied on, Daniel Daw.
son was the originator of tipping. lie
first came into prominence in anu
about the course at Newmarket dur.
ing 1907. Although absolutely Hitter.
ate he was shrewd Judge OF a race
horses ability and soon became
known remarkable forecaster o.,
winners. His fame spread rapidly
and his tips were in great demand by
those who desired to wager on the re.
suits of the various races. He prof.
tied exceedingly at his novel vocation
until he fell in with several educated
and clever rogues.
His new companions hit upon the
plan of using Dawson's fame as a
means OF executing sensational bet.
ting coupes. He was influenced 10
name probable winners OF big stakes
4 week or more in advance OF The
races. thus causing heavy play on the
iavorite. while other entries were neg.
lected. Then Dawson was furnished
with poison by which he eliminated
the public choice. leaving the field
clear for cleanup by his hackers
The scheme sSas exposed when Lord
Newmarket in 1911. Dawson and a
confederate named Bishop were ar
rested and the latter turned Kings
evidence. Dawson was convicted Of
this and similar charges under an act
which made II capital orense tc
malieiously destroy horses and cattle
Dawson was hanged at the top Of
Cambridge castle in the autumn Of
1872 before more than 10000 specta
tors. many of whom had purchased
his tips when he was "Toulter" al
Newmarket
4~tTnie Hjertberg, Sweden's national
athletic director and trainer of the
team which recently defeated thu
English athletes in an international
dual meet nine events to four, de
scribes his methods and preparations
for the Olympic games at Berlin ii
1916 as follows:
| nave loui dsSIslaHlS 10 Uei0 Hlt
in my work now. For the early part
+, OF this year my men were at the uni
versity towns. Gothenburg. Lund. Up
sala aud. OF course, tSoekholm. Then
work was to see that the University
, men were taught what to do and how
TO do II. and to report to me. while |
made trips round TO seeh ow the men
we're going on, to give advice and in
structicn. ] have planned to visit for
ty-four cities in Sweden this fall
spending one to three days at each
giving instructions to the local people
; getting into touch with likely young
runners. and arranging To be kept III
formed OF their progress; | shall at.