Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-14
SPORTING BREvTTIEs
OFF THE WIRE.


San Francisco THE organization
and dispatching OF an all-American
track and field team 20 10 20 Aus
tralia next winscr has been placed in
the hands of the Pacific branch OF
the Amateur Athletic union. accord
lng To a letter received By John FL
llotk president OF the Pacific branch.
from Secretary James r. sullivan OF
the national organisation.
Invitations 10 Join the team have
been extended y Abel kiviat. Of the
New York Irish American Athletic
club. one Of the wurid's greatest dis
lance runnerss and Piatt Adams. OF
the New York Athletic club who was
among tho FIRST place winners AZ the
last Olympic games. 4 sprinter aud
hurdler, and possibly weight man
viii be selected later
The first meet in Australia IL set
for Decembfr -.
oklahoma city. OixIn.--Betiine GA
horse racing In Oklahoma was doom
"a when Governor cruce signed
legislative enactment prohibiting this
form Of gambling. The measure.
which will 20 into effect ninety days
after the legislature adjournn pro-
vldes q fine Of from s2oo to fse0 and
imprisonment Of not less than thirty
days for those convicted OF conduct
Ing places where wagers are made
One-fourth Of the nne collected viii
50 20 the informer.
Louisville. fty.-Frog Less. L four
iyear-old colt broke worlds record
Cor running horses when he ran a
mile and twenty yards 1T Churchill
Downs IN the third race yesterday Ia
one minute and 80 seconds fiat. The
impost MAS 1917 pounds and Jockey
Peak was In tho saddle. The former
record was i:ss as. made by Colonel
Ashmead, carrying io5 pounds, at
Churchill Downs. October Q, 1911.
OF the ave horses In the race. Frog
Legs got OF fourth 70 Buckhorn, Ru-
dolfo and Billy Collins, with Cousin
Puss traillng u soon developed into
a race between the frst three horses
named. and Frog Legs, under ter
rife drive. won BY neck from Buck
horn. with RudolfO two lengths back.
Frog Legs h owned b. J. w. Schorr
and II a son Of Mnsette out Of Frog
more.
+ Boston. Mass.-A further step Ia
! the campaign 10 rid baseball 0f the
I gambling element among the spec
! latoFa was taken when admission 20
the National league grounds was re-
fused All persons whom the manage
elaimed 20 recognise a. gamblers.
Managers of visiting National
1 league teams have declared that there
was more open betting al the local
diamond than at any ether park In
the league.
New Haven. Conn. Announcement
was made last night that the Yale
crews Will leave here for Gales Fer
~ on May 81 10 commence final
training for the annual regatta with
Harvard on the Thames on June 2,
This Is week earlier than the crews
left last year
Cincinnati. O.--Thc National Base
ball commission pronounced John q.
king In good standing without the
imposition 81 a penalty. This was
done on his representation that Ms
failure 10 report 30 tbs boston club
~ the National league for service
during me season ~ 1919 WAS due -
determination 90 giNe al 81 his iimc
and attention "a his business inter
osls a. Kansas cry
Sew York. JOHNNY EverH. man
agcr Of the Chicago National league
team. has been suspended for three
days by President Lynch az a result
~ EyerW removal from me gnme
With New York by Umpire ORTIZ.
Aqinneapoiia. MINI --"B Bob Ewing
formerly pitcher with the Cincinnati
Nationals. who recently Joined the
MlnnDapoils association club, was nn-
condlfHnaliy released. according I"
announcement vs. presldent cantil-
lon. who also announced that Barney
Peily. purchased from the ~. LOUIS
Americans. had been sold ~ the 1871
glmore cinb of the Intefnauonhi
league.
ni.,..,.a f.,e ne hest ice, made
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