Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-01
YANKEES REFUSE ENGLAND HORSES Standard Bred Are Not For Sale to Europeans at
 Any Price.
VET. SLABMEN EXCEL
O!d-Timers in Big Leagues Leading YGungsters-PIank and MatheWSOn Going Fine After Fourteen Years
 of Work "n the Mound.
(By Frank G Menke)

The American trotter and pacer breeders at last have revolted against the practise of selling their best horse to European horse lovers. i Mr. James Tranter, of the Fasig Tipton company, returned few 1 weeks ago from an extensive trip throughout the country in quest ol record stallions and mares. And he returned almost empty handed.
 II offered some of the fanciest prices on record" declared Tranter, but as soon as the horse owners learned that l wanted the animals for European markets they refused to| sell It seems that the American breeders have banded together to i illustrate any further attempts on the part of European breeders to get the i fast American horses.
 The pugs evidently fail to realize the fact that summer is ia our midest and has been for six weeks or so. l Instead of taking rest, of getting 1 from within the focus of the sporting spotlight so that others may have a chance, the pugs have been more prominently mentioned in the last six weeks than any other athletes.
 Since June 26 the Johnson-Moran the Ritchie- Welsh and Gunboat Smith Carpenter fights have been Staged deniably-the most important fights in more than year. That they were all held in Europe didn't lesson l the interest here, nor did it lesson the newspaper space that usually is i given to such an event. When space is limited and good portion goes to one subject-fightng- means that the real summer sports must suffer ia consequence.
 The baseball public is being treated again to a rather thrilling Spectacle of seeing the veteran slabmen in the American and National leagues practically heading their respective organizations.
 Mathewson of the Giants has been up around the top of the old league 1 since the season began and looks right now as if he will have the greatest year in his fourteen year history as big leaguer.
 And Plan kalso in his fourteenth year has been pitching better art:- Gle of ball than at any time since he took up quarters under the biz tent. It has been his work that has kept the Athletics in the front and may win the penHant for them. When others on the Athletic pitching roster have failed Plank has delivered Plank the vet, who was counted down and out half dozen years ago by the ':wise men" of baseball. This seems to be great year for recuit inf'elders. Among those who have arrived" accompanied by many plaudits, are Stock of the Giants, Kavanaugh of the Tigers, O'Mara ot the Dodgers, Leary and Wares of the Browns, Nirhoff of the Rods and Burns of the Tigers
 The straAgest part of it is that not one of these were hearalded as of big league calibre. They were known to have certain ability but the ability looked to be on the bush league order that is until they were given chance. And then they came through with rush.
 Stock has plunged up the big hole at third left by the desertion ot Tally Shafer. The Giants never have missed Shafer since the season open ed. O'Mara looks like one of the best shortstops in the National league. Early in the season Ebbets thought so little of him that he was thinking cf letting him loose with out giving him a chance to perform But Dick Egan cracked" and Eb- betts gave O'Mara chance. Now you could not by O'Mara from c. Holiday for $2OO00.
 Leary and Wares have been two of the biggest factors in the uplift of the Browns. They have played in sensational style are peppery and in the game every minute.
 Burns and Kavanaugh have give, the needed strength to the Tigers in. held. They are as fast as lightning on the field and both are timely hit ters. Niorhoff has been great help to the Reds.
 tPackey McFarlands bride is due for a disappointment if she thinks Packey will make good his promise to give her the lightweight champion ship as gift Packey could keep his promise If he got chance at Welsh, but in view of the fact that he gave English Freddie two beatings few years back, it's a cinch that Fred erlck won't take chance at losing hls title by taking on the Chicago fighter again.
 Quite a number of persons who scoffed at Bill Carrigan's remarks two months ago have ceased the self fling business. Bill while in Chicago Said.