The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

Chicago has an ambition to own the fastest horses in America no matter what the cost MT. Billings is as now fascinated with the runners as he was with the trotters few years ago. The evolution of the two-mile trotter is mainly due to Mir Billings persistency in acQuir- ing the best obtainable in the light harness realm. IL was Mir. Billings who owned Lou Dillon the first to fulfill the trotting horse breeders dream by trotting mile in two minutes.
 In winning the amateur champion ship of the Pacific Northwest Golf association recently, Jack Neville of San Francisco defeated II. Chandler Egan of Medford, Ore. the greatest man with cleek that this country has produced When Egan was win ming the w. G. A. championships lR 1904 and 1905 he played in the fin est form of any western golfer, and 1t Is to be regretted that he is too closely confined by business 10 give much time to golf.
 Fight fans will never be content ed until Champion Jack Johnson consents to meet Sam Langford of Boston. There are many who open ly declare that Johnson is afraid 10 meet Langford. Not even re- turn match between Johnson and Moran would attract the attention that a contest between Johnson and Langford would. Than has his eye on the championship and is willing to make the most liberal concessions to land an agreement with the big black.
 Kid Williams. the new champion of the bantams, says he does not intend to be all selfish with his title He believes he is the best man living today in his class and is willing to give all the aspirants who disagree with him a chance to prove the worth of their opinion. Kid was never in better condition than he is now and expects to be in such big demand for fight that he will escape the footlights.
 The penalty for hitting an umpire in the Western Canada league is $30 That is the price fixed by President Fleming of the league, and he assessed it on Pitcher Cardeau of Saskatoon recently. Cardeau hit the umpire twice in one game, but says he was willing to pay for 1t.
 The most peculiar feature of the pitching records is that Walter Johnson, benedict, is having a battle to keep above the 800 mark. Us ually the Washington star has big lead on the field at this stage of the race.
 Connie Mack is looking up some pitchers to bolster up his staff. At the same time the opposing pitchers are trying to think of some way to curb the mauling hitsmiths in Mack's army.
 Tom Seaton is said to be con- templating deserting the Brookfeds. In such a case, however, there will be nothing left for him but indepen- dent ball and there is not much money in that any more. The boys who imagined that they could get away with almost anything in the Federal league have discovered that James Gilmore is another Ban John son for discipline. and furthermore, he has them by their topknots.
 Roaring" Billy Clark, who used to catch for the giants. is now coach of the Princeton team. Bill Is watching the big games during the summer so that he will be able to instruct his men regarding meth ods used by some of the pitchers. catchers and others that have helped to make the game famous as we'll as successful.
 Abel kiviat, the great runner will take things easy for a little longer. He tried to train little the other day but found his bad leg still very cranky Kiviat will do very little athletic work this summer. He may try to get into condition early in the fall
 A notable fact in connection with the White Sox box staff is that four Df its members have pitched One-hit games this year. The four are: Scott. Cicote Benz and Faber. In addition Benz has no hit game and Russia a two hit game.
 It's good news that Harry Vardon and othor loadinp E,np1ish golf pro-