The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23
Man o. War Almost As Big At
traction at the Track As Is
Babe Ruth at the Ball Park
These Days.
copriss. 1890: y n; Pres, F Ssl,r Co

These DAYS.
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rThs New YORK. Evening World.
IT'S no disgrace for a horse to be
beaten by such remarkable star
as Man o. war yet the owners
and trainers must think so nowadays
the way they scratch their entries
when Il IL announced that the great
three yoar-oid IL going to start.
A good sized neld was Booked 10
start yesterday in the Stuyvesant
Handicap. worth $1,000. at jamaica.
In fact when the race closed there
we're nearly forty entries, but when
the barrier was sprung there was
only one other horse in the event, and
ne an added starter, r. T. Wilson's
yellow Hand.
What Is the matter with all the
horsemen that they are afraid to en-
ter their. horses against Man @ War;
Just think Not one Of forty ellgibles
70 start against Sam Riddles star.
AZ Il was. Man o. War galloped
around the track. over the mile course
IN Ia SIS and he was pulled up all
the waV
His opposition wus a Joke. He was
quoted att to 100. probably the short
est odds ever quoted againEe q star
around here. In the old days, when
sysonsby was invincible, Nhe was
quoted'as short as to so. but the
price announced yesterday was pro-
hIbitlve.
Man o War had a big impost, 1876
pounds, and II Ia wonder that some
or the horses TINT were supposed 20
measure strides within him were not
on deck.
ETAN o. WAR at the track Is an
mi attraction like Babe Ruth at
the Polo Grounds and other
parks throughout the country now.
Every time he Is emit, red crowd
much larger than usual is out For
instance, yesterday the largest mid
week crowd OF the season was pres
emit, and every move and every stride
Of the famous horse was intently
watched. He was loudly applauded
parading before the Judges. going TO
the post and going 10 the paddock
after his hollow victory. his fourth
OF the season.
Man o. War has won close TO $685.
900 30 far, and II would not be sursA
prising that he broke the hitherto
unapproached mark in this country of
100000 earnings.
A CHALLENGE win be issued
"a right away by re executive
committee OF the Pelo Assocl-
alton for an international match for
next season In an effort to bring the
International Polo Cup back in
june next year II. p. Whitney, Rob
ert =. Strawbrldge, Devereux Milburn
ana Louis E. stoddard will have SUI
pervision over all the preliminary ar
engagements for the match.
a fund will be raised TO guarantee
the payment OF all expenses In the
hunt for the recovery OF the trophy.
All the best ponies will be rounded
up az once and plans formulated
right away, 30 as TO hold trials at
once, with a view TO selecting the
team to challenge for the cup.
IF Champion Kilbane. the worlds
eeatherweight title holder, really
means TO retire with his cham
Dionship. as his latest pronouneement
indicates. Il would seem to be a good
IDEA II he agreed to confer his title
on the winner of a tourney between,
say, three or four OF the best feath-
ers, and there doesn't seem to be any
more than that the country over.
Kilbane says he intends to give
tho honors TO Jack Wolfe. Cleve-
land boy he 10 alrc ldy managing.
Andy CLANCY, the lad that has scored
such hit hereabouts because OF his
remarkable all-around fghting, would
~ good man TO test Wolte's
ability. II CLANCY wins let the Bal
timore boy meet Johnny Murray, Joe
Lynch or anybody else that seeks the
title, Then crown a new champion.
All those who have seen CLANCY IN
action say he Is away superior TO the
lot. including Johnny himself.
THERE is another boxer In an
other class that has all the
earmarks OF title-ho II he
ever gets a chanc at the champion
ship, and that is Jeff Smith OF Bay
onne He has whipped the cham
ptons Of all the countries Of the world
ronly recently stopping Balzac in
three rounds in Paris. Smith IL q
classy boxer Ond hard hitter. and
match between him and the new
title-sOlder, Johnny Wilson, who
makes his debut against Soldier