The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-17
ON THE SCREEN Of SPOR!
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

, primary caus" was IN" width Of the
tTack--it was 50 wide that young
horses especially would not see the
t:Hr'S. and thought they were running
~ an "rrn field. which caused them u
S~rrNr and run ali over tn" track.
; TA"r" - q rather Ridiculous rule
which permits OWNERS Ia scratch horses
Tor any reason wha cSoeNtr up 10 forty
. minutes az post tiinr The owners know
! ing t"t probability OF any horse run
D ground. sIv1licd themselves OF the
chance to scratch out their entries I'M
? less confident OF winning. The result
W@S '':an ia many races three starters
= raced for IN" three moneys.
rh"y preferred L. <ave their horses
for t." narrower. merry -go-rouud tracks
! Oh "h:'h they were certain - run true.
RAJ" torb.!d:ne scratches. below.
Ia" day ~ the race, WOULD solve 'nr
: problem better taau vii! the building
| Of Ia" orthodox mile track.
! Tracks weaken Horses Left Sides.
/ TN" S;tdd"st part is 'hut Mr.. B"!non;
: had IN" best and finest idea. Horses
: should run both ways of the track. a.
. IN England. and run StrtIghtaway. Our
! crth"d"N mike tracks arS horse Grip
, pier. Tho great majority OF our race
! horses th@: break down. do SO on the
, 10y; sd. Il ih":r left legs do not Wv.
AVA under Ia" unequal strain they
, commence - favor that side before they
4 Ar. aged.
| heard an argument A0ucduct on
/ That po'n, last summer. between three
| hoTSemen. Two ridlcu!cd the theory
! To test Il they commenced asking other
! owners and trainers about their horses
J wh!"h had broken down. In every in.
: stance the break had come on the ler,
> side
! Dark Spot in College Football.
JanlcS l.. Knox. the organizer and
! head OF the Harvard scouting system )
! cardcd 10 tel the National Collegiate
! Associations when Il meets in t'h!caru
: soon. all about the scouting and tho
; pr"sclytiaE systems OF the colleges.
! Mr.. Knox X in position t. say Some
'h.aC wni"h NAV start = fr:.cas. H.
, rU&I!:nE L. know whether he will nj
: Tempt - Justify IN" system Of scouting
! used 10y the tdhr-"n,S of cor, ,in mi.
! EerS"i'S. or cours" b" must d"nouncc
! pr"Sciyi!nE
| II IA" Will explain tn" connection b..
tween scouting and IN" refusal OF IA,
| harNah coaches - I'"rlni, their rlav,.rs
, 10 wear numbers he VIII shed light on .
J I" urd"rSttud.. Admitting that iarv.
! ards refusal was prrG.cat"t upon u,
! aSSnrnpi"n .hH; YAH and Princeton
: usEht 81! oU them I might b. justilcd
, *itn"uEh Harvard did not reveal in any
| KAN" anythtnc ;lut high school p!al.
:" could nur have sruSprd without III,
AID al uumbrrS
| 7" my WAY &c thinking the pros.
| "!It!nE ~ IA" Bag schools among prom.
| !S.HS prrr AMI high school players )
! jT$t - .nd"i"nS!hl" AS - the spy SyS.
tcw maintained by the colleges IL say.
"rS -" much of keyholc pccping 10 Fl,
| n with ;datiS % college sport. And
furth"r 'hU, that. !; NOR. Oft.u result,
! IN transformation than in discover
tina. VII nd H." HON" team. 1t work,
| that way ~ every sport You rcp,rm
Der tn" "nS" Of tn" scout who reported
esp"cially Hank GOwdy. could not hit :
| slow hAnr
Copyright. 1870 h. The Bell Syndicate