The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-18
CHICAGO IS HOPEFUL FOR REVIVAL
Mr. HORSE RACING WITHIN FUTURE
(BY HUGH FUILERrop

Chicago la GIN
a revival Of horse racing Inns .,tne 49,
Jy,ndv C,tv sport lovers believe that tho
noy. 10 restore the sport will be sue
cess A trial meeting Is to be helo ~
Lake county just north OF Chicago IN
seo,ember A meeting on which test
case will be ba sed II the plans arc ioi-
lowed. and IL the promoters or the en-
,ernr,se are successful In uphololng INC
right 70 have oral betting In Illinois inc
Ljbertyville meeting Will be 1olloMeh
| bv tho reopening Of tracks around Sh'-
| cago. -
Tn. move has tho backing OF some OF
tho biggest Of tho State street mer-
chants, who have for years urged tne
reopening Of the sport, and IL mas 'n's
tina the backing OF some OF the most
influential politicians IN Chicago ana IN
| Illinois.
The promoters are keeping their plans
decidedly quiet, but are going aheuu
| confide...ly with their arrangements. ~
c stated bv some Of them that Governor
Suav who recently was acquitted or
charges OF graft in a court in that coun-
tv. Is friendly 10 the move Also II IS
claimed that Fred Lundeen, who IS
Mavor william Hale Thompsons polit-
! lcal guide, and who IL the political boss
Of the northeast corner OF the state, Is
| backing the movement
Usual Mistake Made
! Unfortunately the usual mistake has
| been made. One OF the men most active
In promoting the plan 10 renew racing
| Is a bad bird whose name would cast
suspicion upon anything with which ne
Is connected 1t Is usual In Illinois
when any organization tries 70 restore
! either boxing or racing that some OF
the old crowd that wrecked both sports
| by their methods of doing business
| crawl into tho limelight again and give
! the opponents TO the restoration their
| chance 10 howl.
IL Is understood that the Chicago pro-
! motors will use the recent Louisiana
! court decision upholding tho right 10
/ make oral bets in their fight In my
| Judgment (and that OF one OF the best
| lawyers in Chicago there Is small
! chance that an Illinois court will sus-
| tain the Louisiana court in it's decision
| Some Of tho fellows most Interested IN
! getting racing hack think 1t Will be
! hlundcr 10 try to win that argument IN
| Illinois.
am Informed. ny the way, that
sort Of compromise has been reached
! between the warning FACTIONS in Loulst-
ana and that with certain reforms
promised. and certain business men OF
! high standing restored TO power IN con-
troll Of racing. the sport will not re
! forbidden next winter. My informant.
! who Is one Of the biggest cotton men In
| the Crescent City. and one who has
! been connected with racing for two gen
rrations almost, says that racing viii
! be permitted 10 start and be allowed
TO continue so long as II Is properly
! run. but that II Will De stopped sum
| marily II certain persons who were
| charged with the crooked work OF last
| winter are permitted to resume power
! or try TO get control.
Coming Tennis Player.
| Saw a coming tennis player the other
! day, one already far advanced on tie
| road 10 fame. and who may develop
! into n champion. lie Is Bill Bettens,
the California youth, who. I am inform
| ed. has been under the teadhing Of BIZ
/ Johnston. and whose style greatly re-
! scmbles that Of his teacher.
| He is brilliant in service. has great
power. and Is slash!ng net player.
/ His speed Of foot is great and he
! volleys wickedly from all angles He
! already has won honors on the coast.
! and his showing in the East has been
excellent, better in singles than In
1 doubles. as unfortunately he has play
ed with men unaccustomed TO working
/ with him, which makes for ragged team
work.
Dog Racing Popular.
| Dog Racing. a sport which has grown
| TO tremendous popularity in the South
west. and which is soon to be tried
/ out IN New York. has just been intro
! duced in Chicago, where II has made
| great hit
| Unfortunately from the standpoint OF
/ the sport Itself. 1t was tested out as
a side issue in big amusement park.
| on the first night of racing the patrons
! OF the amusement park flocked to see
! the dog races out OF curiosity. and tho
! next night they went to the amusement
! park 10 SEQ the dogs and not the other
| part Of the show. In two nights the
! sport was the talk OF the town.
Under the conditions. 1t was impos-
sible 10 control or to stop the betting
on tho dogs. and there was no proper
! safeguar$ in that respect, as there
would be were the dog races conducted
! In separate plants. But before the sport
was two days old in Chicago two pro-
| motors were working to get control.
| each proposing to build a plant and
! establish dog races as part OF the sport
: of the city.
| Copyright. 1922, the New York Even
ing Mail)
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