THE HARNESS
RACINGOUTLOOK
With Grand Circuit Reorganized
Great Season is Prsdicted.
CONDITIONS ARE LIBERAL
Surplus Entrant Fi Will Go to
Winnoro Daily Events For Ami
touro Roadvillo, Hartford and Naw
York Hav Rich Cards. '
Horsemen the country over are great
ly elated over the fact that the eastern
end of the grand circuit has been sav
ed from dl8solutlon. When It wns au
nounced the Buffalo meeting bad been
abandoned the managers of the iteud
Tllle (Boston), Dartford and New York
tracks announced that with a break la
the circuit It would be Impossible to
conduct successful meetings in the
east and for that reason they would
abnudon the dates assigned them and
hold no meetings this year. This de
cision was practically a one man affair
since A. J. Welch Is pretty nearly the
whole thing la the Management of all
three eastern tracks mentioned, and
be will manage all three meetings. lit?
bas conducted the JInrtford meeting
for a number of years and lust season
gained possession of tbo Read villi'
track. It was through Welch that ne
gotiations were opened for a meeting
In New York, and be has made ar
rangements for the use of the Empire
City track, near Yonkers, N. Y.
'Abe formation of a new harness rac
ing organization, called the Buffulo
Racing association, of which II. M
Gerrens la president and C. R. Bentlcy
secretary, filled the Buffalo gap in the
circuit, which was mode when the old
driving club in that city relinquished
Its dates about a month ago owing to
the stringent anti-bettlug laws. The
new organization made possible the
maintenance of the entire eastern elr
cult With the new organization to
fill the gap New York. Boston ami
Hartford are back la line.
The New York meeting will be bold
from Aug. 23 to 27. following Buffulo
and preceding Boston In the circuit
Five stakes of $2,500 each have been
opened for the meeting. Commemorat
ing old times, these stakes have been
named the Robert Bonner Memorial,
for 2:30 trotters: the Speedway stake,
for 2:10 trotters; the Fleetwood l'ark
stake, for 2:14 trotters; the Onion
Course stake, for 2:20 pacers, and the
Fashion Course stake, for 2:10 pacers.
Under the conditions announced, all
surplus entrance fees will go to the
winners instead of being retained by
the club, and any horse dlstanclns the
field will receive the entire stake. AU
races ut the meeting are to be mile
heats, best two in three. The Speed
way stuke Is open to all trotters of the
2:10 class, but professionals cannot
drive. The contest will be to wiipm.
and such amateur relnsmen as Gen
eral Drayton Ives. James Butler, .lames
A. Murphy, De Witt E. Flanagan. C.
K. (i. Billings, James McClenaban and
M, K. Devereaux will probably drive.
Amateur sports will be a prominent
feature of the Empire City meeting
The Speedway stake, for 2:10 trotters,
la to be for amateur relnsmen. and the
race will be to wagon. Geers. Murphy.
McDonald and all professional trainer
are free to enter tbelr horses, but the
drivers must be members In good
standing.
Arrangements are being made to bold
the annual intercity rnces of the
League of Amateur Driving Clubs In
connection with the grand circuit meet
Ing. and If this plan is carried out
there will be at least one amateur race
each day.
The schedule for the reorganized
grand circuit Is now as follows;
Kalamazoo. Mich., July 25-30.
Detroit. Mich., Aug. 1-0.
Cleveland. O., Aug. 813.
Buffalo. Aug. 10-19.
New York. Aug. 23-27.
Boston. Aug. 29-Sept 3.
nartford. Coun.. Sept 5-9.
Syracuse. N. Y.. Sept 12-17.
Columbus. O.. Sept 20-30.
Lexington. Ky.. Oct. 3-15.
Third Baio Essentials.
A good third baseman must be a
mind reader. lie must know Instinc
tively whether the batter Is going to
bunt or hit 'cr out
Startling Nawa Evars Relaatsd,
X Wallaea Sutpsndad.
2 Johnny Evers released. Bobby
Wallace suspended that's what J
oevri-iurjr r uncus luiesi uuwt-
tin saya. Aren't you somewhat
surprised at this declaration?
J Selah, yes! The release of Ev-
3 ers would cause a slight contrac
T tlon of the retina even If the
suspension should not be regard
J ed as extraordinary.
Yes. Evers has been relensed
1 by the Elm Ira New York State
4 league club to York. Pn.. in the
Trl-state league. He is now play
ing with York. How Is this pos
sible? Very simple. The Ev
ers released Is not the shrewd,
quick thinking Johnny of Chica
go club fame; also Bobby Wal
lace Is not the St. Louis Browns'
old but crack luflelder. Wallace
was suspended by Galveston.
The similarity of names Is the
cause of the startling statement.
DRUCKE rR?mlSING TWIRLEH.
Mathawton 6aya Ha Will Prova to Ba
Ona of tha Beat In Gam.
New York fnns are highly pleased
with the showing of young Drucke,
theGlauts' promising t wirier. Although
he has not established any strike-out
records or' won every game he hiss
pitched, he gives every indication of
developing into one of the best In the
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DRUCKE, 01 A NTS' PROMISING YODNO
TWIRLER.
league with a little more experience.
Drucke bus quite a large assortment
of twists, speed, good control and.
above all, a cool head. Mathewson.
bis side partner, Is teaching him some
tricks, and Christy says be Is the most
promising young twlrler in the coun
try today.
FLYNN HAS MADE GOOD.
Pittsburg's Now First Sacker Clouting'
Ball Hard and Often.
No young ball player who has broken
Into big league baseball company in
recent years bas had such a sensa
tional debut as Jack Flynn, the Pitts
burg Nationals' new first sacker. In
no less than five games this season
Flynn bas by reason of a timely drive
won games for his team, and on two
occasions he hus won games from Chi
cago with a home run clout Flynn
Is not showing up like a Wagner in
the averages, but he Is making his
hits count, thus showing extreme
gameuess. which Is one of the great
est requisite of a winning ball player
Several clubs had their eyes ou Flynn
while with St. Paul last season, but
It was uot until in December tbnt the
Pittsburg club purchased him. There
was a wide difference of opinion as to
Flynn's chances to make good with
the Pirates, but after looking him over
Manager Clarke decided that he would
do, rid tbe team of all other candi
dates for the position and gave tbe
place to Flynn, who hus certainly made
good with both feet
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"THREE FINGERED" BROWN v
TRYING OUT NEW
TWISTER.
"Three Fingered" Brown, the
Chicago Nationals' stur twlrler, 1
is experimenting with a thin rub-
ber glove so as to control a t.
curved hall when the ball Is wet.
Brown says the rubber glove Is
Jut the thing for wet or cohl
weather pitching and thnt It en
ables him to get a better grip on
the sp'iep'lit The fans hnve nev-
t er ;iiet!:iei his rubber glove
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Experience Teaches.
Only years of experience and train
ing make finished hall players. Every
youthful u pM nrt can't come along and
how the veterans how to play ball
There ure too many tricks to be mas
tered to muke the speed boy dangerous
until be rulm some of the rough edges
off.
DIAMOND CHIRPS
Brooklyn fans say that Tony Smith
Is playing a flue game at short He Is
tbe best man there since Bill Dablen s
days.
luflelders Johnny Evers and Tinker
of the Cubs have robbed the Giants
out of more close games than all the
rest of the Cub players put together.
Outfielder Milan of Washington Is
uiKiuesnoiiiilily playing the best ball
of bis career this spring. Not only Is
be hitting well, but getting on the
bases one way or another.
When llot-r Itresiiahau's pitchers lte
hnve his le.ui1 should win Just as of
ten us It li.-t's DaUes, Muggins and
Corrldoti are three most valuable ad
dltlous matured via Cincinnati. Then
Mowrey rt Chnrii. hIo was a 100
ner ceui awtip in Si. Louis' favor.
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IS BIG FIGHT
ON THE LEVEL?
This Question Is. Now Being
Asked by Many Fans.
POINT TO JOHNSON'S RECORD.
Nagro Has Faked In Several Battles.
Some Believe He Will Do Same In
Coming Mill Training Methods of
Men Not Pleasing.
By TOMMY CLARK.
Owing to tbe Immense amount of
money Involved in the coming big fight.
tbe selection of Tex Illckard, the pro
moter, as referee and the tatter's close
connection with Berger, Jeff's man
ager, coupled with Johnson and Jef
fries' recent desultory training meth
ods, have caused some pretty spicy
gossip regarding the bout In fact,
many questions are being asked as to
whether tbe battle is on the level
In an answer to what he thought
about the coming fight a well Informed
New York sporting critic bas the fol
lowing to say: Johnsou is a faker a
notorious faker. A fighter who. once
fakes might fake any time. Johnson
has faked every time there bas beeu
anything to be gained by being crook
ed. He began bis cureer by agreeing
to let Joe Kennedy, a third rater,
stay to a finish with blm and then
to stand for Kennedy getting the deci
sion. Johnson double crossed his
friends, bet ou bimself and knocked
Kennedy out
Johnson's fight with Marvin Hart
wns even more barefaced. Tbe battle
was a Joke. Hart lumbered around
for twenty rounds without landing a
real blow. He got the decision, al
though be was no more entitled to bent
Johnson than Leach Cross would have
to beat Sam Langford. Johnson faked
with Sailor Burke at Bridgeport, Conn
Burke, who doesn't know how to get
up after being bit. stayed six rounds
with the negro.
The "wise" fight followers have never
been able to understand why Tommy
Burns allowed Johnson to beat blm.
Burns was a faker. He has confessed
It, and It would hnve taken only a few
thousand dollars to make Johnson quit
In their fight The only explanation Is
thnt Burns was so conceited that he
believed he could put the negro away
in a fair fight, and then he was benten.
Jeffries has never been proved a
faker, but for the last year be has beeu
chasing dollars in every part of the
globe. He has also been lending a
merry life. Of course his habits may
have been stopped since be went into
"strict" training, but a man with the
tastes of Jeffries isn't likely to give up
anything that pleases his palate.
If Jeffries Is really training be Is
having a good time of It In tbe good
old days, when a fighter had to take
the chance of being ridden on a rati,
the public had a chance to look over
the men and form an opinion. Nowa
days It's all a secret Johnson's train
ing bas been in his automobile and at
wine parties, so bis condition can't be
much better than Jeffries'.
Berger is a faker. He and Jack
O'Brien hnd a fiasco In the Quaker City.
and when O'Brien's conscience pricked
him he told about it Berger is a close
friend of Tex Rlckard. the promoter
and referee of the big fight
Jeffries Is thirty-five years old. ne
bas been out of the ring for a great
many years. Ills fight with Monroe
was a Joke, and be began to dissipate
long before he mowed the miner down.
If he wins this battle honestly he will
be regarded as the most wonderful
fighter that ever lived. If he loses
honestly It will not be snld that be did
his best. If Jeff fakes every one will
know It He will be regarded ns a
Benedict Arnold. Every friend will
denounce hlra. ne will get $100,000.
but he must realize the consequences
If Jeffries is trying to get Into condi
tlon It is time for him to settle down
to hard work.
Here are some choice pearls attrib
uted to John Robinson, manager of
But Nelson: "To defend the honor of
the white race! The diabolical Irony
of tbe phrase Is' being Illustrated lu
the frantic efforts of .Urn .leiTrles and
his corps of handlers to fool the pul
llc Into the belief thnt tbe former world
champion is back in the ring solely to
gather the laurels from the bullet
shaped bead of Jack Johnson Joke!
Biggest Joke of the much abused prize
ring! If Jeff and Johnson fight on the
level Johnson will whip the boiler
maker ns sure as fate. Jeff can never
come back.
"Jeffries, the most conceited, egotis
tical man ou earth, fighting a negro
he despises. Bull headed, be never
would take a chance of losing that
fight Berger behind the guns, crafty
and wise. Johnson, money loving,
lacking backbone. Here Is the com
llnatlon against which the great Amer
ican public must line up.
. "In plain language, the fight Is fram
ed, and Johnson will go down. My
advice Is don't bet a dollar on the
fight."
While these little side lights and prog
nostlcatlnns 011 the coming battle unit
carry much truth, there Is another side
of the affair to consider, lie of Hi
"golden smile" may be offered 11 for
tune to lose mid agree to un-epl t lie
money under those conditions. Vhi
the time conies to carry out his pun tit
the iiirreeuient. however. Johnson limy
suddenly think of his title, of which
he Is so pt'oml. Mini decide thu: It Is
worth more tbuu tiny u mount of can.
(From Monday's Dally)
Miss Frances Hibcr sptnt Sunday
in Omaha with friends.
Cliff Wescott left today for Beatrice
where he will attend a Sunday school
convention which is ling held there
this week.
Miss Anna Pricsnian returned to
Omaha this morning after being in the
city a day or two, acting as piano
player at the Majcctic.
Mrs. Robert Troop, Mrs. Win.
McCaulcy, Mrs. F. II. Steimkcr
and Miss Ada Searhs are spending
the day with friends in Omaha.
Mrs. J. L. Young and family left
today for Macedonia, la., to remain
a week or ten days at the home of
Mrs. Young's uncle, Lincoln Hobson.
Samuel Atwood of the stone firm of
Atwood and Newell is in town today
having come up from his home in
Lincoln to attend a few matters of
business.
Miss CJenevieve Howard departed
today for Sac City, Iowa where she
will spend the summer at her home.
Miss Howard was one of the faculty
of the local High school.
Miss Esther Royal who has been en
tertained for the past few days at the
home of her uncle B. C. Hyde, departed
this morning for her resident town,
Glenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Wunderholm
and daughter Edith of Omaha, arrived
in the city this morning to make this
their home. Mr. Wunderholm is em
ployed as engineer at the city water
works.
Miss Hazel Cowlcs who holds a
position in an Omaha store was in
town over Sunday being accompanied
oy Mm orace crane, one 01 jut uma
ha friends! They returned to the city
this morning.
Charles Contrynian who lives in
the vicinity of Xehawka put on a big
smile Saturday afternoon as a result
of a new girl that appeared at his
place. She ,is a healthy looking little
lady and both she and Mrs. Contry
nian are doing very nicely.
Miss Carrie Hunt and Mrs. C. H.
Higley of Omaha were in town vestcr-
day with Mr. Higley who is making
his home in this city, working as fire
man for the Burlington. They have
rented the Monroe house and expect
to reside here after the middle of the
week.
Ben Harrison, former principal of
the High scjhool left Saturday after
noon for Dunbar, Nebraska where he
cxpedts to remain on his parents farm
for the summer. In the fall he will
enter the law school of the University
of Nebraska.
Mrs. L. S. Burton was in town spend
ing Sunday at the residence of her
husnbands parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. F. S. Burton. She left this morning
for her metropolis home accompanied
by Mrs. Burton. Mr. L. F. Burton
left last week for California in charge
of a new McKeen motor, which he has
to deliver to the San Pedro railroad
in that state. He is meeting with fine
success in his work with the Omaha
company, lmving had a number of
promotions since taking up the posi
tion with them.
His Latest Request.
There is a clever lai who will
get his living in this world. For
playing truant maternal authority
cut oil his supper. Casting one
fond look at the authoress of his
existence, he paused at the door to
say :
"Mother, I am going to die, and
when I am no more 1 wish the doc
tor to cut mo open nnd look at my
stomach."
The maternal heart was filled
with awful forebodings, and the ma
ternal voice asked what be meant.
"1 wish it to be known," he an
swered, "that I died of starvation."
This was enough. The small boy
was triumphant and retired to his
little bed gorged to repletion.
An Awful Jolt.
"I sec you have a new automo
bile," said Wiggs enviously.
"Yes," responded Biggs as he
slowed up the machine near the
sidewalk. "And it's a beauty. Ev
erything works like clockwork."
"That's good."
"The tires are puncture proof."
"Better still."
"And she goes like the wind."
"Gee whiz! Wish I owned one."
"By the way, are you fond of rid
ing?" "Am I fond of riding? Well, I
should 6ay so!"
"Well, here's a street car transfer
I just found. I won't need it, and
you can ride home on it." Chicago
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