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20 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: 'AUGUST 15. 1920. SIR BARTON AND MAN 0' WAR WILL MEET FOR TITLE t Saratoga Cup Event Is Best Turf Race of Year Two Great Horses to : Meet. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Aug. 14, (Special.) What promises to be the racing test oi the year will ee the meeting of Man o' War and Sir Barton in the Saratoga cup at one mile and three-quarters on tne clos :ng day of the meeting at this point. It will be the first time these snlendid specimens of the thorough bred will-try each ' othcr'3 mettle, unless a special race should be ar ranged by the management between now and that date. If the weather and course conditions are favorable a new record may be looked for. Man o Wars sensational work re- cently when he covered a mile and a furlong in 1:49 4-5 and Sir liar ton's mile and a quarter in 2:01 4-5 in the Saratoga, handicap indicate the fitness of both horses. ' Old Adage Involved. It will be interesting to see whether the old adage about a good big horse being able to take the measure of a good little one will hold in this case as it has in most of the other tests that have -been made be tween horses that have been con cededly first class, but have not been matched in a physical sense. Somebody recently referred to Sir ; Barton as "a buil of a horse." con ; veying the impression that he is a : great heavy i type of the t.horougb '; fired. As a matter of fact he is a .trifle Over 15.2 hands in height and probably never has weighed 950 pounds in training. He is a'.l Worse, . however, from hu ratlike ears to his" . well placed .tail. Train Sir Barton Hard. It is doubtful if the turg ever had a tougher bit of racing material than Commander Ross' champion. He is a glutton for work. Wjien Trainer : Bedwell was gelling him ready for ; his early engagements as a 3-year-;old he gave him a drilling that would have knocked out any horse but the son of Star Shoot. Trials with Cudgel and Billy Kelly on all kinds of tracks and with weight up were the order of the day. The culmi nating work that made the average trainer hold up his hands and de clare that Bedwell had at la?t reached the climax came one day at Havre de Grace when the colt was brought out in a drizzling rain a cold, raw afternoon that would make the average man keep his charges indoors and sent a mile and a fur long in 1:54 2-5. ; He had Cudgel as a prompter for five furlongs, and Billy Kelly brought him home There's wasn't an onlooker that didn't question the wisdom of BedwelPs judgment on that occasion, and yet history records that he was right. Bedwell knew his horse. Race to Be Hafd Test When A. K. Macomber was in this country recently he said that our sys- j tern of racing took much more out of a horse than the method which pre- j vailed in' France. Races are run from J "start to finish here, no matter what the distance, whereas on the conti nent there is frequently no pace dur ing the early part. The fact that Hollister, which was considered a miler when racing here, has been placed in good -cdmlany at a mile and a half in France is proof of this assertion. " , It is for this reason that the Sara toga Cup should go down i4 history as a great race. Both Man O' War and Sir Barton like to go to the front. If both trainers give orders to race from the moment the barrier is re leased a contest that will surpass anvthinar the American turf has seen tay be looked for, as both horses e dead game, and v each comes om families noted, for their stam ina. , Test For Both Horses. In Sir Barton, Man O'War, will be meeting the horse "best qualified to search out his weaknesses, if he pos sesses any! No . other harse that - could be selected could be depended on to carry him along all the way. When Sir Barton is in action he is the picture of the relentless, tireless type of thoroughbred thaCnever ac knowledges defeat. With his head and tail On a lind and his ears flat tened to the disappearing point on his neck, he is a veritable racing ma chine. On the other hand, there is no denying the fat that Man O'War is a phenomenon. In physical make up he is as nearly perfect as horses' come. He is 16.2 hands, but is so beautifully modeled that he does not look it. His action is long. low, and sweeping, like that of the greyhound and his stride so ferrific that old tim-i-rc itimnirt it to that of Loncfel- low. There's no doubt that he cov ers more ground at a bound. than his older rival, and as his recovery is) so smooth and frictionjess his ad mirers claim that over long route this will be greatly in his favor. Lighting rutturea Burgess-Gran, I den Co. Adv. . 1 Trestle Work of New Steel Grandstand On Ak-Sar-Ben Field to Seat 8;500 People Trestle work of new grandstand at Ak-Sar-Ben field, which will will have a seating capacity of 8,500. Completion is expected m time for the harness races September 14 to 17, inclusive, and the automobile races during Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. . -s It's A 'New' Miske Who Will Face Dempsey On Labor Day Miske Is One of Few Pugs With Champion Ray -Pearson Says St. Paul Challenger Is Physically Perfect Dempsey Always in Good Condition. By RAY PEARSON. Aside from the result of his 10- round clash with World's Heavy weight Champion Jack Dempsey in Floyd Fitzsimmons' Benton Harbor arena onLabor day afternoon, there will be anotber thing to watch in the performance of Billy Miske, the St. Fau! challenger for the title. That concerns form, an all-important thing in all championship contests. . Miske. before Demosev annexed the crown by stopping Jess Willard in three rounds a little more than a year ago, fought the present cham pion twice, and it is to his credit that he did something Dempsey's other opponents failed to do. . He tuck the scheduled limit and es caped Dempsey's knockout wallop. That accounts for the fact that Miske was picked as the opponent to face the champion oh Labor day. New Miske Now. It has been hinted a creat many times that Dempsey did not put up the whirlwind attack against Miske that he showed in other battles. That is a matter of opinion, and unless those who do the talking were ring- ldcrs at those bouts they would hardly be in a position to judge ac curately as to the correctness of these hints. However, everybody does know that Dempsey was able to outscore the St. Paul battler on points. But there will be a new DempSey in the ring on Labor day and, too, there will be a new Miske. If the information at hand is true. Demp sey, as champion, will have to do one thing, and that is fight his hard- st, because if he slowed up the chance is always open for two things his opponent to' score one of those surprising knockouts, or to score a victory on points. It is just that sort of reasoning that makes it certain the champion will be in- talled a one-sided tavonte over Miske: and, being installed a top- heavy "choice, almost everybody will expect Salt Lake Jack to lay his opponent low in the early rounds of the schap. ' Can't Take Chances. With all due respect to-Derripsey and his wonderful ring skill, therj no getting away from the tact that he. any more than anv other fighter, can take rre chances against Aliske. Miske s record shows some brilliant performances, the kind that sparkle, and any one familiar with ihe ring game knows of the startling ipsets tnat have been sprunz. There's always that chance, for many under dogs in the betting i i.j ... . . nave lanucu on lop in xne past. cut this Renin away trom what we started to write; and that in the main concerns Miske, not Dempsey. Claims, wr.ich seem well substan tiated, are made that the St Paul heavyweight is belter today than he ever was in his life. That means physical condition, which naturally means form.- Nearly a -year ago Miske was forced to eo under a doctor's care because of a condition wuch threatened to stop his fight ing career. Prior to that Miske had been fighting too cften. His perfor mances began to show something was wrong, for he couldn't go through a tough set-to iri the classy tvl- he had displayed in his earlier bouts. ; Matches Are Canceled. It was necessary for his manager. Jack Reddy, to cancel matches and to refuse others until Miske -had ' I Who Has Stayed the Limit been given a good "going over" by physicians and that examination re vealed conditions which needed1 im mediate attention and remedying. According to the physicians, it was surprising' that Miske was able to box even a round in' the ring. The halt in boxing that followed a rest which could not be other than beneficial and the incidental repairing were just what Miske needed, according to his manager, for Billy today not only shows every evidence of being physically perfect, but has taken on consider able weight, which will be needed in a battle with Dempsej. Will Be on View. Those who may be skeptics will have a chance to see what Mike looks like in action in plenty of time before the bout to bet which ever way they care to, for Jfilly is to start work at his Bentor Harbor training camp two weeks before the contest. The articles of agreement demand that, and wise ring follow ers get a pretty good line on the condition of a scrapper from his training camp workouts. That was evident in the recent contest between Champion Benny jLeonard and Charley White. Leonard wasn't in his best condition by a long way, and he himself admitted that he wasn't in his worst condition. The fact that he knocked out White in the ninth round doesn't enter into the argument anent condition, for there are a lot of peaple who be lieve that had the champion been in condition he would have stopped White earlier in the fray- and not had to stand the humiliation of beA irrg "knocked to the canvas himself by oive of White's left hooks in the fifth round. As for Dempsey's condition, let it be known that the champion is one Of 'those birds who is always in shape. Drive-It-Yourselfs Accept Denison's -Challenge-Pascal Here's Manager Frank Pascal's answer to Johnny Denison's. public challenge: Whereas, John Denlson, manasor of the I'C'Wen Furniture company's Lase ball team, has seen fit 'o publicly cnallenge Frank Pascal, manager of the Drlve-It-Tourielf company's base ball team, to a f cur-round fistic encounter at tee Audi torium on Tuesday next In order to settle the championship In the City league, -and, wnereas. me Bam jonn uepison nas made said challenge for the reaon that the championship :i the City league was rot determined on th field, and for the alleged' rensch that the Tin Llizles re- ius.) to piay tne said uowen iturnlture company's dab, and Whereas, the saM oJhn Denlson la mis tr.hen In his Impression that the Tin Ll zles refuslKJo play Ole Bowen Furniture club, and, - . Whareaa, the sail challenge Is a bona f'de desire en the part of the Bowen Fur niture club to settl the superiority of said teams -on the field. Therefore, the Drlve-It-Toursel club hereby publicly accept. challenge to settle the superiority of said teams in the only way It can Be settled., vis., by playing ball and not by a bosing match. (Signed) THE DMVE-IT-TOURSELF BASE - Dinghy Helps Canadians. - Nothing has done more to . de velop jailors -among Toronto boys than the dinghy, and no club has done more for this type of sail boat than the Royal Canadian Yacht club. Dinghies can be built for $250. The club boasts nearly 80 boats of thic description, Frequent races are hehjL ' ' WaaMMnaa waaMBiaia J be entirely of steel and concrete and Dartmouth College Man , Star of Qanadian Team Earl J. Thomson of Filncc Allcrt, Sask., the Dartmouth college stu dent, is the particular star of the Canadian Olympic track and field team. He is the world's record holder in the 120 yard hurdles, 14 2-5. In .addition he is a good ' broad jumper and all round athlete. Drake Star' Ineligible. Des Moines, la. Aug. 14. The eligibility committee cf Drake uni versity has declared '"Bill" Scayiino ineligible to play foot ball this fall. Scarpino lacked about a year's work to finish high sclfool when he en listed in the 88tl division. He en rolled in Drake last Tall and it was hoped that he would finish his sub freshman and freshman work in the year,, but he failed in more than half his courses. At North High Scarpino gained quite a reputation as an end and had been counted upon to make good at Drake. Murray to Meet Jones Paul Murray, Omaha colored. heavyweight boxer, who is listed in the record book as having exchanged wallops with Jack Johnson, former hcr.vyweight champion, on two oc casions, has been matched to' fight six rounds with "Kid" Jones of Menrphis, Tenn., at Gothenberg, Neo., Labor day. 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Frank Foss of the Chicago Ath letic association, one of the stars of the American track and field team competing in the Olympic games at Antwerp, Belgium, is an example of a self-made athlete, a performer who has reached the pinnacle of his ca reer by perseverance and determina tion. The Cherry Circle athlete is the holder of the world's record in the pole vault at 13 feet 3 9-16 inches. He also holds the national A. A. U. championship record at 13 feet V inch. He has attempted to shatter his world's mark onT several occa sions, but failed by narrow margins. Star at Cornell Foss broke info the athletic spot light at Cornell university, where he was rated one of the best vaulters in the eastern colleges. .When he entered college he was a frail sort of athlete who did not have the strength to pull himself up while attempting extreme ' heights in his chosen event. He had the necessary speed to get up in the air, but. his shoulder muscles were not strong enough to do the rest. He was told to use the pulley weights to strengthen the muscles required for successful pole vault ing. He followed this advice by spending over an hour Qch day in the gymnasium doing everything which would give him the neces sary strength to pull his body over the bar when he had attained cer tain heights bv hard runs. Leap.v Nearly 13 Feet. By the time he left college Foss was able to clear the bar atheights close to 13 feet. He came west and went into .business with his father at the stock yards in Chicago. He did not lose his interest in athletics and joined Martin Delaney's track team. F 'itipy at or.ee set himself to c!i- .? the athlete's form a trifle and sKow him a few things about, the pull up and fling away. The Cherry Circle coach also emohasized the fact of the proper measurement of his run so that he could stick nis polevinto the ground without chop ping his stride. , He worked on nis run to such an extent that he now will not vary his approach six inches m an atternoon s pole vaulting. He also was shewn tne bst meth ods of timinz himself in the air so V comes In tour body . . Sport; Sedan; Coupe. and Western Iowa Omaha, Neb. Dealer Contract. that his "pull-up vcild be made at the proper time and also when to release himself trom the pole. He worked hard to perfect his form, with the result he is considered one of the most consistent pe; formers in track athletics today. Foss made his record-breaking vault at the Sears, Roebuck & Co. meet last year. Conditions were not any too favorable, as the ground was soft in the takeoff hole for the pole, while a strong cross wind did not help any. It was a clean attempt, as Foss did not even tick the bar. 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