The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1906, Page 7

» THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1906 PESESE RS 'SPORTS' BITTER ACCUSATIONS IN RING SCANDAL ) !' TUF § AT ASCLT PARK| Manager Durnell 3ro L\ CHARGER ARE SERIOUS Committee File Fori With Judge UNDAL oks and “Boots® ceused by - f nal Will Complaint Owners >—— morning » e w A and ¥ &g 2 c . i Ass € g wit $ . s It is als > = f B my LIPS e fa MIMPHIS GOLD CUP CASE ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION Quick, ‘Pgr PAY ME WHEN YOU CURED. nd 1 e see ML wh me w DR. 702 MARKET STREET. Corner Market SAN FHAN to man wheth en_t_ Gures Complications » the skeptical offer ARE are free treatment is am always glad to ds and give f.irndly gll. If you camnot rite to-day. ES & CO. con tha and Kearny St S$CO, CAL. Tto9p m. the Horsemen at Los Angeles Hamilton | .| With an homest man in Britt Claims Joe Gans { Should Have Been Disqualified. e — | ChargesofBaltimorean Scoffed at by Man- { aging Brother. —— "{Says Jimmy Had His| Opponent Beaten to a Standstiil. iyt “Now, does amny sane man the ring as i a fighter who was to win a fake contest on n foul could deliterate- Iy commit a foul himself, not only cnce, | referee, but four times. It's all rot.” The foregoing is a portion of Willie Britt's peppery reply to the accusgtions of Joe Gans that the latter's fight wit - | Jimmy Britt was a fake The ie an | implic in this hat Refer: Eddie shou ave stopped the fight Gans went g hit and st on to Bri would to 14 t floor without d th Had foul money ¢ have been be =0 burned supp a sure thing. have elp the game takes great pride which he is a mas hesitatec to be e pre s waging in having ay rtunate il was-bitter in his denuncia- | The native man as “a | he would at 6 o'c the morning | > earn fore = living with pick | would entertain a the colored man | ne | Gans damaging it he can bit t prove them. foreward of Then | judge for itself. He | ar and he seeks to bull- e me into another fignt, that's all | Captain Kidd were come out of | his grave and accuse Roosevelt of robbing a bank the people w say he was | crazy and no one would listen to him. I | regard Gans’ present attit light and I think the general public will aiso take the same view of the situation ey stop to con defy any one in all this world to | prove in any manner, shape or form that T was ever mixed up with a single crook- ed transaction in the prize ring. al- | ways was on the level and did my best with every man I ever met. Gans cannot | bulldoze me into another fight. I would | rather be forced to get up at 6 in the | morning and earn my living with pick and shovel than to get into the ring with ch a man as Gans again. I will never rtain another proposition to meet him | and this is final. There is no chance for me to change my mind “Gans says I received 6i% per cent of the receipts for losing that fight. He falls 1 to produce any documents to prove this, wever. 1 wish to state that I received the loser's end of that purse, as the arti cles called for. The money was paid over by James Coffroth, the promoter of ght. He will bear me out in what I can prove all the statements I to w the ¥ make, while Gans is at a loss to do s0.” Gans had little to say last night. His ning came the evening befor He told verything he could think of then. He repeated this statement last night and said he is willing to stand by what has already appeared in print. He is hotfoot | | after another match with Britt and is | doing all he can to secure it | Promoter Jim Coffroth will not be mixed up in the matter. He smiled a gracious smile when questioned regarding the af- | fair, but had nothing to say for publica- | tion. Coffroth is willing to let the others | occupy the center of the stage, while he sits back and observes the situation and awalts the result Willle Britt’s statement follows: { The accusations of faker Joe Gans implicat- | ! ing Jimmy Britt is nothing more than an at- tempt to besmirch the homesty of my brother for the edification of certain persons who, on | | account of personal 1l will, are anxious to piaee him in an unfavorable light before the public. Were it not for the underhand influ- ences that are behind Joe Gens in this thing I would not notice biz statements further than to brand them es infamous lies and point out | thet the map who uttered them was a self- confessed faker who had cheated and robbed the public he now is laying wires to dupe again. | San Francisco is the only city in the United where this poorly aavised and crooked fs permitted to thrive. What has Joe | Gans 1o Jose by charging that Al Herford and | myself arranged & fake contest beiween he | and my brother? Absolutely nothing! He ad- | mitted here more than a month ago that he | | had slways fought to orders. He admitted { that he faked with Terry McGovern in Chicago, he has stated that he faked with Mike Suili- ven in Baltimore before they met here in this city, and now he charges that he faked in his last contest with Britt. What has he to gain? Everything. When Britt met him a year ago last October Britt pummeled him ail over the ring. Inasmuch as Gans had admitted compiicity in memy frauds it seems pretty #0ft to excuse his miserable showing with Britt by saying that he fought to orders. There are 2 thousand ressons why the Britt-Gans fight could not have been & fake. In the first place, Gens saye that he first agreed to lay down. Jet vs assume, for am argument, that this is_#o. Why there any reason for me or Jimmy Britc 10 agree to lose? Gans was a favorite over Britt. Why should Jimmy Britt scek the questiopable horor of beating Gans to a stand- still and then toss the decision to the winds by losing on a foul? In the next place Britt | S | vos . corier price in the pooliooms at the REFEREE GRANEY IS DRAWN INTO CONTROVERSY. belleve, | de in the same | ! | an homest man in the ring as referee, a | on a foul could deliberately commit a | could be bought for a sum the size of j whom Jimmy Britt has honestly striven ! public another dose. ] L ! DERBY HORSES ME CATHERIN Barney Schreiber's Crack Colt Dr. Gardner Will Likely Be the Post Favorite —— WILFRED Good Luck and Masterson Will Also Be Shipped From Ascot Park to Face Barrier ) v 11 COMING | | | | i | | | In the next place ca: 14 except an insame man or th v iy is dishonest assign ome good lose to Gans when mits t he agreed to lay his manager, Al Herford, had 1 of $5000 up to guarantee that It is the silllest story I whole thing is rotten to the with the aroma of the Augean ossible that, with the intense ting between the Gans and the I should sit down and sign her's chances of winning, espe- s manager agreed to | m What was the object? sn’t hold water > pror oney must be bet ght its It is the strong- everything was lose on a | » was belng four th round wit ng hit? n action on his part endanger unt of crooked money he claims fight. Was it not in the referee to say, “'Mr. Gans, you g _the rules in falling down being hit"? Two sporting editors in | commented on the fact that Gans | have been disqualified before Britt Now does any sane man believe with Sghter who was to win a fake conmtest foul himself not only omce but four times? It's all rot. Now here Is the Gans charges dis- posed of in a nutshell. It's an argu- ment where we figure to get all the worst of it owing to the fact that Joe Gans is a self-coufessed faker, and he is mow trying, with the ald of others, to smear Britt with his slime. Joe ans is trying to “right” himself with a public he has skinned so often 50 he can mulct them again. Joe Gans is a poor, misguided mouthpiece for persons who would rub thelr hands In glee at the prospect of seeing the character of Jimmy Britt besmirched In his home city, as they have tried to besmirch it in other parts of the country. Let those who are interested in the boxing game nud in the character of its heroes | stop and consider the source from whence these charges emanate; also consider the motive; also conslder that if Jimmy Britt faked in his contest with Joe Gans, a discredited faker who Jimmy Britt's monthly income, why did he not do the same thing with Battling Nelson, when by doing o he could have made emough money to last him the rest of hix natural life? Is it reason- able o suppose that Britt would carry the public’s money with him on al crooked deal omce that he would let ) slide such an opportunity as the Britt- | Nelson fight afforded? Come om, Mr. Faker; if the Britt-Gans fight was | crooked yod have more to tell. Where are the papers? Who bet the money? They are some of the things I am in- terested in knowing. In the meantime I am confident that the public, before many times, will take no stock In the utterances of a misguided negro who admits that he hns spent half his life duping the public. As long as I have a thing to do with the promotion of boxing afiairs in this eity I shall en- deavor to protect the public from bhelng robbed by self-confessed fakers who | spend hal? thelr time figuring out ! schemes to defraud the public and the | other balf In protesting that they have turned square so they cam hand the | ‘W. F. BRITT. . LEAPS TO HIS DEATH FROM BRIDGE IN CITY OF SPOKANE SPOKANE, Feb. 18.—J. C. Bennett, Aged about 60, a prominent citizen of Rosalia, committed suicide last night by jumping from the highest point of the Monroe-street bridge. He dropped more than 100 feet and the impact of the body with the rocky grounds broke almost every bone. The head was bad- 1y crushed. He had been drinking for a week and Saturday night pawned his watch. He left a letter to a friend in Reosalia, bidding the friend good-by and saying he would meet him in heaven. | | TO-DAY”: Interest in the racing at Oakland this week will center in the California Derby, which will be the attraction on Washing.. ton's Birthd The event is for three- year-olds, at a mile and a quarter, ‘and il have a value of about $4000. It prom- es to be one of the best contests in the ok nr‘ the Derby, as a high-class field sur Particular interest will be shown in the meeting of Dr. Gardner and Sir Wil- fred, the latter being expected to arrive from Ascot. Masterson, the colt which beat a good field In the Ascot’Derby on W is h 1 ! Saturday, is also an eligible, as is Good Luck, which finished second. colt is in The latter the Tichenor string, due to ar- rive at Oakland to-day from the south- ern track Othe; entered are Nagazam, Confed- erate, Nealon, Equorum Rex, Sir Edward Hammeraway, Loyal Front, Tenordale, T, W. Barr, Pal and W. H. Carey. 2 Thomas H. Williams, presldent of the New California Jockey Club, left for Coro- nado Beach last evening with his family, where they will spend a week of rest and pleasure. ney Schreiber has passed the $25,000 mark and has a lead of about $8000 over Walter Jennings, who is second, winners to date are as J. Baldwin Gum & Cc E. Rowell R R Applegate & ( J. W. Blalock George P. McN W. P. Magran; 1. Coggins . F M. Van Gorder F. Tanner Crar Madtson 2 H. Stevens & Son ames Touhey Jones & Lusk Gabriel ENTRIES AT OAKLAND. “ollowing are the entries for to-day's running events at Cakland: First race—Three and a half furlongs; sell- two-year-old maidens. Mre. Frankie Newburgh (Stover)....115 Menden (Oakland Stable) 118 Dec Craig (Yanke) 115 Pescadera (Rowell) 115 Altamax-Sea Ba: . Mrs. Mathews (Scl Balgowan-Gantl John H. Sheehan (Crane) Carrie L (Lynch) . Mr. Melton (Glover & Co.) Kismet-Main Top. ancy W (Ryan) Queen Allecns (Ross) e " Laicar (Applegate & Cotton). ell) . filies and m: three-year-olds an 3*Mordente (Beebe) 42 9192 Serenity (Sierra Nevada Stable) 9058 Lydie Wrousman (Touhey) 9018 Meada (Oakland Stable) ... 9233 Dolly Varden (Tompkinson) Dangerous Girl (Murry) . Zaza (Howard & Dav Flo Manola (Edwards) . Macene (Rowell) e Lady Bimbo (Edison) *Anirad (Davies) ... Glen Brier (Leach & Cook) up Third race—One mile: tion; selling by four-year-olds and up. subserip- 9276 Arrahgowan (Williams) ... 108 9249 Briers (Fleur de Lis Stable) 107 9253 Haven Run (Rowell) 2 100 9275 Blackthorn (Fink) 112 9253 Canejo_(Ellerd) 2 107 9267 Wenrick (Cleal & Sturgeon). tit] 9270 Bird of Passage (Del Mont 1104 Fourth race—One mile and 100 yards; selling; three-year-olds and up: 9279 Clydeo (McCarthy) 107 9268 Judge (Ramsey) 9 (9272)Critical_(Case & Stemler) ] 9280 Theo. Case (Judge) .. 88 9210 sChristine A (Davies). ... g 9279 Briarthorpe (McGettrick & sler).. 99 (9274)Fulletta (Hoag) gl s il Fifth race—Seven furlongs; selling; three- year-olds and vp: 0234 *Vigoroso (Appleby 06 Ed Lilburn (Magrane) . Ralph Young (Ellerd) 9241 Tavora (Mack) 3 0266 May Holladay (Edwards) (9255) Watchful (Stevens) 9250 Isolation (Jennings) 9222 Kiss: (Jones) ... 9229 Frolic (O'Rourke) .. 9254 Supreme Court (Abrams) 9014 Profitable (Winter) .. 9250 Spring Ban (Rogers) Sixth race—One mile and 50 yards; three-year-olds and up: 8930 Soufriere (Sierra Nevada Stable 9280 Veterano (Multnomah Stable) 9214 Rey del Mundo (Baldwin) 9223 Melodious. (Abrams) 9262 Nealon (Schreiber) . 9205 J K F (McCafferty) . 9260 Charlatan (Gum) . *Apprentice allowance. SELECTIONS FOR OAKLAND BY FRED E, MULHOLLAND. Sheeh: purse; First race—John H, Mathews, Menden. Second race — Meada, Glen Brier. Third race—Briers, Haven Run. Fourth race—Critical, Fulletta. Fifth race—May Holladay, Watchtul, Ed Lilburn. Sixth race—Charlatan, Nealon, del Mundo. — e—— ROCKEFELLER IS GOLFING SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—“These stories of the sea, these tales of cruising on the Spanish main are all false. When Mr. Rockefeller is found it will be in the Southern States with a golf stick in his hand and a caddy by his side.” Such was the statement made to- night by Dr. Paul Allen, John D, Rocke- feller's personal physician, in an inter- view. “And,” added the doctor, “Mr. Rocke- feller is in first-class health, despite all stories to the contrary.” Mrs. Flo Manola, Theo. Case, Rey | | ! l MU O 2 R el ' EDITED B CALIFORNIA BILIIARDIST 0UT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP H. A. Wright Is Ex Record in Chicago Tournament. | pected to Set a New]| 3 L — 4 % > A lua‘.zlt&ué <> S - =S | | g e — H. A. WRIGHT, THE C REST AMATEUR BILLIARDIST ON THE COAST, WHO IS BEXPECTED TO WIN THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT MONTH AT CHICAGO. H. A. Wright of this city, who is known to his familiars as “Chick,” is speeding on to Chicago, where he will compete in the national amateur cham- plonship billiard tournament. This will be held in the rooms of the Chicago Athletic Assoclation, the first games being played on March 12. The National Association of Amateur Billlard Players of America has offered a cup of marked artistic beauty’and of great value. This need be won but once when it becomes the property of the successful player. The probable field that will compete in the tournament follows: aarles F. Conklin and Calvin Demarest of the C. A. A, J. F. Poggenburg and Dr. Mial of New York, H. A. Wright of San Francisco, Edward Gardner of Passaic, N. J., and Charles Threshie of Boston. Invitations have been sent to every rec- ognized amateur of champlonship class, including Martin Mullin of Cleveland and Wilson P. Foss of Haverstraw, N. Y. It is not believed, however, that either of the latter will enter the tour- nament or that the fleld will differ to any degree from that named. The tournament will be run on dif- ferent lines than those of last year. Much of the red tape will.be cut out and the rules changed in some in- stances. In particular, the amateur referees, which, on the whole, were not a success In the last tournament, will be eliminated, and a professional, fa- miliar with all the finer points of the game, will officlate in this capacity. Interest among the amateur cue wielders here over the tournament is at a fever heat. Many bets have been made. Spinks, the well-known profes- sional, has the utmost faith in Wright, and is betting even money that the San Francisco player will make a grand average of fourteen. Such an average would eclipse anything ever done in national amateur circles so far. The best record to date is the 12.3 made by Wilson P. Foss in the 1903 tournament. Chicagoans who are here are backing Demarest to beat Wright for first hon- ors, several bets of $333 to 31000 have been lald that Demarest will finish ahead of Wright in the tourney. Of- fers at the same odds have been made that Demarest can take the measure of the coast expert in a match game of 500 points. . — e BURGLARS' VISITS REPORTED.—The po- llce were notified vesterday that the tailor | shop of Glovanni Pellegrini, 3181 Hroadway. had been entered by burglars early yesterday morning. Three unfinished suits of clothes, a finished ccat and white overccat cloth of the total velue of $140 were stolen. The saloon | of C. J. Harrigan, 1199 lL'olsom street. wa entered by forcing open the rear door and $3 taken frem the cash drawer. A nickel-in-the- slot machine, which was empty, had also bien broken cpen. e Builds up all the waste tissue of the kidneys. Lash's Bitters. . ALANEDA WE T0 PLAY HERE Tennis Championship of the County Across the Bay to Be Held in the Park The annual tennis tournament for the championship of Alameda County will be played on the tennis courts in Golden Gate Park this year instead of at East Oakland as heretofore. Play is scheduled to start on Thursday, and will continue next Sunday and the following weeks until completed. Both the singles and doubles will come up for decision and some close play may be expected before the winners in the dif- ferent/events are determined. The com- petition will bring out the four cham- | plons: George Janes, the coast cham- plon; Fred Adams, the State champion; Charles Foley, the Bay Counties cham- pion, and Carl Gardner, the San Fran- cisco champion. These, with the other crack players, should serve to make this | tournament fully as interesting as any of the more important events of the year. Being played on the courts in this city will add materially to the interest in the tournament, especially from the specta- tors’ standpoint. The park courts are popular with tennis followers and a large crowd wil! be in attendance throughout the event. George Baker is the present champion of Alameda County, and George and Nell Baker. hold the doubles title. They can hardly be expected to retain the high honhors, however, as neither Is playing the game at present of which he is capable. Entries for both the singles and doubles | close to-morrow fat noon and must be sent either to N. H. Martin, 2052 Fell street, or to Miller Hotchkiss, 9 Market street. The drawings will be held imme- diately upon_the closing of the entries. The tournalent committee in charge of the event is composed of Miller Hotch- kiss, chairman; N. W. Ambrose, George L, Baker, J. M. Baker and F. C. Adams. —————————— STRANGE ACTIONS OF TWO GIRLS — | Helen Garcia, 13 years old, of 751 Broadway and Emma Richards of the same ago, who ives at 728 Broadway. purchased a bottfe of carbolic a~id in a Sutter-street drug stcre last night and then went to the corner of Hyde and California stricts and pretended to swallpw the poison. Policeman ~Burkholder took the girls to the Central Emergency Hospital, but it was found that they had not drunk any the acid. They were booked for a public in— stitution, RA.SMYTH | FAST POCATELL \CAIN 1Y FORM George Nethereott’s Crack Greyhound Shows That He Is Still in the Running DEFEATS WILD TURKEY Several Decisions Given by New Judge Meet With the Disapproval of Bettors — The Inclement weather made coursing .| at Ingleside Park somewhat disagreeable from a spectator’s point of view yesters day, yet a fair attendance was present. John Sheehen made his debut as judge. His work in the saddle did not give satis- faction to the followars of the sport. In the champion stake George Nethercott' Pocatelli showed his old-time form by an- nexing the long end of the purse. In the class stake Tim Cronin's Tralee's Best was running with an unusual burst of speed, defeating Lady Honesty in the de- ciding trial It was one of the most disastrous daye for the talent in many weeks. Favorite after favorite was bowled over, many of them at long odds. Some of the short ends to score at good odds were Sampler from Honest John at 3 to 1, Lady Fleld- wick from L L C at 3 to 1, Fiery Rock from Lady Leeds at § to Blue Eyes from Queen's Motto at § to 2, Barge from Richard Anton at 3 to 1, Orsina from Ab- bey Side at 3 to 1, Barge from Flower Girl at 2 to 1. Jim Lamb from Lord Sefton at 3 to 1, Little Plungs at 5 to 2 and Tr: at s to from Patched Up Maid from Amandan The results: on stake— t round: P resto beat Frank C; Flowep Kelp; Barge beat Richard a a bye, Davy Crockett withe Orsina_beat Abbey Jim Lamb telll beat rawn K eat Helmont; Lord Sefton beat Eurasia; Wild ey beat Bartigus; Hudson beat Eleanar B. The Duke beat Pony Capitol; Mi Amige biat Renegade Apac! S round— P Ii beat Presto; Barge wer Girl; Koko Ri t_Orsina; Jim Lamb beat Lord Sefion ld Turkey beaf The Duke beat MI Amigo round — P beat Jjim Lamb; Wild beat Barge; Koko Rica beat The Dukes Fourth round—Koko Rica withdrawn. Declding course—George cott’s Pocas telli (Emin Pasha-Little Wonder) beat G. H. ougall's W Turkey (Lethbridge-Shy stake—Peerlcss beat Gallant Royal bea Princess Muggsy Little P¥ beat Mount Lad: Lady beat Milk Mald est John; Mabel S beat Conroy beat Cuban Star; Tilie R berry Sauce beat Quitter Aurelia; Se beat Rock beat y Leeds Queen's Motto; Lady Honesty King V beat Presidio Girl; Tral Balendien: FEagle Bird beat ¢ Race King beat Miss Domestic Domestic Lad Second lark Chain Happy Wild ¢ tine; Cram- Best_beat Flerg yes beat Stingaree; Maid beat ant Friend; Amandan beat ound—Peerless Beauty beat Allbe I: Little Plunger beat Gold Chamm: Prin- avoy beat The Rival: Patched Up beal Fleldwick; Wild Gus beat Sampler; Pride beat Mabel S; Tillle R beat Cram- berry Sauce: Tralee's Best beat Secretive; Flery Rock beat Blue Eyes; Lady Honesty beat King V; Tralee Maid beat Eagle Bird: Aman- dan beat Race Kine. Third round—Princsss Savoy beat Peerless Beauty; Little Plunger beat Patched Up: Wild Gus a bye, Valley Pride withdrawn: Tralee's Best beat Tiille R: Lady Honesty beat Flery Rock; Tralee Maid beat Amandan. Fourth round—Princess Savo: Plunger; Tralee's Best beat Wild Honesty beat Tralee Maid Fifth round—Tralee’s Best beat voy: Lady Honesty a bye. Deciding course—T. J. Cronin’s Tralee’s Best (Cronin's Wild Tralee-Fair Lily) beat A. Cota's Lady Honesty (Rocker-Homesty). PHIL CRANE Turf Correspondent and Owners’ Representative ROOM 235. PHELAN BUILDING. . 808 Market St.. 2nd Floor. Telephone Main 3265. Entrance for Ladies, 33 O'Farrell, One flight up. 20 to | SHOT Surely Goes To-Day This good thing I have for to-day will surely go rain or shine and, I make tx: prediction, here, and now, he will run best race of his life, and you will surely mt of him t's what 1 Little Lady beat Gus; Princess S win, unless something in breaks a world's record. know, end that's what you will Last night stable conn away cypher messages. but next, they can't fool me, as Old Crane on to all these tricks. Also on to-morrow am awzre of & good one that I Emow be let out for the long green, and for Wednesday I will uncover & baby that will be g good as 3 to 1. Under no considers- tion go to the track without my three dayes’ information for this Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday. As you are well aware, [ have named more winning long shots than any person in this line ot&l ness, Information consists of ome - day, and positively no more. The cream of good things is what I give you. Again let me say If you are satisfled with one bet a day, then string Along with me right now. If you are unable to call yous- seif, then telephone me and I wiil send you to-day's message C. O. D. by A. D. T. messen: Information only for sale at_my . Accommodations for lady patrons. Information for sale at my office from 10 a. m. until 2 p. m. Out-of-town clients can wire thefr remittances, which will receive prompt attention. Terms, 82 daily: 85 for 3 days: $10 for & days. COLE’'S SYSTEM THE GREATEST MONEY-MAKER EVER PRESENTED TO A HORSE PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE TURF. $8170 winner The above a individeal SY. winner the 7S days I have beem open . .3%3 WINNER The above amount In what each individual SYSTEM PLAYER won Iast week. BECOME A SYSTEM PLAYER WHY waste your time guessing at them ard losing your momey when you can make from $20 to $100 a day playing the “COLE SYSTEM.” RECORDS AND STATE- MENTS on flle in my offic>. 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