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“SPORTING NEWS AND 'D COMMENT : noneltf BBoxnn, “Ble the. amateurs. are Plunging, rtrart. of close cllower of, form— _ at Brigh yhtors As usual theinsiders _ ‘are entirely cf SrSeerensee ow Bri ge at rhton, Racing - looks Victims 37 EDITED BY ERNE BESTS SAMMY SMITH IN 6000 “GO” (Special to The Evening World.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 2%8.—There was a packed house at the Broadway A. C, last night to see the slashing bout between Sammy Smith, the Ghetio feather-weight champion, and “Young Erne, who has been cleaning {t up some for the feathers hereabouts of late. It was a pretty go and Brne held a Te tmok at Brighton seems to br: blishing a record, Some of Sdetets most curious happenings in history of New York racing have lps spice of variety to the past few va Yet there Js no dimingtion In are pleased to refér ¢ ‘sucker money.” Boxing, a game in which every nor- ‘mal and healthy citizen of this town ‘Was interested during the grost deys Fitasimmons, Sharkey Jefities aud in'’amd the rest, Wied a violent here when. certoln ‘“promoters'’” CHICAGO. July 2. .—Play in the Weat-) orn Golf Championship at Glenview bas narrowed to the third round and Cham- | pion Chandler Egan “and his cousin, Waker E. Bgan, are BETWEEN THE ROUNDS EGANS PLAYED FAST GOLF. in the tourney. a’ campaign of trickery and} gimmy Britt, the lightweight: cham- pion, of California, added $3,000 more to his bank roll as a result of his victory ever “Kid Sulliven in their twenty- round bout in ‘Frisco last week. The total receipts of the fight amouted to 3,707 and as the fighters fought for @ per cent, of this money on the basis of 60 per cent. to the winner and 49.to the! : ing is @ stronger gamé than box- “ine ‘tor #0 many men-af. money are interested in it. But how will they be able to protect racing Qfter the wublic realizes the full ex- “tent! of the chicanery connected with | track events? By shade the best all the way through, although Smith made him fight a streak at times. rne's left. rather useful member, found frequent soaninn places lon Smith's face. an tte unable {0 avert it’ Hohowing this ligne id use & {hing Jab Erne wo hit with ‘good effect. Smith wile Tagain many blows never seemed to feaze the oy aay 's Ferry lad. The other bouts were r tame. of the gate recelots. The Tast time the men fought the receipts amounted to over $20.00, Jeffries a Matchmaker. Jim Jeffries, the retired heavy-welght chempion, has branched out as a fight of the largest fighting club in Califor- nia, Jeffries recently made an agree- promoter, and will be the matchmaker. {Where is John Middle Sky? loser, FTER adding cight be the Glants are again going out, | _ ‘ike imight errants of old, to hunt ou the hobgoblins and fire-breathing drag-| The ‘PGi her son, to “eetwn with, thelr | Sullivan, ‘ ahield or upon it. on bugaboos scratched on th hield, like the notches in a Texan's fe, #0 much the be better, OB GRIM, of Philadelphia, wants to| basis. Oghting club. No doubt the thing) t attracts the {ron-bound Italian 1s the fact that he could challenge from | billed for Aug. Both fi~ ticles ugless they Britt therefore was handed $4134,- | 52 while Sullivan, for teking the beat- straight ing got $2,069.68. ‘The club officials took games to their list of conquests! the. remainder of the moncy, $4,823.80. Fighters Want Grte Recelpts, fight promoters ‘ona of the wild and woolly land to the| Alaska, who are pulling off the second westward of New York. We feel like fight in that section between “Philadel- telling them, as the Spartan mother| hia Jack" O’Brien and Jack (‘Twin’) came If they have the) very near losing the match. They of- mames of a few conquered National) fered the fighters a guaranteed pi of $5,000 with no option of a of the gate recein’ fused to slen the were allowed to fieht on a percentage As the fighters threatened to foliow the example of our eminent) call off the fight the-nromoters gave in, friend, James J. Jeffries, and start) and will let them fight for 60 ver cent. of Skagway. bytae oe re- ment with three wealthy sporting men of Los Angeles to put in with him $10,000 building for athletic purposes in Call- fornia, Battles between the best fight- ers in the ,profession will be brought off, the first of which will be held in October, Fitzgerald and O'Keefe. Wille Fitzgerald, the hard-hitting! Ughtweight of South Brooklyn, will Jeave for Chicago in a few days, where | he will begin training for his fifteen-| round bout with Jack O'Keefe, the Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug. 15. ters will battle for a purse o with the privilege of taking 50 per cent. Pent? the receipts amount to STANDING OF THE CLUBS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Clubs. W.L-P.C! Clubs. W.L.P.C. New York..08 Cincinnatt. 40 id Louie. «23 58 ‘the ringside without interference. If Grim could challenge Jeffries every “night from the padded boards of a “platform the lesser privilege of going to heaven when he relinguishes his grip on the pleasures of this life would have no attraction for him, @ few tetanus bacteria and in- W Orulate the hoodco that follows) York, 9, Cincinnatl, 3, Brooklyn. pagaula, 8: Pitiubns, Pe ehicaKo, 4, GA: ON'T some one please cultivate Philadelpb! No Garmes scheduled. MES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY. AMERICAN TEAGUE, Clube We bs. RESULTS OF ‘YESTERDAY'S | Games. Washington, 4; Cleve! Chicago, 4; ‘phuisdelphias 4 (10 innings), | No Games scheduled. MANHATTAN’S NEXT ts TRAVIS PLAYS TRAVERS TO-DAY Jones and Foster will be the onposing | pitchers in the game between the Man- | SOUTHAMPTON, L. I,, July 28.~The sem-finals in the four cup divisions Hattens and the Philadelphia Giants when the teams meet in the sixth ame af thelr series at Olympic Field, One ed_and ‘Thirty-sixth street and WR Avenue, Bunday. To date ihe te have won three eames atul loat . ( A ae of the Manhat- rr aaa Beene, were played this morning in the Iny'- tulicn tournament of the Shinnecock | Hills Golf Club. Walter J, Travis hed| ‘The World baseball b ‘Morning Newspaper League, will cross) Rint with the crack Viewvil'es, of Yon-| on AUR 6 The «ame will be} nda Of the latter Clb. | ners, and a gr, aa euch side w. Btrongeat nine in the neki. -onent and he won with a@pparent ease by & up #4 6 to play. Travis played very fust golf, doing the first seven holes in 2% strokes. The eighth hole was ie only one he lost and that was | trough losing hie ball in the long grass along the railroad tracks, Ho _ have Hiiflernuon ad Travers beat Ralph Potern | Gals morning by 2 up. ‘The summary follows Firet Cup — Bei ‘rayis, Garden Ct Maltusrol, b Situations OBING a poor situation is the next best thing to sulting iin either case hey- quick revourse to the _ Want — Directory, put it this way: is are means the Dodge (Har sNewpori) | by 1 nes (C1 Vred H Tho tn 20 hole, ty Paistcait is ph 8. i ere ve i 74 op wid & to play ls up ngs | C. J. Sullivan, of Baltusrol .as an op- | met Jerome D, Travers in the fina) this! CURIOSITY LED TO HIS ARREST James Reilly, a bricklayer who lives in the Globe Hotel, No. 160 Park row, | accused Larry Head, a ‘longshoreman, 6 James ati in the Contre Street Court, this aftect him a threatening letter, | Redliy exhibite ene “You came between me and jand you will pay the penalty. you or 1 die, you value your life | Yor will never take ‘her out any more. |1 am your enemy. Tn a corner of the letter wha 4 Pored a | the coffin body Jabelle: as written, ity, and on on Hiend denied writing the letter. told, mee iand Reilly had half a broken ‘agistrate Mayo. “Magistrate Maye asked ure le asked me if the rep): Lon nation, so enintmanate FIFE'S BOAT CHOSEN, TORONTO, Ont, July 23.7, ‘Temeraire bas been chosen @# the cha ly. each to be spent in erecting the largest | Chicago fighter, which is to be held at) ‘The | ver. f $900 | y over the letter In court. It Pgreite ‘ther Tam laying tor you, so leave the city, wn ® rough outline of a comin, f in whiel re- “You are a can neither retd nor write,” he y said that on May 1 he and H i dozen ri tite w do you know he wrote the let-| or tt," “waa! as held in $00 ball for examl- M'AVOY IS PROMOTED TO A JUDGESHIP Mayor Elevates Magistrate to Special Sessions—Zeller Is Reappointed, City Magistrate Francis F. McAvoy was to-day appointed a Justice of the Court of Special Sessions to serve until Tuly 10, 197, Justice Lorenz Zeller, who has been in Special Sessions since May %, 1904, was appointed to the full ten- year term, ‘Timothy D. Sullivan, “Little Tim,” will, it 1s understood, be appointed a City Magistrate to sucoeed Justice McAvoy. The appointments were mate by the Mayor just before he started on his vacation trip. ‘They had been fore- casted and occasioned no surprise. The vacancy on the Srecial Sessions bench, which enables Tammany to ap- point a new Justice and place one for the full ten-year term, was caused by the retirement of Justice Elizur B. Hinsdale on July 1. Tammany now has four Justices on the bench and the Re- publican organization two. The salary 1s $10,000 a year. Justice McAvoy is a relative of Deputy Police Commissioner McAvoy. appointed to the City Magistrate's bench by Mayor McClellan, and {t was under- stood from the time uf his appointment that he would go from the police court to Special Sesuions as soon as there was a yancancy. Justice Zeller 1s popular and in German circles. He ts a of the Catholic ib and &@ man of ing, but his Suslitice in Tammany eye: |lines of *cominon sense’ “Know- fay people. “Little Tim" 1s slated fo iichiie n ae bough sande vacken ‘be ‘Mayor MoClelian will ointment until he "r jectee otherwise, th ay ere 1 ioe polite liven family before a judge, in. th Sull esas OS eos TRIAL RACES BREAK EVEN. ROCHESTER, N. ¥., July 28.—Two more trial reoes were sailed yesterday to select a defender. Rochester won the for hy five minutes and. fifteen seconds, | Kcee as took the weoond race by forty-five BRIGHTON BEACH ENTRIES. (Special to The Evening World.) BRIGHTON BEACH RACH TRACK, July %.—The entries for to-morrow’ races are as follo’ RST RACE-—Kelling; maiden two-yeare cade, five end 1» halt furlong: mn, of sending | ty: rHAnD lanckeWinaad Foo “Handicap: ree Bh mx Yor’ Michoils's Een for the Rae w fh MORTON CUTS HAYNES OUT OF THE EQUITABLE Chief Agent of the Mietro- politan District Told That All Agreements Are Off. The following letter, written by Pres- ident Paul Morton, of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, to Archibald C. Haynes, for several years general agent of the Society for the Metropolitan District. was made public this after- noon, by Mr. Morton: “July 28, 1905. “Archibald C, Haynes, Esa, “No. % Broad street, New York City: “Dear Sir. You are hereby notified that the agreement made between the Hquitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and yourself, dated the 15th of December, 1699, together with all agreements modifying said contract, or supplementary thercto, is hereby ter- minated forthwith, without prejudice to any claims which th» Soclety may now, or at any future time, have against you. Very truly yours, “EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. “By Paul Morton, President."’ When the 150 agents under Mr. Haynes's control heard the news they eald it released them from any connec- | thon with the company, eas they had made their contracts with the General Agent. A majority of them said they were willing to go with Mr. Haynes in fase he went with another company. Cashier Hobbs, of Mr. Haynes's office, has been appointed acting general agent. OMecrs of the Society are fnvest- gating the claims of several agents who It is alleged have worked in “dum- mies"' on the society. NEWSPAPER LEAGUE. A four-club baseball league has been organized under the name of the Morn- ing Newspaper Baseball League. It is composed of the Sun, Telegraph, Press ari World teams. Each club has ob- tained {nclosed grounds. The World opena the senson with the Telegraph ut Washington Park, Brooklyn, next Wednesday. Game will be called at 24) o'clock, ee PROVIDENCE ENTRIES. (Special to The Evening World.) TT PARK, PROVIDENCE, tries fOF tO-mOrrow's races mile and. furlong; gor ‘Grathians Pri rathiang Prince. hincerity. ell eintersinger !] a The Re oo betty Stre cs a { ve yo} ‘ Bu “e ———— hisRake. : BY BOZEMAN BULGER (Special to The Evening World.) ALBANY, N. Y., July 23.—On Manhat- ; tan Island Cinginnat! was a mark. ‘What can the Reds do at home? QUAKER COLTS eee dimen ene To find an answer to this question Beaso: McGraw and his Giants are now speed- OY Ing on thelr way West, expecting no { haven of rest, but willing to take a rif- fle at anything that puts up its dukes. After elght straight victories the champions feel the need of rest, and| PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 8.—The to-day baseball has been dropped from! famous Marylebone Cricket team nar | the repertoire of amusements. The|rowly escaped defent hers by 4 : streniious Ife has been passed up, and| the Colts of Philadelphia. who would within éarshot while this is being writ-| have beaten the Englishmen had there | § adm tet a e Beats, St, sh'Be Bes ' fen ate two gates of pinochie, two of| Seen time to Minish the guine. As te) BAEYT MONDAY, mame he Cia oe Was the Colis led on the first innings EE poker, one of hearts and numerous] * other evidences of the simple life. y on runs, and compelled: the visitors PASTOR'S 82 at. artetie™ With two strong clubs to face ang | MOTO, shee Innings. | eis second two much weaker, McGraw has'no fear! attempt for 110 ‘runs, and were only oHE Sy Hat & Op, Suse, of this trip, and futly expects. to’ come 4 of ‘the Colts” frat e, ASS “aio, Sts oT back with an increased lead. If he does a an filed Manhattan fans can rest assured of A sis! Gar eer ANS: HAT TEMPE witnessing at least three of the con- 2 complete Co." a Poilowed)s he testa for the championship of the world. pSUPERE sows fxiftine the Lia" With a lead of eight games three weeks Bowery, [Opens Rou from now nothing less than a stick of pa ALL peat aac eae. Dy THALIA near Coat | R dynamite can move the Giants from first ELEY ei oneete place. No use to be worrled. satus oye. Chevalier De Loris BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS. ~ { Tho games with Cincinnat! which were | &. "Stu eat Poe ret Rotaenbendsre- MUSIO™ | concluded at the Polo Grounds yester- fa Forrester. “ef tre att. BRIGHTON BEACH yn Bi day by that one-sided affair show be- | ects in Reece Horse ve. Staub Recans, ifenty Frenae 0c. Ey. Y. Hippos yond doubt that the Natlonal League Nese KOBE. T, HAINES tn “Once Upon! Binns s ticrs i "Others has but three clubs that can give the Stein, Brancee Mitarr. otc bid Giants an argument. Theso are Phila- |(Q TH “1H BELLE OF HICHMOND.” “SPORT. . delphia, Pittsburg and Chicago. Joe hy fs i. bbe. 0 oa ace Ai Kelley has a good i'tting club, but that/| yentr watinoes Bally, £8." lets him out. The Reds can siagh the 1h 2 Ft YIM THE WESTERNER.” Bea ball seemingly at will, but have over- “ Atkeg H Datiey erate pire looked the art of making these hard | Daily Mats. 25c. Souv. te, Tl T roe NEW YORK THEATRE s2eat Kelley's club is sadly lacking in ¢eam UH MONDAY, work. During the recent series. two meaws Ab OLENING Sth Big Et ae GRAPHIG “CAMERAS; ‘>, : games were lost to the Giants. through REGULAR BEASON.|S rk in ark: I) Boe jonths. 1 1 ’ this inexcusable negligence. In one| [NO COTHER, ATPRACTION. IPH! SEND FOR BARGAIN L sr ’ game Pitcher Erving was blamed for } SUCH A Se 1 throwing to first when the bag was un- GEO, M. 4x2 ~ LITILE |FOLMER & SCHWING MFG.GO, | covered, ‘when the blame in reality falls FAMOUS OHNNY. on the shoulders of Juggins, who should COHAN JONES. 175 Elm St, (Cor. Broome) N.Y, | not have permitted such a weird state ———————————SS==S of affairs. Imagine Biny Gilbert or Jimmy Wikiams failing to cover first when the first baseman had gone in ——SEATS awe ON 8. Prichs Ben We. We. and No Ro higher, | ian} SPORTING. 424 st, Bway. 7th fe EL oA) NR To-Morrow Last Day' Brighton: Races wi oS ae at, ites ey THe bony AMMERSTEIN'S? ape ds # GARDEN ae 15 00 Ml eB rbated ane pert ae 0, oS. it a ieetat te i @ Girl from "CHINATOWN ABLAZE. ectnanlar Performance FIRE, FIGHTERS, "On Baweey, alreet ADMISSION ‘10 ‘16 CENTS, 51 "Sodustoun FOU e es NEW YORK *.NORTH POLE Change Bil Weekly, | eee a Seu Bi eae ae ee nm aS a Feaina om in Ney. a 10) iy an ee close for a bunt. Buch @ play would have eent either of them to a New York club-house in disgrace. While the Gianis expect several show- of bottles before Harler ted, they are pi ays Bast trvining for jet *erom. such "Ae saults ‘praines pounds the play- | rh with a small at every morn, to harden them to the aon Hank of ig er-weight missiles, and Brdwne says a trolley’ car could Fun over i ‘ow and not keep him out of the Rel Orns to that final game with it is with pleasure we note Spat the giao! te have Potur ed to the: ba oR jens hi ia “ihe canes ) ¢ grave of “pitcher dol he period is ey { MANHATTAN BEACH. cae VAUDEVILLE 43! 2 Sn ee ae a a CENTIPEDE CREWS TO row gare cemipede, barse. Lawrence . double seul nd swimming meko up the programme of the P Hochelle Rowing see Peg xtctiast io de a rit mh om Vata i “BREAD MCAND'” HY Re HF Mule