The evening world. Newspaper, August 5, 1907, Page 6

SPASM P x» 8% You can-get the money down. OF GANS will soon be taking almost as great a chance with his puxil- {stio future as Battling Nelson did ‘he fought Jimmy Britt. By Aah? ing Britt Nelson risked @ defeat that involved the loss of a match with. Joe Gans for the lightweight ohamplonship. A purse of 340,000—the greatest genuine purse ever offered for a pugilistis con- test—had already been put up for that battle by m Nevada promoter. Nelson lost to Britt, and at the same time lost all chance of the battle with Gans Forty-thousand-dollar purses are not offered for defeated sorappers, See what this lest fight cost Nel- son. If he had wort, of if he had passed Britt up and had waited for his chance to fight Gans, he would have split a WP TO DALE | AND NEWSY. > ANTI- GAMBLING UTS LID ~ ON AT SARATOGA —— ope Canfield’s Is Canned, and Even Dice) Is Tabooed at the Resort Where ’ Once Everything Was ‘Wide Open. 2 of those curious sights to be found only in the most civil- {zed and law abiding communities. If you stopped on the street and shook dice for the drinks you'd be arrested instantly for violating the gambling laws, If you tried to sit in a little poker game the vigilant Saratoga pollee would take you to the lockup. Faro and roulette and all such sinful amusements are strictly tabooed. Canfleld’s {s canned tighter than Cervera’s fleet at San- tUago. You would be taking a des- perate chance of arrest if you match- ed your friend for the carfares. Saratoga is in the midst of an anti- Siete to-day presents, one gambling spasm. But go down to the race track, wave a handful of bills, and bet as fast There's no one to interfere or look cross- * eyed. Gambling of that kind improves the breed of horses. to-day that ever left a defeated man's urvy condition the Aivision will be tn if this “Jimmy Ryrns’ chances to overturn Champion Gans. Burns will be free of any entangle ments with Britt or amy of the other Ughtwoights. He has no promises out He will be free to pick hia own op- ponenta !f he once gains the titl Britt, with a clean-cut ytotory over Nelson to hia credit, has next call to the. championship. Even {f Burns should be luoky enough to Innd tt he will have a hard time overlooking the ‘Frisco fighter. Probably he wouldn't try to overlook him. “Burns” has -al- ways been anxious to fight Britt or purse Of $40,000 inatead of the 8.887 he fet for fosing to Britt. Even if he had enough reputation left to Aghting Britt andvall the rest_of the ‘i fientwoigis, and would still have been & good drawii But if he had by game hicky chance | To Robert Edgren, Evening World: crop of championship aspirants. beaten Gans—then he would have im- metiately hecame such @ great thentri- Teal “attraction — tha could cleaned yy fortune on th tage with- out aeniing again,” D now the wise Joe Gans {s tak- A the wo eimtiar chance. He gets-n Rood purse for fabting Stremy Burns," formerly George Memsic. But {t ls lktle compared to the $45,000 or no he cnn fight Britt for in Nevada. And | I make no mistake in eaying that} ‘Burns Is a dangerous fighter. He is @ tough youngster, w seasoned, ex- | perienced, with a knack of hard hit- [at nae tet —Yery—aenmeross: He 1s clever—at least he is more clever than aon ever could &, Gana Ts taxing a trare Sis with “Burns. He may be sorry when over. ~erance+ the fight In Into Champion Gans, he would | eR ey Joe Gans Wires to ~ Robert Edgren That \ 97 . : He'll Fight Britt. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 5, 1907. ~ My match with Nelson {s off and. my manager, Ben Selig, in negotlat- ing with Britt for a battle Labor Day at Reno, where a $35,000 purse has~been—offered. Iwill fight .Mematc here Aug. 18, and will beat ‘nim, of course, although he in In my opinion the best of the present day punch, but lacks experience with real fixhters and generalship. to stop him before the limit, although I am training as hard as if I were to fight a man whom I consider nearer my match. that I can ayold, as too much Is at stake even with a bush leaguer, have | Nelson ts probably the sorriest Aghter! any 6ne else he could get into a ring. Rut with this tion there's an- other chance. urns." perhaps, If he geined-the—title, would become—in—ehy. a bird as most of the champions pre- [ceding him. He might spend a year or two picking off easy marks before He has cleverness, speed and the Expect Will take no chances JOB GANS, risking bis new honors in a réal battle. [""rhte ts one thing that has away eniltied Joe Gans to much credit, | never hesitated in taking a chance with | with any of them. E always had | Gonfidence ‘in his MgiUng power | take on any lahtwelent, or even wel. | terwetahst. | Gans ie in a« [litle different position, | ti that-matter. trons the -white-fghtere-+ Wille they can’ make money oi, tho mage, Gans, on account of his color, fy a tar better thoney-muker in the ring (than behind the footlight a NEW DISTANCE 8TAR, M. P. Edwards, of the Pantime | Athletic Club, loomed UD as a Matance runner of high class yesterday in that elub's games at Pastime Oval. He ‘started against a field of twenty-two TAR Cistance men tr tire -one-fitie andl cap and won in such an impressive n i all present predicted he would beat the best men Si the metro- polltan district within a year, No, 113 TRAINING AT SARATOGA TRACK. (Special to The Evening World.) BARATOGA, N. Y., Aus weather and track were in perfec dition for fast workouts this mori but as Monday {s an goft day in training jine there were not many fast workouts, The best were peers G, GA’ ~Seven LE breezing. Not muc: PTAL GAN AG furlongs in 112 345, breezin, art maiden, BONNIE AEAr-Four turlonye in 0 galloping a furlongs Not up tom TEMACEO—One mile in LAL 3-5 ing, Is at his best. FAVsT—six furlongs in 1138, Ia not ready GUIDING STALR—Hve furlongs in 1.04, Ready any day, broezing beeoring. Try him once more RAPID WATER—One mile in 144 2-6, furlongs witwerstng, She te fit, One mite sn 1.40 & ‘work fe bea done, INDEXEO ly urlong® Aug. 5 GALLOPS STAMINA—Six breezing. NAGAZAM i ix furlongs tn well, Five furlongs tn Han ‘early. kpoed 3-5, harfity CHANTILLA—One 1 | BLANDY—One. mi He tn read JAMIS RADY n 1.42 2-6, all out Five furlongs in bette SINGLESTON handity, A nice colt. —_—__—_ | |DOHAN MEETS GLOVER AT rionga in 1.1 ali the Hght-welghts In (hia city, fhe beats Dohan the Fitz-Huasell fight, be “ive other bouts The eeml-windup will eleo be forsix rounds, | Emp to Mi ing at day n have April This that: |ront \inen t jthe ¥ | roun | reflect 1 Jocke: acter, The a Long | Kou up at DRY DOCK A. C. TO-NIGHT, | | | raving obtained an injunction re- latraining the police from interfering |with thelr bouts, the Dry Dock A. C., | }of East Tenth street, will hold a stag to-night In the main bout BMy Glover ta down to clash with Jolmny Doban for six rounds, Glover has been cleaning up and |} will be matched with Uimer TH @uequate number of racers with which over the other metropolitan tracks sin centage of the owners at Empire City {nasmuch as horsemen generally indirectly against patronized the Yonkers enter: catent of entering and racing thelr! horses cver that course. A story to the effect that Mr. Bel- [No owner can celved even an intimation of thet char- tum of that Jdnd has been in large steambuat at ftmke a fit SARATOGA E EVENING WORLD. T SPORTING: PAGE IN NEW YORK. pe | Tr AR Gates appears at Moe Ver AvGUST §, 1907. EDITED BY ROBE ELE WITH Son CHARLIE FLOCK 10 EMPIRE TRACK By T O. Piper. ire Clty will not be lacking of cn its daily card when tho race meet- the Yonkers track begins Satur- ext. Long Island horsemen who} been_ractng thelr thoroughbreds i last will, constitute a large per-| cement, wore led to belleve unul to-day would ba discriminated | the Jockey Club if fa an important annou they by. desired Jockey Club eqnsed horse- © retrain from all participation in onkers racing game had Kono the| Ia and was"accepted by many as Ing positively the attitude of the Club toward the Yoni. be found who and certainly no official ultima- \ ued. Boat to Carry Horses. Empire City Association has placed Aisposal of Island horsemen Who ure pot to race at Saratoga but who will at the bix purses to be hung Yonxers. ‘The powt will start from Vurk and will ni: modation for horses Brig {ily at Yo as in now b secretary of the Empire City ton. } Ame waged tthe the early 4] Willams, Ridg iW Watkt hton, to and. elmont enough to win at Saratoga, be transported by the Dot to Cie Tonkerw track, Hoensed horse exerts will be re; Ho |ants. Transportation w horses lodged now Graves . which are not class An HOW @As- Ulmer Park “ante senied | pkers during the eotink meet. ¢ Heated by the application for stajls ng recelved from owners by tho Ausocia- yng the horsemen who, have en- stable room at tho (rack are 'T. P. with @ string of nine, including , uppased to be one peat two-year-olds of the year in ig: Tek Gauntter, nut Hotel Handicap ith Carthage, and two two-year-olds TO; Zena art Aiephen; Hes James 3, 4) John Jeorwe Blaylock, &; John Fer- Re L. Thomas, 3) A. Welr alker, 12) M. J. ‘Daly, 9; Wiltlam 18; BM. Henderson, 12; RoE. 6; W. T. Mutr, $: George Holle,| MecEtroy, 3; A. MillineiM, 4: TL. Ww thip in doubles for which thirty-seven GOW. Willi e' | Fred Gee oD bagin de te Aenma baye entered, There wil be a | 6. and W. Kelley, 2 BURNS AGREES TO FIGHT JOHNSON FOR $25,000 PURSE + BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 5.—Tho seven- Addison Johnson, b; W. G. Moffett, 16; Jonn. Powers, 6; Jules Garson, } Jockey Club Ban Is Lifted, | Hughes, Brothers) 2) Delaware Stable, teenth annual tennis tournament of the Ockey Club Ban Is Litted,.| wii Carcr, 4: 4. steweaney 1: 3. w er euissd Cricket! ChB) began’ to-day | " Bell, 4, lke Garson, 3; Yingut, 10; et eo 5 ve Geotge Borkel, 8; W. F. Bryson, 4) J. with a card of players from all pa and Classy Sport Promised Wo hig, Se HT, McCarter, Potter, 4: |the country, including national and dis- SB. OB ee, 2; Piper, se lie nd ranked men. at Yonkers. Watkins, $8: Dayid Gideon, 6; 4 trict champions a kers Biiteniers’ 4. Ws Timmons, 31°. sities ‘As usual, in commection ‘with the ain- | Richards an % Longwood Club on Tuce- fvot, 5: Wiliam Ottver, 6; M. Boasburg. gles event, the on 12; Frank Regan, §; Mo tirsch, 4; W. F day will conduct the Eastern champion- Coulter, 2; \W. E. Price, 2; V. oHilar, method of determining the M. Clancy, 3; F.C. Frisbee, 8; 8. Holden, Kermode national doubles champlonship this Gans Refuses Ree Fight! | Nelson and Will Meet: Britt for $35,000 Purse at Reno. Cotfroth Wires Harvey That Burns Will Accept. Charles Harvey, of New York, early to-day received the following telegram from James Coffroth, manager of the Colma Athletic Club, San Francisco: “Have offered a $ club Sept. 9 (Admission Day) Heavy - Weights Will Battle 45 Rounds at the Colma Athletic Club for the Title. 000 purse for Burns and Johnson to-meet-at my Burns will accept, COFFROTH.” st his usefulness and éf- bre a fighter when he met last agree the negro LONGWOOD TOURNEY OPENS as winners of the Paat, Weat Sout trom Longwood. Chieage— Atlanta, respectively, will meet a year, yand aad | Bay Ridge imstead of at Newport. The singles event at Longwood this will Seing together such noted t nal champion; R. D. Little, a mem- r of the Davis cup team of last year; ence Hobart, @ nunner up in seve e ‘al natios tounraments; RO, joaver, lasmauchusetts ghampio! and Nat Thornton atid B. M. Geant the Southern doubles charmmptons. Four defaults were ecored in see, round of the singles to-day important beng ‘that of ft’ He man, mosl Whit the former champion, who waa to meet Nat Thornton, of thé thern doubles championship teem, . A. Worden alno defaulted to W. Je Clothier. The Warland-Grant matoh. Thal Ta tres wets, Warland winning eastly after the first wet. The score was 64, 61, 6-6. —_—__>____ CLEAN SCORES IN HANDBALL, ‘Two clean-scors handball matches re« |sulted in the play yesterday at the (Brooklyn Handball Club, Mulvihill and [Griffin won In straight games from | Carter and Proxy, and W. Co) jand T. Hurley defeated Farmer | Monahan the same way, Five other contests were decided. es GOMEZ IS A COMER. John Gomes captured the honors at monthly athleti, mest of the Moheete OMMY BURNS has at to fight Jack Johnson, heavy welght, TELS en era ere tre erent rer ret ‘oth, the een Johnson and one of he oa! ch h any [representative of James Coffroth. °° Drominent. heavy-welgtts, but unt | File maceh with Fitzsimmons was justly Western fight promoter, announce Burns agreed to meet Johnson the|regarded as a joke, for poor old Fite day that he-had recetved a wire from N.Y. ¥,€ CRUISE fight forty-five rounds at Colma on Fags SARATOGA RACE TRACK, NEW |Newport Residents = Will 9 for a purre of $2,000. Coffroth asserted in his telegram that, Burns had a; e BAT ATOR Us ncra clea se EN row's races here are as followe: Donate Them forthe Races There, in the Philadelphia ring. na has finally discarded Bat- In a telegram to Rossi Aity Nel Ves} Matgren~ ne says pie next fight will yaataeeanntte BoE With Memaic, apt he will then meet Britt in Nevada for a $35,000 purse. unshle to secure a | @ooD CARD FOR ELMER’S. Manager witlam Elmer, of the Con solidated Athletic Club, announces Jere Casey and Fred Dibles for the chief event at his club to-morrow night. They will go ten rounds. Frank O'Brien will try his pleep-producing wallop on Billy Kotb in the semi-final. NOVEL RACE FOR CUP BOATS. As a means of determining the sea- muanship of corinthian-yachtamen, acide from sailing -qtalities;-Cheries Lembeke, to Nght. The battle will be the big attraction Wie cag ee Rn seein ton velllend at Colma on Admission Day, when a Siecnalth torioned tournament, of sports will be held at various pl {n California, and will also be for the heavy’ ht champlon- suip of the world. Eyer since his win m Jack O'Brien Burns has been ctrbming—tre-thtle,-and tty quick defeat | bt Hil Squires, th} Australian heavy. welght chainplon, hax served —to- strengthen his claim t A. C., has offered Johneon has defeated many big men of the Creacen: : and. for ge ume has. been striving to — a $0) cup for crews of 1s-toot Lip- get Hurna to agree to fight, Immediately ed EER ton boats In Gravesend Bay, for a race Rfter thé Johnson-Fizsimmons fieht,| NEWPORT, R. 1, Aug. 5.—Royal vHacsan Wednesday, of Hay Iudge. ‘The boats wilch the dusky heavy-weight won In phelps Carroll, chairman of the local draw for position and anchor at the the second round, Burns announced that starting, line with salle furled At a x But ht racing assoctation, is arsanging nal they, Touat zot under way, sail & he was willing io fight Johnson. hen Jobnsc y -| several unique races for yaohts of the SepUNg-The Match Dur dectnred thet ‘Now-York Yacnt-Ciub-—Phe-eevoria- his wite would not Jet him fight the} (to. win give a race for achooners and cours, of elght miles, return end anchor and furl The boat completing ~/ there: revalrementy fret ‘pets the cup. Athletio Club at Macomb's Dam Pas eatorday. He won the 6-yand ru: from a big feld and waa Just nf “out of-tirst—pince—in—the-H-yard— In both events he diaplayed speed. —____ CHANGE IN YACHT DATES. Cba!rman Brophy, of the Regatt |Comsalttee, Atlantic’ Yacht Club. ane nounces that because of the compiie mentary concert by Sousa’ Band At the Beagate club-house Wednesday evening the second the series of spe- cial races for Classes Q and B | Deon postponed to Friday afternoon, AMUSEMENTS, an gist HAMMERSTEIN’S #5 ROOF ARTHUR rane GARDE! Chanteuse OUGERE- EVERY EVE, aT 8 SrEKLA, ana wyilindoo | Conjurer, MATINEE DAILY. } }yesirns Rantastia DOWNSTAIRS INV Prevoet, Villie Pant+ zor Troupe, Colling & Hart, 4 Avolos, Paul Le x Barnold’ VIemonns Tear Entire Roof Bill. 286. 4 BO.” Animals, Sire Woops of clase “K" and “J of New York Yeene Cup Aug. tt tex atvoy— deen decided to have races of the #- footers Aug. 17 and Au Turna’r objections seem to haye Deon overruled, provaly DeCm TE0-ot the Mg amount offere battle, and sho has given her consent and will al-, low her pugilistic husband to fight AMUSEMENTS, | KEITH & PROCTOR’S | Hold Fast 4 os Wi STANDING OF AMERICAN LEAGUE, a few Tork 2434 11/Hoston wnt. Le i $5) Wash'ton 230 HOW THE CLUBS 634! Detroit 6 Lom Bt T 550) Was 1862] Boston ‘BESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, No xames scheduled. GAMES ¢ t New Yorks NUL LED FOR TO-: DAY, U Johnson “Ju this once,” robable that several o — Victoria B. For a long tim followers of fisticuffa| including Mra, A. G. Va Will] gii sStandover SAV. : Bivar. (FIFTH ‘AVE CO. in give cups in addition to the cash prizes! typ RACE-—Mald Thelma’’ offered by the association, and that] oid; tive and a belt furioos Kona May ea may, bo in order during tue en- | °'ait noema 3 VandeCurtaln® 8's ire week for special prize: 40? Ex: EV Nat THE CLUBS. irat prize in the schooner clase will OT BONN 1563 ‘Phone Mitre Vn’ YATIONAT, LEAGUE, be $300, and the second prize $10, pro- vases Mies Popular . DULLY NOBL PC! Club, viding four or more atart, In the sloop ere pes sea ey, | Empiro_Comed; | Brooklyn class the fret prize will 320 and Ratt EO itd ANOPIE: ps eRe Cineinnadl: 130 ¢o the second if four only or more Bae aman: Casayee cake PMila'phiacad 40 (ssilse” Louie! )123 nis are open only to} POURTH RACE—Tad Mon yachts that ew not been hauled out ‘ear-ol one mile and an ndit ry STOOD AUG, 5, 1908, to clean after the. beginning of orulse| city “singham > oe aE MEATON 5 59 .994/Cinetnnatt..43 56 434 J] Of the New York Yacat Club. 614 Herman 235 ares [BERT LESLIE Ot a esa! Bi 19388 EY |] aces will be elven. for the New York 208" *Killlecrani pt honeres nee WELCH 8 4 Ot 36 Bot Yaoh b apeckil ao ocho and Stiees pik} Bohan t ray “a5 | MOB He re 64) Boston Bot P] will led Ave. 17 and Aug, payed o Tp pees Prizes and: cupa \in addition to the om the Weeatet ‘ HARLEM iikpy bayers| Ln o ak s above are expurted. These wil be $100 ; me Aaas | Ghicngo, 25 New York. 1. 12 toning to firwt, 0 t second, $35 to thint, pro- 47. Tamnnces Baa $5;0 Sigta |WANDMERE'S PAN” A Loule 1s a. DO inet viding Nye or mora yadhts start. FIFTH RACK Handicap; | Dily Mat.15-26e. | Yau elnd & 8 Ginalanats, 7 hgcond’ Kame, neg ee and up) ile Huron. = Dasnaway Fancy Bird — Minsour{ La Ath at 2.15, CRITERION 224782. a ‘TO-NIGHT, B247H. LARGE FIELD IN THE New York at Chicago, i Moliere, 1a AERIAL GARDENS GEO, M. CONAN JARDIN dePARIS * len 0 Concert York Ta Broadway. ny = FOLLIES ° 1907 § BY Nicho.as Garden, W. 00th, “TO-NIGHT AT’ 8.80— POPULAR NIGHT. We. CASINO ic : Zar CNA TING. FLORA Flelde’ Herald Bq. [s\way-35eh, "Tel. 248 38th, npr FOY 3; THE are ORCHID. ‘gat, 2.16. t, Including TRIXTE MPiUGANZAS ot ye ae 9. ata: eur To-day Se, Sct =| Hil he Outlaw’s Christmas, *Aporentices’ allowance claimeth, Boston fled an Sl OAH foxy 1 ‘ork's us Tea yontn Boone enue CHICAGO GOLF TOURNEY.) 4c, ails Gabice : HATTIE, Wit Fa Bites, Philadelphia wt 9t. Loute oe (640) Hunning’ Waier LITTLE — CHIOAGO, Aug. 6\-Secretary C. FL] 8) foe ee = cuReUD aa ‘Thompsom~of the Western Golf Anso-| — (600) rane ; Rafe IERIE ENTRIES. ni. 100; Btirley T., 100) Givedear, 166; | ciation mpnounced tulay the entrics §33 Monttort ourmalolta, 108 for the tournament whlch commences | a olay Water’ ©. SORT 5 2B o *Matabon, Ga: "Teter Leh if Clud at Wheaton: Phe field weese ¥ORT prin RACH LTRAOK, | Ontes | Rageeedoon! termekts enieke Bere bighU Gele Cion at ninety golers SIXTH RACE—Maidens, three ypar-olds |p ie is, 5) Aug. ne entries for to-morrow’s| *Fuototum, 104; Charlie ‘Thompson, 105, th point of fond up; alx turlongs. 113 Ww BANTES ‘billy the Kid” races here ura as follows; VFUTTH RACE-Gix turlongss | four: range of teritory than at any pre- bre pa tetenraeg Mors tt] ei : FIRST RACH—Beven furlongs; three smo. ahi din i me pcdj | vious tournamen: : seat WALLACK’ CIM ma ae | yearoide; selling —Theodocta, 07; Nellie! Flavia, 207; 4 ack, 10T; Comic Oper if Racine, 07) *Taunt, 91: #8.” Jeanne, OT; Jveer tuo: Caramel, 100° Plastagersé, 114; | RICHMOND'S FORFEITED GAME. 1) | rae TIME, ram PLAC oraeGiAL Dentrice H., 102; Dele Btrome, 102; Fire | Merlingo, it2. * ho game played between the Have- | 10 "Sex wa sir ie Alain, 104, Ayrwater, 104; Mogngold, 104; | RACE Five futlonga:, two-year. | meyers and the Fichmonds at | Van | 1a Stat Caste Denigr 107 Little Lighter, 107; Punky, | © 7, Heda Wi; | Cortiandt Park yesterday broke up in M0 i 10 ple 194; | the wixth inning, when an argument | 8 atartint and Maxmiliian and RAC AL aneeS "eau started over a decision and the Rich-| BLANEY'S Linsoln sa eat 820, year-olds A. ‘and. Wpward) wei for | monds refused to continue. The game te $e Wea. Oy £3 “Brown tt 130) 4 Viractlon. Vit Suara, WB | wan fortelted to the Havemeyers by a H LADTLE 300) ik SAE” th Leater, J00;" Croxton, "130, oe} 1of;" Britt, WT; *Prince Sliver’ | weore of 9 to 0 6 Week Aug. 13—RUBEELL BROS | ne roxton, 130, Biu Class Arelens. dir 18 Sit 60,18. THIRD RACE—Pive furlongs; “tw 100; Jack 190: Rmenspipscssiacaera S4th ada farien "Moore, = Ans 00s" Don’ Foneo, AP: A! | pascball Te-Day, 4 P. My is a al ng ROR TOT: N.Y, Aanepicans va, Chicago, —THEATRE—Evs. 8.30, Minpire City Quartet, Jaa. J, SestHogan, Joe art's Ficcrackers. We (were scor eT STEEPLECHASE PARK still bas 2G attractions for 25 canta. PAIN’S FIREWORKS, 8.30 P, Me spf Ait ARE IR a MORRISON'S¥n'2 - Rockaway Beagh M0) Beth players as Wiklam A, Clothetr, the na--