The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1907, Page 6

“UP TO DATE _AND NEWSY. TOM ECK CLAIMS POOR LONGBOAT “IS NOT TO BLAME - Famous Trainer Says Indian Should Not Be Made the “Goat” for Charges of Professionalism. qe LONGBOAT, the greatest : Cistance ‘runner America has ever produced, seemg to have become a_ponilar of professfonalism. Canadians think that the white man’s jealousy and fear of the Tadian’s ability Ne behind the attempts to make him 4 profes- sional. Longboat came suddenly~ into prominence a yea: or two ago when he won the Herald race at Hamil- ton, Canada. has competed among amateur ath- letes he has won all of his races with such ease that no one knows the true limit of his running ability. Ons thin is certain—if he competes in the Olympic Championships at Lon- don next 7:1. he is sure winner of all the long-distance cvents, including ithe Marathor. Poor Longboat! He ts an Indian. Ho Se ignorant. He {s superior to all the white long distance men. OM ECK,- of Toronto, the tamous 5 ON time bike rider, promoter and : trainer of athletes came into the Evening World office a few days ano and Sat down to talk that an amateur permit had been tasued for the fKames, and not Kaowing that It had boon withdrawn.' “I'm golng over now." continued Afr. Eck, “to tell Mr, Sullivan the real facts of the case... But don't forget one thing. Whatever happens to Longboat here his Canadian friends know that he THE EVENING WORLD. “goat” for charges | In the short time he! Tor Eck SAYS THAT THE -INDIAN'S: WIDE. NOSTRILS AND DEEP CHEST FURNISH IS. ENDURANCE IN LONG | ~ RACES LONG BOAT THe INDIAN, ‘aan amateur. He's a popular hero in Canada, and he'll represent Canada tn the Olympic gatnes in England next Spring as sure as he! lx allve. The American AL A, U, ©uspension acts Against the Indian only In the Unite ¢jStates. He can run anywhere eles in the world a8 an amateur. And although | # only a poor ignorant Indian he's | 4s good an amateur as any ‘that ever Were a spiked stioc.” And Mr. Eck went out. i Sie that time another attempt has | “How about Longboat?” I asked him. ‘Longtoat,” said Mr. Eck, “is a poor, S unfortunate Indian. He was born on a Feservation and brought up jn }zno- ance. He never knew whet an athlete swas until some one got him to run tn [the Herald Race. Ho never heard Seach a. thing as an amateur. -} “He won that race and immediately became a wonder. They wanted him ;to run in races all over Canada. He swen the Merathon at Boston. About * that time some fellow got hold of Long- vbeat and ‘“minagod” him. He took Sthe poor Intan round to meets anil been made-to veclafe the Canadian | champion a pro. Mr, Hugh Gra- | sed him run races. Perhaps this fel-jham, an athletic enthusiast of Mon-/ iow got money from the people whioltreal, wrote Longvoxt a letter saying fyan the games. “If he did Longboat ‘ran qmever knew anything about it. The In- S@lan never cot a cent. All be did Ke! was a tot of tin medals. and he hi: every one of them to-day in a fis: ease in his cignr stand, He keeps n tatgar stand in Toronto In partnersh! “with another young fellow, Longbos fe as proud of there medals as any jwhite man couli be. He wouldn't aci! ‘ome of them for o ‘fortune, and be that if the Indian would keep. sirictly vober for five, years, be during that time a clean-living’ athlete and a pure amateur, he would present- Longboat with the sum of $2,000, That letter was undoubtedly written by Mr. Graham with the best of Inte: tions. But ie was not in -strict ac cordance with the spirit of amateur sport. However that may be, Long: boat could not be held responsible for i wouldn't lose one for-the wo N16 tHatacionsueteanothers mans is like every Indian. He lkes iltier] Now they any that Longboat an- ari bright colors, The shining medal |ewered the letter accepting the offer. wand the ribbous on them appeal to hi , he did or not ts a question more than a mint of of money. ueietatier aeacal, “ PROTEST wasbrought againat res-of Bretbasionaliais a A Longboat because of hin ton tellay wae zoe te ‘maanger.’ But + when people ry ck a ou eae Bes Jearned the facts that protes: was pith ASE Le money Sie drawn and to protect the poor d lepatinet to rss Indian he was turned over to the ¥ to to run under thelr a shite Ba i the question ts drawn down to Mr. fine technicality Graham's offer colors, He aia fi Know Indians. An Indian has seme of | Was to rewar! 1 oat for keep! the faults of the white man, Yt he eon |*02eT and straight, not for competing Ret $t hell drink whiskey. Lon thletle games. @rank whitkey. nid as that cor | ND if such an offer as Mr. Gra- } with the principies of the Y. 3M ie ham's can make Longpoat a pro- = they lot him go. Then Bg foined aclu MBut they couulda’t Ie! ihe poor Tn « Man alone. He was broush Yuftaig to run in an fersio: tested and ranks? ¢ to Canada by pr ‘Sherri ing brought winn! world am: *thore, Tho people whe were ri see at Athe: T ames had received a ner! ail Ca Sullivan, of the Aim He won They showed this to Longboat ond the |i, ; run in the mot other Canadian atiletes who were en-| erp hampions of tered. On the dny of the ulll- van heard that a i refeesional auto race waa)to be run after the games before | © ; A : the ‘samo crowd and he withdrew the | MUM ine"" alone trving to pull the wool over ; permit. ‘Longboat and the others wer ° the managers coves and las : not notified hy tho managenent a: Fearon, The recent “Old Gl t - they didn't know the permit was wit) - at the Waldorf has brought many n Qrawn, They co Longben { noes of thit Into public notice ; prompt! | gap one old ola who. did not AW. Su on pearhad su ety tS he ipast,(seaaon , pub he Indian Le id accept | WH Seeler. He candidiy adn eesaua eet SreBONE auSTeden tae ha present: atleniaal orable ite tnxbility. to deliver. and took to the Y atk Sant Ch: ie san amatou é bench of hia own accord, Next, ye i iboat te Pe Naa Ho naa OC bis Lpn ping What Sherring \he hopes to be back In. the samo har- earn A oie C0ns ness that has tied him so well in years gone bys ja jo _ NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. H RACH -Sellires mile asd seventy | Manager McGraw the Giants, save whef i wanted t0. oi |taat all old ballplayers ‘atall” aid hej care to.” goesn't'blame them s0 long as they can) he of the cle NE On Feet away wiih it. Bur that te one of jataling | that entries for to: * lows: FURST RACE~-Fire and one-half fur orliin, USI “Dick Rose 143 i ae i oR Orlando . re if Rear PEDO i augur noma: Truro ot | Horairati tAmpess Serge yi Mason. tights Favorite ohn McBride | Vincenti 181 *Apprentico allowan: ——_—— Jacohs Backing Monday. Tacohe, who matches up the boy Clubs, hay pa } Young Moje nd Jacobs wants to mato: tanbeley, nf Caqada, for a anys tat a club, ¢ mutch if Trem: the wager. t BOWLERS ! | See the C\TY EDITION of THE EVENING WORLD every day. for the live newsrand goskip of the TEN-PIN ‘WORLD 133 ‘Tarter Maid... 482 Ray Thompron 158 Brimmer » ABM Mine Delaney 133 Dew of Dawn 18 Woodlane FOURTH RAR MI the Christmas Handicap. § i Vaake Giri QU) Zipangy HER Alma Durour 3) “Tene (145) Pasadena 1307 Bt Tar’ IMF Temaren 1 Or: (By Tad of Lac 2a¢ Pantiand Lotus Pater filly. Preston Ferrin ii Qi Hondaty and a) mxteenth; OO edded 4 4 Tenses fl siuecag seria ENS 'Mr.Butler saree to Compete ithe allotment of dates to the Butlér (a putting a damper on ‘the plans of f. GREATEST DISTANCE RUNNER AMERICA EVER TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, «| BEST UE PAGE IN NEW os be THe PRovUCED. RUNNING MACHINERY . INDIAN'S WONDERFUL EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN, ~. LONGBOAT'S FIRST RACE WAS RUN IN: A BATHING SUIT VAND. HEANY XS <BROGANS - MAJOR MERCER PADS “FOES OF CARLISLE . sree indl- lcinenlenen Deel Declares \ | J with the school, One, who ly was relieved Inspires Atiacks on India the Indian service at Carla! F e of the most 4 fective factors in engineering the ath- letle association's business; another, an ‘oyee, recently discharged! ed been juntil recently Foott | Team. Major Willlam A. Mercer. Superin- lement of monéy belonginy tendent of-the Carifste Indian i. ley tndispeoHloyeniaand ce b atateme penned miployee, whose out-; has made a statemen ing on the aa Dubleaoeened sitated his hat the criti - question of foot- the status of. upén eMciency | nool, ax well as ting to the auditing either aDso- or misleading in spirit. refer} Mercer YONKERS TRACK NOT - LACKING IN BIG STAKES be passed up. This year Mr, Butler has big plans. He realizes that he | must go some to compete with the other courses and attract the best of stables and ho is prepared to do so, It {a almost safe to «ay now that somd turf fixtures of rare value will be ‘in- cludea gramme. It would not be a aurpriee to se¢ stakes offered along the lines of and approaching the valve of some of | the bizgest events of the season at Belmont Park, Sheepsicad, Brishton and Gravesend. The liieral policy ct added money, adopted last season, will also be adbeard to. Just now Mr. Butler's mir-ion South {s being guessed at, but the real truth Butler and those associated wits |AM4 Feaeon of ‘t was for tho purpose him in the holding of race meetings {of commulting with General Manus The profits of last August's meeting | Att Winn, of the Yonkers track, who Were more than aatistactory to xr, |! OMclating as a steward at New © utler. Everything was done hurriedly | 27% Me Butler w ‘or that opening, due to. the latene for the Emprio Ot the Jockey Club's surrender, ant much that might have been done in the matter of stake purses; etc., had to with Older Courses in Of- ering Valuable Prize BY VINCENT TREANOR. He ‘throughout the coun- try are finding much food for Foasip in the profitable stake of- ferings of the Empire City Track nex: season. Much of course depends on track by the Jockey Club, but thir track's se and will be guided in a gr nks. cn Mr. Winn il $0 to Palm U betore returning Orlean: in tha. track's next book pro- | OXEEFE LOSES 10 CROSS BE HARRY LEWIS {H =BYA TWELVE-ROUND 60 Rount Won Qut. (Special to The Evening World.) Bout Was Even Up to ‘Last | When Leach * meking a whirlwind finish In the evidence that. the char, perintend at declared ae hes CEN ees With pride that no ‘body of emanate from sources inimical eee in the country is better Interests of the Carlisle school. and | than the Carfisie Indian and that the (effect. of eed at’ fal SMALL MARGIN fae HIPPODROME] Lae buys were to" bave met at the Sharkey MS | a w Year's Day, but Stanton has of Pe acter can sniked ay 19 Califor- NE OF HOUIDAY MAKERS. Turks, has teen RECTACLE coniest, "and Manager’ Muckler yu uy Hecord | Ecliveed fn Glittering oe to es in i sara peta hes sailor aaa s eos We FOURG atic “WINTER ||: Wild and woolly for some tasier Kime. SEASONS, vw. ‘|CARNIVAL THE AUTO RACE, with 20 Big Care Marceline’s New Pun and in’ Novelty BOSTON, Dec. 24.—Tne tweive-round jist round of ils bout with “Kid” [bout pales guia ve Lars, of Phila: Leah at) aa Dock AL Gi a es canrmo, | jeiplita, and Pat O'Keefe, the middle-| jas, night. Leach Cross. the t epahe AO reste Pianist, Orchestre 10, 9 welght champion of Ireland and Eng-,Dugilist, earned the decision by a smal MAUDE ADAMS Shksve.% PETER AN pas a ee fe land, in Chelsea last, night resulted in a| margin. Z SEE ET TE ae HONOUR victory for Lewis, Ii was the first de-| It was a rip-roaring contest from| | GARRICK ry HACKETT. ! JOHN GLAYDE'S HONOU! {feat recorded ugainst O'Keefe since he start {0 finish and an even bout up to New Play by Alfred Sutre, BAMNE ALT TO-MORROW it und. h 4 Sj DIC 424 5 i [caine to. thie country, |the Anat round. Cross had nelent ar3] ] UAE TLUOIT crab SRE Son rn: | | LYRIC Sz Sree rest of Broad, | strong point 1s boxing at/reach on And ured a last THE RCHARD ranxe. He is a faliure at long i fou place ie ae Wer Wey oo Ee range boxing. He seems to Oo al sea) Quaker's assic features almost e way & 30th. Eve. n hits nent felnts and Ke usa ame hee start ee TINEE TO-MORROW, Phere {4 ON} iy 21 nee ge ena IMO ne THE GWT Wt yout his Kameneas, but his 5 he kept tat and {ny feat round O'Keefe atarted-attter ; SP in t the latter apparently didi Saya wae to engage him at close quar-| the ‘noir und ended on crate Him <eefe in the face In the rou cr er Ko to a cinch Hard to Fool there (was always a biz hol and the win it or not. between him and De: After Years of Good Service a ining hi in many games —was—sh They Stall lo’ Keep Jp ‘throuch that nole tn bi chi fh A ; Dahien had no superior, He was With Team’s Work. anaes i “The old ball a continued BY BOZEMAN BULGER. it comes to He makes co rurativ urs, for je simple neth fzure tn base- mec who. a d service. ts “atall wherein he is attempt reason 10OWA * weak. HE most 0 ball ts t ears of & miny Ci Ie {ex in a manager for/that of T: from {which the owners pay -bie, money. It! the Giants, fs hls business to datect these things| felt, that and fil up the weak spots with able. NOrk {0 | bodied young men. 4 | wou dat least play ‘good-b | How Dahlen Fell Down. the princinal qua Cingi npatl. | MeGraw But Corcoran, shri tare even M ea a "Bil Dahlen'a weakness in late! started out ax & won tert) pinch atts : td smost. ¢ v th year: anys, McGraw, “was his ina- pas meee they Wanted to see him Dili fo wet balls on hia right aide, Ho) DM Mee oid time's sake, consequentiy Would .stick pretty close) n Worked It to second and ‘atall) away from balla’ HowaCorcora on his rignt wide, Wither you noticed Irish-American Club. Takes Action Against _ Halpin as Manager The Board of Directors of the Irish-American Athletic Club adopted the following resolucion at their regular Ge meeting: to lamdon next, year ils her Fepresont. the Impose t, educs ganization of unctvtl ie eharsen and. rane: ih mWAINE chile protest we Aeaire to treatmont whlch” some of {uuinedly, understood ae heving no. cand mina received Halpin “have date to” offer for the A fully” proved to the satistaction - ei CHARL orennizaiion, Members of other | Veteran Ball Players Try. Corcoran had a decided weakness in | started Wk HACKETT ,! & Ry? MOORE tn at Matinee Penath oe ea | Tt i Ui cua end cicar rcs Se ae Savona is i NEW YORK | ieee sin Fields’ HERALD SQ. "Sy, 380" Foes, Ras Brown A. A. Sta To-Marrow. * cur t me fie sa 2 at be bela ‘it "il ia mee zi LEW FIELDS: ae cocmeeaer 3 | tonight. Arrange eer : rola a tom sateen hn wat YORKVILLE wrr= |' There ® as and { four rounds each. the Manager Order to Remain. | gathering ward too far up grounders that went to- & If ke saw une a i something would away unex- es ; i Stanton ‘Leaven_.Town. Sth Av. ios METROPOLIS ToMORRoW, i I McGhaw Tells How Ball Play-| rae proposed etxround” bout between | Jaa. ith. Now: 1 ERNEST HOGAN orsrexwann | ers Evade (he Issue in. |SAl_Buresl sna NValusn Siento alee 125th St. {3} HURTIG & SEAMON’S Matises Mae | AMUSEMENTS. Tae Sa ibe alesy HARRY BRYANT’S Extravaganza [ 4 D Waller TOR “HEIL Q PROCTOR’S soun THE RAYS mora 38 aan 4 Iw Our Blue: Puliman Maida t ACADEMY OF MUBIC 14th 61. Irving PL Jan. 0. New ant Novel Gintisin N Matinee CHRISTMA: 58th St. 2° » sulla |Wwittie THE LION S38 MOUSE t antwell, Daily Mat s Prices 25 to 1.0, Ma Harlem Stock Co. in “tien OWN Way, eT WR: EON. i> BE EAMEG” preeeats Sinope COMe Up that’ would attract tet atte Amateur Night Thi With niion! ward yecviud and he Daily fis Bo Children Stat Tooday THE ROSE tite RANCHO “tine: allow (he first basoman to gO i i 14TH 8T., 3D MoGan: AS Boies! \f Felix, Lydia ba iS THEATRE. i a zv. Rinaal? oh tea iine Mane | ee pore Aen Amsterdam nae eee | PASTOR’ Se sath too tar wnay tsom che) | Qinetee gone af the The Merry Widow ‘igs Or | Uva ceatros. 4. co ea 1URoRE TOEGe, | veraze and 1 base hits were: | & be Noel Troupe: alu deat UROADWAY SH s & ja a SU ARRINTAERS DAY, OPEN AT 1 driven between him and Co: E Whaley. iunner Molr Fight oe 215 } BIO SHOW, COME BARLY- 5 Muy atrial, Wier tac tie] A ROUND UP. ———_—_— er rouble when he was playing inec-| ooo : ATLANTIC $ARDEN. ond-base and grew fat. It was awful! t SER shard for him to get that Jett hand jown after the ball and then (recover s {ime to throw out the runner, McG 4 on to all U@se tricks e the players kneW it As They were trying to foo] me t the saine time they were fool- MANHATTAN {i238 To-thorrow (Xmas Day).M. Tales of Hoffmann: Wed hemselvew.” Grimth {s another Baa old owl when t comes to pers “It js sald tha ‘iams omewhat of a “staller” and s0 Ganze ne minute Griff) immediately began: figuring On a trade, Here is a little predictton: Next DAVIDY HISPHAM | Dec. 3 ho papera> riticising McGraw for re- nh und Browne. These a wonderful game in will look 9 good fanw will wonder why New York let them go. But walt a few \months and you wik eee a repetition - presente RISIAN WIDOWS Co. - of the last chapte he careor of Biway & Oth, Eva, 8.15 PAI Corcoran Perey eet hee S| NEW CIRCLE (ita aikk oso VID pale re TRIO. Bee pes bert Ay: Se Hts but no PLAYING GAY NEE DAILY. ne can win bt against’ age. ent “Chrisumen’ preseots to ite BOWERY BURLESQUERS terdayiin the nature. of NIES, RT ASIN ToEEDE Fixht, Plotures, doubte ut, ahd 1 Pagiiaco; Fri, at 8, te Mat. at 2, Don Ho: als DALY CO. in CANDIDA | Every” evening, aC Banday, ote, Sat. Grand, Concert, V iideritte “Moving OF THE cikcus ice Dally, Heat oe Mat. Daity. the nd Josephine Cohan, Zewall Menikoes| HARDEEN MADISON 50. ata BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS. | NEWYORK? snletto, ‘Mats. Mon..Wed.. Thurs, ASet, SINCE NELLIE WENT AWAY. “Mite. Mon. Wed. Thurs, eat Nellie The Beautiful Cloak Model * ES va, | HIGH ROLCERS C0. BEUMAN'S OLYMPIC | with John T.kellye Ce, Mai. Dally. _/ Can.” STARA way BUQU Senaanag be Mme. Me mld Deo. 2O—Mme, NAZIMOVA ith MATINEE D. SMOKING CONCERTS, Davd Helasco THE Merkle came in with a reply right off the reel, He signed his_and exit he would give Tenney an awful wrestle for Ae Hob, even if he was a veteran, FInST. ANNUAL, GRAND CENTRAL f;3'AC% fo 11 PM Abe Nahon ‘anys the only Daseda.]_news SPORTSMEN’S SHOW | ‘To-day KEW CENTURY, GIRLS he EOEW Rig Amateur Nieht ey'y Thurs, ‘Segelal=Chataplen’ Irurpa-Motr Fight Speture: 1 Beason Grand and Comic Opera: In Rnaglien. | i de has Ina leteer from. Clark Griffith. In dies MatTo-aay OPERA CO IN ROBIN HOOD watch iy ay i At Oth av. A Big Bow | ABORN” Tei etee nartae eit teem eat! (4th Ste ‘panntey gets Ul ae al CHAMPAGRE GIRLS |=" OMBIAC: a, Seats At Hee ost aA Te aero rieca | EXER a IEE SUST AB EDATS Fecal hampton tarns:Stolr ent Piatures COLUMBI asta t an underground rumor has reached the man: NCOLN BQ. _B'way, Goth st Daily, 13, 20 & 23. Eva, The Candy Rid i agers in the National League that the com-! 8.15. MAT. TODAY,25. { Daily HORACE GOLDL aAxn ason will begin on April 16. ane Bi Th eet Klee & Prevost, Et MM Le officially’ announced | ho Bad Boy and. » [depen Ao Son” Rocking the spring: ie, Cupane : His Teddy Bears. |W i sax « zi ft Bi, [Chair ota, aaahoentae aeeaiteey R < Winn qdail ate SKY. FARM ) SHERIDAN AND FLANAGAN 11M AICAN re IOLA ae Biseineineesny arise re Matinee Dally, 10, iin 06, - IN PLASTER CASTS. } Martin Sheridan and John Flanagan, probably thé greatest exponents of EW, oT ESTAR The Rocky nn Eanrest the Original Cohen, ODO! Bond & Co. Dan Burke a Scho he He Bway & $5th. Mata. Wed. &8aL 2.13 ASTOR #32, Menry 3. { Lone TOM JONES Box t Athletic: proweag, Shave been an. Xmas Matinee To-Morrow, r i to nbjects Serer = 3 = ide Shad eM aD RPAV MME Gains | ICE SRATING, pera, oh teceee te ipited. inthe art department of the BLUE RIBBON GIRI.¢ BT, NICHOLAS RINK. ruebeins OntwoiL0e. eeneans ‘ grin Fait at Madison Sauaiy Garden. tye, party. AMATEUR NIT PRIDA: |} Sessions oath, St. & Colu fa dreecsson lanagan ® ras 4 hammer : fe lestah “meld [thrower and Sheridan in the act of 18, Biway & 30, MatTo-mor THA. 123th, pear Sth ey seat ia plein jiiuritng, the discus, Sheridan's ture is WALLACK’S. | West End AaPAT he Jie peas th ey ted to compare. carore Dy iy aes pao Greek at Sipe of the old-time ‘s Muaical Hal Hal cu, RIGHT FOR A DAY eboeo a it DIGBY BELL; Shore Acres