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rE SETS ERTS Ne SE Ever Seen a Real Eattle? t LL the prosnosticatora are and Giants Meet, predicting war when Boston A and New York clinch at ihe Polo Grounds. You see it’s this way: War was declared in Boston, and a Preliminary skirmish left both of the belligerent parties, Jawn McGraw and big McGann, formerly of the waiting for reinforcements to come up. McGann tried to hit McGraw with a billiard table, and McGraw hurled a sixteen-inch shell of pestif- erous pronouns at McGann. Now the ex-Giants have come down to New York with the rest of the Boston bunch, and they are on their ld battleground. They won't need @ny engineering corps to help get the mange. If you hear a sound like that made by a stove falling downstairs ome afternoon up in the northwest corner of town, you can guess what és coming off. from fighters. It happens of:en | H enough that @ boxer gets the worst of it in the ring, but he seldoms PRE are two interesting letters | No? Then Visit the Polo) Grounds When Ex-Giants}| Giants, waving the red cross flag and / THERE WON'T DAHLEN | IN FULL ; ARMOR HCGRAW AND BOWERMAN MAY EXCHANGE GREETINGS WHEN THEY MEET. explains the details afterward. ‘The first is from Freddy Welsh, the erack English Hghtweight, That Welsh i really is a crackerjack is evident, with- | t out looking over his fighting record, from the fact that Tom Jones, manager of Billy Papke, has taken charge of Welsh and is leaving for Los Angeles mith him to-day. Welsh !s to fight Phii Brock in Jim Jeffries's club May 3v. “I want to thank you,” writes Weish, “for relating the real facts of my late fight with MoFarland. Packey was Gllowed to foul me until I was so weak = that I could hardly stand up. Malachy Hogan, the referee, conversed through- out all of the fight with McFarland, advising him. Just before the fight started odds as much as 5,to 1 were ‘wagered by ‘wise’ Chicagoans. There fs little doubt in my mind but that I f was jobbed by a fly gambling set. Tho game night the club promoters offered 1 was Packey a return match with m willing to have it on a ‘winner take a k basis and $1.00 side bet, but Pack | evidently didn’t want to take any more | | chances. It was the first decision I ever had given against me, but it didn’t @0 as much harm as might ff a few| ' fuch candid and fearless writers as the Milwaukee sporting editors had not given me a fair deal. The crooked i work was cooked up in Chicago, and | t the Milwaukee people were as much | } tne victims of it as I myself. “FRED WELSH.” I who knocked Stewart out so sen- | sationally lust week. Barry makes a similar claim in regard to his fight with Sam Langford in Boston. In that fight Barry was dropped to his } Knees, and although apparently un- hurt, was counted out, Some of the HE other letter !s from Jim Barry, @pectators have told me that the count Was rattled off in four or fe BECO! end Rarry was caught off his guard | and was counted out before he realized that he was only getting five seconds instead of ten. The Bostonese claim thet Harry “quit.” But Barry's statement ts different fHe says that he was unhurt, but was deliberately taking the count: that the referee counted rapidly, and that Barry w just rising when the eree reached eight,” when the official suddeniy | i Welled “out” and it was al! over, | I connected with the Barry-Jean- ette fight that takes place at the Consolidated A. C. Fridey night. Jean- ette 16 a negro—but a very exceptional megro. He !« quiet, retiring and unob- trusive, although he is a good fighting | man. | Jeanette was largely instrumenta! tn bringing Jim Stewart to the front The big white Ind was his friend in the gymnasium, and Jearette did every- thing he could to teach him the tricks | of the game. When the mateh with Barry was mage for Stewart, Jeanette knew In his heart that art was up @geinst it, and would be whipped Brill he worked in Stewart's corner and tried his best to pull him through by giving good advice between the rounds. When Stewart was knocked out it took @ couple of minutes or more to bring him to consctousness. For a little wuiie he sat Imply in his corner. ‘Ty conds pushed him to lis feet and through the ropes. Jeanette, jumping to’ the floor outside of the ring, caugat Stewart (big, 1%4-pound Stewart) up in his arms and carricd Lim through the erowd to the dressing room. As Jeu, eite passed me 1 saw that teare were streaming down the biack boy's tace ‘Phat night Jeanette went to Billy Eimer and begged him to get a maton | erry, even the soore wi him," said Jeanette aes The next day barry the Consolidated. Ho cussion with Elmer. “W said 5 ry, “I'l clean you out Uiliclean Out your whole stable. I licked gor white ‘champion Tl lek your negro, When I get through you'll Out of business,” z Jeanette snapped up HERE 1 an ofa dit of sentiment his swaggered into got into a dis- Barry's offer to Oght. The dout whl come off to-mor| i POW night. When it in over there noni De either a large cloud of gloom over he Consolidated or an alr of extreme ; Which it will be no one “Roth ‘Aghter, Garry and Joapect STANDING OF THE CLUBS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AMERICAN LEAG Club. W. Ly Cluy. |W. L. Chicago ..11° 4 733) Phila'phia..6" 9 Pittsburg’ .9 4 (602) Cincinnat!..5 7 New (Yorkio 7 gs8 Brooklyn Boston ..10 § ‘556/8t. Loula...3 13 Louis 10 8 r RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Chicago, 2. Philadelphia-Brook 4 dy Louls.Cincinn: ‘and GAMES £CHEDULED FOR TO-DAY. Chicago Pittsbure. \ 8t. Louis at Chi BY BOZEMAN LULGER. COLD, drizzly rain has established they figure that tact atte A peace for a short spell, but you Up and down without Injur can't keep a@ squirrel on the muscle or spine. Can you ground, and another declaration of war over in’ 3 eanaling has been made by McGraw and Kelly Murphy ; for the first battle scheduled for een. 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon under | ers in the rus the shadow of Coogan'’s Bluff Any |{t to go under thelr person having doubts about Boston /cgnsequently, consulted. and Bost: being there with a heavily loaded Gat- icon ey ouueed vate ling gun should have been up at the — Pclo Grounds yesterday afternoon nnd 5 early morn pr |heard these heretofore meek taflende’s nts ott pean ° time Sar huuding It te the Glants right hot off Ete the griddle, and willing to wager a beaten @ sma!l sum that they were rigat. For |Mmai\ h« Kinds of an hour around there it sounded Ike |RecKtes NE |the cid college days when the, boys | Pear Mik days a doasted about their ability to win. “hose | Jur Boe: be certainly mean bi Ness, | fe ent t bon itlas « the salary question 7 tor- | Ealke feoverens PACK tO the bench gotten and they are going af: ea | other's scalps. Bill Dahlen and Fra.k Bowermin are two of the tava mest eager for the fray. Dan MeGaun dida’t show around his Id teammat ut j tho others held a regular reunion, Dah- len says he has had a great time { Boston looking at the place where tne patriots threw tea In the harbor, and trying to seratch his name en the Bimker Hill Monument go and Boston clubs of the Reeche. . in a run of The Chi Boston sents Are Anxious To Mix in Fray on Diamond Nationa’ League have just close rd @ deal Joe Kelley savs the prettiest and most ; exciting games of ball played for sev- an the first time the eral season were those four at Bostor @ young pitcher tuat turned between the Glants and Boston, “And we are going to have some more Just| wid Conroy was i: like them here In the next few days." added Joe. Manager Kelley so well of Han- natin that he is golng to trade Dave Brain was ed that Cincinnat! had bought Br the news bas nut been veritied George Browne is looking good. He believe Will be able to hit 300 tal season. "I have nothing to wor about now,” explained George, believe I will be able to get back into! ny old form,’ Brown gave Yale a hurd atrugg'e yeste day, the Kew Haven. teaia ures nahaging (win by & boore of 2 to 1 Lundgren gave five bass on balla yoster: day and allowed the Pirates to take ah esey game from the Cuos ager Chance, of the Chicago Cubs, “Elngelf out of the game ig the wxt! inning at Ph Holy Cross sbut out Dartmouth yemerday by a score af 4 to 0, Williams handed @ surprise to Harvard yesterday when they beat them by a #0 Of 4 to 8 Hurtford, Harvard's star twirier, blew up in the seventh inning. Heynixer, pkobing for Syracuse against Pringeton dp sy tacuse yenandey. allowed Unt two Bite, the inning by a score of ry eyivenia and Weat Point battled fe innings yesterday, the former te : inning vit By @ score of 6 to 4. The Sole F Tisra het the game cn erscre, ws 2 ‘ 5 eghivags zingers Drotest that the Pitta Wood A ; we Muleed the tuied base ins | *Alrentice allowance claimed | Rona to provers prevent bunding.” Gupte 0 Duy 7 Somer: ISIS? reportiog the “toattor te Brealtcet National A. ©. Boute. Pultem, | cat, the reelnr rag of the National A, 6 ‘eta Saturday night Raltimore has @ bie lead in the Eastern Attlew will mee in League, with Rochester and Buttle ted for the feature t Wille Jones ‘and becond Witlama: in the ‘epmi-tingl bout. There are three four rounds. Sim ree pretisinary bouts ee! THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, M AY 7, 1908. THE BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK [ko EDITED BY BERT EDGRE THE JAwn (MGRAW JUST Before BATTLE. Bookmakers Get Even ISE season Eve winning will commen Che f ked —— += ace t racks this to realize rly morn, sia had 1 0! and 1 sweet thing of im me a winner ids red but race o been clipped to ft that. put n on race Garner the horse ahead of enday with C al, he again lie a had track. he race ‘long was hs Garner w that he JAMAICA ENTRIES. TAMAL SIXTH EN RA atl ™ m Mark ‘Ainn tarle, eoryear naw leap, up: 14 10. Wi rolling maidenn; vi ng tt 90 With Jamaica Talent BY ViNCENT TREANOR. IVE favo! went down fn a row @ tame crowd of bettors that filled the on the wa. home. Barring the comparative few who were lucky enough to get aboard the good things. Cary and Arasee. everyb-dy was a_ loser. There was nothing Q' about the racing; !t was sim- viy a case of where old Mr. Lawoft averages got busy In the bookies’ after so many days of losses. A good broak was coming tv the layers, and them who went off after for the talent were | for not having | ner day, however, Oscar Deppeler, woo owns Cary, told hie Is he thought his horse would win, but only the bravest of them took the Up. Cary was @ 200 to 1 shot last time. ely had Arasee f.t as a fiddle. saddle and steer: @ question of Fulton sitting in jg hi maround. At one look capable of even he boy didn’t k on Wheelock 1 George these stride yet, Tom Costigan got mon Gr ‘ sixth, He co Eddie Dugan very ch t after bumping bin on claimed foul, but it the way. ts sald to be able Pelmoat’s bookmaker of the cheap variety i is so afraid of arating hi sisted on a pike: ed," whatever thi ad’ given tn Initial in betting on Moafort ais number instead of. remarks Opal ne id \ “That saw noe, as Zal is getting t agine Duka Dashen-way tant 9 one-tenth the money tha Danny Morgin, “who had geome of | the layernon ihe fun! at Aqueduct, got, partially ny Shia atelte. when. Sik Howe Sande Arasce Wont but eat in winnties back before the Ant’ was. over EIniman's 9k, bie best In the tei by which tow take any Hew" bet--would_ ha wood “day but for the. Cary race in jal against erything in. sight on Ten't_ssible he ned maldl, te tt? Cowan t Jane Swift fan ace In the hole in r winning tae or in the next, has set the balance of Jockey George the rter C: Slean down meeting. ‘ass! or Tom Shaw had $5.0! down at 6 to 5 ‘on Priselllian in the last race. | How | Motor Car Opal's running out put a crim in Eddie B: bank-r He had i 000 down on the Keene fil Ir was a e dny for August Bel- mont, as be in England of the seas winning his frst race copped his first one with Prisofiian, Here's a tip, Don't bet on Dugan unless | you see the coln golne In -_—_——>__ Many Cars for Vanderbilt Race. ‘The certainty that there will be a Van- tovbitt Cup race thls fall has Interested a number of American manufacturers suf- fet y to bring forth assurance of entries, freely forelan racing cars will be en- «ed is somewhat @ matter of conjecture, but at Yoast ten American cars are assured HOM. Sternberg, prevident of the Aome Company, Is authority for the statement that negotiations have been opened with Louts Strang to pilot tholr oar. Tt not known whether tha car to be entere is to ba @ stock sextuplet or whether a spec: fal car will be built to carry the colors of the Pennsylvania factory, —_ Wilkes-Barre Plans HiIl Climb. ‘The thin! annual hill-cttmy of the Wilkes- Barre Autommile Club on Decoration Day will be the most extensive and interesting of |any yet tel by the club, or any other. The ‘Witkes-Barre club 1s preparing to make the orub oortitions better then ever and thts year’s progremme wit eee more | comprehensive than that of leat year or year previous. The Wilkes-Rarre Moy familiarly known “Giant Mat At ve 1S road ‘road epeolally treated aad olled gietath and the si ie BLK HAND MIGANN FOUND A N IDLE MOMENT AT THE POLO GROUNDS LETTER ON QuaKER FIGHTERS =| SHOW GOOD FORM IN LOCAL BOUTS |Clash at the Sharkey A. C. ‘ Brings Out a Lot of Good Sport. There was a clash between Philadel- | phia boxers and al pugilists at the | stag of the Shar A. C. last night, jand every one of battles was hard foug... from start to In the first bout “Young Kid" Broad, of the Quaker City, outpointed Buddy Acker in four rounds. "Young Jack” O'Brien, of Philadeiphia, ipped Paddy Collins in one round. O’Brien was then put on for a second contest with Young i © | Clutch, a local lad. O'Brien had Cluteh ¥ in a bad way the minute, but a Clutch ally nath the ja q HIS. PILLOW THIS MORNING. sending him down, O’Brien was given a rest, and they }: began the second round Uo Brien ° ° rushed at Clutch, but the latter, with Stanley Ketchel Will Join AG Hann) Gs Wo whee GET Gees ped O'Brien. He could have got anks ot the re Dab See ae ar wdelphia, and Phil M BY JOUN POLLOCK. ee utes ore RCE MER ea IaeS AVING ¢ red that he Is fast par aS a x und ‘ rable trouble in Liebe M bok! ie | be Gl > the midd teht | 4 match has been clinched between t Phis Was a great | 158 pounds, Stanley Ketchel, the . of Boston, and Bert Keyes. s Ae Liha he hard every Montana fighter, intends to fight only | fawht Renting Dick Hyland euch a second of the bout two more bat es at that weight, and ts ae | en go afer the heavyweights BOXING STAGS TO-NIGHT. ights pe with Jack “Tw = oon, at Col- | The Otyn Wye) { Harlem. ana before the |the Long Acre A. C. will ld tts resus fe, on M: eatherwetght £ lar weekly stax to-night. At the for- if i hance tO} mer club the pr Is in the nain fier Wolgast) had is mann, tred ll-star card of DAY'S SPORTING Harry McDonald champion ice skat In the second row ents enampi ie bn is back secon ts four jump. President's day, May 13, at noo na play. shternar Gardne by | Mal 5. Mat G eo. >-M. Coha: pane Miler ir Plas iM Pe thethiet HUDS MwA ort) OTIS SKI) NE HBOCKER, EATR BBW nye: NEWS IN BAe of Brooklyn, ex-amateur and Wille Blackburn ex-cha: iler-skater of Harlem. w meet at the cnolas Rink Friday niga: ina two-mile ‘race that promises to be a hummer, as both boys have been training who te a nted nd for the amateur court now had by Jay, Gou' York, defeg tof four id's cha He dW n. the tle for soc 18,2° amatea rand J Gardner, i AMUSEMENTS. Broadway @ win aw) te Wed. Bat. 2 7 & eurday, wall me “TH VANKE PRINCE." ike SinvinT KYRLE BELL RGA TNC N NOR OF THR revry. | oy Bway Ly, EhSte BILLY i HARRY ins |Eve, 25, 0 Duliy “Sata Nato a Carton| Watters | <ABIMERSOIL. | Frid Kk NE: ATLANTIS, To-nicht. 2 Mrs, ‘Tanaueray. lay. ho. 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