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— ee THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1908, J 74 EDITED BY tATepLycouvens”| NEWS OF ALL BRANCHES OF SPORT [nos2iF2.S%en nh arouse ‘ROOSEVELT BOOK INDIAN LONGBOAT TO TEST HIS LOPE UMPIRES HAVE NO HAS NEW STORYOF = _AGAINST ITALIAN DORANDO'S STRIDE CHANCE TO THROW FIGHT WITH JOHN L. BASEBALL GAMES | ‘Evening World's Expert Figures Out Chances of Runners in Coming coming Book, “The Roosevett the Marathon race to be run in Madison Square Garden next ghi. On the basis of feet and inches to be covered they have | Indian in and the managers figuring out the gate. ’Tis easy matter to reduce the Marathon distance of 20 is to feet, securing as a result the total of 138,435 feet. | the number of steps taken in the race by winner ir Ahern i vats We 2 * ® 1 as been red to put } “Prof. “Mike” Donovan, Au-| Event at Madison Square IN chszring thet or, gamblers rat" Mrant UN of gua ; ay ¥ tlompted t m, tt might | 4 the “opinion that, these allege¢ thor, Adds a Chapter About Garden. \e hthe unipites (or the aus purposeeet | the Great Scrapper. Reon tad do 1a tisten “to \ he en few cares of VER since is been stated that Tom Longboat has a running stride i > als even attempted aishon- t HS LOC eles Pia E of six teet, and Dorando Pietre, a stride of four feet, the a eanisea aut Ur among those attend- : Prof, “Mike” Donovan's Forth- athematical experts have been trying to figure out the possible “Phe Inability of an umpire to throw } TOM LONGBOAT. That I Know.” Relates a@ Hither- to Unpublished Story. Tuesday n the Onond By Prof, ‘Mike’? Donovan. B 1 A 6} 4 gives e Longboat as 21,299 and by Dorando—t into 138,435—as 34,608. the i e eatre sainaee the mathematicians )Tace of their Ives, Dorando has the noon while wiiitas, @ Sung mit Sean 1 re experts | Previous experlence of indoor running ey ones poe of fitness, which in t Hayes, while Tom Flanagan, manager neditorrie Gurance, So far as the Of the Indian and his intimate ac “their training, Quaintance for three years, says Long fit to run the boat was never In better condition In the matter of speed there are two | ways to look at the race. Dorando was! easily passed by Longbout in the | bett ots ‘ymple Marathon in July, but in turn ered and fell under the burning sun severe physical strain and Hayes won the race in 18 A pecuilar | tenture of this race was that Dorando Te O- l | Was out In front with the best runners , /all| the way, although plugging along speed and € experts can judge from DORANDO PIETRI. ua eal with his) little 4-foot stri against :s veneteht ohamplonahip of | such filers as Heffernan, the South a e rid. has cabled én offer to. African ster. Longboat and some of answer from him in the others, ‘This peculiarity was also SLY noticed in the recent race in the Garden, in which Dorando led tor each mils Once Lightweight Champion Ing Neison has 3 made another) over Hayes and won in 2.44.20. nt He) hea. notified Nie maDeRET, Did re Do His Best? Will Fight Phil Brock at isi who tevin atitornta, that ng | Meat eRE aw (yal Mil take on, Fredale "Welsh the In cg) wach aie (eUde ina iEar Docasao New Orleans. tweie sefive, rounds” on of eleven minutes, and the question aise At purse offered by th naturally arises, Was Dorando, al in the lead, for ‘d to his best efforts vneters, Britt ters, and - ye | make offers for the|Hayes at any time in the race? Do- BY JOHN POLLOCK Rnatocm: e | rando, too, finished strong, his las OUNG CORBETT” will have —- | being ‘done in 6.07 4-5, or the best time of | +4 - Raaeiateeni¢ to «Billy, Glover. the Roston welterwalgnt and| the last elght. Against this record of | anc ance Mickey Gannon. she sturdy Pistsburg fgster. | Dorando, which seems to be the best he ther he fs still a estar bout of sx woniedel | bas ever made, is that of Longboat, who She Tourhrey was to have | made the world’s record of 2.24.21 {n the; (i ness and tackle a to & : Pe a eer EGA II TCURT ELS: Boston Marathon two years ago, finish- « eof god 5 a 7 hie rece ing the rac in a storm of rain and i gone back so far t t is useless for the Quaker ( sleet and over rough roads. | one ein the game. the Mout and So far as the two men have shown tn b Se iy horiey po thelr training, Longboat has been reeling | He will Poapk Klaus, tne Prighure midiowetent off miles in 646, while Dorando hols ah | lightwelg na twel SEAT Oy carte Ped even pace slightly above slx minutes to | na alive the Southern Gy hag been matched to meet Bat Stoort the mile, Longboat recent yar anyten = : —| ¢ i Bother fighter of the smoky city. for six! miles in practice in 64.57 on a rough out- t firs Silwan pence sell New Urleans, at ca a show fo be hed by the Belts. | of-doors track, and he finished the last Se A z | the best ¢ Vis peat Stowe, gar in his lest | Mile in 8.15, with apparently no greater ig time hie iis city Wille Lewis gave bim aa | exertion than he had the others. dim E)ott and I sh ng in @ six round bout. | There is a wide difference in the style Wir ea {of the two men in running, which is un- Siena: ey A large numbsr of local sports and several |doubtedly a national characteristic. ons, in ofthe foreign wders in the eix.day bleycla|Dorando slips alone very close to. th van Face will Journey to) New HavenniCont: onl sround,. hut ihisnfest fy, uplieatonght Rey att ies tsrieatnand, Pott |angles ‘behind. Longboat has the in- as which wil take |@ian lope, closely resembling a deer in his native forests upon the Canadian place at the Edgewood A. C.. of that city, | on tha ha ridera are friendiy | reservation. He lifts the knee well, but { w drops the feet at the finish of the stride. Fran Longboa* Is Well Bullt. There is also a similar physical dif- Marvin Hart, the Tauisvitie pu ference in the runners. Longboat, has be marched to fight @ fifteen-roun: six inches in height and nearly forty Ss nier for | fore fe Eaverte® hk. “Cl Or Lexington, |pounds in welght over Dorando, the C 0O0 OY nthe alent ay. Schreck has ai-| former standing § feet 10 inches and ‘i oady aff ny n fo the articles weighing about 165 pounds. The Indian con con. ya feament anxious to take hag a very decelv: ing appearance, ag J aan ite, Sgargek ths Cincineas! heavy. ley Griffin. Austrian champion, | Was a well developed athlete. He te put n fered a bn mover Haves the ap a great deal fike Bob Fitzsimmons, rine inlphia fighter. ¢ ve mounds nef. their bill.’ A predictio: forgott Well, some day they be glad to put my name on warde, Leeiie and Write Macat measuring 42 inches over the chest and tapering down to a fine pair of legs. He be true. An abscess liad formed on ws | Basketball Contest rest ToNight Ming ay an dirone. an rs | Griting eave inae airefuis Sauminnkar (RA Immence tung power, and has quie left elbow, and I could not keep! my rn) ray a orm sresting: | Rea! by the aupre és ee ee et ee eres Roce |down, this being in the Olympic Mara- | Mar sum {fin made a|saw two roadwaays, and fell exhausted. | has in Bos recent bat-| Dorando 1s a sturdy little chap, full + | tie with Driscal of pluck and endurance and confident had promised. I had to return home to recuperate. Se ruthers aver A eaten nett fi that he can beat Longboat as easily as Matched for Bare Knuckles. a raers rey ltcarne mill Navel many (enon Eee erate oe cates || heldididasene« Hetung Wisliat severe: When weil n T made an engag The year's classic in the elamentary | racer : at! tear Mell | Angeles. Cal.. on. Tuesday night, hae aleo | which Indicates that the race will be 7 ns 28D. nSneeee: fe ty Tele ttare lnenny ¢ the regular tea! sented to ba the third g th tne ring | close, although both contestants be | ment to return to Boston to box at the| school world is to be held this after- | henn Aaa ainalsacenalaatallls foriy-fiverrount acter” between Al |ileve” it willbe faster than that of teresting to know Just how &/a& game, except when one or two dh Hourd At eatre. I was matched | no when all the fleat footed youn for th lk ann and Jim Barey, which takes lace | Thani wing Eve, and possibly a bribed official could earn bis money. Sn ene SeD fyeaeranmn people Nave , t w Yo! he same ciub on the n of Dec. | record bres n tho game in question—th M o 4 ’ De to fight ce Rook for the middle-|sters of Greater N Lae ' ‘.Y, r stack : Pilly Delanes mer manager of Jef:|The Marathon track In the Garden Is In thi 16 In question—that between | thar a pitcher could “throw ame if Weight championship with bare knuc-[gether at the Forty-seventh Res ‘cf Brooklyn, te ers shed “Jett ree the contest @ndlten Neds to a miley which morn th New York and Chicago—there was no|he desired It is uimost impossible for es. The fight was to be held in|armory, Brooklyn, in the elementary | & ‘osmible occasion by which the decison |@0¥ one player to “throw” a game, be- in the race when’ going at his full p 4 — 1 cause it 1s rare that he bas such ano} Canada, In Boston 1 was to box Tom | school track meet. It was first arranged | stride"and a runner changes very iitie could have changed the result. If Klem |Causenity® "Ne Uitte can make @ bate Drone nightly during the week. Tom |to hold the meet at night. but In snail . FED A Ra Se ree tee and Johnstone tad been picked to|ter hit the bail safe. Jiis only gure win fi mata ote" "lie tosaitats Saeco | Sradton Comin East to witch iy Rete hie SIRs isha shoe toe. Gun on [ea atamtageee ald fecal It was customary ut that time to|sible the time was changed to 2 o'clock Wii ceaulrenexaotly ee a difterenca of —»—— bribers would have made a bad deal.|}alis, and if he did that the manag ; : f rl anineenunt entries you can spee may! wouldiihavel bean ieniceeweatel oon . give the star a benefit on Friday night.|There are nearly nine hundred entrie [ind physical endurance vou may 1 ANGHLES, Cal, Dec. 12 —<1| 20%) would have! t WDIDAR Wed): Wouls LAO EA ICUE OF Ce RT ee ere I had to look around for for the ment, and {i 1s impossible to pick Jable to pick the winner, although its : 5 cag) Hing both wa Of course, an um- ae AOU r some good J : | “ Ww. may never play ball ag: fhis was that any player or an umpire could not man to box with me on that special} the winning team. 7 S No, 24, of Ma an dvening World tin 19 gor even | iney never pay ball & Chanes, bite might be able to manipulate balls | hulp to lose & game, but the argument cecasion, and 1 thought of Bulliva Jhottan, has a er Jay team entered, | money and draw straws for a cholce ") m u R and strikes so as to put men on bases, uinst St 1a based on the idea of mak- sion, and T thought of Sullivan, 1 , 1 age captain of the Chicago Cubs, here yes. x Ita certainty. No bribe would go | n which the Chieago player has been} it in the score | q i a é i but that would be most too raw, if re- | went to him and said, “Sullivan, you {and as the 0 SG SUTTON, world’s cham. ‘lalienged by George Slosson. The terday. woul . linfo au nless it was an abso- PRT RAR) CIE OTS Honea ord HPS Pa reas FARA CTR A KORGE St SUTTON, 9 v N, wor Ala cham cy amnion plavacnexe veoh Inve: niblkines CITY COLLEGE HAS HOT ‘Mera has been friction between wir | Beate often» for them to getaway [itn Qlncheror tho are not of the kind lows will give you a ood chance. P, 8: team 1s also a pion at 181 balkiine billiards, 45) 1). 7, Academy, Pittsb , ap with it No decision by an umpire can | that will take even the slightest chance. > lows will gi 4a chance to show | 0 chance: if Fe ae ea his way East, and on hig ar- /2 Davis's Academy, Pittsburg, and will MEET WITH COLUMBIA, | Moris ana mysett for quite a white, ke the effort of w line bit with men {Baseball always has. been and ‘always What you can do. If you will box with | st aggregation, A leva Se THAT akannto! then pome te Now, York: ! losson ts in he continued, “whieh had its origin will be an honest mame Aside fom on Friday night anc men ia not as str as that 9 § e u vard practice, and the vetei sa. on IM GIaDILAEMOvenn thipialananementitd anes the natural desire of ali concerned to me on Frid ght and make a good hot ae big @ favorite.| close arrangements for the match game to be playing the game of lle life. The| © ¢ Y. lias developed a gymnastic [12 disputes rth nagement o i No, 9 1 Ikeep it clean for its own preservation, If eve was only one questionable dect showing 1 will take you to New York : e during my training for Rook, |Many records are expected to fall, as the acl == match will probably be scheduled for|team that will be hard to beat thix year, | the Cubs last season ldishonesty was attempted It could not with sar ’ : “Unless 1am left in absolute fon In the graatisame between the Cuba Gib led. Moreover, {t would and after my fight with him Is over [| youngsters have been trainirts hard for Mew: Yee dn SADUary, Bulle ft 189 ACRE Gea RnE Sas my | t ehatl quite anized ui und Giants, and that was Mile Dontin's | DP concealed. | Me said id after my fight with him is ove alee —— ry for the team, and out of the squad | nized haseba “ en ' i - will mateh you with P: Ryan or! the event fe big professionals are al! getting Into| Coaches Palmer and. #. eee The je matter is of yery |tWorbasmer down the right foul line, BOZDMAN BULGER, any of the big fellows.” He jumped at | 7 Rise tr @ tournament which will| pincue (eaptainys Lehrer pone Bis Bdailiiiineanamantaratona ean The Chicago players made a slight kick, ae i ped e second teams of Commerce and Xe ; held within a few weeks either | Eimeus (captain), Lehrer, Moore ‘4 claiming that the ball was foul. Byen the ehanee J rosa” is 1 up again eh a eM maha OLA o Gleieh) ach, sWeber Bhs No abaut Oloked “a islon that as H happened, had no effect on| Rellly and Dashler Fight Draw. Friday evening ame ahd Sullivan | top was on hand, for There was news ant kar | just outside Mherdkumkar is a full bi taking @ regular course at SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec, 12,—Bennte Retily, of Baltimore, and Jimmy Dashler, @ local tghtwelght, met tn a fast {ifteen-round bout f Pasadena ded Indian; with an investment of $0,000 4 ON, Y,, | will give me a yearly incon contest here being the matter : oo SEVENTH MEET pon the result of the game. a suitable hal are anxiously awaiting the do PV eG er PS rer (CC Ce PL ere et rae TS rT I PEG SPH St EAI f tho persona who ere sald to | (epemnanta met, nd bout abot that ity : trnanent of the profesional | UH f0, @.pIwC# On the regular team, than wrangling with managers’ ai SDETGADIad Ute HEREieea ee aie: dani ue toaltech ors iafter Dash hi re A \ } ey eran EL eaaeleD Manager Blumenthal las arranged the | haseball players aomimnitiaaen ane sciiean on the bettin Worth seeing, And ant SRR FORO! A rer ae Tene . game of 14.1 feat meet with) Colma Lhe | not give them out until the betting We Wa fausht 4 AA ER animent (ils evening And/dhe @ Chicago promoter of | GCARhes Have, lee AMUSEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS, DAYS ALLAT 1h SKIES Ts way LYRIC #4 8.» way, Evi gad 15. HOMO s Via Wines | |THE BLUE MOUSE *, "yr {ATR Vinay 48 6 MAJESTIC # hay..2 Rh, Bigs, ft ‘ib DE WOLF HOPPER" {he.t'e es CASINO {03 St i ; GAIETY TA seni ay, yg UG LAS hes THE TRAVELING SALESMAN ring 6 BROADWAY rier tia Iway & 41 St WM. FAVI R SHAM" Th a ils THINS MIM! AOUGLIA 33 SolLians e tom, and I sailed right in at my man, fone PRINCESS RAJAH CLEOPATRA DANCE L iBBE RA pithio low Ma a "shi He raiatk Zuei Tan | eel, PrOHRIRER, 10, Out: A Pe Ic 18 ate fr "mnateh geine | apap ‘ Cay ph yew AMSTERDAH DHEATION alate pf Daily Sate # shar haa hia ber’s's" Muse ineas, young fellows woul: a; and as big | MY Pile af aravvare Bl age, | temaned f nd ne nd prep Kaw & Eranger's i we, BOO Sa. Reet avalcd. was my cuss ANd wrong ee SUle| peayene TAnwe Or ray Are Terry Da: | dayton player’ of Chie rr Sit ak BAG AR RA Mea So bitions Mustoat Commas’ LITTLE NEMO PePOKIING [LaKDL AND BATEOE LN 1 Of course, he! mie track and field events will eal Wasted more Vall of | AMUSEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS. \these flyers into action. A novel feature | ..~ wR, <i e strength than 1/ UH fs 1 Will be the mile-and-n-halt roller skat- | + JE WEBER'S pi saa ki, way, woth se EMPIRE & rs way " sible, but in th e laid Fae T broke ther free bone kteat | ing race handicap—the only event of its EV.9.30, Mats Wed’ Sar B90 walt. As tine alled Sullivan, like | fterts. arOKe " OO LIBERTY) tit aL pets | NEW YORK 4!" ; 4 ; at, AR Hine ac te yh ko | Tala ti i Auta aly | ido Be Asem at coy armory thie] ANNIE RUSSELL itMoon mmx. || JOHN Rew is Ny dack 2 ana" Knew He Was a Fighter. The main purpose was to best him at the start and also intimidate if ps FREDERIK at Sem chain cane at me with a rush, ‘which | Mite Wnt thumb out of jolnt. these) Wnwenty youngsters will struggle for || ASTOR jy! I; will admit disconcerted me for the | est of pout, However, novic Moment, t instantly discovered that 1 | thought thud ine avd "aioe | aay Git hie classic. prise of, the aces Ste THB MON ie Hime ETHEL BARRY MOR BOE eek ad u fighting man before me. | RRQUIRE Soa ne wtficera’ Cup, the classic pr 4 Byay at Bath is. | Te : We mixed It up for a thne, but I soon | When the fourth round came T kept | Seventh games, “In al, over two nune |} BAYOU Ye, ti,2 WET ORITERION Marty fi MP ar felt that sich @ course would be a dan- | {abbing iin Ip the face with my tert. | dred entzlen by A GENTLEMAN FROM wississipet WM. GILLETTE n§ rous one for me to pursue, as he was | He used his right hand as a blacksmith | = ss way a Win tive, Wg » Samson Mauick as a cat and very strong. In fact,| Would use a sledge hammer rounding | MUSICAL. WALLAGK’S oe Tea Sis, TEE Wirar’ vcea: was the strongest man I had ever a piece of tron into shape, He hit re CO erence || MARIE CAHILL rie vos, | LYCEUM 02 Mine Beggs , and | had boxed nearly every big|ine on the top of the head several sr TAN ena torre AND WPTTY [60TH TIME VAN. 4 8OC 8. Jena of reputation up to “that “time, | tes, and his blows made ine see many | MANHAT A fi Bit ay. —~ BILLIE B RKE | Wee peasy siyan Included, and at that tne | Mare co could appreciate | night at si TRAVIATA. itive TM iraszini) KEITH & PROCTOR’S GARRICK supremacy in the half-mile run, of winning the FIAMMERSTEIN! Ss @ a6 ot Mat Ly, bas +h. TONIGHT ass < QUEEN OF I Was considered the cloverest man in| had # like experte Ani ¥ ¥ Eye: 8,20. lLANcHE BATES WEST E USICIAN | Parle MOULIN ROUT ‘the rin Well! 1 supposo If I hadn't | iny feelings at that moment with a | Sanday Night, Campanin’ Con ort. ad #1 fu. THEM ND SHOWS Ald STARS Mata, Wed” eae; eh), ath Stn END THE GAY MU t ee been, my goose would Nave been coneed | broken hand fighting a map compare: Monday NE B Sth AVE, Xeoiiyi ses | WM, COLLIER i, PATRIOT Eve. ot 8. New e Wi be * ATLANTIC Naas Baran Amentto CMs | KWIGKERBUCKER wertyai.t. 6, 125th ST. |e oartinge tease: ete |f FRITZ! SCHEFF prunes ne for Never li my. lite did ft | Uvely unknown and with Hi ee Tae fhSE Age for never iy my Ufo did tot stake. ‘The fourth round ended with | #¥HBRMANN KLEIN'S SUN) spot ol eset y oevortees'he | honore even, although 1 think T had ‘ABRILOWITSC : y slightly Une best of It. Aa I lay in bed pavaicing & knockout ne that night and thought it over, I did BFL vMtais ) i tidal @IMESTA VICTORIA fine,ttt gan i RLIssS Devil Thuile Onell MADISON SQ. GARDEN] eNps first | [not tool satisted with myself. I con-| , Pixs Mzlott the Ausinuien Conti |” peer Lex vais Monkeys, iui) Hoana | 3461, way, Bre. #2 LAST 10 EA AMERICAN al ADE | : ve ~ {TO-NIGHT Sullivan Slowed Up. | eluded that Thad jum fought the com-| AngiitN hati ine Sun bw Nat's patty Sear ‘an l@stune'i’stnaablomeras || SAVOY tgif a sat 20) tranny || HACKETT Sho, : wow HARRY LAUER 6-DAY CYCLE RACE, i : ing Chamnplon of the 'prike ring Prices Mo, (0 $1.50. Tickets Now On Sale. — - vor Hate Flazare Mrs. FISKE || hay Nett THE. ZANCGS, ed After a hard round he slowed up, his was the beginning of Sullivan's | - = “1 CADEMY OF MUBIO, 24th ot, & Levi | tH Wa IN USE. i" ! is, * being somewhat tired from the tremend: | career. Others have claimed to have | MENDELSSOMN MALL, Next Pri.By.,8.90 fontgomery and Stone ii iets, | THE \7 zs t c wuere BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS. ously fast pace he had gone, Of course, | brought him out, but. the mah who GN | Rricen toe. to G10" Mate Wel okt BEETS | OF Can Kve RY Mat be COLONIAL ER EOYE DAUTE. Belle Binal —Sprcial Harry Lauder Mat.—-ally ENTS. i of ile Dloms went” wild of the | triewta man Out ad risice Ite Feputation WwW l LNE R ¢ Xirs'sh's Grant Operatie Concer eth tmperial | Ml f cole Laetiee wit Blanche. | iessle | Hreston. EMPIRE pare ge rag rsne \mark, and you can rest assured that o dolng is entitled to the credit. I ho’: Bun. Naht Orchestra. Pi a4 We betece **) | neat. Dells. 260) Brats. Harrica he | GARDEN THEATRE i Mad A ; Swice Daly. Te the mark In question was my head. | am eure Stniven would you 3 for @ny- | Management M. H. HANSON, Carnegie Hal ——— permietion Henry oy a ~ a Mattie Da Miss NEW YORK fait very tired end fous nt the min ping > say | + say hi iat this matter. OLITAN OPERA HOUSE, r | METI OPOLITAN ? Sas, Ager, FuOs W. Ros @ 90.11 w rane a # siya aia a reser cautious ig tn mst Kept mit wae el m he| METROPOLIT, aI ulluadteger & C ma sn GREAT iM ANE aaa every” one Prices), ROSCA lo tha Winters. Commencement GREAT. yb the Champlon Lady Rt soc sach Aine sideatopping ist Sebes FO MON iat dak! Deas week TH LAOH OND THE MOURA, ROLLER RINK ithe Mat, Dabig, ee | Dare" me Vindsboaon es, B wera "Weak Wess i a. wy AY ‘ *