The evening world. Newspaper, August 27, 1913, Page 8

Tommy Burns Writes a Letter, , Declaring He Believes Arthur Pelky Best of All the Heavy- ‘ weights. ‘Voseright, 1918, by The (ress Publishing Oo. (The New York World). OMMY BURNS, who was once oa, Dest of all the heavyweights. Burns Jets hig enthusiasm bubble over in the following letter (written, by the way, before the matches at McCarey's arena ‘Were indefinitely postponed this week): Shasta Limited de Luxe. A few tines while speeding on this train for Calgary, to attend to some ehildren. I left Los Ai might, leaving Pelky ai where he is training for his contest ith Charile Miller. boy Peiky ie @ fine fellow—a boy and likes the simple life— box some! He is fast— tt hand—and I have taught to use that short right. game as they make at g rounds with him at Cal- fore his match with MoCarty, eve me this boy had me all ¢ finish, and that’s how I got him. Petky is French and His right name is Arthur and his mother's name be- was married was Cassidy. eee he has a good mixture, you what a big, good- low he is, 1 wae having operation on his doctors had to & few minutes, one side and ntil to-morrow, as confession first.’ ER ig ie 3 E “" FE UF it it 2: i ij ; i s ee rs were like him worship boxing in the world. I hope with Johnson goes another cablegram Pelky will beat that sure as you're alive, meet. No one knows and Pelky better than I fought them both. Of y i the white cham- rant him to redeem what the white race. Believe ambition of my life, boat Smith would be a Pelky will get his fought in a lub and was to get % per Srons receipts, and when count up there were tary tickets in the box, looked like a $35,000 was handed $7 for his the gross. That sure him eome! Pelky will coming to him now. not everything in the I sure want to see him ne as he is j f H i i $ fs =2 ax } i i z : i E ? [ j £ 3 is 2 EY HE e i 2 is Ee Ss 3 H i I 3 i i fom! al and t i Aisi de rH ie they euggest come softer he plain fact és that none of them te jumbiing over his own feet {i moet Pelky, Perhaps the knowledge that Tommy Burns has been coaching Pelky dor several months may have Something to do with it. W'S this for press agent “dope” “If Jim Buckley 1s the ¢ruth- ful real old Irish gentleman he accuses himself of being, let him announce in the newspapers over 4 Bis own monaker, that looks #0 good , @@ @ check, that he will le. Gunboat fight the wmner of the Palser- Moran contest. If Demosthenes Buckley will thus place himset on record"”—! &c., Yc. AN GAVAGE writes that he ts handling brother Jim's business hoi ith Smith, as it is un- was in no condition on hey fought, 1 think the beat has one battle, and defeated Dal; any heavy weight. the fighter who fights once or out getting into condition who to see if Savage could t ‘Mergen in bis corner. oe We KNGHT WI OVER SLOW TRACK ~ ATSARATORA Butwell Was Forced to Ride Out His Mount to Defeat Moncrief. GARATOGA, N. ¥., Aug. S.—An at- tendance fuly up to the average turned out to-day to witness the sport, The slowness of the track, due to the heavy downpour last night, accounted for the time in the different events, and an- other thing that militated against some of the performers was the cuppiness of the track. ‘The feature event, the Adirondack Handicap, at six furlongs for two-year- olds, attracted @ nice field of juveniles, ana there was eo much balance to them that the liberal price of 3 to 1 was quoted againet the winner, Lite Nephew. ‘LUttle Nephew immediately took com- mand, closely attended by Mr. Snigge ond Fettergold, with the fei their heels, the only one not s being Gainer, which was practically left. There were no changes in positions un- tH home stretch was reached, whe those in the rear closed the intervening space. At the eighth pole the field was stretched across the track like @ troop of cavalry, each striving for the lead. leet hundred yande it Lutle Nephew, which was ridden out to win by @ length, the next three were heads epart, Black Broom getting the place with Spearhead third. Gainer closed in. iriwind fashion, and from the mai rin which the race was run it was the consensus of opinion that the latter youngster was the best of his Geld, FIRST RACE. ‘Three-year-olds and upward; ing; #ix furlongs, Time, 116 Joe Knight, 18 (Butwell), 8 to 5, 1 to 3 and out, ret; Monorelf, 17 (Ward), 15 to 1, 3 to 1 and out, second; Honey Bee, 108 (J, MoTageart), 6 to 6, 1 to 3 and Bteeplechase; selling; three-year-olds about two miles.—Maltbie, M6 (Kienck), 4 to 1, 6 to 6 and 1 to 8, Gret; Juverence, 137 (Kermath), 2 to 1, ato nd 1 to 4 second; Bill Andrews, 446 (O'Fain), 18 to 5, 4 to 6 and 1 to 3, third, Gun Cotton, 14, and Octopus, 1H, fell, ‘The steeplechase waa one of the best seen in a long time. There were but five starters, and for the fi @ half of the Meld it was any one's race. On the second lap, at the Liverpool, found Grasmere @ topheavy choice, with Beaucoup favored by the moon hooters. Grasmere rushed to the front, with Beaucoup aecond and Inspector Lestrade third. Young McTaggart, holding Grasmere under slight re- straint, never had any trouble to hold) the lead. In fact. it was nothing but @ gallop for Grasmere from start to finish, he winning eased up. Beaucoup beat Inspector Lestrade a length and a half for the place. The others were az furlongs.—Little Nephew, 138 (Killingeworth), 8 to 1, even and 1 to 2, firet; Black Broom, 116 (Ambrose), WB to 1, 6 to 1 and 3 to 1, second; Bpear- head, 108 (Davies), 9 to 1, 8 to 1 and 108; Punch Bowl, 113; Roamer, 11! Gergrift, 110; Gainer, 11; Filttergold, 6, aleo ran. FIFTH RACE. ‘Handicap; all ages; one Fairy, 1% (Davies), even, first; Sam Jackson, 120 (Loftus), 3 to 1, even and 1 to 2, second; Reybourn, 112 (A. Wilson), 6 to 1, 2 to 1 and even, third, Time—1.036. Bally Clift, 9% Ocean Blue, 100; Coy Lad, %; Shackle: ton, 100, and Lady Lightning, %, aleo ran, pe RESULTS AT OTTAWA, FIRST RACE—Purse #00; three-year. olde and upward; selling; foaled in Can- bud, 10 (Skirvin), 10 to 1, 2 to 1 and out, first; Rockapring, 112 (Snyder), 1 to 2 1 to 6 and out, second. Puritan Lass, M (Taylor), 10 to 1, 2 to 1 and out, third, Time, 1.68. Tropaelum also ran. BECOMD RACE—Purse $500; two-year- olds; selling; five furlongs. —Serenata, (Taylor), 10 to 1, 4 to 1 and 3 to 1, firet; The Idol, 107 (Connelly), 4 to 1, 2 to 1 and even, second; Graselle, 102, (Bnyder), 7 to 1, 3 to 1 and 8 to 5, third. Time, 1031-6. Tigella, Caraquet, Har- bard, Patty Regan, Old Jordan, Irish Ann, Tiktok, Free Trade and Colors also ran. THIRD RACE—Lansdowne Handicap; 9000 added; al ages; six furlongs.—Pan Zaretta, 106 (Keder! 4 to 6, 1 to 3 and out, won; Sherwood, 114 (Peak), 18 to 6, 1 to 2 and out, second; Sir Blaise, 113 (Fairbrother), 6 to 1,4 to 6 and 2 to 5, third, Time—116 2-6, linda and Cliff Stream also ran, FOURTH RACE—Capitol Hurd! Handicap; $600 added; four-year-olds and upward; short course.—Lissie Flat, 147 (Noe), 8 to 6, 8 to 6 and 1 to 3, won; © Alpine, 19 (Lefevre), 2 to 1, 8 to 1 and 3 to 3, second; Noble, 136 (O'Connor), 20 to 1, 6 1 and 3 to 1, third, Time, 4 Foxcraft, Come On, Jack Dennerien and Luckola also ran. FIFTH RACE-Hotel Selling Stakes; $1,000 added; three-year-olds and up- ward, one mile.—Font, 9 (Taylor), 6 to 4 out, first; Rifle Brigade, 0 1, 1 to 3 and out, second Terrible Bill, 103 (Scharf), M1 to 10, 1 to 8 and out, third, Time, 14 2-5 Brawny also ran, > OTTAWA ENTRIES. 24) nker made @ neat sto) wp turn and Well Known English Author Sug- gests That Great Britain With- * draw from: Berlin Games.” LONDON, Aug. 27.—Great Brtain is becoming so agitated over athletics that it promises to cause the entire country as much trouble as the juestion of woman's euffrege. All the greatest authors are taking part the controversy that has been engendered 000 fund, which is wanted purpose of developing a team it the Olympic games in Berlin in Frederic Harrison, one of the country’s best authors, suggests that Great Britain awakening from hi @ Worthy athletic team. He mentions the fact that England has been beaten by the United States in eightben different events and he closes his etatement by sayin, “This io a tale of national disaster, Is Bugiand te do nothing to recover her ancient supremacy as the mother of Bir Arthur Conan Doyle also r he can deviee a method to prevent sporter” ies to Mr. Harrison, asking whether uch @ misfortune as Great Britain sustained at Stockholm, save by systematic, painstaking preparation, which in the end must mean money. Times, commenting editorially, eays: would a (Continued from First Pege.) Merkle taking third on the out. Mar- sans made a great catch of Snodgrass’s long rive to left centre, No Runs, One Left. THIRD INNING—Clark flied out to Burns, Burns then made « hair-raising catch of Brown's low line drive to left. Bescher was called out on strikes. No Runs, ~ Dodge made a pretty stop of McLean's slow roller and tossed him out. Tinker threw out Fromme. Burns stung a hot line drive down the third base line for two bases. Shafer went out on an easy splash to the box, Brown to Hob- Mtaell, No Runs. One Left. FOURTH INNING—Bates got a base ‘on balls, Fromme's firet pass, Groh popped out to Shafe: Groh made a remark to Umpire O'Day as he went to the bench and was ordered out of the game, Bateb stole second, Marsans fot sfree ticket to firat. Hobliteell] lined w aingle to centre, Snodgrass’ fine throw to McLea Bates on third and the bases were full when Tinker came to bat. Bates scored on Tinker's long sacrifice fly to Burns, Marasans| drove @ high fly to Snodgrass. Three Rugs. Burns went out, Tinker to Hobiitsell, on @ very close decision, Shafer filed filed to Bescher Brown struck out. Merkle got Bescher's grounder and threw to Fle! forcing out Cli Fromme caught Bescher napping first, Fromm ‘kle, but no one 4 got a base on bails. Egan also got @ base on balls, filling the bases. Marsans struck out. No Runs. Three Left, Doyle went out on a grounder to Hob- Utwell, unassisted, for the third time. Merkle smashed a single through Dodg: Egan tossed our Murray, Merkle taking cond on the out, Snodgrass elngled to left, scoring Merkle. Snodgrass stole second, Dodge threw out MeLeod. One Run. One Left. EIGHTH INNING—Schupp went in the box for the Giants, Hobiltsell filed out to Doyk Tinker Mined out to Doyle. Dodge filed out to Murray. No Runs. pit. Lats SARATOGA ENTRIES. BARATOGA RACE TRACK, N. Y. %.—The entries for Thursday's races are as follows: RACE—Two-ywar-old filites; balf furlongs, —* Harvest + Hortense, calling ; Queen, 100; 100; Charmewe, moving up to third and Hoblitzell to] 10. second on Burn's throw to the plate. Doyle threw out Dodge. One Run. Two Left, Egan took Groh's ¢ at short. of Fletcher's hot bounder and tossed him out. Hob- Dead: | litgell got Doyle's hot smash and beat ‘Cotten went down and Octopus, whica si was immediately behind, landed on top of him, While this was happening the pacemaker, Bill Andrews, was moving along at a clip that forced Juverenc and Maltble to do thelr best to keep These, three made their final effort at the same time and they cleared the Jast jump together, But when it came to the run on the fiat, Maltble had the foot and drew ‘away to win by five Jengths from Juverence, with Bill An- | wo, 11 rews third. THIRD RACE. Three-year-olds and upwards; sellin, one mile.—Grasmere, 100 (J. McTaggart), 7 to % and out, first; Beaucoup, 11 (Butwell), ond; Inspector Lestra: M4 (Davies), 12 to 1, 2 to 2 and 2 to 2, third, Time, 1414-5, Servicence, 108, ir Denrab, 108, also ran. ‘The third event, which was at @ mile, ; fr eat, 110, FOURTH RAOK. ; three-year-olde and up; selling; one Ippeed Kile Grane, to fret. Merkte struck ING—Chrk filed out to Snodgrass in deep left centre. Brown lined out to Faodgrass. Beacher lifted a high fly to Murray, No Runs. Murray was safe on Egan's fumble. Snodgrass popped a high foul to Hoblit- sell, Murray made a clean steal of seo- ond, Tinker threw out McLean, Murray taking third on the out. Fromme drove a long fly to Mareans. No Runs. One Left. SIXTH TNNING—Bates was out on Bes g grounder to Merkle unassisted, Egan ;| nit to deft centre for two bases. Shafer m wonderful sop of Marsan's Grive over third, and threw to Merkle im plenty of time, Hoblitsell dropped @ Texas Leaguer over short for « single, -|acoring Bgan, and took second when 7 Mo ot nie oy McLean bovled Murrg's throw to the ,| Plate. Tinker Mned a line drive into the left field bleachers for a home run, ecorlag Hoblisell abead of hin. Dodge -—Three-year-olds and upwant; the Amsterdam Selling; mile.—Blackford, *Veather Duster, 98; Donald MoDonaid, 5 ‘M, Miller, 108 “Bila Br, ” Hoard, Iatrose, Belamour, tar Jasmine, 103; Hawthorne, 122; Hester Brynue, os; Water Lida Pry Also eligi! Fisher, 100; Mousematd,’ 108; Semprotus, 1! Lad; ni 108; val Se ae ee BROOKLYN (Continued from First Page.) teama play to-day. Manager Evers was anxjous to make a clean sweep of the series, and he sent in Vaughn, with Aroher at the receiving end, for his battery, while Ma:ager Dahlen had Ed Reulbach, te ex-Cub twirler, warming up, and he and Miller went in for the Dodgers. FIRST INNING.—Wheat was under Leach's long fly. Evers sent a pretty single over eecond. W. Miller re- ceived a free pass to first, Phelan sent a slow bouncer to Ruelbach, who got his man at first, Evers and W. Miller advancing @ base each. Moran ran out to the right field fence and captured Saler’s fly. No Rune. Two Left. Moran grounded to Bridwell, who re- tired him at first. Cutshaw sent a hot ‘one up the first base line and out to the fence in right fleld for two bases, but was nailed stealing third, Archer to Phelan. Collins whiffed. No Runs. SECOND INNING— Fisher ran ip short left for Williams's high fly. Reul- | bach could not locate the plate and Bridwell walked. Archer was hit in the stomach with one of Reulbach's | fast inshoots, and after a few minutes’ \ | fanned. QUEER PAIRINGS IN GOLF TOURN. WITH GO00 Std INVAN CORTLANDT Big Field Starts Out in Poos Weather for Newspaper Club Cup. (Special to The Evening Wortd.) VAN CORTLANDT PARK GOLH LINKS, N. Y., Aug. %—The annes® tournament for the Newspaper Cied Cup began to-day over the Van land Park Hinks. The weather ‘was threatening, and just as the lass of the contestants had left the fret tee a heavy shower of rain fell an@ @renched all to the skin. The gallery, which was a good-sized one, inclu@- ing many of the fair sex, ecurried ta cover, Many outside clubs were represented, Among the most prominent were the Scottiah-American Golf Club, repre: sented by C. H. Smith, who came from Chicago to compete. The Falmoeth Golf Club of England, represented ty W. H. Dawes, and the San Francisee Country Club, represented by Col. 7. We Draper. Walter Purcell of the Scottish-Amers fean Clud, a finalist of last year, weat around in 77 despite the weather. Frank M. Gould of the New York Gelt Club, with a 76-37 out and 3 ied looked like the medalist. Gardiner W. White of Oakland qm tered, but was unable to si preaving business holding him in town. hq; Princeton athletic, John Bredemus, year's national all-around champtemy used a putter in place of a driver an@ went around in 78. TWo etxteens were originally eched- uled, but a third was suggested and provided for later. ‘The scores: Howard Juster, Woodhaven, L. L, @& 9-82; F. Klein, unattached, 42, S800; J. P. Fitapatrick, unattached, 4%, 400s! John Dredemus, unattached, 28, 0-283! D. G, MoConnell, New York Golf Clu, 41, 3%—19; Theodore Warner, New Yor® Golf Club, 42, 39-81. Wy than ily PEt bach drow @ base n balls. Moran fallea in the pinch and fanned. No Runs. Sixth Inning—Willlams made Reul- oach's fourth strike out. Bridwell was safe on Fisher's wild throw. Archer hit into a double play, Fisher to Cutshaw to Daubert. No Runs. Cutshaw fouled out to Saier. Collins bunted, but was retired at firat on Vaughn’e pretty pickup and throw. Wheat waa called out on strikes. No uns. SEVENTH INNING—Vaughn singled to left. Leach sacrificed to Reulbach, unassisted. Evers strolled to first on four wide ones, W. Miller slammed the ball down the third base line and out to the fence for triple, scoring Vaughn| L. M. Totten, unattached, 4%, 9—€l; and Evers, Phelan hit a hot bounder to|8. H. Smith, Scottish-American, 43, #%4— Fisher and W. Miller was caught be-!76 tween third and home, Fisher to Miller to Smith to Miller, Phelan going to sec- ond in the meanwhile. @aler then came across with another triple to deep left, scoring Phelan. Williams filed to Col- lins, Three Runs. One Left. Bridwell and Sater took care of bert. Smith was a good walter and received free transportation to firat. Finher was also given a pass. 0. Mil- ler made three swings and went back to the bench. Hummel batted for Reul- bach and struck out. No Runs, Two Amer can, 42, 3-80; W. F. Purcell, New York Golt Club, 38, 9—T7, William D. Patterson, Scottish-Amert- can, 37, 41-78; M. H. Lockwood, Maa- hattan, 4, 48-@3; Col. T. W. Draper, Gan Francisco, 61, #-0; A. E. Bat- teridge, unattached, 38, «0-78; W. HL Dawes, Falmouth, England, Boyd Blach, Brooklyn Forest Park, @! 1H, " Dr. T. W. Martin, New York Goif left. Club, 4, 41-89; J. P, Downey, New Fests IGHTH INNING—Rucker went to|Golf Club, 4, «2-8; Frank M. Gould, the box for Brooklyn. Bridwell sent; New York Golf Club, 37, %—T%; Albert ‘a pop fly to Cutshaw, Cutshaw was| Hedley, Newspaper Golf Club, @, @-0% also under Archer's pop. Vaughn|H. B, Martin, Newspaper Gotf Ohw, could not locate Rucker’a curves and) ‘1-8; Dr, A. 8. Wilson, New Yort No Runs, Veiub, 4, «#8. delay he went to first. Vaughn mad three wild swings and sat down. Leach forced Bridwell at third, Fisher to Smith. No Runs, Two Left, Wheat was safe on Vaughn's muff of Saler's throw, but as Wheat ran off first he was touched out by Gater. Dau- bert could not locate Vaughn's curves and went back to the bench, Smith nt a long fly to Williams, No Runs. THIRD INNING—Evers sent @ liner to Fisher, W. Miller was safe on Cut- shaw's error. Phelan laced one through short, sending W. Miller to second, Sater sent @ high fly in short center, which Wheat captured. Wille jams also filed to Wheat. No Ru: Fisher slammed « single to right, 0. Miller forced Fisher at second, Evers to (ridwell. Reulbach sacrifieed, Vaughn to Baler, O, Miller goin) Phelan and Saler retired Moran at first. No Runs. One Left. FOURTH INNING—@mith made @ sen- sational one-handed stop and pretty throw to Daubert to get Bridwell at first. Archer died the same way. Vaughan struck out. No Runs Cutshaw laced one between right centre for a base. Collins fanned for the second time, Wheat fouled out to Baler. Daubert forced Cutshaw at secon: Bridwell to Ev No Runs, One Left? FIFTH INNING—Leach singled to # Cincinnat! base hit. three wild ewings, long fly to Collins, both runners advancing a base, when Collins threw to third to get Leach. Saler filed out to Coline, No Runs. Two Left, Smith laced one to short left for a Fisher sacrificed, Vaughn to Baler, ©, Miller fliag to Wikiams. Ruel- ee’ “Wonderfully Great” CIGARETTES “WINNING OW NERIT™ Between-Seasons Sale $25 to $50 Suitings, $20. There are many light and heavy weights. 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