St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 13, 1907

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H. lL. DOHERTY, ENGLISH TENNIS 4 CHAMPION, WILL NOT RETIRE } LONDON, Jan. 12.—Not a little lawn /tennis circles by the statement that England’s champion, Doherty, was about to retire, as in that event it was felt that England commotion was created recent] in a ‘ Z would stand a poor chance against ‘America and Australasia in eompeti- ~ tion for the Davis Cup. The report, however, is untrye. is not to retire. Mr. Doherty . ‘ me eS A newspaper correspondent met him today at a meeting of the All-. (¢ 7 England Club, and he smilingly said: . _ “One can’t say what may happen between now and the cham= 74 pionship meeting, but unless something unforseen occurs I will cersey@ tainly play.” 5

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wh ov ith “pte ee a- An wv ala ey a > Se yi. ee A bs too, than that of most jockeys who; W&smt It? haar akg aes ; | “Ornament was a grand one, but a “My going-back day would surely|as a 2-year-old, I believe. Anyhow, he ? ‘ . ; had turned sulke 1 rogue. , e, anyhow. It’s the experience ad | d sulker anc 3 mene eee : co e] “Well. what. I'd figured on happened. of face riders; Danny Mater, who S| Ornament got his bumps at that get- still cleaning up all of the big fixtures) away from the post. He was tossed of the Enelish turf, is hanging on a eee ee an Ox: |} Was in the air, all four feet clear of ‘ption, as I was. ithe ground. It made him mighty sore. "The average noted jockey has about “He pinned back his ears immedtate- two great seasons. I speak of course of ly. I didn't believe, at the beginning. riders who get to the top of the class. that I’d be able to do anything with Some of them have only one great sea-) phim, son. I lasted for five years at my top| notch in this country and Europe. {~*~

Sly Fox Off in Lead. “Sly Fox” went off in ag a py oe rocket to make the pace, and for a & ee itime I was afraid he'd stick it-out. My “You might as well ask me to toss a| horse was away back going — take trickles frem the great rider and affects | Kicking dust in our eyes—d'ye see one the horse he is straddling. iphony, Sly Fox, in particular, wy -% “That's as reasonable an explanation! flushing away out yonder in front. and as any other I know of, anyhow. In my | ha's a-going to come back to dig Hues own day, when I led the list, there were} ™e—they're all a-golng to weg at bee some powerful fine riders. Simms, the: Phey re all a-going to churk in st wv. colored rider, for one. But when I beat) You ve got this crowd beat in a aK xe, Simms and the other cracks of my day , o'd boy, that's sure what you. dh time after time, day in and day out, as|, Belleve it or not, but ag oto his 1 did, even when they were atop better) 0rse pulled his ears back —— omy horses, I could never exactly understand head the better to hear what ; st us » ] was beating them ing to him In the rush of wind pas , just why I and at the same time he began to Used to Jolly His Mounts. lengthen his stride ae ee ee , dis -e OD y e ly believe that there is a sort of tele-| ‘Now yo)'re showing ‘em,’ I said to athy between horses and their riders. him as we bore down on the far turn. f you don't catch this. look at how/ You're there with it, buck!’ and I gave, vastly better certain great horses wii!) him a slap on the haunch with my open run for some riders than they will for! hand—no whip, wnderstand—and let out others—and this has always been so. [a crazy whoopla or two right In his “Now, here's another thing that I've ear. ‘You're a bird, boy. never harped on.very much. JI always; ‘'*you're all hawss! You're a-going nae a great wey of talking to a horse/some! That's the baby—the big stride uring & ¢ for yo ‘ks. “Before taking the mount on 8 eae lee nes aninrge there in front! kind of horse I'd always make it Look at that lobster Sly Fox chucking int, if I could manage it. to go tolit. and the others following suit, and ja stall and become acquainted witn all of ‘em slinking back to us in a hud-

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did, hither and yon, and for an instant he | putting life and ginger into his fellow- , players, He will not be walked over | by umpire or opponents, but will stand for his rights under the rules. No point escapes him and he is ever looking for }an opportunity to pull off some stunt i which will surnrise and discomfit the opposition, The team with. several players of this aggressive disposicion | will have a shade on the club whose members are quiet and retiring, unless (the latter sre much superior in. me- chanical abilitv. The New York Giants are a notoriousty scrappy outfit, and to their aggressive disposition much of their success is due. Bresnahan and 30owerman are both very scrappy men behind the bat. terrors to opposing batsmen and of great assistance to their pitchers. The Giant infield is by no means an aggregation of bridiant stars, Arthur Devlin, at third, being the oniy man of the quartet who ranks right at the top in his position. Yet hMeGann at first and Pahlen ait short, have been very valuable men in, Keep- ing the Giants up in the race, OWiNng tions, and the winning spirit with which they helped to inspire the team. George Browne is a “crab” {in a game of bali, and his disposition helps to make him feire:i as a dangerous man by the op- position,

‘T all players, by any means, are infatuated with the new rule of the National League. requiring every club to provide dressing rooms at the grounds for the use of the visiting teams. It was supposed that the ath- letes would favor this innovation w'th some approach to unanimity, but a good manv of them see some reasons for con- tinuing to follow the old-time custom of ; setting into their uniforms in their ho- |

tel rooms and driving to the grounds. | Two clubs, the New and the | Brooklyns, have always ij dress'ng rooms for visiting is necessary in the metropolis, Yorks teams, Aas where is too great for a drive in carriages. In all other National League citles the visiting players dress at thelr hoteis before and after the game, so both plans have been fully tried. ‘‘For my part,’ said one of the Cardinals yesterday, ‘‘] prefer to dress in my room at the hotel for several reasons For one thing, I like to retire imme- diately after lunch, and Hie down for a good rest until it is time to get Peady for the game. 1 can undress and get an hour or two of thorough rest in my

room, which I could not do if I had to hustle to the grounds an hour earlier. After the game I like to get back to the hotel, take a comfortable bath and enjoy another period of rest and re- laxation before dressing for dinner. In -}this way a man avoids taking cold, and recovers entirely from the strain of & hard game before he leaves his room When I dress at the grounds, as we do at home and in New York and Brook- lyn, I find that I am much more #us- ceptible to cold In bad and wet weather. A man naturally wants to get through with his bath and out of the crowded dressing room as soon as he can. As & result he doesn’t get the bit of rest that is essential to many, and he almost

him, and get on chummy terms witn' die! Yee-ow! I guess we don't kiow him, and, when possible, I'd give him how to run or nothin’, hey?” : always goes out into the alr too soon after taking his bath. Of course, many to’ their fearless and aggressive disnast- | maintained | ‘oo but the distance from the hotel to the parks | thing. omnibus or |

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Players don’t mind this, and it is not so much of a drawback on the hot days of midsummer. Ef it is a handicap to me, and doubtless to a@ good many others.’’ There is a good deal of reason in this argument. The League rule on this subject does not make it mandatory on visiting teams to dress at the grounds, but simply insists that each club shall maintain a dressing room for use if wanted. Every club can use its own op- tion as to dressing at the yard or the hotel. President Murphy of the Cubs has already announced that his team will follow the old custom, and drive gayly to the grounds, drawn by proud Steeds caparisoned with gaudy horse blankets, with a dictionary full of words on them. This is, of course, purely for advertising purposes, and no reference to tne comfort of the players was made in reaching this decision. If a major- ity of either St. Louis team should pre- fer the old style they will doubtless be accommodated, minus, of course, the horse blankets. HE next pugilistic pleasure will, it is reported, be a bout between Gans and Jimmy Britt, for which they will hang up $25,000. They intend to pull it off March 18. That match, on paper, looks better than did the Gans- Herman fight. as the men will be more eveniv matched as to weight, height and reach, and it also will interest San Francisco fight followers. Britt has en- gaged in only one fight since he met Battling Nelson at Colona, and that was a 10-round affair at Madison Square Garden with Terry McGovern. The Tonopah people are also talking of matching Gans and Jack O'Brien for the middleweight championship, and Gans, like Barkis, says he is willing, proviced 154 pounds two.hours before entering the ring. This seems too low a weight for | Jack, considering the fact that he would | not fight Tommy Ryan at less than 158

pounds, weigh in six hours before fight- ing. HERE will be something stirring in Kentucky this spring and Summer, that is, if the Racing Commission goes through with what it was ready to do last fall. The Rac- ing Commission at that time was up in the air. The Federal Court of Ap- peals had decided that it was a con- stitutional body. But the commission was in the dark as to just how far it would go, as the decision had not heen printed. At that time the commissfon “Was prepared to tackle a proposition that would have appealed to the own- ers and breeders of race horses, It proposed to have the purses increased and at the same time provide for a certain number of stake events. Run- ning a meeting indefinitely with noth- $4 purses did not strike the commission as just being the proper Especially so, as the breeding interests make racing possible. The commission reasoned that the revenue therefore should not be hogwged by the racing organization. The breeder waa ehtitled to something which he could only get if the race horse had a chance to win the money. The clos- ing down of Chicago and St. Loutis limited the possible earnings of a race nag in the.West. Limiting his posa!l- ble Income, it to a great dewree «de. preciated the value of the thorough- bred. Of course, a good horse that could be raced East would bring a correspondingly good price, but the value of the ordinary nag kept a dropping as the year wore along. Chicago is still closed to the run- ners and bids fair to stay that way for a couple of years more. The same thing holds good as far as Missouri Is concerned. That will make Kentucke bear the brunt of racine again this summer. And if the old common- wealth will have to stand for that. the Racing Commission is going to see that those that race the horses will have something more to look forward to besides £400 purses. While the increased added money may not make racing in the West just

what it should be, it is going to help some, € But in spring and ‘fall ZD DAWSON

(YBHrien agrees to weigh tn at! ” AROUND THE WORLD. WITH «~~ GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS aA Ap.

ences of Famous Tour of HEN R. L. Hedges got back to St. Louis from Mexico. he brought word that the Mexi- can baseball teams were putting it all over the Americans playing the game down there and the same is true of the conditions in Cuba. . The marvelous proficiency attained by Our dark skinned and revolutionary brethren in the short time that they have been playing the game, is worth of the highest commendation. Prior to the Spanish-American war baseball was practically unknown in Cuba; although John McGraw and sev- eral other sportsmen had sent exhibition teams down to the island. The ventures broved a failure. During the occupation of Cuba the game be- among tne by our soldiers established sport and will remain so as long as the Pearl of the Antilles rests above water, _ But speaking of introducing the game into foreign elimes that great 1888 tour made by the All-Americans and the Chj- cago teams was the greatest venture of them ali. The trip was managed by A. G. Spald- ing and Leigh P. Lynch, at that time a well-Known man in theatrical affairs. It was at first contemplated to make a tour of AuSstralla alone, but upon arriy- ing in the Antipodes, and after playing in several of the cities there, the re- ception accorded the American was so great and the receipts so flattering it was then determined to make a trip around the world. came an Cubans, Personnel of Two Teams. A. G. Spalding, one of the squarest sporting men that ever lived, assumed the sole financial responsibility of this tour and spared no expense to make the trip a successful one. The Chicago team Adrian C.: Anson, and and Baldwin, pitchers; Daly, catcher; Anson, Pfeffer, Burns and Willlamson in the infield, and Sullivan, Jimmy Ryan and Pettit in the outfield. The All-American team, which was Picked from the cream of the American was. captained by comprised Tener

ballplaying gentry, consisted of John Ward, captain and shortstop; Healy of Indianapolis and Crane of New York, pitchers; Karle of Duluth, catcher; Car- rol of Pittsburg, first base; Manning of Kansas City, second base; Wood of Philadelphia, third base; Fogarty of Philadeiphia in right fleld; Tom Brown, who is now in Washington, in left fleld. and Ed Hanlon of Detroit took eare of the center garden. With the baliplayers was George Wright. once a baliplayer. and at that time the most famous crick- et player in America. The entire party left Chicago on the 2th of October, 888, and, after making the trip around the world, landed in America Apri! &. 1880 On their way to San Francleco the two clubs ee age 17 gamen, Chicago took the first three games played. Al Spalding pitched the first game and won it by defeating the All-Americans to the tune of li ta @ It looked from (fs start off as if the Chicago team, which had been playing together all the season, would put it over the All-Americans throughout the trp, but such wae not the case, for,

when the seventeenth me wae pu off at San Francisco, ute iE ne after a desperate struggie, de An-

ws Visit of Yankee Players to Cuba Recalls Interesting Experi- Teams Headed by Anson, | Spaiding and Ward—Spread of Nationa! Game. son’s men, which gave them the major- ity of nine games won to the eight cap- tured by the Chicazgos. Played Outside Teams En Route. Besides playing against each other, the two clubs contested honors with the St. Paul, Stockton, and the Haver- ly team, of San Francisco. The 17 games played between Chicagos and Americans, and drew immense crowds, were worked off at St. Paul, Minneapolis, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Omaha, Hastings, Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. On Nov. 18, 1888, after a rousing three days’ reception, given the ball Players by the citizens of San Fran- cisco, the boys embarked on the steamer Almeda. Their first stop was at Honolulu, where they game in the presence of King Kala- kaus, who was dee-lighted by the marvelous dexterity of the Americans. Hie was particularly stuck on the work of Tom Brown, who had a fash- ion of making wonderful running catches with one hand. Ad-time trick of Tom's, ad when he heard of the black King’s delieht, he just spread himself on the making of thees plays. The consequent result was that when the King banqgueted the bal] players, Totn was made a pet by His Matiesty, and was chosen to make the big bull speech, in reply to the hot air talky talk handed to the lads by His Imperial nibs. After leaving Honolulu, the next stopping place of the players was at Auckland. New Zealand, wherea game was played much to the enjoyment of the people, and to the Chicagos, who won out. Continuing their fourney, the tourists landed at Sydney, New South Wales, on Dec. 14 Street Parade in Sydney. Here they were accorded a great re- ception, accompanied by a grand street parade, and all during their stay in Australia they were banqueted and petted every where they went. At Syd- ney they played three games the Amer- icans capturing them all. The wildest enthusiasm was indulged in by the for- eleners over the game, and their quick- ness to grasp the fine points of base- was the most astounding feature of all In Mélbourne the Mayor of that place delivered the keys of the city over to the players and so many invitations were showered on the men to visit this and that house that it was found nec- essary to use the strictest discipline over the men for the temptations which con- cantly confronted them. Three games ef ball were played itn Melbourne. of which Chicago took two and the Amert- cans one. In Adelaide the Chicagos again cap- tured two of the three games played: but at Ballarat the Americas took the one game played there. On Jan. 1, 1889, the clubs returned to Melbourne, where an elaborate entertainment had been ny oe up for their benefit by the city a the which thers. The players left Melbourne on Jan. 7 and landed at Colonrbo, Ceylon, on Jan. + Here a tle game was played on Jan. Leaving Colombo, the journey ied across the Indian Ocean, and through the Red Bea into Cairo. Egypt. Here on Feb. §, before an immense crowd, 4 game was played at the fdot of the Py- ra:nids, with America winning out by a scure of 30 to 6. In Calro there was a farre crowd of

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played a} AT OLYMPIC A alent W Fs Amateur ‘Talent Will Develop ‘ in Boxing Tourney Is Proe 4 = moter’s Behef,

BOXERS ARE TRAINING Over thirty entries have been received — for the open amateur boxing tournament ~ which will be held at the Olymple A. Gh. Thirteenth ang Utah streets, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. bouts wil be in the 105, 115, 125, 186, and 158 pound ciasses and also | heavyweight division if any men over weight enter. Bob Douglass, who is promoting tournament and who wll referée bouts, has a plan that he thinks will sult in finding out a lot of new amateur talent. His -idea is to have all the @@ perienced men that enter the pawl = ment meet in speeial bouts for spec ; prizes. In this way : will be encouraged to enter. Oliver Kirk ‘of the M. Ms

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Douglass his word to box. Sible that Kirk will mee; In a special bout. Jones the Sout should be a pretty one. It is also probable that Bob « of the M. A. C.. who holds the W. A. \'. champlonship, will go on fn a contest. Nathan Goldstein, a boy = has shown up strong in previous tot |} ments is the man that Douglass ine AS AN Oppenent for Gresham. lass is also trying to wet other M. amateur buxers to enter. a gigantic reception, which was ed by the chief men of the efty and every forzsign consular agent ip piace. We , it is worthy to remark that during € specch-making, the baliplayers tiv heid their own, to the great dell their American kinsmen present,.@ wlio, to show their appreciation of ti baliplayers, clubbed together and chased a diamond pin for each . ge ie e players on Feb. anded @ Brindisi, i . — hey came together In a Kame at Naples. 6 e the 28d they played at Rome, i on i the 2th at Florence. Chicago took . eee out of three, of these games, but Wen oe beaten on thé 8th at Pari« before @ crowd of people. The French manifested great asm over the game, and part applauded at the remarkable manne which the infield handied the & balls. The first game played in was at London on March 12, a 13th and Mth two more ga pulled off. In these games the spilt even, one game a at The Londoners went inte over baseball and the attendance Wi such numbers that the e. jubilant. Going down to ol Om | 16th, a game was played which was WW by the Chicagos, but at y mn Shefficid the Americans t : trick At Bradford and G took a game, but at ne Liverpool honors were even. A ge Italy, and on the ao was played at Belfast, which wag contested, but resuited in a tha, ~ Americans got the last game re Dublin on the h. Everywhere the teams traveled in rope they were accorded the best § sible treatment. and in :- Prince of Wales honored them te ing the ball to Catcher Berl. = | ‘March the 2th the play )

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