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4-B THE SYRACUSE HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, JANTTARY Q 1 9 1 0 .

BY JIM NASIUM. SEES b" ther papers that this feller Oook hain't never dee-scovered ther dad-burned North Pole at all/* said the blacksmith, borrowing a chew

of tobacco from the squire. 'TLsastwise, these 'ere scientists over '» Coppinghay-gen sea so."

"What gits me "bout this hull North Pole bixaesa," pot in the squire, "ia how in tarnation them there scientists know a dod-garted thing erbout it. Scientists hev alius claimed thet ther dee-scov'ry o' ther North Pole wus important ter science, an' that observations tuk at ther too o' ther world would add a lot to ther setentiffte knowledge o' ther hooman race, vit when a feller cornea back home with hie whiskers foil o' icicles an' daims that he hes dee-acovered ther North Pole ther scientists sex that bis sheer rstions hea ter agree with their ideears o' ther c'nditions up at ther Pole ur else be hain't never been thar at all. If them there scientists knows all along what tber c'nditions at ther North Pole air, what In ther name o' Jerushey kin ther dee-eeoverer o' ther North Pole add ter scien-tifnc knowledge 'ithout bein' called a fakir, an' what in tarnation's ther use'n dee-scoverin' ther dad-burned Pole at a O r

MBv crickety! That'a right," said the school teacher. "They don't guv a dee-Banvoror n' ther North Pole no chance at all. If he dont guv nothin' science he hain't did no' shuck*, an' if he does guy

science he ham t did nothin' nohow. invent a glitterin' falsehood. If

leave it tar science, a Polar explorer up eether ther dee-eeov-

' a lot o' obeer-vatiooa what hev *-seovered right here to

ur a har an' a taker. There hain't 'round that."

the postmaster, "this fel-hev made asm mistakes

in makin* his obaar-vations, 'twar only nateral. I see he had ter use a artyficisl horizon, an' I've noticed these 'ere erty-ficial horiaona a lot myself on nighte when I'd be comin' hum late from ther tavern, an' tell yuh fellers wuh can't bank on 'em much. Tub kin never tall jist where they be. Sumtimes, arter a feller hea bean lookin' through ther glasses a lot. ther artyficial horizons '11

Sit ter dancm' all over tber sky an* a oin' a hop-wait!! down ther foreground,

an' a feller hes a moughty hard time makin' a kee-rect obsarvation o' the whereabouts o' his own hum. let alone makin' a set o' complete obsarvations that'll satisfy a bunch o' scientista. From my expeeryenos, I would say that (Took made a big mistake 'n relyin' on one o' these 'ere artyficial horizons."

"Yea." put in the deacon, "an' I think ha made a tarnation bad break b' say-in' thet arter he hed abandoned his sleds he didn't hev nothin' ter eat but

Sutrid seal, yet he talks 'bout ther aun-oga he seed. Now, if he wus in sich

a tarnal bad fix thet he hed ter eat putrid seal, why in the name o' Jerushey didn't he kill one o' them thar sun-dogs an' eat it, by heck. Don't take no scientist ter see through a fake story like thet. I don't know what kind o' a dog a sun-dog air, but yuh batcher boots thet it'd beat rotten seal meat fur a spread "

"Well," said the editor, knocking the ashes out of hia pipe and refilling it with the clippings from the base of the tobacco cutter, "I still lean to'rd this feller Cook, howsumever. I don't think them there scientists hev treated him square. Tam't fair tar make him prove luaself er scientist when he hain't only claimin' ter be a dee-scivcror. Don't see why a dee-sciveror shud hev tor prove hisself a scientist no mor'n a blacksmith shud hev ter prove hisself a good eddytoryal writer. Christyfur Clumbus didn't hev to do it, nuther did Vaaca der Gemmey. Whan themi

fellers dee-scivered sumthin' *bey didn t hev to hev their note books nosed over b* a lot o' fellers what baint never bean beyant ther rural d'livery routes, an 'taint fair tar make Cook do it

"An' 'nuther thing," continued tue editor, "when them thur scientists looks through er teleyecope an' sea thet they haw deeecovered sum feller with a head like a squash an' wings like a bat driy-ln' a canal boat on Mars, nobody don t aak 'em ter submit a photeygrapht uv it ter a committev of phurtografurs, does they! No. We got ter tek ut fur grant­ed thet sum corp'ration air operatin' a canal boat route on Mars jist 'cause tber scientists sea so, an' fur all we knows it mmtght hev bean a fly on ther inside o' ther lens thet they saw. I think thet them scientists orter guv Cook a square deal as they be gittin' themselves. His story hain't no harder ter believe."

"By gosh, thet's right, too," said the blacksimth. I f them thar scientists keep on they're moughty apt tar ruin ther hull dee-ecov'rin' bizneas. Thar won't nobody wanter ink a chance on dee-scov'rin' nothin', an' when a feller wants ter hire a good dee-scoveror ter do a leedle job, hell ad thet they've gone out of bizneas, and' he'll hev ter pitch in an" do it hisself."

•'Yes. by gum, exploring' hain't ther bizness it used to be," said the Squire. •'Gettin' so gosh-hanged worked out thet a feller can't make a livin' at it no more now."

"I sees b' ther papers thet Oook made a hua'red thousand dollars outen it," said the Postmaster. "Gosh-hanged ef thet hain't a purty fair living' fur a fel­ler what hain't did nuthin' but set in a snow house all winter an' eat whale blub­ber an' origynate obsarvations."

"Speakin* o' a payin' bizneas." put in the editor, "I be gum-swindled ef it don't seem ter me thet horse jockeyin' hes 'em all skun. I sees b' ther papers thefe this 'ere Danny May-her, ther Amer­ican jockey, hes bought one o' them ther countree estates over in Englan' fur fo'ty-two thouaan' an' five hundred dol-lars. This 'ere estate is knowed es Crop we 11 Hall, an' is right 'mong ther swell no-beelity. Seems thet ridin' race hosses air a durned sight more valey-ble accomplishment fur a boy to l'arn than ther bankin' indua-tree ur preachin' ther gospel.

"Yes sir, ef a man hes a son what don't look ea if he'd ever grow ter he a full-sized man an' hain't big enough ter be viseyble to ther naked eye aroun' ther harvest field, he don't wanter git to kickin' 'cause ther Lord hain't sent him sumthin' what kin be o' sum help to ther fambly an' kin keep frum bein' tramped on 'round ther house V ther grown-up folks. That's jist ther time when ther wise man what baa been watchin' ther trend o' ther times 11 start ter lay in' out a race course in hia medder an' git ter lettin' that leetle shrimp o' an offspring o' bje'n stay hum frum school ter ride ther colts while thar bigger boys hes ter l'arn to do ther figgenn' an' handle ther chorea. Thar hain't no use'n waatin' time sendin' a boy ter school what hain't big ernough ter keep frum gittin' drown-ded in a fountain pen b'fore he Tamed ter use it properly. Ther fond parent what wants his son ter make ther most o' his opportunities 11 keep him to hum an' eddycate him fur a boas jockey, an' whan ther big, strapping husky members o' thar fambly air gittin' a dollar a day an' board fur swinim' a cradle in ther harvest fields ur hggerin' up ther dse-posita in thar village bank, thar lettle runt what air built like a half-starved

katydid 11 be pullin' down a hun'red thousan' dollars a vear an' buying coun­try estates in furrin lands."

Bein' a public eddycator myself," put

school an' stayed out on sum cinder dump ter wallop ther dad-burned stu&h's outen a old baseball ur lick ther hide offen ther town bully air gittin' richer'n a hog

in the school teacher, "it dst-volves upon drover an' hevin'Th^'^l—"«Vinted~ in z£^Ssither r f °\ «**-!*« tw'ily^»jartM cation an take exceptions to yew'r ree-1 Ur htmmkX' «„'• - *"I *—**"* ~ «*„ mark*;. While this 'ere Danny rect, yer can' the cornerstun on which civilization | time^rsch'ooraVuirin' TedScs*Ton~ se's m t ^ a n (thet it air ther eddycation j they kin be a ornament ter serciety an' possessed o ther rest o the? world what wear one o' these 'ere sSka tail coats makes this host jockey's aignin s possey- 'ithout wonderin' what ter do 'ith hia

./%# w , U ) ) ,. , A. ,. h*Pdf- a»r dustin' off hooka in er law "Mebbe ye air right," replied the edi-1 office ur thumpin' a typewriter on ther

"I sees b" ther papers that these tel­lers, Jim Jeffries an' Jack Johnson, what hain't never knowed nuthin' but how ter wallop a feller on ther jaw so hard thet it teleyscopes ther roof o* "his mouth an' sinks his lower back teeth inter his eyebrow, air makin' more money an' gittin more promevnence in ther newspapers than all ther Congressmen an' collage perfessors frum their States e mbmed. I sees thet a big Dutchman by ther name o' Hans VVagoer what can't write his name so that you* hain't apt ter git it mixed with yer laundree ticket, hea signed er contract that'll git him ten thousan' dollars fur a few

"took bed ter use a artjrftotal horizon, aa' I've noticed then* 'ere artyfllrtal borlcon* a lot my­self oa nlgbts wbeo I'd be comin' home frum tber tavern, aa' ye caa't bank On 'em much."

tor, "but most on us would a durned sight ruther be ther uneddycated out­sider what air makin' thar money. I don't wanter my nuthin' agin ther insti-tootion o' l'amin' what yew air presidin' over, it air doin' a good service at thar Crossroads here in eddycatin' our chil­dren so's they won't git skun when they hauls their grain ter market. But I bean readin' ther city paper a whalia' tot, an" 1 sees thet down to ther cities ther boys what air makin' ther big mon­ey air ther ones what hain't ever been bothered b' ernough eddycation ter make their fore-heads bulge out m front like er bay-windy on 'ther top story. Ther leetle runts what hain't big ernough ter b-eome a champeen prize fighter ur ther star homerun bitter in ther big leagues air gittin' a hundred thouaan' dollars a year fur ridin* race hosses, an' ther big­ger fellers what played hookey from

daily paper fur fiftesn dollars a week an' no appetite.

"Yes, sir, frum ther way things air goin' down to ther cities, it seems to me es though ther fond parent what wants ter map out a successful carreer fur his boys an' git 'em a loafm' eround ther hall o' fame 'd do a moughty sight bet­ter ter put in a gymnasium in ther hay-how an' lay out a baseball diamon' in ther cow pasture an' keep ther kids hum frum school ter practice uppercuta an' l'arn how ter wallop er curve ball inter ther nex* county, than he would ter hev e'm cavin' in their chests an' bulein' out their foreheads l'arnin' how ter find ther hypotteynuse o' a triangle. A bulge on ther biceps air gittin' ter be wuth a durned sight more'n a bulge on ther forehead, an' a good battin' eye brings in a wbalin' lot more wealth an' fame than a knowledge box full o' eddycation.

months' fun nex' summer, an' Mike Don-lin, who probly cudn't pass ther examey-nation fur ther B class at ther Poke County Academy, ia gittin' three thou­san' dollars a week jist fur showin' his­self on the vaudeyville stage fur ten min­utes ev'ry night. Battlin' Nelson, Ty Cobb, Danny May-her Fred TaraL an­them fellers what hain't never wore out many slate pencils air makin' their play­mates what wus ther prize winnin' schol­ars at ther town school look wus'n a sheriff's sale es money makers. Ther boys what went ter Bucknell College ith Christly Matheyson, ur ter Columbey 1th Eddie Collins hain't never bean heerd uv since 'cause they put in their school days acquirin' a lot o' useless knowledge 'stid o' practicin' ther out curve an' hittin' in ther pinches. Thet's whar book l'arnin' figgers nowadays in ther money market."

-Speaking o' book larnin' an' eddy cation," spoke up the grocer, "I seas in ther papers thet out in Minnie-sotey they now hev instytooted a rule thet alk>wa ther teachers in thar high schools ter nick out ther scholars what air fit­ted fur a higher eddycation, an' nobody else kin enter ther Uneyversity o' hlinnie-sotey. Ther uneyversity folks sea thet sixty-fo' per cent, o' the freshmen what enter college fails 'cause they hain't fit-tad fur a higher eddycation, an' thet h Sickin' out ther dunces it keeps cm

rum wastin' their time on sumthin' whet hain't never gonna do 'em any t^*d| an' it keeps a lot o' boneheads frum takm up room in tber uneyversity what cud bs used b' sumbody what kin make sumthin outen thehreelvea. Thet looks ter me like er dad-burned good rule. It'll guv these 'era dunces er chance ter make fo°3 prise foughters an' hoss jockeySf an balj players outen theirselves stid o' psapsjr their time makin' a moughty poor cJera what can't git a job, an* it'll guv thet" smart fellers er better chance ter b earns highly eddycated an' poor es a church mouse." t „

"I don't like thet rule howsumever. said the Softool teacher, " cause yaw caa I alius tell frum ther scholars jist who an gonna be ther smartest an' rreates men. Isaac Newton wus ther dullest boy m his class to school, an' Perfesaor Dalzel! onct said thet Walter Scott wus a dune* an' alius would be one. Doctor Chal­mers, ther great English litemtoor man, wus expelled frum ther parish school tut being/ a hopeless dunce. Henry Ward Beecher, George Moore, Darwin, an a lot o' other famous 'dunces' wouldn» never hev got er chance in Minnie-aotay. They'd be picked b' these ere' Minnie-soty school teachers es ther fellers what wouldn't never ermount ter nuthin/ an 'stid o' gittin' er chance ter study they «j hev ter turn ter prise fightin' an ball playin' fur a livin. '8tid o' enligbt nm posterity with his words o' wisdom. Hen rv Ward Beecher mought hev bean^thet champeen heavyweight nugeylist o h» time ef he'd hed ter submit ter a rule like this 'ere one in Minnie-sotey, an Isaac Newton an' Walter Scott 'd prob 1y hev bean ther star batt'ry on ther pennant winnin' baseball team. No, sir, no school teacher air competent ter piea out ther boys what air gonna make their mark in ther world. No man what wns ever born kin kee-rectly tall _ jist what boys air gonna make ther brains o ther uneyverse, an' what ones air gonna be­come ther star thumpers o' ther prize ring ur hev ther biggest battin' av'rage in ther big leagues. Yew can't alius tall what them there dunces air gonna do when they gits a idea an' cuts loose.

"By Jerushy, thet's right," said the blacksmith. "Speakin' o' this feller Doc Cook what we wus jist talkin' erbout, he didn't hev ernough eddycation ter write a kee-rect set a obsarvations fur ther scientists ter peek at, but he hed a idea what wus wuth a hundred thousan' dollars ter him all right, by heck."

"Well," put in the grocer, "I s'pose yaw fellers 'd set here an' argyfy this aues-tion o' eddycation all night ef I didn't make sum move ter abet up. I don't keer fur yew fellers comin' down here ev'ry night an' loaf in' an' chewin' up ther scraps offen ther terbaccy cutter an' spit-tin' on ther stove, but don't git ter think in' fur a minute that this 'are store air a open-all-night road house 'cause it tainft. An ther present dee'scussion air either gonna close immedjiatejy ur ba continooed along thar roadside, cause this 'ere hostile-ry air gonna abet up fur ther night."

SAYINGS AND DOINGS IN WORLD OF SPORT

Holmer a National Born Marathon Runner— Princeton Freshman Beat 100-Yard Dash

Record ^Comparison of English and American Horses—Billiards and Pool.

New York, Jan. I.—Some of our beat athletes have been brought to the front by constant training and coaching, while others take the Jump from obscurity Into the limelight without tba> slightest poaaible Idea, of what it means to be drilled In their choaen apecialty. They belong to the great minority clan* —the class of exceptions.

Qt all the men who have gained fame tn athletics without more than their natural abUitma to roly upon Bans Holmer, the Canadian champion Mara-thoner and holder of tna professional record for tha long route, 1» the most striking example now before the public.

Holmer has never been systemati­cally trained or shown any of the fine points of the running g*me. A little mora than two yoavra ago, while serving in the Canadian army, ha ohnnCed upon a hook on the shelves of the barrack's library ,It waa a treatise on running. by George Orton, the old University of Pennsylvania star runner. In 1896 Orton won the French steeplechase, champion ship. Seventeen champion­ships were won by him befotw ha was defeated In 1MI by Newton. No won­der bis book is a splendid guide to tha undeveloped runner;

T w o years ago I waa a bit of a kid, you know," aald Hana, when ques­tioned as to how he started running?. "One day I was chasing a couple of the boys through the gymnasium connect*** with tha post. We went up and down the front and back stairs on the Jump. They had a Jolly good start on me, hut seeing the way I was gaining on them, they went out of one of tha m l knew they thought they'd lose

er the rough, hilly ground In the rear ef the building, but I could go a M| m the country, and I got *em both.

••That gave me the Idea that I waa even * better runner than some of the full-grown men who were getting away with medals at the regimental games, and I found George Orton's book that night He wast a wonderful all-round runner, and I nicked up a lot of good ideas out of that book. I started run­ning; short and middle distances with tha Idea that a large man should not go In for the longer runs, although 1 -waa good at them. The first race 1 ever won wan in a match with a good quarter-mlter. and I had bet every penny I had in the world I'd win.

"I've never had anyone tell me how

to run, and I guess there's no reason why I should be pestered with advice now. I always could run as fast as 1 can now, and it came to me naturally. Some fellows can be taught how to run or Jump or do most anything, but some Just don't need to be shown a thing."

Holmer la very proud of his Sharkey-like chest and his powerful legs. He

cago, is a strong believer In soccer football, although not as a substitute for the American college game. In speaking of the subjeet, he said:

"I hope we may be able to have a soccer game played before each of our scheduled football games In 1910. Chi­cago certainly will support a movement to Include association football in the list of standard sports."

Dec.de Pool Championship.

N E W Tonx, Jan. Jk—Exhibitions by experts on the green table are so popu­lar tn New York this winter that amid all tha clatter made by tha crack bil­liard players there may be a pause long enough to allow tha pool cham­pionship of the world to be decided. Benny Allen, the Kansas City youth who broke the world's high record and came close to beating' Champion Thomas Heuston in Boston recently, expects to get backing for another challenge. He Is confident that he can beat Heuston and wants to play the match in New York.

The pool title hasn't been competed for in New York for three years. Ir lt©7 Heuston, who afterwards lost hi* title and than regained it. oame hen is built for most any athletic sport.

When he won the Atlantic City Mara- ^ i " " ™ * ^ * ! ^ ™ * * thon he became tired of the monotony of the scenery, and, instead of saving his wind, he indulged in the gentle pastime of whistling as he passed over the last few miles of the course.

His style of running Is awkward t o look at. His large feet slap the earth with a resounding whack at every stride; his body keeps an almost up­right position, leaning a little back­ward, if anything; his legs work like machinery and hia feat do not come up very high when lifted from the ground. It Is extremely doubtful that any professional trainer could Improve Holmer's running.

After International Cup.

New York, Jan. 8—The Motorboat Club of America has accepted the chal­lenge of the British Meiorboat club for the British International cup. and has notified the Motortaoat Club of Great Britain that its entry of two boats will also be received. This will make Great Britain's challenging team for the tro­phy three vessels, tha limit allowed each country under the deed of gift.

The date fixed for the race is Satur­day, August 20th.

match did not attract much attention. Allen, however, may have to step

aside for the present, as it is under­stood that Jerome Keogh of Buffalo, a former champion, either has a chal­lenge in already or is to have the first chance at the champion. Keogh wants to play in Buffalo, but Hueston pre­fers New York, and as the titleholder he will name the city.

Allen stands a good chance to win from Hueston next time. The Kansas City youth broke Grant Eby's con­tinuous-run record by pocketing eighty-five balls In succession the last night of the Boston match, beating the record by six balls. The youngster made a game finish, and tn the last block outplayed Hueston 266 to 1ST, hut lost the match, 600 to 681.

Butler Is Optimistic.

New York. Jan. 8.—James Butler, president of the Empire City Racing Association, thinks so well of the fu­ture of the game that he has engaged William Hurley as trainer to take care of a stable of thoroughbreds he Wilt campaign next season.

London, Jan. 8.—Otto Madden, one of the best Jockeys ever developed In England, has retired from race riding and will take up training with four American-bred horses as the nucleus of his stable. At a weeding out sale of some of James R. Keene's horses re­cently he bought Wamba. now a 4-year-old, for $2,000. and the 3-year-olds Coronal and White Pigeon for 11,760 and 12,600, respectively. Ha also pur­chased Fond Memories from August Belmont for $2,500.

Maddens retirement from the saddle la due to the difficulty In keeping down to riding weight.

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tensfr' Game in Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. S . — A V A . Stagg, physi­cal director of the University of Chi-

Six-slay Race in Newark.

New York. Jan. 8.—The six-day bi­cycle race, which will be held in New­ark on January 24th to 29th inclusive, will take place In the Ftm Beglment armory Instead of the Essex Troop armory,

The change was made, as . the regi­ment armory Is more centrally located and easier of access by several street car lines, it also has a board floor, which the other armory has not. and it has better seating accommodations as wall as better quarters for the riders. There will be twelve teams In the race. ,:'f

Shsridsn to Cireltj Globe,

New York, Jan. 8.—Immediately af­ter competltlag in tha} national all-round championships at San Francisco next July Martin Sheridan will leave this country on a ronhdrthe* world tour which he expects wilj"keep him away

from America for the best part of two years. Though it would seem that a westward course would be the easiest, Sheridan will work eastward, matting Ireland his first stop. a\fter a stay with his people the big cop will hop over to England and Scotland and then work his way by easy degrees through all the athletically inclined nations of Europe, Russia included. From there he will go oil through In­dia and China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii before coming home to America.

Sheridan has had the travel bug for a long time. He has seen a good part of the earth's surface, but he wants to see more. And above all things, he wants to win a national championship in every land where national cham­pionships are held. That he can do so goes without saying, if he can hold to anything like his real form and con­dition.

He will not go alone. A young friend and admirer with all kinds of money has long been planning just such a trip foisFhlmself. and when he heard that Sheridan was dead anxious to put !n a couple of months with his parents In Ireland he induced the big con to make a tour worth while, while he was at It and continue his Jaunt all the way around.

gin over again. Some horses cannot do that, and the best of those who do mange slowly. The only American horse who has a fair chance on the other side is the one who goes across the Atlantic as a yearling and learns the A-B-C's of the game as the Eng­lish horses learn them. It is regret-able that Sir Martin was not shipped to England two years ago.

Good Thing for the Minora New York, Jan. 8 .*-The minor

leagues scored a big victory when the two major leagues voted in favor of limiting the number of players to be carried at any time during the season to thirty-five. In addition to that, they are not to carry over twenty-five be­tween May 10th and August 10th. That means that the big league managers will have to do somelheavy shakting of the bush along in April, and the job jf the professional bench-warmer will 'se a thing of the past.

It has been customary in the past *or the big league managers to pick ip a lot of promising talent through >oth the purchase system and the iraft, and hold on to them regardless of how badly they are needed in the minor leagues. This wholesale grab-

* •>. sr««i:.u w . . . . . . rnmn.r»d I b i nK of young players has worked American-English Horses Compered, j h a v o c , n t f t e r f t n k g Qf ^ m I n o r s > a n d

New York, Jan. 8.—A statement at- j they feel that it is nothing but right trlbuted to Jack Joyner. trainer of»that these idle players should be dls-

S E T J r ^ f f e c ^ h a T t h e £ ^ | S S S S a « ? t'h. "JEST Tne , I K String, to the effect that the English a r f f u o t n a t u ig ^ ^ ' ^ ' , _

wheels around a circular track. He has taken part in many of the biggest meetings, riding for a well-known manufacturer. The two other appli­cants are experienced power-boat men.

Efforts Unsuccessful.

Annapolis, Md., Jan. 8.—Efforts on the part of the Naval academy athletic authorities to secure contests with the Military academy in fencing, rifle shooting, basketball and gymnastics have not been successful, and It looks as if there will be the failure to ar­range a final match in fencing, as the representatives of the school will enter the match of the Intercollegiate Fenc­ing association again this year. On March 19th the Naval academy will meet the teams of Columbia, Penn­sylvania and Princeton at Annapolis, and on the same date the Military academy will meet Yale and Harvard at West Point. The finals will take place in New York on March 26th.

horse Bayardo was always a better horse by twenty rounds than Sir Mar­tin, the American colt who ran against him In the Derby at Epsom last spring, and was leading him when he tripped and unseated Skeets Martin, has aroused widespread discussion.

John Muggins, who hag seen a deal of racing in Great Britain in his day, maintains that a flrst-cmss American 2-year-old is as good as a first-clss horse of the same age in Great Britain. And Mr. Hugglns declared time and again in 1908 that he considered Sir Martin as good a colt as he had ever seen in any country-

Bayardo, notwithstanding his defeat in the Derby, went into winter quar­ters with the reputation of being the best 3-year-old In Great Britain. He beat Minoru decisively after the King's horse took his measure In the Derby. Sir Martin, on the other hand, was more or leas discredited when Trainer Joe Cannon put him away at Louis Winan's place. But American horse­men who saw Sir Martin race in Eng­land and France last season were of the opinion that he was unfortunately campaigned. He Is in superb condi­tion now aad bids fair to make a first-rate route-traveling 4-year-old. It would not be a bad Idea, therefore, to suspend Judgment upon Sir Martin. Walt until he has had a chance at Bayardo thla year before pronouncing him inferior to the gallant son of Bay Ronald.

Racing In Great Britain i« «o differ­ent In essential particulars from racing In this country that the American horse of a season's experience on this side is necessarily at a disadvantage when he meets English ©racks on their own ground. No matter how fast or how courageoua he may be, the Eng­lish horse knows more about turf coursea and about running up and down hill than he dofs. He must, In fact, unlearn all he knows and be-

Things Doing in BilKsrds.

New York, Jan. 8.—Looks as though the proverbial ton of money would come on soon in the big billiard matches that are being arranged among the leading cue experts, the lat­est being a match between George Sutton, holder of the 18.1 balkline championship, and Willie Hoppe, who are to play three nights, 1,500 points, in blocks of 500 points each night, in Chicago during March.

Hoppe, who is also to play Ora He can much better improve himself! Morningstar at 18.2 balkline in Pitts by working regularly on a fast minor league team than by sitting on the major league bench and doing nothing.

Last year all three of the New Ydrk cltibs carried more than thirty players all season. At the start the Giants and Americans had something like forty. This new rule will make it considerably harder for the major league manager. Instead of putting youngsters on the bench and calmly waiting for them to develop by the general absorption of baseball knowl­edge, he will have to pick out the best o n e f a n d let the others go. This means that the youngsters will all get a change. The constant cry of the fan has been, "Give those young fellows a chance, and let us see what they really can do." The fans want to see the youngsters put to a tpst, and next season they will have the opportunity.

Three Will Shoot Rapids. New York, Jan. 8.—Three enthusi­

asts have expressed their determina­tion to try to navigate the whirlpool rapids below Niagara Falls with motor boats and try f0r the prizes offered by John A. Penton and others of Cleve­land. These prises are a gold cup worth $400 and $1,000 in cssh. These three, who evidently hold their lives cheaply, are John L. Gtbney, No. 74 Douglas street, Brooklyn; John W. Kirk, No 3801 Cedar avenue, Cleve-« »~a n?» l l a n A- Blanchard. Oak Harbor, O. They have made formal entries. Those w h o B M booming this affair s%y that a dozen others have made inquiries and will probably enter in the next few daya The commit­tee to manage the trials will be named shortly.

Kirk has been a motorcycle racer for several years arid says nothing can be more dangerous than piloting the chug

burg in February, is doing some hard practice and says he expects to again be a double champion before the sea­son closes, provided he can get on a match with Demarest, holder of the 18.2 emblem, which now seems quite probable, this match following that be­tween Demarest and Cline. The win­ner of this latter match will be imme­diately challenged.

Princeton. Pennsylvania, Harvard, college and Yale, Brown, William Amherst and Cornell were invited Join the league, but declined, may come in when the sport has longer established with them.

The team championship will be cided by a series of dual meets, water polo games, which are inch in each meet, will count for the chaj pionship in that sport. At New Hat on March 25th the individual chaj pionshlps of the league will be he but these will not affect the results | the dual meets that have gone bef<! The schedule follows:

January 15th, Columbia vs. P« sylvania; 22d. Princeton vs. Yale, New Haven; 29th, Yale vs. C. C. N. at New York; February ith, Pennsj vania vs. C. C. N. Y., at New Yoi 9th, Harvard vs. Pennsylvania, at PI adelphia; 12th, Columbia vs. Prii ton, at Princeton; 16th, Harvard Yale, at New Haven; 18th, Prlncet vs. Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; l t | Columbia vs. C. C. N. Y„ at C. C. N. 22d, Pennsylvania vs. Yale, at N | Haven; 25th, Harvard va. Prlncet at Princeton; March 1st, C. C. N. vs. Princeton, at Princeton; 2d, lumbla vs. Harvard, at Cambridge; 5J individual championships at Nj Haven.

Third Man in tha Ring.

New York, Jan. 8.—While there many prominent referees looking the job aa the third man in tha rlj at the championship fight between j ] Jeffries and Jack Johnson, it looks n/ as tf Jack Welch, the popular ref« of San Francisco,-will be finally upon when the time comes for the lection of that official.

Johnson has already declared he Is In favor of Welch judging tl battle, and as Jack Gleaaon is a friend of Welch's and aeems to thl] that he will be the right man for tl

That Hoppe has good backing for position, it is almost a certainty « any match he may make is g a i n e d j u n e n Welch's name is proposed tl £ ? m , l h e statement of Charley^ Tennes. j ^^ a l t e r s and Promoter Gl«

will agree on him. his Chicago backer, who said to-day that he would back the boy phenom for any amount from $500 to $2,500. The match with Morningstar will be the first betting proposition, aa New York friends of Ora have invited Tennes to "show them."

Change in Water Pole Rules.

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New York Jan. 8.—The Intercollegi­ate Swimming league decided at a meeting recently to change the rules for water polo so as to include one j 7-incoln. feature of the Engll.1,.type of g j g f f i % &ck K M , It was decided that the goal should! Ht€—At New York: 'Tommy*' ] be widened snd set up higher and that i 8Dd George ^ykrne fought 4-reund the ball might be tossed at it f r o m l ^ V ^ A t ^ e w Y w i c : Terry McOo outside the fifteen-foot mark to count {defeated George Dixon in eight round.

1840—At London, Eag.: British Pus. istic association founded at the Caal Tavern.

188>—At San Francisco: W. Mah and G. Mulholland fought eighty-set rounds to a draw.

18»4—Western Baseball association ganized, with ^rcwit comprising Omat

Jacksonville. Peoria. Quu Dubuque

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for a goal if the board were touched. « A goal made in this way is to count! two points, while one made in the old way, that is, through rushing and hold- > ing the ball against the board, ia to1

count five pointa Thla means that efforts will still be I

made to carry the ball to the board, hut they will not be so determined be - ' cause it wiU be impossible at any time to tots the ball to tha goal, with the chance of making two points rather easily, in the case of a free trial all the playetMmay line up on the twefity-foot marks! i

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