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Show TRUTH 10 Foss Is Billiard Ch.'.mpion, C. F. Conklin, who competed in the balk-lin- o fourteen-inctournament for the championship of the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players, won the distinction of defeating Wilson P. Foss, the amateur champion, in their first game of the tourney. Luck cu no figure in the result, as the balls rolled harder for Conklin than for his opponent. The last game in the tournament was played Feb. 14 at the Hanover club, Brooklyn, and Wilson F. Foss is the amateur champion. ' Foss defeated Edward Gardner in the play-of- f of the tie for first place and the championship. This time he gave Gardner a h Horse Held at High Price. Following the statement that W. K. Vanderbilts offer of $30,000 .for the colt Meltonian was refused James Galway the other day comes by to the effect that Mr. Galway another would not part with the son of Melton for $50,000. Meltonian is engaged in $100,000 worth of stakes this year, and is one of the best bred horses in the country. Mr. Galway says friends requested him to enter the colt in the American Derby, but as that event is run on the same day as the $20,000 Tidal stakes at Sheepshead Bay, he' decided not to send Meltonian to Chicago. Last fall Meltonian defeated the best with- ease in a race at Morris- Park, and showed such good form that turfmen have put him on their lists as one of the coming this season. Mr. Galway says he does not care to put a price on the colt, as he wishes to use aim later on in the stud. strong enough inducements for him. Erne declares that if he does go back to his old love it will be only after a hard and faithful course of training. He says it would take him at least six months to get into shape for a gruelling battle, and then he thinks he can' hold his own with the best of them. A good fighter in his day and always a credit to his profession, Erne has thousands of admirers who would wish him well if he decides to the prize ring. re-ent- er An American Invasion. Sullivan, Harris and Woods are to establish a London office, and for this purpose Tom Terriss has sailed for England as the firms representative. Several of their successful melodramas will be produced in England in the near future, and Terriss will not only present these pieces but will also purchase for American production any pieces that he may consider C.K CONKLIN" JQ decisive drubbing, the score being 300 to 149. Foss made the big average of 15. New Worlds Bowling Record. Chicago gets tho worlds bowling record. The Gunther team, under the leadership of George Klingenberg, last week rolled a score of 1,141, and robbed the Empires of New' York of their high mark of 1,103. The conditions under which the new figures were made were in full compliance with American Bowling Congress rules governing records, and there can be no question as to the recognition of the score as the new worlds record. It is probable that the new mark will stand for Eome time, as the old record of 1,103 has stood since 1901. Klingenberg wa3 the only man on the Gunthers to use a loaded ball. This fact certainly ought to convince the New York bowlers that the large scores in the West are not due alone to the leaded ball, but to the skill of the Western bowlers themselves. In the game, Klingscore led of 257, fola with enberg lowed in order by Kirschel with 241, Moore with 223, Lamont with 214, and Stoike with 20 G. Klingenberg also led the averages for the evening with 217. Moore hammered the pins for 208 long-standin- g record-breakin- g 2-- 3. - -- - Divided Honors With Corbett. Young Corbett once more failed to show championship form in Philrdol-phia- , when he met Billy Maynard, a local feather-weighMaynard had t. - - . - University Ball Players. Michigan universitys baseball team aspirants commenced indoor training this week, and if quantity counts for anything the western pennant ought to fly over Ferry field. candidates are out Over seventy-fiv- e for position, and out of this hustling bunch there ought to be some prizes, but just how strong Michigan will be on the diamond this year is a puzzle which nobody can solve. Of last years team which, by the way, made a very poor record there are only Capt. Utley, Redden, Stripp, Roche and Campbell back in college. Even if these veterans hold down their jobs there are still vacancies at first base, third base, shortstop, left field and for a change battery. upon the matter very favorably champion declares that he and rwill keep on the road while the.-- . lucre in it, and will pay no attorn to the pack of fighters barkin'- i their heels. Jeffries, however m make an exception in the case of r. Munroe, whom he says he will across the continent just to ft''Wn in the ring for a few moments.get Dixon in Old-Tim-e Form. George Dixon seems to be slightly more than a shadow of his former self. He fought a draw with Harry Ware in England last week. Dixon was beaten in the early part of the fight, but came along at the end, and might have put Ware away had his strength stayed with him. Ware and Dixon are two of a kind so far as .tamina is concerned. Gold Heels Is Barred. EdLLV nAYNABD Heels, winner of last years Suburban handicap, will not be eni tered in the suburban this year. Gold Feather-weigWho Made Heels entry has been refused by the (Philadelphia Such a Good Showing With Young stewards of the Jockey club. This Corbett.) announcement was anticipated. Gold no trouble in remaining with the Heels is owned by a racing firm champion for the six rounds that the which is run on a basis, bout lasted. He held his own all and it is believed that for this reason through with Corbett, mixing it up the stewards declined the entry. The with the Denverite and sending in as Brooklyn handicap takes place May good as he received every time. Ma28, the opening day at Gravesend, ynards friends were delighted with his while the Suburban will be run on .showing against the king of the feath-18. June Thursday, Gold i ht . Change the Rules. Following is an account of a basket ball game played in New Haven, The Waterbury Conn., last week: girls spent most of their time throwing the Boardman misses to the floor, lust as if it was a wrestling match, Plans of Big Fighters. flapping their faces and indulging Jeffries and Fitzsimmons may conother vigorous tactics. Spectators who tinue their tour to England. They have aw the game said it was a disgraceful been offered big money to appear on exhibition. the other side and are said to look Cure Defeats Sutton. Louis Cure of France won the first game in the international championship billiard tournament at Paris, France, defeating George Sutton of America by 500 to 415. The game lasted three hours. Cures best runs were 70, 62 and 75, while Suttons best runs were 83, 55 and 50. The only other entries in the tournament are Slosson of America and Vignaux of France. The conditions are that each competitor shall play each of the others 500 up, eighteen-ine- n balk line, the highest winners to contest the final for the worlds championship badge, which must be held against all comers for two years. The winner also gets $600, half the entrance fees, and h of the admission money, which is divided equally among the players. Charles Darantiers acts as one-fourt- referee. Ernes Plans for the Future. Frank Erne, the will likely reconsider his determination to quit the ring. Erne gives as his reason for his change ot mind the fact that there is no other business in which he could engage that would pay as well as the fighting game. The Buffalo boxer, who is a young man of finer sensibilities than champion, the average ring artist, abhors the saloon business, in which manjr. fight ers engage after leaving the padded arena. Other callings do not hold out General Camuel Thomas. Gen. Samuel Thomas left a fortune f over $10,000,000 to be squabbled over. The good that men do lives After frheM. Thomas was the hardest proposition after the almighty dollar that I ever knew. If he ever did any 'V4l good to his fellow mortals Snould like to see the record of it. He never put a dollar anywhere that he did not calculate on getting $100 profit on the investment. Harold, cut oil with $5,000 a year, will attempt to break the will. New York Press. 1 |