| Show roo YV LSON the new cup defender edwin D morgan will not be the managing owner of the new cup de fender which will be built this win ter mr morgan said that his private affairs needed so much of his atten tion that he could not devote as much time to the matter of yachting as the managing of a cup defender would re quire mr morgan said he had no idea who would have charge of the new boat in discussing the matter mr morgan spoke as if he thought the next series for the american cup would be the closest ever sailed for that trophy and he said that a very fast boat would be needed and more over it woud would have to be handled for all it was worth he thought there were a number of men who were capable of looking after a defender and of getting all out of one that there was in it among the yachtsmen who know of mr morgan s decision there were heard many expressions of regret the name of fleet capt W butler duncan jr who bad charge of the constitution last year is now men tinned as manager of the new de tender fender it was learned that the constitution will be used tor for a trial horse for the new cup defender and that the co lumbia will be sh shined Ived the syndi synill cate which will build the new boat will w be named when the challenge from sir thomas lipton is received but until then the names are with held patronage of the pirates during the season of 1902 the cham eions of the national league played games three of which resulted in ties and these events were witnessed by a grand total of people on the side the pirates appeared in 13 exhibition ames and these attracted 43 people so that in all during the season the champions performed in champion and exhibition contests be fore persons on the home grounds at expo park the champs in 71 gamp played to a total of people or an average atten dance of about 3 to a game on the road in the same number of games among which were a number of good sunday cards they drew peo pie an average of about 4 to a game of this total the west furnish ed and eastern cities the larger crowds in the west being ex by the tact that sunday games were played there the worst city was philadelphia where the pitts burgs attracted only 14 boston be ing next on the bad list with 21 new york of course was the best eastern city for pittsburg jockey reiff goes to the courts jockey reiff called on mr gowdy the united states consul general at pans paris france to his advice as to what steps he should take as he heard he had been warned off the french race tracks mr goudy recommend ed that he should employ a solicitor of the name of kelly reiff says em that he is innocent he says he was hurried into a room where several people spoke to him in french he does not understand french and did not know what he was signing mr gowdy said it was dangerous to sign any documents that one did not understand reiff replied that he knew that but he was afraid nothing else would satisfy them solicitor kelly is investigating reiff s case preparatory to taking ac ae tion golf champion the mighty laurie brought chicago and the glenview club further golfing honors when the former st andrew q amateur won the open championship of the united states at garden city finishing halt half a dozen strokes better than stewart gardner and mr walter J travis both of the home club who tied lor for second place two other chicago pros got in laurence the money willie smith of mid lothian finishing fourth while harry turpie of the auburn par parl golf club was eighth laurence Auchter lonies s victory Is a popular one as much on account of his club as on his own particularly as it gives the open as well as the amateur championship to glenview one more year yea for morris park the westchester racing assoria lion uon will bold hold its meeting over the ta fa a t 5 morris park track next season despite all reports to the contrary says the world the recent sale of the grounds to the new york and port chester rail road gave rise to the rumor recently that the track would pass out of ex istance as a racing property this year the story Is not true a high official of the turf said and the old course will con continue tintie the scene of equine bat ties tor for another year next year however the club will have to find another track as the railroad will tak possession of the grounds next winter and start to I 1 bild a power house and car barns by that time the westchester rac racing ing As will be ready it Is stated with a new course probably on long island near hempstead albert champion 5 0 speedy french bicyclist who has been breaking records in this country mccoy s ring career mccoy is one of the mysteries of the prize ring he was considered only a second rater in america before his lits trip to south africa in 1890 he won several fights in south aar ca and re turned to america in 1896 met and knocked out tommy ryan in 15 rounds and his reputation was made for several years he went along whipping all the middleweights who faced him becoming overconfident he decided although only a middleweight to try conclusions with the heavyweights this change of class cl ss proved Ms his undo ing and he was knocked out by tom sharkey jack mccormick and jim corbett mccoy then went to eng land won a few unimportant fights and returned to america to try again his first and last battle after his return was the one in ili which he was worsted by kid carter next years grand cincu t the indianapolis racing association will make a strong bid for terre haute s place in the grand circuit meetings in case that city drops out terre haute s meetings have been financial failures for several years tle th e association is said to be deeper in debt and discouraged to try again in what seems to be a losing game the indianapolis association will bid tor for a place in the grand circuit A large purse will be hung up and if the indianapolis men are disappointed in getting in the circuit they will arrange for a big independent meet next july will stay with chicago george davis sa s he never had any difference with comiskey and has no intention of return ng to the new york team as his chicago contract has another year to run he admits having received repeated offers from mcgraw which he listened to with the proviso that he would only accept it he could get an honorable release from chicago if he had his choice he says be he would rather play on the new york american league team than any where else plans of star players mcgraw s claim to fultz davis and bowerman is not substantiated fultz will doubtless go to brooklyn bower man says he will join st louis and george davis announces positively that he will go to st louis for two years at 3 per year pitcher mathewson who has signed with st louis now says he will repeat his trick of 1901 1111 when he dumped connie mack and will remain with new york fitzsimmons may fight again those who elpe ted and were delighted to hear that bob fitzsimmons Fitzsimmon a intended taking on kid mccoy are doomed to d sap in the im mediate future at least bob expresses a preference for a match with corbett or the akron G ant instead it may be and he thinks they would be more attractive in the match than would a go with the kid he may be right for he Is a pretty cagey individual and thinks that these men have better reputations than has the hoosier pet lajoie as an attraction before napoleon lajoie joined the cleveland team had played just ten games at home to an attendance of 32 at the ten games played in cleveland by lajoie there were 48 spectators moreover the daily at had since been maintained at 4 or better lajoie was also a strong attraction on the road and somers has raked down his share of admissions n other cities |
