| Show a s St o u 8 dt 53 b J 4 I 5 t Und ur o Old n c- c 4 h b. b 4 l J.- J. c t. r Y J J n a a a L LA SIDE from postponing pt st gning the worlds world's A ASIDE series games the storm has hns been sousing Philadelphia I for several days a has done u vh whole lo lotof lot lotof lotof of other things s. With nth no nu games to tor relfort r Olt I the war correspondents the the the ablest ablest ab ab- I ab-I lest chal writers rs Ja in the United l States State ha c tinned lurne l their attention to discussing doings of or th the national commission and ancI the bl big lea league ue mug mag- latea ates ate These discussions have hav nut not brought out many boosts for tOI the kings of or base baseball bal Hu Hugh h Fullerton does oes not mince words In declaring that Garry Herr- Herr munn and Ban Dan Johnson of ot the national commission have havo been soused ever since they reached New ew York and he tie also declares that the whole affair is honeycombed honeycombed honey bone combed with graft Fullerton usually ua knows whereof he speaks but In this Instance It Is best bet to wait walt until the returns re returns returns re- re turns are aro all In before forming forming- an nn ion Ban Johnson Is about the smartest man who ever hooked Into the ria- ria national na national i game and It is not likely that ho he would do a anything thing which would leave an opening for tor his hi enemies he enemies s-he s he has thorn thom by hy the tho thousands to to put tho the crusher on him There is no doubt but that the New cw and Philadelphia clubs double double- crossed the public more or lest less In the distribution of tickets but this may havo have been due clue to an Inability to handle han han- h handle n dle dIe a proposition of ot such mn magnitude In each ach club there vero ero two or three officials matching their wits against Soo or shrewd men who were tryIng trying try- try In Ing to get gel an c edge e on tho the ticket busi busl- ness nes It stan stands s to reason that the tho of officials of- of would have to be wonders to prevent the outsiders from Crom slipping across on ou them This Is no defense of or the club owners own- own ers or of ot the national commission The Republican Herald has been printing and will continue to print each silo side of ot the question as It Is pre presented b by the tho writers writes who are on the ground Around After Arter the smoke of ot battle rattle clears dears away awa and the high tension under HOller which everybody every every- ery 3 bo body connected with the series Is straining straining- relaxes tUe tho OJo whole unbiased truth no doubt will be given I to tho pub pul lic Then t will be lime time enough h to form conclusions conclusions' J 0 4 b o 44 u M. M t. 1 i. i V i J JIT J T i iy j almost amusing to read from IT ta day to n day Y the statements of or turf tur authorities to the effect that the tho racing lacing game IB dead deau and has lus n no no chance of or ever el coming to life lite Racing at the present time is enjoying a season eason of at prosperity The Kentucky tracks have all ver veI very well wi with th their meetings and the same same Is true of the tire Canadian Canadian associations Laurel and o have made mude the east cast look good again and In Inthe inthe the th west tho Lagoon Butte Butt Anaconda an and Spokane meetings meeting's have been suc sue Of Ot course racing docs does not occupy the plane which It enjoyed with big tracks going in Chicago and New York but racing rt men are doing better than th they y have any an any right ht to expect under existing existing exist exist- ing conditions M Mexico also looks like liko a fruitful field for tor tho the with tho the Mexican government contributing to the purses for Cor tho the meeting In Mexico City and with Juarez soon to open for tor a day meeting The trouble with racing is that there are too man many men In the gamo game who cant can't resist the temptation of or making a n dollar today when b by waiting until to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow the they could make ten times as much The They are Arc yelping and crossing and cooking for tor tho the quick mono re regardless regardless re- re of the welfare of ot the game Three years ago boxing was practically outlawed In ever every state In the Union with few tew exceptions The fighters promoters promoters pro pro- and managers realized that th they thuy y would have havo to go JO i n in n tho square If It the they were to get the game Kame going again and they the have done so o with the result that boxing Is permitted In three fourths of ot the states statiS and In every even one of tho the orl original thirteen states the thc the states witch were tho the first to put Inthe in inthe inthe the can It Is too bad that the horsemen cannot cannot cannot can can- not see conditions in the same lI light ht Instead of or tr trying to get el right with the public it looks hooks as ns though they the arc are willIng willIng willing will- will Ing to 1 kill th the tho game ame Spokane has furnished furnished fur fur- a few tew scandals the latest being the tha win of ot IAd Lady Elizabeth on Friday I While there is s no direct evidence c to show that Starter Dick Dwyer was a party to the cook It Is nevertheless a fact that he let Lady Elizabeth awa away almost two lengths in front of or the lire field after atter thousands of ot dollars had been boen bet on the tha horse horRe And alt all is In the face ace of or the fact that LatI Lady Elizabeth never figured to win tho the race showing a re reversal reversal reversal re- re versal of or form which should result In a rigid Investigation and probable ruling ruling rul rul- rul ing off ott |
