Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 18

5 PART ONE 154456 WOODWARD unmatchablc range of fabrics not see the like anywhere English 'YYoolen tyjlis Building 220 CLAIM TERRY RED IS DODGING GREAT RECORD Of to DRS insic Rich the he did not want CHAMPION BULL TERRIER important race until be driven out until Inexpensive Taiidiihg STAR ATHLETE NEVER TRAINS box said that the Kid want Jeffries but I don't' bc would be justhis luck GO INTO RING AR TOO SOON worth every dollar still afters morc OVER 2000 WINNERS TO HIS CREDIT NOW GOOD YOUNGSTERS NOT7 RISKED MUCH1 THERE OTHER BOXING NEWS ROM THE COAST PHONY JOHN BELT IS A MONEY WINNER Novel Bout Schedule in With Neil and McConnell as His Opponents Twenty five Years a Jockey Still Doing ine' Work in Saddle New York Thinks ExyTerror Wish Longer Go With Corbett 154 156 WOODWARD The American jockey red Taral now in Vienna has just completed his twenty fifth year of continuous rid ing This establishes a record without a parallel in the annals of turf history During his long period of active ser vice in the pigskin he has ridden near ly 2000 winners and was champion jockey both in America and in Aus tria Hungary and now at the end of a quarter of a century he winds up the seflfogop top of the list with nearly mounts to his credit It upjj also be said to credit that lit a his lonfe jockej' career he ha'sncver been before the stewards for a questionable or suspicious ride And now for a short history of this Wonderful knight of the saddle Taral started out in 1882 as apprentice for Lew Elmore with whom he served three years after which he rode suc cessively for Dan Honig Lebold Bros Beverwyck Stable ex Mayor Nolan of Albany Walcott Campbell Keene and Marcus Daly In 1900 having become too heavy for the American low scale of weights he signed to ride in Austria Hungary for Herr von Pechy with whom lie has now been six seasons during which time he has been at the top of the list four times Taral Is the only jockey who has won the three big events of the metropoli tan turf in one year viz: The Brook lyn Handicap on Dr Rice the Subur Big urf ollowers All Campeti Out at' Washirig tonTrack GOES ROM HIS WORK TO A PRIZE WINNING ban Handicap on Ramapo and the Metropolitan Handicap on Ramapo He also won the uturity with Do mino He has won the most valuable stake in Germany the German Derby and the richest prize in Austri Hun garv the King's Prize each worth 525000 red Taral who is now thirty eight years old will before long give himself a well deserved rest but the name Jockey Taral will still be before the racing public as his fourteen year old son John is ap prenticed to Baron Springer's sta ble in Austria and is showing him self to be a worthy successor to his father Young Taral or Taral Jr as he is styled over there has done some first class work in the saddle and brought home several good winners It is probable that he will be seen in the saddle during the com ing season at New Orleans and old tiiners will recognize in him red Taral in his early days as he has the same seat and clever pair of hands and rides with that same coolness that made his father such a favorite in the days of Domino The American turf has at least a jockey family and may in the fu ture spqak of the Tarals as theyspeak in England of the Cannons and the Loates JOErTHOMAS MEETS PAIR ADRIAN Adrian November 17 Now that the football season is a thing of the past locally attention Is being turned to bas ketball The gymnasium lias been re paired and new lights put in making it ideal for the indoor game The first bas ketball practice was held this week and judging from such early appearances it looks as if this five would be the fastest the college has had for years Of the team of last year Obee and Laughlin are gone The others arc out for the team and in addition all of last second team Among the new men are inch and Buck members of Adrian High team of last season which has held the state title for the last two years Both will be out for the team The first game of those scheduled is with Detroit Ao be played here December IQ The entire schedule is not complete Cause of Early Decline Many ighters of the' irst light GOTHAM GOES TO BENNING San rancisco November 17 Is an up to date pugilist a match for two of the vintage of 1900 That is' a question the San ran fight promoters are anxious to solve and to that end they have matched Joo Thomas against Al Neil and rank McConnell Thomas lias undertaken to stop his two classmates in one night ing held to a limit of tern rounds in each case Six years ago Neil and McCon nell 'were well to the front in what might be called the light middle weight division They were cer tainly the best of their heft in San rancisco and there was wide spread interest when the rival na tive sons hooked up for a twenty round bout some four or five years ago The affair went the full dis the not any Nervous Weak Diseased Men CUPi GUARANTEED OR NO PAY KALAMAZOO Kalamazoo November AU the 'foot ball practiced" here during last week would not make up one good 'practice for an ordinary The ban of those powers that be still rests heavily upon the heads of four of the best players and no hope is held out as to its being removed In a practice game with Western State Nor mal but five men showed up for practice Rumors of the game off with Al bion for November 24 are circulated but no action will be taken until several per suasive orators have made a last appeal to the faculty for tha restoration of the delinquent players To use a alang phrase there Is certainly tn ath letics here now A The Western State Normal which tha college played and beat two weeks ago ex tended an act of courtesy to the college which shows the good spirit existing be tween the two institutions Principal Waldo of the Normal Invited the entire poilega to the game between Ypsilanti and Kala mazoo Normal Saturday and passed around tickets to all the students Overcoats $15 $1750 $20 $2254) aX 4 $15 $1 aO $20 $2250 $25 Livery Suits' to Order $1 4 uO $20 $2250 Trousers' to $4 $5 $5 $750 pressed and kept In' repair free of Cigars and Beer No Harm to Him Says Sheridan New York Giant everything points to a clean de termined fight Burns who is forth right of speech has? criticised harshly He has accused Jack of all the sins In the pugil istic calendar He seems to regard the Philadelphian as his natural enemy and he' has been1 at pains to vilify and thwart him He wrote a letter which was published in Sydney in which he said: is a coward and a big four flusher He fight any one where he knows he has got to It was in letter referred to that Burns showed his hand so far as a desire to rob of a trip to Australia was concerned He said: "I wish you would hustle and get Squires'for me before gets O'Brien will think of these things when the music of the starting gong Is lingering in his ears Tom my too will remember the little things he has said and done to an noy O'Brien and will decide that the best way to settle old scores is to fight like a demon Mensic Desires Chance George Memsic otherwise 'Jimmy Burns who did for Charlie Neary in two rounds in Los Angeles is now in line for a match with one of the top notch lightweights It is believed an attempt will be made to sign Jimmy Britt and Memsic for this city next month Dick Hyland is also spoken as an opponent for Memsic' Either match would be an attractive one a fact which is recognized by McCarey of Los Angeles who will bid against the San rancisco jiromoters for the privilege of handling' next i fight Tommy Burns has Memsic tinder his wing and that thinks well of his charge is shown by the way in which he described him in the letter to Australia before men tioned i have George Memsic with me and like to bring him wrote Tommy think he would be of the world in a year as he is one of the best lightweights 1 have ever seen I am fighting him under the name of Jimmy i NAUGHTON j7 nriee of Non Indlvidual Individual Tailoring at the priie LACK THE STRENGTH WHEN BIG TEST COMES HILLSDALE' Hillsdale November 17 The gridiron presented a more animated appearance this tveek than kt any other time this fall The freshman and prep teams are in active training for their annual game Which is scheduled for next week and the warriors have been 'doing overtime stunts to get into shape for the game with A which occurred here today Adrian canceled the game which was to have been played here last Mon day and as a result the team has not had a game for two weeks Most of the time has been spent in polishing up the offensive which' has been weak this fall Several changes in lineup mav result from practice this week M'ichell has been working out at half back and Carnes atv the vacant tackle job Slayton has shown some improve ment in his work on the scrubs and may get a chance at center is The annual game' with Ypsilanti will be played at Ypsl next Saturday the rivalry between the institutions is as intense as ever Hills dale lost the one at Ypsi two" years ago By one point and won easily here last year basketball is more popular than ever this year and there are a large number iof candidates for the' society and class teams The reg uiars played a 6 to 6 tie game with the high school bunch Wednesday evening at the college gym basketball practice'wiU begin in earnest and the prospects are for ope of the fastest teams in years Threc of the last team are eligible and with three of the crack players front the locals high: school plus a large amount of promising material will in sure Hillsdale a good representation in thattsport the coming season a New York November 17r One of the most interesting yarns that has been developed in this neck of woods in some time pertains to the great belt that was presented to John Sullivan at the Boston theater in 1887 No one knows definitely where this belt is the present time its last resting place having been the saloon of jerry Don oghue a wealthy saloonkeeper of Phil adelphia Donoghue had the belt on in his place for some years and then sold if to a New Yorker named Rosen that What Rosenthal did with it or where Rosehjhal is is a matter of mystery "But thejjpgaanWfeaturc of whole matter the genuine belt has been in i etirement so to speak a counterfeit lias been touring the coun try and has done a land office business for the two" schemers who conceived the idea of the Sullivan belt for revenue only Duplicate is Made The duplicate was made while the belt was in the pawnshop of Mr Simpson 'of' this city where the belt was held on a loan of $1800 and was held for eighteen months The enter prising plotters at first were inclined to exhibit the genuine' belt tftit were unable to produce the necessary coin so they got a Nassau street jeweler to go to SImpsons's and under some pre text get a view of the belt Incident ally the jeweler got the wax impres sion of the belt and for the modest sum of $350 turned out an imitation belt that completely fooled Pat Sheedy who was one of the donors of the genuine belt Thq counterfeit was on exhibition at the Pan American exhi bition at Buffalo and delight ed eyes fell on the trophy He went into ccstacie: over the spurious belt and dwelt on the glories and prowess of the great John The genuine belt which cost $4500 td ri'anufacture and was announced to have cost $10000 was appraised hy mt 2 Lw cv A AJlliXIlJ 111 Llll VILJ LUU J11LX J1JO1V value or 52 wu tne counrerreit wi is worth perhaps $500 including work on it is earning from $75 to $100 a week for the plotters So lucrative has been the graft that the schemers are now looking for the hiding place of the genuine belt in order to get a few more duplicates Terry 1 Side Stepping It looks very much as though Terry Meiiovern naa aeciaea another battle with Young Corbett The latter has been training hard for two weeks preparing himself for the sec ond bout but Terry has not turned his hand over and his manager is now out with a long statement to the effect that the Terror will not be able to fight for many weeks owing to an injured hand that was hurt in the last bout between these two boys The indications are that Terry Is not enamored of a longer bout with Corbett than six rounds for the evident reason that he could not go the distance The only way in which he' managed to last through the six rounds in Philadelphia was by the application of powerful drugs He was so doped that he could not fall to keep up for the'ehort distance but' after the fight he collapsed and ther is not much hope that he will be able to get in any kind of condition for another battle within the next four months In any event he would not be able to go fifteen rounds under the influence of drugs apd that is the reason the" Mc Govern camp are dodging the bout Cor bett Is naturally very much disgruntled Although Corbett got $1500 as his share of the last bout he has not a cent of it left and fa depending on Terry for the replenishing of his purse EDGECOTE PEER OWNED BY RANK WATKINS THE ORT LAND ORE MILLIONAIRE THIS DOG WON THE CHAMPION SHIV AT THE PHILADELPHI A SHOW HOPE COLLEGE Holland November Great interest is being shown in basketbail The eight col lege league tcanij in daily practice The champion league team will be privl leged to play outside teams The regular college team has joined a league with Grand Rapids tHa ven and Zeeland teams and twb fffarjies will be pulled off each Manager Vail Houten has the Evanston team which is out for the States championship slated to play here soon Miss Vera Kleinliekiel daughter of Prof Kleinhekiel has been out of college for several days with sprained ankle as a result of basketball practice in the new Business Suits to $15 $1730 $20 $2250 rock Suits to $1750 $20 $2250 $25 $30 Evening Dress Suits to Order $25 $30 $35 ancy Vests to $350 $4 $450 $5 All garment made by us will be charge for one year Washington At last the shift in the racing calendar has brought the race trackarmy back from New to the local course out over the Potomac at Bennings Washington is really within the circuit of the Jockey Club for the track is im mediately under the 'governing supervision and here "it is that racing commences in the late lays of March and racing 'terminates in the brilliant days of late 'Novem ber We race here until nightfall of pecember 1 when will occur the annual' scattering of the 'clans to the Winter courses at New Orleans and out to California' circum stance about the at Bennings is unmistakable: New York really supplies the life and vitality of the Bennings game Of the 5000 race goers who daily patronize the course not fewer than 4000 are drawn from the metropolis the fact that 1000 or more enthusiasts make the five hours' trip by 'train down from New York to Washington each 1 day during the meeting affording an ample demonstration of the en thralling grip thoroughbred rating has fastened upon the community of the banner city by the country Exodus is Interesting Undoubtedly the most interesting thing from the' standpoint of the real heart man of the world trans yiivu WUliCULXVJl AV11H iniB lXCW I York exodus at the windrup at Aqueduct on last Thursday This was the annual the de parture of the special race horse train for Bennings to be precise In all the' long years nothing happens which bears so much half pathetic haif htiinorous picturesqueness as one may discern at the moment the wheels of this train begin to move In a second all the sins and the sor rows of the turf rise out of the ground and stand like a spectre be for the eyes of the onlooker In The winners bid good by to Broad way with private parlor suite coup ons for the Cavanagh Special in their pockets and smile as they head for Benhings But the hun dreds of unfortunate brethren who end up on the day at Aqueduct with scarce car fare back to town and feeling the need of" snug winter garments to keep out of the already chill blowin blasts from oft Green icy shores what of they? This horse special standing bn the railway siding of the Long Island railroad outside the quarter stretch at the mucklsh course half tniie beyond the village of Aqueduct I is their one long eleventh hour chance The sight of hundreds of the track taking it is worth going miles to witrfess the running of the Grand Con solation stakes for two year olds here at Bennings opening none of the really good juveniles went down to the post Nowadays a real high class race horse ban'earh so' much money in a single season that an owner of such is not justified in taking any too great a risk with him even be the prize of the dar ing a purse of as much as $3000 or that reason none of the two year old stars about the New' York courses were sent down from Long Island for the Grand Consolation or instance any one of the twenty foremost two year olds Of the past summer will' earn at least $30000 as three year olds next year There' is nothing so dangerous as a trip In the ears during the cold autumn for a thoroughbred Last fall Roy Rairie lost a $50000 volt when Yankee Consul caught cold and died shortly his removal from the cars Yankee Consul had just won the rich latbush Stakes at Bay and "was en route to Winter quarters at Lex ington Ky tvhen he became strick en reminds me that Salvidere the of the Turf for he is the champion two year old of 1906 will" have all sorts of care and protection during the coming win ter John Madden intends post poning a trip abroad in order to minister his personal care oyer this wonderfully valued coit Salvidere will have his own private veterin ary while one of th? Lloyds compan ies has agreed to issue a $50 000 risk on his life until he gets 'back to New York next Aprii The Ken tucky air and sunshine will help Salvidere a whole lot and accord ing to Madden the colt will do everything the wonderful Sysonby accomplished in his marvelous three year old form provided he winters well and trains on next spring ir Sysonby it will" 'be' remembered won upward of $125000 in 1905 James Keene insisted on making a try for the first big handicap of the year 'the Handi cap at Belmont Park in1 the first days of May with Sysonby It was too much of a strain on' the great three year old and after running Race King to a dead heat he took several months to' come back to top form Madden will not make that mistake Salvidere will be put into training very gradually and it is doubtful whether New York will see the colt with colors up much before the end Of June As he stands today Salvidere is a $100000 proposition in the matter of'a horse sale A MacDONALD Okonoko Canoe Club Smokes Tlie Okonoko Canoe club which was formed September last has now per fected its organization and is installed in club rooms in the Cowie building Room 5 The directors have issued a call for election of officers for the ensuing' year to be held on the evening of November 30 on which evening also a smoker will be tendered one of the members Walter Panars who leaves shortly for an ex tended trip west If you will give us your order during the next few days we will makffz your Suit or Overcoat in time to wear Thanksgiving Day And it will be well made no skimping tried on and fitted carefully designed but with a Quickness unknown to old fashioned tailors who still get double money as well as double the time we need f'' Woolen Myu chunU a training hard I never trained tn my And with that'brlcf discourse on how to be an athlete says a New "Yqrk paper Martin Sheridan left Madison Square Gar den where he had cleaned up everything tn the athletic tine and iiuri icq home don a uniform and get work What Sheridan said is true and 4it he had nothing else ti show thtj wouitl kehim tlie incst rem irkablg athlete lhe world Sheridan works e'glit hours then'goqs home changes his clothe proceeds to some athletic meet win? it I t'e prizes and thfen goes back to Looks easy It? you find it rather hat'd to keep tip your work tn athletics and remain on reg" ular police duty?" was asked of Sheridan "Not at he replied with a laugh: I have Just told you I train for these events and they are my only amuse ment 4 a hard he contin ued' "it seems like play tb enter tlie games Of course if I ran in: long distance races I suppose I would have to tnln for wind but I don't go into that athletics I can run a little at that it would be hard for me to said Sheridan "just what branch of ath letic I like best It all depends on the occasion or instance at the Garden I had more genuine' fun cut of the three standing broad jumps than anything else was lots of and the big fellow chuckled good nuturediy every jump I would make Ewry would heat it by an inch or two and the next time I would go about an inch over him inally I beat him out and' I surprised either because felt' just like I was going to win "You candidly explained Sheri dan "Ewry has it on me in jumping ordi narily but I fell just lijte beating him at the Garden anttl waslucky enough to do it enjoy the 'pole vaulting con test a admitted Sheridan "though I finished second On "account of the bad floor we were continually afraid of being hurt Ordinarily 1 could the eleven feet distance which I missed about training why that was the second vaulting pole I have had in my hands in a year The last time was at the police games said the wonderful athlete "the weight throwing games first attracted my 1 attention I enjoy that 'very much I sup pose why 1 have been more success ful in that linethan any But still ibai doesn't require any training except getting the of It Strength does' the rest and I am naturally strong and healthy Nothing wonderful about It Just natural "Are you anyways careful about what you vat' more than you are eat anything that 'strikes my fancy and I take a glass of beer whenever I fee like it or in stance on Saturday night 'before' went 'to the Garden I had a fine nieai of spare ribs and cabbage and it down witha glass of you "Abont fifteen cigars a And all this time this peer of all all around athletessaw nothing emarkable in the fact that he hajl worked all day on riday: ahdt Saturday as a' pol iceman and then with sleep had gone to Madison Square Garden and captured prac tically all of the prizes offered In the nin events in which he participated Glfidt'oMSeeSliaw Go Tfiousaqfl of metropolitan race goers heaved a jsigb of relief earlv in the week when Jockey Shavr declared' his purpose of leav in us alBfor good Shaw has ac cepted contract with' Messrs Weinberg Brothersof Germany as head jockey for the season 190 boy has been getting heavy of Tecent years and he has found it obligatory to go abroad where the settle of weights to be made by is much higher than that in vo ueonthetxAmerican turf Other wise he mustretire from the saddleaItogether!" Shaw will get $15000 year from German turfmen and expects to ride abouf120 pounds No rider has caused so much worry to tlie averae horse player in the last ten cars as Hand Shaw Some hits been of the most order but again his work called the strongest sort of nUcOn fflriinces frorn public and turf officialdom alike Past summer is an apt illustration He won the Sub Handicap with Alex Go Between and later the $50000 uturity with Electioneer for Lakeland1 A fewweeks after the Suburban: Handicap Shields let Shaw tho JGutbush stakes lie gat Electioneer sq a poor rid 1 tia public scandal arose Shaw is ot $200000 but is Alma November The football seasor? closed last Monday with the' hardest and cleanest game of the season against A The men fought hard anare satisfied that the outcome was well decide din view of the that they were out weighed about twenty pounds to the man With but three exceptions McCollum Magid sphn Casterlin the team all be to gether next fall and with the showing made this season1 something ought to be doing In the first rank next year 'The team had a game scheduled with A at Detroit for November 24 but because of some injuries and the lateness of the date the game will be canceled if it can be done so courteously Alma wants to play her schedule but under the circtim stances she finds it advisable to cancel £The men are already beginning work for! the winter sports and next week regular work will begin under Coach Harper for the collegiate work which is to follow Basketball has had a decided slump since the faculty opposed it last year but asthe interest is gradually increasing it is hoped a strong team may 'be put out Alma Is always strong on the mat and she expects: to make good this winter The mwvare in the' gymnasium eserv evening at work now The cutting it of the Indoor meet at the annual field an(i track meet in June will bekemiy fen butait anything like the usual team nui out a meet willjbe arranged with THE MASTER SPEC! 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Poor Plaa i ke! They say that when the latter went to corner and saw the adhesive tape on hands and knuckles he asked ruefully: that all going to (Jf Hackensehmidt comes over this way on fighting bent as he threat ens to do and the public demands that he engage in an elimination bout before issuing a challenge to Jeffries it will hardly be fair to let McCoy grab him I guess old Bob turn to get a whack at one of these foreign pu gilistic potentates Or if it comes to that let McCoy and itzsimmons box for tlie privilege of meeting Hackenschmidt That would shad ow out a highly interesting ques tion The fact that Jinj Jeffries is to referee the Jack Tommy Burns match at Los Angeles adds a zest to the affair It doesmore It gives assurance that tlie two heavies will get a square deal and that they themselves will have to deal squarely with the public When was up in San rancisco to attend the Kaufmann Berger contest he seemed "to think there would be a hitch when the time came to select a referee for his match' with Burns' Jack was determined to call a halt on everything if anys attempt was made to foist an unsuitable man on him and the celerity with which he has accepted Jeffries shows that he is satisfied thatsthe big fellow twill judge the mill in telligently and give each contestant his due 1 Good' ight Expected 5 'f So far the gossips and "scandal mongers have not had anything sin ister to say about the contest and Terry McGovern CorbettEddie Hanlon rankie Neil for merly names to conjure with Why are they not potent still? Each of these men still is in his twenties' two are just over the border line from their teens Why are they old young men? These arc ques tions which must be by the promoters of pugilism and the fighters themselves It is well enough to lay the blame of a decline to the prim rose path and the wine cup With some of the boxers the explanation may hold good "but not with ajl The fundamental reason is that youths fight too young before na ture has had time to build up their bodies to the proper strength be fore they have learned to take care of the human mechanisms as they should be looked after Every one of the men named above should be in his prime in fact Neil and should be rounding out into ripe manhood Instead they arc broken dowi pugil ists not altogether physical wrecks it Is true but unfit to stand the wear and strain of championship battles Each one of these men once was a world beater each might still be a champion all are nowpoor second raters Some Good Example McGovern started fighting when was 18 years of age won the championship at 21 was defeated at 22 and became a phvsical wreck at 24 years of age He is in the ring again but is far from the man he was Corbett began fight ing at 17 won the championship at 21 lost to Jimmy Britt at 24 and after that went down hill fast un til now at 26 years of age he is only a third rater Eddie Hanlonbegan fighting at 15 lost to Corbett at 18 and since then has had no real chance to go to the top At 21 he' is unable to take a drubbing anj is beaten by second raters rankie Neil began fir hting at 17 lost two fights to Eddie Hanlon and one to HUrry orbes and was whip ped by Jem Bowker for the championship receiving heavy beat ings Recently he was defeated by Attell and' Harry Baker and while i JOV cv Hiaii HIM UUitllHg llUVC put 'shim on the downward path All thesemen began fighting be fore they attained their growth Each must have been stunted by the heavy battles he fought Had they been able to attain their full growth and strength so that the stamina could remain with them they would be fighting with the top notchers LUUdj Demand Too Mm In fighting as in racing the sporting public demands too much of the youngsters Horses are raced as 2 year olds when they have not attained their strength By the time they are 4 to 6 years old they are broken down Harness horses are jwt worked out so early Such grand old campaigners and world champions as Dan Patch Cresceus Major Delmar and Swe4t Marie ac comnlished little until were 4 5 or 6 years old TheyAvere allowed to develop stamina It does not do to "allow fighters or horses to grow without the prop er development but they should not be allowed "to fight hard battles or run heartrending' races until they are able to stand the strain Bob itzsimmons did not fight until he was fully developed the result is that he is still the wonder of the prize ring A pugilist should not be allowed to enter an earnest fight until he has reached his ma jority a race: horse should not be entered in an it is at least three years old and never snouia that time MICHIGAN HEADQUARTERS and 222 Woodward Avenue Detroit MAIL ORDERS Satisfaction and promptness guaranteed Sam ples self measurement bianTc and tyle book sent on request Si 'Sip jOL 7 I I i writ ra a4 1 fl LJ lbnr! 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