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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 14

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PART ONE HAYE ONE SHOW main CW we earn wbo! wono Utet types and wrinkle when Altrock was a White Sax DIRECT HAU This winner WITH THE TROTTERS AND PACERS i ft coniML inai ojj vx ill holdlts own no matter when It (driver thinks that Zombrewer will is rara It is in a elaaa by Itself be all right and it so there are in this particular few that can take his measure Ed Kalamazoo is the logical openins Idle Dillard also is expected to cut place and will be followed by some figure in the classes as he Grand Rapids then Detroit It it came from nothing to iOs 1 4 In a Opposite Gxiswold Houj Cor Grand River Avev and Griswold St kalf centuby toubney is A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS the the co the At Will been a number of chances in the clr of them is definite Thanksgiving urnishings tew Games Olcr the Opportnni ties fr Bivenion That Sport of the lanks Does future so to be te launch etron annual meeting In Everything new in Neckwear At from 50c to $2 LOTS WORK ON HAND TO MAKE GRAND CIRCUIT Thanksgiving Clothes in aay isn't hoM Mln and inhaY NOVEMBER 26 1911 TLjp DHROII rrxiLeje UV14 tion The owner hi trouble but he convinced the track managers that May beat was on the square so they settled Wesley Cobum of St Louis Mich was the owner of the in question having bought her from Ohio parties She was well known in the Buckeye state so that there was no question about her genuineness Now Mr Coburn has purchased another one from the same source Bartlett of Cleveland engi neering the deal and he wants peo ple to know it so they won be chasing him around with detectives next summer The latest Is the 5 vear old bay mare Marquette Mc Kerron by John A McKerron out of Marquetta The mare Is green and never has been regularly trained although she Is chockful of step and promises to take a fast record if all goes well with her If she is as clever as May Leaf was dur ing the year Mr Coburn is lucky baser Stable Looks Strong I Snow did not have his cus tomary success this year but ha have a very good kit of tools when he started Game Maid was outclassed and Zombrewer did not stand up Snow was lucky to keep grinding out money with what he had However there will be a change In 1212 for the Snow stable looks to be one of the best lot ciever trainer RANDOM SHOTS IN THE IELD SPORTS HUGH KEOUGH (HEK sor Would Like a Berth BY RANK COOKE Grand circuit stewards wlU gather round the festive board In New Tork tomorrow night and tai a with particular reference to the tewn which will constitute the big line in 11X As many of the magnates were going to be In New Tork at tbs sale Mr Devereux thought it would be a good thing to discuss the tn a front at the January There have rumors about cult but none In Suits and Overcoats Ready to Wear We will siveYou more style better materials better fit and in every way better values thanny other establishment in the city because we are practical tailors and know what good clothes are and how they should be made to be good Our trade in this department is big and coming as it does from hundreds of men who are known to be well dressed you may" rely upon us to fit you out properly at from $15 to $35 from 25c to everything Handkerchief? you may require In Suits and Overcoats Made to Order We can lay before4 you such a beautiful and varied assortment of imported and domestic fab rics as will surely interest and please you: whether it be for every "day wear or evening dress Our tailors will make them to fit you perfectly and our prices $30 to $70 give you a wide choice whatever price you pay we wm give you better value than you have ever had before Wagaer Makes Rich Strike Bonus Wagner made what mr prove to be the richest strtk his high average career when ZfUVVvvV cubic iret vi naiuii gs belched forth last week Iron the fourth of a rle of wells put down' by th ball player's stock company near Carnegie Pa Tie first three well were failures bu: the fourth Is believed to have tap ped the richest vein of oil and ga' In this section Experts say It will net it owner a large fortune "Al ways wait said Uonut today VJeksbnrg Win lrat Peaaaet Although Vicksburg is one of lb original members of the Cotto States league and has stuck fever and storm this is the Hrs year It has ever won a pennant St Josrph Turns Mawe Joseoli points with pride i th fact that it drew 145 OW POP In 111 which puts it next to Vei ver In point of attendance i aka' Bafepll If would help out the grand circuit any It Is known that Windsor stands ready to stage a big meet ing right after the clue ribbon While only three days of racing can be held during a weak on the trackcross' the rlrer the program can be arranged that there will be enough races for all of the horses that are ready Windsor bv the way will leek quite natural to the trotting horse men next year as the Grosse Pointe rrandstand is being erected in place of the old one at the Ouellette ave nue park It is understood that there will be a metipg at th track and It Is known that Mr Hendrle would prefer holding It In the grand circuit It there is room for him Just what will become of Colum bus Is one of the things still In the air The action of Columbus In openly bucking the grand elreuit this vear mar not be forgiven but the fact remains Columbus Is a good trotting town and norsemen would like to Include It In the line of march Great Western Can't See It During the recent horse sale In Chicago a number of great western circuit official were on hand and several of them spoke in favor of cutting off the grand circuit end of their program Last summer the three Michigan cities and Cleveland were Included In the great western and instead of turning back to the west many ot the horses went to Columbus and continued in that city and the grand circuit tor the rest of the sesson Th great west ern folks think they have been get ting the short erd of it so It Is propored to reorganize thlr cir cuit and operate against the grand circuit next summer the same a in seasons previous to about 1S05 A fault with the great western has been the filling in wltb half mile tracks and It Is proposed to eliminate this by taking in cert Wayne and possibly Lan ring and Windsor These are three desir able racing cities and If South Bend comes to life with the long promised mile track It will mean a good field for the circuit where purses are not as high as down the The Lansing situation Is In the air Just now as there is a proposi tion to locate a fair at the capital i and It Is understood mat i promoters hove an option on i property If this does not i through Lansing will welcome great western circuit The Big Sale This Week MaAlnn Sonar Garden Which has gale I fame as the seen of some of the most successful sales of trotters la the mecca of the horsemen this week The publie vendue Is of much Importance as hundreds of horses are to find new homes and Michigan will rat some figure as it has offerings to sell and a few are certain to be brought back here to take the place of those that go One of the strong points in the sale this week is the unusual number of stallions that will figure In the bidding Among them are Eas Kay Direct Hal Branham Baughman Malnsheet Ed Custer Jack McKerron Kinney Lou' Al Stanley AUiewood Baron McKin ney and others Then there are the yearling pro dixies rank erry Belwln Mc Kinney Lord Brussella and John Madden and the two yar olds Dandy Junior Watts The Con clusion Baroness Watts Marongale and a lot more that leek good GREATEST PUGILISTS A GIAN! Canada is notorious for sending out fast pacers and while Knight Onwardo Richie urioso Lew Jean Cope and Sylvia were among the most promlnent of the lll crop there were a few others One of those is the little mare ern Hat 2:12 1 4 that figured in some races in the Michigan circuit dur lor the reason and now looks to be a splendid prospect for 1912 ern Hal a graduate of the ka races of last winter and when aba struck the flirt in May ah started in tn do the right thing figured in 1 raeas and the ter ritory covered by her took the mar from Quebec through to Michigan and then back east into the New neUud states he was 13 times first winning att of the eeven early named ern Hal is by Gold Hal and owned by IL McPherson of Kemptvill Ont who will race her on the tee this winter Cope thst won a good race a Toledo and then st Lansing Is to ba rscod on ths ice this winter bls owner having bought winter outfits for the horse driver and himself in Detroit last week Cope Is the fast stallion that Lang had at Lansing Also Lang had a lot of chains with him for after sur rendering one to the udges be used another and then when given a lecture for this he in the final heat a fellow driver had a chain which he rattled when ho get up alongside Cops ano made that wlggler sosntper tor dear life The Paelsg Hall of raise Christmas numbers of ibe turf papers always are enjoyable in "our set" and tho ingenuity dis played by the publishers serves to make them very interesting thing new Is the keynote and last year The Horse Review of Chica go cave the views of about a doz en experts on the ten greatest trotters of all times This year The Review is creating a Tacing hail of fame" and has invited everybody to participate The com petition is not restricted to sub scribers instead anybody Is enti tled send to that paper a list of whst he regards as the Aen best pacers in htory numbering them in th r4r of thei? importance TOe tea receiving the bw Of votes will be declared the winner The person whoso list is nearest correct will be prize of and four prizes of $5 The contest closes so Deearabsr tombstone Goat One Club Tour nament ad Others Ara Among Unique Ones Philadelphia a November Possibly there Is no game in the world that offers a greater diversity pt plsy than golf There Is but one game of baseball and the national game la the same In Cuba and the Philippines as it is in ths United State Tho village team of the oackwoods plays the game tho same aa th champions with of course tho natural difference that one might expect In the quality of tho play Billiards Is billiards ths world over whether it is ll lnch balk or three carom cushions Pool offers considerable diversity but wltb a great many people pool does not appeal because of the unpleas ant surroundings 4 ootball differs materially from the game wq watched several years sgo but save for the class there 1 not much difference byt ween the game as played by Tale In the east nd Michigan In the west and Bowdoln up or Suwanee down south Toot and the other great mas lore have Introduced new wrinkles that have If th country yet essentl! ibS Sim they went ten course with the true 'dyed in the wool golfer the man who Pl the game scientifically and 1 and whose name Pel'a 1 fess tame tn the world of golf eves if the hoi poillo are at times In dined to obow dense ignorance whSS our notional Champion men Honed to him golf the game It was when be first handled i elub But to tho great inass of the five million or more who thins golf 1 the one beat Vt' world the variety and the game affords offer some imng which he cannot get out of ba a choice or these he may tn two three or fou ball matches or in or mixed foursome To offset the monotony of the 5 some Ingenious devisers have from time to time offered ylsy Some of these for a season or two and then fallen Into disuse while other have been taken UP and now ary part parcel of the game wherever goL Is played $200 and Gloves etc thal July Snow will have mount In both of the blu ribbon classic If luck is with him His 4 AL mare Is the handsome end good galted trot ter Marie McKerron bred and owned by red Moran: She came to her speed as a 4 year old when she trotted around 2:17 and this rear she etepped a sixth heat In about 2:1 for Snow Her manner are exceptional her gait perfect and it does not look as though any thing short of 2:07 will stop her In the paring state Snow is after a record' Direct Hal won the Chamber of Commerce and contrib uted two winners of that event IValter Direct and Reproachless something no other horse has done There Is another one on the way Sadie Hal 2:12 1 4 on a half mile track She showed so much ability this year that they rate her as a very fast thing and she now js In the Snow at Hornell whence she will go to the covered track and then come to the tiv grounds and start in the of if she is good enough It war not so many years ago that one of the eastern golf clubs thought that a tournament which should be restricted to men past the half century mark might make a great appeal Here was flJa33 of golfers numbered by th great appeal Here was an and scattered all over the country With the younger crowd they had save In a relatively few instances but little chance of Mu tory Playing 8alnstmenofthei own age WIS lomethlng that ap pealed to their sporting Instinct The first tournament did not attract much of a field but tb popuarity of th tournament grew to such an extent that the field this year was almost too bulky to handle And no golfer Is allowed to play injt who I not 5 or over All others ar classed a youngsters and maw of thei youngsters curiously enough are anxiously awaiting th time when they win be ble to enter th eenior tournament It is not Often that we hear of men who are anxious to get old but her ar a lot of youngsters 53 and 44 juit aching lo get at th od men of 55 wht other sport in th world could gt out 26 tPre' sentatlv citizens In every walk of professional and business life every jn tham st least veers old In any ktnd of cots retitlon? Thet senior tournaments are now held in all sections of the country 2 Another Interesting phase of th game of golf I th father and son tournament This event orlgnated la th west but hae proved so pop ular that every part of the country Pa It annual Pater lllus match It Is handicap foursome match In which' Jonee and bls son play against every other father and on hiladelphla held its first father and son tournament last week and lq compiling th names of posstbl entrants It was found that there were over fathers and sons who were playing golf In th Quaker etty And the list allowed but a tingle father to a son As a mat ter of faet there were families where there were twenty father and sixty sons Out west there is held each year a parent and child tournament In some eases th mothr and eon played against a father and daughter Thia tourney promises to flourish TaaWta Toraey la Unlqae Down at Pinehurst several years ago ths Tin Whistles first started the now very popular tombstone tournament on Its wey Today there is hardly a golf club In the coun try which doe not have at leaston tombstone tournament during th year Briefly each player plays against the par of the course bun pas it were 54 Each player works on bis dub handicap As be leaves the te he la given a eard resem bling a tombstone fastened to a small stick The player who sue reeds In planting hie eard tho farthest from the first te 1 the winner of th tournament A man with a fifteen handicap gets hft nlftntft hlft fftT'l And when he does plant It he Is supposed to write bls own epitaph Th gcat tourney Is another form Of the game which has grown In popularity It Is simply carrying out In golf th old slang term "get ting one's goat" Each player is supplied with a bronze medal with hl natn engraved on one side and the figure of a goat on th other The tournament Is at match play on a handicap basis The man with th higher handicap receive three fourths of the difference in the bandicsps and receive stroke on certain hole from hie opponent The player winning the match gets th other's goat The loser ha the right to challenge for his goat but In turn must give additional strokes it he wins gets bl goat baek If he loees be give the winner a golf ball On the Satur day after Thanksgiving Day th plaver having the greatest1 number of goats in his possession Is de clared tha Goatherd and receives a gold goat The bronze goats are distributed among their respective ewnera Th one elub tournament is an other variety of the game that has proved rather popular more so than the selective club tournament Some Ingenious player conceived th Idea of a tournament In which before a Dlzyer took his stroke he had to select the elnb for the next strok Ths result In many amusingournaments Ithad one bad fea ture and that wth Ht of a playar using a niblick or mashie on the putting greens A raault the green committee cat sSSaSKiigg irtlst who happens to fftiinwed th ponies ana tn tunes of tho varying phases of reform in Lb caro for years He drift ea ally to San rancisco where ba now la or was at last accounts One day when th fog was Vt'med distance to Chicago so far he st down which follows and When Altreek Vs Whits Sx ass Haal Was Cab jumember Bk7 WU perhaps yra do It's quits a Willis ago 'Sftut th time wbn old Georre BUtr used a line or eo Juit after Aaaoa playod first base and Hawthorne waa Before we ot moral and Hfo heAlM WhethsdTssinr wasn't ry hard crab ths dally When Altrock was a Whit Sox aad Slagis wa Cub! That's th tlm Td Hk memory of tbo past Before whist end aeroplanes as the experts Ciaased Vhen tho pink sheet wm a white one and the headlines owi ts say Rabbit leads the Altropa will pitch yea many area aince ere Jeffries That AltrockwM a White Sox and was a Cub! Tho speedier wJajs of ather Timel Ione since Blaeleen olx And! th jovoua hours of yoateryoar with those of now mix: With Jones out tn tbe wooded west wns bcxlRff on the shelf With six roomed fiats on Derby field not himself Who exulted Chicago was tho baseban TX Xlv CV Slagle was a Cub! When we csed go to tho ounds as close as we couM To tho grandstand on the third base aide and watch the brokers bet That the Rabbit leading at 4 tho bat would get to first al! And so bo would though Altrock pitched and pitched with all his Ah! those days we cant forget them not quite the same old elubWhen Altrock waa a VXbtte Sox end Slagl was a Cub When Thirty ninth and Wentworth claimed every man and boy or Just to see old Nick warm up filled their souls with joy And wghen be snapped the leather with lightning speeds first And caught Cap Chance a foot away their hearts had nearly burst And thJy rtratfi in tbelr bUtbsmns back you west side tub When Altrock 8 'WhV Boland Slagle was a Cub! All to the hwt st thl present aay ano A true and patriotic fan tnem mpib But somehow to ua older ones it quite the same And we rathe? Ute to teI about OUR bovs played the game No better ball was ever seen from down to Qt When Altrock was a White Sox Slaglue was a Cubl a4 laok un at the mountain tops A wNU with purest aow or California claims me now where fragrant flowers blow: VJ pa "Detroit 1 complete store for Mens Wear HaSSC Sonl Hasse Son at where you can have vonr clothes Made 1 t0 Order or get them Ready Ju wear Everything choice and seasonable in' Hosiery MANY WAYS PLAYINGJJOL It reasonably certain that dianapoli will out of it be cause of th attitude of the pre motors of the July Another doubtful member is Buffalo where the Interested Pr" ties are getting tired of houlder Ing an annual loss At one time Buffalo was a fine racing tovra but the crpvrds at ort Eno have been a joke in recent yearn The absence of Buffalo will bo serious to the circuit on aoconnt of th jump from Cleveland to 'Boo ton Goshen comes th week be fore Boston but doe not appeal to the grand circuit stables em has been mentioned but it is said that a track will have to built if a meeting is held the pres ent course being more Ussns The situation is more or leas ser ious as the circuit does not want to lo its eastern members on ac count of the there jn th New England states Chaage la Michigan There will be no change In Mich igan at least none has been hint ed Some have talked of the ad visabLi'j of Detroit going back to the opening week but that hardly is possible now that th popl have had a futurity raelng Th stakes cannot raced until August 1 and while the Kala mazoo and Grand Rapids meetings o4re aC rt a AM liiKQ acmti cuv wm 31 as a contest that old stake 'of it size In our urnishings De partment vJe offer a most remarkable selection ot beautiful articles which 'te have gathered together from the choicest stocks the manufacturers Every style every pattern every desirable make of Shirt here at from $1 to $300 But One Slothes The Spirit of Rightness There is one dominant spirit in the making of Ballantine The Spirit of Rightness This is an intense desire to get Ballantame clothes io make them faultless in fit to tailor into them i the best style to make them wear and give good service The influence of the Ballantine spirit of rightness is far reaching The man who wears the clothes feels it in knowing he is correctly dressed and the long list of satisfied customers is added proof of the rightness back of the Ballantine way of making clothes Suits and Overcoats $20 $25 $30 $35 up Come jwell shjOw you The Ballantine Co Tailors State and Washington His irst ight Was Against ewterel at Age of ig Years After Hesitating He ought and Conquered the Professional THE MARQUIS qiJKEas IIEKHV CopyrUM isn bjr the MarauU et Queensberry I wonder whether any readers of The Tribune in London have ever made a pilgrimage to Bromp ton cemetery and seen the splen did monument erected more than a century ago to Johq "Gentleman as who flourished as champion at the end of the eighteenth cen tury Jackson deserved the nick name 'for he came of good stock was educated lived a life respected by all and when a tutor of ath letics was patronised by and ac quainted with princes and the ar istocracy of England Jackson was a great athlete He could run and Jump as well as box and wrestle The dawn of career contains as much romance as a rnnfln nnvi hnnie arama agine a boy less man js desirousof having a go with a big profes sional who had won nearly a score of battles off th reel without know ing defeat This was a man named ewterel Jackson got himself fit to lower the number but began to think he might iofs social caste and get Into trouble at home if he persevered in hie In tention zHe therefore hesitated but a friend reminded hrm that he might have to meet a charge of coward ice if he retired and the poor chap was simply distraught Urged to Da In this dilemma Jackson sought advice from a local magnate who unhesitatingly told him to go on and he did and won In a fight lasting nearly two hours It took place nearlv twelve miles rrom Tendon The Prince of Wales af terward George IV was present and the first to congratulate the young victor Jackson' stood 8 feet 1 1 Inches and weighed about 200 pounds The boy knew the art of sparring and usually playing for safety early In the battle avoided punishment un til he had the measure of hla man ire A Wliril 41V WV4Z ZZ4 After his first big victory Jack son was well launched and splendid patronage and the friend ships he bad established did not have to bother about family Inter ference In less than a year Jackson had to meet a huge man of six feet al muscle and prawn Th youth scored heavily from th beginning and Ingleston his opponent was all but out when Jackson slipped and injured his leg to badly that be could not stand He asked to be allowed to finish in a chair and begged his opponent to take a seat too but this was too much for con ventionality and Jackson had to give up The injury proved for six years Jackson did no fight inr Then he was drawn out te challenge Mendoza thenchampion Jackson won in 11 minutes but Mendoza perhaps haxl 2 grumble for Jackson caught hold ot The champion's lock of ha and basted him In the face irith his rixht They said Mendoza went to the barber after ths tired after that fight and so did retired champions Mn doza and Jackson were urged 0 I meet again but noth fsme et and Jackson never fought again He lived to be 7 7 years old honored respected and successful Hedfo'e Everything warm and comfortable in Underwear Batcher Boy la to st the sue lion tbu week It would be hsrd to rtns this Importation because of Ms doekefi tafi but probably there never will be occasion to do anythinr ot the ort It te known that the Cleveland yn direte tril to buy Marie lo turn her to Andrews starts in the stake next year red Moran told them be dtdy efi the woney i Al ennick mW owns WU1X Mason ref Cleveland the Mndaose will be taken up with firing him fast record It Sa expected that Darkey Hat 4 will be raced on the Ice this Jiier If ihs is all rtfht she will be out In the free for all event next season Walter Cex bought staUien Mr De orrest 1 4 at the Chteaaa sale Cox went there to bld on loy Belle the sensational young uctteri but the owner did not ehow up with her There Is a pretty food rounds about Bancb pacer on th coast She met with an ao Sdear that knocked cut ane efeth and as be bad wonMOM tor her owner that square deaer as had a ret ot sold teeth made for her It sounds soood thst it hoped IP I Vuo nurlnx ibe i ear 57 trotter on track on ton or more Annie Kohl 1 worked a mile insld of 2:0 Carpenter and down east they reyari her as a very pramlalr stake traitor eoagratulate Mr Collier on this victory Mtehiraa moduced lb ehamrira two war oM and own the best show sial lion which Is joins Btron Peter champion Snaiuoo 'He beat ail of them at lb New Tork Show Ixsn McnraUd ha 'Lord Alien the vear'lnr for which Howard ord pad rerort jute ot WW Th youngster will bo trained for the futurities TV winnluzs of Professor Sphinx will have to bo palfi back fore Jack Landon can pul Mur phy siround the race tracks jon Vttertaek is to do the fo Butte of Gettysburr Pa owner stMtAP Hsle If Mr Butt has any man st homo the 1 which ha Bold to Mr Collier II will be no surprise to treat la some of the mturltlee Tinham ot Is ertlbed food share ot the credit or the so that the ballots may JsAlctan innounc i ra the Christmas issue of The i Review on December IS It will interesting to ae what i In Opinion exists among pay attention to th sport of ths sulkies OR THANKSGIVING verv man looks We are offering many special inaucemems fo to the improveemnt of his appearance at tins parucuwi muc needs he can find them here and in such a variety of styles patterns and satisfy him completely no matter how particular he may be in his equipage (you yriii not I use that delightful old fasMJLt comic designation of a carl How Jackson's admirer must hSv loved the term) 1 Jackson had innumerable buii Ineluding Lord Byron who profound admirer of the geutlemJ pugilist Byron was then a man only come of age and used tn spur with hl mentor dally used Jackson as hi type of manw perfection in more than one of hi poems Jackson was quite a Be Brummel in appearance and drereH to suit the part He gave athletic exhibitions anfi unquestiem ably raised the tone of eport i those days He gave demonstri tion before English royalty nJ visiting monarchs in fact he persona grata not only with tt young bloods about town but with veterans who loved anything savor Ing of true sport 1 am not sure whether such thing has ever been done a that pvaazek vw7 owmu i 1 1 1 Tynw fertile bram of George IV Thit rous 14 vs wuii ow mu a vau can OrulQarj and accomplished sportsman what ever his weaknesses may have been in other directions Ho did not want to leave fighters out ot th coronation processton so man Jackson" was commanded to select a bodyguard ot pugs and did so It included Tom Cribb James Belcher Tom Spring Tonj Owen all of them champions in their day and more than a doser others They were dressed In the royal livery with Jackson walked at their head It wasa perfectly delightful com plintent tor a monarch to pay ind he showed his Independence of spir it by Issntng the order In gta measure however it shows what Jackson was In regard to boxing or rather fighting He lifted it up showed that a man could be a prize fighter and also a man or good so cial standing and that bruising did not obliterate the better Instinct Jackson lived in good sportins times had the advantage ot hered llary cleverness and by his educs tion knew tho psychological mo ment to retire Not only that bp in after lit he managed hlmsel' well made no mistakes kept Ills corner socially and was tactfu to a degree so that all thought we! of lilm It is a pleasure to lay a laurel wreath to his memory boat show will be entirely snder the man agement direction and supervision ot the Nationel Association of Eorine 1 Maiiufactarera Inc The exhibition mm imlttee rMslsting of Henry utph fehairtnaio Jernes Craig Eugene A lUotte Truscott and Rey i cold be labored hard and conscientious to make the coming show the biggest tbrghteet and best exposition rf motor I boating that has even been placed before the public That the efforts of the Na tional Association of Ensine and Boat Manotaelurere and Its exhibition comrstt i tee appreciated by the trade in gen rl proven by tk rct at tMs early dte ereely MW fret of rpe remal uaxpp4ed for The exhibit! committee met on tiexx November 17 and allotted 56 per cent ot the total available' space to sprileani manufacturers have applied for spacesuaong them being the following firms: The Gas Engine Oxrer Co and Charles seabury It Co Con: Electric Launch Company MufijM Co The At lantic Co Murray Tregurtha Co Re liance Motor Boat Co ay ft Bow En gine Ca Toppan Boat IM lg Co Standard tor Constroctlon Co Valley Boot ft Eu rtre Co Bridgeport Motor Co Sterling Engine Co Wolverine Motor Worts tnmb Boat ft Engine Co Jones Co Doman CO George La ley Son Corp James Craig Ebw Morse ft co Loew Mtg Ctx Buffalo Gas ollne Motor Co The Ea Co Rift CHrabisg Boat Co Cape Cod Power Dory Co Gasoline Engine Equipment Co etc 1912 Motorboat Exhibition Gotham to Be Held in Sixty ninth Regiment Armory New'Tockf' November dvac that motor boating has made year sod the tremendon hold that this healthful form of recreation ba upon the affections ot the public will be amply demonstrated when the doors the eighth annual nstionel motor host show aro thrown open next ebruary The 1511 ew Tert motor boat show win he moved from 11 former home Madiera Square Garden directly across the street to the spacieus Slxty nlnth Regiment orat ory Madiera Square Garden lorated iwrere pUc of Ml the tm lXMrdeotrertMsrrt Jnirv 111 The Sixty ntniu fe lantpfi xDfl Iment armory across i orropyinff tha Twenlx5 and Twinty slxth streets than even the wardens main floor or drill hell being 1ec ifThe eirttbannual national motor boat show era open Satnedsy Jrtrmn Mj bataraar the only motor boat abow that wlu Id New Tork cy I year On the mate A a ovaA AVTWka of DOfttl Shown She and marine engtae In the crtle ri the ewhr' ft nd aenajrated hy aisle from lo fret taSidtb eight solid block have been laid out each block measuring 71 feet Ion end wide A1 of iHma eenter block will he occupied by various types boats from eraoes to rtstely cruisers tertte a aide range in price and design be hewn proving conclusively no matter how abbreviated the pocketbook need be deniel the opportunity get out on the water in one's own boat Ample pace has been provided around a ale reatfl nftp fflP the rssridm ni me ini' ee tn marine engine MM hors i powre motor ot th ttrtaNe type to rar as engines both beery dutv and lighter racing models all will be ihown In a meet attractive way The annual national moto Aid Tm rnuslnf la tbs for tbo twilight gn In the quiet peaceful beauty of tho 'rMft)y settini sun As I droam tblnkinx the time and I my a YVhen Altrock was Whit Slafle wa a Cub! It has long been recognized oy professional purveyors of mind food pertaining to sports that to pull that argument about th oom narative brutality of prize fight inc and football to the disadvantage of the lattter was to write oneself down a low a fellow of low tastes and Inferior discernment On this account thia style ot campaign has been shelved tor many reara even by specialized apologists tor tha sport of the ring who knowno other came Therefore It was the occasion ot no mild shock the other day when Prof Eliot president emeritus of Harvard took It down from Its shelf In the cannery and gave it an airing in an atmosphere where it was never aired before Prot Eliot was quoted as saying that there was less excuse for toot ball than there was for prize fight ing and less excuse tor aviation meant as a than tor either had nothing good to say ot prize fighting and probably would be pained to learn that he has been made to pose as an abetter ot the ring game but hl comment has been accepted In boxing circles as admitting ot no other construc tion 1 It Is not on record that any ar raignment ot football on the score ot and th citation ot comparative statistics have ever helped boxing to any appreciably extent This on the principle of the incompetency' of two wrongs in the establishment ot a right oot ball Is safe as long as It remains "fashionable" and not even the charge of brutality" which is only a rough word for "danger" will avail in putting it out ot commis sion in the schools and colleges where onlv It can be made Interest ing The trouble with boxing I not its although the Intent cannot escape the Imputation of brutality Its best esopents are not prepossessing In their antece dents their chosen environment or their way of going The fololwer and sipporters of the sport as a class are not "deeslrable" and therefore th game is condemned not tor itself but for what it in spires This Is not offered as a per sonal opinion but a reflection of the "public opinion" which rules our sporting affairs In a court far above that of the judges of the criminal law who hand down decisions now and then and pro and eon Whether by request or of hl own free will and aceord the vet eran Tom O'Rourke has ceased to be a figure in New Tork boxing promotion and hereafter he says will confine his attention to manag ing fighters This determination i accepted by and large as meaning that is persona non grata with the New York boxing commis sion It is not at all like him to relinquish his hold on the situa tion if he had any hold as the part of the ork he has picked out for himself Is rather precarious in these days of enlightened scrappers It is not likely that will be given the opportunity to count the money of another Dixon or another Walcott There are no good things like them stalking around now waiting to be roped and branded The first thing the fighters of this day and generation learn is how to look after themselves in a financial way and the average manager of a money making scrapper Is nothing more than half cleric and halt valet geol shewing ot the rarer Prinre Mr Tlntam to rt the rarer from rhe pasture4 ure and after wintertax him brought Prine along to a mile Stf la 1 ear be "Yf" aS a qasiter "tn better than Mirada After that Prince turned over to Dr Bril who him successfully Match race fteasen at haad li about um the ownara ef rrttlat busy tha Boulevard oral eCthem have chip dem and ar wahlnj Homebody to knock Jbese off MANY BACES THANKSGIVING A Large Number of Cities Han for Events Nov 30 Thanksgiving day will be featured I by big motorcycle races and endurance run tn many psrta ef the United State Ineyural cities the racing plan have been completed sod the racer have been 'try ing rat" tbelr mschlnts on the tracks The leading cities planning Thanksgiv ing dav rare this rear la Balt! mara and Rlvaraide Calouthern clty a motorcycla club bt ttlad ma evcEta for tha tT at Moncnet park torcywliaia eipact io hold the 12 Electric aark Tn California the Redlands and an Bernardino J'otorcyele clubJTe arrant racea at the new tBatordrCLne in the Thankigtviag day races leading rider in the country will dm 'bl different eltlra while seboduted for elty rider la oanpeUtlon for city champlensh'pu One of the notel races arranged by the Jacksonville club I a mlnute pn ra'f rare chlres Will be started quarter of a mile start and as one rider overtake the oso In front him th man overtaken drew out and the rider pterins th most men will be given tho prise centhby bace chbistmas being made br the vannah (Ga) Motorcycle club te Tola record breaking lOC mile rare in Savannah during the Christmas holidays rad tnafcy it the official close to the Lil motorcycle season The elub has already authorise a com mlttre to make arrangement! i for the racq i and stage It either before the final ntobUe raoes ot the kl I as a sport feature ot tho Those IX IfltWM TA Cfn waa are Teftdtaz motorcycle rtdere in the coun try for th event The riders MU try for a new jomlla motorcycle record Cobb4 Theatrical Ta a Sacees Ty theatrical tour through Georgia ha been drawing big house aud there Is banquet each night to honor the native eon THE HAT YOU NEED Is here also and is warranted to give you good service We offer you a qolt many different styles in Stiff Hats at $2 $250 and S3C0 and in all the a Hats at from 2 to $600 lffree If you have never bought of us do so now It is a good time to learn hnu able and how profitable it is to make your purchases here LADIES WILL IND THIS AN IDEAL STORE IN WHICH TO TRADE Our Beautiful new 1912 Calendar is ready for distribution with every purchase of $2 00 or Eastern End of Racing Line Will Be in Awkward Position if Buffalo Promoters orsake Losing Ven No Change Among Michigan Wind in Circuit Prices should be good quality considered a the Chicago sal was a success Now and then a man picks up a genuine bargain at a rale but the rule la that the stuff brings about all it is worth and in the case ot no account horses they sail for much more than they would have brought at home where they are well known Cebura Says Ntlee" Last summer a trotting headed In at one ot the hU mile track meetings up state and did things in such a manner that the cry of "ringer" was sounded At a eavra mka tPlmmN! her fleldl in haudy manner and this eon TTo tneed the alarmists that she Th Szty piMbTUg masquerading some of the ment morv across from jbe Ej mocy C1Q close will be be hel '7 ar afaLi ftftd ire ef tvr te "air lania ftra ra fa ew Tork asctlsa thia week v' AV' i JL i fcs.

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