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he News has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines fTJ A TRT J NEWS. TiON TWO SIX PAGES. SECTION TWO SIX PAGES. El 43 THE OT4LY EVENING ASSOCIATED PSESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. TABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS, Real News And Notes f3 its ill Annivers- y Iniernat'l hess Tourney I :i veil 21. Resinning to continuing for several . i iiy will be the cynosure in the chess world, for here -. : t he greatest living ex vlaers el all nations to in th iiiternationul mas !i. nt arranged in commem i in' sistioth anniversary of ..' I'iit'serer Francis Joseph. .'. Aiarshall Is on hand to rop railed States in the tour (iihiT noted contestants in- :-. Marco. Duras. Teieh i. wsUi, Lonnhardt. Miesos. ...'-ell. Rubinstein. Sal we. Sch awl, lerski. Tartakower. Yid- t'!lS, Atkins and Hun. ;:, v.'!i"nt will be one round ;. , i! to pla ers of the highest : will lie held under the aus iko Vienna Chess Club, of ; m n Albert tie Rothschild is c spirit. Fifteen thousand ,?, ':!. ('. crowns have been sot bi- distributed as prizes. ding Meeting to 1 1 Decide on Regatta . Match 1. Members ot committee of the Na iation of Amateur Oars- from Philadelphia. Bos v places to attend an im ing in be held this even t w York Athletic club. In iH-iding upon the date and '.r.'.ng the annual regatta ; v ill probably take final . :;i to the matter of send r.d cullers to the Glympia Knsland next July. To opinions expressed by ihe committee, the outlook i; crew composed ct' row n to thj Olympia regatta unnvor-it ions. tin? ct Till NEV SV.'irvlMING RECORD. clwcago Athletic Club won the te.nril I swimmiiiar cham- . iiriiip mi'f ; with -' points at Chi ao this wo k. The Xew York Ath if Club wus second with 17 points . I 11 L? llf V. CU. MlW.i -Vlilit'Lli; as third with KENTUCKY'S NEW ANTI-POOL LAW. :...:!::. r 'V!.'-r)!! hc.3 r.igiiej the .:-::-:i Ai'.i i-Poc lroom bill, which . iiy the general assembly Inf. -re it adjourned this week, v. law permits pool selling on i;" :.s (hiring race meetings, but ' li'. i wise. The penalty for fail . i oi'icers to enforce its pro--! ; s are a fine and imprisonment i.'iMcure of office. KILOMETER RECORD TRIALS. '1. i.ih ni' tcr record trials are to be .' v,t Xiee tomorrow, and will be : v. i; by ether automobile events .lie week, including an appear- .lOK tition at. Monte Carlo on the l:vx Sunday. Mich.. March 20. Tyruss , e: : th.e president of the Detroit ;. i! d io reach an agreement to C.bb leaves this afternoon for it CHAM PIOKS iiaskftball team of the Co-' tGa.) Y. M. C A., which :,: reason a few weeks ago, 1 1 markable record. It has twelve games this season ; heeii victorious in every one ! ,;jn opened nit; pit-aciiu a ih a laudable ambition of ilie litle of ''Champions of a. on opened on Nov. 28th, joinery, Ala., when the Co- ii -:n from ft to riqht, too row, Dcwd, Thornton; middle row, New uir.tolph, Duncan, Dozier, Ped'Jy. Bottom row, Pease, Peacock ana . bo-s won from the Y. M. C. ' i in that city by a ssore of 'rnemly the team defeated '!!i-rv in the second game, the ::;-liani Y. M. C. A. team, and ! college, team, the University i'lois, Auburn, the University of i'!. the Atlanta Y. M. C. A., the Forest, the Montgomery Y. M. A. for the third time, and the : .-ham Y. M. C. A. for the sec- ::!1C. team is coached by W. L. director of physical training PART T. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. Not since the passage of the Percy Cray law by the Legislature of New York, some years ago, has the racing begun in the United States invested with an air of so much expectancy as Until the Percy-Gray law became a statute in the state of Xew York and the jockey club was formed to control the affairs of racing, the sport was surrounded by an atmosphere of slow formation, that was thick and foul and discouraging to gentlemen who clung through all discouragement to the good oh! fashioned idea that there is no harm to breed horses ami to race them, for the personal enjoyment of ow-iing an animal a little better than that of some friendly neighbor. That is a trait which has been strong in Anglo-Saxon humanity, and particular ly in America from the earliest days of the republic, and no confidence is be ing violated, nor any old stories being dragged from oblivion to enforce a i ! 1 f point, to say that there have been men of the cloth who were not ad verse to setting behind a fast horse now ami then, and there have been some within the history of Long Is land who were satisfied only with the best that they could pnrchaso and drove them in the amateur speed trials of the old days. Suburban Day, Metropolitan Day, Broklyn Day and Brighton Day are really society functions more than they are days of feverish desire to wager large sums of money. Of the OF DIXIE 9 ' has a reputation extending through out the south, are: Chester New man, guard; Tiopo Poddy, fprward; Tom Lewis, forward; Howard Pea cock (captain) Center; and Alonzo Dozier, guard. Every member of the team is an all-round athlete, and several are expert tennis players. The players en this remarkable team average only 135 pounds of weight, their average height being five feet seven inches. Three are thought that the Illinois team was cf the Columbus Y. M. C. A. and the members of the team which now, 18 years old. one is 17 and one is 16 years old. The smallest member of the team is Newman, who plays guard. He is five feet five inches high and weighs 115 pounds. In the twelve games played this season Columbus has scored 601 points against its opponents 267. The closest game cf the season was that on Jan. 2nd, when Colum bus won from the University of Illi nois by 31 to 29. It was at first 'S-.-, " 'JW - W.fe W ... I four, Suburban Day is unquestionably the most popular with those who go to make tip that element of population to which fetes are always eagerly ac ceptable. Yet as large as the crowds have been at Suburban Day in the United States they do not begin to compare in size with those which attend the Derby in England, the Grand Prix in aPris or the running of the Melbourne Cup in Australia. In fact, racing, at its best. and with what popularity it may have attained in the United States, is not as yet the sport of both masses and classes that it is in some foreign coun tries. In South America there are events in the turf world which are pat- I ronized fully as well as those in the United States and with much the same scene surrounding them. The total gate receipts at the va rious racing meetings in 1907, were about $5,000,000, a little less than that sum, to be more accurate, represent ing probably, about three and one-half million patrons. Not far away from where Mr. Keene watches the sport with eager interest Harry Payne Whitney is likely to bo found. He is one of the youngest owners of a fashionable stable in the United States. It. is true that the property was left to him by his father, and if. is also true that he is very fond of his lioir.es, and takes great delight in their performances. Mrs. Whitney, who was Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, is very fond of the Whitney horses, and far more for the pure love of a winner, dtte to erroneous posting of the results on the board, but the official score afterwards announced was in favor of Columbus. Following is the record of the Co lumbus team: Nov. 28, at Montgomery, Columbus 38, Montgomery Y. M. C. A. 29. Dec. 7, at Columbus, Columbus 09, Montgomery Y. M. C. A. 20. Dec. 14, at Columbus, Columbus S9, Birmingham Y. M. C. A. 11. Dec. 27, at Columbus, Columbus 61, all college, 9. Jan. 2, at Columbus, Columbus 31, University of Illinois 29. Jan. 17, at Columbus, Columbus 37, Auburn 32. Feb. 7, at Columbus, Columbus 50, University of Georgia 28. Feb. 14, at Atlanta, Columbus 61, Atlanta Y. M. C. A. 24. Feb. 20, at Columbus, Columbus 62, Wake Forest 18. Feb. 21, at Montgomery, Columbus 33, Montgomery 28, Feb. 22, at Birmingham, Columbus 37, Birmingham Y. M. C. A. 20. Feb. 29, at Auburn, Columbus 33, Auburn 19. High Schools to Play Good Ball Special to The News. Raleigh; N. C, March 21. The Raleigh High School which has an exceptionally good team this year has perfected a schedule of games with the public high schools of a number of the ' other towns in the state, including Durham, Greens boro, Winston. Salem, Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, Cary and other points. Sumter Has Signed Dingle As Manager The Sumter (S. C.) Baseball Asso ciation has signed Mr. Felix R. Dingle as their manager for the season. He played third base last season with the "Gamecocks." - j -Cinsr Tzr'Z ' U' tfiUi IJV t ilt ftClri H-UiX Ol..Vt-0 CiS breeding them and raising them than for any desire for monetary gain. John E. Madden, a breeder for business reasons, but not a gambler for racing, is another important fac tor of the Eastern turf. So are Her man B. Duryea, one of the principal proprietors of the Newcastle Stable; J. H. Bradford. Cornelius Fellowes, Perry Belmont and assuredly August Belmont, whose beautiful track at Belmont, Long Island, is one of the finest of all the race courses of the world. August Belmont is a breeder of no small moment, mid in his stable are Copyright. 1908, by Y. G. Chapman, some of the most costly horses in America. He pays his thousands to raise and race horses, but lie does not pay tribute to the betting ring in the way of wagers. His relations to racing in genera! have too fre quently been misrepresented because he has ma.de enemies. It is trite that he has insisted on being a dominant factor to a large extent, in racing policies, but. if tne owners of other tracks are to be believed, it is not New Western Skat League to Be Founed Indianapolis, Ind., March 21. Ar rangements have been completed for a two days' tournament to begin in this city tomorrow and which will mark the formation of a new Western skat league. The membership of the new organization will embrace many prominent skat players of Chicago, In dianapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cleve land, Detroit and Cincinnati. The Cleveland youngsters, especial ly the pitchers, are showing up in greatest shape. "Roaring Bill" Clark has bought the Lima team in the new Ohio state league. The Above cut is that of Mr. Hines, Manager of the Anderson (S. C) Team, A Native of Cincinnati, and Former Mansger of the Roanoke (Va.) Team, on Which He Some times Played. FOR ADDITIONAL SPORTS SEE PAGE SIX FIRST SECTION. 9 j true that he controls these properties and that he handles racing in the East to turn all profit to his per sonal account. Naturally one of the richest days at the race track is Suburban day. J It is then that the Coney Island Jockey Club receives its largest trib ute from the public. The total amount of admission fees as a matter of course, is known only by the members of the club, but the sum is probably not far from $100,000. Thousands and thousands of dol lars are to be earned by the own ed by the owners of horses in 1908. There are half a dozen stakes, with a guaranteed value of $25,000. The breeders and owners contribute in part to these by the fees which are necessary to inaugurate them, but the associations supplement these payments by the positive assertion that when the race is contested its absolute value will be a fixed figure, which the successful owner shall surely receive. The presumption is that about eight thousand thoroughbreds will be in training for the racing season of DOS throughout the East. The cost for the maintenance of these horses will be not far from $9,000,000. Ot this amount at least half will revert to the agricultural industries, through payments for oats, bran, hay, straw and other essentials which are a part, of racing. Another large sum will go to the help which is neces sary to care for these animals. The Big Fight For Basketball Trophy The Southerners, Tar Heels and Athletics are making a strenuous fight for the basketball trophy cup, and at the present time it is a diffi cult matter to predict what the final result will be. The Southerners are still in the lead, with the Tar Heels a very close second. The game tonight at 8:30 o'clock will be between the Tar Heels and the Athletics. The record of individual scoring is as follows: Crowell, 181; Green, 102; Beniot, 99; Hinson, G4; Willman, 62; W. Bradfield, 62; Huntington, 61; Bar rett, 52; Clark, 52; J. Kirby, 52; I. Stewart, 46; J. Bradfield, 31; T. Stewart 28. The standing of the teams is as follows: v Pl'ecl Won. Lost Southerners 12 8 4 P.C. .666 .600 .444 272 Tar Heels 10 0 4 Athletics 9 4 5 Mystic Five 11 3 S The Athletics have two post poned games to be played off before the end of the season while the Tar Heels and the Mystic Five have one game each. What Do You Think of This? Under date of the 19th we find the following interesting but amusing ed itorial squip in the Greensboro Rec ord which will make the fans of the Carolina League set and think of what we might have been: "It is said that Mayor Brandt, who left ostensibly for Spartanburg last night on baseball business, did not go to that place at all, but to Atlanta to 'sign' Ty Cobb, the cham pion batter of America. Ty wants $5,000 a year and it is said that Mayor Brandt is ready to talk busi ness with him." coaxes. pay roll of a large stable is no small item. Trainers receive liberal compen sation for their work and the jock eys are paid handsomely for their ability to ride well. Walter Miller, one of the most successful jockeys of recent years, will probably be able to retire with a snug fortune of about $200,000 when he is ready to abandon racing. There is a large force of track employes steadily employed and de pendent upon the tracks for their livelihood. Every stable organized for racing purposes, has its trainer, its grooms, its jockey and its exer cise boys. While the horses are in training the farmers find a demand for their supplies, which assists in maintaining the produce market at a remunerative figure. The harness makers derive benefit, and even the dealers in woollen goods are com pensated to some extent by the hun dreds of blankets which are sold Belmont Park, one of the costliest courses in the world, is one of the spring and autumn beauties of the metropolis. The attractions of Sheeps head Bay have been stated. The track of the Brooklyn Jockey Club is in the heart of one f the most desirable portions of Brooklyn's out lying districts, and it is a question whether it will be able to survive much longer the trend of city life to move toward the ocean The Coney Island Jockey Club has spent more than. $100,000 upon its property this year to increase the length of its track and to improve it in such a manner that the sport shall be more satisfying to the public than it has been in the past, There have been no gambling or pool selling for years on the tracks in New York state. If bets were made they were of the personal kind upheld by the courts. No bookmak ing was indulged in. Not a voucher of a bet was passed. It is not ille gal for a man to say to another, "1 bet you," and for both men -to make a record of such a transaction,, says a lawyer in charge of some of the affairs of racing. Literally that is the course which has been pursued since the Percy Gray law went into effect. What pol icy may be adopted in the future is something to be decided in caso a change in the law is made by the legislature. ill I I Ti I J --- I CT gjspsx? , , , f -4. I I 3 V Y MJCZ Of Sp or ts Walter (Stove) Brodie, the former major league player, has signed with the Ilolyoke team in the Connecticut league. " The California teams have been teaching the Chicago White Sox the are ofwinning until now the Sox are pretty good themselves. President Bryco of the Columbus, O., club is so angry over losing Joe Harris that he won't allow his team to play the Boston Americans. The signing of Tommy Leach will help the Pittsburg team, but if Bon us Wagner stands pat in his refusal to play ball this season Sniokeville will look sad. According to the "repeat in twenty years" dope the St. Louis Cardinals are due to win the National league pennant this season. But to most of the fans the dope doesn't look good. Jack Thoney, Homer Cravat h, Wal ter Carlisle and Pat Donchue of the Boston Americans are about as speedy a bunch of youngsters as any that are being tried out in the major leagues this spring. It looks as though Jimmy Sebring's case is always on the docket of the National Commission for a rehearing. The "high court" has been lenient with a good many players, so why not with Jim? ' The glorious tales from the South this week have driven all thoughts of base ball presidents, controversy, black lists and such things from the minds of the real fans. Tho Britishers, as is well known, won't stand for any too large purses for ring events. So what will they think when they learn that Jim Jef feries wants $5,000 to referee the Burns-Johnson fight? "Battling" Hurley, whp hails from Passaic, N. J., is making quite a hit with the New York fight fans. He fights at 128 pounds and fights all tne time. A Texas scribe says that Terry Mc Govern is wanted by the base ball clubs in Wilmington, Scranton, Roch ester, New York and Boston. Terry is a very fair amateur player, but the Texan has made it a little too strong. Tho University of Pennsylvania walking club will start Easter Monday on a tramp from Philadelphia to New York. It is planned to cover 20 miles a day, which will bring the walkers into Gotham Friday morning. Manager Watkins of Indianapolis is the most superstitious base ball man ager in the country, according to Hein ie Berger, the Cleveland pitcher, who formerly worked under Watkins. Wat kins sees to it that the pitcher who is due to work rides on top of the car riage with the driver, all players must ride in the same seats to and from the ball park, the last player to handle the ball at the end of the game must place the sphere in an old shoe under the bench, and a ban is placed on all yel low neckties and valises. 4 . v i