Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1907 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Cy Young’s Sixteenth Season. This will be Cy Young’s sixteenth year as a pitcher, and he still is good. Young pitched his first game with the

Cleveland nine iu 1801 and boat the Chicagos. That night Anson wanted to buy bis release from Cleveland. Cy will remain in Boston with the Americans. Madden’s Sons to Breed Horses. The youngest firm of trotting horse breeders in America are Edward anti Joseph Madden, sons of John E. Madden. proprietor of Hamburg Place, Lex ington, Tvy. The Madden boys, through purchases made by John Splan of r. H. Parrish, Midway, have a stud consist ing of tlie noted Futurity winuer Siliko, a three-year-old brother of Siliko, and eleven head of mares and fillies bought the other day. The latter belong to the Leyburn family, from which so many good winners have come and to which a large number of the best winners in Europe belong. They include Rose Leyburn, Belle Leyburn, Elsie Leyburn, YVilto Leyburn, I.ulu Leyburn, Willet Leyburn. Gertie Leyburn, Minnie Leyburn and May Belle. Some of them will be trained and raced the coming season, as will also the stallions after a short season in the stud. The price paid was large, since Mr. Parrish held his stud at a pretty figure and would not dispose of any without all of the horses. Madden has presented to his sons also the champion saddle stallion Chance, which will be added to the stud and bred to saddle bred mares.

Trotting In Detroit. Announcement is made of the practical certainty of a grand circuit meeting for Detroit in July. The meet will be*couducted, as in past yeurs, by Daniel J. Carman, and the details will be managed by Alfred H. Moyne of Providence, who arrived In Detroit recently. “The Grosse Point track has been leased for a blue ribbon meeting to open the grand circuit,” said Mr. Moone. “In all probability SIO,OOO will be set aside for an M. and M., with $5,000 for a C. of C. These stakes probbly will be open to 2:24 trotters and pacers, respectively, and will l>e raced on the three heat plan, although this has not yet been decided. From the interest which seems to be general all over the United States, Detroit’s re turn to the light harness game will be welcomed by ull the horsemen, and the large list of promising green material makes it appear certain that the big stakes will be well filled.”

lowa After “Big” Contests. lowa university’s athletic standard so far as big contests are concerned must l>e raised. This Is the dictum of Manager Marc Catliu, the former Chicago star, who seems to have lived so long in an atmosphere of big games that he cannot stand tor u long list of contests with little lowa schools when the institution he represents is a member of the “big nine.” Catliu Is reticent as to his bookings, but It Is understood that he will practically cut out all the minor colleges when he makes his dates for the next football season and that he will arrange for games with more state universities. Ames may be met again, but Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri and one other state university eleven are under consideration uow. lowa does not expect to meet Chicago on the gridiron, but baseball games with Chicago, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska are hoped for.

Demarest to Remain Amateur. Calvin Demarest, the crack Chicago amateur billiard player, denies the reports current that he Intends entering the professional ranks within the next year or two. That story emanated from New York, flkd Ora Morningstar probably is sponsor for it. The youngster has sent in his entry for the amateur championship tournament which is to be played In New York city. Demarest is a phenomenal player in many respects. He Is a stereotyper, and when he won the nmntour championship In Chicago he worked at his trade all (lay and tired and with his hands blistered from contact with hot metal would go to the tournament and play championship winning billiards.

Chest Measurements. Boys are fond of measuring arms with the tape. Let them also emulate each other in regard to chest measurements. If any one desires to test this exercise lie should take his chest measurement before he commences practice and compare it with another taken after a week’s trial. There will be a marked increase. Hold head up, shoulders back and chest out, inflate the lungs slowly through the nose until they are brimful, hold until you have counted ten without opening your lips and exhale quickly till your lungs are as nearly empty of the bad air as it is possible to get them. Repeat the same exercise, trying to hold the lungs full while counting twenty. Try it again and see If you can hold your breath for half a minute. Finish with three or four deep, long drawn inspirations. Few Animals In Japan. Japan has few domestic animals. The stranger in looking on a Japanese landscape is struck with the absence of cows. The natives do not eat meat or drink milk. There are only a few horses, and they are imported mainly for the use of foreigners. The freight cars in the city streets are pulled or pushed by coolies, and the pleasure carriages are drawn by men. Only foreigners use dogs iu any way. Of sheep there are none, silk and cotton being used for clothing instead of wool. There are no pigs, and pork is an unknown article of food. Nor are there any mules, donkeys or goats. Wild animals abound, however, particularly bears, some of which are of gigantic size. Birth Month Stones. The stone for January is the garnet; for February, the amethyst; for March, the bloodstone; for April, the diamond;' for May, the emerald; for June, the agate; for July, the ruby; for August, the sardonyx; for September, the sapphire; for October, .the opal; for November, the topaz; for December, the turquoise.

CY DENTON YOUNG.