Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1907 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Byers Invades England. Eben M. Byers, this amateur golf champion of the United States, haa gone to Europe to take part In the championship contest of ttfe world, which will be held this year on the historic course of St Andrews, 'Scotland, May 21 to 25. „ Should he bring back the coveted laurels this fact will be a double boaA

or, seeing that the battle will be fought over the links of St Andrews, which present so the best authorities think, more difficult problems than the southern course at Sandwich, over which Mr. Travis played. Byers won his first golfing honors when at Yale and later represented the Allegheny Country club of Pittsburg. He was one of the “all east team” selected to meet the Oxford and Cambridge visitors. Dovey Will Btop Gambling. President George B. Dovey of the Boston Nationals said: “I am going to do what I can to stop the gambling evil in Boston. I am convinced that baseball can be conducted hhre without the patronage of the betting element. I understand some of the betting fraternity go so far as to obtrude themselves upon the players, making It anything but pleasant for the latter. Now, I propose to Introduce policemen In plain clothes In the betting ring with strict orders to make matters warm for all olfenders, and we will see how this plan will work. If that will not operate sucrassfully, we will try something else.” Change In Yacht Races. There has been a change made In the date on which the annual regatta of the New York Yacht dab will be sailed. Instead of June 27 the committee has now made the date June 20, one week earlier. The Yale-Harvard varsity race will take place on June 27, and the committee of the N. Y. Y. C., appreciating that the college rowing event of the year always attracts a fleet of yachts to New London, does not wish to Interfere In the least with the programme the yachtsmen may wish to make with the view of witnessing the meeting'of the oarsmen. Maguire to Meet Greer. Maguire, the national amateur champion oarsman -of several years ago, when Whitehead, Edward Hanlan and Ten Eyck were contenders, has decided to enter the game again. Maguire has been a policeman for some time, but he has never lost Interest In the game, and his friends have always maintained that he at his best is a better oarsman than even Whitehead or Greer, the two crack scullers from the Island district of Boston.

Maguire haa announced his intention of entering the races at the Jamestown exposition against Greer. Bonyon’s Recruits. Ed Benyon has received from Frank Jones of Memphis the two-year-old colt by Todd, 2:14%, out of Sorrento, the dam of Jay Hawker, 2:14%, and The Bondman, and will prepare him for his futurity engagements. Another two-year-old In Benyon’s charge Is Densmore, by Vyzant, 2:17%, oat of Nina Densmore, by Hamdallah. He la a full brother to Miss Densmore, 2:25, the star 'Western two-year-old of 1906. Miss Densmore herself Is In the stable and Is In fine condition. The two latter axe owned by F. L. Wacholc of Forest City, la. ■ • National League Contracts. President Harry c. Pulliam of the National league has announced the following contract and releases: Contract—With 8t Lffuis, John Baxter. v Releases—By Cincinnati to Waterbury Athletic association, William Poll; by Pittsburg to Des Moines, W. F. Rogers; by Pittsburg to McKeesport, Pa., Fred MUler. Detroit Releases Erwin. Secretary Navin of the Detroit American league baseball clnb has announced that Catcher Ross Erwin has been released to the St Paul American association team, from which he was drafted last fall. Promising Trotter. Dan Hopkins has a trotter that he thinks will prove a better horse than Gale, 2:10%, his hoppled champion, In Fedora’s Athol, 2:13%, by Palo Alto Chimes/

EBEN M. BYERS.