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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1926. THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL SKV KNTKEN BUBBLING OVER ! Here and There EXPECTS CLASSY IN POOR TRIAL! ui Sports TWO-MILE FIELD I By Joe Ryan A Proclamation by the Honorable Mayor of Sioux City Favorite of Konluckians When confldorlng pitching staffs : ^JojllvloV Considers -Tib- Unimpressive in His ! the.^Vs'who^rr'koepM^^tli'eTv^per" holts, of Harvard, a out in front in tho older 'Mn-uit. F.llmi Long Workout. ) tinting Vnnrr>, who h:i<> not hern in ron Strong Favorilc. dltlon. Uncle \Vllbort Robinson ha* By French T,anr>. without a dniibt the beM bunch of (Tlv tl-.r l rr»«O CSpftcInl Dinpntch to Thr Journal.) flinders in the majors. He is in n May 11.— Am»rii-.Va j Louisville, Ky., May 12.—Folks in Ithnrn. N. pnsltloin to use Grimes, Petty. '"'! coller;<i distance! runners "(trndunlly j old Kentucky were- gloomy tonight and MctJraw and McWeeny In turn r"]|e"hurl'pr's!nr'' nppronrhliip prrwnr stamlar.ls nn<1 easterners, increasing in numhe.r by he has at least two good who have had litle chance to show ' I look for n wonderfully balanced field the hundreds as ex-cry train arrived, their wares. McWeeny had two trials In the SOth nnnunl 1. C. A. A. A. A. were poklns fun nt the natives as with the White Sox and wasn't a suc- two-mile event .it the Hnrvnnl stn- cess. When he blnnked the Cuhs dlum, May S!>." drolnri'd .luck Monk-' Saturday Pompey's derby stock took a jump. ley. veteran Cornell university coach. At the same tlm« Bubbling Over Wednesday he had pitched IS Innings of shutout baseball. McGraw wns a "This distance wan added to the stock went down on the heels of what good pitcher In the American associa- championship procrutn In 18!<!», conse- •was termed by some a discouraging fi- tion, but Robinson has made him a quently this year's rnre will bo the Is Declared Official nal workout at the full derby distance, better pitcher. The same Is true of 27th on record," Mnakley said. engaged In by the fleet Bradley thor- Petty. Tho Dodger boss has the repu- "Wlllard L. Tllibetts, of Harvard, oughbred this morning. ta'.lon of being the smartest head In winner of the 192& championship, nat- Carrying 122 pounds and with baseball so fur as tho development of urally will be an outstanding favorite Jockey S. Catrone in the paddle, his pitchers is concerned. Results In tho to retain his title. Anyone who him time for the mile and a quarter *was National league to date would Indicate seen tho determined, clean striding 2:00 1-5 (and at no stage of the Journey that he deserves his reputation. little. Harvard captain at his bent will did Bubbling Over seem to want to readily concede that he mny lower th« : The Kentucky derby Saturday will iiBsocliUlon record. The present murk Straw Hat run. Owner Bradley, Trainer l)lck Thompson, Barry Shannon and others ttract lovers of horse flesh from all of 9 minutes 22 2-5 seconds, set by In the Bradley retinue watched the arts of the United States. It Is the Ivnn Dressier, of Cornell, In 1!H!>, al- work from the Infield. They were not ustandlng turf event of the year and ready has withstood six ansnultn. discouraged at the finish and Bradley t has always been a colorful and gala "The beat record for two miles ever told his flrends ho would have pre- ccasion. The hospitality of Kentucky mailo by a college man that of ferred even a slower move. lakes tho day memorable for all who Tell ncrna, another Cornellinn, Inter- ttend, despite the fact that all can- colleKltitc champion of 15 years ago, Pompey Hackers Hally. ot pick the winner. After a bad trial but hitt best, mark of 9:17 4-l> was not Day...... Hut where the speculators were con- uri by Bubbling Over Thursday, J'om- mado In thn. I. C'. A. A. A. A. meet. gregating, where wagers were being >ey became the favorite. It Is quite "1 often liavn been linked whether made on the outcome of Saturday's 'osslblo that another horse will re- I consider Iterna's record to be within $50,000 race, the Pompey backers were ilaco Pompey in the fancy of rallblrds the reiich of Tlblwtts or nny other rallying. They had rallied in such oday. An outsider'won last ycnr, but competitor In tho forthcoming strug- forces tonight that Pompey once more he outsider, Flying Ebony, was ridden gle.. Frankly, such an opinion must bs became the derby favorite and Bub- ly Earlc Sande, a jockey who adds no based on pure guesswork, foj- tho bling Over the second choice. The mall percentage to the running value weather must be just right, the .track figures quoted against the eastern f a horse. It Is* intimated in today's fast and the competition keen. An ad- Know all Men champion were 13 to 5, against Bub- derby story by Mr. Lane that Sande verse wind would militate against n bling Over, 3 to 1. vlll not have a mount this year. If runner of Tlbbetts' comparatively frnll Bubbling Over's slow trial should not he report Is true, it keeps a. good physique, but If conditions are Ideal It by these prcsnts: bo taken with too much alarm. He is many plungers from worrying about Is within the possibilities that the col- not a willing work horse. Three days heir wagers. It has long been an Icglnto record will bo lowered. before he neureil the American record dea of the writer that horse racing, "Distance, running in Ani«rlcnn col- in the blue grass stakes at Lexington, iropcrly regulated would be a popular leges blossomed with the launching of Tim f.'lly "t HiriiiK (.'IIy, (luring he turned in even a more shiftless the Intercollegiate Cross Country as- Ihn past month Ims undergone, ,-i. port in Iowa. Tho seasons necessarily transformation which will for workout. He was condemned by the A'ould have to be short, but we believe sociation in 1SOO. England led tho some, time to crime reflect itself Iti Brnart dockers for that gallop. Most hat the proposition would be a pay- world In distance running In those, th<! liven of our cltl'/.enfi. AVIth Men of Sioux City!... of the same dockers were of the ng one. days, yet It was only a matter of half the, help of nature, (he city 1ms, opinion that today's rehearsal will not 'Boxing In Sioux City Is at a stand- a dozen years before tho performances climatically speaking thrown oft uffect Ills race In tin derby. still at the present time. It will be of our athletes were on <i par with the drab, rolorlPtm InippliiRS "I Prcaltness Winner Arrives. those of the Englishmen. One. rensoa winter nml blnspomrd forth In the Heed the Call to Straws wo weeks before tho Cudahy card, beauties nf spring. Display; the Preakriess winner, ar- and tho Knights of Columbus will not why America has fulled to hold Its rived at the Downs this afternoon after stage their next show until June 4. own In the. International distance clas- Not u call to arms, men! But a call to manly heads, so they may iin easy trip from Baltimore. Many Jarl McArthur la preparing for his sics Is because college men give up supporters of the 3071 of Fair Play bout at Sioux Falls Tuesday night distance runner utter being gradu- If. IH filling Hint wo cnmlnle (lin be kept cool as cucumbers during the torrid months to follow, were also among the arrivals, but ex- against Pal Moore. Moore will lie In ated. example of nfiturn. Whnn thn cept for Pompey the chief backing for Sioux City a day or more before going "Outstanding college dlatnncn men warm days come, Hi** trees pro. o o o o o o o o^o an eastern colt has developed, for on to Sioux Falls and prolwbly will drop from view Just at the time, they led themselves with hew and Harry Payne "Whitney's Blondln, work out here tomorrow or Saturday. begin to get an Idea what It IH about. lirlchter covering, and wo an> Down the street to the tune of popular airs comes the parade— •which will not arrive until tomorrow McArthur will conclude his training With the same Incentive they possess wlsn to follow their lead iitu! pro- the official Straw Hat Day parade—it's the band announcing the for tho bout in the South Dakota vide, ourselves with pmpnr pro- morning. Mr.' Whitney is to pin his in collego competition there is no rea, tection against the simnner HUH. time to change headwear. entire hope of victory in Blondln's metropolis. Mooro has one victory son to suppose that they could not As nature bursts forth with foli- chances and wired his weste'rri repre- over McArthur to his credit, but tho keep Improving for a number of years age, and flowers, Ro should we at •o o o sentatives today that Jockey L. Scot believes he will even the count after their collego days are over. this tlmo burst forth with straw Tuesday night. The Memphis veteran Atee will come west to ride. Westerners Start Too Late. hats. It's the band on your new straw that distinguishes it from the old, A field o£ 12 for the derby was the lias lost Borne of his speed, but ho has prospect tonight, although notice of not lost his great ring generalship "Occasionally the question Is dirt-spotted felt of months' wear, or the faded sennit of last year.