The billboard (Feb 1910)

Xtie Billboard rSBRUARY B, 1810. HAMILT ON VS. MUNCH Renlts in Vkloiy for the Fonner—Hany Budoe, a "Dark Horse,' Wins die Week's Big Event at the Metropolitan^ Newr Yo^—Other Neurs^Rinb and Skalen ! . . Tte retom BmMi ncp Ix-twepn CInTCDcr Ham- ilton, of BMtott, Maf*s-, BDd Joseph W. Mnnch, Mrtswntmi cbamplon. at BUerrlew Skatlns Btlare. MHwinkM-. WU., iHoIted in • Tletotr ttt Hamilton. • Tbe ncc* irem rbannd tram talf-inll« to fooRb-mlle faen and Haniltoa VOB. «t the MM tine actHwaa^ variir* neoid for a CoBlk-Blle «■ a tw*rc-lai« traik. naUnc it 1b «» S* airiwai tB a «t«nilln« atart. Tbr 8nt nee «w *rtfd !■«-»■» ««»2^ winnlnx tr ^ ^kaat aae (nt (Mo Mnncb. vbo ^^ggt^aag^lfaallty asabi mi la I^^MCd HARRY BURKE WINS. HwTT BoTke. the Bi1dgeT>ort entry, waj the tletor on Thniaday. Janoary 27. In the three- ■Be iDtPP^Ity roll*T akatlnK raee ilcclded at ST^ MetropoUtan Boiler Bin*. Broadway end Sfty Mcoil street. New York Cly. The youngster, who 1b bnt eighteen yeai» of a«e. aoJ IDOM like a child In compul^ irtHi tie otbeta. akated a heady race, lying ^ robrtta riace ontll the two-mile ni*tk M been ^ jnmpetl to the fwe. SS« the lead ftwn Harty JtadXmaM. of SSittan. Tbe BcMmwrt yamc*ter IneRawA tS^ZSSa^'^ia. ^ M. OaU^ of Brooklyn. SSf tta* fc» wm.la «u ii i » * >nily >e. Mafahed Tlie nlxitp was canned by aB the 9katerii rrowd- toK 'aronnd the tnm at one time, and tlt<^ ]adses decided that Palmer wai at fanit for bavittc bort the chancca of BcHter aa4 Beau- moat, aad lie was laameillat^ dli^Baliard. nl- thnRieb accmlagly har'ax tbe race woa. Ulk- kriaoo. ikatlng a good race right behind I'al- awr. waa clrea tbe rare, with Corloon aeennd. and BeaajHot tblrd. tlie latter baviaic con- nolriM Mwiwy%i?^*Tllii!t''raJir'Ta'"'"' WUXS Tiro MORE AT RIVMWUt W . Skatlna like a wtilrlwind In a t«»-Bll» baa- dicap affair. Henry Becker, of' tbe Weatcm Speed Skaters' Clab. slUI kept ap hia good imrk. when he defeated Rome of tbe best racers In town Satmday and Sandaj at Rleerrlew niBk. Becker started from scratcta and.lwd to oTcrcome a IwotUcap of 200 Tarrts siren to I pood skater, aod hating no help from other skaters set the pace himpelf. and In the last lap, a few yanls from the flnlKh, caught anil paswil CrimeaDx, the man with the lars:e bandl- mp. Ben;st and Fnnk. tbe other two iCTatcli men. abaolately rrfnsed to aet any- pace, lear- Ine tbe entfic la a n o nalb Ulty of oxcrtakiBs tbe 2C»yai4 MB H BiijMi., — " won tor Benot tbM._ki captnred by Cbas. Smith. n<vm. a tinio wlilrh il.^|Tl\i>d mont of Ibe pie .>r tUeIr SmiuUv liloMtT. Ibe l.;inki. Ihiol' srrcml iln p loni; before the BrsI rare. .Vs* iht' \f\\i\ skMters wrre pittetl aea'nttt rrarku frotti all oviT Ilii« Wtmlirn coiintrj". oxtra InTi-rt^t n-^s adilnl. The Wei>tero Cbamplnn- slilps were dt-clilod. but there were otiier ra«.« wIiIcU wen* of a!c mnrh tnterCMt to the apeeta- torc as tlie dumplooiibli^u There were ereata far barn, waairn and aa t liifc as wvU aa a aiie- rial iw* (br b b I ' wi M i b . wtM inavd tba aaar exrttlas ft tbe 4mr. IW rare waa a balf mile aifalr. and wben tbe pollcnnen afrreU fo eoier tbe rare rbey did not alo|> to think how far It was. At tbe mck of tbe plulnl. wblrh wa* Hred by Captain Tyrrell, of the Woi»t rark roll#-e. the oa.'-er* ittaried olT at a terriflr d'p. The race necesalraied fonr ctr- riiltH of IIm- trrtck. bnt mot^l of the cilHtoillans of tbe law tbwi^tjt It uaa a on*--Iap affMir. Oeorce SluttT. a t«ll, powerfully bolli fellow. Jnmprtl Info the Ifsd of sprinters ami Inol^ed |9H)d for at>out bnlf a lap. But RiHMeal.r Tht* faicl pace alowtnl don-n a bit. and for o while II looked aa tboujzti the skaters were unlng e.mlnat a Mkiant rae'ni; at tbe' rale of rlicbty mile* an boar. Wben tliey Bi lsbi 'd tbe brut Up. two of tbe original start*** had dropped oat. Tbe ait i m J lap saw aaMbrr deeivase la tbe erislMl aankcc. aa< eaeh aa t ei a l lnr lap tbe namhrr deersjeed aatll at tbe lalab only three were able to croaw the line. Slater showed the best *tirk:ns qnalltles. and woa the event with egse: GIrard serared s eco n d place, wblle third place went to Dnnttf^man. Another rare wblcb created ;rre*t e:ielt.»nieot was ilie half-mile ladles* race, with nrtt starrer from Jlllwnnkee and three local slrls. Some of tbe FtHrterji were the MISKea lilabel BoliJe. ncfh Sfe'ner an*! Anna Johnson, all of Chlrar*>. and Clara Brei«hor. of llllwaukne. who .tbnut two week? i>fcn drfi-ated RoUoa Leonard, ma- •IdereJ the be«t lady lee skater In the Unite.! sttates. Tbe race, after It .started, and bad aooe Rahb p abaat a lap- was a eaMNt. kHama Vabei lie IOmi Bte ahre; tt».«B>ar fa ayri es BaUtmn0 «a« al It* wen fltlbtlnc for of tbe awftt. paca. SKATING RINK ATT RACTIONS It is to your adVantage to be represented in the Skaters' Route Li^ If yoa have no route cards, use the blank b^w. mrxj w« an luterestlne restore ■C ne tnnaraa BInk. larln. nu. on the evening S JaaoaiT 22, peortaK of great enjoyment to Oe teseo^ ^ skiter^ eondnslon 7ltenand march a larse snowball was roUeJ anto the akatlns anrface, breaklm: as It reaiSied the eentn- of tbe ban. and scattering amall SSfettl fined baHs to aU dtoecUon*. .,T1»««« was novel and pleasloc. belnc EreatlyeJIweJ bS^all the aka«^ Mr. AWnch, Projrtetor of tba GoUsnnn. expects to repeat the featnm In FITZGER ALD'S LETTER CAKL AHLBOTH IS NOBTHWBST CHAM- PIONSHIPS. Tbe northwest Amateor Ice Skating Chsm- niooablp. held at iUIwankec. Sattirday. Jaa- luStC at the Ball Park Rink, drew thoasands l7l over the atat. Mid CWcasp. T^b«t work of the meet was done by Cart Ahlrotb^ the Dninth crack, who captnred both halt and one mUe races wlttaot ^^^J?*^!^ from soch stars as Charles Hataer and Harry Kaad, - both considered top-aotAmi. Tbe Icj was perfect. The race fl«t aaatea ■«« «f the excitement was s two-mOa a«b te. wMcb altboogb conceded to Ablsatt. naber. after am of tbe beM the Crea» qty. TWO MBJS SCRATCH AT SAKS SOUCI- A race marked by roogh work on the part of aereral skaters at Sans Sooel Blnk, was won Harry Mikkelson. of the Western Speed Skaters' Clnb. by ahont fifty feet, from a field of seven starters. The flnt heat was woo hy Mlkkelson. with GUllckson second, and Bean- moot third. The second beat waa more ^ex- citing, as foar of the fastest amatcsr' cago were entered: Hennessy. Palact*. and Bicker. After staying bebfca. w r m- mm, two laps, ^^'^ ^^'^S^KiSJSmStJSS^^ Palmar tblid. the Saal waa ea awd ed ta Back •ML M ke bas ifciiaii wooderfol Imprammcot Si Ap iHt tvp ■aatbi. and has won the last ttraa facta aa Ibe track. It was thoaght be ''wndd have ao trouble la winning again. How- ascr, things went wrong, and in « mixnp at a Ism, Becker and Beamnont were thrown against the railing, dins patting BecfcKMIt of the race and leaving BeannUDt la lailk Wm09 Wa» Intercritlnc. a* be laid heblnd and let tbe other sknter^ set the pace umll tbe laat lap. when he >|irintiil mil {mm liehli»l and waa the nrKt rn eri'..* the line, with Altlmtb second and Kaad fblrd. Moi<t of the akatery who par- fIrlpiit.Hl In the Sunday racea took part la the Nnrlhwi-sl Obaniphniahlpa at- - MHwa abap Sat; nrdav. and were pretty wdt'-JMBb Ml' WiMa they reaehrd Chicago. Tbe nonll of tbe carca: tlair-mlle Bare—Hnmhert Jofanaoo, IHIn Haaaea. aecodd: Fraok Shea, ttilrd. 1MT. nair-arile ChamploaKblp—Cbariea Plaber OIU- wankiVI. flraC'Carl Ahlmth innlnthl. aetAnd; Harry Kaad ICblcat-t.i. tblnl. Tlui.-. l-.-m. Oni-mlle Nmlce—lUt.i I.nrun. nr*:; Onnncr T.am-n. seconl: Carlton Opel, third. Time. 3:4T. One-mlle Cbamplonsh'p—Charles Flaher (Mil- waukee), tint: Carl Aldmlh (llnlnthi •e.-uod; Il.rrr Ka^d Iflilracol. thini. Time. 3:2S. Half-mile I'oHcemen—Oeorse Slater, Brat; Ray Olvard. aecoad; ricd Dunttemaa, third, ■nme. 3:1A. neir-mile -™ Bnwfaer seeaad naMi.< S-ia JTfa IMile Snhbed Jrat. 4n«"*nuHt Fl*brr.~ accaadt TIaw. tiHI. 8KPOT HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAT L A. C. CnnlMent heeans^ of ibeir victory over the Chlcco l.aCm«« B«>eke.v teaw. two weeks aao. the hockey team of the S4-poy Club w'll Jour- oev to the MIrtwav Rink next Sunday, where rber are bonk<-d to play tbe Illinois Athletic Clnb. mosMere.1 one of tlie best boekej team* In the slate. Tbe Sepov* have taken advant- age of the cold weather far Ibe past daya and bare been nnl praerleing every rvealac ia the liope of landing the pennaat la tbe Horhey L>-sri>e. Maaairrr Hraaeaay baa aade twa rhaogea wh'eb WHI be of great b saef t ta thb team, by pla t in g Bany Caaapbetl. the. P aaa diaa bar. I» tbe nmrt parttlaa. aad Jaha PIANlr-** wat er . Tbia will enable tbe hqa *a Ibtm nil eomMnatiM plays, and grant re- •«i»ts are bnfced fw is the next game. Man- ager llenne»»y ba* been promised a game from the St. I^Ml* Hockey Team, hy A. nill'spla. manaeer t>r the Natatnrtnm Rink of ttial town, and If tbe.v are retomed the winners la tba SC I/ml* game, have been promised a t0lf IP drrelaad. (o pley al the El.vslnm Rlak. la cap aeries at this rink, and ta he tba winner, wllh Fimk baHag ausoha. Havtns made qnltc a reputation during tbelr Last visit In Aurora. ilJnager J. J. Bnbena again requested the skaters to make a trip to lila ^aee aad aat tba ftaa «» IM.. I ll — ■■ i»t a by ,»kad W Mia « j" M U »- e^m- plon of ami III! and SecxcCasy Txaak Ksl- tcnz, who win take abmit desea akafeta abac t* aaca in two beats and a dnal of two mBea. Tbe abaters wbo wfll make the trip am HCaiy Becker. Harry Mikkelson. John Funk. Cbaries Magdefeeael. Charies McCarthy. Bnrt Dnlfy, James Galilean. Leo Ccnley. Sid Balderman. Geonie Schwartz. PanI H > i «b a« r. F*a alt H on- nersy and John Braders. CRBrii wn iSalR.a half mile exhibition, and atmggle In a twocaUe BGGKSB ARB PABnOB HeaiT Becker, bearlag at Aa rb a tlra^e of Emn Behaiedt and Frank XMI. aT Mllwadkee. vtates that be Is wlUIng to raea tbat pair with any partorr or fellow meaaber of the Western Speed Skaters' rioh. and has adeeted Charles McCarthy or John Fnnk to be h<s team mate. It Is hoped chat arranRcmenta ran he made to liavc tbIa race pulled oIT. aa all ttie akatera are well known In Mllwankee. and the Cream City boya are old-timers in ChlcaEO. HII.WAIIKBB AUD WBS TERX ICE CHAM- noHsaiFs. IQhnnAea Aatan c arri ed off the honors in tbe Western Amatenr %>eed Skat'og Cbamploo- ablp*. beld at Garileld Park, Snnday. January 3$. onder the direction of tbe Western Skating Assndatloa. before twenty-Sta * ' " wben Charles T. Flaher woa I mile championships, and tured the two-mile event. These races, tbe first held In (^Icayo since the Western Championships were decided at Jackson Park, In UNM. were proooanced a bage flnt boaata at tbe laat tars, wben all excite- meat caaaed. bec aos e tbe Hllwankee girl was seen to Iiave hid a fall, thns patting her uil of tlie mnnlns. and before abe coold afpUo act her stride. Miss Bohle crossed the line a winner, with Miss Stelner second. Inime<|iately aft«r tbe race two of the jDd;^'s decided against Mlsa Bohle and dalmnl tbat she fonled the MOvtokee skater, by poshing her on tbe Inra. Tbia rallag dl*analllle.| tbe winner and gate fleet place to Mis* Stelaer aad secood place to Hlta Bnabar of Ifllwartce. Ptam the atami- paiat aC tfea aadala. It bolL. ^ Babhr aMH aaso waa tr a 4lght abe ant been dtaaaPSed tar roogh wmfe. Ia tbe one-half, ooe and two-mile event* some of the skaters wbo had come fiom St. Loola found the Iioinc too fast, and only once did tbey qnalify for the Una], and tbst was In tbe one-mile, when Joe Forshaw, the ifsratlion ninner. suc- eecdeil In Inndlng third place In one of the heats. These akatera have been -lolnjc all their rering In Indoor Ice rinks, and when tbey came ont In the open It proved too mnrh of a handicap to overcome. However, they pnt op a creditable performance. The mo*t ex- citement In tbe big races waa fnmlshed hy Art Ijiomann In tbe two-mDe event, who. allhoagh a fair akater. waa ao* torndde i ed to bare much of a ^aio of Sal i a'aa better tbaa fdorth. when ba want to tbe ft aa t with a aprtat aboat a mile ftnm thr SAfe.. aaS Mnaat tbe Hne a winner, witb the. SphK 'nstir 'aai Kaad In pnrsnlt. wlw gn U ba d ai taad aad tVld. At the race Uk- crowd we* on n o m a with enlhnalaam and swarmed aronnd the Tirtorlooa skater and falrl.v carried him off the pond. Fisher's work In the balf-mlle and one-mile erent* was the fp^tiire of the race*. He showed excellent JiuIcthpiI 'n lettlnjc hi* oppo- nents set the pnce f.»r them and then spmna a hnrst of speed In the sprint which left Ahl- rorti. the Dninth star, and Harrv Kssd the local crack. I<>hln<1. In the half-mlle It looked as thoncb Kaad would capture this prire. bnt on the last tern he swnng ont wide, thns let- Hag nsher <a. and losing dnl pisee ^^ahont CHICAno BOLUS Pioxsnips. At a iiiiilb^i bald 'a King'* Hall. Monday evenlnic. Jamaty M. tile race eonmilttee of the W. S. A. set the foaowlog date* and rinks where the city roller «katln« chsmplonahlps win he held: Week of February It. Bdre- water Rink, half and two-mile events. Week of Fehrnary 21. Sans S/nrI Rink, ooe and three-m'Ie event*. Week of Febtnary 2?. Rlverrlew Rlak. three-4|narteni and Pve mile eseatik T^ls win be tbe eh^mnlMMMp (Met orer beM la Ck'nga, .«|M» all of tbeee large risk* have taken part, and be baw_ap Keane. rtialrmaa of tbe" W, S*. A., has offered _ la addition In tbe ten goM. mrdala tbat wW be awarded. BUR SMASnES BBCOBm. Rdtnnnd t^my, of rbaandoB amatenr ekater af ^ _ _ ^ great aarpriso af laee year, and Ibe akater - Bkathw Aaaaehtloa pro- . .Htersai a peadwa H nnal by Ameteor AmnCattaa. came hack the same bnrat aT speed that waa Sir Mm last year tbe title ef amateer el>Mnplim. To the Natlensi l-><«nr riMmnlno- ehip meet, held at the nvslmn Pink, rtevelsisl. O.. WedoesdaT nirht. J«nn>TT Vt. r.*my broke two worli'"* reeoM* one of wh'rh he hhnself tnsde at fiftsbttrr last rear. He Te.lneed The onsrter-mlle lodoor reeorrt fr(»ii t-IO I !> to :W 4-5. and took three aeeond* off the mtle and a bate ve-ord mad* bv Joo. S. Rohlfi-on at yrrmX. Can.. <n 1S<M. Tjimv took two best* of Ike In tbe mtarter-mlle. It the mile Reamer, of Xew Tar*, leok tbe a»*«wd easily ta 9-»8 4A fn tbe atieM bs» mUe rare. Harry Ka«d. of rMeago. d»*s*»MI Wi i iu bii a s t. ar P«tt*orc. b*Moc <t In i n. T-amr seaa tba wHe and ■ balf. maklne the r»eMi tfm* of dtas. F rn e o l TJimT. s broth.!- of F*nn..*"«. took the foneteen-year-eJd worM'a ebsmn'onsMn In the half-mil* maklnr the r«nte In 1'^17 4-5. Orest crowd* witneaaed the nees. Allan I. nisncha-d honorary president \^'. P. A., omcated as referee. WASmXOTON RTXK. IXniANAPOMS, Tbe It's* series of r^^er rie-* at the vrssbtnrton Roller Rnk. Indlsnanolls. foe tbe W«*blnrtno Rink tmnhy. The*' were held Jsnnsrv 1*. an-t the taraeat stoee tbe «rerTd*s series of last ye^r fcti the raee*. The trophr l« a l-t-tneb. anlM Mlv"* eaw, and wIR be a w p tde d to i^o *kat-r wba de- fnrtsH Ibrso limi n .gad I T b H aa d . wbo nrae. ttesllv m away ftom tb» ot»>» e—t*» t. «nts in b«a p es nm laarr. wna Hmed to atrale *l* h—f to ip|» *» t ta tbe flaal raea held on Jannarr X. W i n a ns . «tlM WM Kwae tHwt hel4 the teed fee etcht l*p«. wben Wavland. srhn had fwohl* l» neasinc fonk. shot Into the lead and wen by 5n varda. A« an addded affesefloo ast»irda> niebt. Re^ Ma^m^-tKe ehamnlon of Indian*. In a one-mile race ttr 3. T. FTTWJERALn. CHICAGO SKATES are RELIABLE Our new Modd 'T' Skate equipped witb 2Kin. red fiber wheels IB tiie best liidiriaitetiMtbM ever been nianubctiired. Its strength irin withstuid tiw eombined weight of two men Jtanding in the center of it. --rj Write for catalog. Telia bow t* apaimtarinks. We aairysMllba af rink pop- iriiaa. Wa ara tkaUrgaat muiBfMlwmaf rink and aidawalk akataa in tke West qmCAGQ RO|U^^ CO.. - 1123 Washington lUvd.. CHICAGO, ILL.