The sun., 1906-02-11
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
FINAL PLANS FOR TIE AMERI.
CANS SOUTHERN TRIP.
Busy Week Ahead for Baseball Magnates
Herman and Herrera Fight Fast
Twenty Round Draw AT Los Angeles
Mexican scores the Only KnockdOwn.


Twenty Round Draw at Los Angeles
Mexican Scores the Only Kn ockdown.
Clark GrifI1th manager OF the New YORK
A nericans, announced yesterday some new
pl ms relating to the spring training trip.
! re decision OF President johnson to open
TIE American League campaign in the J asst
on April IA made Il change in the arrange
nents compu sory. According to Griihth's
now schedule. the Americans will leave for
the South on or about March 8. going direct
to BIrmingham where the team Will remain
for the rest Of the month. playing exhibition
gumes there with the local southern League
I. am every Wednes lay. Thursday and Satur-
dnv. On the night Of March 81 the Americans
al leave Birmingham. arriving at Atlanta
n sunday, April /. where the team Will stay
rItil April o, playing games With Atlanta
q, April 2 o, :. and 9. and the Georgia School
OF Technology on April 2. Ate this part
or the "trip is completed the Americans will
come directly to this city. arriving on April II.
On the afternoon of that day the team will
play an exhibition game with the Providence
Grays, champions Of th' Eastern League.
while on Apri. IL they will tackle the Newark
Eastern league team prior to opening the
championship season here on April IL With
tie Bot Am i'a &.
Mana ger GrNlth has been signing his
layers gradually. and expects to have them
all under contract by March 1. Willie
Keeler. the star right Heller, called at the
ofnces in the Flatron Building yesterday
and put his name to contract. keeler will
20 South with the other members OF the team
q. he will not coach the Harvard players
this spring as usual. Griffith also received
tho signed contract OF Outtlelder Eddie Hahn
yes slcrday together with letters from Doc
Newton. Jack Klcinow and Tom Hughes,
tohe frnr
had accepted terms. Altogether Grin has
signed Walter Clarkson. Norman Elberfeld.
Al Orth. Joe Yeaeer, Hal Chase. Ira Thomas.
Frank Hahn, Eddie Hahn and Keeler.
Jack Chcsbro. who has been winterng up
IN Massachusetts, says that he Will report
tor duty on March and will be In shape to
begin the camr agn early II the big pitcher
regans his form Of 1904 the Americans will
probably make the fur fy from the jump.
Grifith has made a strenuous attempt to
strengt hen his pitching staff. for he realizes
that this was one OF the teams weakest
points last year. Outnelier Delehanty Is
holding Off for more money than the club IS
willing to pay, bat will probably yiel1 the
point in time Wi Conroy, Jimmy Williams.
ia nes \ cGuire and other favortes will all
be see n In hairless again when the gong rings.
This viii be busy week in the baseball
world Tomorrow all of the leading mag
mates will begin to drop into town. as the
annual schedule meetings of the Amt rt an
and the National leagues will convene on
Wednesday Presidents johnson and PullIam
have draft d the paying sch dules. whi' h
will probably be adoIted without material
alterations on Tuesday the national com
mission, the highest court in baseball. will
convene to consider the cases Of several
PLAYERS who have been blacklisted. together
with other minor affairs that must be ad-
justed bit, according to President Pulliam,
there will not be- a joint meeting Of the two
rules committees on that day. IrlIi6m says
the Nat iona League committee will not hold
q session until after the egular meeting Of
the league. which is taken to mean that the
National League does not believe that there
should be any changes in the rules. in spite OF
the fact that the American League committee
has some valuable suggestions to make. II
looks very much as If there was feeling of
jealousy bet tween the two organizations, for
no matter what Is proposed by the American
Ieague in the way OF legislation the National
League generally places an obstacle In the
way Some of the more radical American
League men have favored a plan by which
their teams could play under a separate set
Of rules. but the majority do not are to cause
confusion. SO prefer 10 accept the existing
deadlock. The magnatcs will be here the
greater part of the week. The Americans
will convene at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
the Nationals will meet at the Victoria. The
national commission will probably confer at
the Bresl lin,
The twenty rornd fight between Kid Her
man of Chicago AMI Aurelia Herrera the
Mexican. which took place at Los Angeles
on Friday night, res ulted in draw, although
ha m
a surprise to Hcrnans followers, who be-
leved that he had the better OF the first fifteen
rounds. IT was fast, gruellng affair from
start TO finish. Herrera fought his usual
foxy game Of defensive boxing. with oc-
Casional rGshos and right hand swings. but
be was never near scoring knockout and
In fact did not reach his opponents jaw
sauarely durn tie mill. Herman showed
TO better adva ntage in miIups and might
Ing Heman forced the fighting in the
early stages. In the twelfth round he seemed
about to land a knockout blow. as the MeSi-
can was staggering from storm OF Jabs and
ioI,s which he vas unable 10 block. But
clnch helped Herrera to the gong. After
that Herman fought like tiger for three
ro, uGs but Herrera recovered his second
wind in the sixteenth round and hal tho
Chicago hoy guessing. II was in the eighteenth
that Herrera scored the only knoc kdown
of the MILL by landing a terrific stomach
punch. but Herman recovered quickly and
kept away for the rest of the round. They
were fighting all over the ring with honors
even in the last round. After the battle
neither showed any great amount OF punish.
ment. although Herman's left eye was prac-
tically closed. 1t is probable that they will
fight again soon, each wants to get match
with Nelson or Britt early in the spring.
Herrera ruled favorite at 10 to an hour
before the boys got into the ring. but Her
man received enough backing finally to make
even money the prevailing figure. AS Her
rera disposed OF Young Corbett In five rounds
the result of This 70 shows how far back the
Denver pugilist las gone as to form and Skill
danes Butler owner Of the Empire trac X
Of Yonkers who IL in Washington. expressed
surprise Yesterday when he learned that the
Jockey Club had not acted favorably upon
his application for dates for meeting in
August, but he declined to say what would be
his plan Of action in future. man who
knows what he is talking about said yester-
day that itwnu,d cost nearly $500, 900 to put the
Empire track in shape to meet the requires
ments OF the Stnte Racing Commission.
Turfmen are wondering why the Brooklyn
jockey Club agreed to give up such financial
plum as Decoration Day TO Belmont Park
As the schedule stands now, Graveseni .
without holiday attraction. As y. } Dwyer