New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
SPORTS OF THE DAY
BCNHfG rs F1PORjTE.


men GEORGE Bonhag. the amateur cham
p'oll instance runner Of this country. and
JAG" Iait. the Canadian champion. meet
~ d special race at one mile and a halt
Tonight il IS quite possible that Tommy
'onhef' s outdoor record of minutes IS -
seconds may he smashed This race is
uKeiy 10 be the feature OF an all-star pro-
Sramme at the annual games of the New
YORK Athletic club In Madison Square
Garden.
bohhag IS slight favorite among close
io'io"erS OF athletics. but the critics agree
10 man that he must run the race of his
NE more particularly as the distance Is
hardiy lar enough for him 10 show 30 the
peSt advantage lie ran a good race at
one ihlie on Saturday. however. when he
hl'Shed third to Kiviat and Gissing for the
Baxter cup, being timed separately in ia
IN that contest he forced the pace part of
the way. which counted against him In
the final sprint
AS II happens, TAFT in race against
time IN Baltimore on Saturday ran the
distance in exactly the same time, which
lndlcates that the men are Well matched.
\ rousing struggle also is promised III
the intHr-city relay race between teams of
the New York Athletic Club aud the Bos-
ton Athletic Association. In Boston some
weeks ago the New York men suffered do
feat. but led by Harry Gissing, tonight
the home team is confident OF turning the
tables and getting revenge. Altogether the
games promise TO be the best and most
exciting Of the indoor season
Hans Wagner, the mighty batsman and
brilliant shortstop of the Pittsburs Pirates.
has announced that the terms of his con-
tract are satisfactory and that he will
sign to play With the team Oh Friday i
telegram from Pittsburg last night said
A sigh of relief has gone UP from the
fans who have been waiting for Honus
to sign.
Wagner viii not 20 10 West Baden to
train with the Pirates. but will join the
team at St Louis for the exhibition games
The thirty-dRy extension asked by the
Philadelphia club in making its answer
IN the William J. Murray case has been
granted by the board of directors of the
National League.
Jack Johnson. the negro heavyweight
champion, will start training for his fight
with Jim Jeffries about April l. according
TO all announcement made in Chicago yes
terday. According 10 his present plans
Johnson intends to spend at least two
months near Chicago in preliminary train
ing, which viii consist of road and gym
nasiun work. His plans for training
quarters on the Pacific Coast have not been
completed.
Johnsons automobile was overturned
near Racine. Wis, on sunday. While he was
diving ,,,, toward Chi'aso. III" champion
Just what effect his trial IN this city
Will have on his training plans will develop
later
sam Lancford and Jim Flynn are said
to be in good condition for their i5-round
fight at Los Angeles on Thursday. Joe
WOodmau. Langford's manager, says in a
letter to a friend in this city that his man
viii win easily, as he has trained faith
fully.
Daniel l. Byrnc, secretary OF the Fair
mont Athletic club of No. OIL East 18th
street, has arranged a good programme Of
bouts for this evening Jack Goodman and
Battling Hurley will meet for ten rounds.
while Dick Peters and Young Nixon viii
face each other also at ten rounds. Two
preliminary bouts will round out the card.
II Goodman outpoints Hurley the chances
are in favor of his getting a match with
Tommy Murphy. who has just returned
from the coast. where he earned the deck
sion in his fight with owen Moran. OF
England
Stanley KetChel and Sam Langford were
matched yesterday. 10 meet i'll Philadelphia
on April p. The bout. which will be for
six rounds. will take place before the Ma
tionaI Athletic Club. The men Will meet al
catchweights,
The MISREPRESENTATION athletic and gym
nastir meet of tho Harlem branch OF tie
Young Mems Christian Association will be
held Tonight mt the 2"d Rapint,lrt Nrruorv
Twenty-Five contests arc on the programme
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