The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-29
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
CARR HERRu az FLII> 10
NTRPHl'S az iRhE>
Denies rhat Ne q In League With han
johnson to Fsrm = Twelve sisib tir-
cult amt Fires ~esne Hot shot An
ton Lasra,r AFTER Dnr Round Hogan.

In reply TO the signed statement Of {. W.
Murphy owner OF the Chicago cubs. "a the
effect that Garry Hermann az CINCINNATI
is plotting with Ban John son. president ot
the American League. To form Twelve
club circuit thereby eliminating N" Va
tional League. Hermann ha~ Nu~' handed
out some hot shot says th" cincinnati
maRnats
AN baseball men know rlt' twelve
club league l. an mpu~-lh,lttN. In thl
first place ~ cannot he organized without
the yin n imou- consent oi III" '.iUh owners
On both ma lor leagues I'm Ia" second place
the baseball pubic j. opposed Z" a mo-
nopolv of this kiud. and for that matter the
American League wa originated a. "A pro
ts-t against thu, old twelve club CITCut. IN
which there We're too many taieud"rs Tor
the good nj m. game
MURPHY J. tot au important factor III
the government of organized baseball. and
there will Ne no attempt To- compel hiin L"
sell the chicago club. n. viii ault eli his
own accord when tn. cubs cannot keep up
In the peunnnt race, FOR n" VIII not sthho
tap on his poCketbook
Murphy II, admit. 10 disturbing cle-
meut Hs il always on the wrong side OF
the fence and has never offered a suggestion
thai would benefit baseball. His short
sighted policy l. we'll shown IN his advocacy
OF a plan by which an unpir" can be dis
III
further ret~n ton by President Lynch Il
10 clear TO any fair minded man tiIat Pre-i-
dent Lynch must have absolute power over
the um pirs- or the league " al return To the
old days OF rowdy baseball which drove
decent persons from the park, The
quicker the magnat.- stop tICkerlnc and
try to deporr themselves like >portsruen the
better it Will be- for the nationa! game
sam Fitzpatrick the veteran handler ~
pDgilists still insists that in Anton IaEraVc.
. California hoy. h. has coming light
weight champion. lazrav" Jumped into
prominence last fall by fighting "A fifteen
round draw with Battling Nelson Prior
20 that event IaZravs was rather green
novice. but under Fitzpatrick handling
he improved rapidly that lac Afforded a
stunning surprise. Fitzpatrick now wants
20 pit I.agravs against the new coast Won
der. One Round Hogan. who recently took
the measure of Johnny fgayp" ami rr"ha-
bly Will meet lew Powell IN Frisco neN'
month In a letter to fHE SuN tttSpatri'k
says:
-Lagrave will hoN Hogan next month
or NJ any time IA. promoters SEQ III to
match them Lsgrave is in good shape,
and with thre. weeks IN which to train he
can make I33 pounds wlthou' Weakening
himself. That he ia not looking for = bag
loaer's end IL shown hv hI- Willingness 20
Hogan and hts hackers ar" lonSIuc for A
chance to pick NJ a nice chunk OF ra-v
coin and consider the one RoUud-r' 20 he
Lagrav.'S master I will wager 81 nnp on the
result and will pur tins sam with any re-
liable stakeholder tn" other ~sdn secs ~
to name
There's a wrong idea about Iagrava'-
weight He isn't wrt.rw"rghr a. ne can
do i33 pounds four hour~ n"for" H." hght.
and will post a forfeit TO guarantee
that this mark will be scaled bv hum At the
hour named ! am confident that lHyrave
can whip Hogan aud Powell want hum
70 tackle these men first. ~ that h. vii. be
In a position to ohll!"uc" WolElSr. Moran
or Freddie welsh He g., the a"St light
weight have soon -incc hand'e, MD
Lavirne. and that means lot
Sam Langford PLAYED the role OF peace
maker in Boston on TUESDAY night but
he had To threats II appears that
Langfori seconded Porkv Flynn in IN,
twelve round bout with Jack lwIn Sullivan.
At the end of tn" bout. when k"inr"" Fl"n,-
ing decided that FLYNN Ind Won on poi nt-
Sullivan lost his head and proceeded 70
punch FlemI NJ through 'hr ropes hen
the angry Twin mad" rush ~ Fivnn and
That the sigma for intervention nv
Langford who stepped N front of Flynn
painful duty to do a lit,la -luggrnr himself
1angford Grinn"d ~ h" spoke hu' sullivan
knew that he meant what h" -Iii 80
bowling politely sullivan exclaimed
"Yon and are not gong 10 have any
trouble sam Then sullivan d"mu--y
left III. rlng. and m" uproar C"nsad FLYNN
II under the mana cement Of 10" Woodmau
who believes with the and IL lAngfOrri
he can develop him INTO a first class light
heavyweight Woodman intends 20 take
Flynn abroad with LanRiord soon after
New Years and will try him out against
some Of the heavis- IN England and France
Sullivan Is matched 20 box ten rounds with
Frank Mantell AZ the National sporting
Club here tomorrow night ~ the rsfsrr"
cannot render a decision a repetition OF the
Boston rumpus l. not expected