New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-08
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Yankees Chatting at the Third
Postponement This Week.
BROWN MAY BOX ON COAST
Danny Morgan Says Challenge
Will Be Issued for the
Lightweight Grown.

The Yankees have made little progress 50
far toward climbing into the seconh III
vision. and they are being robbed OF Ia'o'
able opportunities for victories our1e
their long home stand by rain, rain. ram
The team has now been idle four DAYS
counting Sunday, and the players are he
aiming to fret and fume/ Three games
one with the Browns and two with the
White Sox, will have 10 played on Ut
doubIe-headers later in the season. making
considerable extra work for the team our
ing the hot midsummer days. II Is
singular fact that the Giants played
whole month on the hilltop and had only
one postponement. game with BrooKyh'
while the Yankees have been home less
than a week and have had To put off three
games
Hal Chase's men are passing away the
time by playing in billiard tournament
but they are chatting at the delay ana are
anxious TO get back on the diamond Iney
have much to accomplish this month. and
the sooner they get at il the better, in their
opinion Two games remain to he played
with the White Sox before Cleveland comes
here on Saturday for the first time this
season.
Mike Donlin. former captain and out
fielder of the New York Giants. VINO re-
Gently was reinstated by the national com
mission, Joined the team in Pittsburg yes
,erday. and had conference with John ).
McGraw. Donlin said he did not know
what his prospects are in baseball, but
that he had heard rumofs that he was 20
be traded 10 the st. Louis or Cincinnati
team. According 10 Donlin. he would
rather be sent to the minor league than
Join the Reds. lie put on a uniform ana
practsed with the Giants
August Hermann. president Of the Gin
cinnat club denied yesterday that his club
was after Donlin.
According to Roger Bresnahan. manager
Of the Cardinals. st. Louis had first call on
Donlin. but he would not give one OF his
pitchers in exchange.
Otto Knabe. second baseman of the
Phlies. was suspended for three days yes
terday by President Lynch Of the National
League for his actions in a game with
Cincinnati on Tuesday.
Unless all plans miscarry it is probable
boxer Of the lower East Side. will soon
make trip 10 the Pacific Coast and chal-
lenge he winner of the owen Moran-Ad
Wolgast battle for the lightweight cham
nionship of the world. For the last year
Danny Morgan. manager Of Brown, has
been in receipt of offers from promoters on
the coast for limited round contests. but
the offers made were not so attractive as
those of the local clubs. and Brown re-
manned on his native heath.
The popular decision which Brown earned
over Wolgast has doomed his stock
throughout the West and Morgan has re-
ceived many offers in the last few weeks
that have caus-d Inn TO seriously contem-
plate ZIP across the continent. Brown
is ar present matched TO meet Bant Dor
sey.
The followers of boxing in California are
anxious TO see Brown in action, and the
clever Morgan has sent out thousand or
buttons marked Knockout Brown. light
weight champion of the East. and twice
conqueror of Ad Wolsast. the champion
of the world Last night Morgan re-
ceived a wire from Jack Motif. promoter
I'm Oakland. offering him fair guarantee
to box six round bouts in the Bay City.
smiley Walter Franey, manager OF
Of Morgans protege. Although Wolgast
easily defeated Hogan, franey thinks that
Brown IS the master Of the champion and
makes no secret Of the fact
In letter To Morgan. received last night.
Franey said: II was out 10 see the fight
between FRANKIE Burns and the champion,
and. on the level ii was no contest. Burns
wouldn't fight n lick in the world. and
after seeing the battle. | honestly think
that Brown can beat Ad over any distance
Brown is q tough kid, and the way he can
take punishment and come back strongly
when hurt would carry him to victory"
Sailor" White and Al Benedict. who
boxed such a fast bout in the tournament
FOR white hopes two weeks ago, will meet
in the main bout OF ten rounds at the Ma
and Benedict boxed their way through the
defeating several opponents. White. how
ever. had a rest OF fifteen minutes before
he met Benedict in the semi-fina bout.
Both were tired when they came TO the
centre. but the rest was of great benefit
TO White, and he knocked Benedict out i'm
less than round.
Pal Moore, tho Quaker city lightweight
has walked off the boards with the plum
which all the New York lghtweehts have
been wishing for The little Phantom"
is 50 box twelve rounds with Matt Wells
the lightweight champion of Great Britain
In Boston next week. For the last month
Moore has been out Of The game with an
injured hand. but il is now sound again
and Pal is sure he can win easily