New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-01
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Jack Gleason Fails to Exercise
Option on Boston Club.
SAYS IT'S GOOD PROSPECT
Jim Rodgers to Coach Yale
Crews Under a System of
Graduate Control.

Jack Gleason, who. with TEX" Richard,
/ handled the Jeffries- johnson fight at Reno.
/ New. on July 4, 1910. failed yesterday 10
exercise all option to purchase n minority
| interest I'm the Boston club OF the National
! League from William Hepburn Russell.
In discussing the subject last night Glea
| son said
| Il expected 10 buy an interest in the
! Boston club, but on reaching this city I
/ found that my other interests would pre-
cude giving the necessary time to baseball,
| and decided TO hold off for the present.
Mr.. Russell was here with me last
! night and We went over the subject thor
oughly The proposition is one that Is at
| tractive 10 me, for | believe that the Bos-
ton Nationals can be built up into one OF
the biggest pieces Of baseball property In
| this country. That is why the proposition
attracted me, for I'm my estimation base
/ ball is one of the greatest, II not the great
est forms OF amusement enterprise In this
! or any other country. OF course. like any
| other business. IT requires experience an"
| good Judgment to make II pay. X the CLUB
| does not paw, then there Is something
wrong in Denmark. for the fact that the
| business IS one of the best has teen amply
| proved.
y have come to the conclusion, however,
that it will be useless for me to take up
my option at this time. can't do 1t in
/ Justice to myself or to Mr.. Russell or to
! Boston. It's a fob that will require man
J TO be on the spot all the time for some
months to come. That is out Of the ques-
J ton for me- I've got to be foot-oose. as
/ things in which / am interested are so TIED
up that | must keep out. I have told MT
! Russell that at the end Of the season l
! may he able 10 take hold
The selection Of Jim Rodgers as head
/ coach OF the Yale crews forecast in me
! Tribune on Monday, was confirmed yester-
| day, which means that the resignation or
! John Kennedy, the professional coach, mas
/ been accepted and that Yale Will resort 10
the amateur or graduate system in rowing
/ as in football. The fact that at meeting
/ i'm this city a few days ago Of number
of old Yale crew captains decision was
reached 10 make a radical change In the
handling of the crews also was exclusively
told in Mondays Tribune In all prob
ability the baseball team will follow the
1
nate coaches. although it is quite possible
that a professional instructor for the bat
terry candidates may be engaged for three
or four weeks in the early part OF the
season.
An advisory committee to aid Rodgers
has been named as follows: Frederick W.
Allen. captain of the 1899 and 1900 crews
Alfred Cowles. captain in 1886; Frederick
Stevenson, captain in 1888; Payne WHIT
new captain I'm 1898; Augustus 5. Blasden'
captain In 1901 and Elliott p. Frost cap
tain I'm 1910 Mr.. Allen will be chairman
This committee may be made permanent
A number OF Yale men expressed salts
faction last night in the appointment OF
lin Rodgers as rowing coach. He mas had
some experience in developing crews ana
the advantage OF rowing on the Yale
varsity when the so-called 'Boo Cooh
stroke was meeting with uniform success
Rodgers did not row in his junior year, as
he had lust been elected captain OF the
football eleven, a team, by the way. when
heat Princeton TO 0 and played to
tie with Harvard.
Joe Agler, first baseman OF the Newark
club has been traded to the Chicago CUBS
and will report 10 Frank Chance as soon as
the Eastern League pennant fight is over
| # is said that in return for Agler the
Indians will get two hard hitting outield-
| ers one of whom has had some experience
, az first base and can be used in that posi-
! ton next season II necessary. Agler IS
! considered one OF the best fielding first
basemen in the minor leagues, but is none
too strong with the bat He is only TWEEN
tv-three years old, however. and Is quite
| likely to improve In this respect with
proper coaching. He has played with the
! Newark team for two seasons.
| Newark also gave up Cady, one Of the
hest catchers in the league. He was sold
70 the Boston Red Sox for 5000. Joe Nc
| Ginity. manager and part owner Of the
Indians. Issued the following statement
! Yesterday
while we regret 10 part with Agler, we
realized that no would be drafted for
81 GOO. and decided TO dispose OF him in a
| manner that would yield his true value.
| The Newark club could have sold Agler FOR
! S. 600 and one player. which offer was
| made by major league club. but the deal
| that has been completed was so much more
| promising I'm the way OF added strength 10
| the Indians that II was promptly closed
/ The deal was decided on in a conference at
| Rochester last week.
"The owners Of the Newark club feel
! that this proof Of their determination 70
strengthen the team and put II on a WIN
ming basis should have the effect OF set
! ting at rest all rumors as 10 the SAFE vi
| the organization
Jack O'Brien. who says he is the light
heavyweight champion Of the world, says
he will accept Sam Langford's challenge
| for bout at lsS pounds. In telegram TO
the sporting editor OF The Tribune yester-
| day O'Brien said:
Having challenged all the claimants for
the middleweight title and receiving no
| reply | wish to accept the chellenge OF
| sam I.angford. OF whom all Of the heavies
are fighting shy. | am only middeweight
| and hold the light heavyweight champion
! ship. but will permit Langford TO weigh
! 1863 pounds, which was fixed as the limit
/ some years ago, when Jack Root, was de-
! feated at Fort Erie by George Gardner.
! Bob FTtzsimmons won the title from Gard
ner and | defeated f'itzslmmons. | am
( ready 10 battle in ten days after arrang-
Ing n match. II is now up to Langford.
philadelphia Jack" O'Brien. as he is
known to the boxing world is irrepres-
s.ble He does not lack for skill and has
say he is not always accepted seriously.
and the opinion is more or less general that
he will fall an easy prey to LanGford.
| Joe Jeanette and Tony Ross will meet
at the Twentieth Century Athletic Club. in
the St Nicholas Rink, tonight, in what
promises to be a lively ten roUnd bout.
Ross Is younger, stronger and more ag-
gressive than any opponent Jeanette has
| faced for some time, and Is confident OF
hts ability TO win by n wide margin on