New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Holder of Worlds Amateur One
Mile Record to Race Here.
MAY MEET ABEL KIVlAT
Major Dixon Says Effort Will Be
Made to Lift Boxing TO
Higher Level.

John Paul Jones the wonderful runner
OF Cornell. who broke Tommy Connens
long standing amateur record FOR one nile
80 the intercollegiate games IN cambridge
last month. vii be seen In action az WASH
u=ton Park. Brooklyn. the home of the
Srrerbas to-day. he is entered n the one-
mile run ar the games Of The 81 Agness
Athletic Club. together with Ne sheppard.
Abel Kiviat the national one-mile cham
ricu. Jack Monument and others
There appears 90 be some uncertainty
as 20 whether K.yiat will start. but a.
-urances waro given last night tEaf Jones
would tee the mark. which shouc prove
interesting enough In ITSELF % aeract
bic crowd Jones. IL VIII be rememoered,
set the worlds amateur mark AZ 40 -
over the East track in ne Harvard stadinin.
IN tho turf AZ washington Park to-"ay
these figures VIII NOT be approached hut II
Klviat. sheppard and Monument. or even
one Of them start with Jones a race should
result that viii satisfy Tho most exscting.
Jones saws he is IN good condition having
rur half-m1e trial few days ago at
washington In 1855.
The ~. Agnes.s Athletic Club vas cr-
ganized only three months ago. but boasts
NJ % membership close 20 the three nun
d~ed mark. James r. Sullivan will referees
tho games this afternoon. while Sparrow
Robertson will act as starter.
Major John J. Dixon, one q the men
named by Governor Dix for the BoNins
Commission. has decided 70 accept IN dis-
c,.ssing the new law yesterday Major
Dixon said
-r know that Senator Frawlev and Cow
erro- Dix desired 20 put boxing upon az
high o plane as other sports such as base-
hall. when they prepared and signed the
boxing bill. respectively. The position o.
f4rad me- by tho Governor 7 consider an
rrnor and T would not accept y except
Gould On rrv- OUT re idea OF putting boxing
,ro- an honest and nigh plane. ! oeheFs
chat Senator Fra wiley was actuated IN pre-
,aring the aHl which Is now law ny mo
idea ~ DIacing sparrinz exhibitions upon
IN, same rgh standard ~ sport that pre-
,.ars in other athletic contests IN which no
-,.rtfo ia interested r VIII be my purpose
and that of my confarrees 70 carry out ms
rlan 10 the limit Of our ability ana po"ri'
4 number OF clubs. including the I"en-
Oath Century and National Sporting, naVs
rreDared papers asking for a sanction an"
chose will be forwarded 70 the COMMISSION
so soon as II Is organized and an onics
opened.
Tho 4.A-va-d swimming race for the
championship title Of the metropolitan us
.i-+ ,,.iu no the feature Of the water car
rival az Travers Island this afternoon
under the direction Of the New YORK All
retic club In the absence OF Charles M'
rorisls ..Rud" Goodwin IL a strong Ia
,.l.,,a Ritter. formerly Of Germany does
No., lack for friends. while Ner7ch ana
Peulv are likely 10 make the Struggle IN
terestins.
Word comes from the West that John }.
/ NcCraw has decided 10 let the Giants play
! q series OF baseball games IN CUBA next
/ FAN if rhe team does not win the Ma
-ioral League pennant. II is hard to De-
, lieve.
so,tor,ber = has been fixed as the date
CO., tho Al yvolgast-. Packey' Mcfarland
bout AT Milwaukee.
Datfr,on has been signed by number
oss+ ro,is fans" and addressed 20 Presi-
don't lynch OF the National League asking
chad sherwood Magee. the Philadelphia
,,,+aer5er be reinstated "a a tribute 7"
CHARLEY Doom. the manager Of the team'
/ whose leg was broken in game with the
Cardinals on Wednesday. Masee was suS-
nsrded for the rest OF the season Tor as
/ s,rIting Firneran. the umpire. in a game
/ ,rirb - Louis at Philadelphia.
/ ro,, lrcGraw has purchased another
,frcher for the Giants He picked out DerS
Maxwell. Of the Birmingham cIuo' OF inc
/ Southern League. for price SAID 20 0"
/ zi5n Maxwell will report here on sep
tember IL.
Two ten-round bouts viii wind Up mo
+ card AZ The Fairmont Athletic 'lao TO-
rf,b- "BuW' Anderson will face Wine
,d,-rs while Kid Ellie will cross gloves
grifI "Nlickay" McDonough.