New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
August Hermann Starts a Base.
ball Guessing Contest.
WHO WILL MANAGE RE0S7
Not Jennings, Not Joe Tinker,
but Some Famous Short
stop" It Is Said.

UuL 0OI1c dluOuS SnOI b.
STOP" It Is Said.
So many rumors relating 10 baseball are
floating around and so many stories are
started with no foundation in fact that
August Hermann. chairman OF the Ma
tionaI Commission and president Of the
Cincinnati Club OF the National League.
has thought. no doubt. to relieve the ten
sion by Offering a guessing contest he
has been quoted as saying that famous
shortstop" has signed a contract 10 manage
the Reds next year in place OF Clarke
Griffith. once OF the Yankees. but there he
stops
There are a good many famous short
stops, past and present, and the fans"
have been busy guessing HughIe Jennings.
now manager Of the Detroit Tigers; Hans
Wagner. the hard hitter OF the Pittsburgh
Club; Joe Tinker, the last OF Chicagos
famous infeId; Mike Doolan. OF the Phil
lies. and others.
out in Chicago Charley Murphy, owner
Of the cubs secuted the suggestion that
Tinker was the man. He insisted that no
deal had been made with the Cincinnati
Club for the release Of the clever shortstop.
whose contract with Chicago has two years
10 run. Tinker also laughed at the re-
port.
Byron Bancroft Johnson, president Of the
American League. spiked the guess that
Hughey Jennings would leave Detroit and
the American League for Cincinnati and
the National League and Jennings himself
: smiled as II the whole thing were a joke.
Doolan Of the Philles, and Hans Wag-
ner. Of Pittsburgh. had not been heard
from last night with denials. so that tho
guessing contest can 90 on until Mr. Herr
mann gets ready TO satisfy the curiosity OF
the fans"
SATURDAY. October 2s, is the new date for
the dinner TO the Giants in honor Of their
bringing the National League pennsnt 70
: this city The committee In charge, made
! up Of Big Bill Edwards. Fred thinner
man. ir: f. +. Smathers, Frank steinhart.
E. A. McAlpin. Herman A. Metz. Robert
Adamson and Job Hedges, Is still hoping
that il will be a double celebration. There
: is still confidence that the worlds cham
? pionship also will rest in New York.
Willie Hoppe, holder OF two worlds bill
lard titles. will play A series OF practice
games with George T. Slosson next week
, / ar the latter's new academy. at Broadway
and 31st street They will meet at ="
polnts each evening. Hoppe is preparing
for his match with George Sutton for the
worlds championship at H2 balk-line on
November 2s.
Among the many rumors floating about
PHILADELPHIA that are hard TO run 20 eartn
lis one that says "Topsy' Hartsel, UTILITY
outfelder OF the Athletics will manage the
York team Of the Tri-State League next
year.
Followers Of boxing I'm the city must pick
and choose tonight. as FIVE clubs will hold
bouts. each one of which promises TO be
fast from gong 70 gong. -Four OF the bouts
will be held In Manhattan and The Bronx
while the fifth will be at the Standard Atm
Ietic club. OF Brooklyn. where Jack Dor
man. tbe veteran lightweight OF The Bronx,
will cross gloves with Willie Howard. the
"Ridgewood Terror" The friends OF How
ard are certain that he will terrorize Dor
man into leaving an opening which VIII
prove fatal
Tommy Houck. the Philadelphia feather
weight. and kid" Ghetto. one or the
many l25-pound bantamweights. so calle1'
will box ten rounds al the Olympic Athletc
Club. OF Harlem Houck has put UP sons
of the fastest battles ever seen I'm the city,
and il was his decisive victory over GHETTO
at the Empire Athletic Club last year which
started him on the right road. Ghetto has
improved a lot in the last few months and
has defeated some good boys.
kid" Herman, the self-styled neWsooy
hantamweight champion Of greater New
York. will meet an opponent worthy or
his steel in the hard-hitting "Kohomo kid'
in the main bout at the Fairmont Athleuc
club Of The Bronx. Herman has boxed
his way up from a preliminary aghter 70
point where ne has al last reached the
star bout class. Those who have seen
the little fellow in action predict a great
future for him and declare that he is
second Terry McGovern. Herman has
boxed more than seventy-dve bouts, and
has yet to meet his master.
Jim Kendrick, the British bantamweisht-
and Packey Hommey will box at the
Sharkey Club for ten rounds, while George
Bush and Joe West will meet at the Long
. Acre Alllltllt tlADs
| Boxers OF the type Of Frank Manteu.
| Montana" Dan Sullivan, Leach Cross and
others are much worried over the decision
Of the boxing commissioners on clean
breaking. They declare that straight rules
are the best and that clean breaking will
make a slow bout. Those who have seen
the men in action are more strongly In
favor OF the new rule now than ever be-
fore.
While rumors are flying thick and fast.
the promoters OF the somewhat hazy Wells
/ Wolgast match stoutly declare that the
| contest will bc held some time I'm Novem-
Der. II is also declared with equal force
that tho moving picture firm has not vtsas
drawn its offer.
Monte Dale, tho Western lightweight. e
i1 New York. and would like 20 arrange
/ contests with any men IN the country g
his weight Dale weighs only l2S pounds.
tut is willing and anxious 20 meet Tommy
! Murphy Willie Beecher. Pa! Moore or Phil
L.