New-York tribune., 1911-02-28
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
"0ne-Round" Hogan to Box Ad
WoIgast in This City.
BOUT SET FOR APRIL 10
Henry, the Texas sprinter, Joins
Irish. American A. O. and
Will Race Here.

Az No1eaet, the lightweight champion,
who VII box a return bout With Knock.
out Brown on Friday evening. has de-
cided TO make hay while the sun shines.
He was matched YESTERDAY 10 meet zone
Round Hogan. the California lightweight.
before the members Of the Madison Ath-
ietic Club. in this city. on April IS. As
usual, the bout will he st ten rounds
Hogan. who made such 2 good stand
against Brown last week. is hailed by some
critics az the bov who eventually will capt
ure the lightweight title At present Owen
Moran. who appears 10 have been side.
tracked: Knockout" Brown. and, Of
course. Wolgast. the holder, are the ones
Who stand In the way. The Hogan Volgast
bout is sure 20 arouse much interest
Louis Blot, the San Francisco fight pro-
moter. announces that he has secured per-
mission to hold boxing bouts on Mexican
soil. Tia Jusna, the little border town. is
the site selected by Blot to hold finish CON
tests and his plans are TO give only three
or four battles year. confning himself TO
championship bouts only. He Is quoted as
saying:
II hadn't intended TO go before the public
for few weeks yet, but guess there is no
harm now in admitting the facts. had
Wolgast-Moran contest in mind when
went to Mexico. but since landing the per-
nit have beep figuring on both John
son-Kaufmsnn and Johnson-I -I.angford
match"
Owing 20 the healthy development OF
sport in Texas. a new association of the
A m a A bIati 10 T7ih tag haav
there. The Texas authorities felt that. on
account of the enormous mileage in the
state and the great distance from New Or
leans. the headquarters of the Southern AS
sociation, a new association would be
boon for athletics.
Papers have been filed with the Amateur
Athletic Union through the secretary OF
the Southern Associa ton, l.. di Benedetto.
and President Brown has instructed that
mail vote be taken TO create the Texas
Association.
In letter received Yesterday by James
H. Sullivan in relation TO athletics in Texas,
Charles L. SNYDER, athletic director of Dan
lei Baker College, writes as follows:
'T want to inform you-for I thought per-
haps YOU would be pleased to hear it--that
Gwinn Henry expects to join the Irish
American Athletic Club next month. He
has been here training under me a little
recently and my two local sprinters have
worked out with him. Only last week II.
Cock defeated Henry I'm a l0o-yard dash In
Q as seconds. \ few minutes later Henry
defeated him in the same race in 80 sec
onds. SO, you see, We have some mlghty
fast ones here. These two Cock brothers
are better sprnters than Henry, for they
are more consistent. while Henry goes more
by fits and jerks My little man, Hoover,
of Texas University, last year defeated
Henry in 81 i-5 seconds i'm easy fashion. so,
YOU see we have some dsndies still left ]
hope Henry makes good, for II Will he an
indication Of what we have here III the
sprintinS line.
Howard Camnitz, pitcher for the Pitts
burg Club Of the National League was
married at Lexington, Ky, yesterday to
Mary Lawrence Claxton. Both are resi-
dents of Boyle County. Ky.
Camnitz says he has signed To play WIN
the Pirates this season. as Barney llreN-
fuss has decided 10 pay the bonus OF Sl'zVs
on his contract Of last year. in spite OF
the fact that the board Of directors OF the
National League decided against the
pitcher when the case came up.
Lofty Russell for whom Connie Mack
Of the Athletics, paid $4,000 last
wear. has signed A contract for s9,l00 after
holding out for several weeks.
Earl Moore one Of the leading pitchers
Of the day. has signed three-year con-
tract With the Phillies and will start South
with the team to-day.
Twenty-seven members Of the Chicago
White Sox left Chicago yesterday in spe-
cial train for Mineral Wells. Tex. 10 begin
training for the 1911 season. After a few
days of practice the squad Will be DIVIDED
into two teams and each will play twenty !
two exhibition games before returning 10
open the season i'm Detroit on April IA.
Word comes from sydney. y. :. w, that
Long worth has established new worids
swimming record for l2l yards by covering !
The distance i'm | minute seconds.