New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Signs Of Spring Around the Base
ball Headquarters.
LEAVING DATES FOR GIANTS
August Hermann Opposed 70
Any Radical Changes in the
Playing Code.


,pe activity around the headquarters OF the
Two New York baseball clubs CONTRACTS
from, old PLAYERS and young recruits are
ro-,fnE IN every day. as oil want 10 oe
feadv for spring tralping. The last toOoneS
sra being put on the details for the eHpedi-
tons South. and arrangements are nearly
.omrleted nv the nrs, Of February every
thing will b. IN readiness.
william =. GRAY. secretary Of tho New
York National League club. announced yes
isrdav the departing dates for the Giants
Tho irst squad Of recruits. which VIII go
~, host from New York. viii leave Al noon
~ February a. Upon arriving At New
Orleans a. tho ond of ne water route. the
squad will take the train ~ Marlin Springs
striving there on February H. The hist
squad q so hy ral will leave 81 Louis AZ
90. . M on February %. and also WIZ
arrive ~ MARTIN Springs on February H.
THO second boat squad 90 go from New
YORK win leave a. noon ON February q
snA viu arrive a. Marlin springs on Feb
rla~v - while the second tar squad vii
save - Louis ou February = and arrive
% tho training camp on The following da'.
sIrnsd contracts were received ~ tho
-ead1uarte-s ~ thc Giants yesterday from
FNNFk MHNNHN. HfIIFN NH~ffii'f'N ". WV W
Orleans nine and Jack johnson an out-
1slder from waco TeV Ms0ueh had
halt'rr average ~ 90 and a fielding aver.
sre NJ a,s last season while lohnson nv ~
80 rate - is3 ari 0eldei ~ 81,
TIE Yankee signed up another pitcher
,ssteraa, ue i- a southpaw from the
parurtoa Va c'ub. ~ 'he Four-Corner"d
rearus named Ernest burbank Ills rec
At
irwin. the scout ~ the Yankees, ana
Duke Farrell viii look him over care
fnv a., Athens whore the Youngsters VIII
report On March
August Hermann chairman ~ the Ma
,'orni Commission and owner ~ Tho 'ln-
.j,nsb Reds who was named ON ihc ha"c-
haU ruios committee hv President lynch
- tBe National league on "wednesday, 10
onrossd 90 any radical chsnEcs IN the cole,
especially iu reducing the number of called /
halls to fhroo He s quoted az saving
Nothing disriists fans fo quickly aF a
.,roccseion of hattors walking down 20 hr7t
bsss or halls The pitching records show
re- fa dlfnru't 90 Get three strikes over h"-
sore four balls Reduce the number OF
.snsd bali. to three and there would be
zoo many bases on balls
zb,srko the Polish wrestler. who hopes 1
"a forrs Prank Go.ch 20 meet him IN F.
srlst match for the worlds championship. /
rrsv have bis hands full 20 throw Pi'ako0.
the Powerful Young champion ~ Finland, /
known o. Tho Finnish Lion IN a bout ~ 7
p-esrect Hail Prospect avenue. above ,
FIOt avenue. Brooklyn on Monday % 4ilt. .
fshrrv Dunn. who ras persistcu'ly forced
riiake~ 90 the front feels confident that
.re latter viii verify every statement he .
he's made regarding his prowess
~ N,ers an outfclder. signed 7 con .
.rarf YESTERDAY 20 play With the BROOKLYN .
,iuh ot the National League next season /
Myers played with the Superbas for time /
ls'c iu tho iea season and h-red win soy. I
.rpl rsfnss hy his batting lie was with 4
tNc sioux CITY nine lost year. where he /
proved terror 90 the pitchers because of .
.'s hard hitting
rr, proposed recque, match fo- tho .
v,rId.s championship between George /
Standing of tais .ity. and Jack soutar. NJ I.
Philadelphia. has been declared on by tho .
Philadelphia Racquet and Tennis Club The I
club has discovered that Jamstiee. of Bom- /.
hav India o. the holder OF tho title.
The annual Columbia iuterclass one-mile I
rciay race. which has been decided IN the
rsst M Columhia's hiT meet ~ the Car
don hs. migrated with the Baxter milo"
20 Tho New York Athletic club games
witch viii take place on February Is Next
wear both races will be run on AZ the 20
lumbia meet which is to be revived.
Tho PauIist Athletic club games have
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or, I.. at the 18th Regiment Armory
Entry blanks may be had on application
N s. r. Fully. 30 ]O5 West 18th street, OF
p'eges 4 CIust. No % John street
Abe Atteu and Patsy Kline will face
each other al the National Sporting Club
of America tonight IN what promises 20
Ue one o. tho uveuost ten-round bouts OF
tho season. Atton once said that Kline
came closer 20 knocking him ont In their
frst meeting than any other boxer and II
a. an opcn secret that the Newark boy has
trained consistently. with the single pur-
pose Of outpointing the featherweight
champion of tho world. Atteil does not
fold his opponent cheaply 50 that he is
likely 90 hox in his best form.
Knockout Brown, the promising light
weight. was arrested last night in raid
on a gang Of youths at the corner Of 10Th
street ard Third avenue. Several COM
plRints were lodged with Commissioner
''ropscy recently that young men gathered
AT that corner nightly and kept the per
sors IN the neighhorhood awake by their
noise. So acting under instructions from
the Commissioner. Sergeant Creed with a
squad Of i've policemen. descended upon the
gang last evening and took seven prison
eTs among them Knockout Brown,
whose name IN private life Is William
smith. The prisoners were taken to the
East ed street station, charged with dis
orderly conduct
A. the Bedford Athletic Club. on At
lsntic avenue. Brooklyn, tonight Benn
Riley the Baltimore bantamweight will
meet Eddie Powers in the main bout OF ten
rounds. Willie Ray ana Smiling Sacks"
viii come together in the semi-hnal Of six
rounds. -
WHITE SoX BUY M'INTYRE.
Chicago. Jan. 12.-Hugh Jennings. man
ager OF the Detroit club Of the American
League announced here tonight that
President Comskey. OF the Chicago White
Sox. had purchased Matty Mcintyre. the
o,t,6eider from the Tigers ('OrOis-