New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
James E. Sullivan Appointed to
State Boxing Commission.
TO SUCCEED BARLOW WEEKS
Austin Baseball Club Makes New
Worlds Record for Con.
secutive Victories.

Governor Dix has appointed James r..
Sullivan. OF New York. as a member Of
the new State Athletic Commission. To
succeed Barlow s. Weeks. who declined to
serve. according TO an announcement made
last night. In a letter to the Governor Mr..
Weeks says:
! regret exceedingly that, on account Of
professional obligations which I can neither
neglect nor postpone. find myself unable
10 accept the honor which you have con-
ferred upon me in naming me az a member
OF the State Athletic Commission.
The elevation, regulation and control OF
sport. which is sought TO be accomplished
by the act. appealed 10 me very strongly.
and j am Indeed sorry that J cannot
give 10 the organization and detail work
or The commission the time necessary 10
produce results commensurate with my
desire for the success Of your adminstra-
ton.
With the appointment ~ Mr. Sullivan.
the commission Is expected To meet soon
and organize. Power s given to II to roSu-
late boxing and sparring matches. The
members Of the board will serve without
pay.
Mr.. Sullivan has been the prime factor
In the development OF the Amateur Ath-
letic Union for the last thirty years. For
five years he was president of the union.
refusing 20 accept another term. lie then
was appointed secretary ~ the union He
is also president OF the Metropolitan Asso-
citation. which Office he has held many
years. Mr. Sullivan IL also a member OF
the Board of Education and tho PLAY
grounds Association. During his athletic
career Mfr. Sullivan had held many cham
plonships, winning the all-sround honors
in 1880.
The Austin team in the Texas League
has broken both the National and Amer
lean leagues records for straight victories.
winning its twenty-frst consecutive game
Wednesday at Houston. It's showing now
is within eight games Of the worlds record.
held by the Corscana team I'm the old
North Texas League in 1892. The Austin
team was al the bottom OF the first diyi-
sion when It's winning streak started and
had been playing mediocre ball II Is now
leading the league, having thirty-three
point margin on the closest team, san
Antonio The American League record for
consecutive victories is nineteen and no
National League record twenty.
Tire owners of the Boston Terriers think
so much Of Al Bridwell that they has e
signed him mp for the next three years.
according to the announcement OF contracts
approved by President Lynch which was
given out yesterday. The suspension OF
Harry Steinfedt by Boston Is also noted.
Harry IS supposed to he at his home. suf-
ferlng from nervous breakdown.
The list OF releases and contracts ap-
proved follows:
Contracts-With Boston--A. II. Brdwell.
1911. 1912. 1913; Michael j. Donlin, Edward
c. Mcdonald, George {. Jackson Joseph
W. Monahan. With Cincnnati-Harry
Pearce, 1912 With New Ycrk-C. L. Her
zog assigned by Boston,. With Philadel-
phia-Rert Hail. Edward r. Spencer. with
Pittsburg- Martin J. O'Tooe. w. b. Keen.
with 81. Louis-Eugene Woodburn. 1911
1912.
Reeases-By BOSTON 10 Memphis. s. A
Cecil Ferguson. W. -. Jones. BY Cincin-
natl TO Huntington. " :. Thomas
Brieve Optional agreemenO BY New York
to Boston. y l. Michael j. Donlin. BY
Pittsburg to Springfield .. 5. L-W. j.
Harrison optional agreemenO BY Pitts
purc Internationally Ensign :. Cottrell.
Susponded-Bv Boston-Harry Stelnfeldt.
BY Cincinnati-L. Fl. Moren.