New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Frank LapOrte Signs Contract
to Play with Yankees.
CHARLEY EBBETS GETS HOME
Chances Bright for Big Wrestling
Bout Between Zbyszko and
Hackenschmidt.

Chances Bright for Big wrestling
Bout Between Zbyszko and
Hackenschmidt.
Frank Laporte scnt his signed contract
20 tho Yankees yesterday. IN brief let
tor he declared that he was feeling well and
vas ready for the season 10 open most any
time Lsportc was a valuable member OF
The Yankees last season securing many a
run With his timely hitting. His average
vac Pei. but two home runs. six triples
and fourteen doubles were included IN the
record As second baseman he ranked
tlird 10 Collins ami Lajoie. with fielding
average Of .95G for scyenty-nine games
lii. work in the outfeld was not so GOOD.
ITO PLAYED Only twtnty-four games IN 'he
garden. doldins at .SSl.
Charles w Ehbc:s. president and chief
ov-rer or tho Brooklyn SBpcrhas returned
Yesterday on board Tho steamship Coamo
for months vacation in Porto Eico.
80 looked thc picture of health, aud said
ne had crjoycd good rest and fcit ready
+. co thr work Of two men. When asked
ab,u' tro srr.1c training plans for his
t.au he smiled and said: eco and sNe BIZ
DaMou have bcon out ~ touch with
baseball affairs for Eve weeks or 60. and
r,.,' rici, rp tn" loose ends before | can
tol on th-t subject
49, Ebb.ts said that Porto Eico would
j.. ao .5csi place far \ spring training
.an-r Il I'd Hae not so far away. and added
fl.st the natives were keen for baseball ami
understood Tho caue.
J-rio-, nIar. ui~csrrv ~ d." lat min
u.e. tho Sew York wrestling fans will
.. ,rea.ed 70 ono II ;he sreajcSt hocte ever
,eer iu 'ni- country. G"orCe 'iackcn-
,,t.tIt ;rc Russian Lion. ana /ovszHo
have practically agreed 10 a meeting I'm
Madison S1uar, Garden
Nrtr- weeks OF "ba Aiuc and filing.
10th Jack Crrloy. who looks after the af-
fairs ~ 'hc Russian. and Jack Herman,
mo steers ;1o ZbySz5o snip. have decided
30 rot torothe,. and the only thing 70
r.oininr ~ insure tho match ie tho settle
mrn' of tb~ details and signing Of arti-
,'cs Of course such it,io formalitios a."
rot accomplished ohhand. but there Is rea-
son n believe that tho men arc anxious
70 face each other ON Tho mst. with Frank
Gotch and I've worlds championship ae
ne. goal TO- Tho winner
George Overall has thought better of tie
emphatic declaration he made last fall
when he asserted that ho would never pitch
again Overall has heeu soiou~ninc I'm cali
fornia during tho winter along with Nor
decsi Brown. and tho pair have heon prac-
-'sinz fo~ two hours overy da,. Orvje says
that the Heamcnts which bothered him
during last season have apparently Srovn
hack into normal position. &C he expert
srces not the sishteet pain in throwing
his splitter o~ his dror. Ele also volunteers
he information that II the Chicago pitch
ing staff does NOT look a. good As it did
three or four wears ago r. viii he no fault
cf his o~ NJ the tn~oe-hngerod wonder.
Char'er Doom doc not a7U~ar 10 ne
Worried over Tho fact that Sherwood Nacee
holdire MT for an increase IN salary
MAGE is reported 10 have said recently
that II tur increase Wa NOT Immediately
Forthcoming ho wouli eign wifi q basketball
team and tour tho state. giving up baseball
for this year Doom consdcrs this report
er false. because tic basketball season
closes in March. and IL the team played 2 10
summer II would not make enough money
20 nav Mage anything Ike the salary he
ssys he thinks Nagee should receive
raise for leading the National League I'm
hitting ast year At present. II is under
stood there is &0o difference I'm the
amount ~ money demanded ~ Nacee aud
that offered by the club which has included
raise IN the salary offered Doom thinks
that the matter viii be compromised and
that M1gee vii hN i'm tho fold 81 tho
T1iliies in due time
letter rom A. PridueU was received
a. the headquarters NJ the Giants yester-
dsy Tho brilliant r'tle shortstop said that
~ Va On The best ~ condition and would
re - the Planters Hotel I'm 81 Louis on
ith~uarv y 20 20 South With the team
e-u lewis has been appointed match
r-5Esr of the Clinton Athletic Clrb. ~ No
trs Grand street suj he has arranged for
= meeting At ten rounds between pick Vel
to0 md charley Lsvreaco for tho main
t'ut o1 Ten rounds ~ the boxing entertain.
r1ept tomorrow evening
Harry Pollock has arranged for p special
tain between here and philadelphia On
To, ruary s. vhen All Volcast tho light
weight champion viii face 'Knockopt"
Er,"n in s'y.round bout at Jack o'Brien's
club I'm rhe 'sttor c.tr Reserved seats for
tre rou' and tickets for the special can no
lad 81 Room SOS. J'atiron RuNdine
nav Collins, pitcher. and Larry Gardner.
'oc>nd basemor. have signed mp with tho
Boston Rcd Sox William Hepburn Rus.
sol me- this eunouoce1le0t from Frosi-
oent Tav'or h, producing Tho sizncd con
Tract - Tro1 Seek. the reavv-hittiue fielder
cf 'ro former Doves
1be schedule ~ games for ,he arta-sea
son series between the Pb'lroy and Ath-
lejics has been arranged. Ton games will
be PLAYED. beginning on March 81 and ond.
INK ~ Ap"' 800. The Gr-t contest VIII he
PLAYED a Shihe Park and tho noNt two on
tre PhiGos grounds. The diamonds a.
each nino viii he used alternately. oxccpt
on April . Palm Sundsy. when the con-
test vii oe PLAYED AT Atlantic City.
Word comes from Augusta. Ga. that Tv
Cobb is one of the stockholders f. com
panv tha' has purchased Tho Augusta
Chronicle. Tie extent Of Cobb's holding
IN the newspaper was not announced