New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-30
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Charley HemphiII May Manage
the Skeeters Next Year.
RAIN BALKS THE YANKEES
Rochester and the All Star Team
to Play a Game in Newark
To- morrow.

Charley Hemphill. now Of the Yankees
may manaS, tho Jersey city club ~ the
Eastern League next year. II begins 70
look az II Jack Ryan had outliyed his USE
fulness with the Skeeters, and while no
definite statement has been made az 10 bis
formal retirement. IL can he expected az
almost any time II Dame Rumor' II not
sadly mistaken. Hemphill can be spared
on the hilltop. where he has served THIS
year as utility PLAY cr, and those who know
him well are confident that he Is Wen
qualified 10 take over managerial reins.
/ When Hal Chase vas on early this season
HemphHl was named az acting manager
Of the Yankees. and. 10 HIS credit be II
said. he did excellent work.
Hemphill is A veteran OF many years
service and knows baseball from the
ground up II, as Dame Rumor" also has
IT, Frank Farrell acquires an interest IN the
Jersey city club. it would be ar easy mat
ter for the outfelder to get his release from
tho Yankees. The only bar then would 81
the waiver rule. and II IL just possible that
some difficulty would bA met IN this respect
from one or more clubs in the American
League.
Rain kept the Yankees and 81. Louis
Browns idle yesterday. giving the members
Of tho two teams plenty of time 20 think
over tho frghtful exhibition Of baseball
which they gave on THURSDAY n is said
that a reform movement has been started
and that the article 81 ball delivered in the
double-header which is scheduled for this
afternoon will be something Of much
higher order Ford is due 70 pitch in one
/ bolster the team up considerably.
The storm robbed the Yankees Of an Easy
game. as the frst contest % the series
was postponed and double-header was
fixed for to-day. even though the two mines
had met yesterday Four straight FOR the
Yankees was not beyond the realms of the
possible. when the showing made by 81.
/ Louis on Thursday is considered. and these
victories would have helped in The fight
for third place.
Il has been suggested that some 81 the
/ boxing referees who will be out Of a Job
when the Frawlev bill IS. repealed might
find employment abroad in seeing that ths
Marquis Of Queensberry rules are obeyed
in the little Unpleasantness between Italy
and Turkey.
Rochester, three times winner 81 the
/ Eastern League pennant and the sll-stsr
team picked by President Barrow from the
other clubs in the league, will cross bats
| in Newark tomorrow in one Of the post
season games The series is now tie, each
team having won a game IN Rochester.
Under favorable weather conditions a big
crowd is sure to pack the stands at tho
home Of the Newark club, as some lively
/ baseball IL promised.
( Rochester was opposed at first to playing
! any game OF the series outside Of Roches-
ter and Baltimore. but Joe McGinnity, man
! agor Of the Indians, was persuasive, while
/ the promise Of d big gate" vas conyilc-
| ing. Jack Dunn, once Of the Giants and
nov manager OF the Baltimore club, Is
/ handling the all-star team by virtue OF tho
! fact that the orioles finished second in tho
4 Eastern League race. He IL confident that
his team VIII win the series from John
Cancels champions Among the players
on the all-star team are Billy L0uden.
Newarks crack third basenlan, drafted by
Detroit: Ward Miller, Montrears heavy
hitter. who goes to the Chicago Cubs next
/ year: Ben Egan. the Baltimore catcher,
who will be tried by the Athletics; Dubuc'
Montreals noted pitcher, and several other
/ Eastern League stars.
! Il is safe 90 say that the baseball lovers
/ of Newark and Jersey City viii b. rein
| forced By many fans" from this side oe
/ the Hudson River TO see the game
This from Philadelphia last night: Hotel
man announces that he represents a syn
dictate with so 90 to back the Athletics in
/ the worlds series. He is hunting taker
/ for a personal piker' bet OF $500
! II might be suggested that he will not
| have TO do much hunting once the Giants
clinch the National League pennant
Jimmy De Forest manager Of Pal Moore.
/ the Philadelphia Phantom is working
hard TO bring about another night between
| Moore and Mat Wells, the lightweighI
champion Of Great Britain. In a letter 10
the sporting editor OF The Tribune De For
est says:
Moore is particularly anxious 70 set an
I other chance AZ Matt NeHs, Inis pair
met once before AZ Boston. and At the end
OF twelve furiouslv fought rounds the de-
csion was awarded 10 Wells. This deci-
sion. however. did not meet with the APP
prOyal OF those present
The following paragraph which appeared
/ i'm The Boston Post the next day VIII
probably explain the whole affair without
/ further comment. dnO one can fSdNllN see
that Moore was the better boy. especially
+ when you consider the fact that he fought
/ Wells at catch weights. Wnich meant -
handicap Of at least Twelve pounds, As Pal
himself entered the ring about rs pounds,
/ Any way, here Is what The Boston Post
reported.
I'm his usual impressive manner, but the
crowd. one Of the biggest ~ the srmorY lu
/ many months. plainly indicated liz dissp-
proval when White gave Wells the official
- h.
. tators agreed with tho referee. Moore was
/ fully entitled 10 q draw. He was out
weighed by the Englishman. and IN iii,
+ early rounds n the bout was outfought.
/ but never once did he lose his cleverness.
his defence was superb Al all times, and in
the latter half Of the battle he plainly out
pointed Wells.
Matt Wells, the lightweight champion ~
/ England, has been matched % box Billy
Donovan IN a six-round bout at the stadium
in Toronto, Canada. on October 8. The men
will meet az l55 pounds George Mcdonald.
manager Of Wells. said he would not enter
tain another match for Wells in America
with Freddie Welsh. but SAYS his business
is TO match Wells with Psckey Mcfarland
and Ad Wolgast. the lightweight cham
piou Mcdonald says that Mcfarland IL
afraid 70 meet Wells and that wolgast de-
mands half " New York as n guarantee.
Three ten-Iouud bouts which give promise
~ providing fast action viii he seen at the
Fairmont Athletic club OF The Bronx to-
right. Jack Mcfarland and sailor" White
rival hopes OF the white race" will meet
i'm tho main nout. The pair faced each
other several weeks ago. with honors
slightly In favor OF Mcfarland Kid
Herman. the rising little East Harlem boy.