New-York tribune., 1911-03-01
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
First Squad of Yankees Leaves
for Practice in the South.
WOLGAST READY FOR BROWN
Saws He Will Turn Tables on His
Rival in Ten Round Bout
on Friday.

The opening gun IN the baSebau cam
paign Of the New York Yankees was fired
yesterday when the first squad of players
started for the South. Only four were
in the party, which left New York on the
5:os train over the Pennsylvania Railroad
yesterday afternoon. but the rest will be
picked up on the way 10 Hot Springs. Va.
or go directly to the temporary camp. Hal
Chase. Bert Daniels. Jack Knight and Ray
Fisher formed the vanguard of the team
out of this city Jack quinn and Wilbur
Roach will be picked UP in Philadelphia.
while Walter Blair awaits the team at
Washington.
Training viii start at Hot Springs to-day,
when all Of the regulars will arrive. Be
sides the men already mentioned the fol-
lowing will report: Sweeney and Walsh.
oatchers, Ford. Vaughan, Warhop, Revelle
and Caldwell. pitchers; Gardner, Johnson.
Elliott and Hartzell. infelders, and Wolter
and Hemphill. outdelders.
The regulars will remain at Hot Springs
for two weeks getting into condition for
the seasons work Chase is averse TO hard
work at the start, and little or no ball
playing win be done until the men 80 to
Athens Ga, about the middle of this
month Regular hours for eating and
sleeping. interspersed with long walks over
the mountains, or golf, IS calculated TO
make the players ready and TO take oil
any superauous flesh. The four weeks IN
the Georgia camp will give enough time.
Chase thinks, TO develop a baseball ma
chine and prepare for the hard work of
the season.
There are cnly one or two things for the
new manager TO decide before the season
starts. namely, 10 pick the men for the in
field positions at short and third. He is
well satisfied with the pitching and catch
ing STATS. as well as the outfield. Chase
himself will play first Although knight
f. anxious to play second, II is more than
likely that Gardner, who is a fast man.
will hold down the keystone position. with
knight in his o.d place at short Hart
zeil viii make a good reliable man at third.
IN case none o. the recruits come up TO
expectations Being so well fortified at
every position. Chase Is not altogether de-
pend ut upon the new players for strength.
Elliott and Otis Johnson appear TO be the
men most likely TO earn permanent berths
with the Yankees. and If either one OF
these makes eood" the team Will be so
much the better off.
u have already stated what / thought
We're the prospects of the team for this
year" said Chase, just before the train
pulled out yesterday. and l haven't much
TO add 10 II. We made a hard fight last
season with lot of new men. and ought
10 do better this year, now that the play
ers have had years seasoning in fast
company. our pitching staff compares
favorably with the best in the league. and
Il pitching. as some critics say. is half the
game. why. we have a big asset right
there Even If we 90 not win the pennant
lue team that does will know that they
have been playing bah before the season
closes. as We are ready 70 put up a great
battle II any one of the recruits shows
good hitting ability we will at least finish
as wei! as last year, If not better"
Ad Wolgast champion lightweight of the
world will arrive in New York to-day to
put on the finishing touches for his ten
round battle with "Knockout' Brown at
the National Sporting club on Friday
night Wolgast has been at work near Phil
adelphia, and said yesterday:
Il am 100 per cent better than when
met Brown before. l needed one good fight
under my belt and / needed an opportunity
20 give my injured arm thorough try-out
This man Brown will think he's hit a Kan
sas cyclone on Friday. He will never get
going this time ! think ii is a cinch that
will knock him out
Tom Jones. manager of Wogast, was
here yesterday arranging the final details
of the match Jones is jubiant over the
opportunity 10 get return match with
Brown. Danny Morgan, manager Of Brown.
surprised Jones by readily agreeing to the
bout. The day Jones came TO New York
10 get a return match he openly offered
$500 10 any man who would produce Nor
gan and get him TO agree to another meet
ing When Morgan appeared and gave his
consent Jones said he would make good"
his offer
Knockout" Brown is hard at work at
the Boys Club. Several days before his
match with "One Round" Hogan he devel-
oped a cold. He spent last Saturday boil
ing out IN a Turkish bath. On Monday he
started in boxing again, ard yesterday the
vas slammng his trainers around the
quarters in the old way. Morgan is con-
fident Brown will defeat Wolgast. The
boxing fang seem TO be divided on the
subject, but all agree that the contest will
be one OF the liveliest seen in this city in
many day.
Old "One Round Malaria" scored another
victory over Tommy Murphy the Pride of
Tlatbush," yesterday, and the result IS
that Tommy will be unable TO keep his en-
gagement with Tommy Maloney, whom he
was 10 have boxed at the Olympic Athletic
Club this evening. Pal" Moore. the "Phila-
delphia Phantom who is just bubbling
over with good health, has been subsu-
tuted for Murphy. and Will try conclusions
with Moloney.
Murphy IL beginning 10 get discouraged.
lie carried with him doctors analysis
OF hts blood. and the lirt C things that are
ailing Murphy looked formidable enough
10 make a heavyweight take the count.
j. Hamilton, who signed with the Yam
KEGS last year. but failed 20 report. was
reinstated by the National Baseball Com
mission yesterday without fine. The evil
dencc submitted showed that Hamilton was
fl and under the care OF a physician.
Thomas J. Lynch, president Of the Ma
fional League; Byron Bancroft Johnson,
president OF the American League. and Au-
gust Hermann. chairman of the National
Commission. have declared themselves in
no uncertain way against the company or
ganized 20 run book" on the pennant
races. Mr. Hermann is quoted as say
ing:
While | do not care 20 divulge the
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