New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Tom 0'Rourke Looking for a Man
to Face Jack Johnson.
MORE MEN FOR THE YANKEES
Ad Wolgast Arrives from West
to Prepare for Bout with :
"One- Round" Hogan.

Tom ORourke ~ the National spor,i,.
ciuh Of America. has decided on a pov.,
n,ap 10 discover II possible q man worthy
of facing Jack johnson for the heavy.
weight championship. general invita-.
ttou has been issued TO all white hop.s',
Weighing 100 pounds or over and stsndin,
ak feet high or more 10 meet in tourna.
uent At his club on May n. by process
OF elimination he has visions OF finding
some heavyweight who can re trained "a.
q battle with the conquesor OK Jim Jefyrtes =
Al Woleast. the lightweight champlon
NJ the world. arrived in this city yesterday
IN p,,t on the finishing touches for his bo,t
With "Cne- Round" Hogan AZ the Madso,
Athletic Club next "Wednesday nish,
Hogan Is training at JOhnsons Rosa
uouse In The Bronx. Wolsaat has not 70,
ascidsd ON the place for his headlusrte,
The Yankee will be reinforced by thrse
new players within wees or rather Hal
Chase will have three more men TO farm
out for a year. Tiny" Leonard, a pitcher
Eddie wilkinson. q 6rst basemsn, and Nor.
man Lynch. an outfieider. left Oakland,
Cal. Yesterday for the hilltop grounds. Al
three were members OF the 81. Mary's Col
Iege team. and Chase was 50 impressed
with their work last winter when he was
in California playing the scout that hs
signed them up.
Captain wagner of the Boston Red Sox
is nursing q lame shoulder which may keep
him off the diamond for some time. Burn
ing the ball 10 first in practice y said "a
he the cause OF his tronble. Wagner Il
rated by the critics as cne of the bes,~
shortstops In the country and not far be-
hind the great Honus. of the same name.
the star OF the Pirates. Boston Is likely
70 suffer with Wagner on the bench.
The directors Of the United Hunts Racius
Association heic meeting In the Windsm
Arcade Yesterday, at which Perry Belmont
presided. The prospects for the coming
meet on June and 10. at Belmont Park
terminal, were found 10 be highly sats.
factory. The following were elected assoc.
ciate members OF the association: robert
[. Bacon. James j. ifgginson. Malcolm
Stevenson. Roberr Sedgwick, Jr., Whitney
Kcrnocaan. George Whitney and Philips B.
Thompson,
The indoor track and field season dies
hard but I'm all probability VIII ccrae 10
an end on May with the annual carnival
Of the Catholic Athletic League, IN the ssta
Regiment Armory. An Interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged. IL will INCLUDE
three championships from scratch, at 81
ya,ds 220 yards and $50 yards. four handl-
cap events for seniors and four for juoiors.a
Entries will close on April - with Andrew =
F. FULLY, No 900 West 55th street, and
Dieges & CIust, No. 2s john street.
Mel Sheppard. the great middle distance
runner. will try for n new record M Loo
yards at the ST. Patrick Lyceum games.
at the list Regiment Armory on Friday
evening. while the Military Athletic League
games are set for SATURDAY
evening at the I'D Regiment. on the fol-
lowing "Wednesday the st. Ignatius Loyo!a
Athletic Club Will run off an interesting
card at the 69th Regiment Arnory. Entries
for these games VIII close to-day with
Dieges & Clust, No. 26 John street lr
Entry blanks are out for tho boxirz
OF tine Metropolitan Assc
citation of the Amateur Athletic Union. TO
be held under the direction OF the Irish
American Athletic Club on April z and =
There will be seven classes. from bantam
TO heavy weight, and point trophy viii
go to the club winning the most points
Officials have been named as follows Rel
cree, Charlie White Judges, John J. Waist.
Pastime Athletic Club. and Maxwell Moore.
New York Athletic Club: timers, Captain
Charles J. Dieges and {. !. Dalton. Indi-
cations point TO about twenty-eight bouts,
each evening. .,.
Two ten-round bouts will be contesed u,.
the local boxing clubs tonight Bob Wilt.'
Jams will cross gloves with Jack White. 9
Brooklyn. at the Princess Athletic club, 4
while Paddy sullivan will meet Dick How
ell OF Canada, at the Sharkey Athletic
Climb