New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Mcfarland Replies to Sweeping
Challenge of WoIgast.
WORKING AT POLO GROUNDS
Some Credence Given to Rumor
That Giants and Yankees
Will Share Park.

Will Share fdrh'
VOL vas received from Chicago las'
,icbt that "packey" Mcfarland the ia NJ
WEIGHT hoxer. has accepted a chaIehse -
o-,, A Nolrast. the lightweight chain-
MON ~ the world. for twenty ROUNDS a.
"a mounds AT 9 O'Clock. and VIII vase 90
NJ, tbst the latter cannot win inside twenty
rounds by a knockout .,r
Mcfarland has been after oIs"s'
.oms time bat the latter has held OUT io'
80 hounds riucs.dc. the ac'ep'e"
weight limit ir this country ana 'he We" '',l
o.. which he won his title from ba'''''9
Nelson.
10 has long been known TO those "io -
low boxing that Mcfarland, Wniie one -
.ro c.eyercet men in the ring al loo Iou''uS'
has great difficulty I'm making 10" pounuS
-fre-.de. In all his bouts here the Shicaso
lad has boxed at IS pounds ard has Eel 10
be defeated.
s1o-ti, after tho Wolgast-HoEan bout
last week the former offered TO hght Nc
Farlaud 90 a finish but the latter repheo
that those who fought 90 finish were
strong iu the back, bat weak IN the heao'
This singing retort angered the champion
Who then issued one of the broadest cha'-
len-es ever made ln the history OF tie ring.
Wol-a.t offered To bet Mcfarland >''"'
that ne would win in ten rounds the weight
a. be- JOB pounds at o'clock in the AFTER
noon $1,000 trlt he would win in twenty
rounds the weight To- he 135 pounds at
O'Clock m The evening. and wound up ny
oferre TO bet $1,000 he would win in
nrish fish with Mcfarland. 20 weigh In at
i75 pounds at o'clock the afternoon Of the
battle.
Workmen have been busy for Two days
clearing away the remnants Of the grand
stand DESTROYED by fire at the Polo Grounds.
The mass of chs~red t.mbers and twisted
from supports and the blacksned ends OF
the bleachers have stood the silent guard
fans ~ the field since the disastrous con-
F4gratfon Oh the night Of THURSDAY April
e Pruors have been rife as 10 the plans
Of lie club and the erection ~ a new
stand An tha. seems positive at this time, /
hoRever. IS that q larger. more conmodious /
stand. NJ IRON and concrete. IS 70 he built
upon tre historic field
There seems 10 ne no hurry about the
work chat being done az this time. There
IS no big SANG Of men on the job. All Of
which causes speculation as 10 whether or
NOT tie Giant. exrect 20 use tine old dia .
mond AGAIN this season. Contractors agree
that a structural steel and concrete stand
might be rushed through in a month, but
ro formal announcement has been made Of
ions term ease. although IL is understood
that ore has been made.
The 1umo~ IS current that negotiations are
rsnG.uz between John II. Brush. chief
owner II the Giants. and Frank J. Farreh. 1
owner 90 the Yankees. for combination /
bv wh.ca both teams would use the same /
park and share in tie expense Of upkeep /
and maintenance.
This ruuor was credited by many last /
uieht. when word came from Cincinnati ,
Thar August Hermann. chairman OF the /
national commission. had expressed himself /
as favoring the plan, which indicated that /
lie had been informed Of the proposed move. /
Walter Manning, once Of tie Yankee
vii pitch for tie Newark indians this !
year He was purchased yesterday hy /
"Iron Man" NcGinnitv from Rochester /
with q view TO strengthening his team. !
which has made such q poor start in the (
race for tho penrant this season. Man /
ming and Blair made up the star battery /
for the Wliamsport team Of the Tri- /
state League several years ago, and both /
were purchased by the Yankees - the |
same time. Manning pitched good bal! Z
for t1e New York team in 1909. but ne 7
was slow ir rounding into condition last /
season and finally was sold n the Roches- .
ter club with Walter Blair as his battery /.
mate lie pitched well for Rochester and F,
helped that team win the Eastern League /
remnant last year bat the Yankees over /
looked him when Blair was pulled back /
NfcGinritv thinks he Will be q useful ad- /
dIrou 10 his pitching staff
Manning was not purchased until Hall /
lad been sold % the Buffalo club. Lou I
cen has been playing SO we'll at third base
that tire Iron Man decided he could sac
~.fce Hail. most promising inhelder, for
the sake of getting another pitcher.
An aquatic meeting VIII be held at Homo
lum on June II for the establishment or |
records for the Hawaiian Islands. and Il
the records warrant IT, swimming team
wi. be sent % the Pacific Coast 70 conf
pete IN the contests 10 be held there in july
Jas president OF the Hawaiian Association,
q : Tuttle has appointed a committee 10
arrange the details as follows: J. +. Soper,
Myrtle Boat Club. chairman; a. II. Tarle
Ton Heauna Yacht and Boat club; f. c.
Bower. Punine A c.; Dr. Hand and Mr..
Kicker.
The registration scheme is now IN opera
ton in The Hawaiian Islands. and enforce /
nent Of an Amateur Athletic Union rules
Will begin on June I.
An interesting bout between light boys
will be witnessed az the Princess Athletic /
Club tonight when Barry Hill former am !
ste1r champion al lo5 pounds. crosses gloves /
witt Jimmie RIeiley in the main bout Of /
Ten rounds Both Hin and Rielley are Glow |
e.. and can hin hard for their weight
Americus. the light heavyweight wrest- !
l'r Of Baltimore. said last night that ne |
hoped 20 turn the tables on Zbyszko. the /
mighty Pole. In their bout this evening at /
the Century Athletic Club. in the 81. |
Nicholas Rink. Both men are in good con- !
cltion. and while Zbyszko is the favorite |
NFanr H.1nHm 4 IL