New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
"PaCkey" Mcfarland and Wells
to Meet Out West Next Month.
NEWARK CLUB NOT FOR SALE
So Says Joe McGinnity in a
Statement Over His Own
Signature.

signature.
"Packey' Mcfarland, OF Chicago. and
Matt Wells. the lightweight champion OF
Great Britain, will meet before the Badger
Athletic Club, OF Milwaukee, probably OH
August % George Mcdonald, manager OF
Wells. and Emil Thery. who handles Nc
Farland met in this city yesterday and
signed an agreement TO that effect, after
settling on the details. the most important
OF which provides that the boys will weigh
In at lS5 pounds at o'clock OF the after
noon Of the bout. No formal articles were
signed. as it is against the law In this
state. but Mcdonald mailed a check OF
$500 to Milwaukee last night az forfeit
500 for weight and $3.50 for appearance.
The championship of Great Britain will
not be at stake. but the meeting Will arous-
almost much interest as the Wolgast-
Welsh bout in November. Both Mcfarland
and Wells have been trying TO get match
with Wogast for the lightweight cham
pionship of the world. but as both find II
next to impossible TO make l33 pounds. even
at 3 o'clock. Tom Jones, manager OF the
champion, is holding aloof by demanding
what has come TO be considered the light
weight limit in this country. Mcdonald
said yesterday that all present hope OF
getting a match with Wolgast had been
given up. which led him to go after Nc
Farland.
With the weight fixed at 1S pounds at
o'clock. the boys will enter the ring
close to the welterweight limit Of 142
pounds 1t was the general opinion among
boxing fans" last night that Mcfarland
r-r,,lG 10 hot fox-n rtf 10 haa
latter's title and The Lonsdale belt are not
in danger. for the reason that they are
confined to British subjects.
Joe McGinnity. manager and part owner
Of the Newark club Of the Eastern League.
is still the proud possessor Of the fran
chise. When an agent Of Frank Mihlon'
OF Newark. sought to exercise what ne
said was a verbal contract to purchase
the club for $4,000 yesterday the Iron
Man" Put the price at $1,000. Million
would rot stand the raise"
I McGinnity Is quoted as saying last
Wednesday. after losing game to Provi-
dence: Il am ready to quit now. and Min
Ion can exercise his option" He said yes
terday, in a statement over his own sig
nature:
VIII you please give me enough Of your
valuable space TO set at rest the rumors
Of the sale of the Newark club? These re
ports are evidently circulated by persons
who would like 10 depreciate the value OF
the plant and then buy Y IN at bargain
They must think II. c. Smith and myself
the owners of the team, are simple minded.
We are well aware that as soon as the
team gets on a winning basis again the
value Of the club will rebound tn the nor
NAL value. We did not sell last season,
when the team was the best drawing card
IN ba or certainly
will not quit now because OF temporary
reverses. let these would-be purchasers
come TO us after we again get ,nt8 our
The misleading statements, insinuatons
and downright falsehoods circulated re.
Gently about the club apparently have but
one object In view. and that is TO bear
the stock. But 1t won't work. We are not
losing money as charged, and the allega-
ton that we have not tried TO strengthen
900 So far this season for new players,
more than any other team IN the Eastern
League has spent. and we are ready 70
In conclusion. let me say TO a clique that
would be pleased II I sold out. that / am
going TO stick, and that am going 10 nave
q winner.
Byron Bancroft Johnson, president OF the
American League. announced yesterday the
appointment Of Harley B. Parker to his
staff Of umpires. The new arhter OF the
diamond will begin work at st. Louis to-
dav. Parker was owner at one time OF the
Grand Rapids CMich) club, OF the Central
League.
Pain kent all the teams In the National
League idle Yesterday, with the exception
NJ the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Ter
riers Chances men improved the shining
hours in Boston by taking revenge on th'
Terr,ers for the defeat sustained on Sat
urdav and won a double-header without
great deal Of difficulty. The Giants and the
sunerhas had day of, while the second
conflict between the Phlles and the Pirates
was postponed until To-Day "heh wv
games will he played
The Giants. who appear to nave over
come the slump which came with the torric
,,,aather welcomed the day of. The rest
was needed with the fight for the lead sc
close and strenuous.
Ruhe Marouard is due TO pitch this after
noon, with Ames or DrucKe to-fhoiro"' u
,Ioc.raw has decided to let the latter take
his regular turn in the box AFTER MS eooo
chewing against the Pirates on last Thurs
day.
Entries for the annual regatta OF the Ma
tional Association OF Amateur Oarsmen to
he held on Saratoga Lake on Friday anc
Saturday Of next week. closed at midnish
-, saturday but will not be announced
for eeveral DAYS Fred r. Fortmeyer, sec
,o,arv of the association, spent Sunday a
saratoga Springs in consultation with TN
committee relative to the final details. he
eaid last night that II Will be the larses'
o.tordej and most successful regatta II
wears. Mr.. Fortmeyer added:
nyI-a p1u have a larger entry than evei
J ,oeoro De,roit 81. Paul and ST. Louis vii
, send upward of thirty men each, as VII
pbuadeInbia. while the Eastern cities Wa
he well represented. or course the Caiie
dian oarsmen will not be present as ou'
dates conflict with theirs. TINS cannot o'
beIned. however, and I am sorry they nave
not shown a more sportsmanlike reelhg' al
mo have alvays tried to accommodate them
~ tbte matter We could do nothing. a.
saratoga fixed the date and we were Obliged
10 abide by IT.
$50 far as this city is concerned, TN
oarsmen are handicapped for the reason
that they recently sustained loss or foui
lighthouses, which were burned. toge'he
Nth the boats. Still, think the Harlem
poat Club will send several crews, whil'
Columbia also may be represented
"To nv mind Saratoga Lake is an Idea
sheet Of water, and the place where all O
tho national regattas should he decided II
! the future All oarsmen with whom | hav'
talked are enthusiastic over the selection.
| MIR Fortmeyer will go 10 Saratoga
Strings early next week. He says IN.
work Of surveying the course, stalking ~ OF
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