New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
PLAYERS on Baseball Blacklist OF
the Major Leagues.
JEANNETTE TO FACE BARRY
Ad Wolgast a Hot Favorite to
Beat Memsic on Coast To-
morrow Night.

the major leagues 50 far as organized base
haIl Is concerned. including Mike ponhn'
one-time captain of the Giants, and Elmer
Stricklett. who deserted tho Superbas 10
,oin on outlaw league in California. Tho
list has been PROMULGATED by tho National
Commission as of January. II is sup
posed to he issued twice year, in January
and July.
The New York Yankees have fve men on
the list. among them being Fred Glade ano
Jack Chesbro. Louis King Brockett also
was included. but since the names were
sent in the clever pitcher. who held out
las. year, has signed contract. and VIII
play on the hilltop this season
The men who are barred for failure 20
report, except when otherwise stated fol-
low:
National Ieague-Boston, Barney JOY.
drafted from San Francisco in 1907. Brook
iyn: Elmer Stricklett. joined California out
laws: Thomas 2. Sheehan joined California
outlaws Cincinnati: John ii. Doscher. vio-
Ia.lon OF contract: i. {. Ferguson. New
York: u Z. Mccormick not under con-
tract: NJ. !. Donlin. not under contract;
NJ c. Pyle. Joined California outlaws.
Philadelphia: Berghannies. recovering from
pneumonia and excused by tho club for re-
mainder Of tho sessor Pittsburg L. T.
Nelson. drafted from Brandon in 1905 st.
Louis: Charles EnriGht
American League-Chicago: Fielder 4.
Jones; Earl Hughes. Boston; r. Anderson.
81. Louis: Olsen. New York: Fred Glade.
H. H.ldebrand. Branch Hickey. r. Zeller
and Jack Chesbro.
Joe Jeanette the negro heavyweight, who
will face Jim Barry. the Western boxer, at
the National Sporting Club Of America to-
night. wound up his preparation for tho
contest ct his training quarters yesterday
afternoon Never In his career OF ovet
esYen years did ths negro look better. He
is lean and muscular. and ready to show
his best form.
Barr, TOO. reports say. Is N excellent
condition. Feeling runs high between Jim
and his dusky skinned foeman They have
met twice. both bouts taking place in Phila-
6elphia- The first was In 1905 and the sec
cnd on the night Knockout Brown out
pointed Wolgast several weeks ago. There
Tss lirtle 10 choose in either contest, and
each man had his partisans
Both are strong and powerful. with great
hitting ability and wonderful stamina.
jeanette is noted for his gameness and
ability TO so a distance. This fact was
clearly shown In his battle with McVey in
Paris, which Joe Won after fifty rounds OF
fighting. McVey knocked Joe down more
than 4 dozen times in the course of the
bout, but the latter vas ON his feet after
each fall and In the end outgamed and
finally knocked out hts opponent.
Barry is well known for hts fights with
Iangford. He and jeanette are about the
only men in the ring who have tho courage
To face the Boston tar baby with the
gloves. Barry has been in the ring six
years and has creditsbe record
jeanette vas a slight favoritc last night.
The followers Of boxing base their opinion
on the fact that ten rounds Of boxing Will
SUIT his ability better than the siX-round
bouts in Philadelphia.
Jeanette win sail for Paris on Saturday
Ho is booked" TO meet the winner os the
sam Laneford-Sam McVca battle. which
takes place in Paris next week. Naturally
Jeanette Is anxious 10 outpoint Barry on
the eve of his departure. Barry also Will
saI for Europe on Saturday.
II turns out that Harry Steinfeldt who
has helped the Cubs win two or three
pennants at third base. is stin with Chi
waiver route, as reported. on Monday
steinfeIdt signed contract with the Cubs
and ten minutes later was sold to the Reds
by Frank Chance for the waiver price. In
the meantime. however. President Murphy
IN Chicago, had withdrawn the request for
waivers. so that the clever third base
man reverted 10 the Cubs. such is the
situation. and If Stenfeldt got 70 Cincin-
natl II may be in exchange Tor LvVney.
The story comes from Philadelphia that
Blackburn, the $4,000 inhelder Of the Chi
cago White SoX. injured himself so badly
playing basketball under an assumed name
this winter that ne may not he able 20
play baseball for several months if at all
The Phillios think they have the laugh
m their manager lie has been playing
third base for the Yannigans al the train
ing camp. and his work so impressed tho
manager Of the Birmingham club that lie
offered real money 10 purchase Doom.
James Z. Sullivan, secretary Of the ANA
tcur Athletic Union. will act as referee
for the Yale-IIarvard dual games at New
Haven on May IL
The two-mile amateur roller skating
championship OF the East will be decided
this evening at the metropolitan Roller
R:.s, on Broadway. Eighteen men have
entered, including Edward Burton, OF
Brooklyn, winner Of the one-mile title.
Much interest IS being taken IN this city
over the t~enty-rouud bout a. Los Angeles
Tomorrow between Ad Wolgast. the light
weight champion, and George Memsic. VOL
gast IS hot favoritc. and 10 was freely
offered last evening, with few takers.
Word comes from tho coast that Mcmsic
has z following because of the fact that tho
champion was i'll Cor a day or two after bis
arrival and because the Los Angeles boy
Will have quite an advantage in the
weights.
The story from Chicago that Wogast will
retire from the ring and default his title
after filing his present engagements IS