New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Dates for Playing Off Games In
the National League.
BUSY TIME FOR THE CUBS
Jim Smith to Match His Skill
Against Craft and Cunning
Of "Porky" Flynn.

John A. Heydler. secretary Of the Ma.
tional League, announced yesterday tina,
the following dates had been get for play.
Ing of postponed and tie games:
At Boston-with Philadelphia C), Sep.
| tember Z.
At Brooklyn-wnh Philadelphia, Sen.
| tember s; with Boston %. October s; with
New York. October 10
At New York-with Philadelphia o., oc.
! tober 8; with Brooklyn. October Ii.
! ber s: with Chicago, two games each day
! on September II and l5: with New York,
! September 70.
/ ber ~; with Philadelphia (O, September
| II, with Brooklyn, two each on September
- and q and one game each day on Sep.
tember p and October 2.
At Chicago-With St Louis, September
6, with Cincinnati C2). September T. With
| Brooklyn C2) September II: with Philade.
phia, two games each day on September
% and ia With s2stGn "a s5,emSeF r.
tember ~, provided Philadelphia has no
postponed game In Cincinnati and Brook
Ign none In Chicago.
At St Iouis-With Cincinnati. two games
each day on September II and Is. with
Boston, two games each day on September
Is and II; with New York, two games each
day on September % and 81.
Jim Smith, the plunging boxer from
Westchester County. will have his work
cut out for him when he crosses gloves
and matches his strength and courage
Z against the craft and cunning Of "Porky"
Flynn, the Boston fighter, in ten rounds AZ
the Farmont Athletic Club OF The Bronx
tonight. Smith has met some OF the bss.
men in the heavyweight division. and he's
always put UP a slashlng fight while hs
lasted. His battles against Sam Lsngford
and Stanley Ketchell have marked him ss
one Of the gamest men who ever drew on
a glove. and while he lacks much ot ths
finish of the clever Boston man, he Will
battle as long as he can. The clever styls
OF Flynn, who is boxer OF the first order.
matched against the ceaseless aggressive
ness Of Smith, assures bitter fight.
While the heavyweights are performing
up in The Bronx, festherweight action
Will be witnessed by the patrons Of ths
Long Acre Athletic Club Young Britt.
the Baltimore boy, and "Packey" Homney,
Of this city. will meet In ten rounds This
usual preliminary contests will precede ths
main contest.
new hope" of the white race has
been discovered In the wilds 81 tho
'furthest' Bronx. The hope" Is mona
other than Jim Duncan. at present one oc
the most prominent discus throwers IN the
world. Jim is signing for new worlds ~
conquer, and It is his intention TO box IN
the amateur tournaments this winter, and
IL he makes q good showing to forswear
the amateur world and hunt after the
crown of Jack Johnson. Jim admits tina.
he can't Hex the top notchsrs as yet bue
he will follow the amateur game until he
becomes experienced. Then he will try ~
make the heavyweights look to thelr
laurels as he has made the weight throw
ers look TO theirs.
In recognition OF its energetic promotion
Of amateur swimming and diving contests
during the summer, the American one-mila,
swimming championship has been awarded
to the Rye Water Club by the Amateur
Athletic Union. The race will be held IN
connection with the clubs next meet. on
Saturday September 16, over the course
inside the steamboat landing at Rye Beach.
Another big feature Of the meet viii Ia
the l00-yard scratch race for a sterling
silver challenge cup presented by William
II. Thompson, OF the Rye Water Club.
This cup must be won three times 70 be.
come the victor's personal property. II -
expected 10 provide an annual sprint raca
that will rival in interest similar yearly
races for the Socket cup In Philsdelphia.
which. after twenty years competition has
never been won three times by the safni
swimmer. All crack swimmere In the East
are expected TO clash in the first race ios
the Thompson cup.
F. b. Joy, Of the Boston Terriers, was
reinstated yesterday by the National
Baseball Commission joys original anpll-
cation was 10 be declared a free agent.
This the commission refused, but took him
off the ineligible list owing TO the fact that
his reasons for not reporting to the Boston
club we're not antagonistic TO organized
baseball. Joy Is reinstated subject 10 Bos.
tons claim or him without the intiicton u
a fine.
The Buffalo club OF the Eastern Leagua
was reprmanded but not fined by the COM
mission for playing Groh. who was pur-
chased from the New York Giants under
the condition that he was not 70 be used
until waivers had been secured.