New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Rrown Makes Fur Fly Training
for Bout with WOlgast.
Collins FEARS A H00Do0
Arthur Irwin Says Yankees Will
Win American League Pen
nant This Year.

~, Aoyht about the condition OF knock
p-ov-r'' was wiped out yesterday when
,s.I,,tle East slider performed before a most
- aAn,lrers a. the BOYS Club, where ne Is
,-.,ripr FOR his ten-romd contest win 'he
.hsmplon. Ad Wolgast. az the Natiohdi
e-1~.tnr Club to-morrow night. For the
az, time in ten DAYS Brown displayed ms
"a s,ee5 ana ruggedness. and his manager
- ,forean. who for a week had been
,.-r.vhat fearful Of Browns ability 70 DO
- hest regained all his confidence and
.s,ia-ed the younsster was as good as
ever, lei,
Young Terry. He was hardly drawing a
- breath at the finish. and Immediately
,oos On Young Willie" Burns, the Jersey
h.r,an,. who was summoned 70 help give
rirs the required speed At the end Of the
Noxnr Brown said he was feeling nne.
y. tben punched the bag and skipped The
-o,e for half an hour. {,
i am going TO fight Wolgast just the
.sv. as I did in Philadelphia said
grown. He saws ne is going after me from
,ss first bell That IS Just what / want.
can beat him 70 every punch
volgast and his bride will arrive in this
.,tv to-day Tom ORourke, manager, OF
-, National Club. wanted the champion
"a reach here yesterday, IN order TO sive
re "fans" E peep al lis workouts, but
wolrast declined 10 leave his Philadelphia
.uarters. His training VIII be finished be-
,ere he reaches here. Reports from Phila-
6elpAia say he is in splendid form and
.,1fisnt that ne will turn the tables on
Brown.
roanny Conner. the famous Irish dis.
.snrs runner. and present holder OF the
votfs record for one mile. has re-en,isted.
We came 70 New York last month. and
uhnA here net with a Serious accident.
which forced him 10 give 0p his intended
trip 70 Ireland When recovered. Connef
s.c,sAs he would not desert the Flag and
re,t west and re5oined Troop Z, Custer
Horse. 7th Cavalry, and is now al Fort
plcy. Kan. He will Rave there the latter
par ~ next vseE for Manila.
Conner while in this city called on some
q his Old friends and talked over athletics
He expressed satisfaction that his record
Of So many years standing notwithstand-
ing the attack Of IN The most famous run
res. IS stnl ou t.e books but Tommy is
-5ac~e-r'atc tlr lucky athlete thar robs
hif Of The now famous one-mle record.
New York and Brookiyr will join forces
FOR the intercity relay race against Boston
and Philadelphia 10 The Pasrmc games on
March lt Tho plan at fret was 10 have
each side OF tho bridge repros cnted by a
team. hl. rivalry IS $50 keen that IL was
decided % combine tho fuu strength against
t1e common eDewr. ]. was said yesterday
That tho New York team would be made
up 4 such flyers as sheppard. Gissing
I;oserbs--s- and D.rlard lt viii bc the
frsl avae. So q. as-can bs remembered
taar Gissins and Sheppard have run on the
same team. and the indoor record is in
danger 1u sll probability the Philadelphia
team vii. 0e made up OF Eams5cli Houeh
Hayes and Uaydoek. while Boston may be
represented hy Holden Salisbury. Bingham
and lee Good seats FOR The genes are
being snapped up
arthur Irwin scout OF tue Nev York
Yankee. is optimistic Tie was quoted as
saving in Boston Yesterday shat The Amcri-
can Leasre rounert race wtWd develop
into duet ..."oou Tailal lpha and New
YORK sa3 -r.' o. l.- opinion the Yankees
would r.u. 't Irwin i- ri-,t q special asylum
VIII nlv. 20 .e .Hilt nc-a 10 take care Of
tae ian. vu9 develop 5asetaluus
Eddie Collins tre brilliant second base
nap .f tn- Philadelphia Athletic, Is su.
ptrtuuo3s BE has par.culsr aversion
% IL ioodoo number and positively zoe
fused yesterday 10 star, FOR tbo training
camp by train with thirteen men in the
squad.
tsck Coonbs. ono OF tine chief mair-tays
o. the pitching staff of tho world cham
pons uss been causing some worry among
the Philadelphia fans Hy reGiectng the
formally Of sicrns his contract The
vorry is past Coombs dipped his pen yes-
terday and is ready 20 bear his FUN share
Of the pitcurnS burdens Connie Mack was
eiated, no doubt but his way ot showing
II Ves not plea ant 20 Jimmie DT-ert With
Goomos or deck. TO say nothing OF Bender.
Panh. Lefty Russell and kIau-, DEgert
was released 90 tho Baltimore cl3b of the
Eastern League.
The final race in the series for tho East
srn. professional championship az roller
skating az five miles viii De decided to-
night az the Metropolitan roller rink Tho
p0'rt score On date follows. q. LOWueN. Of
News 81 points. and Harry Burke II
BRIDGEPORT and Jesse Mason of Newark
q points each.
Jack Lester the heavyveIght pUgilist for
nOn Tommy Burns is sponsor, has been
matched o. meet Bill Lang I'm d twenty.
round bout IN Australia on April Is.
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