New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Rain Puts An End to Baseball and
Giants Fail to Climb.
YANKEES GET HOME TO-DAY
Knockout" Brown WanGs a Re
turn Match with Matt Wells
to Get Even.

The Giants rested on their we'll earned
lsurels yesterday. and were unable to add
any more points 10 their percentage De-
cause of the continued rain. II would
have been fine day TO play in certain
serse. leaving the weather out Of consd-
Grafton. for not another team in the Ma
tionaI League was able TO cavort around
the diamond without bathing suits, so he
opportunity TO climb at the expense o'
their rivals was a rare one. The one game
scheduled in the American League aiso
was postponed.
81 Louis escaped McGrav's mon v,tn
only two defeats instead of a prospective
four As a result two extra games may
ne played during the three days the New
York team is in St Louis while IN n7
last western trip
The Giants weather permitting. VIII
face the music In a double-header III
Philadelphia to-day. They have succeeded
in winning only one game there TINS
season Rube Marquard being credite'
With that victory The pitching stats ~
both teams have had rest and II is hke-
~ that Alexander and Marduard arc
Mathewson and Moore will be piued
I against Gdfn OflHi lllir fAi'lii'' -
Giants defeated the same combination al
the Polo Grounds little more thah t"o
weeks ago. and are confident Of repeating
fter Saturdays game in PhiladeipIila
McGraw's men will return home tor an
engagement with Boston on Labor Day.
The crippled Yankees will be back on the
hilltop this afternoon in game with the
Washington Senator'S Hal Chase and his
minions will be home practically FOR the
rest Of the season. 10 make spirited hgni
for third place They broke one game
better than even on their trip west. and
although severely handicapped by the loss
OF Ed Sweeney, who will be out for some
time. they are preparing TO man the guns
once more and train their batteries on The
enemy.
The result Of the Brown-Wels bout was
a general topic Of conversation yesterday
Many who had not seen the British cham
pion in action since he returned 10 America
could not understand how the man whom
most OF the second-rate boxers had little
trouble in beating last year could hold OF
the plunging. fighting Brown, who b4ttlec
through ten bitter rounds with Ad VOL
/ 81, Aut Ni4diiiHlDb VI tAi' WI 4'- At'~'''
: who saw the bout. however said in no M
certain terms that Wells could beat .h'
New York boy any time they met, anC
over any distance.
The men boxed for 81 per cent Of the gate
receipts which amounted to S70l2. On
this Brown received 32ia per cent, or IS.
/ rs. while Wells received s6,o77, or 2l2 pei
/ cent. The State Athletic Commission re
/ ceved per cent. or $3.50 while the clut
| was enriched 10 the extent OF $1,000.
| The fact that Wells had little trouble II
earning the decision has had little effec
| on "One Word Morgan. Browns manager
/ who is already camoring for a return
I match Danny with his usual candor. doe
/ not attempt 70 make any excuses for hi
! charge but Is Of the opinion that in an
other battle "Knockout' can win. Th'
ring was the regulation tventy-fou
/ foot arena and il was the first time thai
/ Brown had ever boxed In ring So large
/ A natural fighter. with comparatively littl,
science 20 depend upon when matters were
| going against him he found IL matter o.
! great difficulty TO corner Wells, who prove,
| TO ne one Of the prettiest fighting machine
/ seen since Packey Mcfarland last baxe,
| here in New York.
! Morgan said last night: Wells 4, on,
/ tough fellow. but I am still Of the apinio,
/ trat Brown will beat him in another meet
/ ing Don't make any mistake Wells f.
| clever. and ne will make IL pretty not 10
: any one who meets him. Brown is III,
better man. ! think and in another igh
We will do better