New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Lively Interest Abroad in Anna.
teur Boxing Tourney.
ENGLISHMEN ON THE OCEAN
Mountain of Runs Piled Up
by Teams in the Major
Leagues Yesterday.

Judging by the news from England much
interest Is being taken over there I'm the
International boxing tournament In Mad-
son Square Garden on May ~ and 20
Five of Englands best amateurs. who will
arrive here on the st. Louis on SATURDAY.
attended a big dinner and reception on the
eve Of their departure tor this country.
These five men represent the cream OF
Englands best amateurs having won their
honors as recently as April .. Following
the reception, which was held at Crystal
Palace, London, crowds paraded to the sta
ton to see the boxers off. and there were
flags and music and general hurrah. The
FIVE men England banks on to carry home
the International honors are W. ". Allen
! bantamwelght champion: Ralph Erskine,
festherweight and sixteen-year-old cham
pion OF all the schools in Great Britain; A.
Spencelly. lightweight champion: IA. c.
Warnes. middewelght champion. ana Frank
Parks, five times heavyweight champion
This is the first boxing tournament Of its
kind held in America. National tourna-
ments have been held annually, but it has
remained for the Pastme Athletic Club to
promote a fixture Of international propor-
tons. In addition TO the Britishers. rep
resentatives from Canada and nearly every
state in the Union will be among the COM
petitors. The idea of the promoters is TO
limit the entries, if possible and have only
the best representatives appear in the vari-
Gus bouts
The classes to be contested are the BAN
tamweight, 40 pounds and under; the
featherweight ll5 and under; special
Iol,,
under; welterwe eight 145 and under; middle
weight, 15S and under, and heavyweight,
l5S and over
Entries close on May IS with John Lee
secretary of the Pastime Athletic Club Goth
street and East River, and Timothy Hurst,
Hotel Bartholdi, this city.
\ yeritable mountain of runs was piled
up yesterday by the sixteen teams in the
two major leagues. Seventy-ive were
scored in the National League and fiftv-one
in the American League, for a grand total
of l26. This is said to be a record for any
one day.
The Chicago White Sox get the mark for
the season in the American League by
scoring twenty runs against Washington
while the Phillies pounded out only one less
against the Pittsburg Pirates. Every team
did its part to boost the total EXCEPT De-
troit, and the Tigers were helpless before
the pitching of Russell Ford.
John T. Brush. owner Of the Giants. has
Needed the protest filed by the manager of
the New Orleans club, of the Southern
League and. Frank Manush. who was re-
leased TO Newark. will go back To his old
club. Manush was drafted from New or
leans. and under the rules that club has
the first call on his services II released.
Word comes from Chicago that Packey
Mcfarland and Owen Moran will FIGHT ten
ROUNDS IN Milwaukee probably within three
weeks. Mcfarland already has signed an
agreement whereby he is to box Ad VOL
CAST, Moran on Knockout Brown Before
tie National Athletic Club, of Milwaukee
An international flavor will he lent ~
the bout at the National Sporting Cnb NJ
America tonight. where Jim Kendrlck tho
English bantamweight. and Young" Nag
ner, OF New York, cross gloves in tho moi,
bout Of ten rounds Both bows are ra,ed in
the first ranks OF the bantamweiebts ara
are fast and clever.
The contest VIII mark the reannea,ar,.
OF kendrick in America, after an absa,co
OF almost two years. On his last trin %
this side OF the ocean he met Coulo, a..
champion and while the latter outno,,,a,
him. kendrick gave the Yankee Ind . hn
ter fight. and his pluck and ability won biz,
host OF friends. On his return IN H.,
land he placed himself under tho ,,roo,Ie
OF Jem Driscoll. who is conceded % ~, '.,' !
OF the most scientific boys ever saon a.,
ring and under the teaching q, ,ho ,a,,
kendrick has become remarLaht,. 80.
ming boxer w"
wagner rs right at the ton of his fam,
AT the present time. The reverss uht,,, -.
suffered at the hands OF Frankie p,r,,. -.
Gently has taken none Of his staan, ..,.
ana ne hopes by forcing kendricl in Al, hIs
coiors that he will secure a match Win |
johnny Coulon Wagner is fairly c,o,a, =,
ms boxing but his forte lies In set,in. Io,o
close quarters and fighting I'm the clinches
ne Is srphs' and his chief stock I'm trad.
Is his ability to assimiiate hard lsrooLs o.,
{ ONE back when his opponent is feeling tho
e"ec's OF wear and tear Both bovs are an
soou condition and ready for the FRAY.