New-York tribune., 1911-04-20

por once In the history Of baseban
! "fa,,', has come TO the front with sug-
| qastion which John j. NcGraw believes VIII
/ he Of practical use. Ned Wayburn, tne
| theatrical producer, has invented the rag
tine drop" which he maintains is virtually
/ i,,noeeihle 10 hit except by the merest
| obarca Wavburn went up TO the. Polo
, Grounds for the practice period yesterday
morning, and putting on glove ana MASK
J instructed "Rube" Marquard in its use
Mike Donlin, the once hard hitter was on
! hand also. and Marauard using the rag
time struck out the former captain Oh
! the Giants four times.
| AIarnuard IS the only pitcher who VIII DC
invested with the syncopated secret for the
nresert. and he is expecting TO win many
a game with ii for McGraw's men.
President Russell Of the Boston Terriers
has promised his players bonus II they
finish better than seventh this year. EVIL
IDENTIFY Mr.. Russell does not expect much
Of his new purchase.
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadel-
phia Athletics, has discovered the reason
for the poor start of the worlds cpafh-
pIons. Too many bridegrooms. he says
and being one himself he does not know
how 10 handle the case.
Miller Hugcins. second baseman OF the
81 Louis club Of the National League was
so badly injured in collision with Evans
and Konetchy on Tuesday that he was un-
able TO leave with the team when 1t de-
parted from Cincinnati yesterday. The
three players came together while trying
70 catch short fly ball in the eighth
inning.
Jimmy De Forest is soroly grieved over
tho conduct OF silent Dan Morgan. man.
ager of Knockout" Brown. Jimmy was
AZ the Murphy Mcfarland bout on Tues
Gay night, and heard the walls Of Morgan
over the dearth Of boxers willing to meet
Brown Why" said De Forest, don't
! MORGAN let Brown box PAL Moore? Pal
beat the Dutchman in easy style on two
different occasions and in my opinion. can
beat him every day in the week. Moore is
n legitimate lightweight He can weigh in
AT 1870 pounds ringside and any time Nor
gan SAYS tho word we are ready TO do
| business with him.
Americus the light heavyweight cham
pion wrestler, has been matched 10 meet
Yankee Rogers in finish bout at the St.
| Nicholas Rink on Saturday evening.
Three ten-round bouts will be contested
I'm the local boxing clubs tonight No
champions will be seen in action. but the
boys who entertain the members are known
as fast scientific boxers, who Will work
AT TOP speed at all times. Jack Goodman.
the lightweight boxer of the West Side,
who has not appeared in action since his
defeat at the hands Of "Packey" Nc
Farland. some months ago. will meet the
rising youngster Young Ahearne in the
main bout of ten rounds ut the Whirlwind
Athletic club, Of Brooklyn.
| = Kuhiak, the Michigan giant, Will get "A
chance 10 show his skill at the National
Sporting Club when he meets Joe jeanette
I'm q ten-round contest. Kubiak is making
his first appearance I'm this city after many
months Of hard training In the hope of get
ting a firm hold on the LADDER to pugilistic
fame lie has made splendid showing
i'm the West. and declares that he was
never In better condition than he Is to-day.
Jeanette has met Kubiak twice before. In
a six-round contest at Philadelphia the
Westerner gave the Hoboken man hard
run for the honors I'm the. early rounds,
but. as usual. jeanette was coming fast
at the end. In former ten-round contest
Jeanette hit the floor In the first round, but
he was winning In the tenth.
Billy Leary. the welterweIght from
Orange. will cross gloves with Billy West.
a lad from the lower West Side, at the
Long Acre club, and the members expect