New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-26
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
San Francisco Fails to Get
Olympic Games of 1916.
BERLIN PlUCKS THE PLUM
Harry Steinfeldt Jumps Back to
Major League, Landing
in Boston.

San Francisco VIII not get the olympic
games for her exposition in 1915. Instead,
the cream Of the worlds athletes will go
to Berlin. Germany, in 1916
This fact was annonced yesterday oy
James f. Sullivan. secretary Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union and a member of the
olympic games committee. who received a
cable message from Budapest signed by
Professor William NJ Sloane and Allison
V. Armour. the American representatives
OF the Olympic committee, which Is In ses-
sion AT the Hungarian capital. Mr.. Sulli-
van had addressed a message 10 Messrs.
Sloane and Armour at the request or
Charles c. Moore. president. and X. j..
Taussig. secretary. of the Panama Pa
cifc International Exposition. bespeaking
for San Francisco the honor of holding the
games in 1915 TO this the following repl'
was received:
Committee pledged to Berlin for 1915;
inform San Francisco; progress favorapie
and meeting most amicable. any reports
10 contrary false
Reports direct from the American repre-
sentatives on the committee set at rest
rumors that the meeting would not ne
harmonious one Messrs. Sloane and Ar
mour have several propositions to present
to the committee. principally that June o.
1912. the date for the closing Of entries for
the Olympic games 10 be held in sweden IN
July next year, he extended.
The American committee has DECIDED 'hdt
# will be impossible to pick an American
team until after the intercollegiate chd'h-
pionship games mex; spring, and the fact
tnat the meeting in Budapest is declared 10
no harmonious" is taken here To mean
that the OLYMPIC committee will extend the
time for closing the list
The dates when six postponed games -,
the National Leaghe Will he playeu oi'
were announced last night by Johh a.
Heydler. Two OF the games between I'm
cinnati and ST. Louis have been tXeu loi
dates when games are scheduled mahihs
double headers The other FOUR games VIII
he played on open dates. The dates folio" :
Chicago at Pittsburg, May % and June l.
Cincinnati at St Louis two games'. MAY
%. two games. June ], and 81. Louis az
Cincinnati. June % and June g.
Harry Steinfeldt. the former third base
nan of the Chicago Cubs. did not langush
long with the minors. The ST Paul Cluo'
of the American Association. where he
landed when Chance turned him loose has
traded the one-tine star to the Boston
Terriers for Josh Clarke and Butter.
clarke is a brother Of Fred Clarke man
aper Of the Pittsburg Pirates. while Butler
is a Young inhelder Of high promise.
Tventv-three heavyweight. boxers from
various parts Of the country will hox AT
tho National Sporting Club Of America this
evening in Tom O'Rourkes novel white
hone" tournament. The purpose Of the
hcuts Is TO discover some man who In time
NAV be considered worthy Of facing Jack
Johnson for the worlds heavyweight title.
Whatever the result. there will he no lack
OF action. and some lively sport is in
prospect.
August Hermann. chairman of the ma
tonal commission. Is quoted as saying IN
San Francisco that the lively baseball
must go The cork centre" has found
another champion, however, in Charles W.
Nurphv. owner Of the Cubs who SAYS
IL do not think that tho new ball is re-
sponsihle for the hitting ar much as bad
Di,ching. The clubs have been trying ont
lot Of youngsters, and the oldtmers have
been hitting the hall to the fence when IT
came over the plate. I'm not opposed to
the lively ball. The owners have been
claroring for more hitting for years"
Al Wogast. the lightweight champion, Is
hot favorite at 2 10 5 for his twenty
round bout with frankie Burns at San
Francisco tomorrow. Even money is being
offered that Burns will not respond for the
eighteenth round
Russell lsckburn. the costly shortstop
Of the Chicago White Sox, who has been
out Of the game practically the entire sea
son. had floating cartilage removed from
his knee yesterday. Blackburn will not be
able 10 Join the team again for az least
two months, II AT all.
En&Hsbmen 1
VII Dole Match At Ce