New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-04
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
S,,perbas Once More Push to Aid
of the Giants.
MGINNITY NOT AT FAULT
Harry Pollok Trying TO Force
Langford Into a Match
with O'Brien.

! orce more the Superbas have rushed %
| tho aid OF the Giants. In defeating the,
chicago cubs with the most unusual pro-
! coeding OF slamming out three nome runs
:, ono inning. they made Il possible for
the Giants TO climb up to Within thirteen
/ no,r,s Of first place without any effort oe
! ,hoir as McGraw and his men vera
Idle I'm Pittsburg on account OF rain The
snnertas have been a thorn IN the aesh
Of the Cubs on more occasions TINS year
than the standing Of the two CLUBS would
! Justify They have won seven games rom
| Chicago and lost six. These same supeIoss
have been practically helpless before tho
Giants. losing no fewer than twelve games
out OF thirteen PLAYED. In this way Brook
lvn has done It's full share in keeping tho
! Giants near the top. for which the fans on
,his eide of the bridge are truly thank
mi The Giants should profit by the days
rost as they are facing lot II hard
games in the next ten days. once they get
through with the Pirates they must 90 10
chicago for what IL likely TO be bitter
eght for the lead. That over, the Phillies
will take a turn at the Polo pTouhds u
irving to pull New York down.
President Barrow Of the Eastern League
Yesterday exonerated Iron Man Aciin-
n,,v manager OF the Newark Club, from
blame in connection with an incident u
last Sundays game in Ne"arh' N"'h
| Wright the umpire was hit oy pdl'
President Barrow says that the testimony
Of both umpires, as well as several loroN'o
nlayers shows that there was no lhteh-
ton on NcGinnity's part 10 iniure the uhl-
pire. -.
A hall had been thrown from the New
ark bench az the request Of the umpire lor
a new ball, and at the same time sho'hs'
hall that had been fouled over the lehoS
vas tossed back. one OF the oalIs TIT
Wright in the calf OF the leg withols
L,r,i,y hin, An automatic fine OF SO for
heinz put out of the game mas peeh paw
| by McGinnity.
President Barrow has refused TO CONSIDER
the Newark Clubs protest or Iuesd4Ns
game with Toronto, on the ground tAdt us
Indians suffered no injury from the uin'
pires decision
Frank Farrell purchased new shortsioo
for tho Yankees yesterday. His name IS
coleman and he has made things hum
about the inheld for the Tacoma CLUB, *
the Pacific Coast League. The price Wa
said to be 5000.
Ed Reulbach who has been the most
consistent pitcher the Cubs have had this
year, injured his hand on Monday ana NAV
not be able TO go to the mound IN t"o
weeks. This means he will nos be avait'
able for the all-important series between
Chicago and New York next week
That plavers of a disbanded league snail
he free agents. and. therefore. agreements
: for the sale or draft OF their contracts arc
void by baseball law was the decisiVy
handed down by the National Baseoaf
Commission yesterday.
The case M issue came Up on appest
from tho national board which had de1
cided that the Jackson Club. OF the Codo4
States League. had no valid claim 10 th9
services Of Peck Waekley and Miller. pun
chased from the Joneshoro Club. of II y
Northeast Arkansas League, three deyfA
after the league disbandcd.
Harry Pollok is trying 10 drive sanr
Landlord 10 cover in an effort 70 hrnef
about a meeting between the negro md
| philadelphia Jack" O Bren. who is th9
self-styled light heavyweight Champion
| In a letter TO the sporting editor OF IMP
Tribune Pollok says:
'T have signed Jack O'Brien TO box sans
Langford at the Twentieth Century \. -
at any date that may be suitable 10 tbs
latter within the next three weeks. %
viding the Boston man Is willing 10 m =
the light heavyweight limit Of l6S pout''se
II vas upon Woodlands assurance thdc
Iangford would make any weight 'hao
was suitable to O'Brien that I went after
! otu-if i,gt nd N
upon Woodmans part he apparently had
| run out on his own proposition. l wired
him three times and made him "A hand-
some offer, but as yet have not been ven
favored with reply. Lansford is onTt
doubtedy great fighter, but II u 10
10 bet that he weighs fully lN po' -
and as | understand he has made a ma II
with Jim Smith, il looks as II he l'
To pick out all of the little fellows IN 70
can and at the same time go into the q
himself a good sized heavyweight
.'O'Brien has been training now II
three weeks and is anxious TO box } IS
ford for the light heavyweight ute.
Tho so-called white hope" tourn NJ
at the Twentieth Century Athletic
the ST. Nicholas Rink tonight IS sure y
fun of action. Heavyweight boxers y
near and far, who are casting enNlo"
on Jack JohnsOns title, VIII be oh \
Among those entered are Billy Bi
Crewe. Va, and Joe Page, OF II
who showed some skill in the i7uind'
at Philadelphia on Monday evening.
| Or White, OF Newark, and Arthur
! are the faVoritcs among the follp'
| boxing, but a surprise is likely 20
order. as there are two or three
horses" of whom their managers
much. one of these great expect t0n'
recently arrived from Europe unof ~
watchful eye of Billy Papke. wh) say -
is a wonder" The first bout VIZ ~
| called at $50 o'clock.
George Hackenschmidt, the 'RtsS'n
lion" will sail for this country on Ausuas
10 finish his training for thu "oi"
heavyweight championship wrestling nV''
with Frank Gotch in Chicago ON La0'f
Dav. DIR. Roller and Tom jenkins VII h''s
| Hack" nut on the finishing touches.
I'D IN XK7