New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Ad WoIgaSt Going West to StcJ,
Says His Manager.
MAY NOT COME EAST AGAIN
Fred Tenney Makes Better Start
This Season than in Years
with the Giants.

last appearance OF the lightweight cham
pion in a ring in this city. or in the East.
for that matter. Tom Jones. manager OF
Wolgast announced last night that the
climate here Is not TO Adolph's fancy. lie
prefers to do his fighting out West. Jones
added
After his fight with Hogan here Adolph
will go West / have him signed up for
two fights one with frankie Burns, on
May %. and the other with owen Moran,
on July l. These fights will be held in
the West Ad will not come East again
before next October. and il IS doubtful If
he will ever come back"
1t was announced last night that Jones
had agreed to Charlie White as the referee
OF the Hogan-W Wolgast battle White Is one
Of the best referees in the world. and the
fact that he will be the third man in the
ring will insure a clean cut bout.
Hogan put in another strenuous after
noon yesterday. He has a new sparring
partner, a lad named Young Jack" Han
lon. who halls from Philadelphia. and who
gives him lots Of hard work. Wogast Will
finish up his training in Philadelphia.
The Boston fans" are congratulating
themselves on the fact that all signs point
to Fred Tenney coming back" The brill
liant first iascman, who was with the
Giants in 1903 ard 1909, did not play in his
league company last year because os bad
heels. but is back as playing manager Of
the former Boston Doves this year. As
evidence Of his ability it can he pointed
out that he has made far better start
this year than in the last four he played.
Up to Sunday he had n batting average for
the early games OF AS and perfect field.
ing average. with forty-two put-outs. two
assists ana no errors For the correspond
ing games his batting AVERAGES were as
follows for the four previous years n
ma jor league company: 1909. .li3: 1908. .333 !;
1891. IN; 1905. .lS7 Tenney was popular
here and has the best wishes Of all local
followers Of the sport.
Charley Dooir. manager Of the Philadel-
phia club of the National League. has
signed three-year contract as manager
and catcher az an advance IN salary and
with a bonus clause which under certain
conditions will make it possible Tor him
10 earn $1,000 a year. At Least So the story
comes from Philadelphia. Conditions must
be winning the pennart as steady diet.
Tom McMahon. the Pittsburg middle
weight. who has been winning all his bouts
IN PENNSYLVANIA. will make his first ap-
pearance in n local ring tonight when he
crosses gloves with Sailor Burke the local
light heavyweight. at the first entertain
ment of the Twentieth Century Athletic
club. at the St Nicholas Skating Rink.
Mcmahon has beaten some good men, al
though he has been i'm the roped arena only
a short time. Among his victims are Jack
Fitzgerald the Philadelphia middlewcight;
Leo Ilouck. who is in Europe at the present
time: Jack Abbot and jim Smith, Of West
Chester. Smith Is a big strong fellow, and
defeated Burke at the Fairmont Club last
year. Fitted against the Pittsburg man,
however, Smith was as a babe I'm arms.
Mcmahon dropped him for the full count
five times in less than two minutes. and
finally lulled him tn sleep with a short
right on the tip of the chin.
Burke has been boxing 10 tho form which
some time ago made the critics predict a
brilliant future for him. He has been sue
cessful in his last two bouts. lie won
them both by knockouts. The highly
"touted" Dan Sullivan lasted nine rounds
against the battering blows Of the Brook
lyn tar. while Jimmy Alitchen was easy
prey and stood up for less than three
periods of boxing
Burke has been working at Johnson 5
roadhouse in The Bronx He is in better
physical condition at the present time than
at any period in his career and looks for
ward to victory over the rugged man
from the Smoky City. Charlie white will
act as referee.
About four hundred requests for permits
10 play lawn tennis have been received at
the Park Department Offices recently. As
yet. however, no permits have been issued.
Park Commissioner Stover contenting him
self with the statement that the courts
would he opened in the sprng-soIne time
The "some time has caused good deal
Of confusion. for heretofore the permits
have loeu issued for My
The following letter was received las,
night 10y the sporting editor.
II seems 80 ne that not enough stres.
has been laid upon tho fact that tho Giant.
have benefited by the loss of their bats hy
fire ! am going 10 suggest that hereafter
they burn their bats every fall with new
bats every spring there IS no telling how
high their averages viii Tun. You viii find
II viii become customary 10 burn up cver,.
thing every fall in every club in tho cOlin
try, if they expect 10 Keep pace with our
bows.
A. has been said. Every cloud has its sill
yer lining" and the Giants have made good
use Of their new bats
In order that tho Canadian oarsmen may
have an opportunity TO participate i'm the
annual regatta Of tho National Association
Of Amateur Oarsmon to be held on Sara
toga Lake. ~ is quite possible that the date
for the regatta VIII he changed from the
week beginning July q 10 that beginning
August 7.
The professional runners are having their
inning in this city, and recent losers in
Alfred Shrubb and Gusta Ljungstrom have
been matched 10 race ten miles on Monday
evening at tie Metropolitan Roller Rink.
shrubb is anxious for a return match with
Oueal. who took his measure "A few days
ago. and Ljungstrom is anxious TO prove
that his defeat by Hans Holmer can be re-
trleyed.
McNulty Field. AT Eighth avenue and
li9th street, will be opened on Sunday with
a baseball game between the Murray Hill
and McNulty teams.
READY FOR TOURNAMENT 7
Newspaper Golfers Will Open
Season at Van Cortlandt Park.
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