New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Athletes Off to Pittsburg in Quest
of National Titles. u
RECORDS LIKELY TO FALL
President Johnson of American
League Suffers an Attack
Of Rheumatism.

Close 10 one hundred athletes le,t ,,,.
city last night in a special car over ,ba
pennsylvania Railroad 10 run, umn
hurdle and toss the weights in the IA.
tlonal outdoor championship games n,
the Amateur Athletic Union, at Forb..
Field. Plttsburg, to-day and tomorrow
As admission 10 the park will he fee. /,
record crowd is sure 10 be in attendance
when the final heats are decided
Thlrty-two cities, extending from Mama
TO California, and embracing thirty-seven
Of the we'll known athletic clubs Of the
country. have entered their best men.
James T. Sullivan. secretary and treas.
urer Of the A. 4. T., arrived in pittsbprg
yesterday. and is quoted as saying
Marks will be lowered tomorrow and
Saturday. The track is ideal and no
athlete in the world can have single
complaint. better track IN my opinion
has not been provided for chamrlonshln
meet in the last fifteen years. and ne@er
before has such course for the quarter
mile been laid out"
Everett G. Brown. Of Chicago. presder,
~ the Amateur Athletic Union. VII act as
referee Of the games.
Among the cities represented are Spring
field. Mass. Exeter, y. r. Charlero', Penn:
s. Louis. Westminster College. Penn:
Seattle, Wash; Boston. New York. Bal.
tlmore. Philadelphia. San Francisco. New
Orleans Brooklyn. Morristown. Penn:
Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago Washing
ton. d G.. Washington, Penn: Kansas
civ. Paterson. ". J.: Detroit and Pitts.
burg.
or the athletes who left here last nigh,
fortv-fve will carry the colors NJ the
Irish-American Athletic club. while thirty
FIVE will represent the New York Athletic
club. These two clubs are almost sure
10 fight il out for the point trophy. The
story goes that Abel Kiyiat will start in
tho half-mile run and Melville Sheppard
in the mile. although in such case both
will be running out Of their best distance.
Rvron Bancroft Johnson. president n the
American League. was taken suddenly Ill
with irfammatory rheumatism while on
his WAY n Cincinnati on Wednesday night,
and Is now confined 10 his Rcd at the home
of his brother. Mr. Johnson Is suffering
considerable pain and may he disabled for
a week or more.
Frank !. Farrell, owner Of the New York
Yankees. says he has filed protest with
the national commission over the failure
Of President Taylor OF the Boston Red
Sox TO turn over Eddie Cicotte, the pitcher,
according 10 an agreement.
Harry Vail. OF Baltimore has been en-
gagged as coa,a Of the Wisconsin crews Tor
next year. the regents of the university
thus recognizing his success under trying
conditions.
Lack Welsh has been named as referee
~ tho fight between Ad Wolgast ard owen
Moran on July / AT san Francisco for the
lightweight championship OF tie "ot'o'
Jimmy Doyle. third baseman for ths
Cubs gained a victory yesterday wheh ''s
National Commission declared the LOUIS
vile Club. Of the American Association,
was indebted to him in the sum o. go;
as his snare Of the purchase money Psss
nv President Murphy. OF the chicago o'u IN,
for his release Grayson, OF the Loulsvlle
cIuh offered a defence which did not az.
neal 10 the commission and he was oraere'
to pay the money TO Doyle.
"sailor" Burke and Ted Nelson will re-
new their feud of a month ago when they
cross gloves in the main bout AZ the
Twentieth Century Athletic Club tonight
The pair met at the Olympic Athletic CluN
OF Harlem. and after one Of the most lHi'
ously contested bouts ever seen IN mo
city. burke was disqualified IN the nih,n
round for knocking Nelson out WITH DION
which the referee declared 10 be ioui ,,
The meeting tonight Is aWaltel VIZ VIZ
keen interest by those who are interests.
m boxing about the city. Nelson IS one 2,
the cieverest BOYS Australia las sem
this country since the days OF Bon ~,
simmons In his last bout WIN Bu.nne .h rs
had ali the better Of the battle UNIV "
latter began using tricks which led 10 q"
disqualification.