New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
English Walker After a Match
Race with George GouIding.
YEOUMANS KEEN FOR TEST
Harry Howell Gives UP Baseball
To Be an Umpire in the In
ternational League.

\ T. Yeoumans holder of the two-mile
heel and toe walking record in Great
Britain, is out with a challenge 10 meet
George Ciouldlng. the sensational walker
OF Canada, for any distance. from one 10
five miles. for $1,000 a side. The challenge
was made through George Mcdonald. the
English sporting man. who directs the des-
TIMES Of Matt Wells the lightweight cham
piOn boxer OF Great Britain.
Yeoumans is "A Welshman Of whom great
things are told II Mcdonald is successful
in getting GouIdlng to turn professional for
the sake of a meeting Yeoumans will sail
for this country and train for the race un-
der the direction OF Die" Dollngs, who
prepares Matt Wells for bis bouts.
ii Is said that Goulding IS willing 10 con
slider the challenge. but wants the race de-
cidcd in Canada, If terms can be made to
his satisfaction. Goulding has established
three worlds records this year. wipng off
tho marks made by Frank Murry way
back in 1859, 1884 and 1857. These marks arc
as follows. one mile, 500 -; two miles,
I}.lj Is, and three miles. 20:5o 80
Under the caption "1Tow 10 Become a
Champion Walker" Yeoumans says, IN
Sporting News" an English publication:
II may bo interesting and instructive 10
tl" novice and local competitor 10 have q
true definition Of fair walking. First ana
foremost, strong protest must De llldu'
against the straight leg. upright carriage,
cite, etc. II must be admitted that com
pctitor when he walks from the dressing
room 10 his mark with slack knees X nOt
walking properly WHAT. then, are the es-
Sental characteristics of fair walking? Tn
fair walking is lifting consequently far
walking excludes lifting one foot or the
other must always be i'm contact with the
ground Many good and fair walker has
been cautioned and disqualified ere now for
temporary variation from the true stand
ard. There has In such cases been no I'M
putation oil evil motive; only error Of judS-
mcnt-or inadvertence. When going at top
speed, and walking in the most arustc
manner possible the contact spoken %
above is reduced at the end OF each stride
to a period so brief to be scarcely per-
reptible. mean that the back foot IS
lifted Immediately the front loot comes
down. and the two feet do not CAS- IN iels,
urely walking remain both on the ground
for any appreciable time.
Harry Howell. once a pitcher with the
New York Yankees and more recently with
the St Louis Browns. has decided to for
swear baseball for the life Of an umpire.
He has sigred a contract with FL Barrow,
president OF the newly named lnternation-
al League. 10 call balls and strikes and
handle the Indicator next season.
Word CORES from French Lick Springs
that "A joint meeting o. Jhe schedule COM
mittees OF tho two major leagues was held
late on Thursday evening. John y. Heyd-
Ter. secretary OF the National League, said
that much wor, on the two schedules had
been done. but that 10 announcement o.
the cardinal facts OF details Of either would
he made. and IutImat-d that nothing would
Ie forthcoming until the scheduled meet
ings Of the lcagues in February.
Barney Dreyfus. of the PittsburG club.
and Mr.. Heydler represented the National
League. while President Ban b. Johnson
Robert McRoy. William Harrdse and
Frank Navin. OF the Detroit club. repre-
sented the American League.
Sam Crawford. the hard hitting right
fielder of the Detroit Tigers. has signed q
contract for next season. George Mullin.
the veteran pitcher, also has put his name
to paper for 1872.
Several novel features will add spice to
the annual games Of the list Regiment
Athletic Association at the armory at eth
street and Park avenue. this evening. In
addition 10 the regular track and field
events a tent pitching contest an equip
rnent race at 80 wards and round robin
relay race. at one mile. will be decided. In
tho roIa,- race teams from the 18Th 22d and
,od regiments have entered, and they Will
10 made up Of such speedy runners as Roy
Dorland. jim RosenberEer. Abel kiviat and
Jim McEntce among others.
In all probability match will hc ar
ranged between Carl Morris and Al PdlZcr.
who at present occupy the centre OF the
bea ayvUeight stage. Morris is more than
willing and since Palzer bars no man living
little trouble is anticipated. II the men
oeot a great battle is assured. Both have
mich 10 learn in the finer points Of the
came but both have improved remarkably.
PaIzor boxed Kaufman under conditions
that might well have caused many tried
,.ateran Of the ring to hesitate Palzer
bruised his hand in a training bout, and
win the injured member still badly swollen
bc entered the ring. cocaine was injected
into the hand and PalZer went right ahead
with his experienced foeman as if he were
a bout TO face a schoolboy.
RAY Bronson. the indianapolis welter-
weight. who made a tour of Europe two
Years ago with fair success. has been
matched to box a twenty-rOund bout with
Mike Gibbons the welterweight, ot ST
Paul. before the West Side Athletic GLIB.
Of New Orleans. within the next few
weeks Bronson is very clever. hard hit
ting man. and there are many who rated
him as having almost an even chance with
the shifty boy from Minnesota. Bronson
viii meet Jim Perry in Pittsbur5 tonight.
PHILLlES BUY TOM 00WNEY