New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-05
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Home Of Giants May Be Some
thing More than Diamond
AMUSEMENT PARK PLANNED
McGraw Lets Five Pitchers 20,
but Holds Tight to Strings
on Four.

n rurnor can he believed. plans are ne
ing made 20 turn the Polo Grounds ana
Manhattan Field. which adjolns it, INTO
tho greatest amusement park IN tho worio'
In addition ~ the tremendous iron ana
concrete stadium which will be erected ny
the New York Baseball Club for the use
OF the Giants II is planned TO utilize the
rest OF the Coogan estate for other sports
and enterprises.
on tho ninety acres Of ground which In
clude the Polo Grounds and Manhattan
Field at 155th street and Eighth avenue,
IL IS said that n huge exhibition building
which will dwarf Madison Square Garden
VIII he constructed. This will only be the
central structure however, around when
will be grouped the baseball park. polo
field. running track for athletic games and
football gridiron. The buildings will be
designed by the best architects In the
world and will make a composite develop
ment of n great sporting centre.
The main building. which will nc used for
spectacles and exhibitions such as now find
place in Madison Square Garden. viii
have the largest auditorium Of any build
ing in the country. or so il Ia said Already
II is understood that the directors of the
National Horse SLOW Association nave
been consulted about holding their annual
exhibitions at the new structure on Man
haitian Field.
Included IN the massive structure, II
rur1or turns 10 facts. will be stables Tor
horses and quarters FOR cattle shows. dog
shows and tic like. Everything VIII he OF
nreproof construction
John j. McCiraw. manager Of the Giants,
has now disposed of most Of his recruits
to bring the number Of players within the
roster limit. which must not he more than
twenty-five after May 10. The axe has
fallen on five pitchers among others. OF
whom much was expected-Rudoiph. Tcs-
Icau. Jenkins Shontz and Hendricks.
The las named was released outright,
n he refused TO go back TO the minors. but
Strings" were held on the others, go that
they may be dragged back If needed.
Rudolph and Tesreau have been sent TO the
Toronto club, Of the Eastern League. where
the former pitched last year, while Jenkins
and Shontz have been released TO the New
ark Indians. McGinnity hoping by their
help to pull his team out OF the inire or
last place in the Eastern League pennant
race.
Wibert Robinson. the coach OF the young
pitchers. will not be carried through the
season and has returned TO Ba fillmore.
Connie Mack. the astute manager OF the
Philadelphia Athletics. is suffering from
an aggravated attack Of pleurisy and may
he confined TO the house for two or three
weeks. He will be missed on the bench.
Charley Doom says he has discovered
woman pitcher who Is capable OF hoidlhs
her own with most of the recruits he ever
saw. It is not reported that Doom VIII
give her chance with the Phillies.
Tho weights for the combination plate
for Calloways. hacks and hunters TO pe
run ut the meeting Of the Meadow BROOK
Steeplechase Association AT Belmont fark
Terminal tomorrow have been announced
as follows:
Rooger Rod. 10. Far West. 165: Matte
Rumppo. l62: Nestor 1862: Memo. i52: The
Thief. $50: Royal Vane. las: Norwood. 1i6'
Ba,tiota. rs: supplement. 49, Prince Pro
Tenn. 145. Punch. ii5. and Left over. 40
Tho following officials have been named
Stewards August Belmont. Antelo DeVe-
reux Henry w Bull II. 5. Page ana ). -.
~
r. Cowdin; starter, J. n. Bradford: PAD
dock Judge l., T. Warning; patrol Judges,
Hamilton MADDEN and Franklin j.. N00ss'
and clerk Of the scales. George w. YAH
New York will he treated 20 an unusual
sight tomorrow with one thousand odd
athletes struggling through the streets OF
tho civ in modified Marathon run Of
.veIvo miles from The Bronx TO City Hall
tn a
,J,co on tho American team which will 20
10 tho OLYMPIC games at Stockholm,
cr.odor next year and this has PROVED
magnet for runners from various c,t,rN,
The race Will start al 40 CLOCK an" .me
route will he down jerome avenue 10 sew
enth avenue to 10th street TO flftn avenue
70 Washington Place and down broadway
10 the city Hall
Tommy Kfbane the Cleveland light
,,.oiobt has been matched to box ten
rounds with 'Pactey' Mcfarland before
,h. Huofalo Athletic Association on the
n,ebt Of Nav r.. Final arrangements FOR
,ho match were completed yesterday by G.
I Murray. Kibane Is the boy who boxed
,ho ,tteu near Cleveland on the night Of
January 81. when Attell fractured bone
I'm his left arm
Tom Mcmahon. the "Pitshurg Thunder-
holt" who gave Sailor Burke a hard hat-
tic AT the Twentieth Century Athletic Cluo
two weeks ago. will appear in action ~
tho National Sporting club Of America 10
night against Bill Mckinnon, of Boston m
the main bout Of ten rounds. Mckinnon AT
ono time was an amateur boxer OF con-
siderable ability and since he Joined the
ranks Of tho professionals has made
creditahle showing. He has met and de-
feated some Of the best men of his weight
in the ring and hopes to defeat tho rugged