New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-19
timely BITS OF SPORT
~ T. Oxnard Buys King James
for a Fancy Price.
GIANTS SAFELY IN LEAD
cubs Must Now Win 80 Per
Cent of Their Games to
Have a Chance.

Have a Chance.
~ o1nard bought King James from
ryu6,eth Yesterday at private terms
.. uass,n about the stable at Sheepshead
-. o,,+ the price at $1,000 Mr. Oxnard
D@y -. elue Ridge stud, at Upperville,
"a and has been looking -or a eooc
s.,r,on 10 place at the head OF MS thor-
.,,rnb-s5 breeding farm for some time. lie
-. long been an admirer OF King Jimmy,
+ne r,en and boys about the stable can
-. cor of Plaudit and was prepared 10 old
h,r, NJ he Hildreth sale on september
nth was suddenly called on after only
= ho-sas had been sold, because OF the
poor prices 49,.
.horourhbred. and. besides being bred In
,,A ,,,-DIe. has proved himself on the track
q m uncertain way. He ran one Of the
-,ost brilliant miles IN the history Of the
American turf Al Saratoga Springs two
.,,-,r,a~s ago and has BROOKLYN Hand
"a, with a number OF other turf classics.
- bie credit. A wear ago he won the Van
Co-,lar5t. Parkway and Sheepshead Bay
h,-5icars and the Brighton Mile, run al
,ba rw7,re city track. In 1909 he won the
,,s.-oDolftan Handicap under big weight IN
f,st time. and followed this no by winning
,sa BROOKLYN. among other races. In that
season ne earned SLIGO. and last year,
,rban stakes we're sadly cut he won $685.,
thus helping 10 place Mr.. Hildreth at the
,sa5 of the list Of winning owners, with
grand total Of S4.o25.
King James was bred by John Z. Madden
ard is By PIaudit-Cnsightly. He is closely
related 20 Himyar, the sire Of Domino and
Correction. among others, as Plaudit was
nv Einvar. as was the dam OF Unsighty.
King James is q horse Of fine conformation,
and IN the opinion OF breeding sharps will
be a success in the stud.
The New York Giants settled more firmly
IN first place yesterday in the National
League pennant race by defeating the Pitts
burg Pirates. while the friendly Superbas
we're beating the Chicago Cubs in eleven
innings. With a clear lead Of ~ points over
Chicago and So points over the Pirates, the
flag looks safe than ever for the Polo
Grounds.
II the Giants win twelve OF their remain
tre twenty-five games or less than so per
cent the Cubs must win sixteen and lose
only fvo Of their twenty-one games, or so
per cent % capture the bunting for Chicago.
Az for the Pirates their case is hopeless.
They have only fifteen more games 70 play
and will have 70 win every one while the
Giants arc losing fourteen N order 10 pull
New York out OF first place.
Entries FOR the race meeting at Lynne
wood Farm. Elkins Park, Penn. will close
tomorrow. and all the supporters Of ANA
teur meetings should be represented The
meeting Is held at the home OF J. z. Wild
ener and is one Of the few complimentary
race meetings held IN this country. For the
DAY all good friends Of racing are TO be the
guests OF Mr.. Widener, and he has made
elaborate preparations 10 provide enter
tainment IN keeping with the occasion The
programme will include seven races four
Of them steeplechases. and the purses Of
tered are extremely liberal In each case
the entrance money goes 10 the winner.
Marty OToole, Pittsburg's s22,5OO pitcher,
has refused an offer to appear in vaude-
Vile He says he prefers TO go on hunt
ing trip
The announcement credited 70 George Nc
Donald Yesterday that he. as manager OF
Matt Wells. the English lightweight cham
Mon. would accept the offer Of purse OF
$40 O0a made by the National Sporting Club
OF London for bout between Packey Nc
Tarland. OF Chicago, and Wells, was pro-
nourced as absurd last night by Charles F.
Nathison. the American representative OF
the English club.
NTathison said that no offer Of any kind
had been made. and that It was absurd be-
cause the clubs arena would seat only
200 spectators. prohibiting the offer OF
such a large purse Mcdonald is said 10 be
in Minneapolis. so he could not be reached
10 strairhten out the report.
A meeting between Wells and either Nc |
Fa-land or Ad Wolgast Is looked for. how
ever. u the Englishman wins the bout with
Abe AtteI tomorrow evening. Represen- ]
tat.ves Of both wolgast and Mcfarland are
here 70 attend the bout and it IS possible /
that both boys also viii be on hand
Word came from Philadelphia last night
that the mother Of Charley Herzog, third
basenau Of the Giants, had suffered a
stroke Of paralysis.
Byron Bancroft johnson, president Of the
American League, denied fatty IN Chicago
last night that he was interested IN any
way in the recent purchase Of a half in
terest in the Boston Red sox.
big Chief Bender. the star pitcher Of
the Philadelphia Athletes, is said 70 be so
I'll that he may be out OF the game for two
weeks.
Connie Mack says the Giants Will win
the National League pennant and face the
Athletics in the worlds championship
series. OF course; most everybody is say
ing the same thing
''Porky' Flynn. the Boston heavyweight,
who was 10 have met Jim Barry at the
Twentieth Century Athletic Club tonight
injured his shoulder while training and
was forced 20 cancel his engagement In
place OF Flynn, the management has Sc
cured "JeWey' Smith. the British heavy
weight. who boxed a hard battle against
Flynn and later boxed ten rounds TO
draw with Andy Morris. The match be-
tween Smith and Barry should be interest
Ing 90 those who revel in fast, close boxing
Showing the effect Of a rigorous course
OF training which has extended through
SIX weeks, Abe Atteu is IN good condition
for his match with Matt Wells. the light
weight champion OF Great Britain, at Mad
ison Square Garden tomorrow night. At
tel VIII work against the Briton under
great disadvantage. Wells IS pounds
heavier. and the weight, l85 pounds in the
afternoon, viii allow him 70 enter the
mig weighing fully l38 pounds, If not more. |
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