New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-19
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Jim McAIeer Said To Be After
the Boston Red Sox.
NEW PITCHER FOR YANKEES
Billy Papke and Sailor Burke
To Meet Here in Ten.
Round Bout.

John T. Taylor. president OF rho Boston
Red sox. met all inquiries yesterday con-
corning the rumor that his club and fran.
chise were for sale with the statement tina,
there always had been price on IT., but
/ that to date nobody had been willing 70
meet It.
y. p. Johnson. president Of the American
League. was quoted yesterday IN Chicago
az SAYING that, so far a. he knew, John 7.
Taylor was not coming To Chicago 10 con-
suit him IN regard to the Boston club. bu,
+ that n n deal was in contemplation n
would be necessary 10 consult the League
before formal transfer could be made.
as purchasers OF American League fran.
chises must be satisfactory 10 the other
members Of the league.
The Evening star" Of Washington sa.t
yesterday concerning the rumor:
Jim McAIeer l. behind the movement 70
buy the Boston American League club |,
! is the Washington manager who opened ne.
| gotiations with John J. Taylor, and Is he.
lieycd 20 nave an option on tho Boston club
! 1T this very time with every prospect OF
| becoming It's purchaser.
McAleers s, recent absence from the team
when he was reported to pc scouting. was
! is known that McAleer was working on
Taylor at that time, and was arranging the
details for the purchase Of the club.
Should McAleer succeed In this ventura
he would undoubtedly Immediately resign
the management Of the Washington team
AZ said before. McAloer has frequently OK
pressed himself ar being anxious 10 own
ball club. not 70 manage one II is not hi,
! intention TO have anything n DO with tho
| playing end Of the club he expects 20 own
but he Will turn the team over to a mana,
ger and look after the business end himself
Charley Murphy. owner ~ the Chicas,
Cubs is IN the dark concerning tho repor,
that Johnny Evers may succeed Clark Grir.
nth as manager Of the Cincinnati Red,
According to . statement from Chicag,
| Murphy said:
president Hermann has made no ofe,
to mo for any of our players. but possibly
while he was in tho East he talked it over
with Chance Chance has not communicated
with me on fhe transaction, and am IN
the dark on the entire affair"
There will be two "IIeine" Zimnermars
with the Chicago Cubs next season. Ire
new "Hene' halls from the Atlanta Clu1
of the Southern League and plays centre
field. He stole Jos bases last season.
Ralph Frary. who was bombarded win
pop" bottles in Brooklyn and whose short
life as an umpire in major league was
one long nightmare Is no longer on the
National League staff. lie is suffering
from c lame leg and decided 10 return ID
his home in Spokane, Wash. He vii not b,
missed. Bob Emslie. who has been acting
as an extra. viii now work regularly. paired
with Hank ODay.
The Yankees have purchased new pitch.
or in George Clark, Of the SiOVx city team
Of the Western League The price IS said
10 have been 5000 and two PLAYERS The
two men are Klepfer and Fitzgerald. a
pitcher and an outfelder. Both are re-
. quired 10 report TO the Sioux city team I'M
7 mediately, while Clarke issto remain with
Sioux City until the end OF the season OF
the Western League
Billy Papke. who will arriver in this
| country to-day from Europe. Will face
Sailor" Burke IN a ten-round bout be-
fore the Twentieth Century Athletic Club,
| in tho st. Nicholas Rink. on August :.
| This announcement was made last night,
and as Papke is looked on as one OF the
most likely men TO wear the middleweigh.
terest among boxing fans They will
weigh I'm at is pounds. rnGside
If Papke earns the popular decision he
will meet Cyclone Johnnie Thompson
, before the same club two weeks later.
Tom Welsh, the we'll known trainer and
part owner OF the Newcastle Stable, says
he is In love with racing IN France and IS
! fgffl
and real estate holdings here and talIins
mp his permanent residence abroad. Morris
Welsh, his brother, who has been handling
few horses for Carroll Brown, will SAL
on Saturday for Ireland where he Will
make his home in the future
John F., Madden shipped his string Or
! twenty thoroughbreds TO Saratoga SPRINGS
yesterday. He wants 10 be ready II there
is any racing
Talk has been revived in Chicago of
meeting between Ad Wolgast and Packel
Mcfarland. Tom Jones says II MrFarlahu
will allow the champion 10 have the hISI
$4,000 out Of the receipts he can make JOB
pounds at O'Clock in The afternoon Col'
a concession.
Willie Lewis the East Slde Meltef"'e",S
who is conceded 10 be about the pest "a
the class when in condition, VIII nav
busy time Of it next week. lie VIII rneet
cyclone johnny Thompson at the Nauona'
Sporting Club OF America on Thursd@l'
July %. at 15S pounds ringside, ana iou'
DAYS later will box KID" Henry ten rouhuS
at Albany at 145 pounds rngside. LIVE
IS a legitimate welterweight, but IS :"
clever that the men Of his class ara"
lire on him. and he is forced 70 so ON,
hls class In order 70 secure natches. u.