New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-31
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Four More Boxing Clubs Get
Licenses to Hold Bouts.
TEN IN ALL APPROVED
Pal Moore and Tommy Murphy
Ready for Their Ten Round
Bout To- night.

DOuL lO- ulSub'
! Licenses 10 hold boxing contests under
the new Frawley law were granted 10 four
additional clubs at a meeting Of tho New
York State Athletic Commission yesterday
as follows The Long Acre Athletic Asso-
citation. the Atlantic Athletic Association,
the Brighton Beach Athletic Club and the
National Sporting Club OF America. SIX
| licenses previously have been granted for
New York City organizations. that
total Of ten have been authorized to mold
boxing exhibitions
The commission will hold another meet
/ ing tomorrow. when additional applica-
! tons will be considered.
Looking the picture OF ruddy health Par
Moore and his band OF sparring partners
wound up training yesterday for the bout
with Tommy Murphy at the National Sport
| ing Club OF America tonight For the last
/ six weeks Moore has been rounding into
condition al the farm OF Jimmy De Forest,
! in Allenhurst, y. j.. and the Philadelphia
! Phantom" never showed greater speed IN
his life
Although Par was ordered by the clever
De Forest to rest Up and take IL easy, he
had his own IDEAS on the matter OF train
! ing and went through a strenuous day.
Afeer a stiff run over the roads he came
back and went az the bag and chest
weights After about twenty minutes Of
the hardest work ne was scarcely draw
ing hard breath. Work at the sand bag
and rope-skipping followed the punching
bag and then the gloves were put on.
Three badly battered sparring partners at
tested the power and speed OF Moore, and
after about three rounds they were willing
TO call a halt for the day. Special attention
was devoted 10 perfecting defence against
the Murphy uppercut and Pal Is certain
that Tommy is in for the beating Of his
| life
Tommy Murphy showed little signs OF ner-
vousness as he wound up his work for the
contest He is more than sure that he
will repeat hts triumph over De Forests
protege and this time in shorter order than
on the night OF the meeting at the Empire
| Club. The Harlem boy is showing al his
oldtime dash and speed. and in his last
battle with Bill Hurley won hands down
. in impressive style. The club has received
it's license from the state commit ssion, and
tickets for the contest may be obtained AT
all hotels. or az the box Office Of the club
tonight
Joe Jeannette. the Union Hill negro. who
will meet Sam Langford. the dreaded 'Bos-
ton Tar Baby" IN ten-round bout in
Madison Square Garden next Tuesday
night is in hard training for the contest
at Jimmy De Forests training camp down
in AIenhurst y. J.. where he is working
with his pupil. Carl Norris the oklahoma
White Hone" and Billy Papke. Joe Will
be in perfect condition for his match with
Iangford. for he knows by experience OF
former meetings that Sam IL about the
toughest man in the ring to-day. The pair
have met several lines in short battles.
and Langford has aH,ight shade on results
He absolutely refuses 10 box Jeanette
over a long distance FOR. 10 use his own
words I intends TO fight for a long time
VET. and I Amt goin' fer to box YOU all
in no finish fight. Jeanette You ain
human-you'd fight all day
That sam has a world Of respect for
reannette is shown by the fact that he
has worked like beaver for the last few
weeks He hae four sparring partners ana
all are boxing twice day.
: one Of the most important meetings ever
hold by the supreme court 81 baseball is
set for to-day in Cincinnati when the
National Commission will consider certain
demands made by the American Associa-
ton. The Eastern League, the Southern
League and the American Association are
IN the Same class, and any changes VIII
have a fsrreachi1g effect The commis-
sion will consider the demands for the
night 70 draft players from smaller leagues
and for raising the amount or money for
rIavers drafted by the two major leagues
August Hermann. chairman OF tho COM
mission. is quoted as saying that he does
not anticipate a baseball war or any break
in the national agreement
John II. Farrell president ~ the New
York State League. announced yesterday
a change in the schedule permitting Troy
70 plav in Albany and Binghsmton 70 play
IN Emira on Sunday afternoon, so as 10
enable these clubs 10 reach their respective
homes from the morning games on Labor
Day.
C,eoree Caidzik. the American champion
diver Of the Chicago Athletic Association,
arrived at Rye Beach on Monday and ~
a,vidine his time between the diving tow
ers at Rye Beach and Travers Island, IN
rrepa ration for the diving contest for the
Graham CUP AZ Rye Beach on saturday.
The aauati, battle for the handsome tro-
rb,- PROMISES 10 be one OF the most sensa-
ticral ever held in the Fast Behrens. OF
the C'itv Athletic club, who Gtannini. OF
the New York Athletic Club says is one
NJ the best divers in the East, is entered
against the champion and expects 20 beat
him. -, ..ss . -
40 tho i--tb street station Of the subway
az o'clock 10 take boat direct 20 Hudson
PARK New Rochelle. from which latter
mace they will be transported 70 Rye
Beach.
The Desmond Athletic Association will
hold IFS sixth annual James az Donnellys
College Point Grove on Sunday. The games.
for which prizes will be awarded. are base
hall between the married and single men,
lOo-vard dash. shoe race. half mile race.
notato race. three-legeed race anc Tat
mems race.
WHERE TO Dine