New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
charley Murphy Takes Another
Slap at Frank Chance.
AMATEUR RACING POPULAR
z,rlands Billiard Champion
Tells What He Thinks OF
the Game.

Tells What He Thinks OF
the Game.
chubby Charley Murphy president OF
rs,cseo CUPS. gave out another inter-
,.w in Chicago yesterday 1t speaks for
itself:
~ ,bopld love to have Chance mem
=, the Cubs next year. We could use
~, for a utility man, and his batting
~+ ,,,5 be q great asset. He could also
Toy Safer in the fine points OF playing
rb,s was considered another slap at the
ubo has won four National League
sarnants for Chicago, but for the pres
-, chance is unable to make move, as
,In-nbv saws he is in no hurry TO name
his successor
robnny Evers declares that Murphy has
40, offered him the position. Would you
.oos,t the management Of the Cubs?" was
rrsstiop Put 10 the second baseman, 10
-n,ob he replied: Il have not been
offered the Job"
ros tinker, who was acting manager
rbsn Chance was operated on in this city
Duet before the season closed, is quoted
as saying
81 would not take the Job. and the man
who does take It will have my utmost
sympathy
Amateur racing, which has taken the
ronular fancy these days, will be con-
ahmed At Belmont Park Terminal on Sat
ursay. when the first days card of the
tbree-day meeting given by the United
Hunts Racing Association will be run on.
That II will be fitting successor to those
which have come before is assured by the
ADVANCE interest that has been shown.
special trains will run direct to the track
and the course also is within easy motor
tng distance Of the city.
The entries are liberal and are most
satisfactory, for the reason that, closing
only a few days prior to the running OF
the races practically all Of the horses en-
tered may be counted as sure starters.
This assures good fields, and there is no
more spectacular racing TO be seen any
where than at this course, arranged, as 1t
a. especially for amateur sport.
The pony races, which were a striking
feature OF the Piping Rock meeting. will
be renewed, one being scheduled for the
first day and one again for the second
day-on Wednesday OF next week. That
these races brought new friends for the
sport is indicated by the fact that numer-
Gus applications have been made for as
sociate membership TO the United Hunts
Racing Association for the coming meet
Ing, the applicants not having been identi-
fed with this association before.
Melbourne Inman, champion at English
billiards, arrived here from Quebec on
Monday, and sailed for England on the
Mauritania at l o'clock this morning.
Since last July he has been busy playing
exhibitions in Australia and the British
colonies Of North America, from Van
couver 20 Quebec In the Canadian
Northwest he found English billiards ex-
tremely popular. Further east, in Toron-
10 and Montreal his exhibitions were
well attended II is his belief that the
English style Of billiards will become the
standard in Canada and acquire popular
ity here.
Inman. who is thirty-four years old and
is classed as the best match player Eng
land has ever known. offers 10 give any
man who plays English billiards 1000 In
1900 for 5000 or more a side. His only
proviso is that ivory balls be used. That
condition eliminates Gray, the twenty
one-year-old Australian who has been
sensation in England for nearly three
years. Gray plays with either crystalate
or benzoline balls, and avoids ivory.
Between October, 1911, and June OF this
year Inman played fifteen matches and
won fourteen. His one defeat was brought
about by Diggle, whom he acknowledges
to be his most dangerous rival. He called
on Willie Hoppe on Monday night and
suggested a compromise match on an
English table, In which he would make
Concessions to equalize the chances.
Hoppe said he did not care to practise
English billiards. Later Imam met
Maurice DAILY. They had an extended con-
versation about the English and Ameri-
can standard games Of billiards. In the
course Of II the English champion said:
Our game is much more difacult than
when in 1893, Ives went TO London and
defeated John Roberts. We have barred
the push and mastered the rail nurse
anchor and masse, but we can make only
twenty-five cannons without making the
cue ball touch a cushion. On the twenty
sixth shot the cue ball must touch
cushion OF the player must stop. Long
runs in nursing positions are thus re-
strictei l am, however, not bothered
greatly by that rule. for 1 am not a
specialist play little OF everything.
, Your freeze rule is moro liberal than
ours. When there is a freeze in an Eng
hsh game the balls must be spotted. Our
matches are generally at 5000 or 1900
points. Matches of 1900 points require
three weeks TO play. / am hurrying home
because ] am scratch man in the Bur
roughs-Watts handicap, which begins on
November 4, and will open our billiard
season"
Charles A. Comiskey, owner OF the
White sox, with thirty-four OF his friends
as guests. left on Monday night for the
thirteenth annual pilgrimage to Camp
Jerome, Mercer, Wis, for a hunting and
hshing outing. The train carried two