New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

his wrist. He Is said 10 have fully re-
covered the usA Of HIS arm and II this
turns out to he true Connie Mack will have
no reason m worry about first base or the
| loss Of Harry Davis, who is now managing
| the Cleveland Maps. McInnis ranks with
| tho greatest first baSemen in tho game.
| Mike Movrsy. third haseman NJ the 50.
| Louis Cardinals. is out with letter 10
| THE Sporting News explaining that he
did not hold out for a higher salary, bu'
simply returned his contract unsigned sus
gesting that perhaps his services were
worth more than the figures called for. He
says: II did not ask or demand an in
crease in salary. but merely asked If tht
| club did not think was worth more he
adds that the club did not answer his let
ter. which accounted for the rumor that
he was holding out" This IL Of little i'm
portance now that terms have been agreed
on, but II s interesting, as it puts Mo~rey
| IN A better light.
| II begins 10 look as IL tho now famous
slogan Of the Chicago fans, Tinker T.
Evers 10 Chance" would be repeated again
this year Johnny Evers. who has had
| few EQUALS as a second baseman, is said
to have regained his health. while Frank
! Chance, the astute manager Of the cubs
insists that ne will be at first base once
more. In spite of his forced retirement last
aoason. There was A time when these three
| nlayers we're a terror 10 all batters be-
cause Of their brilliant. snappy work In the
inheld.
John J McGrav has three Of the biggest
kas hall mil
the training camp in Texas They are
Tesrcau and Evans pitchers. and Jacob
son. an outfnlder. who looks Ike Al Pal
GER the boxer or the three Tesereau Is
about tho only ono vino is likely 10 stick.
| Louis Tewanims the long distance Indian
runner, now student at the Carlisle Ind
| ian School, will start next week on a
course NJ training for tho olympic games
al Stockholm under the direction OF Glenn
s Warner. Tcwanma. according 70 q
statement made by Warner. will not be al
| lowed TO run in any of the spring games
| this wear He Ia one of the best long dis
tance runners in the world. and his course
Of training will be especially rigid and eX
acting. Probably none Of the Americans
vii 60 abroad more fully equipped than
the little Hopi redskn.
Walter Camp forwarded ~ Julian W
| Curtiss. of tho American Olympic com
mittee. Yesterday check for $500. Yale :
| contribution to the Olympic fund II IS
expected that Princeton. Pennsylvania
| Dartmouth and the other leading colleges
| I'm the East also will he heard from
| Word has been received from the Boston
| Athletic Association that check for
| 81 500 will be OF hand hy April /, when
the next payment of $4,000 must he made
| for the steamship Finland.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, is thinking seriously Of playing
Mike Donlin az first base instead Of in the
outfeld. The bag lies between the old cap
tain OF the Giants and the only Wagner
Hank Opay the new manager Of the
! Cincinnati Reds is not burdened with sur
plus material AZ his Southern training
camp He will have 10 drop only fve PLAY
ers hy May Is to come within the League
| limit Of twenty-five.
| Charley DOOM, manager of the Phllies
| predicts that Clarence Cravath. tho out
fielder, will be the sensarion Of the National
League this year Cravath IL wiry fel-
low, full Of snap and life. He played with
the Minnea polls team. Of tho American As
sociation. last year. and looks enough like
| Harry Wolverton. the manager NJ the
Yankees, 10 he his twin brother.
| J. A. Logan. president of the newly
formed Yale Polo Association says, in
speaking of the sport:
AT present there are only a few mon in
college who play polo. but enthusiasm for
! the sport Is sure TO spread rapidly. We
have eight ponies here already. and eight
more are on the way.
"Wo will practice in the armory and In
short time expect TO have a team ready
There will be difficulties TO overcome, but
hope we shall be playing against the other
colleges next year. Polo is expensive. and
aside from that there is prejudice against
| the game. because six years ago vale
man was killed in q game with Princeton.
That's what stopped the sport at New
| Haven.
I'VE are going to proceed carefully and
guard against reckless playing. for il the
old feeling comes up again it viii kill the
game We will play our first match this
veay with Fort chester and the second with
Sariadron 4. OF New York. 50 far these
are tho only games arranged.
John TIorean. of ST. Louis Is tho new
three cushion billiard champion. He capt
ured the title in Denver on Thursday ny
defeating Joe Carney by score of iS0
points 10 127
Mike Gibbons has been matched to meet
| Ernie Sanders, Of Milwaukee, IN ten
round bout AT South Bend. Ind, on April
| ;. the weight 10 he li5 pounds At 3 o'clock
The Washington Senators turned the
! bles on the University of Virginia nine
Yesterday at Charlottesville aud Won their
second practice game b. score Of IL to l.