New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Olympic Heroes To BE Wei.
coined in Royal Fashion.
PLAN A BIG RECEPTION
Committee Appointed to Devise
Appropriate Ceremony
in August.

Americas heroes OF the olympic games
at Stockholm will find the citizens of this
| city ready and waiting to do them hon.
| age II the plans that were prepared last
| night at a meeting held at the Astor
J House are only half fulfilled. Frederick
| w Ruben, the vice-president OF the
Metropolitan Association OF the Amateur
Athletic Union, presided. He was at once
| bombarded with plans for q parade. a
monster dinner, offers from a dozen
theatres TO entertain the athletes and
| friends as guests, special sets Of games
and altogether n programme that would
require month 10 complete. 1t was
made certain that the keys to the city
were 20 be theirs for the asking.
John j. Deignan, OF the Church Athletic
League crystalized the plans by mo-
| ton TO appoint a plan and scope COM
mlttee DR.. Jack" Breen, OF the New
the provision that IT meet and consult
with Mayor Gaynor as TO what form the
celebration in honor OF the returning
athletes shall take.
AS a matter OF preparation, q cable
message had been sent to James r. Sulli-
van. the American commissioners, In Lon
don, stating what was being done. He
replied that he would endeavor TO hold
the team together and that the celebra-
ton should be timed for the return about
August @ There was a prevailing sentl-
ment 70 make the date Saturday, August
"A, but II was finally left to the committee
to decide. II is expected that funds Will
be given by the city to in part defray the
expenses az was done four years ago.
There was practically q unanimous de-
cis!on In favor Of a parade, In which all
OF the athletic organizations could be rep
resented. The Irish American Athletic
Club is going ahead with plans for BAN
quet AT the Waldorf Astoria. The dates,
however, will depend upon the arrange
ments made by the committee. which was
appointed to have full charge Of the cele-
bration
The plan and scope committee follows;
Frederick ". Ruben, vlce-president OF Met
lrish-American Athletic club; Dr: John "a
Breen, New York Athletic Club; Or. Z. W.
-. Ward Champion, Public Schools Athletic
League: W J. Lee. Interplayground Assocla-
ton. Hugh Quinn. Catholic Athletic league;
J. J. Dlegnan, Church Athletic League; pr.
Louis " Welzmuller. Young Mems Christian
Association OF New York; Major John J.
Dixon. Military Athletic League; Robert G.
Kammerer. New York Athletic Club, ". ]"
Jones. Irisf-American Athletic Club, Herman
Oberiubsssirg. West side Young Mems chris
;ian Association; John +. Boyle. Pastlms AN.
leuc club: = Lindenfelser. Intersettlement
Athlete League; j A. Brown. sunday Schools
Athletic League: Andrew ]. Tully. Paullst
Athletic Ciuo; jeremiah T Mahony, New iofK
lctc Association: Major Daniel :. murphy
spanish War Vepruns Association; W. A.
Johnston. Public Fairgrounds Association; }.
Is. S,umpf Grace Athletic cub; IheoGore
NatSukes, Greek-Amercan Athletic Club; Pat
rick !. Walsh. ~ Regiment AthletG AsscIls-
lion. Alexander Ferris, Board Of Education:
Ge"fge p Mstthcws, Long Island Athletic
club. John J. Walsh. Pastlme Athletic club,
and ". A. Klein bohemian Gymnasuc A'so-
citation.
"Packey" Mcfarland and Eddie Muir
ply have been matched 10 light ten
rounds at Kenosha. probably on Labor
bay The date has not been definitely
fixed. Interference by the police author
tiles is not expected The lighters Will
weigh l%5 pounds.
The fastest field OF cyclists that has
vet been seen I'm action at the Stadium !
Motordrome at Brighton Beach will line |
up tonight in the thirty-mile interna-
tionaI championship battle. Alphonse
Barreyre, Of Montreal Canada, and Eu- !
gene Coste, OF Paris, France. have been |
entered I'm the event and will match thefr |
racing skill and daring with Arthur Chap |
pie and the others OF the American stars
The revised national agreement for |
the government OF professional baseball |
clubs became a law yesterday. IL was
ratified by the National League. the
American League and the National AS
ISOLATION OF Baseball Clubs officially and
promulgated by the National Baseball
Commission
Bombardier Wells tho English heavy
Weight champion. who will sail for home
to.morrow. spoke In glowing terms OF
America and Americans at the compn-
mentary dinner given 10 him at the
Hotel ST. Denis last night Wells was
over the treatment which
he received here, and declared that ne
will be glad 10 return after two months
rest in his own country
Tom Davis. secretary or the YANKEES
announced yesterday that the club had
purchased Malcolm Barry, first base
man from the Brockton club OF the New
England League. lie will report next
season
Charlie Murphy president OF the CHI
cago Cubs, announced yesterday the I'M
conditional release OF Gaffney and Yer
non, both pitchers and Alstrom' an In
fielder.
Joe Yeager has succeeded Lusk as man.
ager OF the Montreal club OF the Inter
national League. His tenure OF once is
only temporary.
Earl Gardner. the former second base
man OF the Yankees, has been released
by Cleveland 10 the Toledo team OF the
American Association.