New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Mum ON Racing Season at Meet
ing Of the Jockey Club.
BELMONT AGAIN AT HELM
Tim Ahearne Gets Trophy for
Leading New York A. c.
Point Winners.


No. C. East 46th street yesterday. James
Il. Kcenc. August Belmont, +. X. Stursls
and schuyler J.. Parsons were reelected
stewards for two years or until their sue
c,yso~s be appointed: routine business was
transacted and warning was issued TO
the Charleston Jockey club against con-
Quoting a meeting without sanction from
the controlling body
At the annual meeting Of the stewards OF
the Jockey Club August Belmont was re-
elected chairman; James r. Keene, wee
chairman, and L. X. Sturgis, secretary ana
treasurer.
on motion. duly seconded, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That rule OF the rules or
racing shall apply to all horses, owners
trainers and Jockeys who participated in
the recent meeting of the Columbia Racing
Association of Columbia, 5. c.
This means that the meeting was not
recognized and that all horses, owners,
trainers and Jockeys who took part are
under the ban.
The assistant secretary was instructed to
send the following telegram to John Mar
shall. president Of the Charleston Jockey
Club. Charleston, S. c..
The stewards Of the Jockey Club note
that il is proposed by your association TO
hold a race meeting beginning on January
Il. and that you do not propose TO ask for
dates nor take a license from the Jockey
Club. The stewards wish to remind you
that they have received no reply TO their
letter Of August II. and that any meeting
held without complying with the rules and
requirements OF the Jockey Club will be re-
garded as an outlaw meeting. set forth
in rule Of the rules Of racing"
Mat Halpin. captain OF the New York
Athletic Club, announced yesterday that the
Smith Bronze had been awarded TO Tim
Ahearne. as the athlete who led all others
in scoring points for the club last year,
with the remarkable total Of 50. The trophy
is two-foot bronze figure of Mercury, the
Gift of Charles f. Smith, a champion and
one of the leading athletes of his day. Mr..
Smith still maintains a keen interest in
track and field sports and has promised to
supply similar trophy each year to en-
courage wider participation and to stlmu-
late interest among the regular members of
the team in winning points.
Harry steinfeldt who when playing with
the Chicago cubs was ranked as one Of the
leading third basemen i'm the country. but
who dropped out last season when traded
10 the Boston Terriers. may manage the
Syracuse club OF the New York state
League this year lie is now considering
an offer.
Word comes from Saranac Lake that Ed
mund Lamy, the wonder Of the last few
years on ice. has decided to join the pro-
feSsonal ranks i'm ,ordcr to face Morris
Wood for the worlds skating champion
shin. Heretofore Lamy has raced as an
amateur. although his standing his not
gone unchallenged
'rhe story is going the rounds that An
gust Hermann chief owner Of the Cincin
rau Reds. offered $4,000 aud three players
ia Horace Fogel. of the Phillies, for Otto
Kuabe. the hard-hitting outfelder The
plan, according 10 the same story, was L
make him manager Of tho Reds and on jh'
recommendation Of Hank ODay the formc
umpire, who now holds the reins himself,
The New York Athletic Club hockey team
Will play its first game in the Amateu
Hockey League championship tournamen
at the ST Nicholas Rink tonight with TIN
scrappy little Wanderers for opponents
These two teams have always been rivals
for hockey honors, and the fight this ycai
should he more kecnly contested than ever
The Wanderers have victory over IN,
Hockey Club team to their credit and In,
manner I'm which they won indicated theil
ability TO cope with any other team I'm tn,
league The forward line is one Of the fast
est on the ice and the defence is strong.
Edward H. Barrow. president Of the In.
tcrnaiioual League, announced yesterda,
that the organization would meet i'm Provi.
dcnce on February is to adopt the playing
schedule FOR 1912. lie also gave out the list
OF umpircs for next season. Five Of the
veterans have been retained while three
new ones will grace the staff Murray Kel-
lev Byron. Doyle and Guthrie will all hold
tho Indicator once more, as they have been
re-cngagod. Harry Powell the veteran
pitcher OF the s.. Louis Browns: Mullin
the young Official. who had so much trouble
IN tho American League last season. and
Nalan, a wonder" especially recommend
ed by Jim O'Rourke of the Connecticut
League, are the three new ones who will
try TO keep the peace on the International
Lea que diamond.
Joseph ID. O'Brien, secretary of the New
York Giants, announced yesterday that the
schedule Of spring games which had been
arranged for the second team has been
cancelled. Another series will be fixed ur
when the squad reports at Marlin Springs
Contracts for the youngsters who will ioin
the team this year were made out ycster.
day and are ready 10 be mailed
Harry Nolverton, the new manager Of
the Yankees. was at the headquarters Of
the club yesterday and relieved his mind
on the spring training proposition. He de-
clared that he was utterly opposed to ex-
posing the players 10 extreme heat while
in the South It was for this reason that
Atlanta, an inland city of high altitude
had been selected as the training ground OF
the Yankees. Wolverton readily admitted
that the men often got into condition quick
er IN the hot places. but that they were all
the more subject to a relapse when they
came North and rarely started off the sea-
son In top form.
He declared that when be was with the
Phllies, the team did all its training in
Philadelphia one season and never entered
upon tho strenuous campaign IN better con-
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