New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-22
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
Big Purse Likely for SubsCrIp-
ton Race at Piping Rock.
YANKEES RELEASE 0'D0WD
Owner of the Giants Not at
Deaths Door, According
to Joe O'Brien.

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So much interest was shown In the pony
subscription race at the meeting OF the
Piping Rock Racing Association last week
that plans are already being made for one
on a more ambitious scale next year, with
thoroughbreds instead of polo ponies. Inc
race will be for two-year-olds, when are
now being bought az fast as suitable
ones can be secured, and are kept at the
Hitchcock stables, at Wcstbury. Ihere
will be at least forty subscribers "ho
will pay 81, go each. OF this amount S0o
will be used to buy the horse, While the
balance will 20 to the purse, which should
be worth fully $1,000
The horses will be distributed by lot TO
the various subscribers at the gymkhana
games Of the club next spring, while the
race, probably at six furlongs, VIII De
run next October.
John O'Dowd, the sensational neldllS
shortstop who was tried out by the yam
KEGS last summer before the ADVENT Oh
Mcmillan. was released to the Brockton
club Of the New England League yester-
day. O'Dowd was originally purchased
from BroCktOn.
Joe OBrien, secretary OF the GIANTS
was authority for the statement yesterday
that John r. Brush, owner OF the CLUB Is
not dangerously III. A rumor was clrcu-
lated that Mr.. Brush was near DEATH put
this was denied. lie was out automooh-
ing a few days ago, and yesterday was
I'D and about his rooms In the Hotel I'M
periaI Mr. Brush sustained broken MP
I'm an automobile accident several weeks
ago. and has been more or less cohh'ieu
indoors ever since. The fracture Is doing
az we'll as can be expected.
Charles Webb Murphy, chief owner OF
the Chicago Cubs, is ont with announcer
statement. which indicates that several
new players. as well as new manager
will be seen on the team next year.
Unless | am badly mistaken. we VIII
| have a good ball club and competent
manager in 1913" says Murphy am
positive our pitching staff VIII De
stronger. and the outfield will be MADE
up Of fast men who can hit
That the players are slow on the base
lines is pointed out by Murphy IN COM
harrison OF the clubs I'm the number OF
stolen bases which shows the Cubs tied
for sixth place with philadelphia. He de-
clsres men nineteen and twenty years old
must be found TO take the places OF the
players who have been years in the game
and have slowed up"
Murphy talks as II II was a simple thing
| 10 pick UP fast. capable players 10 re-
place tho veterans
Sam Wallach is one OF the busiest little
letter writer's I'm the sporting worid TO-
day. In n missive TO the sporting editor
Sam declares that Ad Wolgast Is afraid
n, leach Cross. the East Side lightweight.
"Wolgast." says WalIach, "is hiding be-
hind his impossible demands. He says
| that he will not meet leach Tor less IMAM
$1,000 when he knows that no club In
the world would give him 40 much money
for boxing ten rounds with no decision
/ The most peculiar part OF It ALL however
is that Wolgast is willing TO box In other
cities for small purses. | Will guarantee
Wolgast 5000 10 meet Cross In New
York. or will give him the preference or
accepting 30 per cent Of the gross re-
coipts. but so far as his $4,000 Is con-
| carned I'm afraid that he will have 10
walt a long time
| Charley DOOM says he will stick TO the
| Philles. This expression came following
rumor that he would manage the Cubs
next year.
|
al ~ for he
| Phlllles. and with every offer the price
| goes up
J PENNSYLVANIA men are stirred up over
/ tho crushing defeat OF the eleven by
| Brown on Saturday. and one who Is fol-
| lowing the work OF the team closely, said
yesterday
! Andy Smith will infuse some fighting
spirit In the men this week, II II IL neces-
sary To take them up To the hosPltai
and have II injected with hyperdermic.
This they sadly lacked on Saturday at
| Brown. for as Bill Hollenbach and sew
eral other old Pennsylvania coaches re-
marked. when they heard the score, 1t
Is d,sgraceful. \ freshman team from
Pennsylvania should not allow any Brown
/ eleven TO peat tUtIil ny NNiN o''''' $50
change from Marshall to Minds for signal
giving will doubtless help on this line
considerably, for It will be remembered
that last season Minds not only ran the
team well. but put a lot Of ginger into
the players.
THE line men will have to learn 10
keep their eyes open and watch the pan
a BIT az the old style of charging has De-
come out of date In modern football.
There will doubtless be a big change IN
this regard by the end Of the week. as
the men were just commencing to do
better in this regard late last week But
when they got into real game they
forgot what they had been taught ana
the Brown llnemen and backs found II
nm easy matter to make ground through
| the line These holes should be stopped
up by Saturday, when Lafayette tries TO
repeat the dose administered by Brown.
Billy Queal the long distance runner
has been engaged as coach by the Sth
Regiment Athletic Association.