New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
State Athletic Commission Bars
Kidney Blow in Boxing.
REFEREE LOSES HIS LICENSE
Heine Zimmerman Signs Three
Year Contract to Play with
the Cubs.

in this state, the State Athletic CommlS-
sion passed two new rules at its weekly
meeting in the Park Row Building yester-
day afternoon. The kidney punch, when
has come in for so much adverse criticism
OF late years, was barred from all eXhioi-
tions. The other ruling was that no minors
under sixteen years OF age shall he admit
ted to any of the boxing shows.
George Kuhn, representing the Eldredge
Bicycle Club, of Tonawanda. y. Y, lodged
q complaint against Al Rogers. Buffalo
weIterweight, who was to have boxed John
Dukelow at the Eldredge club on February
Is. Before the day of the show Rogers sent
word that he would be unable TO appear,
but his manager. r. +. Bhven, put on a
substitute. Bliven. II is said. had offered
the club a draft for SIS as forfeit in case
of non-appearance of Rogers, but as the
draft was not indorsed collection was I'M
possible The substitute was to have re
oeived $50 for boxing, but the sum was
withheld by the club. which had not col
iected on the unindorsed draft. The com
mission ruled that Bliven owed the club s..
Casper Leon, the erstwhile featherweighL
who has been acting as referee at the New
Polo A. c.. had his license revoked Leon
has been in poor health and in the judg-
handle the boxers satisfactorily. The well
known trainer. Jack Doherty, who acted
as referee in bout recently, will have TO
appear before the commission to explain, as
ne has never been granted referees
license.
The Liberal Athletic Club of Staten ISL
and, represented by Sidney Striburg, lodged
q complaint against Mike Sweeney. who ap-
bO, Dorsey a
show given by the club the other night.
The complaint against Sweeney was to the
effect that he quit cold in the third round
with the remark that he would not fight
any more. Although a boxer has the privi-
Iege Of stopping when he pleases the club
took the position that such acts injure the
show by causing the crowd to so away dis
gruntIed The Liberal A. {. withheld the
money that was to have been paid to
Sweeney. after considering the question in
all it's phases the commission ordered the
club 10 compromise with the vanishing one
for Sl5
The Albany Exhibition Company filed
complaint against JEFF Smith, who had
signed to box Kid Henry on March II.
After agreeing to box. Smith sent word
that he would be unable to appear because
Of a bad hand. Concident with this 1t
leaked out that Smith had as good as
agreed 10 box some one at the National
Sporting Club in this city on March IA. The
commission thought that II Smiths hand
would permit him to appear on March IA
he might also be able to fulfil his March
IL contract However. the court" decided
that smith should not box anywhere until
he had first appeared in the ring of the
Albany Exhibition Company.
Heine Zimmerman, third bssemen Of the
Chicago Cubs, has made his peace with
Charley Murphy and is no longer hold
out" He signed a three-year contract with
the club yesterday, and quickly boarded
train to join his team at the Southern
training camp.
The new home of the Detroit Tigers will
be called Navin Field in honor of Frank
]. Navin, president of the club. The pres
ent grounds are called Bennett Park.
The varsity and freshman crews Of the
University of Pennsylvania braved a snow
furry yesterday for the first row of the
year on the Schuylkill River. Fifty candi-
dates reported to Ellis Ward at the boat
house, but only two crews were boated
Entries for the national professional
championship tournament at pOCkSI Dlil-
,ards TO be held in Horticultural Hall,
Philadelphia, during the two weeks begin
ming March %, whicL closed on March l,
were announced yesterday. Those who
will compete are Alfredo De ORC, of New
York; Frank Sherman, Of Washington;
Charles Weston, of Chicago; James Mature,
Of Denver; w. w. King, of New York;
Thomas l. Wilson, of Hackensack, n. j.;
Il ofT I IND
William f. DE Langh, of Philadelphia. j.
Rogers and Merrick Levy, both of Philadel-
phla, entered, but were dropped, as they
were the last and next to the last TO send
sn their names, in order TO keep the con-
festants to the limit of eight stipulated
when the tournament was announced by
ahe Brunswick Bake Collender Company.
Independent of ties the tournament will
require twenty-eight games, each OF which
will be at I25 balls, under the rules hereto
fore governing continuous pool. There
may, however, be amendments 10 those
rules and some changes IN the style or
play. Those subjects VIII De CONSIDERED Dy
the entrants as soon as they can De as
sembled in this city or Phlladelphla.
The Brunswick Balke-Collender Company
offers trophy subject 10 chalIeng.e it.. ITI aI1
ne added the net gate receipts and. en-
trance fees, amounting 10 $500, each entrant
paying 4oJ Inc WNOlo amount WIZ OC III
vided into four prizes the winner RECEIVING
40 per cent. the second 30 the third " ana
the fourth 10.
De ORC is the retired champion. Sherman
Won two championship tournaments, one IN
Boston in 1901 and another in Chicago In
1908 Weston took the championship from
Ilueston In 1902 Mature, who formerly re-
sided i'm Newark, defeated De orc at Den
IN January of this year by 5lO 10 45I.
De ORC tried to concede him ODDS of 20 in
900 The other four have never aspired TO
championship honorS They are players OF
recognized skill, however. Ralph, the
champion OF Central New Jersey, is said to
be dangerous in any company
Pembrook Finlayson, who pitched Tor
the Brooklyn Superbas in l9O9. died In the
Norwegian Hospital Brooklyn. yesterday
morning after a lingering Illness. When
eighteen years old Finlayson was drafted
nv the Superbas but ne lacked control
and was released TO the Rochester Club
of the International League. lie soon
was sold 20 the New Haven Club OF the
Connecticut League, which organization
shortly afterward released him outright
10 the Memphis team of the Southern
League, where he twirled rather success
fully last year.
Finlayson is survived by wife and
fwo children. The funeral will take place
from his late home, No. 1892 bath street.
Borough Park. this afternoon at o'clock
Emil .Klank. manager for Yussif Nah
mout the Turkish wrestler. issued chal-
ienge Yesterday to Stanisaus Zbyszko for
fnish mateh and posted 81 900 as part OF a
81 900 side bet. The match will be held in
any city offering satisfactory purse
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