New-York tribune., 1912-08-15
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Jack Johnson. Finally Signs to
Meet Joe Jeannette.
$4,000 FOR THE CHAMPION
Two Negroes to Box at the St.
Nicholas Athletic Club on
September 25.

al bl1lfS 10 Hbll Joe JedUnetIe ten
before the 81. Nicholas Athletic Club on
September %. Jess McMahon, who made
the match. guaranteed Johnson $1,000,
with privilege OF 80 per cent Of the first
$4,000 of the receipts and IS per cent OF
all over that amount. Johnson also is TO
get half Of the moving picture earnings.
Both Johnson and Mcmahon posted for
feits with Al Tearney, Of Chicago. The
referee was not named, but Mcmahon said
lie probably would be Dan Tone, the clubs
official. Jeannettes signature TO the arti-
cles was obtained several days ago. What
his share will be was not announced.
Johnson and Jeannette have met five
times. and the results are slightly in
favor Of the champion. Three times they
met in three-round bouts in Philadelphia.
Twice they have fought bouts OF over
six rounds. and of these Johnson won one,
while the other was draw. On May 8,
1905. in Philadelphia. when Jeannette
weighed only l62 pounds. he gave john
son the fight Of his life. and at the end
opinion was divided. In the same city
on November 25 1905. Johnson fouled
Jeannette in two rounds while Joe was
giving him an artistic beating.
The third meeting was at Baltimore on
March "a. 1906. and there Johnson received
the decision after fifteen rounds of fierce
fighting. He had the better OF some fif-
teen to twenty pounds in weight, and in
the closing rounds his superior physique
counted heavily on September 20 they
clashed in Philadelphia. and on November
26 OF the same year they boxed a ten
round draw In Portland. Ne.
Harry WOlverton. manager Of the Yam
KEGS. has been indefinitely suspended for
his differences with Egan. the umpire, on
the hilltop on Tuesday afternoon.
. Instead Of the elongated Jesse Willard
the management OF the Garden Athletic
Club has substituted Arthur Peky as the
man TO meet Luther McCarty In one OF
the tcn-round bouts at Madison Square
Garden next Monday night. The change
was nccessitated because Of the sudden
Illness Of willard. The yMcCarty
scrap. however is likely to develop into
better contest than the original one
arranged McCsrty will have the ad-
vantage OF several inches i'm height over
P-lkv. bu, the rugged hghter from Chit
copee. Mass. doesn't mind that. lie
showed ;his by the easy manner in which
he got past Willarc's guard when they
met I'm the Garden few weeks ago.
Dan Morgan is directing the affairs Of
Jim Savage. the New Jersey heavyweight.
who will put on the gloves with Tom
l, ka uaeppI fan-rOunh hOlIt
Savage is typical strong man. wonder
fully developed and a hard hitter, but until
Morgan assumed control OF him the Jer-
scyman never was fully exploited. The
bout with Kennedy IS planned 10 be- a
stepping stone TO other important
matches with leading white hopes"
JEFF Madden. the Boston white heavy
weight who will take chances with Joe
Jeanette H. tire third ten-round bout. is
Young and lervy. lie can hit and take
A grilI!ng. too In reputation he has moth
ing 10 lose and everything to gain; hence
his eagerness to mix I with Jeannette,
who already has claimed Jack Johnsons
rtle Jeanette thinks Madden will he
easy Madden j. willing 10 be convinced.
Only routine business occupied the at
tention ot the State Athletic Commission
at its meeting held Yesterday afternoon.
\ license WAS granted TO the Orange
County Club. OF Mddletown, and several
complaints against clubs over small
amounts Of money remaining unpaid were
laid over for further investigation. There
vas no definite date set for the next
meeting. and IL VAS said that regular
meetings would not be resumed until the
return Of the secretary. Charles J. Har-
yov. who is now in Europe Oh his vaca-
zion. Harvey IL expected back in Sep
tember
Articles were signed In Cleveland yes
terday afternoon for a match between
Johnny Kllbane. the teatherweight cham
pion. OF Cleveland. and Johnny Dun
dee. OF New York. for ten rounds at l22
pounds. before the St Nicholas Athletic
club. OF New York. On the night OF Sep
tcmber 4. Kilbane Will get S,S1.
The Brooklyn Superbas yesterday exer-
clsed options on the following minor
league players: kirkpatrick, an innelder,
OF Newark, Kent. pitcher Of Toronto,
Madden, a PITCHER OF South Bend; Som
ers. a pitcher, and James. an outhelder,
of Nashville; Aitchison. a pitcher. and
Stengel an outhelder. OF Montgomery.
and Myers, an outflelder. OF Sioux City.
Kirkpatrick, under the national agree
ment rules. will he compelled 10 Join
Brooklyn on August %. twenty days be-
fore the drafting season begins.
Eddie IIasha. holder OF the mile worlds :
record OF IS % seconds. will line up
against Mike Costello. OF The Bronx. in
a match race at the Stadium Motordrome
at Brighton Beach on Saturday night.
This will be Hasha's second appearance
before the New York fans his first
ride being against Johnny Albright, Of
Denver. who fell before his onslaught.
To-night's race over the flfty-mile dis
tance will be the feature OF big card
Johnny Albright Ia a hot favorite among
the field, but Billy WTay, winner OF the
one-hour duel last Sunday night, looms
up az d strong contender.
PING B0DIE IN HOT WATER