New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Columbia Track Captain Looms
Up as AII-Round Athlete.
QUINN UNDER SUSPENSION
Pitcher of Yankees Disciplined
bv Ban Johnson for Fit Of
Glove Throwing.

Tho hest and most consistent all arouhu
.thIetes IN the college world. lie captured
"a fewer than % points In the interclass
.,set at Columbia yesterday, following
r.narksble showing at Annapolis on sat
,,rdav in the triangular meet In which Cor
neu Columbia and the Naval Academy
.nok mart and which was won by the first
named.
Because Of the keen competition on Sat
.,rday Babcock's word deserves mention In
more detail than furnished by the tele-
sraphic reports. lie took part in four
events. Of which he won two, tied for first
MACE in another and in the fourth-the
high hurdles-was disqualified for knocking
soNn three hurdles. In the last named
Babcock defeated Dickens. Of the Navy,
for first place, his time being 16 10 seconds,
mt the Judges ruled him out.
Babcock's versatility, however. was
shown in the broad jump. the high jump
and the pole vault The three events were
run off simultaneously and he went from
one 20 another, taking a trial first in the
broad Jump, then in the pole vault and
then in the high jump. He won the broad
lump. clearing % feet lli5 inches, and also
captured the high jump. at feet Sls inches.
The pole vault was long drawn out. both
Rabcock and Fritz Of Cornell, clearing the
hsr AT Il feet inches. II was then set at
Il feet inches. and both men failed. At
his first trial at u feet AZ inches, however,
Babcock cleared the bar. and until Fitz
cleared It at tho same height on his last
trial II looked as If the Columbia man had
won. AS It was. the captain OF the New
York team scored IA points, and, save for
the accident I'm the hurdles. would have
scored 10.
Because Of typographical error. Co
nmbia was credited with only 4la points in
The Tribune on Sunday. instead OF Ala
points although the summaries showed
otherwise The actual standing was as
follows: Cornell, IS points; Columbia A12
points: Naval Academy, 27i2 points. The
Columbia team won five first places. 10
four for Cornell and three for Annapolis.
The other first place, as told. was a tie
between Columbia and Cornell.
Jack Quinn, pitcher Of the New York
Yankees, was indefinitely suspended yester-
day for throwing his glove on the ground
to show his displeasure at SILK" O'Lough-
Inns umpiring in the game at American
League Park on Saturday. Quinn was put
out Of the game for his act, and the sus-
pension followed the report OF the umpire
to Ban Johnson, president of the league.
II is unlikely that Quinn will be kept out
OF the game for more than week. lie is
about the only pitcher on Wolverton's staff
who is working in top form, and his alb
sence will be keeny felt.
Zach Wheat, the hard hitting outfelder
Of the Brooklyn Superbas. took unto him
self wife in Cincinnati yesterday. He
was married 10 Miss Daisy Kerr Forsman,
because. as he put it. he was tired Of single
tlessedness.
Gus Fisher the catcher recently pur-
chased from the Cleveland Maps by Harry
Wolyerton, of the Yankees. was doomed 10
the minors when big Ed Sweeney re-
ported 10 the team on Saturday. Fisher
heard the news yesterday. and was advised
that he would have to travel across the
continent. az the Portland club Of the Pa
cifc Coast League bought his contract.
The Yankees are now about down TO the
limit or twenty-five players under the rules
although Wolverton may decide to release
one or two others by tomorrow, when the
rule goes into effect.
Connie Mack. manager Of the Phiadel-
phia Athletics, will soon Try out another
college pitcher. Ono Of his scouts reported
So favorabiy Of oscar Nj. Hartel, of Baylor
College, Waco, Tex, that a contract was
forwarded. which is now on its way back
signed Connie Mack is sadly in need OF
pitchers as tho absence OF Jack Coombs Is
| looming up more and more as baseball
calamity so far az the Philadelphia fang
| are concerned.
The death OF George Bonhag's father may
| mean the loss Of this brilliant distance run
| ner 10 the American Olympic team. Bonhag
| holds most OF the amateur records from
/ two to ten miles. and his selection 10 rep
/ resent this country was considered GER
/ tsinty. He may decide 10 go. but from
what could be learned yesterday grave
doubt exists
No Intervention yin be made by officials
n the Southern League in the legal batue
| q the Nashville Baseball Club, which AZ
present is In the hands Of receiver ana
barred from playing ball IN its own state
until the Court Of Appeals. 10 which the
case has been referred, hands down Its de
eision. This ~ expected some time this
1 week
L In case the litigation is postponed N
l such a time 40 10 AFFECT the Montgomery
series scheduled to start In Nashville on
MAY a. the league will take immediate ac-
ton and transfer the team to some other
| city. possibly Little Rock Ark.
| This IS tho substance Of decision
reached yesterday at q conference between
Judge William NJ. Kavanaugh. president or
TIE Southern League, and w. G. Hirsis'
president of the Nashville club.
The club was first enjoined from playing
on Sundays and then enjoined from playing
IN the state on any day in the week. Both
Mr.. Kavanaugh and Mr.. Hirsig express con-
htence that the Injunction will be dissolved
and the receiver discharged when the
higher court hands down it's decision.
Jack Johnson, heavyweight boxing cham
bon OF the world, will leave for his training
camp, near Las Vegas. the middle OF June.
Johnson is now doing light work for his
'ght with Flynn on July 4. He has taken
on in the last week eight pounds. which he
does not regard as a bad record for be-
Ieinning lie does road work every morn
ing and four times a week he boxes with
Jumbo' Wells, Marty Cutler and a mus
Icnlar negro whom the champion calls his
black hope"
TIE only contribution 10 the Olympic fund
Ifeceived by Julian w Curtiss yesterday
was check for IS from the Catholic
Ischoos Athletic League OF California This
LEES q total Of 500 from points on the