New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
FINELY BITS OF SPORT
4puck' O'Brien, Boston Pitcher,
Nav Change Color Of Sox.
MORE TALK OF SHECKARD
wurphy Said To Be Willing to
Trade Him to Brooklyn for
Northen and Miller.

o,,v o'Brien. the pitcher OF the Red
-. vbo was driven from the box In the
-s~,h game for the worlds championship,
may be pnrchaseu ~ ''''
eoI
-, that the negotiations have practi-
M been concluded. Jimmy Callahan.
J ~.r.ger OF the White Sox, says that
lille price was asked and tender
nsse the deal is still in the air. He Is
..~,oys 10 get OBrien, whom he con-
.asys mighty useful pitcher. Boston
nav mart with him because Of the much
LIVED OF personal encounter between
s,r, and Joe Wood after the loss of that
reme to the Giants at the Polo Grounds.
pager Bresnahan received formal notice
~ his unconditional release as manager
=, the ST. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
,|,,ess one Of the seven other National
league clubs puts in a claim for his seI-
,Ices BY November Bresnahan Will be
free agent.
According to his friends he will not try
% negotiate at present with any team,
"a he intends to fight for the fulhlment
n his contract. Bresnahan is now Ill with
severe cold.
Charles Webb Murphy who is in the
East looking for trades, is said to be Will
ing 10 trade Jimmy Sheckard to the
pyooklyn superbas for Hal Northen, the
.opts.Ider, and Otto Miller, a catcher.
5b,s indicates that Charley Ebbets is
making for a new manager, as rumor has
bsa n on a number Of occasions lately.
sbAekard played in Brooklyn several
wears ago and was popular with the
fans" .... ... .r.
Charley Doom, manager OF the Phillies
saws he will trade Mike Doolan, his short
,1on. 10 the Cubs for Joe Tinker and
Cheney, the pitcher. II sounds reasonable
lfor the Phillies.
The Meadow Brook Steepiechase AsSo-
cation, always popular with society and
with those who support racing for the
t5ye Of the sport, will hold its autumn
meeting at Belmont Park Terminal on
Eaeetion Day. One Of the features Of the
card will be the Nursery Handicap, a
sprint at six furlongs, in which the best
horses that have been racing at Piping
Rock and the United Hunts meeting
have been entered. A cup valued at 500
will be presented to the owner OF the
winner by August Belmont.
Amatch race also is being arranged be-
tween the best three galloways in Amer
jca-Reybourn, Culvert and Booger Red
which was retired some time ago, out
which has been put in training presuma-
bly for this race II the race Is run 1t
vil be for a sweepstakes Of $1,000 each.
Several grievances were aired at the
weekly meeting of the State Athletic Com
mis- ion Yesterday afternoon. The Royale
Athletic Club, OF Brooklyn. lodged COM
plant against Battling" MaHteA for fall
ing 10 box at the clubs show on Wednes-
day night, but no action was taken fur
Their than to summon Mantell TO appear
before the commission at its next meet
lag TO tell his side of the story.
The Brooklyn Beach Athletic Club also
had a complaint against Marty Brown
and Johnny Keyes, but as neither Of the
to1ers was present action was postponed
The Liberal Athletic Club, OF Staten
un6er new management, applied for IL
cense. but as conditions had not been
complied with the request was laid over
for future consideration.
The New Polo Athletic Club of Harlem,
the Oldest boxing club in this city, will re-
open its doors for the season tonight.
Fred Yelle, the clever featherweight from
Boston. who has won decisions over Louis
de Ponthieu, Steve Kennedy and other
boxers, will face Joe Malone. the Harlem
lad in the main bout OF ten rounds. Both
boys are clever shifty boxers and carry
hard punch in both hands.
Mordecai Brown, once pitching star OF
the Cubs, declares that unless he becomes
manager Of the Louisville club, OF the
American Association. he will retire from
baseball and join Frank Chance on his
ranch IN California.
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the
Pirates, has refused permission 10 Wag-
neT, Hendrix and O'Toole for a barn
storming trip with Cy Rigler's all-star
team III Cuba this winter. Dreyfuss has
Ills eye on the National League pennant
next year.
Danny Morgan. the irrepressible man
sgef Of Jack Britton, Knockout Brown
and other prize boxers, is making another
BID for the limelight In a letter TO the
sporting editor Morgan gives forty-seven
reasons why "Paokey" Mcfarland, the
lightweight Of Chicago, is afraid to face
Jack Britton. Morgan says that Leach
Cross almost knocked Mcfarland out,
while he never laid glove on Britton."
Which is true, except that Cross had Jack
, Britton In more or less dizzy condition
from the same old right to the jaw.
Morgan also says: "Britton is the most
scientific boxer in the world" Those who
saw him foundering around the ring try
ing to hit Freddie Duffy last week are not
Inclined TO agree that Britton Is better
Nan Mcfarland or Mike Gibbons so far
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