New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Farrell Denies That He Has
Sought Chance or Davis.
NEW MANAGER NOT PICKED
Garry Hermann Wants Chi
cago Leader or Bresnahan
for His Club.

rank Farrell, president of the New
10y Yankees, declared last night that he
- made offers 10 neither Frank Chance
% Harry Davis to manage his team
next year.
81 have never spoken to Chance, nor
10 directly or indirectly, offered TO
~, him $500 year for term of five
,,a.,s TO manage the New York team.
sho,cs is the property OF the Chicago
.r1uh and the National League, for which
rsason il would be violation OF baseball
law TO make a proposition OF any KIND
TO him. ,.,-
aDaus has not been here to talk with
.Os about securing the management l
S",en.t seen or heard from him since he
as bera with Cleveland last summer.
~ um not be considered. At the pres
.nt time l have no idea who will be the
new manager. l am not in hurry TO
make a selection"
After breaking off negotiations with
CHARLES w. Murphy for Joe Tinker as
'manager OF the Cincinnati team. August
hermann, owner Of the Reds, has asked
- o.sr Bresnahan, formerly Of the St
tToS,. Cardinals, and Frank Chance, last
r.or,s manager of the Chicago Cubs, for
E,ns,r terms. President Hermann said
that he was assured he could get one OF
/ ,hasA two men, and that whichever man
was available would probably be the next
= manager OF the Cincinnati team.
), lanes q Gatfney, president Of the Bos-
,on Braves, announced yesterday that ne
hintended to support President Lynch in
his campaign for reelection as president
OF the National League.
q A revival OF amateur and semi-profes-
,,onsI Sunday baseball may be the result
of last Tuesdays election. George H.
Damien. Assemblyman-elect from the 10Th
Assembly District, made legalized anna
steur Sunday baseball one Of the slogans
n his campaign, and now that he is elect
Al ne intends TO introduce a bin TO that
effect as soon as he gets to Albany.
81 don't want to go as far as making
professional ball legal on Sundays SAID
Mr.. Dennen yesterday, "but certainly DO
favor allowing boys to play ball on Sun
5ay afternoons on the Parade Grounds, IN
vacant lots, at recreation centres, and
svsrvwbere else where they can find
level piece of ground. At present De-
ueve the boys are allowed to play only
because Mayor Gaynor has ordered the
police 10 leave them alone
The report comes from Boston that
determined effort will be made this win
ter to pass a bill legalizing Sunday base
han I'm Massachusetts,.
The selection OF a new Legislature has
revived speculation as TO the Likelihood
Of boxing being Iegalized in Illinois. Ac-
,cording 10 Chicago boxers, a bill has oeen
drawn for presentation to the Legislature
and il is said that many Of the new mem
hers are in favor Of the sport. The pro-
visions of the bill would permit only six
round bouts, without decision, and would
place the sport in the hands OF a state
commission, as is the case in New YORK
Local representatives would be appointed
in each county. who would have power to
pass on all permits for their territory
Grover Hayes, the Columbus COhio)
lightweight, returning from Australia
with his manager, Willard Stuart. reports
that the prosperous fields there for
American boxers are entirely overrated'
Stuart also charged that Hugh Mcln-
tosh. the principal Australian promoter
broke the contract which McIntoshs rep
resentative, Tom Andrews, had given
Hayes before they left this country.
Rather than suffer this injustice said
Stuart I'VE paid our own way home
when Mcintosh had guaranteed us round
trip tickets. Sam Langford received only
425 for defeating Mcvey in Melbourne re-
Gently. The Sydney Stadium, which &C
cording to reports. seats 10000 holds only
5000 at the most The prices range from
80 cents to s. 20. Australian fight rules
prevail, forcing boxers 70 separate as soon
as ones head touches another's shoul-
der"
Battling" Nelson, former lightweight
champion, has accepted terms from the
Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club, New
York. to meet the winner of the One
Round" Hogan-Leach Cross battle on
Thursday night Nelson will meet the
winner on Thanksgiving afternoon. The
Dane will get one-third OF the gross re-
'eeipts and the scale Of prices will range
from g to 81.
~ November IA Nelson will meet Art
Stewart In Hammond, Ind. and four
days later will go ten rounds with Tommy
Gary in Cincinnati. He and his pros
pectfve opponent have agreed TO make
12f r0npdg IN tho nP he