New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
cornerstone Of EbbetS Field To
Be Laid on Saturday.
pI AIMING FOR A BIG TIME
9Th and Schultz Get Chance
Ia Win Another Auto
~ mobile This Year.

.ornersto,e Of Ebbets Field. the new
~ the superbas in Brooklyn, will be
'1 m,r saturday morning, following which
rh,rlss Il Ebbets, president and chief
Ms ~ the club. will he the host at a
.,.on TO some Of the invited guests
U.s., over. everybody will adjourn to
n'.,,,gton Park 10 see the Giants and
,..srbas do battle I'm their last game be-
80. starting on their second Western
TIP -,
IA 20 send their autographs, to be
.,.t.a in the cornerstone. and President
rsbsts has requested that members OF the
o.,.hau Writer'S Association contribute,
., The same purpose, written sentiments
:, sore description, appropriate TO the
,...slon. Henry Medicus. treasurer OF the
g,h Will lay the cornerstone, while three
o.o,k,vn clergymen will make addresses.
work on the new park has been rushed
LANG 10 such good purpose that II now
,.gins 10 take on the appearance OF real
s..sbsu inclosure Mr.. Ebbets Is still
DI,pning to open the park in the fall, and
~, later. he hopes, than September 10.
The ruIes Of award for the Chalmers
,r,omobile for the 1912 baseball season will
r.r,.in unchanged. This much is certain
rom the votes of the commissioners
vb,ch have been received by Rem Milford,
chairman OF the commission. With three
# the commissioners yet to be heard from,
,ts vote now stands six for no change In
,ss rules. with two favoring the elimina-
tim of previous winners from future
trophy competition.
those who have voted to keep the rules
,s thew are at present are Parker, Of st.
roul.; Edwards, Of Cleveland; Salsinger.
a Detroit, Sanborn, Of Chicago; Wager Of
s-ooklvp, and Foster, of New York Tim
yurnane, commissioner from Boston, and
lanes c. Isaminger, Of Philadelphia. voted
10 eliminate previous winners
The Chalmers automobile goes 10 the
player in each major league who proves
himself most valuable TO his team during
the season. Ty Cobb. Of Detroit Yves the
winner in the American League last year,
and Frank Schultz Of Chicago, in the Ma
tonal League
Yotre Dame University. has signed a con-
tract 10 play with the Chicago Cubs He
proved himself a cleanup hitter and re-
uarksbly fast on the bases when in col
lsge.
Harry wolverton Is still picking up prom
eIns baseball players for the Yankees
wherever they can be found. He completed
deal yesterday with the Brockton club,
Of the New England League, for Leo
0povd. a shortstop Of much promise
Howard, second baseman Of the Brockton
team, who was released on Monday. re-
fused TO report 10 the Yankees in Boston
yesterday. He wants TO finish out the sea
son With Brockton and report to New
York in the fall under the original terms
d his sale.
In } lew Of the fact that the Palzer-Mc-
Csry bout scheduled for July 10 in Madi-
on Square Garden may be postponed,
Billy Gibson, manager Of the Garden Ath-
etc Club, yesterday signed Bombardier
Wells, the English heavyweight champion.
70 box ten rounds with Tom Kennedy, OF
ths city, az the Garden on Thursday. July
II Palzer decides TO go through with
bic original agreement with McCarty the
Wells Kennedy contest will be held over
for one week.
Tom O'Rourke has signed 10 manage
hea storbeck, the South African heavy
Night, who meets Jim Stewart in the Gar
dsn next Monday night O'Rourke tried
nd ha ify
fellow not only possesses unusual hitting
power, but also more than the ordinary
amount OF cleverness. In fact O'Rourke
thinks Storbeck will beat Stewart deci-
Lyely.
To correct an erroneous impression
among competitors the committee IN charge
Of the Fourth of July athletic celebrations
has announced that the majority Of the
games will start at o'clock. The games
At the 18th street gymnasium, Rutgers Place
gymnasium, Carmine street gymnasium and
ikes Cherry and Oliver streets gymnasiums
ere the only ones which will begin at IL
o'clock in the morning
Frederick ". Ruben. who is looking after
he athletic end Of the safe and sane"
Fourth, acting as chairman IN the absence
q James E. Sullivan, who is in Sweden.
ssde tour OF inspection day or two ago
~ found everything in fine condition.
Games will be held at the following places:
atery Park, Cherry Street Park, Clinton
and Cherry streets. Cherry and Market
Street Playground, Seward Park. Canal and
Hester streets Columbus Park. Baxter and
WNth streets, Tompkins Square Park.
Hamilton Fish Park, Corlears Hook Park.
~ GabreTs Park, De Witt Clinton Park,
chelses Park, Thomas jefferson Park. Pas
Tine A. c. Grounds Goth street and Avenue
AtWest seth Street Playground; Yorkville
Playground, greensboro Bridge Playground
aud at recreation piers on Albany Barrow.
West 50th West 129th, East Sd. Market and
East oath streets. Manhattan. Also public
baths 40. A. West Goth street, and No.
B. East 23d street, and public gymnasums
NO. A, saith street; No. p, Rutgers
tisee; No. c, Carmine street. and No.
ID, Cherry and Oliver streets. Also recre-
suon pier foot OF Metropolitan avenue,
Brooklyn.
James also will be held in the streets In
ynt OF the schools at Jamaica and Hollis,
Lcng Island.