New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-06
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Touch of Real Racing at Belmont
Park Terminal To-day.
HALEY REGAINS LICENSE
Boxing Commission Relents and
Restores Referee to Good
Standing Once More.

All indications point to brilliant racing
at Belmont Park Terminal to-day for the
| first of a two-day meeting under the a..
rection Of the United Hunts Racing As.
I ISOLATION. A strong programme has been
arranged. made up OF three races on the
flat and three over the jumps and IL the
majority of the horses entered go to the
post the fields will be we'll balanced, while
the finishes should be close and hard
| fought.
Chief interest perhaps centres In the race
at two miles on the fat I'm which officers
from the United States army will have the
mounts. Nine horses have been named
overnight, including Lieutenant G. X
| Rockwelrs MatabOn. which has long been
favorite among followers Of the sport
| here.
Amateur riders will accept mounts In
most OF the other races, and unless all
signs fail society and the hunting set will
| turn out In force, as these meetings have
| grown to be popular now that the gates Of
| the regular track have been closed for
almost two years.
Mrs. Payne Whitney has entered horses
/ i'm two races, while among others whose
| coors will be seen are Miss Chambet
| RAYMOND Belmont, David Doves, r. AM
brose Clark, Mrs. q. Foster Rawlins
! Harry W. Smith, Robert l.. Gerry, J. T..
Davis, Richard Mortimer, jr., John Tucker
| and Morton Bamberger.
The Giants almost equalled the seasons
record for runs in one game at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. The Pirates piled up
twenty-three on April IS in defeating Gin
cinnat As 1t happened Hank O'Days
Reds were the victims in each case.
The Newark Indians have been playing
havoc with the Jersey City team, when
! rushed OF SO bodily in quest of the lnterna-
tional League pennant Three defeats in A
row have sent the Skeeters tumDiing. but
they are stilI within striking distance Of
the lead.
| The chief contenders for tho pennant in
the American League fell with dull thud
yesterday when st. Louis humbled tho
worlds champions Washington trounced
, the Chicago White Sox. who are leading
the van. and Detroit checked the Boston
/ Red Sox Tho Yankees also were beaten.
! The State Athletic Commission, at "a
weekly meeting Ia tho Park Row Building
yesterday afternoon. reinstated Patrick
| Haley 10 good standing referee. Hal"Y
/ lost his license short time ago through
rendering a decision In the Stewart-Smlth
/ fight at the National Sporting Club.
After being disciplined Haley began legal
action. but soon thought better OF that, and
! q week go signed statement to the effect
| that he had been IN error and was sorry
J To 2ct
| as referee at any Of the clubs holding a.
state license that may desire his services.
/ Tho Liberty Athletic Club, in Sullivan
County, was granted license to hold
shows.
Several good bouts have been booked for
tho first popular priced boxing show OF tho
| Garden Athletic Club. at Madison Square
Garden. next Monday night. The card thus
! far arranged reads as follows: Willie
Bcacher vs. Phil Cross. ten rounds; Pinhy
Burns VS.. Young sieger. ten rounds; Fred
! Mckay vs. Ray simon. six rounds. aud
.srccial Delivery" Hirst vs. Babe" Davis.
! six rounds.
Al Wolgast, lightweight boxing Champion
Of tho world. was quoted a. saying in Chi
caeo Yesterday that no will follow the eN'
annie set by Battling Nelson and JcS
Cans by insisting that hereafter oil chal-
Iengers for the title be required to make
1879 pounds ringside. He added.
"As long as ] remain champion ana cen
make 1873 pounds I VIII insist that my oV'
ponents make that figure. When can TO
longer make the weight without enort u
will be- time TO move mp 10 the 80 pouho
limit. I want 10 tight "Packey Mcf srlann'
but I will not meet him before any oluo
which holds out for % per cent OF 'n'
gross receipts. think the fighters arc en-"
titled 70 at least GO per cert
Wolgast is on his way to Los Angeles 10
hegin hard training for his bout with Joe
Rivers in that city. on July l.