New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-25
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
PaIzer Thinks He Will Beat Eng
lands Best Heavyweight.
BOTH READY FOR BATTLE
Harry Wolverton, Looking to the
Future, Buys Three More
PLAYERS for Yankees.


Three DAYS are left for hard training by
Fornbardier Wells, the English heavy
weight champion, and Albert Palzer' the
leading white hope" who will meet III
ten-round battle at Madison Square Car
den on Friday night. The big fellows VIII
close their labors on Thursday afternoon
but will not come TO town until early Fri
day evening. Palzer, minus the ADVICE OF
Tom ORourke, has been receiving many
valuable pointers from Sam FITZPATRICK
the man who once managed Peter JACKSON
kid" Lavigne and Jack Johnson. Fltz-
patrick. after seeing the Iowa man Work
with Hugh McGann. of Indianapolis at
New Dorp, Staten Island, yesterday salu'
"Palzer is one Of the hardest hitters I've
ever seen He is a natural hghter' WIN
courage and will power. The only lauIt
ran find with him is overanXiousness. lie
wants TO tear in and slug before he knows
ANYTHING about his opponent. I've been
irving 10 show him that restraint Is neces-
sary. II he will start off moderately Win
Wells and find out just what the Enghsh
champion can do there'n be time enough
TO 20 in to close quarters. If Palzer hlts
Wells on the point of the jaw he'll knock
him out but he's got 10 hit him hrSt
Wells is a big, clever man, who knows
much about boxing. II will not be well to
underrate him. Palzer is in as good con-
dition as human hands can make him, and
he thinks he will win quickly
Wells has left nothing undone. He has
been in training for three weeks at Rye.
y. y, in the care of Jim Maloney, who
brought him over from England The Brit
isher isn't bit worried over the outcome
Of the fight He has never seen Palzer
box but he knows all about the husky
farmer and thinks he will find a way TO
Offset his vigorous rushing tactics. Wells
is quick on his feet and has a good left
hand. like all English boxers. He is won
derfully strong and says ten rounds will be
an easy route TO travel. Maloney said yes
terday that Wells would furnish Palzer
and the laters followers with an unpleas-
ant surprise.
Billy" Gibson, manager of the Garden
Athletic Club, has received applications for
seats from sporting men in all the big
cities east of St Louis. He says the ad-
vance sale, If it keeps up, means at least
$4,000 in gate receipts. He denies that
Wells will receive a fiat guarantee of &c.,
90 and states that each man has agreed TO
take % pei cent of the gross.
As already stated, there will be no legal
interference with Palzer by his old mana
ger, Tom Rourke. The courts will decide
the tangle on July Is Luther McCarty has
signed articles 10 meet the winner on July
70 in the Garden.
Jim Vaughn, the southpaw pitcher Of the
New York Yankees, reported sold to the
Providence team of the International
League has been turned over TO the Wash
ington team of the American League, and
will report there for duty at once Vaughn
has been OF little help 10 the Yankees this
season. and although he started several
games he seldom finished. So poor was,
his work in the last few weeks that VOL
verton asked for waivers, which Washing
ton declined TO give.
Grifith is of the opinion that Vaughn
ONLY needs a change Of management and
scene TO show the baseball world that he
can pitch with the best of them. Vaughn
Joined the Yankees in 1910, and started out
at a furious pace but he soon became list
less in his work and petered out. Last
year he was III in the middle Of the season
ard has never recovered his form.
Harry WolvertOn, manager Of the Yam
KEGS, Is looking TO the future. He closed a
deal yesterday with the Brockton club 81
the New England League for three play
ers-Smith, Barry and Howard-Who will
report in the fall None of the conditions
. Of the transfer was announced.
The story is going the rounds IN Pitts
burgh that the Pirates were outwitted
when Charley Murphy. OF the Chicago
Cubs. traded King Cole and Hoffman TO
Fred Clarke for Tommy Leach and Leiheld
Hoffman is said to be physical wreck and
not likely TO play again this year
A baseball battery which has been at
tracing attention on the Coast, made up
OF James pitcher and Whaling, a catch
er, has been purchased by the Boston
Braves from the Seattle club The players
will not report until the close Of the Pa
cihc Coast League season.
The demands Of Carl Flick. player who
vas released by the Detroit Tigers TO Chat
tanooga and later recalled and released to
New Haven, for Salary from April II 10
April g. were dismissed by the National
Baseball Commission Yesterday, and
counter claim against the player by the
Chattanooga club for S25, borrowed money.
vas allowed.